Lin Xiaoguang climbed up along the hind legs of the cow, and finally climbed on the back of the cow, but at this time, his physical strength was almost exhausted.

Lin Xiaoguang looked at the round green physical strength gauge with great concern, and carefully let the protagonist Xingqi stand on the back of the giant bull for a while, recover his strength, and then hurriedly grasp it again.

When the star diaphragm is close to the boss's weak point, a sealing rune written in ancient seal script also emerges from under the boss's hair, emitting a bright light, which is very conspicuous.

"This is the boss's weakness? Is it okay to stab here? ”

Lin Xiaoguang controlled the star diaphragm, grabbed the hair on the boss's body with his left hand, and raised the sword in his hand with his right hand and stabbed it down!

With a crisp sound of "clang", the long sword sank deep into the sealing rune, and at the moment of drawing the sword, a large amount of black smoke poured out from the wound!

At the same time, the giant bull seemed to feel the pain and began to writhe wildly!

The handheld handle in Lin Xiaoguang's hand began to vibrate, and with the struggle of the giant bull, he was startled.

But Lin Xiaoguang didn't forget to still press the button firmly to prevent being thrown down by the giant bull.

It didn't take long for the bull to regain its composure and continue to walk forward with heavy steps.

Lin Xiaoguang stood up again to recover his strength, and then leaned over and grabbed the boss's hair, and then a sword!

Repeated this three times, the boss's HP dropped by about half, but the sealing rune on the back waist also disappeared.

Lin Xiaoguang cautiously began to crawl towards the second weak point, which was the head of the giant bull.

This time there were some twists and turns, when climbing to the high point of the giant bull's spine, the giant bull happened to shake its body violently, and suddenly, the star diaphragm was thrown off the bull's back and fell to the ground.

Fortunately, it didn't lose too much blood when it fell from such a high place.,Only about a quarter of it was dropped.,It can be seen that falling from a high altitude and losing less blood is the core competitiveness of the protagonist to defeat this kind of giant boss.,If it's some witchers.,It's estimated that this task won't be completed.。

Although being thrown off made Lin Xiaoguang beat his chest a little, after all, half of the boss's blood bar had been killed, and it was impossible to give up. Lin Xiaoguang started to climb from the boss's feet again, and according to the original route, he attacked the boss's head again.

"Whew, although there is only one boss, and the battle is not particularly complicated, it is quite tiring." Lin Xiaoguang said with emotion.

It stands to reason that the difficulty of this boss battle is not too high.

There's no mob battle.,Just find the boss and start fighting.,You don't need to pay attention to dodging boss skills like other games.、Rolling、Steal output, etc.,Just climb to the boss.,Find two weaknesses and stab a few swords each.,Even if it's passed.。

But the key is how to get to the weak point of the boss.

Before climbing to the boss, it is mainly to test the player's position, and cannot be hit by the boss's attack; After climbing to the boss, it is a test of the player's climbing skills, such as how to choose a climbing route, how to better distribute physical strength, choose where to rest and recover physical strength, and so on.

After getting familiar with the rhythm of the boss, the difficulty is not too high, but the shock brought by the battle itself is far beyond imagination.

After some setbacks, the diaphragm finally climbed atop the beast's head, and with a twist of the right stick, the surrounding scenery was unobstructed. Moreover, the boss is still moving, and this kind of scene is shocking and difficult to describe in words.

Finally, with the last sword stabbed, the bull let out a wail and fell to its knees.

The mountain-like behemoth slammed into the ground with a "bang", and the entire screen shook violently.

The star diaphragm jumped from the giant bull, and countless channels of diffused black qi appeared on the giant bull's body, instantly piercing the star diaphragm's body, leaving him in a coma......

After a simple cutscene, the diaphragm has returned to the temple, where the stone statue representing the "ugly cow" has shattered into rubble.

"Finished fighting the first boss?" Zhong Ming asked.

Lin Xiaoguang nodded: "It's over!" It feels good! I really haven't seen this kind of boss battle, it's very innovative! And the graphics are also good, the action is good, and everything is well done! But I have a question, is this game a seamless map? ”

Zhong Ming nodded: "Yes, seamless map." ”

Lin Xiaoguang was a little puzzled: "With the function of a handheld machine, can you make a seamless map?" Previously, we also wanted JA to make Dark Dawn a seamless map, but they said they couldn't. ”

"Of course you can do it, but it depends on the specific method." Zhong Ming smiled, "With the accuracy and amount of resources of Dark Dawn, it is really difficult to make a seamless map, because it takes a long time to load. "Zodiac Guardian" can make a seamless map, because we have removed all the monster battles, and there is no situation where there are multiple monsters on the same screen, which greatly reduces the demand for functions, so we can ensure that it can be made into a seamless map with extremely high accuracy and quality. ”

Zhong Ming paused, and then said: "Of course, if there are more scene elements, it is actually possible to complete a seamless map, provided that the image quality is reduced." But the shrinkage of the picture quality is not too much of a problem,After all, this is a handheld,Shrink locked to2K or even1080P,As long as you work the painting style to make up for it,It can completely make up for the problem of resolving resolution。 ”

Lin Xiaoguang nodded frequently.

Now, that's called professionalism!

Zhong Ming's words made Lin Xiaoguang spit out the evil breath that he had been holding in his heart.

Didn't JA say that you can't get rid of the reading slip? But "Zodiac Guardian" has obviously been removed, and the picture quality has not shrunk!

Of course, the premise of this is that Zodiac Guardian cuts all the mob fights, but anyway, it's still a matter of game design!

Regardless of the process, judging from the results, "Zodiac Guardian" has indeed achieved the best operation effect on the MGC2 handheld, which can be said to squeeze the performance of the handheld to the extreme, and it is basically not inferior to some mainstream game works in terms of picture performance.

Moreover, several of the requirements made by Lin Xiaoguang before, "Zodiac Guardian" was really completed very satisfactorily!

It's a Chinese-style game.,But there's not a lot of Chinese content in it.,Westerners can fully understand it.,And you'll definitely be attracted by this novel style of painting.。

The skills of the handheld are squeezed to the limit to the maximum, and the graphics performance is excellent.

Adopting the mainstream over-the-shoulder perspective, the various controls and basic action systems are all on par with the mainstream games, and for most console players, there are no barriers to the operation of this game.

The most commendable thing is that the gameplay is innovative! This way of fighting between ordinary people and super giant bosses made Lin Xiaoguang's eyes shine, and it seemed that the previous game had never been before!

"Yes, Mr. Zhong, I'm really convinced. This is your first 3D game from Shimmer Studios? I can't believe that this kind of effect you have done can't be done by many big factories! Lin Xiaoguang praised heartily.

Zhong Ming smiled: "The effect is not a particularly complicated effect, our Shimmer Studio has always only made high-quality games, which are all basic operations." ”

"Then, Mr. Zhong, it should be completed in another month, right? Now it looks like I'm going to have to count on your game to save my life! ”

Lin Xiaoguang doesn't shy away from anything, the sales of MGC2 handhelds, even if Zhong Ming doesn't have specific data in his hand, he can definitely guess from the wind reviews on the Internet.

"No problem, but I think our agreement needs to be changed a little. Now on our side, we are more inclined to sign a limited-time exclusivity agreement, after all, if the shipment of the MGC2 handheld is too small, it will also have a great impact on the sales of our games, and the VAM agreement is meaningless. Zhong Ming said.

Lin Xiaoguang's face changed slightly, but he still nodded: "Okay, we can talk about this aspect again." ”

It's not that Zhong Ming is not kind and temporarily increases the price, the key agreement has not been signed yet, in business, Zhong Ming must seek the greatest benefits for the Shimmer Studio, this is a normal thing, Lin Xiaoguang can naturally understand.

If Lin Xiaoguang had signed the agreement as early as the first time they met, and signed a permanent exclusivity, it would be relatively a loss for Zhong Ming, after all, the price that Zhong Ming offered for the first time was only a permanent monopoly of 30 million.

Lin Xiaoguang spent 15 million to buy JAGames' "Dark Dawn" only to buy a limited-time exclusive, just looking at the quality, the quality of "Zodiac Guardian" is much stronger than "Dark Dawn", if you really buy a permanent exclusive, it is the treasure of the town, a golden signboard.

But Lin Xiaoguang hesitated, and later after Zhong Ming proposed the VAM agreement, Lin Xiaoguang did not immediately say that he would sign the agreement, but wanted to wait until the demo came out.

Now that the demo is out, but the sales of the handheld are also out, the negotiating position of the two sides has naturally changed.

After talking for more than half an hour, the two men reached an agreement for the time being.

Signing a time-limited exclusivity agreement is not for a one-month exclusivity, but for a three-month exclusivity.

Lin Xiaoguang originally wanted to spend more money and monopolize it for a year, but Zhong Ming didn't agree. A year is enough for him to make many games, and the technology in this world is developing so fast, after a year, "Zodiac Guardian" will definitely not be outdated in terms of gameplay, but if you want to sell it on other platforms, most of it will have to be remade, not to mention that the attention of players has passed quickly, and it can only be sold on other platforms after a year, which is a bit of a loss.

After talking like this, the two sides finally found a mutually acceptable time, three months.

These three months are enough to ensure the dominant position of MGC2 handheld, and some anxious hardcore gamers will definitely choose to buy the handheld to experience the game first, and it can also play a good publicity effect. After three months, Zhong Ming can use this game to sell on other platforms, and players who are unwilling to buy a handheld console can afford to wait.

In terms of specific costs: the price of the game is still 150, fifty-fifty splits, for a period of three months. Three-month sales, less than 200,000 sets, exclusive cost of 2 million; 200,000 to 500,000 sets, with an exclusive cost of 6 million; 500,000 to 1,000,000 sets, with an exclusive cost of 20 million; More than 1 million, exclusive fee 40 million.

Compared with permanent exclusivity, the cost of limited-time exclusivity will definitely be significantly reduced, but because it is a limited-time exclusivity for 3 months, and the negotiating position of the two parties has changed somewhat, so on the whole, Zhong Ming's asking price has also increased.

Of course, for Moya Technology, this kind of gambling agreement is far more acceptable than a fixed price, although Lin Xiaoguang is also personally impressed by the game "Zodiac Guardian", but after the real release, who can tell the player's taste?

If one million sets are really sold in three months, Moya Technology's income from the game is about 60 million, because there is a tax deduction, they will definitely have to invest some money to promote and promote the game.

Of the 60 million, 40 million will be taken out to pay the exclusive fee.

Zhong Ming and Shimmer Studio, on the basis of earning 55 percent, will get an additional 40 million.

In other words, the division of the two sides is about to open 28, and Moya Technology takes 20%. It's also embarrassing enough to do this kind of hosting platform.

However, Lin Xiaoguang knows very well that it is basically impossible to sell more than one million sets, and even if it is exceeded, Namoya Technology will not lose.

Because the game has sold more than one million, what about handheld sales? It's definitely going to be more than a million!

The sales volume here refers to the sales of the handheld platform, not the sales of the whole platform.

If you can really make the handheld sell more than one million, Moya Technology is willing to spend money on it, not to mention that "Zodiac Guardian" doesn't have 20% of the income.

So, the contract was roughly finalized, and both parties were quite satisfied.

After that, Zhong Ming had to ask the company's legal counsel to sort out the contract, and if there was no problem, he could sign it.

After that, it is to continue to develop "Zodiac Guardian", which will be completed on schedule and launched on time.

……

In the blink of an eye, the time enters May.

On the side of Shimmer Studio, although the development of "Zodiac Guardian" encountered some minor problems, it did not slow down the development progress too much, and it should be launched as scheduled.

After the first 10% of the game is made, the rest of the content is actually some repetitive work, and there are no technical difficulties to overcome, so the progress is relatively smooth.

The test team, on the other hand, has been carefully testing some details of the game, especially the combat system with various bosses. The test is all incarnated as hardcore players, and they are abused to death by huge bosses.

Of course, with the assistance of the artificial intelligence system, the originally heavy test task can be completed by only a few people.

Everyone, including Lin Xiaoguang, is anxiously waiting for the release of "Guardian of the Zodiac".

On the other hand, the wind reviews on the Internet of Moya Technology's handheld have basically set the tone.

To sum it simply: "The machine is good, but it doesn't make any sense." ”

Because in the eyes of many players, the positioning of this handheld is a bit embarrassing!

It is sandwiched between the two mainstream devices, the bracelet and the host, and it is not pleasing at both ends.

The most important thing is that the current MGC2 handheld has no exclusive works that can really be used on it, which is the biggest flaw.

Although Moya Technology has repeatedly touted the power of this handheld machine, which can reach at least 65% of the functions of mainstream consoles, but no game can show it, which is equivalent to bragging with empty teeth, and players don't believe it at all.

As far as these games on the handheld are concerned, except for "Dark Dawn", they are far from reaching the best performance of the handheld, and they can't perform much better; Some transplanted bracelet games can be played on such a large bracelet, let alone on a handheld, and it would be a joke if you couldn't bring it.

Dark Dawn, on the other hand, makes the most of the MGC2's handhelds, but the problem is that it honestly puts 65% of the console's capabilities in front of players.

For example, if the host reads the strip for 5 seconds, the MGC2 handheld computer has to read the strip for 10 seconds.

Every time I read the strip, I read it for ten seconds, who can withstand this!

Therefore, "Dark Dawn" has exposed the lack of performance of MGC2 relative to the console, which has affected the first impression of many players on this handheld.

The reputation of the game is not very good, and the sales can't go up, so if you want to talk to other big manufacturers about game transplantation, it will naturally be difficult.

To put it mildly, as far as the current sales of MGC2 handhelds are concerned, other big manufacturers are too lazy to transplant their games, because they feel that even if they are transplanted, they can't sell a few copies, and they are busy in vain.

And so it turned into an endless loop.

Moya Technology is in dire need of a successful game to break this loop. Otherwise, this handheld will be really dead.