The basics of game design, from getting started to entering the grave

Chapter 16
The door was pulled open and a sneaker was thrust into the car.The sides of the shoes had been wiped clean, but there was still mud left on the front.

"Sorry, it took me a while to get off the elevator during the morning rush hour."

The man said, sitting next to Jiang Qiuqi, and politely kept a distance.

"It's okay, thank God that you didn't delete my WeChat." Jiang Qiuqi smiled all over his face, his eyes were very sincere. "Tiancheng, drive."

Before the man could speak again, the car drove forward quickly.

In the enclosed space, only the minuet music was left wandering back and forth, coming in and out in the ears of the three of them.

"Hey, let's go now?"

The man looked like he hadn't figured out the situation yet, and looked at the Donghuju Building being left behind, his eyes wandering.

"Two thousand and one hours, the time to go back and forth counts." Jiang Qiuqi turned around and said to the man seriously. "It's just an interview, just treat it like...you interviewed me back then."

Tao Qian, a senior at the same school who made a side of himself at the beginning, since the last time he added friends, except for reading various level design and analysis articles shared by his circle of friends, the two have no intersection.

When Jiang Qiuqi sent a message today, he was worried about whether he would be deleted as a friend.But now...

Now that he's here, it means we can talk.Jiang Qiuqi knew that the other party cared about face first, and more importantly, price.

After all, in his circle of friends, the few life sharings are all about children.

"How is it possible! Do you know how famous that guy is in the industry? I'm afraid I'm going to be beaten to the brim when I interview him."

"Three thousand."

"Don't be kidding, Xiao Jiang, you just started a company and you can't..."

Jiang Qiuqi didn't panic, his fingers beat on his knees following the melody.

"four thousand."

"Can you pack lunch?"

The song is over.On the radio, the male anchor smiled, as if he was in the past of Cop Mozart's creation.

"make a deal!"

The door of the company.

"Mr. Jiang, you can print two copies of his resume later, prepare a cool air-conditioned meeting room, remove the meeting room number on the door, print a copy of 'Tianlong Babu' and paste it." Tao Qian touched Chin, confessed solemnly.

... Huashan Lunjian, Tianlong Babu.

Jiang Qiuqi hesitated to speak, convincing himself that he must have his reasons for doing so.Then he signaled Tiancheng to get ready.

"Is there any good green tea? It seems to be called...Anji White Tea? I heard that the boss likes it."

"It's not that we have to do it. Isn't it too obvious to do so many pleasing behaviors now?"

Jiang Qiuqi said with some unhappiness.It's not that there is no Anji white tea, but I just don't want to take it out now.Shouldn't the two sides of the interview be an equal mutual selection relationship?

"If it's not necessary for him, it's really not necessary." Tao Qian paused, turned his head and scanned the empty office, and added, "Except for this situation."

...well, not at the moment.

It was they who begged the boss to come, so they had to put on a lower stance.

This damn workplace rules.

Jiang Qiuqi didn't want to get too entangled, so he simply grabbed Tiancheng and pushed him in front of Tao Qian.

"Just tell her everything. Remember to turn on the camera in the conference room. I'll watch it in the office."

The only advantage of being a boss is that if you don't want to do it, you can push it to the subordinates.

Jiang Qiuqi rubbed his eyebrows and waited for the interview in the office.

The sky outside the window suddenly became gloomy, and the whole piece of dark clouds enveloped the sky, like a harbinger of heavy rain in the future.

The big screen in front of Jiang Qiuqi gradually brightened, and the sound and picture of the conference room came.

"Hi, I've heard you famous for a long time. Please sit down." Tao Qian clasped his hands in front of his lower abdomen cautiously, bowed with his back bent.Maybe it was sitting for too long, and the back looked a little stiff.

The person who entered the conference room was tall, with a straight waist, and a white shirt and jeans wrapped his frail figure.With fluffy bangs and black-framed glasses, the whole person does not have the posture of a big guy at all, but exudes a gentle atmosphere.

A man in his 30s, but still looks like a college student.

Jiang Qiuqi couldn't help but come up with the idea of ​​"playing games to stay young forever".

After sitting down, he half-smiled and introduced himself, "My name is Hao Zhuang. I'm currently working for Yuancheng Games, and I'm the producer of a two-dimensional game under development."

"Hi, hello, I've heard of you for a long time. My name is Tao Qian, and I'm an unknown person. I've heard all the legends about you in the industry, and I'm very happy to have the opportunity to chat with you face to face today. You don't need to introduce your experience. In your resume Both."

Jiang Qiuqi pouted in front of the screen.

It turns out that the interviewer knows that there is everything on the resume, and he has to listen to self-introduction.But the boss doesn't need it.

This society is always full of inequality.

"Can you talk about the overall planning and progress of the current project? It doesn't need to be very detailed, just skip it if it needs to be kept secret."

Tao Qian's eyes were sincere, and his ending was slightly trembling, which was completely different from the interview with Jiang Qiuqi.

"The current project has been in development for two years, you should know that what I am best at is the combination of plots and levels.

We have also worked hard on these two aspects of this game.In the core gameplay, we hope that players can get the plot in the level instead of being forced or skipped.

In addition, regarding commercialization, this game will integrate popular elements into different systems to ensure that the game can obtain a longer operating cycle while taking into account both gameplay and revenue.

According to the original plan, we are going to launch in August next year.However, there are many difficulties in development at present, including personnel changes during the development cycle, which has led to an estimated delay of another year. "

Get the story in the level?Is it like a jigsaw puzzle that needs to be put together to make up your own brain?

Jiang Qiuqi is a little interested. After all, most of the mobile games on the market focus on the growth of characters. Although the plot also has a corresponding audience, the generally lengthy dialogues and uninspiring plots always make people can't help but wave their hands and skip them all. .

However, is fragmented plot really feasible?

Tao Qian on the other side of the screen also asked a similar question.

"First of all, I am not the first to propose this concept." Hao Zhuang lowered his head and took a sip of tea, his eyebrows raised and lowered twice. "Indie games on consoles have already used the corresponding routines, but they have designed a more special mode of breaking through levels. In my mind, this game is the dark horse that won the award this year.

Of course, it also has shortcomings. For example, the succession system after the collection of plots is very simple, and the overall cost of writing on the plots is not very large.

I can't guarantee that I will do better, but on the way of exploration, I will keep going. "

Now it was Jiang Qiuqi's turn to raise his eyebrows.

How did he do it? It is logical to say something that is very responsible for the industry, and it still makes people feel convincing.

Well, as expected of a boss.

"It seems that I have neglected my business. I haven't paid attention to independent games for a long time. The games you mentioned are not right."

Hao Zhuang waved his hands again and again, and said with a smile: "There is a specialization in the art industry. If you do MMO, you will naturally pay more attention to the same type."

Tao Qian was a little surprised: "You know me?"

"It's just a one-time acquaintance, maybe you don't remember it." Hao Zhuang took another sip of tea, "Any questions, let's continue?"

"Then, why did you accept this... our company's invitation to come for an interview?"

"I want to find a company without any background and see how far I can do it.

You may not believe it, but sometimes I doubt myself, whether it is the halo of the big factory that made me who I am today, or my personal ability.

Who doesn't have a dream to make games?I also want to do Mengbo once, and if I get older, I will never have another chance. "

The sleeping game dream in Tao Qian's heart was awakened, and he felt emotional again, and sat upright involuntarily.

dream.

These two words hit Jiang Qiuqi's heart again.

(End of this chapter)