Almighty Video Game Designer - Chapter 949



Chapter 949 Chapter 948-Chinese style

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“Chen Zhao suddenly remembered something.””””Oh right, there’s also the problem of the game’s rhythm.”” ”

“””It’s not certain whether a game is really two hours long. We have to adjust it according to the size of the map and the rhythm of the game, but it can only be shorter, not longer. In fact, two hours is already quite tiring for players. It would be better if we could shorten it to one hour. “” ”

“””However, two hours isn’t too long. In fact, it’s only equivalent to the time of some small instance dungeons in online games. It takes more than an hour to clear a prison in Storm City. In these two hours, the players spend most of their time searching and jungling. Only a small part of the time is spent fighting, so it won’t be that tiring. On the other hand, many players may be killed in ten minutes, so they won’t feel tired even if they fight once every few minutes. “” ”

“””This is different from PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is an FPS game. Although it’s more relaxing when you’re searching for items, you have to constantly run away from the blue circle. Moreover, you have to be highly focused on the road and street battles, so it’s more tiring. However, there are fewer players in world of martial arts compared to PlayerUnknown’s Battleground. Besides, it’s not like an FPS game where you have to pay attention to a distance at all times, so it’s relatively easier for you. “” ”

“””In addition, we need a ‘blue circle’ mechanism similar to that in PlayerUnknown’s Battleground.”” ”

“””The distribution of these sects is based on their geographical location. This geographical location serves the game mechanism and does not need to correspond to the geographical location in wuxia stories. Shaolin Temple, Wudang Sect, and beggar’s sect were located at the center of the map. The other righteous sects are further away, while the three evil sects are further away in different directions. “” ”

“””Outside of these sects, there are many other places where you can randomly find new encounters, martial arts, and so on. The entire game is from the outside to the inside.”” ”

“””In the first stage, the righteous players were active around their own sects while the evil players were trying to cause trouble. The conflict between the two sides was concentrated on the periphery of the big map. As the game progressed, most of the side adventures were taken and the players started to gather in the center. “” ”

“””At the same time, the players began to have the strength to organize a clan-extermination war. The evil sects could destroy the evil sects and the righteous sects, and the righteous sects could only destroy the evil sects. If you succeed, you’ll be able to obtain a large amount of resources. “” ”

“””In addition, there are more and better side adventures inside the big map, but most of them can only be obtained with certain conditions, so we can’t go there right away.”” ”

“””Through a tug-of-war, the focus of the righteous and evil players will become more and more concentrated on the inner circle. In the end, the righteous side will elect a leader of the martial arts world, and the righteous and evil sides will force a decisive battle to determine the final winner.”” ”

“””Alright, that’s the general design. We’ll talk about the detailed rules when we’re doing it. Do you all understand?”” ”

“””Understood,”” everyone nodded. ”

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“Once they finished introducing the concept for world of martial arts, everyone split up and went about their own business. ”

“In fact, there were many wuxia versions of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground in Chen Mo’s previous life, but none of them were particularly good. They were usually just for show, and the fun was far from PlayerUnknown’s Battleground. ”

“The majority of RPG and MOBA games didn’t have a chicken dinner mode, as the combat system wasn’t suitable. ”

“The charm of winning the chicken dinner was that different players could adopt different strategies. The noob players could go jungle and become a layb player, and they could still play dirty on the skilled gunner players. At the same time, players with good marksmanship had a huge advantage. ”

“However, most of the RPG games that were designed for PUBG were driven by numerical values. In other words, my equipment is better than yours, so when we meet, I’ll just mindlessly attack you. You basically don’t have any good ideas. The difference in strength between the two sides is very large. ”

“What’s so good about chicken dinner? The good thing was that even if you had an AWM with an 8x scope, a level-three helmet, and a level-three armor, it would only take a few shots from my M4 to get to you. As long as a player’s equipment was passable, he would be able to continue playing. ”

“But what about RPG games and MOBA games? If I have six pieces of equipment and you have four, then I’ll just close my eyes and fight you. ”

“Therefore, if he could not solve this problem, he would not be able to play the game. ”

“PUBG games with wuxia backgrounds had to solve the problem of the combat system and give the players who launched sneak attacks and the first move enough advantages. However, due to the limitations of the combat system of these games, few of them were particularly good. Furthermore, most similar games were just for show and did not show the advantages of wuxia games at all. After players played a few rounds and realized that they were far from PlayerUnknown’s Battleground, they would stop playing. ”

“Therefore, if he wanted to make a PUBG game with a wuxia background, he could not just copy PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. He had to solve two problems. ”

“One was the dynamic balance of strength between players, which gave experts a certain advantage, and even noobs had the possibility of winning. ”

“The other was to show enough wuxia elements in the game. Whether it was the combat system or the game between sects, they had to make their own characteristics and advantages. ”

“Only by achieving these two points could it be considered a qualified game. Otherwise, it would just be a rough imitation with a layer of skin, making it difficult for players to get deeply into the game. ”

“Of course, there was another important reason why no one in Chen Mo’s previous life was able to make a game like this they weren’t good enough. ”

“He couldn’t create a combat system on the level of Dark Souls, a high-level AI, or a high-level picture … ”

“At the end of the day, he had no money, no manpower, and no resources. He could only use the PUBG in exchange for a wuxia skin to cheat the players of their money. ”

“However, Chen Mo was different from the other developers. He had the resources to make this game. ”

“The fragmented game time, zero-sum game mode, a certain degree of randomness, a first-class combat system, a profound wuxia background, and a variety of ways to play it … All of these would make world of martial arts completely different from the other games on the market. ”

“For players who liked Chinese style and wuxia games, this was a game that they couldn’t miss. After all, there weren’t many games like this, and it was Chen Mo who made it. Who knew when the next one would come out? ”

“However, Chen Zhao’s goal wasn’t just in China. ”

“There were not many wuxia fans overseas who liked the Chinese style, and they did not understand the meaning behind the wuxia spirit either. However, other than the game’s cultural background, world of martial arts was an excellent piece of work in all other aspects. Even if this work couldn’t become popular overseas, it would definitely attract a group of foreign players to play. It could be considered as spreading Chinese culture to a certain extent. ”

“This was why Chen Mo chose this game as his final product for the year. After so many games, he finally had the confidence to release more Chinese themed games. ”