Bao Xu has been busy optimizing "Ghost General" and "Sea Fortress" and has been free recently.
Lu Mingliang immediately gave "Game Producer" to Bao Xu to experience.
After all, this is the chief experience engineer in the company and the person who best understands President Pei’s intentions!
Lu Mingliang, who was very unsure, needed to gain some confidence from the boss.
Bao Xu ran the game seriously.
I didn’t finish all the endings, because that would be too time-consuming. I just followed my instinctive choice and ran through two or three endings.
"How is it, Brother Bao, how do you feel about this game? Is there any room for modification?" Lu Mingliang asked.
Bao Xu did not answer immediately.
After a moment, Bao Xu asked: "How do you feel?"
The "you" here naturally refers to all the people responsible for the development of "Game Production", including Lu Mingliang. people" employees.
Lu Mingliang hesitated for a moment, and then decided to answer truthfully: "Many people think... this game is a bit boring. Except for Lin Wan, no one else has much confidence in this game."
"Although this game was designed by Mr. Pei himself, I still feel that... I am not very motivated to play it..."
Lu Mingliang's mood was very complicated.
On the one hand, I feel a little at a loss and ashamed.
Think about the last game. Huang Sibo and Bao Xu made "Sea Fortress" and it was an instant hit!
The result was that I took over Huang Sibo's work, but had to ask Mr. Pei to modify it himself...
I always felt that I was holding back, and that I had no cards.
On the other hand, I am genuinely worried.
The gameplay is designed by Mr. Pei, and the art is controlled by Ruan Guangjian. From all aspects, this game should be a super hit.
However, during the experience, there was no premonition that "it will become a hit". On the contrary, many people in the design team thought it was quite boring!
This contradictory mood makes Lu Mingliang always feel uneasy.
It was impossible for him to ask Mr. Pei directly, so he wanted to hear Bao Xu’s opinion.
Bao Xu thought for a moment.
“I think your idea is just a fan of the authorities.”
“You have read the script of the game early and already know all the options. It's like it was spoiled in advance, so the feeling is certainly not that keen."
"As a spectator, I think this game is very interesting and very special."
Lu Mingliang. For a moment, he didn't expect Bao Xu to give such a high evaluation.
Interesting?
Very special?
It seems to be a very common description, but the key is whose mouth it comes from!
Who is Bao Xu? That is the master who dominates the entire game. There are so many games that he has played with, and his horizons areIt's much more open than ordinary players.
Just like the little girl who joined "Sea Fortress".
For many domestic players, this is the first time they have encountered this kind of gameplay.
But the reason why Bao Xu made this design was because he had seen and played it in many games from major foreign manufacturers.
This is the difference in vision.
Bao Xu, who has played so many games, feels that it is "very special", which is enough to see that the game "Game Producer" is really special!
But Bao Xu hasn’t finished speaking yet.
He added seriously: "But this does not mean that this game can make money."
"I think this is a highbrow attempt by Mr. Pei. Maybe Therefore, the title of God may end badly. All this depends on the market's feedback." "Brother Bao, please give me some advice," Lu Mingliang listened humbly.
Bao Xu straightened out his thoughts.
"I can only try to figure out Mr. Pei's intentions based on my limited gaming experience."
"I think Mr. Pei has always been a very lonely person."< /p>
Lu Mingliang was stunned: "Mr. Pei is a very lonely person? How can you see that? I think...Mr. Pei is quite optimistic and cheerful."
"Really?" Bao Xu asked back, "Do you still remember Mr. Pei's state last time the whole company had a dinner?"
Lu Mingliang was a little confused by the question.
He recalled carefully.
The last dinner party was to celebrate the successful development of "Sea Fortress". Mr. Pei took everyone to a buffet that cost more than 400 yuan per person.
Because he enjoyed eating so much, Lu Mingliang still remembers it fresh.
What was Mr. Pei like at that time?
I really have no impression.
Trying to remember again.
"It seems...Mr. Pei has been sitting quietly at that time, and he has not eaten or drank much. He seems to be very preoccupied and has been thinking about something..."
Lu Mingliang looked at Xiang Bao Xu.
Bao Xu nodded: "Yes, only in this environment can we see a person's true mental state."
"Normally, Mr. Pei is in the company and in front of us. , behaves quite easy-going, this is because as a leader, Mr. Pei must always infect us and inspire us with his best mental state."
"But on occasions like dinner parties, I feel really lonely inside. People will still reveal their true emotions to some extent!"
"If you think about it carefully, at that time, the research and development of "Sea Fortress" was completed and it was about to be a great success, and everyone was surrounded by delicacies. From all aspects, there is no reason to be worried and not thinking about food, right?"
"What can make Mr. Pei so depressed?"
"It can only be his heart? "Loneliness!"
Lu Mingliang blinked, feeling that it made sense.
From a rational analysis, Mr. Pei’s mental state at that time did have some problems!
Bao Xu continued: "Moreover, when I was optimizing and changing "Ghost General" and "Sea Fortress" recently, I also felt similar emotions. This emotion should be carried out by Mr. Pei. The basic design is embedded in the soul of the game!"
"For example, "Ghost General". Why set a price of 10 yuan and a lifetime card of 30 yuan? A kind of ruthless ridicule."
"Mr. Pei believes from the bottom of his heart that this kind of game is not worth so much! Is it a scam to get hundreds or thousands of dollars for one card?"
"The appearance of "Ghost General" is to expose this scam and make players realize how ridiculous it is to spend hundreds or even thousands to draw a card!"
"From From "Lonely Desert Highway" to "Ghost General" and "Sea Fortress", and now to "Game Producer", Mr. Pei has been using this unique way to satirize the current impetuous and profit-driven game industry. "< /p>
"It's just..."Game Maker" is more straightforward, more pungent, and more profound than the previous games!"
"It's also...even more shameless. "Happy."
Lu Mingliang's eyes gradually brightened.
That’s it!
This way, everything ties together!
But immediately, Lu Mingliang had new puzzlements.
"But, since the connotation of this game is so profound, why do you think, Brother Bao, that this game may become a god or end miserably?"
Bao Xu looked out the window. , looking at the distant scenery: "Isn't this true for all works that transcend the times?"
"Real artists are often not understood by the general public, and it is normal for them to fail commercially. "
"If "Game Producer" fails, it is not Mr. Pei's failure, but... today's players are not worthy of such a good game."
"Maybe in the future, they will gradually understand the deeper meaning of this game."
"But now...can the impetuous market see through the true meaning behind this game? I really don't know."