Chen Ba's so-called special group, because of the need to consider the audience and influence of the game, chose people with disabilities.

The main purpose of the game is to call on people to care more about people with disabilities by experiencing the daily life of people with disabilities, which is similar to the public welfare game "See" launched by Penguin.

But......

Since Chen Ba is going for the annual award, the completion quality of this game must be at the "Sword Finger 3A" level, and it is impossible to become a small-scale game like "See".

"Really 3A?"

"Not necessarily, it can also be quasi-3A, or sub-3A ......"

Chen Ba explained: "There is no fixed standard, and the minimum requirement is only to be eligible to be nominated for the annual award. ”

Anyway, it's definitely right to go for the annual award, but as for whether it meets the 3A standard, that's another story.

“OK！ So what kind of game is it? Strategy management, RPG, open-world adventure, or combat cool? ”

"Open World Adventure!"

"At the same time, this is also an RPG multiplayer co-op game, where players will take on the role of people with disabilities in different situations and complete tasks in the game."

Role-playing is as it should be, after all, it is said that it is not easy for players to experience the life of people with disabilities, so it is natural for them to play it themselves.

As for multiplayer co-op, this brings us to another aspect of gameplay.

How to describe it?

Chen Ba scratched his head, and after a while, he gave an idea: "If you have played GTA, you know that in addition to the story mode, you can also perform robbery missions online in online mode. ”

The meaning is similar to that of GTA, where players play their own games and play the role of a disabled person in this open world.

But if you are tired of playing in single-player mode, you can also enter online mode and have a unique "team mission" with other players.

The game is set in a modern city.

In the game, players will play the role of a man/woman with different degrees of physical disabilities due to congenital or acquired reasons, and move forward step by step along the main plot line, and finally become a big entrepreneur/gold medal teacher/medical expert/sports champion/ace host/big scientist......

"The Sims?"

"No, no, no, the degree of freedom is not so high, relatively speaking, it is still based on the plot."

Chen Ba waved his hand and said, "Don't forget, the most important thing in our game is not the gameplay, but the relative particularity of the subject matter. ”

The name of the game is "The True Story of Abba ".

Yes!

Chen Ba brazenly borrowed the name of a certain classic movie, and said that he couldn't be blamed for it, but he was too lazy to think of a name.

The main character's nickname is Aba.

The origin of this nickname actually exposes some things, such as that the protagonist may not be a normal person who is able-bodied.

What's the problem?

This has to talk about a special setting in the game - random symptoms, the main character Abba has problems that appear randomly, he may be lame, he may be mute, or he may be blind......

In short, this set of mechanics will randomly generate a special symptom, so that players can experience the difficulty of this special group.

Take, for example, that Abba is mute.

In the main plot, Abba often runs into a wall when he goes out to find a job because he can't speak, and even the restaurant waiter with a meager salary doesn't hire him, because he can't speak, and customers can't understand his gestures.

"In our game, the protagonist doesn't have to be portrayed as a positive, optimistic and sunny character."

After thinking for a moment, Chen Ba continued: "Although such a protagonist will be very in line with the mainstream values of society, you and I both know that this situation is relatively rare......"

To put it bluntly, fake big empty!

Optimistic, cheerful, positive, passionate about life, and will not give up easily in the face of setbacks, such examples are not uncommon, but relatively rare.

Chen Ba still believes that in order to make the game more in-depth, some different adjustments can be made in the character shaping of the protagonist.

Low self-esteem and cowardice, social fear, timidity, short temper, suicidal tendencies, autism, gloom, vitriol......

These settings that don't seem to be very compatible with the "protagonist" can actually be added to the game, and Chen Ba believes that only by restoring reality in all aspects can the game have the desired effect.

"This ...... Not quite right? ”

Yang Dong hesitated: "I'm not questioning your idea, I mean, will the protagonist of such a character setting cause controversy for our game?" ”

You know, Abba is a game with people with disabilities as the main character.

In such a game, what would players think about shaping the protagonist into this character? Will public opinion question and criticize Tianba Studio?

"Listen to my ......"

Chen Ba insisted: "It's still the same sentence, if you want to experience it, give players the most real and unforgettable experience." Don't be like watching a movie, crying heartbreakingly, and walking out of the cinema and forgetting about it. ”

Optimistic, cheerful, and positive, is the story of Abba bravely overcoming his own shortcomings and finally succeeding inspiring and touching?

It's definitely inspirational and touching!

But this kind of story is too "cinematic", and when you first watch it, you will find it very touching and inspirational, but after everything is over, you will find that Aba's success is actually inevitable.

Chen Ba said that although he made this game with a utilitarian heart, he also hoped from the bottom of his heart that everyone could understand and tolerate more, and care for the disabled friends around him.

Therefore, he feels that the experience must experience the most real side, not just like making a movie, just moving for the sake of moving, and inspirational for the sake of inspiration.

"Is it purely role-playing?"

"Not really, in my opinion, Abba is actually a souls-like game!"

Yang Dong: "Ah......? ”

Would you like to hear what you're talking about? "Abba Story" is actually a soul-like game? Is this what a man can say?

Where's your soul element?

"Extremely high difficulty, strong frustration, and outrageously low clearance rates, isn't this a soul-like game?"

Chen Ba laughed and said, "You don't think that Abba can always succeed, right?" Wrong, big mistake! ”

"The True Story of Aba" is extremely difficult.

Chen Ba treats this game completely according to the standards of soul-like games, and every task in the game is actually equivalent to a level boss.

And the boss of the soul-like game, as we all know, you have to die several times, or even die so that your scalp is numb, and you can't make the slightest mistake in the operation to have any hope of defeating it.

The same thing.

The main quest in "The True Story of Abba is also so difficult that it makes the scalp tingle", and players must accurately grasp every opportunity and choice, and their thinking must be clear in order to reach the limit.

The only thing to be thankful for is that the soul-like game is very operational, including the control of various shield reversals or dodge timing, etc.

"The True Story of Abba is not so operational", and the handicapped party can also play, and there is no situation where the handicap can't play this game.

But the difficulty of this game is reflected in the brain part, the thinking is not clear enough, or the brain is not good enough, then you should be stuck or will be stuck, and it is useless to watch the teaching posts and videos sent by others.

"The high difficulty and strong frustration of the game are actually to reduce the clearance rate as much as possible, and to lower the clearance rate, in order to highlight the core idea of the game!"

Chen Ba nodded and said, "What is too easy to obtain, no one will cherish, let alone take it to heart." What you can't get is the most precious, and what is harder to get is the most memorable. ”

Through the extremely high difficulty and strong frustration of the game, the comprehensive clearance rate of players has been greatly reduced.

And the low clearance rate also reflects the core idea of the game "The True Story of Abba - please care more about the disabled people around you, they are not easy!

"What I want to see is that nine out of ten players are tormented by the game and go crazy, calling it too difficult, why is there such a perverted difficulty......"

Chen Ba showed a mysterious smile and said, "If someone complains to me that the difficulty is too high and wants me to lower the difficulty of the game, then I can take advantage of the situation to say that sentence." ”

"What?"

"The game can adjust the difficulty for you, and you can also make you read the file again, but what about the reality?"

Yang Dong: "......"

Ok, good, good!

He knew that Brother Ba's move must have a deep meaning, so he was waiting here! He just waited for the player to complain that the game was too difficult, and then took the opportunity to say this and pretend to be a master!

But don't really say it, if there are players who complain that the difficulty of the game is too high and want to lower the difficulty, and Brother Ba just said this......

It's really loaded for him!

After carefully listening to Brother Ba's description and explanation of "The True Story of Aba", Yang Dong said thoughtfully: "If it is really made and the quality of the game is okay, your plan will really succeed." ”

Who will win the prize if you don't win the prize?

Come on!

If next year's TGA Annual Awards have the nomination of "The True Story of Aba", who can compete for Brother Ba?

I'm afraid that as soon as the list of nominees was announced, Brother Ba began to brew his acceptance speech, thinking about what to say when he came to the stage, and which cabinet to put the trophy in.

No kidding, according to Brother Ba's description of "The True Story of Aba", this game is definitely a big hit for "Rushing for the Prize"!

You say the quality of the game?

It is comparable to a triple-A production, and it also integrates many popular elements such as open world, role-playing, and multi-line narrative, can you say that the quality of this game is very poor?

Since the quality of the game is not bad, how much does it not lose to the standard 3A game, that is, the popularity is not good?

!

If you think about it with your ass, there is a new masterpiece "comparable to 3A" in the game circle, which must be a hot topic on the whole network, and the game is even more flocking to the online game.

Do you think this is a mini-game?

is comparable to a masterpiece of 3A, it can be said that the project has not been officially established, but just a little rumor can cause heated discussions on the whole network.

Not to mention, Tianba Studio is not short of money, and when the time comes, it will definitely be overwhelming to publicize tweet ads, and it will be difficult for players to think about it.

Don't worry about popularity.

is popular, hot and topical, the quality of the game is so high, and it is a theme that people can't fault with it, "The True Story of Abba is simply invincible".

The only problem may lie in......

This game is such a large scale just for the project, how much does it cost to make it? Is the liquidity on the books of Tianba Studio enough to develop this game that is "comparable to 3A"?

"Don't worry, there's enough money."

Chen Ba said that you can worry about everything, but you don't have to worry about money.

After all, when developing "Star Emperor 2", Tianba Studio received a lot of sponsorship fees. Although those sponsorships could not be misappropriated, they were all spent in the end.

But as the saying goes, the money spent can be recovered to some extent!

It's nothing more than "washing" again.

……

When Chen Ba and Yang Dong were chatting passionately around "The True Story of Aba" in the company, the duo of Lao Chen and Lao Wang were also chatting.

However, the topic they talked about, if Chen Ba heard it, I am afraid that he would be shocked!

"You...... Is it true? ”

Looking at the killer weapon that Lao Wang sacrificed, even though Lao Chen had already been mentally prepared, he was still taken aback.

Ah Sir, are you really here?

Anyway, this is a forged medical record, it looks like it's no different from the real thing, and there is even a doctor's signature on it, which is too good.

"It's sure to be true!"

Lao Wang's eyebrows fluttered and said: "Because I know that it is difficult to deceive my daughter by fraud, I directly use the real medical records, and I have been preparing since half a year ago, and there is absolutely no problem." ”

"Real medical records?!"

Lao Chen was taken aback, and looked at Lao Wang with wide eyes: "You really have cancer, and your life is not long?" ”

"Cancer is fake, medical records are real!"

Lao Wang raised his eyebrows and said: "This private hospital was secretly acquired by me a year ago, and everyone from the chief doctor to the nurse and security guard has said hello. ”

In other words, he concealed his daughter's "illness" for half a year, and there were a large number of human and material evidence in this matter, which could withstand her investigation and questioning.

There are even hospitalization records......

And there is another point, in order to pretend to be more like, Lao Wang also hired a special guest makeup artist to prepare various "haggard" makeup looks for him.

"It's seamless!"

Lao Chen praised from the bottom of his heart: "Don't talk about your daughter, even I, a person who knows the truth, I am afraid that I will believe that you are really dying in front of so many people and physical evidence." ”

"But I have another question, if you pretend to be sick, what will happen to your company?"

"I said hello too."

Lao Wang Feng said lightly: "Except for a few directors, others don't know the truth. And the board of directors will keep it a secret for me and cooperate with my performance, there will be no problem. ”

Is this in your plan?

Lao Chen is convinced, he is worthy of being a self-made generation with billions of dollars, and this script is arranged perfectly.

Conan has to be blinded when he comes!

"And how do I fit you in your script?" Lao Chen asked.

"You just need to tell your son about my illness and hospitalization at the right time, and then find an opportunity to bring him to the hospital to visit me, and I will arrange the rest."

Lao Wang said confidently: "As long as our two brothers work together, we will definitely let these two young people know what ginger or old spicy is!" ”

"Indeed, young people are still almost funny when they play with us! Come, in-laws, let's continue to have a drink......"

"Good, good!"

At the wine table, the two people, who were originally commensurate with the elder brother and the elder brother, unconsciously called each other about their in-laws, and the relationship became closer and closer, and the atmosphere became much more harmonious.

(End of chapter)