Chapter 304 A True Science Fiction Game

In the previous life, the Resident Evil series had an orthodox sequel with Arabic numerals, but the style was so different from the previous work that you wouldn't think it was a series if you didn't look at the name of the game.

The third-person over-the-shoulder perspective was changed to the first-person perspective, which maximized the sense of horror and introduced a new character, Ethan Winters.

This made some old players very dissatisfied, but it was also an excellent work with the best sales in the series.

Resident Evil 7, and Resident Evil 8, which was the same protagonist.

The two games together are the life of the character Ethan.

So in terms of production, they didn't plan to separate them, and directly merged them into one.

The Resident Evil series is a very successful game series, but it is also full of controversy in its development history.

One of the most classic controversies is - what is Resident Evil.

If calculated by sales, Resident Evil 5 and 6 are actually very successful.

But if calculated by word of mouth, it is simply a big failure.

In this work, the answer found by the supervisor is horror!

For the sake of horror, they even broke the tradition and changed the game to the first-person perspective, which is why many old players don't like it.

But the effect is immediate.

The realistic picture combined with the extremely limited perspective of the first-person perspective brings an extreme sense of immersion and horror.

It's so scary.

If you want to ask how to make a 3A-level horror game, this is a textbook level.

Especially on the VR side, if you don't scream from beginning to end, it's not brave, it's scared.

In the release of the game, since Resident Evil 7 and Resident Evil 8 were made at the same time and released as a game, they are not separated in naming, and they don't plan to adopt digital naming.

Instead, they are directly called "Resident Evil: Village".

The village is also the original subtitle of Resident Evil 8.

The story of Resident Evil 7 takes place on Baker Farm in Louisiana. It's a bit forced to say it's a village, but it's not impossible.

When the player chooses which part of the story to enter, the game logo will be distinguished by the Roman numerals 7 and 8.

When Lin Mo explained, Du Rui listened very carefully.

Finally,

"Okay, that's all you need to know. In the next period of time, you should go to the Lighthouse Country. Lucas is from Louisiana, where the story takes place. Go there to collect some information, and then you two perverts and two designers can communicate and share."

Du Rui didn't care about the slip of the tongue at all.

How long has it been since I made a horror game?

Finally, it's time!

"I promise to complete the task! I'll contact Lucas right now."

After saying that, he ran out of the office excitedly.

Looking at his excitement, those who don't know would think that this guy has been promoted and given a raise.

With this kind of cooking power, you can imagine how many details will be added to the game at that time.

Lin Mo couldn't help but feel a little toothache.

I was still thinking about taking more rest, how long has it been?

I'm back to work again, I really don't have the life of leisure.

In the next period of time, life became busy again.

The establishment of a Naughty Cat branch is essential. For such a high-yield company, there are countless game projects every year.

Some game localization or publicity and promotion work is more reliable when handed over to its own branch.

Various things piled up, branch affairs, new project affairs, Lin Mo's visits to Lao Xue's studio have become less frequent.

However, Lin Mo can also provide remote guidance on some things, and the difficulty of Lao Xue's project is not that great.

There is no script, and the gameplay is to choose your favorite from several options.

The rest is to study how to make the beauties look better.

This is the top priority!

And Lao Xue's short play to the interactive film game project finally chose "Finished! I am surrounded by beauties".

Although the decision and name of changing the short play into a game were questioned by many people in the crew, Lao Xue still made a firm choice.

In his words, "If I still don't use the name given by the most knowledgeable person in the world, wouldn't that be stupid?"

Then, he shamelessly used the excuse of "You should invest in the game project" to get some investment from Lin Mo.

Without lack of money, the shooting progress is advancing by leaps and bounds.

"Resident Evil: Village" has not been completed yet, but "End! I'm Surrounded by Beauties" was the first to be completed.

For this kind of interactive film game mainly shot by real people, the completion means that the game is finished, and the post-production work is not much.

On the contrary, Lao Xue's game was completed first and was ready for sale.

When the day of the game's release really came, Lao Xue, the major shareholder, was nervous.

"Mr. Lin, do you think players will like such a game?" Lao Xue sighed with a tangled face, and kept refreshing the creator background of the origin platform with his hand, "Now the players have been spoiled by you, will this simple game work?"

Lin Mo was not in a hurry to go to work today. The game of an old friend was released. It was such an important day. Not to mention how much help he could give openly, at least he had to be there.

Seeing him so nervous, she said speechlessly, "You are also a person who has seen a lot of ups and downs. Why are you so anxious? I've already said that it will either be lukewarm or very popular."

"I believe in your judgment, but" Old Xue pointed at a picture on the homepage of the Origin platform with a black face, "From what you said, won't people come to you if you promote it like this?"

Lin Mo looked in the direction Old Xue pointed.

It was a promotional picture that was obviously meant to attract attention.

Black background, white font, and black text with an orange background next to it.

Although the title "Finished! I'm surrounded by beauties" was written in the title, the style was obviously the LOGO style of the world-famous website P station!

Also

Although the promotional methods were all borderline, the scale of the game was actually not as good as the dance area of ​​B station.

"Hey, this, it doesn't matter, he doesn't dare." Lin Mo shook his head indifferently, "If it really causes trouble, I'll handle it for you."

"You?" Old Xue was a little unconvinced, "You are a game company owner, not a soldier king or dragon king, can you handle it?"

Lin Mo didn't say anything, and directly opened the search rankings of P station's 3D area and animation game related categories.

Old Xue took a look.

Tracer, DVA, Ada Wong, Fire Keeper, Sunflower, Enchantress, Jaina

In the top 20, there are 15 female characters from Naughty Cats!

In the top 30, there are 22 female characters from Naughty Cats.

It can be said that they have dominated the list.

Lin Mo said with a smile: "How much do you think P-station will have to pay me for these? They also invite me to attend their crappy ceremony every year. You have to remember that some game companies are naturally different from other game companies. Not all of them are called Naughty Cats."

This extremely confident sentence made Lao Xue speechless for a long time.

After a long time, he complained in annoyance: "Damn it, you are pretending again, can you not pretend?"

Lin Mo leaned back in his chair and said: "No."

During the conversation, the countdown ended.

The game is officially unlocked!

Lin Mo said that he didn't want to have anything to do with it, but he actually helped a little.

Originally, with the quality and pre-sale performance of Lao Xue's game, it would not be able to reach the level of opening screen advertising on the day of release.

However, with the backdoor, it was still given a good recommendation.

Lao Xue took a deep breath, opened the creator background, and refreshed it.

Without waiting for Lin Mo to get close to see the data, he immediately turned it off.

His face was not very good, and he looked like he wanted to cry but had no tears.

Lin Mo said dissatisfiedly: "Why shut it down so quickly, I haven't seen it yet."

Lao Xue said with a bitter face: "Don't mention it, this time you may lose money."

Then he controlled the mouse and opened the background.

Lin Mo took a look, and then said unhappily: "No, what are you thinking? You compare a low-cost game with my Naughty Cat game? Your data is pretty good among games of the same level."

"Uh"

Lao Xue was choked and touched his nose embarrassedly.

Indeed.

Lin Mo is a game designer and the boss of the company.

Under the influence of his ears and eyes, he is also relatively familiar with the game industry.

Subconsciously, he would compare this game with the ones that Lin Mo usually talked about.

Of course, one compared and the other was silent.

"So what do you think, will this game be popular?"

"Looking at the data on the first day, it will be popular, it depends on how popular it is." Lin Mo stood up and greeted, "Let's go, let's eat!"

"Really? Why don't I believe it?"

"Maybe it can sell two or three million copies."

"Bullshit, if it can sell so many, I will eat this computer."

What Lao Xue didn't know was.

On the day when the two of them were eating, drinking and slacking off, what kind of trend did the game "Finished! I'm surrounded by beauties" set off on the Internet.

"Support Lao Xue's career, brothers, play this game." Meng Dazui opened the Origin platform, purchased, and downloaded.

[? ? ? ? ? ? ? ]

[What kind of rubbish game is this, is it a business order? ]

[No, this yellow and black color LOGO, can this be broadcast on domestic live broadcast platforms? ! 】

To be honest, Meng Dazui was a little scared when he opened the game.

This hint can be understood by experienced drivers.

The review of the origin platform is very strict. If there is no special mark, there must be no problem. At most, it is just a borderline, but there is no leakage at all.

"Come on, let's see how this beauty surrounded us!" Meng Dazui clicked to start the game, "I am a little puzzled, why are the labels [love simulation] [visual novel] [love] and [science fiction]?"

In his heart, it is the protagonist who uses his own advantages to mediate between the beauties, relying on the emotional intelligence and IQ that crushes the competitors, and relying on a handsome face to capture the hearts of the beauties.

The result was unexpected.

At the beginning of the game, the protagonist woke up from a hangover and picked up a bra, and then a blonde with long legs and a white shirt sat next to him.

The girl's name is Zheng Ziyan, and there is a message between the lines.

It seems that something happened between the two after drinking.

Then he recalled what happened yesterday.

In fact, the two had only known each other for less than a day. It was only because the male protagonist worked in an art museum and reminded Zheng Ziyan of her broken skirt that the two met.

At night when they got off work.

The stingy foreman deducted the male protagonist's salary.

Zheng Ziyan made a blunt invitation: "Are you off work? I don't want to eat alone. Do you want to go to a nearby bar to have something to eat and drink?"

Male protagonist: "I, I have no money."

Zheng Ziyan: "Don't be so annoying, I'm going to treat you!"

The dim lights, the alluring aroma of wine, the perfectly proportioned figure under the white suspender belt, and the almond-shaped eyes that seem to enchant you when you're tipsy.

Zheng Ziyan's appearance is extremely impressive.

Meng Dazui also admitted this.

but

"No?! Wait a minute!" Meng Dazui looked confused, "Maybe the customs are different? In our place, the following plot is either the immortal asking you if you can jump high, or the waist asking you if it hurts if you are missing one. pain."

【? ? ? ? ? ? 】

[No, this is a broken game, it has no logic at all]

[Damn, how can the male protagonist, who is so ordinary and mediocre, like such a good-looking girl? 】

[This is ridiculous, it’s really science fiction! Damn it! 】

Before Meng Dazui could dislocate his jaw in shock, something even more outrageous happened.

The second beauty Li Yunsi appears.

An elf on the dance floor and a gentle big sister.

The two are senior sisters.

Two beauties, fighting for a man they just met not long ago

Fight! wind! eat! vinegar!

Watching the two beauties quarrel and get jealous of each other.

The protagonist makes a surprising statement: "Did the three of us last night..."

This is the kind of thing that in life would be slapped in the face and thought to be a pervert.

The two beauties coquettishly said at the same time: "You want to be beautiful."

This sound immediately made Meng Dazuo curl up, and he laughed like a pig brother.

[It’s against the sky, it’s so against the heavens]

[Okay, okay, let’s play like this, right?]

[Child xx simulator, right? What kind of hard life have I lived?]

[Science fiction, really awesome science fiction, the most ridiculous science fiction this year, "Wandering Blue Star" has opened one door of Chinese science fiction, and this game has opened another door]

Meng Dazui looked at the passing barrage and coughed lightly: "How should I put it, although many plots are actually quite nonsense, but once you accept this setting, it is actually quite satisfying."

At this time, in the game and on the screen, I recall what happened yesterday.

Li Yunsi was shocked by the protagonist's talent, and then helped the protagonist slap the face of the foreman who looked down upon others.

Although the plot is very cliche and even a little bit stupid.

but

It's really a very mindless feeling.

Who doesn't like to be surrounded by beautiful girls?

Girls of completely different types appear one after another.

Xiao Lu, a female college student who has just graduated and is in love with her first love, Shen Huixing, a childhood sweetheart of the rich second generation, and Zhong Zhen, a domineering female CEO.

besides

Lin Yueqing, a hot single mother, is divorced and has a son named Haohao.

The moment he saw this girl, Meng Dazui's eyes straightened.

Big, too big.

White, so white!

After a while, he said righteously: "Brothers, it doesn't matter what beauties or major events in life. All I know is that Haohao can't live without his father! I want to give Haohao a family!"

【? ? ? ? ? ? ? 】

[Damn, there’s a Cao thief]

[Haohao cannot live without his father, just like the West cannot live without Jerusalem]

[From today on, Lin Yueqing, your son is my son! 】

[This is not a hot single mom, this is my wet nurse! 】

One plot follows another.

Every beauty has something attractive about her, and I always want to explore all the branch plots of every beauty.

It has a particularly weird look and feel.

It seems that the plot is very retarded. I was scorning and scolding it in my heart, and I couldn't stop playing it.

because

It’s so cool to be surrounded by beautiful women.

And the girl is really good-looking too.

"It's over!" "I'm Surrounded by Beauties", an interactive video game that no one was optimistic about before its launch, has become an inexplicable hit.

Some live broadcast rooms have already started live broadcasting, and related content has been posted on short video platforms, which has quite good traffic.

Inexplicably, he started to get out of the circle. (End of chapter)