Game Making: The Latest Chapter Begins With Healing the Player

In the project room of Nebula Games, Chen Xu guided Qin Yi and the others in the development of "Bloodborne".

Although it is a Souls game, "Bloodborne" is still very different from "Dark Souls".

For example, in the battle mode, compared to the battle rhythm of Black Soul, there is no doubt that Bloodborne is much faster.

Even though there are 20 blood collection bottles, the real speed of death is much faster than that of Dark Souls.

In addition, considering that the carriers of PC and VR are different, the development of the game is almost a relatively cumbersome matter for the lens. As well as the art materials of the game, the two platforms need to be produced separately.

"Well... the trap design here is too obvious. This is not the first time players have come into contact with soul-based games. There doesn't seem to be a single monster in this corner, but in the end we released a white light. How could players easily Fooled?" Chen Xu looked at a collection point designed by Qin Yi and denied it.

If players have never been exposed to soul games, they may still be tricked.

but now?

It's just so simple, obviously there is no way to trick the players.

When players see this scene, their first thought is probably: How could Chen Xu be so kind.

Therefore, we must collect it carefully. At that time, won't the hidden monster be discovered by the player immediately?

How to bring players that unexpected sense of surprise?

Without the sense of surprise, how disappointed will players be?

"In the game, we have to make it virtual and real. For example, for the two collections here, don't design lurking monsters or mechanisms. When we wait for the third or fourth game, we will add the settings of mechanisms and monsters. No matter the quantity, we can But it must be of high quality!”

"Also, here we have added the settings of two Yin people in the front. When it comes to the third and fourth, we don't have to add them. The players carefully pick up the props, but in the end they find themselves fighting against the air. , which is actually a trap.”

"At the same time, there are also some relatively basic chain traps, one on the surface and one on the cover, allowing players to focus on the traps on the surface. The real killing move comes from the covert."

Looking at Qin Yi, Meng Zuo and others, Chen Xu was sitting here on the development machine and simply sketched out the design of several agency locations.

"I understand, Mr. Chen." Qin Yi and others swallowed silently, took a napkin from the table and wiped the sweat on their palms.

"We must let the players have a sense of surprise and surprise. After all, the players are all brave men who have experienced fire transmission." Chen Xu reminded again.

As for suffering?

Isn’t everyone playing this game just to suffer? If players cannot suffer in the game, can they live up to their conscience?

You must know that no matter before or now, Nebula Games' corporate culture of "Everything is for the players" should never be forgotten!

Leaving his seat, Chen Xu stretched and walked towards the reception room.

Next, he will still have interviews on the game.

Mainly through media channels to reveal some news and content to players.

After all, except for the previous easter eggs, players don’t even know the name of this game, and online players also have a lot of confusion. It is impossible for Chen Xu to reply to the answers one by one on the official blog.

In addition, many media wanted to interview him, so this time Chen Xu agreed to both.

One is the foreign media Gamespot, and the other is the domestic Game Space.

"Mr. Chen!" When they saw Chen Xu walking into the reception room, the reporters from GamesTime and Gamespot all stood up to say hello.

"Hello." Chen Xu smiled.

The reporter here at Game Space is Li Ye. He is basically the one doing all the interviews on Nebula Games. Speaking of which, he is the first reporter to interview Chen Xu.

As for gamespot, there is a middle-aged man named Liu Yue, who is responsible for the content editor of domestic gamespot.

The two people sitting opposite Chen Xu were also a little excited. After all, this was big news, and they were the only two people in the world who had the opportunity to be interviewed first.

The camera crews from the two neighboring companies have already set up their cameras.

"Let's get straight to the point here." Chen Xu looked at the reporters from both families and said with a smile.

The two families had obviously discussed it. Liu Yue from Gamespot took the lead and asked: "Okay, then Mr. Chen, let's get down to the topic. The first question is also a question that many players are concerned about, and that is Mr. Chen. Is the new game a souls-based game?"

"The new project is called "Bloodborne". As for whether it is a soul-based game, I can only say that it will give players a familiar taste." Chen Xu smiled.

Hearing Chen Xu's words, Li Ye next to him smiled knowingly. It was obviously a sideways admission, which also made him very excited.

"Mr. Chen, how difficult is Bloodborne compared to Dark Souls?" Li Ye asked a more critical question.

"Whether it's difficult or not mainly depends on the player, and the combat system of "Bloodborne" is still very different from "Dark Souls"." Chen Xu said with a smile.

"Just saying this, you may not have any idea. Here we have also prepared a demonstration of a real machine for you." Chen Xu paused and said.

Then he stood up and opened the prepared big screen, and took the handle from the assistant Lin Rou next to him.

The eyes of Li Ye and Liu Yue, who were sitting there, lit up.

Real machine demonstration! ?

This is explosive news!

There’s also an unexpected bonus! ?

Under the gaze of the two people, the game screen was played on the big screen.

Of course, the cutscenes and so on are skipped directly, it is mainly a demo based on the combat test.

The hunter in the game is standing in the ward area of ​​Yousefka Clinic. Not far away, a half-blood werewolf is biting a corpse.

"First of all, the number of blood bottles that players can carry in the game will be greatly increased. Players can carry 20 blood bottles, and after killing monsters, monsters may also drop blood bottles, which greatly increases the game's fault tolerance rate."

While talking, Chen Xu controlled the hunter in the game to walk in front of the werewolf.

I saw the werewolf in front of me let out a roar and suddenly rushed towards the hunter.

Then the hunter controlled by Chen Xu in the game evaded flexibly and came to the back of the werewolf. Taking advantage of the werewolf's stiffness after the attack, he charged up a slap and knocked the werewolf staggering, and then directed his right hand towards the werewolf's kidneys. Take it hard.

‘Pfft! ’

With a dull sound, a string of blood spurted out from the werewolf's body and he fell to the ground dead. A white light appeared on the body. Chen Xu picked up exactly two blood bottles.

"Mr. Chen, what is this!?" Li Ye and Liu Yue next to them became excited when they saw the hunter's handsome kidney-drawing attack in the game.

Although they are reporters, they are also players.

They are also full of expectations for this mysterious game.

And the kidney-drawing attack in front of me, combined with the bleeding visual effects, is simply too cool and shocking!

"This is the execution action in "Bloodborne": a visceral critical strike, which can be used when the monster is in an imbalanced state, just like the backstab in "Dark Souls". Of course, in the game, the player needs to launch it from behind. It can be triggered only by accumulating energy." Chen Xu said with a smile.

The two of them were very surprised when they heard Chen Xu's introduction, although the judgment of visceral critical hits was a little more stringent compared to Black Soul.

But the key point is that the game can actually carry 20 blood bottles, and killing monsters can also replenish the blood bottles?

If Chuanhuo could have 20 blood bottles back then, heroes Guda and Xinwang would all be younger brothers!

"In addition, there is a special mechanism in the game, that is, after the player is attacked, he will fall into a state called virtual blood. At this time, as long as the player attacks the monster, he can regain the lost blood."

"Does this encourage players to be greedy and attack?" Li Ye asked Chen Xu.

Players who have played Dark Souls and Monster Hunter all know what kind of behavior is the most dangerous.

That is greed for the knife.

Players who generally like to be greedy for knives are either masters and extremely high-level players.

Or it belongs to the existence whose grave is covered with grass three feet high.

And the mechanism of "Bloodborne" encourages greed for knives, which is simply crazy!

"Well, that's right. This mechanism is mainly to encourage players to take the initiative to attack, and it is also to show a major feature of "Bloodborne"." Chen Xu smiled and nodded.

"A major feature?" Liu Yue and Li Ye looked confused.

"Yes, one of the things that players in "Dark Souls" criticized is that the bloated armor is too ugly, and the rolling movements are as unsightly as rolling in mud."

"So in "Bloodborne", we banned the armor style of European medieval knights and replaced it with British and Victorian clothing styles. Look at the hunter's windbreaker and this three-cornered hat."

"Including rolling, it was also changed to a more drifting dodge in the game." Chen Xu controlled the character in the game and performed two rolls and dodges.

"Mr. Chen, will the hunter suit in the game have defensive attributes?" Li Ye seemed to realize something.

"Of course there is, but it won't have the defensive power of Javier's suit. Of course, we can't just weaken the game without strengthening it. We don't need to wear heavy armor. Players will be faster and more flexible in the game. , so it is easy to avoid monster attacks, which allows players to better demonstrate their operations." Chen Xu concluded with a smile.

At the same time, he controlled his own character and found the first villager holding a torch. Facing the opponent's attack, he directly dodged and then charged up and hit a visceral critical hit behind him. It looked very relaxed and comfortable.

It does seem to be quite easy. It is faster and more flexible, and it is easy to avoid enemy attacks.

"Mr. Chen, is there a shield in this game?" Liu Yue asked a very critical question at this time, and it is also a question that online players are more concerned about.

"Shield? Of course there is a shield! But it is a little different from Dark Souls. The shield in "Bloodborne" is not included in the game, and it is not very useful." Chen Xu said with a smile.

Hearing Chen Xu's words, Liu Yue and Li Ye couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

It’s good to have a shield, it’s good to have a shield.

However, they were relieved and did not notice that the smile on Chen Xu's face became extremely bright at this time.

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