Number One Game Designer

The last time and space where Fang Xi lived at that time also had an impression when he was in college. In fact, in the early 1910s of the 21st century, there were two nouns around the game as a whole: symmetry and asymmetry.

Some gamers introduced symmetry into the game, and competitive games were born. The characteristic of this kind of game is "symmetry". The players on both sides are like mirrors. I also have the hero skills and equipment you have. The final decision The outcome depends on the understanding of the players on both sides.

On this, moba games, fighting games, and Counter-Strike in FPS are representatives of this series.

Relatively speaking, "asymmetry" is the opposite of symmetry, which is easy to understand. It means that the two sides in the battle are fundamentally unequal. A typical example is "Soul Like", where you cut the boss without pain or itching. The boss sits on you and your soul flies to the west. Strictly speaking, many early mmo online games are asymmetrical games in pushing bosses through dungeons.

Although this asymmetrical competitive process may be full of hard work and torture, but at the same time, how much unhappiness the player endured when being abused by the boss, the sense of accomplishment when defeating the boss will be high.

And there is another sub-category among them, that is, asymmetry does not necessarily mean that the boss is overwhelmingly strong. Later, many creators also discovered that the process of fiercely practicing and becoming stronger and overthrowing the boss is of course very cool, but occasionally changing the taste, Pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger, put the player on the strong side, so that the player can humiliate the boss in a fancy way, and the player gets a lot of happiness.

This type of game impresses Fang Xi probably because of the Prototype series, or rather called Boss Killing. This game will organically combine cultivation and boss battles through a free sandbox. Players can completely play in the entire sandbox. Become stronger, wait until the limit of growth can be climbed, and then push the boss horizontally. This is also a method that many gamers have referred to later. The famous "Zhen Wushuang Mowing", players can walk sideways in the game as long as they can press the handle. Hitting the enemy is really like mowing grass, and they can harvest pieces wherever they go.

But at present, this kind of game is still too far away, because it is like asymmetric games, as long as the level and value are balanced, and then the fluency and feel of the game are polished step by step, and the perfect optimization for the operation is almost the same, but If you turn the powerful into the player side, the production of this game will be even more difficult, because in terms of values, you need to make a ladder data model to ensure that players will not get bored. At the same time, you need to dig out other highlights of the game to let players It won't be boring. In short, Fang Xi doesn't plan to do it now. Now, let's make an asymmetric game first to see the market reaction.

So Boss Fang dialed Lu Tao directly:

"New game preparation, come quickly."

Then, less than a minute later, Lu Tao knocked on Fang Xi's office door.

Lu Tao, who entered the door, leaned on his knees with both hands, took two big breaths to let his breathing go smoothly, and then stretched out his hands: "Boss, don't say anything, what about the plan?"

Fang Xi blinked in confusion: "What plan?"

Lu Tao scratched his head and didn't know how to describe it:

"It's the plan that you gave as a gift every time there was a new game boss."

"It's the plan that it is said that as long as there is a plan, pigs can follow it to make a successful game."

Fang Xi keenly discovered the blind spot: "So, are you a pig?"

Lu Tao was at a loss for words for a while, and quickly shook his head to express that of course not.

"Then it's over." Fang Xi clapped his hands and made a conclusion: "Then you don't need this thing now."

"I came here this time to remind you, and I will give you this idea to make, so that this game will be your game in the future, and you can write your name in the producer column.

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"Of course, you can insist on planning." Fang Xi also gave another choice: "You go back and wait for a week, and then come over to get the planning, but of course I will be the producer of the game produced this way. "

"I've given you the way, then you can choose by yourself." After speaking, Fang Xi went to open the cabinet where he put the tea set, and searched for tea while humming a little song.

Listening to Fang Xi humming a little song, Lu Tao found that Fang Xi seemed to be in a good mood, he hesitated for a while and asked: "Boss, are you not worried that I will get up and fly solo later?"

Hearing Lu Tao's words, Fang Xi turned around and took a serious look at Lu Tao, then sneered and said, "So what if you fly solo, don't be too deeply imprinted with Hongyi on your body. This kind of evaluation, if you succeed, the media will say that you have learned a lot in Hongyi, and if you fail, they will only add insult to injury and say that you used to be in Hongyi with your back against a big tree to enjoy the shade, but now you come out and know how much you have. Is it two?"

Turning around, Fang Xi took a serious look at the tea pots that Xiaolan had sorted out, and chose a Maojian green tea.

"Although I don't care about this, I don't think you all want to be behind me all the time, and..." Fang Xi smiled and asked:

"Lu Tao, which game do you think is the most successful in my mind?"

Hearing Fang Xi's question, Lu Tao thought for a while, and tentatively answered, "Eternity? Or is it an assassin."

Fang Xi shook his head, and at the same time thought that Lu Tao really didn't care about what he usually said was a first-class company as a standard.

"I think the most successful platform is of course the Honghu platform. The success of a game will bring about a trend, but a successful platform can bring about the development of an industry. The opening of a game era cannot rely on just one or two 3A masterpieces. Through the Honghu platform, people who devote themselves to making games can have food, producers who can’t support themselves can find fellow fans here, and people who like games no matter how unpopular they are can find their favorite games here. This is the charm of this platform. "

After talking a long list for a while, Fang Xi also felt a little dry, took a sip of hot tea and concluded:

"So I don't want you to become my avatars one by one. I hope that under my guidance, you can gradually understand what a successful and popular game looks like, and finally be able to independently make the game you want, and be able to Lead the trend of the game."

Speaking of this, Fang Xi's expression was quite leisurely, and he took the lid of the teacup to wipe off some foam from the tea and said:

"So tell me your choice, you can stay here now, I will tell you the outline of the game, and then you can play to your heart's content."

"You can also go back and wait a week to come over to get the plan, and then be my best deputy."

"Let me explain to you first that there is no difference between these two options. My deputy also has very high requirements. Now you are the only one who is qualified in the entire company."

"So come on, tell me your options."