Game Design: Is it possible? CaiGou

Chapter 304 Ark·Survival Evolved: If you mess with me, you’ve hit the wall (please subscribe)

On March 3rd, the dragon raises its head.

Yamashiro University, School of Game Design.

Outside the auditorium, banners were hung high, and a letter was written——

[General Tiangong of Taiping Road·Game Production Experience·Sharing Lecture]

The auditorium, which could accommodate thousands of people, was packed with seats. There was no empty seat at all. Even the aisles were filled with students who wanted to see General Tiangong and listen to General Tiangong's experience sharing.

Members of the student union were all over the auditorium to maintain order. Even because the event was so popular, many non-game design majors came to the auditorium to participate in lectures and meetings.

On the stage, Cai Gou did not have any paper manuscripts and was completely free to express his thoughts and feelings along the way.

Cai Gou was on the stage, talking eloquently, and finally said:

"From pixel games to couple games, from couple games to puzzle games, from puzzle games to interactive games, from interactive games to shooting games, from shooting games to music games, according to Civilization Games - this journey, Tai Ping Dao has been through a lot!”

"Taipingdao has always adhered to the hard-core characteristics, real characteristics, and abstract style, forming an alternative development path in the gaming circle that is different from other game manufacturers."

"My experience is insignificant. If I can give some inspiration to all my fellow students, that would be the best thing. My experience sharing session comes to an end here. Thank you all."

"boom--"

"Crash!"

The entire audience fell into silence, as if they were still immersed in Cai Gou's experience sharing. After a while, they came to their senses, and thunderous applause suddenly resounded through the sky, mixed with a few cheers from time to time——

"Thank you, boss! I have benefited a lot!"

"General Tiangong, I want an autograph!"

"Old thief, one word for today's wave - handsome!"

The host walked onto the stage and said: "Okay, let's move on to the last part of this Taipingdao Tiangong General game production experience sharing lecture - audience questions."

The eyes of the entire audience suddenly lit up like searchlights, and they all raised their hands.

Cai Gou casually pointed at a boy in the front row. When the staff handed him the microphone, he still had an expression of disbelief.

Fortunately, he knew that the opportunity was rare, so after taking a few deep breaths, he asked his question:

"Hello, general, I am a member of the Yellow Turban Army Dumpling Steaming Cult on Taiping Road."

There were a few good-natured jokes in the audience.

Obviously, when facing General Tiangong, it has become an unwritten practice among Taipingdao fans to declare their family status and tell the general what faction of the Yellow Turban Army they belong to.

"What I want to ask is..." the boy plucked up the courage and said:

"Are you confident about the Journey Cup competition to be held in the second half of this year?"

The Journey Cup can be held every three to four years, or every ten years. Each time, it is the most colorful fragment of game memory in the youth of a generation of players.

The theme blind selection event before the Journey Cup half a year ago seems like just yesterday. The horror theme is a very unpopular theme, so it’s no wonder that fans are uneasy.

Cai Gou pondered for a moment and said: "There must be confidence. Taipingdao can only participate in the Journey Cup a handful of times. We will definitely go all out and leave no regrets."

"I understand everyone's concerns. Taipingdao has never had experience in making horror games, but rest assured, it's a first time for everyone, and Taipingdao has never been afraid to try new tracks."

"According to the game entry rules of the Journey Cup, as a participant, I cannot disclose details about the participating games, but please rest assured that I will not let you down, and it will not let you down."

"On the contrary, this game has a horror theme. I'm afraid it has to ask you a question that is unique to Taipingdao but is timeless - can it be done? CaiGou!"

Audience: "Hahahaha!"

Then a few lucky viewers got the opportunity to ask questions, and the questions they asked——

Some are asking about Taipingdao’s five-year game plan.

Some people asked about Cai Gou's most satisfying game since the establishment of Taiping Road.

Some people are asking whether Taiping Road will recruit interns this year or in the future.

Cai Gou gave satisfactory answers one by one.

Until the host came to the stage and explained: "The Taiping Dao Tiangong General game production experience sharing lecture ends here."

The audience looked at Cai Gou reluctantly, but the banquet was over. Cai Gou waved and finally returned to the backstage.

An Quan, the dean of the School of Game Design, was already here. After waiting for a long time, Cai Gou walked up to him and said with a smile:

"Dean, I keep what I say, right? If you agree to go back to school to give a lecture, then there is absolutely nothing wrong with that."

An Quan nodded with a smile: "I'll be proud of you today. Let's go back to my office and treat you to tea."

"Yo? The sun is coming out in the west?"

Cai Gou looked An Quan up and down and said jokingly, "Aren't you afraid that I will eat and take away your inventory?"

"It's too late today. I even let you take away the inventory at the bottom of the box!"

An Quan waved his hand smartly, and the two of them chatted and laughed all the way to An Quan's office.

The decoration of the office has remained the same for several years without any change. During the break of making tea, An Quan asked:

"You kid, you are following the trend recently. Aren't the four game companies, Qingshan, Baihua, and Wutong, currently competing in the arena? At the critical moment when the competition is in full swing, why would you want to go back to school to give a lecture in the middle of the game?"

Cai Gou took a sip of tea, with a bit of disdain on his face: "Dean, I am your soldier, what the hell are they? Even if four families are tied up, they won't be enough for me to cook with a spoonful."

"They have a pretty good idea. They think that in order to participate in the Journey Cup, I will definitely not go out of my way to compete with them. One or two of them just want to jump out and be the first."

"Actually, they are right. Why would I waste so much effort with them? There are indeed only two games to compete with them, but there are more than two DLCs."

An Quan smiled and said nothing. He had heard about the DLC series of Stardew Valley, whether it was [SVE] or [Richside Village]. It can be regarded as a rare high-quality DLC in the gaming industry in recent years.

Cai Gou could think of such a cost-effective way to compete in the arena. To be honest, it shocked the jaws of many designers in the game industry.

"Although the four of them need attention, you still have to focus most of your attention on the Journey Cup competition in the second half of this year..." An Quan explained:

"In fact, judging from the time it takes for game companies to go bankrupt, many companies cannot survive for three years. From the time they are founded to the time they close, those who are unlucky will not be able to participate in a Journey Cup competition. Even if they do, they will not be eligible to participate."

"Hey, don't worry, I know what's going on."

The two were chatting vigorously when a call came from the mobile phone placed on the coffee table. Cai Gou looked at An Quan and showed an apologetic smile, and An Quan waved his hand to say it was okay.

Cai Gou then answered the phone and asked, "Angkor? What's wrong?"

Wu Xiu's slightly excited smile came from the other end of the phone: "Mr. Cai, just now, Qingshan Game Company issued an official website announcement announcing that a new game will be released soon."

Castle Peak?

When Cai Gou heard this, his smile was slightly playful.

Qingshan Game Company was the most popular among the four leading companies before the war started, and of course it was also the one that was the least active after the war started.

I've been holding it in for half a year, but it seems I still can't hold it back?

"Let's talk in detail when I come back!"

Cai Gou hung up the phone, stood up decisively and said, "Dean, there is something urgent in the company, so I won't interrupt you. I'll see you next time."

Hearing this, An Quan stood up and said, "What's the emergency? If you need my help, just let me know."

"Oh, don't worry, my great dean, it's not a big deal. Qingshan Game Company has released a game."

When Cai Gou finished clicking, An Quan understood and said with a smile: "So it's such a thing, okay, I won't take up your time as a busy person."

An Quan took out a box of extremely beautifully packaged tea from the cupboard and handed it to Cai Gou:

"Now, I specially left this box of tea for you. Take it with you."

Cai Gou was not polite, and there was no need to be polite to An Quan. He seemed aggrieved: "Oh, thank you, Dean."

Cai Gou took the tea, went downstairs, and got into the car. After a while, the car left Shancheng University.

An Quan looked at the bare treetops in the yard. If he looked carefully, he saw there were some new green shoots on them. He smiled and returned to the office.

An hour later, Cai Gou returned to the headquarters of Taiping Road Company. Wu Xiu, Zhu Ping'an, and Zhong Chu were already waiting in his office.

Cai Gou pushed the door open and walked in. When he saw the three people, he was not polite at all and asked: "Brother Angkor, I didn't have time to ask on the phone. Now tell me, what's going on at Qingshan Game Company?"

Unexpectedly, as soon as these words came out, the three of them looked at each other, dumbfounded.

"What's wrong?" Cai Gou asked.

"Uh..." Wu Xiu scratched his head in embarrassment and said, "Brother, I seem to have made an mistake."

"Qingshan Game Company released a game called Survival Challenge Day, but the total size of the game is less than 100MB. It is a game that cannot be smaller. It is said to be a survival challenge game, but it is actually a word game. form."

Zhu Pingan continued: "The quality of this Survival Challenge Day is on par with the entries in the College Student Game Festival. It is said that it is releasing a new game, but I think it is more like a provocation."

"oh?"

Cai Gou became interested, walked around behind his desk, and logged into the computer to search online.

[Game Name: Survival Challenge Day]

[Developer: Qingshan Game Company]

[Type: Single player·Survival·Collection·Production·Construction·Challenge·Single player]

[Price: Free]

[Introduction: The wails of zombies resounded through the streets, and the broken courtyards were filled with murderous intent. If you want to survive in this apocalypse, you need water! food! arms! And a safe house!

Search every building you see and bring all the resources you can find back to your home, oh! Don’t forget, you need a backpack!

You must be careful and alert to any slight sound, so as not to disturb the hordes of zombies! If unfortunately you are alerted, be prepared to fight or run for your life! I prefer the latter.

Rookie, how many days can you survive in this apocalypse? Trust me, you know nothing about horror! 】

[Message from the developer: Qingshan Game Company’s fan feedback this year will be given free of charge]

The game Survival Challenge Day is indeed a survival and construction game, and the gameplay is very classic. It is the most enduring set of settings in the survival and construction genre.

But Zhu Pingan and Wu Xiu are right. Today, with the rapid development of the game industry, this game has the flavor of ten years ago.

Zhu Ping'an looked at Cai Gou and explained: "Brother Dog, the Ark·Survival Evolved produced by Brother Zhong's project team is used to compete with the Survival Challenge Day. It is completely an anti-aircraft cannon to fight mosquitoes."

"In my opinion, among the three major expansion modules of Stardew Valley, there is still one [East Scap] that has not been released. How about we release [East Scap] to compete with him? To be honest, use [East Scap]. Scarp] I feel like I’m giving him an advantage when I compete with him in the ring.”

Cai Gou raised his head and looked at Zhu Ping'an with a playful and narrow smile.

Zhu Pingan scratched his arm and said, "Brother Dog, what do you mean? Your smile makes my skin crawl. What? Is there something wrong with what I said?"

"Hahahaha..." Cai Gou explained: "Uncle Emperor, I gave you the trump card in Stardew Valley. Didn't I give you the trump card in Ark Survival Evolved?"

"Ah?" Zhu Ping'an suddenly looked back at Zhong Chu and asked, "Brother Zhong, does Ark Survival Evolved also have DLC?"

Zhong Chu smiled and nodded honestly: "Well, Mr. Cai gave me a DLC design plan during the game project establishment stage and asked me to keep it secret."

"Is there more than one DLC?" Zhu Pingan asked.

Zhong Chu just nodded with a smile and did not answer.

Zhu Pingan looked at Cai Gou, the initiator of all this, and asked, "Brother Dog, what do you think?"

Cai Gou tapped his finger on the table and explained: "The main body of Stardew Valley plus the two DLCs [SVE] and [Ridgeside Village] have already earned enough popularity and sales for Stardew Valley. The audience of players is almost Catch them all.”

"In a short period of time, even if Taipingdao releases the [Eastscape] DLC for Stardew Valley, I don't think there will be much growth in sales and popularity. This account is not worthwhile."

"Of course, if Fengqi Games or Wutong Games still plan to release a farming management game, then [Eastscape] must be released even if it is not cost-effective. But now it is Qingshan Games that competes with us."

"Although the released game is small in size and has old-fashioned gameplay. At first glance, it is used to fight against the front line, but it is always a survival and construction game. We use [Eastscape], a DLC of a farming and management game, to compete in the arena. ?”

"Qingshan Game Company has a great idea. They want to use a small game to deceive us into using the bottom card, but they don't know that Ark: Survival Evolved has far more trump cards than Stardew Valley."

"On the surface, we only have one king, but in fact we have a set of king bombs. It's time for them to see Taipingdao's strength in survival and construction track."

"We just want to use Ark Survival Evolved to tell the entire gaming community that if anyone opposes us, even if they release a small game, no one will be left behind."

Zhu Pingan nodded with sudden realization. Since Brother Gou had already made a plan, he would no longer get involved. In order to maximize profits, [Eastscape] should be released slowly for the best effect.

Zhong Chu looked at Cai Gou and asked passionately: "Mr. Cai, is that the Ark Survival Evolved promotional video?"

Cai Gou made the final decision: "Release it now!"

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