Chapter 677: Make Up Your Mind
Hearing Jester ask, Rob. Pardo was also a little embarrassed.
After all, they had just agreed to develop Diablo, and such a good thing had fallen to them, and now they had to look forward to it.
However, deep down, he really wanted to make the game called "Heroes of Invincible" that Jester just described, because he only knew from Jester's simple description that this kind of strategic game was almost a weakness for him.
Jester didn't expect that just a game he talked about casually would produce such a change, but this is also very good, after all, the position of the game "Heroes of Invincible" in the history of computer games is very important, and because of the relationship between several games, it is impossible to be distracted, so it is more appropriate to hand it over to others.
Of course, there was no need for the game to be developed so quickly, and in Jester's memory, the first game of Heroes of Might and Magic should have only come out in '95.
Moreover, "Heroes of Might" is also a genre product of the "Might and Magic" series.
The advent of this game was entirely due to the popularity of strategy games at that time, and New World did not want to develop real-time strategy as well, so it was a whim, and borrowed the world view of "Might and Magic" to develop the "Heroes of Invincible" series.
Although New World Computer is not a big company now, the reputation of "Might and Magic" is still prestigious, and in the field of American RPG, it is not inferior to "Genesis" and "Witchcraft".
However, Jester heard that during this time, EA seemed to be interested in New World Computer, after all, as an American game company. It is not a matter that there is no American-style RPG that is popular with core players in the United States, and there was no Mars Entertainment originally, because the main market direction of Mars Entertainment at that time was not the PC market, and the PC game market was very small at that time, and Mars Entertainment did not pay attention to it.
However, since the advent of Hammer of Thunder, a PC game has sold millions of copies for the first time.
A lot of people see that PC games are an uncultivated virgin land, so a lot of people want to start, not everyone has Mars Entertainment, they all have Jester's ability, there is John. Carmack's technology. can turn a new work into a god-level IP out of thin air, so they thought of acquiring some game companies that were previously famous on the PC to obtain their game copyrights.
EA is targeting New World Computer Corporation.
However, now that New World Computer is not too short of money due to the popularity of the "Might and Magic" series, and they don't need to invest heavily in developing new games, they are not too enthusiastic about EA's acquisition idea.
Jester remembers, too. In the original history, EA did not acquire New World Computer Company, but later EA made huge profits in the host market and united some giants to establish 3DO. Successfully acquired New Century Computer Company, and "Heroes of Invincible" became a game under 3DO, and then where it went, Jester did not delve into it. It's not very clear.
Moreover, since the third game in the "Heroes of Heroes" series, the relationship between the development team may have changed. After all, he was not a fan of "Heroes and Invincibles" back then, although he had played this game at the beginning and thought it was quite interesting, but at that time he was immersed in the ocean of real-time strategy.
How can you put too much enthusiasm into this kind of turn-based strategy game.
But Jester from now Rob. Pardo's look on his face showed that he was really interested in the game.
However, this game is just Jester's whim, not like Diablo and StarCraft, he has made a lot of preparations in advance, and he knows a lot about these two games because he has studied these two games in his previous life, but for "Heroes of Invincible", he is at most a reasonable level of enthusiasts, and his understanding is not too deep.
Of course, it's not a big deal.
After all, now his subordinates are the best elites in the industry, and the development team is much stronger than the New World Computer Company back then, and the resources, technology, and manpower are all completely overwhelming.
The innovation of "Heroes of Invincible" is only the innovation in gameplay.
As long as Jester comes up with this innovative gameplay, his subordinates can naturally complete the entire game effortlessly for these elites in the industry.
"I ......"
Rob. Pardo opened his mouth to say something that wasn't what Jester had thought, but it was as if the sentence was stuck to his throat, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't say it, he really liked Jester's description of a rudimentary game, far more than Jester's Diablo plan.
He didn't say it, but what a character Jester was.
Naturally, Jester didn't get angry, after all, he had planned to do so before.
"Well, this game is still a prototype, the idea is not perfect, you and Mike. Mo Huaimi first focused on thinking about Diablo, and when this game is developed, you will be in charge of the game "Heroes of Invincible". ”
Jester was quick to make his decision.
This makes Mike. Mo Wymmy and Rob. Pardo, a little puzzled.
After all, Jester said that they would develop StarCraft after the Diablo project, and they planned this game, so they had a lot of ideas for this game, but now how can they let them develop this sudden appearance of "Heroes of Heroes" after completing the Diablo project?
In this regard, Rob. Pardo was happy, after all, he really liked what Jester described as a different turn-based strategy game.
But Mike. Mo Huaimi is different.
He doesn't have a preference for turn-based games, and he doesn't discriminate against them.
But he really lacked interest in the game "Heroes of Heroes". Pardo, who has studied strategy games, coupled with outstanding talent and talent, can he understand the infinite mystery and gameplay of this game called "Invincible Heroes" that Jester said under Jester's rough words.
But Mike. Mo Huaimi doesn't have this ability. (To be continued......)