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Chapter 74 Pixel Games
Let me ask a question, does the image quality represent the final game?
In front of the computer screen in the GAME FREAK studio, there is a small battle turn-based game "Pokémon Red and Green" on the screen.

There are posters of Yusanjia on the wall, including garlic toad, water-breeding toad, and fire-breathing lizard.
In the game, players will control Red who lives in Zhenxin Town, and start an adventure of their own after getting their first partners and Pokémon illustrations.

If we say that the two works "Mario Odyssey" and "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild" are a completely new type of game, we can put aside the previous games.

So only Pokémon can't do it. Pokémon has only one work, and it can't reach the path it is today.

At this time, the conference room was full of people, and everyone's face looked more or less solemn, but there were no complaints.

Because they have been waiting for half a year, and now they finally have a glimmer of hope that someone is willing to invest in their game.

The man sitting at the head of the conference table was the host of their meeting.

Next to him stood a tall, slender white-haired girl with a sweet and pure appearance, with a childish air, but her eyes looked very firm.

Wei Junjie looked at Tian Linzhi in front of him and asked: "Xiao Zhi, can you give me a brief introduction to this game?"

Tian Linzhi nodded, opened the multimedia, uploaded the file to the computer screen, pointed and said:

"The game stage of our game is set in the Kanto area modeled on the Kanto area of ​​Japan.

Whether it's mountains or rivers, forests or seas, Pokémon live in every corner here, and humans live with them, or pamper them carefully, or let them fight each other.

The Kanto region is the first continent created in the Pokémon world. It is based on Kanto, Japan, and the name of its city comes from the name of the color.The towns in the Kanto region are mainly composed of 7 cities and 2 small towns. The Pokémon League is located in the Quartz Plateau.

Dr. Oak is the Pokémon Doctor here, and he will give new trainers Bulbasaur, Charmander, or Squirtle as their first Pokémon. "

After listening to Tian Linzhi's explanation, Wei Junjie showed a look of surprise, and then showed a look of doubt. He frowned and pointed his hand: "You continue."

Looking at Wei Junjie's reaction at this time, cold sweat broke out on Tian Linzhi's back. He felt that this investment would most likely be a failure. He swallowed his saliva and continued:

"In terms of the game's plot, the protagonist living in Shinshin Town in the Kanto region chooses a Pokémon from Dr. Oak and begins his journey.

After acquiring the first Pokémon, the protagonist aims to become the strongest Pokémon trainer and starts his own adventure in the Kanto region from Shinshin Town.During the adventure, in addition to completing the tasks of challenging all the gyms, the protagonist will also encounter a group of guys who use Pokémon to do bad things. They call themselves Team Rocket.

After defeating the conspiracy of Team Rocket's boss Sakaki, the protagonist completed the challenge with the Four Heavenly Kings and Green on the Quartz Plateau and became the champion. "

At this time, Tian Linzhi looked at Wei Junjie, but Wei Junjie did not say anything. Suddenly, the pressure came directly on him.

"The gameplay of our game is also very simple. The various attribute restraints and various values ​​of the Pokémon themselves may make it difficult for some players to get started.
But if players think about it a little while playing Pokémon Battle, it is not difficult to find that Pokémon Battle is essentially a guessing game. "

After listening to Tian Linzhi's words, Wei Junjie turned to Xing Tong, who was sitting on the other side, and asked, "Tong, what do you think?"

"It's difficult. According to the current game scene, it's too difficult for this game to become popular. But after all, I can't decide which manufacturer you want to invest in." Xingtong shook his head at this time.Wei Junjie nodded. Indeed, what Xingtong said is correct. In the current scene, it is too difficult for Pokémon to become popular.

If you don't solve this trouble as soon as possible, it will add hidden dangers to yourself in the future.

But if we can solve this problem, we must find a better way, but if we can support this IP, then Pokémon will undoubtedly be the only work in the world that can print money.

Wei Junjie really wants to support this IP, especially him. I don’t know how many players’ hearts can be touched by just saying “Pikachu”.

Is it because of the game's image quality?
Wei Junjie himself does not actually care about the picture quality of Pokémon. In his opinion, the criterion for judging a game is not whether it uses the most cutting-edge technology, but whether it brings surprises and new experiences to players.

Image quality is indeed one of the criteria for judging games, but it is not the only criterion.

The picture quality of a game can reflect the fineness and texture of the game, but it is not the only criterion for judging games.For players, the game's sound effects, gameplay, interactivity and even game design may affect the player's experience of the game.

Standards are always one for each person. Whether something is good or bad is not absolute, but depends on our interpretation of it.

Therefore, a game cannot be judged solely on its image quality.

Picture quality is an important criterion for judging the quality of a game's graphics, but it is not a criterion for judging whether a game is fun or not, nor is it a criterion for judging whether one should like the game.

What Tian Linzhi said is also very attractive to Wei Junjie. Pokémon can be very simple, and there is no threshold for getting started. Anyone can challenge the gymnasium to challenge the 4 kings to defeat the villains to save the world, and experience the royal and passionate plot.

It can also be very busy. There are different Pokémon in different environments, including snowy mountains, deserts, oceans, plains and skies. Each one can be collected, cultivated, battled and interacted with. There are various props suitable for each Pokémon, and the acquisition of each prop is The ways are also different
It can also be very hard-core, including egg groups in hatching eggs, gender ratios, genetic skills, exotic countries, steps, random numbers, red lines, immutable stones, dog rings, incense, etc. The difficulty of getting started is no less than that of a first-year high school biology class.

There is no specific lineup, it all depends on what you like. There will always be a Pokémon that will be your favorite.

If Mario laid the theoretical foundation for game design.

Pokémon can be regarded as one of the originators of numerical growth games. There is even a joke that goes like this: As long as numerical planner has not studied the numerical system of Pokémon, he must be a noob.

　Briefly introduce the relationship between Nintendo and GF
　　Nintendo is an independent game company, GF is also an independent game company, and TPC is a company specially established for Pokémon.

　　It owns the copyright to most Pokémon products.

　　GF is independent of Nintendo, but the relationship is very close. GF has the right to distribute works other than Pokémon to other platforms.

　　But Pokémon, he is controlled by TPC, TPC is a partnership between Nintendo, GF and a bunch of messy companies (including Consortium B)
　　Therefore, the Pokémon IP GF has no decision-making power. The decision-making power does not lie with him. In TPC, TPC’s largest shareholder is Nintendo.

　　But Nintendo can't control Pokémon production.

　　
　
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