Chapter 30: The Reversal of Countenance

The next meeting went very smoothly.

After accepting the idea, everyone no longer questioned the subsequent settings, but only asked the reason.

For example, the main location of the game is a large mansion.

Alone in this house, the player explores the families who once lived in the house and learns what happened to them.

In this regard, Infinite Online Entertainment is curious why it is limited to indoors, and if the location is placed outdoors, isn't it better to explore and attract players?

Faced with this question, Meng Shu just smiled.

These people have too little insight into terror and do not understand that the horror crisis inside is far more ferocious and exciting than the outside.

Because the open environment is already neutralizing the horror atmosphere to a certain extent.

But in an interior with walls everywhere, the horror is even more effective.

This is also the reason why "Escape 2" is not as scary as "Escape 1".

Because most of "Escape 2" is a wild scene, only a few indoor schools have a long-lost horror flavor.

So he just briefly explained the reason, and after it was convincing, he moved on to the next link.

Soon, Infinite Internet Entertainment made curious inquiries about the gameplay of the game.

It means that the game wants the player to explore the historical occupants of the house in the past, even if there are the same clues between them, which also seems to be fragmented and not clear enough.

At this point, I hope Meng Shu can learn shooting games, the plot is simple and direct, not so complicated, and it can be easy for players to understand.

But Meng Shu said that this is the charm of exploring puzzle games.

Let players discover step by step, search step by step, and finally summarize the truth of the incident, the satisfaction and sense of accomplishment they get will make them feel that their efforts are worth it.

It also makes players feel like they're really enjoying the game.

Instead of a mission-based experience like shooting games, all the way to the point, to take a breath when you are injured, to come back to the game, to change the map, to continue to break the map, to clear the level at the end, and to delete the game.

After hearing this explanation, Infinite Net Entertainment no longer said anything, but was curious about the detailed plot of the game.

[Mr. Meng, we are curious about what you said about exploration and decryption, can you tell us about the plot behind this game?] ]

"Of course, I was going to leave that for later, but it's okay to show you in advance now, so first..."

Meng Shu rolled the mouse, quickly swiped on the PPT, and finally stayed in the back position.

At this time, on the projection screen, there are thumbnails of sketches.

Apparently some kind of conceptual design draft.

Meng Shu enlarged one of the sketches, and on it, there was an environment similar to that of a house.

But in it, there are three people tied.

But even if it was a sketch, the people at the meeting could vaguely see that it was an adult woman, a little boy and a little girl.

Looking at this picture, everyone didn't know why, waiting for an explanation.

And Meng Shu didn't sell it, and slowly spoke.

But his first words stunned everyone.

"As soon as the game starts, the protagonist dies."

...

WTF!?

The protagonist dies at the beginning?

However, before they could ask, Meng Shu continued.

"The protagonist shoots his own family first, and then kills himself, and that's how the game opens."

As he spoke, he pointed with the mouse to the three people tied to the sketch, and the meaning was self-evident.

These 3 people are the protagonist's family.

Deputy Director Li of Infinite Net Entertainment was not calm, and spoke directly, with a very strong curiosity in his tone.

[Mr. Meng, since the protagonist died at the beginning, who is the player controlling?] ]

"The main character."

Deputy Director Li: ......

[Mr. Meng, I heard it in a daze, so I won't interrupt you. You must have a reason for this design. ]

The corners of Meng Shu's mouth lifted and he shook his head.

"Don't worry, the protagonist's opening suicide is needed by the plot. The player in the back controls the protagonist who is still the protagonist, but the protagonist who has lost his memory after death. ”

"One of the player's goals is to find out why the protagonist committed suicide."

Meng Shu scrolled the mouse again, and this time, switched to another sketch.

Above, there is a well, from which several large pipes are connected.

On the ground, there was a large pool of water on which the corpses of the dead floated.

The crowd looked at the sketch and waited for an explanation.

Meng Shu picked up the water cup and took a sip, moistened his throat, and began to explain.

"This picture is the sewage treatment plant that will appear in the game, and our protagonist works in this treatment plant."

"The plot is set like this, above this processing plant, there is also a pharmaceutical factory, which is secretly conducting a spiritual experiment, and the anti-stress medicine that restores sanity in the game comes from here. So in the setting, the protagonist is also a person from this pharmaceutical factory. And he has developed a hallucinogenic drug that can be transmitted through water, thus gaining a certain right to speak. ”

"The organization is very happy, colludes with the police station and the hospital, uses the entire town in the game as an experimental area, and appoints the protagonist as the person in charge."

"At the same time, a historic mansion in the town was selected and transformed into an experimental observation room with secret rooms and secret passages to facilitate the collection of residents' mental data."

"At such an opening, the first unsuspecting family moved into the house, which was the Lucy family I talked about in PPT."

At this moment, Mr. Liang of Unlimited Internet Entertainment said that he had something to say.

Meng Shu smiled and motioned for him to speak.

[Mr. Meng, according to your plot design, could it be that the protagonist caused the deaths of those families?] ]

As soon as the words fell, Xu Hong and the three of them also looked at each other, obviously they had guessed it.

After all, it's all too obvious.

Renovate the house so that the residents who move in don't know that they are under surveillance, and they don't know that there are outsiders living together in their homes.

It's chilling to think about!

[So the purpose of the protagonist is to experiment, right?] ]

"Of course, the next is the story of Lucy's family."

"The protagonist uses various means, coupled with hallucinogenic drugs transmitted by water, to make Lucy go insane and isolate her parents. And her parents took her to the hospital for treatment, but the more she was treated, the worse it gets, because the hospital is also one of the participants in the organization. ”

In the end, Lucy, under the bewitchment of the protagonist, broke off her jaw alive and completed the experimental data collection of the first family.

And the police were also one of the participants in the organization, so the news was blocked in time to facilitate the continuation of the experiment. So it was the turn of the second family, the newly moved Dolores. ”

At this time, Mr. Liang from Infinite Net Entertainment heard this and already understood the general plot of the game.

[I think I know what kind of game this is, Mr. Meng, you have a lot of ideas, and I support you very much.] But what happens to the protagonist's suicide? ]

Meng Shu slid the PPT onto another sketch, which was a couple who seemed to be very affectionate.

"Doing such a bad thing, naturally I feel guilty. Therefore, the protagonist has been taking anti-stress drugs produced by the organization for a long time to maintain the stability of his life. ”

"Have you seen this concept map, in my setting, the protagonist has a bumper harvest in career and love, gives birth to a son and a daughter, and lives an ordinary life. But he's been working for the organization for more than twenty years, and he really knows so much. So..."

Meng Shu slid the PPT again and came to another sketch.

Above, is a concept map of the mansion's dark room and secret passages sealed.

“... It was the protagonist's turn to be placed in the mansion. ”

When Xia Nianzhen heard this, she couldn't help but feel a chill down her spine.

This setting... It's too ruthless, isn't it?

Such a horror mansion, do you have to do the scene by me...

After that, the anti-stress medication taken by the protagonist is turned into a stress reliever. At this point, the long-accumulated pressure and guilt are released in an instant, and the protagonist who can't bear it naturally has a nervous breakdown and kills the whole family, and then commits suicide. ”

Speaking of which, Meng Shu overturned the PPT over the sketch of 3 people tied to it at the beginning.

"So at the beginning of the game, it's the protagonist who commits suicide. Then, the unknown player controls the protagonist's consciousness in this mansion to see his own sins by looking back at the fate of those families. ”

"In general, the whole process of the game is the journey of self-redemption after the death of the protagonist, and the main gameplay focuses on the player to experience the tragic experience and desperate pain of those families, and after understanding their stories, to choose whether to let the protagonist go to the redemption ending or the depraved ending."

"It's up to the players to decide."

"This is the plot of "Face", I didn't go into too much detail, I hope you can understand."

Silence –

The conference room fell into a brief silence.

Xu Hong and the others were already frowning, imagining this plot in their minds.

To be honest, this plot does have more depth than the simple and straightforward abruptness on the market.

At the very least, the plots just talked about are all explored and discovered by the players themselves.

When they go from ignorance, to gradually understanding, and then to finding out the truth, they come up with a super reversal plot where the protagonist is actually a villain, the kind of surprise and shock will definitely be interesting!

So Xu Hong and others are already full of expectations for this game.

Infinite Internet Entertainment was silent, apparently muted and discussing.

After a while, Mr. Liang's voice sounded from it.

[Mr. Meng, this game of yours, I think I probably understand. The plot you created is really very thoughtful, and it can be seen that you have made sufficient preparations, which also shows that you have put a lot of effort into this game, and it should be inevitable. Since you're so optimistic, and the game is really good, we won't doubt your vision. This game...]

After a pause, Mr. Liang's next sentence was categorical.

[... The amount of support will be approved within three days, and we will fully support it! ]