Game Design: Players are moved to tears

Chapter 130 "Plants vs. Zombies"

Back in the studio, Liu Wei didn't start writing immediately.

Instead, he began to think calmly and calmly——

What game should I make?

If you look purely at IP influence, "Pokémon" is undoubtedly the best choice.

After all, it was the most popular game IP in the previous life.

"Yu-Gi-Oh" is just the most popular trading card game, and it can support a club, let alone "Pokémon".

But the problem is, Liu Wei has no money now.

It's not appropriate to say he has no money. Liu Wei currently has less than 3000 million in cash flow, so it will definitely be no problem to make a game.

But if you imagine that anime and games will bloom like "Yu-Gi-Oh!", it is completely impossible.

"Do you want to make a "God of War" series?"

"It feels like the audience is a bit small, otherwise "Devil May Cry" would be the grand prize for action games after all."

"It's not very good either. There are still a few groups in hand."

"Let's play "CSGO". FPS games are popular all over the world, and Europe and the United States love FPS games the most. It's easy to harvest leeks."

"But this also gives up the Asian audience... Strangely enough, no matter in the past life or in this life, it seems that FPS events are never very popular in China. They are obviously the two major e-sports events in the world!"

Liu Wei fell into a painful tangle.

"Hey, if I only know how good a good game is, then I don't have to worry about which game to choose to make a name for myself..."

"...Unfortunately, knowing too much is also a kind of pain. This is probably the fate of a genius."

Suddenly, Liu Wei had a flash of inspiration, and he remembered a classic that has been handed down from generation to generation.

It has a wide audience, a short design cycle, explosive word-of-mouth, wide dissemination, and most importantly... this game is low cost.

Liu Wei immediately turned on the computer and typed a few big words on the computer:
"Plants vs. Zombies" design copy.

……

Speaking of childhood memories, most people will choose one of the three games "CF", "DNF" and "LOL".

Many people will say the name "Plants vs. Zombies".

But basically everyone has played this game at one time or another.

The funny and scary painting style, gentle background music, and various plants give full play to the wisdom of the brain and the reaction ability of the cerebellum.

Although it is a simple strategy game, it is famous all over the world for its excellent gameplay and has sold millions of copies in just a few days.

If it weren't for the prevalence of domestic piracy in the year of release, it would have been faster to reach the sales record of tens of millions.

In addition to the 'story mode', the 'decryption game', 'jar smashing' and 'zen garden' are all very popular among players.

Not to mention the endless mode that can't be cleared no matter how hard you play and the tree of wisdom that can't be fed.

Best of all, the game is simple.

Even an eight-year-old child can easily get started with some guidance.

"It's up to you!"

After making the decision, Liu Wei began to write design copy.

Compared with the previous comprehensive copywriting, Liu Wei decided to write a little simpler this time, to be lazy...not to let employees give full play.

Soon, Liu Wei finished writing the design draft and walked out with the design draft in hand with a smile on his face.

……

"Plants vs. Zombies, what kind of weird name is this?" Ling Jingwen asked, holding the design plan, "How can plants fight zombies?"

Zeng Meixue nodded: "And looking at the art plan, it seems to be biased towards animation. What the hell is humorous horror?"

Liu Wei gave the answer: "It's like looking scary at first glance, but it doesn't look scary, understand?" Everyone shook their heads in unison.

Liu Wei immediately drew a rough outline of an ordinary zombie for everyone, and everyone nodded in unison.

Chen Yaohui flipped through the design plan and complained: "Why are the art requirements of these plants so strange?"

"Like a peashooter with a long barrel, a dual-shooter with a bigger head and more blades?"

"Is the machine gun shooter just a pea pod?" Ling Jingwen asked.

"God damn pea pod, it's a machine gun barrel stuck in a pea..." Chen Yaohui looked awkward, "It's not as good as a pea pod!"

"A nut with eyes like a lightbulb... I honestly can't imagine this thing."

"A chip-shaped plant that can eat tombstones...Boss, does this kind of creature really exist in nature?"

Liu Wei was a little helpless.

"I'll go, there's a zombie holding a pole. Do zombies know how to use it?"

"A newspaper-reading zombie with glasses and few hairs... Good guy, you can't be a zombie without any culture."

"This is even more outrageous. A zombie who puts a roadblock on his brain will probably become a mentally retarded zombie."

"You want to be a dancing king like Michael Jackson, and he will also summon zombie dancers...Boss, are you really not afraid of being sued?"

Liu Wei immediately retorted: "Look clearly, the name of that zombie is Michael Jackson. I will sue you for spreading rumors!"

Chen Yaohui had no choice but to put down the plan: "Okay, okay, but boss, is it really possible to make a game like this?"

Liu Wei said: "Just wait and see!"

Instead, Li Qishan raised a few constructive questions:

"It looks a bit like a tower defense game."

"Various plants seem to have their own categories."

Liu Wei looked at Li Qishan with admiration: "That's right, it's really you. You can tell in such a short time."

"Although there are attack plants, sunlight plants, defense plants and ash plants, there are differences between them."

"For example, cabbage pitchers and corn pitchers are throwing plants. Compared with shooter plants of the same price, although they have the same attack power, the attack intervals of pitcher plants are longer."

"But they have the property of being able to jump across the roof."

"Sunlight plants have weak defenses, but they also have the fastest cooldown time."

"Although ash plants are extremely powerful and can kill ordinary zombies instantly, they also have the longest cooldown time."

"And there are some other data, such as how much the freezing deceleration should be, the increase ratio of the torch stump to the pea shooter, the blood volume of various zombies..."

"These core data that affect the entire game are all left to you, Qishan."

Li Qishan was confused.

Ah, no, I'm just asking why I was suddenly in charge of this project.

And I still need to research new Yu-Gi-Oh cards, how can I have the time?

Li Qishan was just about to refuse.

I heard Liu Wei's words as if he had a tacit understanding: "Oh, by the way, let me tell you, I will give you a half-year bonus for everyone in your company. Think of it as a benefit from the popularity of "Yu-Gi-Oh!"

"If "Plants vs. Zombies" does well again this time, I will give you bonuses and a week of paid leave, but you must pay attention to rotation to avoid department collapse."

After hearing this, Li Qishan snorted disdainfully.

Do I, Mr. Li, seem to be someone who loves money as much as his life?
He immediately said: "Okay boss, I promise to complete the task!"

I am that kind of person!

Boss, you are really good at judging people!
(End of this chapter)