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Chapter 11 The Open Detective Game
Is Naito Electronics Co., Ltd.'s current mental outlook really as good as Funahiki said?

Objectively speaking, it can only be considered not bad, and there is still a big gap between good and good.At this time, the role of Hu Cang Genpei, a veteran figure, was manifested.

Regardless of the other times, at least when Yusaku Kudo and his team entered the meeting room, what they saw was an energetic, sunny, positive and open-minded team.

"Cough!" Sitting on the main seat, Bai Chuan cleared his throat. It was the first time in his two lives that he spoke on such an occasion. It was impossible to say that he was not nervous. Fortunately, Hucang should have said hello in advance. , All the participants quickly quieted down after he coughed, which also gave Bai Chuan a little bit more confidence.

"Today's meeting doesn't have any topics. It's mainly about the company's next game and the next game's seminar. Everyone expresses their opinions. It just so happens that Mr. Kudo is also here. If you have any ideas or questions, you can ask them."

As soon as Bai Chuan finished speaking, Hu Cang stood up without hesitation.

"I tried two galgame games last night, and the overall impression was very bad!" He glanced at the crowd sharply, with a gaze that also threatened, "I have only one request, no matter who is in charge of this game In the development of detective games, those unsightly things are absolutely not allowed!"

"Don't worry, Senior Hucang, there is no time to add the things you are worried about in this game."

Looking at the plot outline of the game in his hand, Saburo Funabiki silently calculated, "A total of 20 people died in the whole case, plus the other supporting characters who did not die, how can so many characters be filled in while ensuring the integrity of the story?" It is a very difficult thing, even if you want to add other content, you will be powerless.”

"The protagonist of a traditional galgame game is a single person, with few assistants, companions or even the concept of cameras. How should characters like Miyuki Nanase and Isamu Kenji behave?"

As the first person who proposed to make galgame games, Matsuda is naturally the most familiar with this type of game, and he also has his own doubts about how to make detective games.

"Also, as Funabiki said just now, there are generally no more than five attackable characters in a galgame; there are probably only one or two important choices, and the resulting branch routes will not exceed 5 at most.

However, in this case, the determination of the order of death of Douwuzi, the determination of the number of mummified bodies, and even the reasoning of the family emblems of the six houses in Liujiao Village are all key points. All answers must be correct to achieve a perfect ending. Therefore, the branch route required is also Astronomical figures, how to arrange these branch routes? "

These problems are of very practical significance, and it is not difficult for Bai Chuan, a traverser, to solve them, but he still couldn't help but turn dark.

In front of Yusaku Kudo and his agent, he openly exposed the flaws of the game. Isn't this sending bullets to the opponent and making it more difficult for him to negotiate?

"Don't worry, I already have a solution." Fearing that there would be some unnatural move in the next speech, Bai Chuan chose to end the discussion early and began to introduce his plan.

"We adopt the same opening method as the general galgame game, focusing the main perspective on the detective Jin Tianyi, Nanase Miyuki and others as supporting roles, this narrative continues until entering Liujiao Village. Then change the way the game is played, so that it has more Lots of strategic elements."

As he spoke, he roughly drew a hexagonal map on the paper, with dozens of small circles marked on it.

"After entering the Hexagonal Village, we will completely abandon the linear narrative method and change it to free exploration. These circles represent buildings that can be explored one after another. Every time you explore a building, you need to consume 1 hour of game time. Some buildings are only available at specific times. Open, for example, the Yiren Hall with the mummy is only open between 10:17 am and [-]:[-] pm."

"At the same time, the appearance of other characters is not fixed. They will also change their appearance positions according to the time. For example, Tian Ruoye will appear in his clock house at 7-10 in the morning, and then randomly appear in the village. , after 6:[-] p.m., you will return to the Clock Museum.”

"Good way!" Songtian's eyes lit up and he immediately understood Bai Chuan's intentions: "This will solve the problem that there are too many characters and cannot be shown in sequence. People in the village need to be visited by the protagonist himself, which is also a way to increase the sense of substitution. "

"It's not just a sense of substitution." Bai Chuan continued with a smile, "As I said, after entering the village, it is a free exploration mode. Whether you can find the mummy hidden in the alien hall and whether you can arrive at the scene of the crime in the first time are all matters. It is up to the player to decide, to put it simply, no guidance will be given throughout the game, and whether or not they can discover the truth depends entirely on their own efforts.”

"If the player is willing, he can even choose to treat the village as a place for vacation and leisure, completely ignoring the occurrence of the murder; he can also simply study the collections inside the Alien Hall and be a spectator."

"Will it be too bold? I think we still need to give clear guidance."

Shirakawa's "open game" theory, even Matsuda Isshin, who thinks about innovative game modes all the time, feels that his steps are a bit big, let alone others.

'Deviant'

This is already the most gentle accusation anyone can make about this.

"I think the idea is very much to the taste of detectives."

Kudo Yusaku, who has been listening for a long time, is the most accepting of this plan, "A detective is an unrestrained existence. Many detective games failed in the past largely because detectives can only reason based on the clues given by the game. The process of collecting clues by myself."

"If the clues are pearls, the reasoning is a thread. The detective's job is to string the pearls on the thread in the right way to make the necklace complete."

"In this process, whether it is looking for pearls or stringing pearls, it is a source of happiness for detectives. At least in my opinion, the free exploration mode rarely meets the above two requirements."

Although the professional judgment given by professionals cannot dispel all the doubts of everyone, at least it will not completely deny this bold idea.

"Then make part of it first to see the effect." Bai Chuan is very confident in his plan, and also believes that the effect produced will make everyone shut up.

"How long does it take to make the part where Torao Isshiki dies from the first day of the game to the early morning of the second day without taking Tachie into consideration?"

"About a week or so, because everyone has not done this kind of work before, so it will take longer." Matsuda Isshin chatted with the two technicians around him in a low voice, and gave an inaccurate answer.

"Funabiki, you take over the game production. After the meeting, I will give you a specific production plan, and you must see the results within 5 days."

"clear."

Funabiki Saburo gave full play to his characteristics as a tool man, and firmly carried out every order of Shirakawa.

But Matsuda, the former leader of the game team, looked a little dazed at this moment.

If he understood correctly, was he beaten to the very end?

(End of this chapter)