There is a Problem with This Online Game Planning

"sister."

Keli Electronics.

Lin Yao met Lin Xi and Pei Yingyun, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, at one of the branch factories of Forest Financial Holdings in Pengcheng.

"Is it hot?"

Seeing Lin Yao, Lin Xi immediately went up to greet her, and then asked softly.

"Just got out of the car, okay, I heard that LABO has officially achieved mass production?"

"Well, several sets of molds have been trial-produced at present, and no problems have been found. As long as it is needed, it can be produced at full capacity immediately."

Seeing that his younger sister seemed to be more concerned about LABO's situation, Lin Xi stopped talking and led her into the factory area.

The two walked all the way, and then came to a meeting room inside the factory.

And a walk in.

Lin Yao was startled slightly.

A pile of paper toys are piled on the table, such as fishing rods, motorcycle heads, small houses, robot backpacks, cameras... and a man and a woman are surrounding this pile of toys, one is assembling and the other is debugging the switch.

Lin Yao took a closer look and found that these two people had some impressions on her.

The man seems to be a technician in the hardware department of the host product department, and the woman seems to be a specially hired craftsman.

And when Lin Yao looked at them, they also saw Lin Yao and stood up immediately.

"How is it going?"

Lin Yao guessed the situation at this time, took a few steps forward, and then looked curiously.

"It has been trial-produced before, and this time is just the final confirmation before mass production. Although there are still some labo that have not been actually tested, the problem should not be serious."

The technician in the hardware department is a 20-year-old guy. Hearing Lin Yao's question, he immediately replied shyly.

"That's good."

Lin Yao nodded slightly.

In fact, she also knew that the probability of problems was not high.

After all, the principle of the so-called LABO is quite simple. It relies on the vibration of the switch handle, the gyroscope, and the infrared function of one of the handles to interact with the paper toy, and then feed back to the game in real time.

"...It's very interesting. I didn't expect that a paper version can play like this, and it can also combine software and hardware."

On the other side, the specially hired craftsman also spoke.

It was a mature woman in her thirties, named Chen Rong, who seemed a little more calm than the technicians in the hardware department.

She looked at the paper toys on the table without hiding her surprise.

Although she made the cardboard toy according to Lin Yao's design drawings, it is not complicated.

But she had to admit that this combination of software and hardware really opened her eyes.

After so many years of handcrafting, it was the first time she saw that someone could play cardboard so delicately...

Lin Yao smiled, and then replied: "After all, it is a derivative of the game console, of course it is impossible to just sell cardboard."

"Well, I want to buy one for my daughter. It is difficult for people with poor hands-on ability to stick to pure handwork. But this kind of assembly toy is completely templated and has teaching animation. I think children will be able to do it." like very much."

Chen Rong looked at the pile of toys on the table, paused, and continued, "But Mr. Lin, there is a sentence that I don't know whether I should say it or not."

"you say."

Lin Yao nodded indifferently.

"Although I don't want to pour cold water on it, I also think this set of toys is very interesting, but I feel... this is aimed at children. If they are adults, they will probably get bored after playing for a while."

Chen Rong boldly said: "For example, I don't know if I can be a reference object, but after I assemble the toy and play for a while, I lose the fun of continuing to play. This is a problem. And most importantly, this Things also need a host to use, the host is not cheap, 2,000 yuan! If the positioning is for children, there should be few parents who are willing to buy a 2,000 yuan host for their children, and then just let the children fold cardboard.”

"Well, indeed..."

Lin Yao nodded when she heard Chen Rong's words.

She had to admit it.

No matter how good LABO looks, its playability has never been very strong.

Whether it is a paper piano or a robot, an adult will get tired of playing for a while.

Plus the high initial pricing.

This is also the reason why the sales volume of LABO in Lin Yao's previous life was very average.

but……

Lin Yao smiled: "To be honest, the reason why this set of labo is made is not only for commercial purposes, the most important thing is to send a message to the host players - 'it can still be like this', this is an invisible investment , For example, when you want to buy a toy for your daughter, LABO has actually succeeded.”

"... I really don't understand the host, I'm talking too much."

Chen Rong was taken aback when she heard the words, and then felt a little embarrassed.

"No, I'm sorry to trouble you. I am very grateful for pointing out the defects of this product, and we will try our best to overcome these defects."

Lin Yao smiled brightly at her.

next.

She played LABO a little in the conference room.

It's really fun to get started.

But because she didn't assemble it by herself, the fun was much less. In the end, Lin Yao just took a cardboard and folded it by herself.

at last.

She stayed in the conference room for more than an hour. After the technicians from the host hardware department and Chen Rong tested all the toys, they left.

And Lin Yao finally assembled her own LABO, which is a paper piano.

Remove the host handle.

Assemble it on the paper piano, and gently press the keys.

"do."

The voice came.

Lin Yao leaned on the back of the chair and smiled contentedly.

Indeed.

The funniest part is when you assemble it.

"This game is not just for stealth investment, is it?"

Lin Xi has been standing behind Lin Yao, watching her play with cardboard, seeing that she finally got it done, he immediately asked with a smile.

"Sister is so smart."

Lin Yao turned around, flattered her a little, and continued: "Actually, there were some things I said just now that I couldn't explain to Rong Chen. There are still many advantages to this thing. In addition to invisible investment and changing the reputation of domestic games, In fact, the most important purpose is to sell ideas. To put it bluntly, it is to make players feel that Switch is awesome... As long as this effect can be achieved, even if Labo cannot be sold, then we will still make money.

Besides, you should be very clear about this thing. It’s just a piece of cardboard, and the cost of realizing the idea is extremely low. Even if you lose money, you won’t lose much…

But this thing is low in cost, but it is very easy to catch people's eyes. It can interest some blue ocean players who are almost insulated from game consoles, achieve a certain marketing effect, and increase the installed capacity. "

This is the truth.

As soon as the promotional video of Lin Yao's previous life labo came out, it became a hot spot almost instantly. Whether it was the ridicule of "younger orientation", or the ridicule of "Shigeru Miyamoto collecting waste paper" and "hardcore players", they were all hot!

"Moreover, in a sense, this thing can also play a certain role in feeding back the game. For example, the possibility of showing the Joy-Con controller to third parties can be regarded as showing the function of the controller to third-party manufacturers."

Lin Yao paused, then counted her fingers, and said: "Low-cost production, high-quality experience, unique creative value-added, software and hardware platform integration... This is the meaning of LABO."

"..."

Lin Xi looked at his sister sitting on the chair, feeling a little dazed.

"Of course, although it is not a big loss to say that it is a loss, it is certainly impossible to lose it by looking at it."

Lin Yao didn't notice Lin Xi's expression, and continued: "Since our creativity is limited, let the players use it. I plan to add LABO to the membership service of Switch, and make the programming tools according to the standard of the World of Warcraft map editor. And it is completely open source, allowing players to freely modify the games they bought, and it will also be open to third-party and first-party production teams. Any first-party or third-party games, as long as they are willing, can adapt their games to laba , as an inexpensive peripheral.

For example, in "Mario Kart", I plan to adapt the steering wheel in LABO.

Don't know the effect though.

But there's nothing wrong with trying it first. In addition, we are more friendly to the people in terms of pricing. In addition to making the design blueprints public so that players can make cardboard toys by themselves, we also sell finished products officially. Same, try to keep it within two hundred.

After this set of actions, the possibility of losing money should not be high. "

"..."

Lin Xi finally came to her senses. Looking at Lin Yao's fair face, she suddenly said, "Actually, it was the best thing for you to join Forest Financial Holdings..."

"Ah? Why did you say this suddenly?"

Lin Yao was stunned.

"Sent it out of feeling." Lin Xi shook his head lightly.

"Come on."

Lin Yao jumped up from the chair, patted her buttocks, and then said: "Do you want to take a vacation and return me to Linmu Financial Holdings... Don't talk about it, show me the fitness ring! This is The point."

Say it.

She pulled Lin Xi to leave the conference room.

No matter how many hidden benefits labo has, in the final analysis, the gimmick is more creative than the reality, and the commercialization cannot see the effect immediately.

But the fitness ring is different, and it is more inclined to 'products'. Lin Yao does pay more attention to it.

"Can't you watch it here?"

Lin Xi was dragged by Lin Yao to the door, suddenly thought of something, and said.

"Yeah?"

"Um."

"I've come to the door, let's go to your office and have a look. Do you have an office in the factory area?"

"...Yes, what do you want for lunch?"

"You decide, whatever."

Pei Yingyun stood where she was, watched the two sisters leave the conference room talking and laughing, and smiled slightly.

Feelings are so good...

...

A few minutes later.

Lin Yao came to Lin Xi's office in the factory area and got a fitness ring... that is, a resistance ring.

In fact, the fitness ring is a variant of the resistance ring, but compared with the ordinary resistance ring, it has added the handle installation position, added a leg ring, and then supplemented it with games...

If the player can persist, in fact, taking a circle-shaped item can also exercise.

As long as you can stick to it, you can save four hundred.

"……How about it?"

Lin Xi watched his younger sister wave the fitness ring in her hand, a little funny, and asked a question.

"Well... In fact, if you follow the resistance ring standards in the world, there will be no problems. The most important thing in this game is the software, which is the driving force for players to keep exercising...that is, the integration of software and hardware platforms I mentioned not long ago .”

Lin Yao put down the fitness ring in her hand and replied: "Give the sample to the project team of the host product department first, and we will talk about it later if there are any problems, but it is estimated that there will be no major problems."

"good."

Lin Xi nodded upon hearing this.

"...Speaking of which, I haven't exercised for a long time."

Lin Yao waved the fitness ring again, then thought for a while, holding both sides of the fitness ring with both hands, leaned forward, and made a very difficult movement: "After the game comes out, maybe I can also exercise to lose weight... ..."

"Are you still losing weight? I envy you."

Lin Xi looked at Lin Yao, who raised her slender thighs and could see her graceful and amazing curves at a glance, with an envious expression on her face: "No matter how much you eat, you won't get fat."

"Could you? I haven't seen you exercise before? You're not fat either."

Lin Yao turned her head and looked at Lin Xi in surprise.

"There is a treadmill at the headquarters of Forest Financial Holdings...why haven't I exercised before?"

Lin Xi came to Lin Yao's side, gently pinched her flat belly, and said angrily: "You think everyone is like you, and I'm surprised that the flesh grows where it should grow, you A person who doesn't exercise at all can come up with such an idea as a fitness ring..."

But she wasn't done yet.

"Hey hey..."

Lin Yao's stomach was pinched, and she immediately trembled wildly, unable to maintain her balance, and staggered directly.

Lin Xi quickly stopped talking, opened his hands, and caught Lin Yao who was falling to the side.

The two sisters backed away step by step.

until.

Boom——

Lin Xi hugged Lin Yao, bumped into the desk, and then stopped.

"Why are you scratching your stomach, and what does it mean that the meat grows where it should grow?"

As soon as Lin Yao stopped, she immediately glared at Lin Xi.

"Don't you know it yourself?"

Lin Xi leaned on the desk, holding Lin Yao's slender waist with one hand, and gently patted her upturned buttocks wrapped in jeans with the other hand: "The figure is so good!"

"...I'll give you the meat, okay?"

Lin Yao glared at her again angrily: "And it's as if you are a bad person, look in the mirror!"

"It also depends on who you compare with." Lin Xi couldn't help but said.

In fact, the difference between the two sisters is really not that big.

Although the dress is very different.

One is Miss Yu, with a shirt, skirt, and high heels.

One is a girl, T-shirt, light-colored jeans, and white shoes.

But the difference in figure between the two is really not big. They both have small waists, slender breasts and full breasts. They both have supermodel-like long legs and pretty faces.

Maybe it will make Lin Yao look better when she is leaning on Lin Xi... But this is due to the jeans, and Lin Yao is still leaning on Lin Xi, so that the curve of her figure is more prominent, and the visual effect is indeed more amazing.

But in the final analysis, if you really have to choose, it's not easy to choose...

Oh no.

In fact, no one can choose...

...

Lin Yao stayed in the factory area all morning.

In fact, her purpose is not only to look at the products, but also to meet Lin Xi.

So the delay was a bit long, she had lunch with Lin Xi, and then chatted until after three o'clock before returning to Lin Mu's studio.

And once back to Linmu Studio.

Lin Yao learned from Mu Wanqing that the heads of the two first-party studios, Conglong and Xihan, have been waiting for a long time...

Lin Yao felt a little strange and went to meet them in the conference room.

Then, she heard a request that surprised her a little.

"Boss, I suggest, change the game to action adventure!"

Wang Mang, the person in charge of Conglong Studio, looked at Lin Yao, gritted his teeth and said, "We accepted your suggestion, and then went back to have a meeting. Several core personnel discussed it and found that the game should express the excitement of the story to the greatest extent. It is best to make a linear process... For example, "Sherlock Holmes" unfolds from the first perspective of Watson, and then shows the whole case to the player according to the settings recalled in the script. The positioning of the player is the core of the story. movers, not reasoners."

"Do you mean similar to a cinematic narrative?" Lin Yao asked with a slight frown.

"right."

Wang Mang nodded, and continued:

"Because if it is made into a reasoning game, it will inevitably require players to find clues and make it a certain degree of open world... But the open world plus action gameplay plus the positioning of reasoning games are not so well matched.

What reasoning games have in common is attention to detail, abnormal people, and most importantly, irrational phenomena. To put it simply, it is to let the player play the role of a detective and give full play to his brain.

This requires adding a lot of interaction, a lot of dialogue, and a lot of options to the game! This is not attractive to most mainstream players, and the audience rate is too low.

Most players will definitely choose an option at will, and continue to advance the story after asking the question. If we set a restriction that the clue is wrong and cannot advance the story, then not all players are detectives. What if they get stuck?

If the player is not restricted, and Sherlock Holmes, who is the protagonist in the end, will definitely give the player an answer, then the large number of interactions and questions in front will be meaningless.

So we are left with two options, one is to make it a pure reasoning game, compressing the action elements, allowing players to use their own intelligence to investigate, dig out details, and find clues in a world. The audience will be limited in this way, after all, not all players will be willing to use their brains to solve those well-designed cases in the script.

Another option is to make an action game with reasoning elements. The story of the game script is already very strong. Players can play the role of the promoter of the story, and then insert reasoning elements in it. The ultimate goal of the player is to advance the story and enjoy the weirdness. Instead of solving the case, the task of solving the case is given to the detective, and the player is responsible for advancing and enjoying the story. The advantage of this is that the action system can be added, and the audience rate will be very high.

Then, on this basis, the two-line parallel narrative mode is still retained, the player is still the party responsible for finding clues, and can still interact with Holmes and give his own reasoning, but the elements of reasoning are compressed! Focus on the story, not the reasoning. "

"..."

After listening to Wang Mang's words, Lin Yao lowered her head slightly, thoughtful.

Reasoning, action, games...

She pondered for a while before raising her head: "Do you think the same?"

Lin Yao looked at Zhang Tian.

Zhang Tian nodded: "Well, I also encountered the same problem here, and I also think it would be better to focus on the story. The script is already exciting enough. Instead of letting the player solve the case, it is better to let the player enjoy the whole story."

"I see."

Lin Yao bowed her head again.

In the final analysis, this is a matter of type selection.

Lin Yao remembers in her previous life that there was a question about whether GalGame is a game or not.

She thinks it's a game.

It’s just that in this kind of game, the only way to play is to choose, and then rely on the choice to give the player enough sense of substitution, so that the player feels that he is playing.

This is a kind of game that needs to get used to, because for many people, clicking to select is not considered as playing a game, but as reading a visual novel.

The same problem applies to pure reasoning games. Players need to use their brains, ask questions one by one, find clues, discover unusual things, and finally find the real culprit. This is also a game.

But for many players, it also needs to adapt.

And the vast majority of players will stay away from it.

It is precisely for this reason that Lin Yao wants to add more 'play methods' to the game... to increase the audience.

But it is obvious that the heads of the two first-party studios do not have the confidence to balance 'playstyle', 'reasoning' and 'audience'.

It's really difficult to think about it. It might be possible for Lin Yao to stare at the whole process of the production, and then use all her experience.

But the two first-party studios are a bit overhanging.

"I see."

Lin Yao nodded and raised her head: "Then the script needs to be changed a little bit, so you can come over at the same time tomorrow."

After she finished speaking, she hurriedly got up and left the conference room.

The two responsible persons were left looking at each other.

the other side.

Lin Yao returned to her seat, reopened the document, and planned to slightly shift the two scripts towards movies and TV series.

Since the two first-party studios cannot balance, it is also a good thing to position the game as an action game with reasoning elements, giving players a movie-like experience instead of letting players reason...

This saves a lot of hassle.

Because if you think about it carefully, flaunting a reasoning game and then adding an action system will indeed bring a lot of trouble.

Let's not talk about being criticized for impure blood.

Factions are also a problem.

"Sherlock Holmes" is regarded as the younger generation here, but in Lin Yao's previous life, he was the father of detective novels. Except for the patriarch Edgar Allan Poe, "Sherlock Holmes" was the father of all detective novels. At that time, when the Sherlock Holmes series came out, there were no social, The division of metamorphosis.

The original school is also called the classical school, the original and most original detective novel.

Logically speaking, there is nothing wrong with "Sherlock Holmes" being defined as a classical school of authenticity, but the fact is that this is controversial...some say it is a school of change, and some say it is a school of socialism.

As for "Di Renjie", the factional disputes are even greater. Although Lin Yao feels that most of Di Renjie's cases involve the imperial court, the first case of the first film has involved diplomacy, rebellion, and officialdom. And every case in the future is basically related to the once-in-five-thousand-year event of the Li family and Wu Zetian's ascension. This can be regarded as partial to the social group, but it is also controversial.

This was the case in the previous life, but it is estimated to be even greater here...

The reasoning works here will also be marked with their own categories, making it easier for readers to inquire about their favorite genres.

But Lin Yao's brain is really not enough, and he is also afraid that the players will really quarrel... It's better to make an action game with reasoning elements, and it will be settled once and for all.

Action games, no one cares about impure blood.

Sherlock Holmes is an action-adventure genre.

Di Renjie is an action-adventure theme with officialdom elements.

Um.

"So be it."

Lin Yao thought for a while and began to code.

Prepare to bias the script in the direction of filming.

...

June 27th.

The new script was handed over to the hands of the two responsible persons.

Two first-party studios set the course and get going again.

After Lin Yao finished the scripts of the two action games, she went to check LABO's promotional video without stopping.

Yes.

LABO is about to announce.

Although this product is just an addition compared to fitness rings, Lin Yao is also very concerned about it.

Because this product can be regarded as the first shot of console games in the second half of the year.

at the same time.

She also paid attention to the situation of the game platform.

The game player is still aggressive, looking like he is going to fight to the death with the Vaporwave game platform.

Promotions are still going on.

According to the usual practice in previous years, the Vaporwave game platform will soon hold a summer promotion.

on the forum.

The topic of discussion has risen.

Many players began to predict who would win the summer promotion in the end.

Some players still express concerns about the future of the Vaporwave game platform.

Of course, there are some players who don't care, and feel that it is completely unnecessary to worry about Linmu Studio and pay attention to the future of the two platforms.

After all, it doesn't matter which of the two platforms you use, they can be used together.

If both platforms are owned by major overseas manufacturers, players really won't care.

But behind the Vaporwave game platform is Linmu Studio.

In Lin Yao's previous life, all host manufacturers had fans, and they analyzed Juhard and Sony's advantages in a serious manner, expressing concern and hatred.

As a domestic company that has repeatedly created miracles, Linmu Studio is not surprising that some fans are worried about Linmu Studio.

Whether you say the converts are fanatical or brain-dead, they are sincerely worried about Linmu Studio.

Lin Yao is very grateful.

The time came to June 30.

The day before the opening of the Forest Wood Studios Vaporwave gaming platform Summer Sale.

Just when players' discussions on the two major platforms reached their peak.

Sudden.

Forest Studio has released a new trailer.

The name of the promo is - "labo".

Very ambiguous.

When the players saw the name of the promo, their first reaction was this.

And when the players thought that this was a new game, Linmu Studio was going to use an exclusive game to defeat Game Player, and after opening the video with full expectation, they were even more confused.

Slap.

After the classic logo, what appears in the center of the screen is not the game screen, but an assembly line...

assembly line?

What about games?

What is a realistic picture?

And just when the player was wondering.

Accompanied by the hum of the assembly line, a piece of cardboard appeared at the exit of the leveler and landed on the conveyor.

The camera moves, following the cardboard forward.

Then in the middle of the assembly line, a steel mold engraved with dense lines fell and printed on the cardboard.

There was a click.

Various lines similar to partitions appeared on the cardboard, and then along the conveyor belt, it came to the end.

Boom——

Accompanied by dynamic drumbeats.

Different cardboards fell to the ground and appeared in the center of the screen.

Then, a pair of hands appeared, he picked up a piece of cardboard, and then removed the planned part of the mold from it.

then.

Disassemble, fold, buckle, assemble.

As each part is formed, it is assembled.

A paper piano appeared on the screen...

At this time, the hands that had just assembled the paper piano brought the switch.

I saw him remove the handles on both sides of the switch, install them on the paper piano just assembled, and then put the main body of the screen in the groove in front of the paper piano.

"do."

The actor knelt on the ground and lightly pressed the keys of the paper piano.

Accompanied by crisp piano sound.

'Paper toys' of various shapes appeared on the screen.

A small house made of paper.

A little robot made of paper.

A motorcycle head made of paper.

And fishing rods.

camera.

joystick.

controller...

But the difference between them and ordinary paper toys is...all paper toys have the iconic red and blue handles of Switch!

As each paper toy was displayed, the music changed and became more lively.

The combined play of various paper toys and switches was also shown one by one.

Playing the piano, fishing, steering a motorcycle, controlling a small robot made of paper with a controller, and... directly carrying a paper backpack, it's like punching in an exoskeleton.

In reality, the little actor carrying a paper backpack punches.

The screen switches to the game.

The robot in the game followed suit, knocking down a house.

The little actor in reality squats down, and the robot in the game turns into a driving form and whizzes away.

A variety of different paper toys! Various ways to play!

Players are even more confused.

And the promo is at the end.

A piece of cardboard was picked up, and a huge ogo printed on the cardboard appeared in the center of the screen.

"LABO"!

Dedicated to you with childlike innocence!