The first day after the New Year's holiday.

Li Zongzheng came to the company to check in and start the day's daily work.

The project of "Xuanyuan Sword Trace" has entered the stage of pre-planning, and this stage can be said to be the most important in the entire development work.

This includes setting the core gameplay of the game, system function design, script, numerical values, copywriting, execution, etc., to put it bluntly, the problems that may be encountered in the process of developing the game are clearly discussed, and finally written down on paper and assigned to various departments for implementation.

As a professional game designer, Lee Tsung-jeong understands the importance of this job.

Only by writing down all the structure of a game in the form of words on paper can the entire development team move in a coordinated and orderly manner, instead of setting up the project with enthusiasm like the original development of the abandoned "Legend of Emei Swordsman", only to find out that the problem is in the script, resulting in the whole game after the interview and the original project plan The plan is not the same game at all.

Although Nirvana's reborn "Immortal Cultivation Simulator" was unexpectedly successful, Li Zongzheng didn't want to let his every success have to rely on accidents.

So this time he summed up the experience of the last time, from the establishment of the project to now has held more than 10 large and small meetings, basically possible problems or suspected possible problems, he has exchanged opinions with the professionals in the team.

However, what makes Li Zongzheng a little entangled is what type of game should be made.

Yes.

So far, he has not reached an agreement with the other partners in the project team on this most basic issue.

First of all, sandboxes are definitely not a no-go.

is different from "Xiuxian Simulator", this time they not only have a script, but the core selling point is the script.

A third-person action game?

There is really nothing wrong with it, but the development cost will be a little over budget. And the project of "Xuanyuan Sword" itself is based on the plot as a selling point, and it seems that the focus on action and special effects is a bit upside down.

And there seems to be nothing new in doing so, and it is difficult to stand out from the many popular martial arts games on the market......

Although Li Zongzheng wants to create a masterpiece that can be regarded as a work of art by players and talked about for many years, it is not enough to just praise it without popularity.

The success of a game ultimately needs to be tested by the market, except for those creative small productions born for awards, the ideal he pursues must be sold first in the final analysis!

Thinking of this, Li Zongzheng couldn't help but feel a little difficult for a while.

But fortunately, there are a lot of cattle under his command, and Du Ziteng, who has been "studying" his own games all morning on the computer, suddenly had an idea and said.

"Why don't we ...... How about making it into a war chess game? ”

War chess?

Li Zongzheng was slightly stunned and said with a frown.

"Make it a war chess? Will it work? ”

"It's better than the side-scrolling turn-based or text-only adventure games we discussed yesterday, that outdated gameplay will definitely hit the street now," Du Ziteng continued with a helpless expression, "War chess...... Let's make the character model more beautiful, and the skill effects more beautiful, it should be a plus in the hearts of players. ”

"It's a good game game."

Hearing Du Ziteng's idea, Liu Ye's eyes also lit up.

However, the reason why his eyes were bright was not because of how brilliant the idea was, but because he had been looking at it all morning, and he had kept his head down for too long, and this look up felt a little blue in his eyes.

Seeing that Liu Ye also agreed with this idea, Li Zongzheng looked at him and asked.

"Do you think it's good to make a war chess game too?"

Liu Ye nodded and said.

"Well, compared to a third-person action game, I think slowing down the pace with turn-based gameplay might be more helpful for players to immerse themselves in the story. We can make the 3D perspective and the combat perspective seamless, and then cut into the battle mode during the battle, and the action, attack, and spell casting will consume the corresponding action points, and when the action points are exhausted, the current character's turn will end. ”

Li Zongzheng fell into deep thought.

Sound......

Seems interesting?

Jiang Lecheng, who was sitting on the side, was originally watching the drama, but after hearing Liu Ye's idea, he was also attracted by everyone's discussion, and interjected.

"Also, we can incorporate development elements into the game, such as setting up several career frameworks, and then allowing players to add NPC teammates in addition to the protagonist group to the team according to their preferences."

"That's right! We can also add pen to these NPCs and add side plots outside of the main line to them! Du Ziteng, who was brain-open, excitedly added a sentence later.

The story of Xuanyuan Sword Sky Trace is set in the last years of the Sui Dynasty, which happened to be an era of many capable people.

In addition to Chen Jingqiu and other protagonists, there are a large number of other characters in the script, but there is no more expansion of their plot in the script.

If you want to add the cultivation element, this is undoubtedly a breakthrough!

However, as soon as he heard that he was going to add a pen, Liu Ye suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart, and hurriedly said.

"I don't need to add a pen, that script is already very good, and if you add a pen, you will add a snake-"

"I think that's a good idea!"

Interrupting his words suddenly, Li Zongzheng, who was still hesitant before, somehow showed a heart-warming expression this time, and continued with Du Ziteng's words in an excited tone.

"We can add pen without changing the main plot, so that the NPC characters are more full, and at the same time enrich the development elements of the game...... I don't think it's better to integrate the collection elements into this! In addition to completing the main quest, players can also have fun from character collection and character development! ”

After listening to Li Zongzheng's words, except for Liu Ye, who had a bitter face, the eyes of everyone sitting in the office shone brightly.

Especially Du Ziteng, who let out a melancholy sigh.

"Damn, I want to play!"

Jiang Lecheng, who was sitting on the side, also had a light in his eyes, and said with great interest, "This idea is really good, I bet if you do it according to this line of thought...... Our game is sure to sell well! ”

Liu Ye said with some concern.

"This ...... There are too many integrated elements, will it seem a little nondescript? Otherwise, let's use the template of the war chess game to do it, and I don't think it's really necessary to add pen to the NPC characters......"

"How could it be unnecessary!" Li Zongzheng interrupted him and continued in a categorical tone, "It's decided! Our new project will be made into a war chess game! Starting today, the Xuanyuan Sword Sky Trace project is officially approved! After that, I will assign the work to various departments......"

Speaking of this, Li Zongzheng paused for two seconds and continued without delay.

"Liu Ye, I'll leave the addition of the side plot to you! Within three days, I'm going to see the plot outline and script, and we'll try to get this part done by the end of the year! ”

Liu Ye nodded with a bitter face.

"Yes......"

It's impossible to touch the fish.

He could already imagine the desperation of being overwhelmed by the manuscript.

"And Jiang Lecheng," Li Zongzheng continued to look at the original artist in the team, and said, "The character's standing painting and original painting will be handed over to you!" ”

Jiang Lecheng stood up excitedly and said energetically.

"Yes! Leave it to me! ”