The first thing Jiang Yucheng noticed was the original illustration after some minor adjustments.
Just as Mu Suxing said, since the nearly sixty portraits in "Expedition Girls" are almost all from different painters, the portraits in the game appear more complicated. Although they look good, they can only be viewed individually. Once the player opens the "Team" column in the game and takes a quick glance, there will inevitably be a sense of dizziness and disharmony.
As for the revised version of Muxuxing...
“Huh!”
It was still the familiar characters and the familiar portraits. There had not been any major changes in the characters' postures and expressions. To those who didn't understand, it would even be difficult to find where the changes had been made. But it was this kind of optimization that was not really an optimization that suddenly brightened up Jiang Yucheng, who was used to the original portraits.
The character illustration is still the same as before, but now the overall look is much more comfortable and natural than the initial awkward and stiff one.
If the original portraits were "each fighting on its own", and different portraits gave people completely different visual impressions, then the portraits after fine-tuning by Muxuxing, while retaining the characteristics of different characters, showed a mechanical metallic feel that was consistent with the style of "Expedition Girls" itself.
"So that's how it is..." Jiang Yucheng thought thoughtfully.
Although he is not an artist and has only a vague understanding of art, he believes that he has a relatively good understanding of the player's psychology.
"No wonder President Mu said that mobile games will have art directors in the future," Jiang Yucheng thought as he carefully observed the characters on the computer. "After unifying the style and temperament, it does look much more pleasing to the eye. It can also imperceptibly leave a deep impression on readers with a specific style."
Appoint an art director to unify the game's art style and temperament - this thing itself is not difficult to think of. In fact, in normal large-scale games, many game producers do this.
But this is a mobile game.
Although the past few years have been a peak period for the development of mobile games, in many people's minds, mobile games have always been relatively small-scale, and cannot be compared with PC and console games in terms of gameplay or technology. For this reason, art directors, who are common in major games, have been neglected in games.
But what is the reality
As a producer who started his own business and released original mobile games less than two years after graduation, Jiang Yucheng is certainly not as short-sighted as ordinary game producers who only want to make money.
The previous indifferent mentality was swept away, and Jiang Yucheng continued to read on with anticipation and curiosity.
He began to look forward to the other changes that Mu Xiuxing mentioned on the phone.
The second file is the battle scene modified by Muxuxing.
The optimization made by Mu Suxing here is also mainly focused on details. On the basis of the original scene pictures, he added more realistic and vivid light and shadow. Some of them do not involve special scenes. Mu Suxing also noted the modification direction in the document, such as the floating fine snow in the rainy and snowy scenes, the gentle trembling of the grass in the grass scene due to the wind blowing through it, etc.
"So that's how it is..."
When Jiang Yucheng heard what Mu Suxing said on the phone, he didn't feel anything. But when he saw the revised product, he vaguely understood the other party's intention.
The battle screen optimization mentioned by Mu Xiuxing is very common in open world games with high degrees of freedom, such as role-playing or exploration.
But for mobile games like "Expedition Girls", the battle interface is a "chessboard" that couldn't be simpler.
Jiang Yucheng imagined in his mind what would happen if similar modifications were made to all the battle scenes in "Expedition Girls" according to Mu Xiuxing's requirements.
"… I suddenly have some respect for this new boss." Jiang Yucheng sighed, his eyes staring at the computer becoming brighter and brighter.
Many similar mobile card games on the market do not deliberately make the battle scenes detailed and beautiful - because there is no need.
Generally speaking, the base map of the card strategy mobile games on the market is similar to a bare "chessboard". The base itself is fixed, and no matter how much optimization is done, it can't get rid of the stereotype. Unlike open world exploration online games, they will try their best to make the art effects in each scene the best, in order to attract the attention of players.
So what about Muxiuxing
Is his purpose in optimizing the battle scenes really to try to attract players with beautiful scenes, just like he does with RPG online games
Jiang Yucheng doesn't think so.
Optimizing the art effects of the battle screen is certainly not for players to appreciate - in fact, in this type of card game, players rarely pay attention to art effects other than the card surface. The purpose of this optimization is not to improve the viewing experience of the picture, but to enrich the battle scenes, so that players will not get bored with the same old battle scenes when pushing the map.
There are some details in the game that players may not notice from beginning to end, but the game production team must take them into consideration before the public beta.
To put it bluntly, compared to the current mobile game market, the awareness behind these changes made by Muxuxing has already been at the forefront of similar games!
"What a pity..." Jiang Yucheng couldn't help but say.
If Thorn Interactive Entertainment had artists of this level, the original "Expedition Girls" would probably not have fallen to the point it is now...
Thinking of this, Jiang Yucheng couldn't tell whether he felt more regretful or melancholy. He shook his head and opened the last new character illustration.
The girl in the picture was wearing a scarlet long skirt. When Jiang Yucheng looked over, the card changed dynamically. The girl raised her eyes slightly, held up her skirt with one hand, smiled and bowed gracefully to Jiang Yucheng.
Jiang Yucheng: ! !
Although I was mentally prepared from the beginning, this dynamic card... is too beautiful!
Not to mention the players, he himself now has the urge to immediately implement the new portrait and put it into the game.
For a moment, he almost forgot his identity as a game producer, and instead had an urge to take the new cards home as if he were a player.
Looking at the full of art files on his computer, Jiang Yucheng felt more and more excited and satisfied. How could he still feel indifferent at the beginning
It took a while for Jiang Yucheng to calm down his excitement and composed himself. Now, when he thought about the meaning of Mu Suxing's words, Jiang Yucheng became hesitant.
He did not doubt the appeal of these characters to players, but he felt regretful and sorry for Mu Xuxing's suggestion. If these characters and original scene paintings could have been used earlier, coupled with less stupid planning, such a card strategy mobile game would definitely become a well-deserved hit among mobile games this year.
But it came too late.
"Expedition Girls" has long fallen outside the top 100 on the best-selling list of gaming platforms, while similar mobile games produced by Yunsu have been consistently ranked in the top ten of the best-selling list. The two are in heaven and earth.
Is it really worth making such detailed changes and optimizations in a mobile game that is on the verge of being shut down
…
Three hours later, Thorn Interactive Entertainment held a long-awaited meeting centered on "Expedition Girls".
"… That's roughly the situation," Jiang Yucheng took a deep breath and sat down in his seat. "I have already posted the specific new version of the art optimization in the work group. You can take a look to see if there is anything that needs to be modified. If you have other ideas, you can also speak freely."
As the chief artist of Thorn Interactive Entertainment, Tang Shuchang first looks at the new character portraits.
Ever since Jingzhi Interactive Entertainment was in debt of millions and could not come up with any mobile funds, he was personally responsible for the character drawing of "Expedition Girls". Tang Shuchang was still a little worried about this "airdropped" character drawing.
No matter how the game itself declines, "Expedition Girls" is after all the first work of their studio. If possible, Tang Shuchang still hopes to try his best to make the game well, even if this effort cannot bring them much profit.
However, less than ten seconds later, Tang Shuchang couldn't help but stand up!
Most of the people in the conference room looked at him at the same time. Tang Shuchang finally realized what he had done. He touched his nose and smiled awkwardly, but he was still excited. He said happily: "Boss, where did you find this treasure painter? This painting is so beautiful!"
He thought about the fact that Thorn Interactive Entertainment had not yet started its internal love mobile game, and couldn't help asking: "Is it possible to recruit this artist to our studio? Is he good at drawing male characters? I think his style is particularly suitable for our next game!"
Tang Shuchang thought his suggestion was reasonable, but Jiang Yucheng on the other side twitched his lips slightly, revealing a somewhat subtle expression. Before Tang Shuchang could react, Jiang Yucheng waved his hand and rejected it directly: "Don't think about it, it's impossible, I can't afford it."
Tang Shuchang:
Tang Shuchang was a little puzzled: "No way? No matter how expensive the art is these days, it can't be that expensive. Besides, it's just drawing the illustrations and card faces. We also got investment from Huaying. We can't afford to hire even one artist, right?"
He was about to argue with Jiang Yucheng, but the young girl who was also an artist pulled him aside and whispered, "Turn back and look at the signature behind the illustration."
Tang Shuchang was slightly stunned, and quickly clicked the next page on the computer. The next second, a name he had never thought of jumped into his sight -
Painter: Muxuxing.
Tang Shuchang: … Sorry to bother you.
Is it too late to pretend I never made that stupid suggestion
Fortunately, the people in the conference room didn't laugh at him for too long. After a few jokes, the topic turned back to the new version of "Expedition Girls".
"To be honest, when I first heard that these were all done by Mr. Mu, I was really shocked," one of the planners said with a helpless expression, "When the boss first said that, I was worried that these illustrations would hinder Expedition Girls and make the game die faster. Now..."
At this point, he shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Now I feel that it is us planners who are holding Mr. Mu back."
As soon as he finished speaking, the people below looked helpless, as if they had similar thoughts.
"You can't say that. Are you willing to just watch "Expedition Girls" continue to degenerate like this?" Tang Shuchang said, "If you ask me, this incident might be a test for us Thorns by President Mu. President Mu has come up with such good art. If you don't come up with a gameplay that matches this art, do you think your planning team will be embarrassed?"
"I don't ask for more, at least..." He said this, opened the game platform on his phone and took a look: "At least it should be better than Yunsu's similar mobile game, right?"
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