Chapter 378: Shinji Mikami, the father of Resident Evil
It is not difficult for Yang Yun to make up a raccoon city from memory and arrange Jessica and Thomson to replace Jill and Chris, even if some of the special plots and plots he designed are 108,000 miles away from the original, no one in this world will notice it, as long as he is careful and maintains the consistent level of Dragon Games, he will also get platinum palace-level sales.
Just doing this, it's a pity for the character of Shinji Mikami, just like Yu Suzuki, who almost buried the production of "VR Racing" in the first place, it is likely that Shinji Mikami's fate will change dramatically, for example...... Go to the Sony camp.
Inoue Yanxiong came to Yang Yun with Mikami Shinji, Mikami Shinji was a little nervous, he was a general from Capcom, not Longteng's own son, he was in Capcom, Fengyun Games, Sega Games these three parts, and finally came to Shanghai with many Japanese employees, and now he was called to the capital alone, this 30-year-old man attaches great importance to every opportunity.
"Give him the original case." Yang Yun motioned for Inoue Yanxiong to take the original case to Shinji Mikami, and said by the way: "Mikami-kun, this is a game idea of our company, although it is not a top secret thing, it has very important significance. ”
Shinji Mikami was a little frightened, sat in front of the small coffee table, and carefully read these contents.
Yang Yun and Inoue were chatting quietly not far away, while also looking at the employee, observing his expression and reaction.
The original case of "Resident Evil" was made by Fujiwara Tokuro Zuò, and it has just been made for half a year, but it is just a rough idea, and Yang Yun has read it. This feels like a modern version of Zombie Wars, or a CS version of a zombie shooter. It's not too outstanding.
If you replace the protagonist with Lara, and the zombies with the enemies who get shot. Or killing a few more staggering zombies on the Dust-2 map for the player to kill, there is no essential difference.
In the original case, Raccoon City, infected by an unknown virus, innocent citizens who have turned into zombies, animals and plants that have mutated, all the enemy elements needed in the game are there, but they are not detailed enough, and they are somewhat vague.
The military blocked the news and sent special forces to the field. A Black Hawk helicopter sends out the Alpha team and enters Raccoon City, and the story unfolds.
Inoue Yanxiong has also seen this original case, and his evaluation of it is not high: "Mr. Yang, this game contains a lot of zombie content, and from the perspective of classification, it must be an out-and-out 18+ game." Adult violence, horror elements, gunfight adventures, which will have a greater impact on sales. I'm not too optimistic about its growth. ”
Yang Yun asked rhetorically: "But have you ever thought that we Longteng have never made horror games, this is the originator of the mountain." It's a new type, are you so unconfident? ”
Inoue shook his head: "It's not that there is no confidence. Fujiwara Tokuro was clearly influenced by the Tomb Raider series. 3D AVG action-adventure games, technically I can imagine what the game will look like in the future. It's almost another version of Tomb Raider. If we make a game without innovation, we will never get the support of players. ”
Yang Yun laughed: "How do you know that we can't innovate?" There are three of us, I'm in charge of innovating and designing something different from Tomb Raider, Shinji Mikami is in charge of filling in the specifics, and you are in charge of the overall structure, programmers and artists. Trust me, this must be a good game! ”
While the two were chatting, Shinji Mikami had already read the original case quickly, his heart was beating wildly, he felt his lips were dry, and it was a little difficult to breathe, because this was his favorite European and American horror element, just by seeing the words on the script, he had already imagined all kinds of crazy killing and bloody scenes!
He couldn't wait!
"Mr. Yang, Senior Inoue, I've finished reading the original case!" Shinji Mikami walked over, respectfully placed Wen Jiàn in front of Yang Yun, took two more steps back, and stood with his hands down to listen to the instructions.
Yang Yun said: "I'll let you be in charge of perfecting the plot of the entire game, are you willing?" ”
Yes?
Both Inoue and Shinji Mikami are stupid, what is this for? Without asking a word, the person in charge was determined?
Inoue Yanxiong didn't care about taking care of the self-esteem of the employees, and said in a low voice: "You don't ask a word? We don't know his strength yet......"
Shinji Mikami also wanted to ask this question, this is an obvious interview format, he has taken into account various questions when looking at the original case, and has even prepared a few questions that Yang Yun may ask, such as how to enrich the plot, how to design the protagonist of the game, what attributes the character card has, how many levels can be made, etc., he has the corresponding answer.
How do you know that this is the way to guò? Yang Yun directly asked if he was willing, as long as Shinji Mikami nodded, this game would not run, he would be in charge!
"You...... Do you have no problems? Shinji Mikami couldn't help it, looked at his boss with stern and complaining eyes, and took the initiative to say this.
What else does Yang Yun need to ask? Shinji Mikami was called just to give him the game to design, so what else do you ask? Let's go straight to the topic and start designing the game, twisting and pinching and pretending to be reserved or something is not Yang Yun's style!
"To tell you the truth, this original case was left by Tokuro Fujiwara, an employee of your group, do you know him?" Yang Yun asked.
Shinji Mikami nodded: "Before leaving Japan, Fujiwara Tokuro specially invited me to drink, hoping that I would change my mind and stay, and he took me to do it together." ”
Well? Yang Yun and Inoue Yanxiong glanced at each other, neither of them knew about the news, and it seemed that the situation was a little strict.
Yang Yun pondered for a while and asked, "Did Fujiwara Tokuro say which company he works for?" Isn't it Sony? ”
Shinji Mikami said: "No, he seems to have set up a company on his own, and now he is in urgent need of skilled technicians, and the members of our former Capcom project team, the three who left were recruited by him." ”
The problem is strict! It's not Sony, but it's going it alone, which means that the script of "Resident Evil" may be leaked, and Fujiwara Tokuro may make minor changes and make a PS version.
Inoue Yanxiong was a little angry, and scolded viciously: "Why are you saying this until now? Fujiwara Tokuro resigns, that is, he is working against us, whether he is on Sony's side or not, he is our enemy! ”
Shinji Mikami was speechless, he was just an ordinary employee, and he was not the owner of Longteng Company, and at that time it was in a period of change in the company, people were panicking, and the employees were discussing their own ideas of going to stay, some people did not want to go to China, so they stayed in Fengyun Game Software Company, he was a group of people who were willing to come to Shanghai to look for opportunities, and those who left really had nothing to do with him.
Yang Yun persuaded: "Don't care too much about this person, Fujiwara Tokuro's original game plan is just his preliminary idea, and it is not completely finalized." And the technologists who left didn't get our core 3D engine technology, they were just users of the game engine. Mikami, don't worry about Fujiwara, since you have rejected him, then it is better to reject him forever, this original case, are you willing to go next, and carry it forward, and compete with him in the open? ”
Shinji Mikami heard that Yang Yun didn't really blame him, so he breathed a sigh of relief: "I do!" I especially like European and American horror movies, and I want to continue to expand this original case, dig deeper, and make it a classic of horror games! ”
Yang Yun gave Inoue Yanxiong a look, and the three of them changed to a small conference room, where there is a strong sense of privacy, and there are many demonstration tools, and then called Xiang Tian to come over to draw a sketch, and the combination of the classic iron triangle + specific executor was established again.
This time Yang Yun plans not to make a move himself, he wants to see how big a surprise will come out if he hands over all the games to Shinji Mikami, if it is feasible, more than a dozen films will be handed over to him in the future, lest Yang Yun follow up on each one, it will be busy.
"Tell me first, how are you going to change this game?" Yang Yun asked.
Shinji Mikami said: "Starting with the background of the game, the original case left by Fujiwara's predecessors was too short, the conflict was not enough, and the story was too narrow, and the scale and momentum were not big enough. I want to design the biggest enemy to be a giant company, a giant of biological and chemical weapons, and maybe we can give it a code name, called the 'umbrella' company. ”
"This company is responsible for a series of tragic events, and they have been secretly developing biological and chemical weapons for decades, and they have been using living people to make real things. The original intention was to figure out the guò virus to recombine human DNA, create biochemical warriors, or develop a large number of genetic weapons, but unfortunately the internal intricate factional divisions, in the process of killing and fleeing, the virus was inadvertently leaked, and all the people in the real room were infected and mutated into zombies. ”
"Raccoon City is in crisis, a large number of innocent citizens are infected and mutated, the authorities block the news, send special forces, and explore the most suspicious research institutes to find the real cause of the virus leak and spread, and our story begins!"
Shinji Mikami made minor modifications to the original case, which almost met Yang Yun's requirements, and in this design, the characteristics of the series of stories can be clearly seen, with long lengths, strong opponents, many secrets, unknown reasons, and complex battles.
After listening to Inoue, he nodded his head in satisfaction: "It's okay, the specific details will be added later." ”
Yang Yun also nodded: "Go on, how should the special forces carry out their tasks?" ”
This is the most critical place, how to open "Resident Evil 1", and it is told by Shinji Mikami, not Yang Yun, who knows all the plots of the Resident Evil series, which is a great test of a person's imagination! (To be continued......)