MTL - Tokyo Video Game Tycoon-Chapter 899 On the Fascination of Game Development

  Chapter 899 on the charm of game development

  899

   "Ishii, what's your favorite video game?"

   Endo took Tomoka Ishii to get rid of Nomoto's entanglement, and then continued to introduce her to the entire department, and at the same time asked about Tomoka Ishii's personal hobbies.

  “I like Nier Automata very much, because the stories in it are really touching.”

  Tomoka Ishii originally wanted to say that he likes Dragon Quest.

   After all, this is the game series developed by the first department in front of you, and it is also the top IP series of Youxing Electronic Entertainment.

  Compared to Dragon Quest, Nier Automata is slightly inferior.

  However, Tomoka Ishii really can’t play a relatively traditional role-playing game like Dragon Quest.

In particular, the turn-based mode of this game is relatively cumbersome and drowsy, which is why the development of Dragon Quest is temporarily suspended, and only some derivative works are released occasionally, and the original works will not continue in a short time One of the reasons for the development.

   They can certainly serve those diehard Dragon Quest players.

However, Zhu Youxing still hopes that a game can attract more new players while taking care of old players. The Dragon Quest in the original world has also fallen into this bottleneck, so Zhu Youxing intends to refrigerate it and wait. When the time is right and the turn-based system has a better way of expression, it will be shown.

Moreover, the works of this series have already been almost created by Zhu Youxing. He doesn't want to destroy the original beauty of this series. If he wants to expand into new fields, he can develop his own new IP or find those Don't ruin the old classics for the already well-known new IP series.

   "Neil Automata? This is a pretty good game! I also like it very much. Of course, to tell you the truth, I actually like 2B itself better."

"I understand that at least half of the reason for the popularity of this game is the character itself. Before I went to college, I might not be able to understand this kind of behavior, but when I learned the essential knowledge of game development, I already understood how to develop a character. Visually attractive games have meaning and value in their own right."

   "Huh? Your ideas are really extraordinary. It seems that we can have more topics to talk about in the future."

   Endo thought that telling the truth would make Ishii dislike him a bit.

  But this is how he feels about Neil Automata. If it weren't for the attractive appearance of the character 2B, he probably wouldn't really want to try it at first.

  After all, there were so many excellent games at the time, it was simply overwhelming.

  After being attracted by the charm of the character 2B, he also experienced the fun of the game itself and the storytelling ability of the game itself.

   At this point, he had to admire the department that developed the game, it really told the story quite well.

   "Then Endo-senpai, what's your favorite game? Is it Dragon Quest?"

"Well, how should I put it, Dragon Quest is actually like our child. I like it for sure, but if you really want to ask me what game I like the most, then I can only recommend Super Mario. .”

   "Oh! I understand, I understand, this game is the most classic."

"The important thing is not the classic." Endo shook his head and said, "The important thing is that every game in this game is constantly innovating, every game is at the forefront of the world, and it can still be played while pursuing the latest technology. It is my favorite place to maximize the fun of the game.”

   Then he said apologetically: "Oh sorry, I may have committed some occupational diseases, but my liking for the Super Mario series will not change."

   "I totally understand."

"Okay, let's not talk about this, let me continue to introduce our department to you, and then you should be assigned to the upstairs station, because it is relatively empty there, and the work you do should be just Some simple program checks, or data collation of art and music, I hope you don’t find it too boring. In fact, game development seems very interesting to outsiders, as if it is a job only for artists, but in fact, the game On the contrary, development is more like an industrialized assembly line work, but it is quite boring.”

"Industrialized assembly line... I know this. This is the game development direction President Zhuyou has been advocating. I have also come into contact with it in university courses. I also learned in the courses that the only thing that can make this kind of boring work persist." The motivation behind it may only be to look forward to the sense of accomplishment after the finished game is released, right?"

"You're right." Endo nodded, and then said very proudly: "Video game development has never been so easy. Even independent game developers will have all kinds of tedious troubles, but they can drive The reason why they persevere is actually very simple, that is the sense of accomplishment at the moment when the work is truly completed, just like the joyful emotion of the birth of a child."

  The two began to discuss some philosophical issues about game development without knowing it.

   At this time, a voice sounded in the office not far away.

"I think every character in Night City should have his own story and charm, just like a living person. This is completely different from the formulaic sandbox game Assassin's Creed we developed before. This is also my Why insist on using more funds for development, because this time I need details, do you understand the details?"

  So familiar voice...

  Tomoka Ishii heard some loud discussions in the office, and immediately felt quite familiar.

   And she soon realized who the owner of this voice was.

   is the main body of Zhuyou Xing.

  The president himself is in the first game development department!

  Suddenly, Tomoka Ishii couldn't walk anymore, she really wanted to see her idol with her own eyes.

  Since she came into contact with video games and later entered university to study video games, she learned about the glorious history of Zhu Youxing himself. This person is simply a legend. It would be an honor to meet such a legendary person face to face.

   And at this moment, the door of that office was opened.

  Take Yuho, the head of the No. 1 game development department, Kiuchi Dayuki, and several core backbones of the No. 1 game development department came out.

"I know that it is very difficult to pile up such details, and even need to weave a story and program for each character, and this is the problem that needs to be overcome. If there is any trouble, go to Yue Ye at any time. In the creation of each character, There is absolutely no compromise this time, because what we want to develop is a game that can be said to be a cross-generational game, a game that welcomes a new era."

  (end of this chapter)