Game Development Giant

The game that Jester planned to have Rob Pardo produce would become a very famous series in later generations.

And it was adapted into two movies.

Among the game-adapted movies, it is second only to Resident Evil in terms of popularity.

Moreover, according to a game, the entire series is also extremely long-lived. Until Jester's Time Travel, a total of ten games have been developed in this series. Although the entire series has gone through many twists and turns, and the sales of several consecutive games have not been ideal, but in the end I persisted.

That game is Tomb Raider.

Maybe the young players who came later had only played the proverbial "Tomb Raider 9" and felt that this game was all kinds of scum.

In fact, this game has almost no similarity with the previous "Tomb Raider" series. Instead, it draws heavily on some of the advantages of "Uncharted" and redeveloped the "Tomb Raider" series.

And the story of young Laura is indeed more attractive to players.

The original "Tomb Raider" was a pure puzzle game, but the new "Tomb Raider" series, which later borrowed from "Uncharted", is not so much a puzzle game as a game with puzzles. A cinematic action game with mystery elements is more accurate.

However, filmization is just a concept at present.

Needless to say, the function of Dreambox 3 cannot achieve the kind of cinematic expression that will be described in later generations. Even the next-generation console may be a little reluctant.

However, adding more action elements is indeed a very desirable method.

When Rob Pardo came to his office, Jester told him his idea directly. It was such a game, where young and hot beauties, British aristocrats, explore some ancient ruins. Adventure stories - such stories are not unfamiliar. At least since "Raiders of the Lost Ark" in the early 1980s, this theme has been familiar to many people.

Solve puzzles. Adventure, action...

Listening to Jester's narration, Rob Pardo also showed an expression of interest on his face. This is indeed a very interesting subject.

After Jester finished speaking, Rob Pardo agreed without saying a word.

But he himself was a little worried.

Because at the beginning, Jester made it very clear to him that this is a 3D game and it must be a 3D game, and Rob Pardo has never had any experience in developing games in this area. I am also a little worried. I may not be able to control such a game.

This is the same thing that Jester was worried about before, but Jester had already figured it out before, so he didn't care much about it.

So, when he saw the worried look on Rob Pardo's face, Jester smiled and said, "Are you worried that you can't do this kind of game well?"

And Rob Pardo nodded without concealment.

"Actually, there is no need to bear any burden at all. Since I have given this project to you, I have information for you. As for your worry that you may mess up the project because you have no experience in 3D game development, I can only say. Now How many people have experience in 3D game development?" Jester said with a smile, and then waved his hand, indicating that Rob Pardo could leave.

After leaving Jester's office, Rob Pardo chewed Jester's words carefully.

He also gradually developed some confidence.

My boss is right. Now all companies are considering how to design 3D games on consoles. Everyone is in the stage of self-exploration, so why should you worry?

Just do your best and... Rob Pardo also believes that his ability is definitely no worse than anyone else.

After Jester finished doing this, he thought about it again, inside the car, gun and ball. I already have a gun and a ball, but I'm just missing a car.

But this car was the least of Jester's worries.

Because the only thing Mars Entertainment can compete with Sega in large arcades is racing-type motion-sensing games. Moreover, since Kazunori Yamauchi joined Mars Entertainment and began to personally lead the team to develop games a few years ago, Mars Entertainment now The share of large-scale racing arcade machines has surpassed that of Sega. If Sega had not owned the largest arcade entertainment venue in Japan, then the share would not be as simple as simply surpassing Sega.

"Yamuchi Kazunori..."

Jester thought of Kazunori Yamauchi and immediately wanted to call him. However, Yamauchi is in Japan now, and his entire development team is also in Japan. Calculating the current time in Japan, Jester has another give up.

It's midnight in Japan now, so even if you call me, it's impossible for anyone to answer.

Therefore, Jester directly dialed the number of his assistant and asked his assistant to call the Japanese branch. After Yamauchi Kazunori arrived at the company in the morning, he gave him a call directly. He had some things to discuss with Yamauchi. Please explain.

After doing this, Jester thought for a moment and realized that was all he could do. It could be said that he was fully prepared.

In addition to the release time of the console, in the game camp, even Sega and Sony combined may not be qualified to compete with themselves.

The lineup of launch games he prepared was so strong, plus some games that might be from his own independent studios or some other third-party studios. Jester couldn't understand that he couldn't recover this. The reason for the one-year gap period is that it is true that a lot of changes will occur in one year, but one year is not enough time to produce qualitative changes from quantitative changes.

Unless it's like the original Sony ps2 in history.

The time, place, and people are all right.

After thinking about all this, Jester felt relieved that this situation, which was one year late, was not irreversible.

Recently he really had to go to Europe for something.

After all, he is still the club chairman of Manchester United. Although he doesn't care much about the team's affairs, the annual transfer fee is quite a penny. To him, this is just a drop in the bucket - basically how much does Ferguson want? He increased the allocation by 20%, and Manchester United has lived up to the dollars he has spent over the years.

After reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League last season, they entered the final of the Champions League this year.

The opponent in the final was Real Madrid.

As the chairman of the club, he naturally has to attend his club's Champions League final. Therefore, next week, he must go to Europe, and may stay in Europe for a while. Therefore, some development of 'Times' Things need to be explained in advance. (To be continued...)