Game Making: The Latest Chapter Begins With Healing the Player

There are endless plot analysis posts about "Elden Ring" on the Internet, but as for the plot, although it is as obscure as ever, it is also relatively clear.

It's not full of riddles like Dark Souls and Bloodborne, and it feels like everything makes sense.

The main reason is that "Elden Ring" is an open world with too much content.

If all the characteristics of the Riddler are followed, the players will probably be confused after that process.

Apart from knowing that he likes Lani, he knows absolutely nothing about it, although of course it's not much better now.

After all, for many players who play soul-based games, sometimes what they pay attention to is not the plot or anything else. They don’t read the text or listen to the dialogue. They just cut with a knife. As long as there is a health bar above the head and the name is red, what the hell? You chop it up!

If this road doesn't work, write down what the key props are, then turn around and take another road to chop. If you find it, come back and continue. If you don't find it, look at the guide.

But this is also part of the fun of playing games. After all, games are meant to bring players happiness, and no one says that playing games without watching the plot is not fun.

But for players who are coming into contact with the Souls game for the first time and have not yet read the plot and strategy guide, they still feel the purest pain of masochism when experiencing "Elden Ring".

In the office of Nebula Games, Chen Xu was happy looking at the statistics.

"The big tree guard and the evil omen are so awesome! More players have died in the hands of these two bosses than in Valkyrie and Elden's Beast!"

Looking at the boss kill list on the data, Chen Xu couldn't help but sigh.

"After all, this is the first wild boss that players have entered, and the first process boss." Yang Xin said next to him.

Although in terms of the difficulty curve of the game, Valkyrie and the Beast of Elden can be said to be the most difficult bosses in the game, by the time they reach the end, players have basically adapted to the battle system mode, and their levels have also gone up. , and also carry powerful ashes, such as the black knife Dixi and the android brother.

Coupled with the emergence of various strategies and routine combinations of combat skills and equipment, the difficulty of the game has been greatly reduced.

Although the Omen Demon and the Tree Knight are both elite soldiers in the later stage, they are still very effective against the ignorant and faded ones who have just entered the border area at the beginning.

Of course, the Beast of Elden and the Valkyrie have killed fewer players. Another reason is that the Valkyrie is not a must-beat process boss, and although the Beast of Elden is the final boss, there may be many faders. The people disappeared halfway.

Just like "Silent Hill", "Escape" and "Resident Evil", players may be persuaded to leave in the toilet, the gate of Jushan Mental Hospital, or on the road outside the farm.

"Mr. Chen, you still say that!" Yang Xin had a speechless expression on his face.

Why on earth is this situation happening? Mr. Chen, don’t you have any idea?

"Isn't this all about making players feel happy? Look at how happy the faded ones in "Elden's Circle" are?" Chen Xu said with a smile.

Listening to Chen Xu's words, Yang Xinba smacked his lips.

She doesn't know whether the player is happy or unhappy.

But judging from your performance in the past two days, Mr. Chen, you are quite happy.

"By the way, how are the subsequent random modes and arena modes doing?" Chen Xu looked at Qin Yi.

Putting aside players who particularly like Souls-based games, otherwise "Elden's Ring" is the same as previous Souls games. Except for the plots with different endings, there are actually not many second and third chapters necessary.

Because of the difficulty of the game, due to the retention of levels and equipment in the second and third rounds, and the fact that the monster’s improved value is far less than the player’s inherited value, there will even be real grass-cutting performance in the early stage. As for high-level Zhou Mu, that’s another story.

Like the previous Dark Souls, Chen Xu is also preparing to add some subsequent content to "Elden Ring" that can enrich players.

Just like the boss battle arena in "Sekiro", in addition, it is a more entertaining random mode.

As an open world game, it can match this model to a certain extent, with enough fault tolerance and expansion points.

"It's not a big problem. It's already being tested." Qin Yi nodded.

This part is not difficult to do. After all, all the materials are finished. The only thing you need to pay attention to is whether there will be bugs and plan some important plot props in the game.

After all, if you want to go to certain places in "Elden Ring", you will need corresponding props, regardless of the evil path and other unplanned routes.

There are also various side plots in the game that also require specific props.

If this part were really to be made random, the players would probably collapse.

"In addition, Meng Zuo, you have set up a new department here to discuss licensing of well-known IP characters with major domestic and foreign game manufacturers." Chen Xu said to Meng Zuo.

"IP role authorization?" Meng Zuo looked confused.

Including Ruan Ningxue, Yang Xin, Qin Yi and others beside them also looked puzzled.

Unlike other game manufacturers who catch an IP and kill it, although Nebula Games also has series of works and linkages, it is more related to its own interactions. Valley Fox

It can be said that unlike other game companies that require IP, Nebula Games does not need the so-called IP at all, but why are we talking about this now?

Besides, who doesn’t have this well-known IP in their hands?

In other words, some second- and third-tier game manufacturers may license their own IPs.

"Don't worry, this is a long-term plan. When the time comes, I will personally talk to top game companies such as FOW and Atari. For now, I just have a contact to express my intention." Chen Xu explained with a smile.

"Is it related to the next game?" Ruan Ningxue asked curiously.

After all, it’s impossible to buy a license, just buy it and play it, right?

"I have an idea, but the time has not come yet, and I haven't thought about it further. Anyway, if you can buy it, buy it first." Chen Xu nodded.

Ah this...

Qin Yi, Meng Zuo and others secretly grinned, thinking that this was simply too willful.

There may not be a designer in a game company who can say, "I haven't thought about what to do, and I don't have any detailed plans. I'll just buy the things I might want first and then talk about it."

But think about it, the most important thing Nebula Games currently lacks is cash reserves. If you really want to buy it, just buy it. As long as these game manufacturers sell it, can Nebula Games still not be able to afford it?

In the office, Chen Xu was chatting with a few people about some non-work matters. At this time, Yang Xin's mobile phone placed on the table vibrated. When he picked up the phone and looked at it, Yang Xin couldn't help but let out a burst of surprise.

I saw that what was pushed above was an international news item.

[The Lloyds Bank in Marylebone, London, was robbed. Five gangsters used firearms and grenades to hold bank staff hostage and ransacked it in just 10 minutes. The bank's losses are currently unknown, and no personnel were injured. The local police An intense pursuit is underway]

"Oh my God!" After reading the news, Yang Xin couldn't help but shout out in shock.

After all, this is not an ordinary place to rob, but a bank!

And it’s not a small local bank.

"A group of relatively professional gangsters!" Chen Xu couldn't help but sigh while looking at this news.

"Mr. Chen, how do you know it's more professional?" Ruan Ningxue asked curiously.

"Yes! Mr. Chen, how did you tell?" Yang Xin was also full of curiosity.

The same news, how do you think it’s professional?

"Does this need to be said? The first thing is time. If the news reports do not exaggerate or conceal any information, it takes 10 minutes from entering the bank to looting and leaving with the stolen money. This shows that this group of gangsters are well planned, or I have conducted secret visits in advance to understand the structure of the bank, or I have accurate information sources to know when the bank will have money."

"How to loot and how to escape, there is a complete planned route."

"Also, keep an eye on the follow-up. It won't be long before this gang of gangsters will be arrested." Chen Xu said with a smile.

"Hey...Mr. Chen, didn't you say professional?" Yang Xin was a little confused.

"This major is only relatively speaking. If it was more than 20 years ago, or even earlier, it would have been very professional. But you have to remember that society is progressing and technology is advancing, but the criminal methods of these robbers have not improved."

"I believe there must be little information in the bank's surveillance, but the key lies in their stolen goods."

"You must know that most banks will make a fuss about banknotes. Dyed banknotes are the most basic. Secondly, some banknotes will also have positioning chips added to them. The best way is to fold every stack of banknotes. If If it feels as hard as an envelope, throw it away immediately."

"But obviously, the ten minutes from robbery to departure was not enough for them to do this."

"Secondly, banks such as Lloyds Bank will add trackers to the magnetic codes on banknotes, which can be turned on or off at any time. They even have a tie to fix each stack of banknotes. They are all fireproof and very safe. It is difficult to cut off, so it can only be flushed down the toilet, and it will become a key clue to solve the case."

"In addition, there are more details. I don't think these gangsters can be seamless in 10 minutes, and every defensive measure and tool is so well prepared."

"So, do you understand? Times are progressing, and gangsters are not so easy to be."

Chen Xu smiled, picked up a cup of tea on the table and took a sip.

Seeing the smile on Chen Xu's face, Ruan Ning and others sitting on the sofa couldn't hold back a word for a long time.

"Mr. Chen, thank you for becoming a world-renowned game designer, otherwise this society would be much more dangerous..." Yang Xin joked after he smacked his lips.

"So it is almost impossible to have a perfect crime." Meng Zuo also said with emotion.

"That's not necessarily true. As long as the gangster has a four-dimensional pocket and can take out detectors, thermite probes, etc. from his butt like magic, it can still be done." Chen Xu shrugged, but An idea flashed in my mind.

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