Game Development Giant

Jester also caught the change in the expression on Rob Pardo's face. ◎The top novel,

Jester just smiled and continued what he had said before.

"To put it bluntly, I can see I's talent from the letter. I'm having dinner with you this time just because I want to see how talented someone is in RTS game development. You don't have it either." Let me down, so even if you take the initiative to ask me if you can come to Mars Entertainment to ask, I will take the initiative to ask you before leaving, because this is what you deserve."

At this point, Rob Pardo didn't know what Jester was thinking. He stood up directly, clenching his fists, his face flushed, and his eyes full of excitement.

"but……"

At this moment, Jester's voice changed. He waved his hand and motioned for Rob Pardo to sit down first. He still had something to say.

After hearing the twist in Jester's words, Rob Pardo's face, which had just been excited because of excitement, suddenly showed a worried look. He was afraid that Jester's words just now were just to comfort him. In fact, But what he said later was what Jester really meant.

"But what about your request to develop a game with me..."

When Jester said this, there was a trace of hesitation on his face, as if he hadn't made any decision yet, but at least he didn't refuse immediately.

At this time, Rob Pardo was temporarily relieved. At least it didn't mean that he couldn't entertain on Mars, but when he heard Jester asking if he could develop games with him, his heart just sank. , and immediately brought it up again.

Although he has no specific game development experience, he also knows that being able to develop a game with Jester must rely on his understanding of the game. There will definitely be a huge leap and progress.

And Jester has proven this with countless examples.

I don’t know how many of the best game designers in the world made rapid progress after developing a game with Jester.

"This is not what it used to be."

While Rob Pardo was thinking wildly, Jester's voice continued to sound. Obviously, from Jester's determined tone at this time, it could be judged that he had already responded to his second proposal. question and made their own decision.

So, when Jester's voice sounded again. Rob Pardo's expression became tense again.

"...Back then, I could bring some inexperienced and ignorant teenagers like you to play games together, but now it's different. I need subordinates who are experienced and can cooperate with me tacitly. You are not qualified. These conditions.”

Hear Jester say this. Rob Pardo also knew what Jester meant, and he did.

He was about to say sorry and express that his previous request had caused trouble to Jester, but he was able to get an internship plan at Mars Entertainment. This is already a rare thing, and he is very grateful.

However, before he could speak, Jester's voice changed again.

"But. I feel that experience and tacit understanding are not innate and cannot be changed. In fact, these can be cultivated through the day after tomorrow. Therefore, I always feel that these conditions are used as an excuse to refuse The truly gifted are dead wrong.”

Jester said with a smile in his eyes: "Rob...Rob Pardo..." After saying Rob Pardo's name first, Jester said seriously: "And you are I’m talking about the kind of people who are truly in this industry and have talents that are hard for others to achieve.”

After hearing such twists and turns, Rob Pardo had a look of ecstasy on his face.

Did his idol agree to his request?

"However, you still lack experience. This is the biggest problem." However, Jester's voice changed again. This time Jester stretched out a finger and tapped the table continuously. If anyone is familiar with him, Everyone knows that if Jester does this, it means that he has made a decision.

Jester didn't speak too fast: "Furthermore, I don't actually have any development plans for large-scale games in a short period of time. The development plans I can confirm are only for the next three years, and I will produce one game every year. There are two RTS games, but the closest one will probably have to wait until February next year, because I will have to leave the United States early next year for some personal matters."

Hearing what Jester said, Rob Pardo didn't say a word. He knew that Jester must have something to say.

Sure enough, Jester only paused for a moment, as if he was thinking about something. After thinking for a few seconds, Jester's voice rang in his ears again.

"But I am someone who can't sit still. When I don't have any big plans, I also like to make some small games that can continuously develop my thinking. This kind of training in developing my thinking is very useful for training our ability to make games. Yes, my little game this time is a very special RPG. I plan to find assistants to help. I have already decided on one of the candidates. In fact, my original plan was to only recruit one assistant, but since you proposed After meeting the previous request, I decided to increase the number of assistants to two."

"real!"

When Rob Pardo heard what Jester said, his face once again showed an expression of ecstasy. This time, the expression was much more exuberant than the previous one. You know, getting a job in Mars Entertainment The internship opportunity is completely different from getting an internship opportunity under Jester.

If the difficulty of getting a practical opportunity at Mars Entertainment was one before, then the difficulty of getting an internship opportunity under Jester was one hundred.

Moreover, Jester gave Rob Pardo more than just surprises.

Jester did not directly answer Rob Pardo's 'really' question. He just continued to smile and said: "Moreover, I can also give you a promise. If you perform well this time, , I will give you a chance to develop a new RTS game with me."

"Plans to develop a new RTS game with Jester?"

Rob Pardo was once again ecstatic. You must know that every game Jester participated in the development is a classic in the entire game history. If he can also participate in the development, then his ability and reputation will be greatly improved. will be greatly improved.

Just when Rob Pardo started to think wildly again, Jester had already stood up. Obviously, he was planning to say goodbye.

This meeting was quite satisfying for Jester. After all, he got a top designer who would definitely make a big name in the RTS field in the future.

And in the ears of Rob Pardo, he also heard the last words Jester asked him when he left.

This sentence also made him feel a little strange.

"Have you ever played Minesweeper?"

After the car Jester was riding in disappeared, Rob Pardo was still thinking about what Jester suddenly turned around and said to himself before getting in the car. Why did he ask himself if he had ever played Minesweeper? ? \u003cbsp;How could he not have played it before?

He was thinking about what the game Minesweeper had to do with Jester. He knew that this game was originally Jester's idea and then produced by John Carmack. At that time, Jester had just established Mars Entertainment. Dreambox has no shadow yet, and the now famous John Carmack, who is called the God of Programmers by programmers in the industry, was only fourteen years old at the time.

But what does this mean to me?

In fact, Jester just deliberately made a joke with Rob Pardo when he left. Of course, this joke was not made casually. He did it for a reason, because he planned to develop it next This RPG game is exactly a minesweeper RPG.

In fact, this was also a sudden idea. Before he traveled through time, he knew that a certain studio in China was developing a minesweeper RPG called "Runestone Guardian".

Although "Runestone Guardian" is not the first minesweeper RPG, it is the first one that Jester has played, and it really left a very deep impression on him. This is a very good game, whether it is Whether it’s gameplay or settings, everything can reflect the surprises the designers want to give players.

Jester is friends with a member of the development team. He has played the test version before. Unexpectedly, the production is very sophisticated and careful. Although it is only an incomplete version, the playability is also very high, even To put it bluntly, even for such a small game, its playability is infinitely higher than that of the so-called domestic three swords that have been widely praised.

For example, the game "Xuanyuan Sword Gaiden: Gate of the Sky". To say it is a bad game is to insult a bad game, and to be like a pile of Xiang is to insult Xiang. Jester was really unimaginable at the time, such a game Why do domestic companies still have the nerve to put this work on sale?

Jester is not a graphic person, but a game released in 2015, a masterpiece, can only reach the level of the PS generation era in terms of graphics. How can this kind of thing be tolerated and forgiven?

When the first version of "Gu Jian Qi Tan" was released, it was ridiculed for a long time because the picture level could only reach the level of FF10 nine years ago. However, "Xuanyuan Sword" even dismissed the level of PS2 and directly improved itself. It’s reached the level of ps.

I'm not a graphic person, but I absolutely cannot tolerate it. Today's domestic manufacturers are still using so-called feelings to consume players.

In this way, domestic games will never have a way out. (To be continued...)