Friday, January 7th.
Shangyang Games.
"Welcome to the boss for guidance!"
As soon as Ruan Guangjian walked into the office area, he saw the employees of Yangyang Games on both sides of the aisle greeting him and applauding warmly.
Lin Wan, Ye Zhizhou, and Wang Xiaobin stood at the front, with the words "thirsty for talents" written all over their faces.
Ruan Guangjian was a little flattered and said quickly: "No, no, no, don't be so polite."
"I just finished my work over there, so I came here to visit you. Don't worry about me, don't delay your work."
Lin Wan smiled and said: "No, no, you are too humble."
"As the person whom Mr. Pei relies on the most. Original artist, it can be said that your art gives the soul of Tenda games. A large part of the sales of Tenda games is due to you!"
"You and Mr. Pei can be said to be the best. Best partner. Come to Yangyang Games now, even if you just give some advice, we will definitely benefit a lot!”
“Come on, please sit down, this is a job specially reserved for you!” "You are always welcome in Yangyang Games!"
The crowd led Ruan Guangjian to a separate workstation that had just been vacated, right next to Ye Zhizhou and diagonally across from Wang Xiaobin.
Ruan Guangjian sat down at his workstation and took out the hand-drawn tablet he carried with him: "Is your workstation... standard for Tengda?"
He came to Yangyang Games , there is a feeling of returning to Tengda.
The office environment is so similar!
Whether it is a spacious office space, a spacious desk, a comfortable ergonomic chair or a high-end computer and dual-screen monitor, they are all of the same standard as Tenda.
Lin Wan nodded: "Yes, although Yangyang Games is a subsidiary of Tenda Games, they are actually indistinguishable from each other. Mr. Pei has always treated all employees equally, never distinguishing between three, six and nine. "
"The office environment here has been rearranged according to Tenda Games' standards just a few months ago."
"This layout seems to be relatively good. It’s easy to inspire employees’ work enthusiasm. ”
Inspire employees’ work enthusiasm?
Well, indeed, working in such a comfortable place does feel very different from working in those cramped and cramped workstations...
Ruan Guangjian listened to Lin Wan’s introduction In the case of the Yangyang game, the office computer is turned on.
It’s quite good. From Tenda Games to Yangyang Games, the connection is seamless. The office environment is very familiar and does not require any extra time to adapt.
"This is the game we are developing, "BEQUIET". It is a horror-themed game. Boss, you can play it and give us your opinions." Lin Wan pointed to the game on the desktop icon.
So far, "BEQUIET" has developed its second major version, and more than half of the progress has been completed.
It’s just that there is still a certain distance before it is actually launched online.
Pure functional development is very fast, but for a game to wait until it is officially released, various gameplay and details must be repeatedly fine-tuned, and a large number of bugs must be fixed. Work cannot be ignored either.
As soon as he heard about the horror theme, Ruan Guangjian's expression changed and he waved his hands quickly: "Horror game? No, no, no, I am most afraid of horror themes!"
"I should have known it earlier. The project you are developing now is a horror game, so I won’t come here!”
“Like “Midnight Call”, “Zerg”, “Chainsaw”, “Phantom”, “Resurrection” "Night", "Spiritual Flash", "Record of Ghosts", "The Grudge"... I was scared to death after reading all of them!"
Lin Wan froze, her head slowly shaking. A question mark floated up.
Huh?
You are most afraid of horror themes, but have you watched all of these classic horror movies?
Lin Wan didn't know how to answer the call for a moment.
She thought for a while and said: "It's okay, our game is still in the development stage, it's not scary at all."
"Not scary at all?" Ruan Guangjian said , reluctantly clicked on the "BEQUIET" icon, "Then I will force myself to play a little bit."
Lin Wan nodded: "Okay, you can experience it slowly. If you have any comments, tell me It’s okay, you can tell Ye Zhizhou.”
Ruan Guangjian put on his headphones and quickly entered the game.
Lin Wan secretly pulled Ye Zhizhou over and whispered: "Keep an eye on the boss. He says he is timid. Don't scare him. Pay attention at any time, understand?"
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Ye Zhizhou nodded: "Don't worry, leave it to me."
Before the two of them finished speaking, they heard Ruan Guangjian next to him making an "ah" sound, which was neither loud nor small. screamed.
When entering the game, there is a dynamic game scene on the screen.
In the madman village, the night is shrouded, and the strange light blue flames are burning, reflecting a madman villager with bloodshot teeth and eyes. At this time, he is next to the strange light blue flames. , brandishing a machete, chopping something.
The light was very dim, and you could vaguely see that the chopping things were constantly splattering dark red blood.
When loading is complete, the entire scene will suddenly darken, and the crazy villager who has been chopping something next to the light blue flames will suddenly stand up and walk out of the screen.
Then, before the player can react, the face of this crazy villager will suddenly poke his head out from the right side of the screen, appear in the player's field of vision at a very close distance, and let out a sick cry. , smiled wildly, and then slashed at the camera with the bloody hatchet in his hand!
Along with the screams, the screen will be quickly covered with blood, and then the title of the game will appear, and then the game will be officially entered.game.
Ruan Guangjian was so frightened by this scene just now that he almost jumped up from his seat.
Ye Zhizhou hurriedly said: "Are you okay?"
Ruan Guangjian nodded: "It's okay, okay...ah!"
Not long after entering the game, he was hit again In the scene, a little mouse suddenly ran over, which startled me a little.
Ye Zhizhou: "..."
Suddenly he had doubts about whether Mr. Ruan could successfully experience the entire game and put forward corresponding art modification suggestions...
He thought for a while and suggested: "Boss, why don't you just look at the art resources, including original paintings, modeling, etc. If you look at these directly, the level of shock should be okay."
Ruan Guangjianyao He shook his head: "That's definitely not possible!"
"From concept to original painting, to modeling and scenes, the concept will change at every step. For example, from original painting to modeling, the original artist's The idea will be partially misinterpreted, and the modeler will add some of his own ideas."
"No matter how hard you try, this situation is difficult to completely avoid."
"So. , I have to see the actual scenes in the game so that I can feel the inharmonious aspects of the entire art atmosphere and make targeted modifications."
"Don't worry, I'm okay. Okay."
Seeing the boss insist on trying the game after being scared twice, Ye Zhizhou couldn't help but feel a little moved.
Look, what is professionalism!
The boss is obviously very sensitive to horror themes, but now he is working hard to overcome his inner fear in order to make the game better. This kind of spirit is really touching!
......
Not long after, Ruan Guangjian’s surprise filled the office area of Yangyang Games. Even Lin Wan in the director’s office could faintly hear it. .
It’s just that everyone didn’t have any idea of snickering. Instead, they admired Ruan Guangjian even more.
You are so scared and you are still insisting, this is true love!
It can only be said that the success of the boss is not accidental, but a necessity. Just this kind of indomitable perseverance is not something ordinary people can have!
Ye Zhizhou, who was sitting next to Ruan Guangjian, felt a little proud inexplicably.
Why is the horror effect of our game so good?
In fact, Ye Zhizhou had no idea about the horror effect of this game before.
This is the first time that Yangyang Games has made a horror game. Although everyone in the design team has played horror games for a long time, and Lin Wan and others also went to haunted houses to collect information, the experience is still somewhat insufficient.
Moreover, the main gameplay of this game is online, relying on "people scaring people" rather than setting up processes and mechanisms to scare people.
But now the game has not started testing at all. There are no players in it, it is all AI, so the scary level must be discounted.
Coupled with the art resources that are not yet fully in place, the gameplay that is not particularly perfect and some small bugs, Ye Zhizhou feels that the game is far from complete.
But now, Ruan Guangjian can be scared like this. Does this mean that this game has a good horror effect for ordinary people?
While thinking about it, Ruan Guangjian quit the game and took off his headphones.
Ye Zhizhou just wanted to comfort him, but found that Ruan Guangjian's face was rosy, his complexion was excellent, and he even seemed a little excited.
Ye Zhizhou: "?"
This situation was something he did not expect.
Is this the same person who screamed in fright at a mouse just now?
Ruan Guangjian said sincerely: "Director Lin didn't lie to me. This game is really not scary at all."
Ye Zhizhou: "?"
What? Situation, weren't you the boss who was so frightened that he screamed just now?
Ye Zhizhou vaguely felt that something was wrong. Boss Ruan’s definition and expression of horror seemed to be inconsistent...
Before playing: No, I am very afraid of horror themes.
While playing: Screaming in fear.
After playing: Well, it’s really not that scary.
Furthermore, it gives the impression that he is not being arrogant, but rather speaking from the bottom of his heart.
Ye Zhizhou quickly took out a small notebook: "Big brother, please tell me what you think."
Ruan Guangjian was in good spirits and did not look like he had just been frightened. Instead, I was a little excited.
“I think the gameplay of this game is almost in place, but it just lacks the kind of detail and atmosphere creation.”
“It is through these small details, How to increase the horror atmosphere and make it easier for players to feel immersed in the horror genre? The key is to look at the details!”
“For example, I really like the scene at the beginning of the game!”
"I usually use the decibels and frequency of my screams to judge whether a horror theme is good. Obviously the scene at the beginning of the game is very good."
"But, light This kind of content is still a bit lacking, and some small aspects are not taken into account.”
“For example, you can add a setting so that players will hear when something scary is approaching. The sound effect of your own heartbeat, and the closer the distance, the faster the heartbeat frequency! ”
“This seemingly simple sound effect will be very useful to enhance the atmosphere!”
"For another example, the darker the painting style, the better. Too low visibility will indeed increase the player's nervousness. However, if you always play in such an environment with too low visibility, players will feel very depressed and will want to quit after being unable to persist for long. Game break."
"So, there is a certain degree of restriction on the player's field of view, it can't be too bright or too dark... I may not be able to explain clearly. I'll find a picture for you to see how this works. .”
“Another example is some small details. Although there are some scary mechanics in the game now, they are all relatively large and lack small mechanics. What is a small mechanism? For example, there are strange movements, objects on the table move slowly, and a bloody handprint inadvertently appears on a certain piece of glass..."
"Some people may not be able to see this small scary mechanism. , but in a highly stressful situation, after seeing it, the effect may be more terrifying than those monsters that suddenly pop out..."
"This is not difficult to do, the key is to be patient. ..."
Ruan Guangjian kept talking, and Ye Zhizhou quickly recorded it in a small notebook.
While Ye Zhizhou was recording, he had only one idea in his mind.
< p>"Is this called 'more afraid of horror themes'? ""Is there something wrong with Mr. Ruan's understanding of himself? ? ? "
"He just screams often when playing horror games, but in fact, his tolerance for horror themes is much stronger than the average person..."