Game production: I really have landed

"Fuck, why did the best solo game this year go to "Arika"! I don't understand!"

A group of grown men drank wine and ate skewers, and gathered together to watch this year's TGA awards ceremony.

Of course, in an event like this, there is always a lucky draw.

Before the award ceremony, I analyzed a lot and boasted about the awesomeness of the game I was interested in. I was sure that my opinion was right. For example, Xiao Pu cast his vote for "Yo~Yo~".

"I'm willing to admit defeat, don't force me to do anything."

Luo Bai smiled lightly and lay down hard on the chair behind him.

"No, why, Brother Luo, look at the barrage, everyone has the same opinion as me!"

Pu Xingyu pointed at the huge projection in front of him with a dissatisfied look on his face. A series of question marks floated across the screen.

"Can an obviously lame work like "Arika" win the best solo game? My evaluation is that it is not as good as Yoyo by a few hairs."

"No, does anyone really believe in TGA? There are so many awards in the gaming industry, including the Golden Joystick, the Original Aspiration Award... which one is not more valuable than the current TGA?"

"No matter how bad TGA is, it is undoubtedly the Oscar in the gaming industry. The best of the year is still relatively fair and just."

"Fair and equitable, does this mean that all of Chuxin's works in recent years have failed?"

In fact, it is not quite accurate to say that there is no harvest.

Chuxin has also won a lot of small awards such as best sound effects in recent years.

But for any prestigious award, since Dark Souls, only nominations are left.

Some good people on the Internet used this to stir up the popularity two years ago, but there has been no response from Luo Bai. In recent years, everyone seems to have acquiesced in the fact that their original intentions are being targeted.

Anyway, if the game is sold as it is, there will be no impact in terms of sales.

Up to now, as a world-class game manufacturer, the original intention is not to care too much about whether TGA can win awards.

There is even something called the Original Aspiration Award, which is awarded every year based on its own set of standards.

However, unlike TGA, which spends a lot of money to hold an awards ceremony that is broadcast across the entire network, the selection process of the Original Aspiration Award is relatively personal.

It belongs to the category whose reputation is not outstanding in a broad sense, but in the minds of players who know it, the judging criteria are relatively fair.

Putting his thoughts together and looking at Pu Xingyu who was a little tipsy and still chattering next to him, Luo Bai just shook his head:
  “Today, as more and more convenient game development tools are being used open source and commercially, the boundaries between independent games and 3A games have become increasingly blurred to some extent.

High image quality, sophisticated modeling, excellent physics engines, etc. These things are no longer the exclusive preserve of big manufacturers.

The award for Best Solo Traveler is no longer as valuable as it used to be.

Now, the only thing that can win this award is to pick the most popular one among a bunch of independent games.

Arika's art style and clever storyline are obviously more popular than Yoyo's. "

"The problem is, Arica isn't fun!"

"I am willing to gamble and admit defeat, I am willing to gamble and admit defeat."

Luo Bai just said one word and Pu Xingyu choked back.

In fact, this was not only the case on Blue Star, but also on Earth in previous lives.

The TGA Popularity Award is no joke to you.

The best independent film in 23 years was awarded to Sea of ​​Stars.

Whether it is graphics or music, this game is undoubtedly the best in the industry.

However, the combat system is a mess and there is almost no development system.

In terms of gameplay, it was completely overpowered by the Stitch Diver Dave and the overly repetitive Fishing Sails Undercurrent.

"Cocoon", which most deserved this award, only received a consolation prize because the author used abstraction.

In addition, there are many other works that were not even nominated, but are of much higher quality than this game.

Like the Tower of Babel Hymn.

Its "deciphering text" gameplay is not the first in the entire gaming industry, but it is definitely the most mature.

It can only be said that TGA chose the option with the best program effect.

In addition, if we can say that the best independent games in 23 years can still be said to be the shortest ones, then several of the nominated games have shortcomings.

The best independent game of 22 years, obviously there is no way to clean it up.

A cyber-cat "Lost" that will last no more than ten hours.

It actually defeated the two works "Master" and "Neon Bai Ke".

In terms of gameplay, Lost is not even as good as Scale of Gods, which was not nominated.

However, the game that I want to play recently is inextricably linked to the game of the year "Star Sea" in 23, and "The Balance of Gods" that was not selected in 22 years.

The Sea of ​​Stars regards him as his spiritual mentor, and the Balance of God refers to some of its settings.

"The Key to Time and Space"

As the largest game forum in Europe and the United States, NeoGAF has a tradition every year, which is to select the best RPG games in history.

Since 11, most users of NeoGAF have moved to another ResetEra forum, and this tradition has been maintained.

In the following ten years, there will always be a game that stands at the top.

"Chrono Trigger" (Key to Time and Space)
  Maybe some players don’t understand the value of this selection, so take some other games selected for this selection and see what kind of characters can serve as foils for CT.

Final Fantasy 6, Baldur's Gate 2, Persona 4, Xenoblade Chronicles, The Elder Scrolls 5...

Take any one of them and it will occupy a pivotal position in the entire history of RPG games.

If you insist that the selection of a forum has no gold content, let's take a look at the top 100 best RPGs in history selected by IGN editors.

In this list, the top five are:
  Chrono Key, Final Fantasy 6, Baldur's Gate 2, Pokémon Yellow, World of Warcraft.

The comment is "It is difficult to pick 100 RPGs to put on the list, but it is easy to rank "Key to Time and Space" at the first place."

Of course, due to cultural differences in various regions and the possible existence of filters among older players, this evaluation may be somewhat biased in the minds of some players.

But what cannot be changed no matter what is the fact that this game is extremely popular among European and American players.

Let me tell you something interesting.

The Hong Kong translation of "Key of Time and Space" is "Key of Time and Space". When this game was introduced to China, it may be because the key is too similar to the wheel of a wheel.

A large number of fans in China actually call this game Chrono Trigger.

And this title was still used for a time.

As the most representative work in the golden age of RPG.

Even if players who have now accepted next-generation games affected by various technological changes are allowed to experience this 16-bit machine game again, they will not feel uncomfortable at all.

The lighting effects, water surface, scene detail and dynamics of this game's graphics.

They are both benchmark works of predecessors in pixel art, and they are also the pinnacle of SFC pixel villain performances.

Of course, the version of the Key to Time and Space launched by Chuxin this time is naturally equipped with a 3D version based on the new next-generation technology.

Although players cannot experience the pinnacle of pixel art, they can experience the most wonderful plot and performances of this game with the most advanced picture quality and modeling.

…    Hilbard or Silver Bird currently does not receive too much attention from players.

After everyone got confirmation of their original intention, and the things that players can't name in the entire theme park are all new games that have not yet been officially released, everyone's interest was suddenly mobilized.

Among them, the ones that have attracted much attention are the gray-haired and mouthless girl wandering in the Dark Souls area, and the blond European and American girl wandering in the Resident Evil area.

There is no doubt that being placed in this area only means that these NPCs will appear in the sequel.

Suddenly, these COS, which many players thought were privately set up by players at the beginning, instantly became the targets of players' encirclement and suppression.

In addition, the COS accounts of others were revealed online, which caused some trouble for these staff members.

However, Chuxin also knows how to whet the appetite. The news of the sequel is not disclosed at all. Instead, the identities of the two ladies are revealed first.

Among them, the one in the Dark Souls area is the fireproof girl in Dark Souls 2.

Compared with the one in Dark Souls [-], the one who was locked behind an iron fence when they first met, with a robe beside him and couldn't see anything, and the two fire-proof women in the royal city who were not friendly to the players.

The second-generation fireproof girl is obviously in line with everyone's aesthetic taste.

Wearing an iron mask to cover your eyes is full of ascetic temptation.

Who is not confused after seeing this thing?
  Wife +1.

The other one is the young lady named Ashley who will appear in Resident Evil 2.

Although Aunt Wang has the first impression, there are always people who don’t like Yujie’s model, but they prefer Ashley’s model.

In addition, some special buildings that exist independently outside the theme park have also caused a lot of speculation.

But these speculations had little basis and did not trigger much response.

As for the new game that Chuxin is promoting recently?

Is that the one called the Key to Time and Space?

Huge spaceship?

Not interested at all!
  What kind of garbage game can be compared to the sequels of Dark Souls and Biochemical?
  You know, the old thief is getting more and more arrogant. There are obviously a lot of things in the theme park, but there is one that everyone is least interested in.

Do you dare to release some sequels to satisfy the brothers?
  I'm so greedy today that I won't play any more games, and I won't play your "Key to Time and Space" at all!
  really fragrant~
  ……

“It’s finally out, I’ve been waiting for this game for a long time.

Brothers, shout to me, produced by Chuxin! "

Erxiao also warmed up the scene loudly in the live broadcast room.

“Must be a boutique!”

"looking forward to!"

"Great!"

A dense barrage of barrages flew by.

After looking forward to it for several months, the Key to Time and Space finally meets you on time.

Er Xiao also worked hard today and prepared all kinds of coffee and energy drinks, just to experience this PRG game for the first time.

Games start.

The seagulls left white arcs on the blue sky and screamed happily.

The sun is shining and the sea is calm.

The first impression given by the whole picture is one of calmness, tranquility and peace.

Follow the swell of the waves, along the coastline, pull down the bird's eye view, and the picture will advance in front of you.

In the blink of an eye, a bustling huge harbor came into view.

The majestic ferry docks here, and festive ribbons and balloons can be seen over the harbor and ferry.

A kind of celebration and joy filled the faces of everyone who came and went.

It can be seen that today is a grand day.

An infected smile appeared on Erxiao's face unconsciously, but it quickly disappeared.

She smacked her lips at the camera:

"I don't know why, it's an old thief's game. Every time I see such a beautiful scene, I always worry that some huge monster will appear on the sea in the next second and destroy everything to pieces."

"Erxiao, you summed it up well. I feel the same way now."

"If you say that, I can only think that you are too superficial.

I have just watched the game CG now and I still don’t have a sense of immersion. It should let us feel the festive celebrations before destroying everything, so that we can feel it. "

"Okay, okay, you know how to destroy."

Amid everyone's jokes, CG led players to overlook the continent map in the game world at an extremely fast speed.

The entire world is wrapped by the ocean, with larger pieces of land linked together to form a continent, and smaller pieces of land forming an isolated island on the sea.

"Crono, Crono! I say Crono!"

With three quick urgings, the wife with green hair and a dangerous single braid walked up the stairs angrily.

It was clearly an angry tone, but on this face that had not seen the passage of time, it was not intimidating at all.

Standing in front of the bed, he looked at the handsome man with red hair who was still immersed in sleep.

Gina: "How long do you want to sleep? It's almost time to get up!"

"I can do it, Mrs. Gina!"

"Cao thief is not a person, Cao thief is a spirit!"

"Madam, your hairstyle is too dangerous, let me protect you."

Erxiao rolled his eyes at the barrage and continued to advance the plot.

Seeing that her son still didn't get up, Gina had no choice but to walk to the window and forcefully open the curtains.

The bright sunshine poured in from the window, creating a large halo on the ground.

Suddenly, a distant bell sounded from the distance, making people's ears itchy.

Gina: "Ah, the sound of Rene's bells is so comforting."

Because the sun was shining on his eyelids and the bells were ringing in the distance, Crono finally made some noise.

But that look of struggling on the bed makes every college player smile.

"Damn it, Crono thought of me when I saw him."

"I was squirming like a maggot in my early days."

Gina also added the plot here:
  "You must have been so excited last night that you didn't fall asleep at all, right?
  But since it’s the celebration of the year before the founding of the People’s Republic of China, it’s no wonder I’m so excited…

Don't get carried away with your fun! "

After saying that, looking at Crono who had completely woken up, Gina walked down the stairs. (End of chapter)