Chapter Seventy-Two: Sheriff West
"That's right, it's for international students. Li Yixuan replied affirmatively, "You understand, these international students have undergone professional English training before going abroad. I once read the information that these public students have to go through English training for up to half a year before going abroad. In addition, in order to be able to go abroad, they will also take the initiative to train in this area during their studies.
Therefore, their English level is still very basic, and after we recruit them, and then specially train them, I think there should be no problems in communication. If you are still unsure, we can recruit international students who have been in the United States for more than half a year. ”
After thinking about it, Li Yixuan said: "Not all international students are studying engineering, but all international students have to solve the problem of language communication after arriving in the United States, and we just provide them with such a platform, which is beneficial to both parties." ”
"What are they going to do when they leave?" Zhang Guifang asked.
"I don't think it's a big problem, the old ones are gone, and the new ones will come again, and it won't affect us. At least for 10 years, we won't worry about that, and in 10 years, I'll consider whether to outsource the phone customer service to India. ”
At this time, Zhang Guifang thought of another question, "Since the Indian government has opened such a telephone customer service company, we can also open such a company in China, and we can try to cooperate with mainland enterprises." ”
Li Yixuan's eyes lit up, and he felt that this method was good, the labor cost of the two countries was very low, and it seemed that it could indeed be done like this. But when I think about it, I don't think it's reliable at all.
The key is that at this time, the country is not like the later generations, there are only so many talents who can speak foreign languages, and there are not enough points in various enterprise departments, where can you get so many talents. Unlike India, the official language is English, and there are many English speakers, and the price is cheap. Although it smells like curry, everyone can still understand it after a long time.
If you recruit in China, the oral level is really low, and foreigners really can't understand your Chinese-style English.
told her mother about the situation, and Zhang Guifang also dispelled this idea, this kind of English telephone customer service can only be played in India.
After agreeing, Li Yixuan left, returned to the door of his office, and found Mark Seni coming.
"BOSS, I have an idea, a game idea. Mark Seni said when he saw him.
"Go in and say. Li Yixuan opened the door and the two walked in.
After the two sat down, Mark Saini took out his game plan and handed it to Li Yixuan.
"Sheriff West!" Li Yixuan became interested, and he remembered that there was a design game called "Wilderness Prostitutes" on the FC console. The game is not well-known in Asia, but it is popular in North America, and Wild Solicitors is arguably the originator of cowboy games in the west. After "Wild Prostitute", there were many games about western cowboys in the United States, whether it was arcade, home console or computer computer.
Western cowboy games are not just shooting games as we usually understand them, they are a combination of shooting and action, and this type of game is very popular in North America.
Li Yixuan remembers that Neversoft, an American company, made a name for itself when it launched a western cowboy game called "Tony Hawk". Later, a game called "Western Gunslinger" was released on the PS2 console, and this game became the national game of the United States. It's like RB's "The Brave Are the Dragons".
No matter which cowboy game, one thing you just need to remember is that this kind of game embodies a strong American cowboy culture, and it is okay to sell in the United States, but not once it is out of the United States, no matter how popular it is in the United States.
Without looking at the specific content inside, Li Yixuan only looked at the name, and he was already planning to invest, DreamWorks needs this kind of game to be deeply rooted in the American market. It's best to do what you like, especially since this type of game hasn't been born on the U.S. market yet.
As long as Mark Saini's game planning is not too bad, Li Yixuan will invest, but will Mark Saini make bad games, obviously not.
Flipping through the copy, Li Yixuan found that this is an ARPG-style action shooter game, which tells the story of Vincent Walter, the sheriff of a small town during the pioneer period of the American West, who fights the thief.
He was raised by the old hunter Ned, and when he went out to graze with his adoptive father, he was suddenly besieged by a gang of robbers and lost all his belongings, and his adoptive father Ned died trying to protect the young Walter.
It was later discovered that it was an evil group of paramilitary bandits that roamed the west all year round. Young Walter vows to avenge his adoptive father, and he will be brought to justice.
Growing up, Walter became a sheriff in the remote town of Colton. One day, a pioneer employer approached Walter and asked him to help escort a shipment down the Mississippi River to Dodge City.
On the way, he encountered the same group of bandits, and after some scuffle, Walter saved the goods and arrived safely, which was his first confrontation with the evil paramilitary bandit group.
After returning, the town was besieged by bandits, and Walter called on the townspeople to resist bravely, and the town was saved. But the daughter of the town's richest man, Mr. Olaire, the town's judge, is kidnapped, and he begs Walter to save his daughter from the bandits. So Walter embarked on a journey to fight the enemy......
On the way, he rescued the Indian tribe besieged by the bandit group, became friends with the Indian chief, and finally after a lot of hardship, Walter finally rescued Judge Olaire's daughter.
The plot ...... Forget it, Li Yixuan won't say anything, let's take a look at the game setting first, the setting is mainly parallel scrolls, and then the vertical scrolls are paved with a bird's eye down, there are gunfights, shooting and boxing actions, as well as jumping and climbing, ropes and other action settings.
After Li Yixuan finished reading the plan, he really didn't know what to say about the other party, do you think you are doing "Uncharted", so many elements, running down with the current 8-bit machine? The current Saini is not the later Mark Saini, the difference is too far.
"Saini, do you think you can make a game like this with the current level of computer hardware?"
"Yes. Mark Seni replied, in a very firm tone.
Li Yixuan looked at him dumbfounded.
Mark Seni said: "I don't plan to make an arcade machine, I asked the hardware engineer, if you make an arcade game like that, the capacity will be very large, even if it is compressed, it will be very large, and you need to push countless memory chips, so the cost will be too high, and no arcade will buy it." Therefore, I plan to make a computer game and put it on a floppy disk. ”
This is possible, but it will take three or four floppy disks to get it.
"Go on. Now Li Yixuan is a little interested.
"Streamline the movements of the characters and keep only a few basic ones, just like "Double Dragon", but the movements should be slightly exaggerated, the movements be more flexible, and the superfluous elements will be removed. The game progresses in the form of dialogue and quests, which I think should be enough. ”
After listening to Mark Saini, Li Yixuan thought about it carefully and felt that it was really possible to complete it, but this would require a lot of sacrifice in the game screen, because there was no special game graphics card at this time.
Gaming graphics cards, and so on. Li Yixuan felt that he had overlooked something.
"Enhancement card, enhancement card, how did I forget it. Li Yixuan patted himself on the head.
"Boss, you're alright. Mark Seni saw Li Yixuan patting his head and asked with concern.
"It's okay Saini, you remind me of something that you can make in a game. ”
"Really?" asked Mark Seni happily. After this game plan was made, many people in the game development department were not optimistic, thinking that they couldn't do it at the current level of computers, which made him very frustrated. Later, when he saw the launch of the arcades of "Contra" and "Double Dragon" and the great success, he revised his game plan, although he could make it in front of him, but at the expense of the graphics, which made him very unwilling.
So I came to Li Yixuan to see if the other party had any way, but I didn't expect Li Yixuan to really think of a way.
What solution did Li Yixuan think of? It is not unusual to say that the function enhancement card is used as a graphics card, because the enhancement card is equipped with a PPU chip and a Z80CPU.
As long as you use it wisely, you can make the game without sacrificing the game's graphics.
In order not to make the game too large and take up too much memory, Li Yixuan decided to use a completely new algorithm - the Carmack Scrolling Algorithm.
As we all know, PC games were born very early, but it was only after the birth of the Carmack Scrolling algorithm that PC games really began to be accepted and compared in terms of quality with those exquisite home consoles or arcade games.
The Carmack Scroller is one of the two milestones in the history of the personal computer, and has been used countless times in countless games, whether it is a personal computer, arcade or home console. This algorithm allows gamers to do what they had previously dreamed of, but could not do, on the PC, the first game on PC that was not inferior to the home console in any way, thanks to the birth of Carmack, the ancestor of the action-adventure genre, Prince of Persia.
As long as the two are combined, Mark Saini's problem is not a problem. In this way, the game graphics will not be reduced, but will be improved.
Although it is still an 8-bit machine, it can reach the level of a quasi-16-bit machine. Once the game is made, it is sure to greatly increase the sales of the Oranges I computer.
You must know that the home personal computer market is still in a virgin land to be developed, and various computer companies are racking their brains on how to open the home market. If you want to open up the family market, you can only find a way in entertainment. And Mark Saini's "Sheriff West" is just a stepping stone.
Thinking of this, Li Yixuan became excited, "Saini, I have thought of a method that should solve your problem, you can take a look." ”
Li Yixuan took out a piece of paper. Write and draw on it.