Chapter 124 A plan that doesn’t make money
"Mr. Luo, are you saying that you have determined that this project will basically not make any money?"
Xiao Weirui looked at Luo Bai in front of her in confusion.
There are of course many reasons. The first is Mr. Luo's judgment on the market. Before a game is produced, I have never seen Mr. Luo's conclusions on the "making money" of games before.
Now, when I handed over the project book called "Shadow of the Colossus" to me and communicated with me, I made it clear that this project would probably not make any money, and it might even end up losing money.
Another thing is that Mr. Luo has made it clear before that what he wants to do is at least be able to produce → make money → produce this positive cycle game.
If you say this now, there is no doubt that you are slapping yourself in the face.
"Well, judging from my analysis of the market, this result is indeed correct. However, I will only say this conclusion to Mr. Xiao alone. As for the game development departments below, I still have to ensure that they are doing the right thing when making games. Passionate.”
Luo Bai nodded and said calmly,
"The reason why I told Mr. Xiao this news in advance is because I have the idea of making certain adjustments in subsequent announcements."
"Mr. Luo, since you have determined that the current plan cannot be paid back, why not make changes, or change the plan?"
To be honest, this is the strangest thing about Xiao Weirui.
This idea doesn’t make money, so change it! Change it!
You know you won’t make money but you still do it, why?
"Because the core of the game is there, unless I am willing to drastically change the concept that "Wanda and the Colossus" itself wants to convey.
Otherwise, I can only make a fuss about the picture quality and operating comfort. ”
Luo Bai was also a little helpless.
In such a huge open immersive world, leaving aside the plot characters and the various small animals that exist on the map, there are only sixteen colossi.
So empty, so confused, so lonely.
All the player has to do is to raise the sword in his hand to guide the direction in such a world, then run a smelly and long road, kill a colossus, and repeat the cycle.
Of course Luo Bai knew what the original author wanted to express. He wanted players to understand a truly breathing game world and experience the protagonist's eagerness to save people.
But in today's fast-paced social environment, how many people have time to calm down and slowly experience it?
It is true that the Colossus is huge and the battle process is tense and exciting, but after experiencing the initial novelty, players will soon get tired of it.
The map is too big, and there are too many "meaningless" running maps.
When Luo Bai can see the advantages of Wanda and the Colossus that shine like stars, he also needs to have a greater understanding of its shortcomings from the current position.
It’s not like he hasn’t thought about making adjustments to Shadow of the Colossus, such as transforming the game into a box garden world to reduce the size of the game world, and then add more interesting exploration, excavation, and collection elements.
Through the design of the map, the process of rushing becomes more sophisticated, the rhythm of the entire game becomes faster, and the content of the game is richer.
Judging from Luo Bai's current level of understanding of the game type like Metroidvania and the system's assessment of his current abilities, it is actually not difficult to achieve this.
But again, the balance between commerciality and artistry is always a difficult problem.
If it really becomes Wanda and Shadow of the Colossus, is it still Wanda and Shadow of the Colossus?
What's more, can Luo Bai really tolerate his own works? Chuxin's works are just a simple cheating of a game category that is already familiar and no longer familiar?
Every game must have a breakthrough.
The idea of making Wanda and the Colossus into something like a Metroidvania only appeared in his mind for a moment before he rejected it.
Then he returned to what Luo Bai just said.
He could only choose to enhance Wanda and the Colossus in terms of the game's image quality and comfort of game operations.
Try to reduce the discomfort of players who are willing to accept it when playing and improve their gaming experience.
After all, this is a game from the PS2 era. Wanda's perspective and the stiffness of the operation are still quite prominent now due to the limitations of the era.
Xiao Weirui was really speechless by Luo Bai. You want to say that he is sick and wants to improve his literary skills, express some opinions, and win some awards. He also knows very well that the results of the new project are not good.
You ask him to change his plan, but he won't let it go.
It's pure silver, it can't go up or go down, it's stuck there.
"Mr. Luo, I understand what you are thinking..."
Xiao Weirui was silent for a moment and then said,
"But you also have to anticipate the impact this may have on your original intention.
With outstanding works such as Ori, Darkest Dungeon, and Hollow Knight ahead of us, the industry has a certain level of expectation for us to enter the 3D market.
Therefore, no matter what the final product of this work called Wanda and the Colossus is, there will definitely be many people who buy it immediately.
If the game does not meet their expectations, it may cause widespread backlash.
Moreover, in the current game circle, there are people who call us the best game production team in China. You are the light of domestic games.
Will the failure of Wanda and Colossus in the market lead to a change in market trends?
Have you ever thought about what impact this will have on this industry? ”
"I haven't thought about it much..."
Luo Bai was a little dumbfounded,
"However, I am just a bad game player, so there is no need to elevate my original intention to this.
Moreover, I just said that Shadow of the Colossus would sell poorly, but I didn’t say that its reputation in the industry would be poor. ”
"The same... capital-oriented, not making money is the original sin."
Xiao Weirui sighed.
Luo Bai was also helpless by the big butler in front of him, so he had no choice but to take out another plan from his small drawer:
"Here you go, Dark Souls.
This thing can definitely make a lot of money, and its reputation can be explosive. It is easy to win the TGA Game of the Year Award. The entire gaming world will tremble if this thing is made. ”
"Mr. Luo? Why don't you do such a good plan?"
"The 3D team has just joined, we must first get in touch with the team."
Luo Bai muttered.
Xiao Weirui became interested and immediately took the new plan from Luo Bai.
But when she turned over a page, she found that there was not a single word on it. When she turned back to the next page, it was all blank paper. She squinted her eyes and looked at Luo Bai unkindly:
"Mr. Luo, is this the plan you wrote that will make the industry tremble?"
"I'm doing it, I'm doing it, the new folder has been created, what else do you want..."
(End of chapter)