Horrible! Actually playing this kind of game!

Chapter 168 72. Is the president directly confronting Lao Rengang? !

Blue sky, white clouds, green grass.

Qing Zhiyuan and Tsuda Nao were lying on the grass, like two match heads, with their big heads touching each other, but their feet pointing in opposite directions.

Qing Zhiyuan had only experienced times like this when he was in elementary school.

In his previous life, he would lie on the lawn with a girl and watch the clouds. He would also gesture and say: Look, does that cloud look like a chicken?

nonsense!

It's obviously a rabbit.

"Ah~ It's so pleasant."

Qing Zhiyuan sighed, looked at the sky far away from him, and laughed.

Young people are so innocent, they don’t worry about the future at all, they are carefree and heartless, they are happy when they see clouds, nothing like what they will be like when they enter society in the future.

In the era of 996, you have no chance to look up at the clouds.

If you can see the sunset once in a while, you will be extremely happy.

Nao Tsuda lay next to him, with her hands on her abdomen, looking at the sky motionless, as if she was deep in thought.

Or maybe it's like falling asleep.

I just slept with my eyes open.

Qing Zhiyuan turned his head and looked over from his angle. He saw Tsuda Nao's long eyelashes fluttering, her straight little nose, and her perfect profile, which made people want to take a sip.

"Do you know Marvel's Spider-Man?" Qing Zhiyuan asked with a smile.

"Huh?" Tsuda turned around.

The two people were facing each other, but their bodies were facing in opposite directions.

"In Spider-Man, there is a very classic scene." Qing Zhiyuan said with a smile.

"Um?"

"Spider-Man Peter is hanging upside down with his girlfriend Gwen holding his head."

The current Qing Zhiyuan was just like the scene in the movie. He stretched out his hand and gently covered the side of Tsuda Nao's face, and then moved his body a little.

After a while, the two people separated, lying flat on their backs, breathing heavily.

Tsuda Nao couldn't help but laugh.

This guy can find any excuse for a kiss.

but……

She blinked and imagined the scene of Spider-Man kissing. To be honest, it seemed a little bit romantic.

But if it rained, wouldn't Spider-Man get choked in this pose?

Thinking of this, Tsuda laughed again.

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Marvel is really not doing well right now, and was even on the verge of bankruptcy. In about three years, it will sell its animation company to Fox, and then sell Black Panther, Captain America, Spider-Man, Ant-Man, Iron Man, Characters such as Thor and the Hulk were sold.

Of course, Square Enix did something similar in the previous life, dismantling Final Fantasy and selling it. China’s Perfect World obtained the copyright of Final Fantasy and developed a mobile game.

It can only be said that there are no long-lasting enterprises in Hedong and Hexi in thirty years.

Qing Zhiyuan was thinking silently in his mind, should he hire some Marvel heroes to make games?

The two of them lay quietly on the grass, letting the wind blow on their faces, feeling cool and inexplicably comfortable.

At this moment, it was as if time had stood still.

All worries were thrown away, and all that was left was the sound of breathing, wind, and the rustling of leaves...

All the good things in the world stop at this moment.

Tsuda Nao blinked and then raised a hand.

"Every time I lie on the grass and stretch my hands like this..."

"There is a feeling that it will fly up, no, I should say it will fall, all the way to the top of the clouds, falling infinitely." Nao Tsuda said.

"Hmm...very interesting." Qing Zhiyuan responded seriously.

"Right?" Nao Tsuda smiled, and then quickly closed her eyes, "But once I think like this, it feels like I will really fall, and I'm scared to death."

At this moment, she turned sideways and covered the side of Qing Zhiyuan's face with her hands.

"Well, I'm finally at ease."

As she spoke, her eyes were blurred, and she slowly approached Qing Zhiyuan.

"Ah! I thought of it!" At this moment, Qing Zhiyuan's eyes suddenly opened wide and he sat up from the ground.

"Huh? What do you think of?" Tsuda Nao turned over, supported her body with her hands, and looked at Qing Zhiyuan who was running wildly on the grass with some complaints.

This guy must have done it on purpose, right?

…

"Inverted Patma?"

In the president's office, Shinji Mikami and Gen Urobuchi asked in confusion at the same time.

"Patma is the heroine's name, or Hotan may want to change it to something else when the time comes," Qing Zhiyuan said.

"Upside Down Patma" is an animated film produced by Rikka Studio and released in 2013.

The main story is about [Patma], a girl living in the center of the earth, who accidentally [falls] into the surface world. After meeting Aggie, a young man on the ground, the two work together to uncover the secret of the upside down world and the inverter. s story.

One of the most interesting designs is——

The gravity experienced by Patma, a person in the center of the earth, and Aiji, a person on the surface, are opposite.

In the center of the earth where Patma lives, people walk head-down, but when she comes to the surface, under the influence of [gravity], her whole person will continue to fall towards the sky.

This is what Qing Zhiyuan was thinking when he heard Tsuda Nao say "It will fall into the sky".

"In order to maintain balance and not fall into the sky, the male protagonist Aiji must hold Patma's waist and hold her tightly. In this way, the two of them can achieve a new balance." Qing Zhiyuan said .

"It's like grabbing a balloon. Otherwise, it will fly away." Xu Yuanxuan nodded, expressing understanding.

Qing Zhiyuan curled his lips, well, thanks to you for having such a vivid description?

Baga, who can not understand? I made it so simple and easy to understand.

"In short, the gravity of the male and female protagonists are opposite. This is the basic setting of our game."

"Moreover, this game must be made into a side-scrolling game." Qing Zhiyuan said firmly.

Shinji Mikami and Gen Urobuchi exchanged glances and lowered their heads to think.

"Well... Indeed, making a side-scrolling game is very suitable for this setting, and you can completely use the opposite gravity of the male and female protagonists to design levels and create many interesting gameplays." Shinji Mikami immediately realized the president's intention. .

"Yes, that's it." Qing Zhiyuan snapped his fingers.

Such a game idea has never appeared even in 2023.

The world view has an excellent impact on the game. If the upside-down Patma can be made into a side-scrolling game, it will definitely be very interesting.

The setting of anti-gravity is rare, but it is not uncommon. Some of the more famous movies in the future include "Inverse World" and "Upside Down Patma"...

Counter World is a science fiction romance film jointly produced by Luxembourg, Denmark, Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, and France. It tells the story of two hourglass-shaped worlds with pyramids overlapping each other at the tips. In such a world, two people A story of falling in love and overcoming difficulties to come together.

But in the end, Qing Zhiyuan still chose "Upside Down Patma".

On the one hand, this is because this animated film was produced by Neon people and is more consistent with Neon culture. At the same time, the two-dimensional style is more suitable for adapting into games. On the other hand -

In terms of storytelling, Upside Down Patma is obviously much better than Counter World, especially the moment when the mystery is revealed at the end, which can really be described as a masterpiece.

"Think about it, in the horizontal version of the game, sometimes we not only need them to walk on the ground, but also need them to walk on the ceiling, so the game is "inverted" for the players."

"Hmm. Interesting." Gen Urobuchi became excited, "Just like Super Mario, Mario can not only jump forward below, but also flip and fly directly into the sky to jump forward."

But when it flew above, it became the focus of the heroine, and the heroine ran forward.

Oh my god! ! !

At this moment, as he said the name [Super Mario], Shinji Mikami and Gen Urobuchi trembled in their hearts at the same time.

Because they realized the same problem——

Is the president going to have a head-on conflict with Ren Tiantang? !

You have to know how much time Sega spent in order to make a [Sonic the Hedgehog] that could attack from the front...

Are we being a little too adventurous?

But they quickly dispelled this doubt.

After all, the upside-down Patma is actually very different from Super Mario in terms of gameplay, painting style, and content. Under such circumstances, even if there is a certain overlap in the target groups, there will definitely be differences in the end. .

The creativity of the game itself, that is, the difference in core, will naturally give birth to different appearances.

Just like the DNA of the species.

Our game DNA mainly lies in [Reverse Gravity]

"That's it." Qing Zhiyuan said, "Players can obtain props in the game and achieve [gravity ratio] by adding or removing backpacks, and transferring backpacks to the male or female protagonist. If the male protagonist Heavy, then from the perspective of the male protagonist, he is running on the ground.

If the weight is transferred to the female protagonist, the male protagonist can be pulled to run upside down on the ceiling. "

"Even..." Shinji Mikami thought, "Is there any possibility that as the story progresses and the male and female protagonists separate, then it will become a side-scrolling game where one is running on the ground and the other is in the sky? A horizontal version of running backwards, with combinations and separations...

This way the game has more design dimensions. "

"It's absolutely fine." Qing Zhiyuan gave Mikami a thumbs up.

Being able to come up with ideas and expand and improve upon them is what he really wants from a producer.

Qing Zhiyuan continued: "As the game progresses, we will uncover the truth of this world step by step according to the gameplay. In other words, this is not just a simple Super Mario that can run up and down, but more importantly, It's also a Mario with a story.

It is a side-scrolling RPG game. "

"Eh?!"

Shinji Mikami and Gen Urobuchi were stunned.

Then all four eyes lit up.

Wow, a side-scrolling RPG.

I really never thought of it...

Moreover, the setting of this game is not just as simple as passing the horizontal version. It is important to design an interesting gameplay that matches [gravity].

At the same time, it is also a test to provide a corresponding and well-integrated plot on this basis.

Qing Zhiyuan spent more than an hour telling them the plot of Upside Down Patma.

After listening, Xu Yuanxuan was silent.

"Wow... Such a plot and such a reversal, I really didn't expect it." Wada praised, "As expected of the president, he can do this."

It’s hard not to be impressed by this game, both in terms of its creativity and plot.

Moreover, Xu Yuanxuan can almost figure out the entire game content in his head.

Qing Zhiyuan controls the painting style and strives to be close to the original work. With the exquisite style of the two-dimensional game, coupled with such gravity gameplay and excellent plot, Qing Zhiyuan is very confident that the game will be a hit.

And this time, they are competing on the same track as Rentian Tiantang.

No, it should be said that the main track partially overlaps with Rentian Paradise, but it still opens up new areas.

It's unlikely that Upside Down Patma will become a very young game.

…

"I will be the producer of this game," Qing Zhiyuan said.

This time, it was Qing Zhiyuan who made the game he wanted to do.

"The Witcher is currently being localized for the Omi market. Mikami, you can just spend some of your energy on supervising it, but this new game needs you very much."

The localization work can be said to be complicated or complicated, but it can also be said to be simple. In fact, it means translating the Japanese in the game into English.

However, because the grammatical structure, number of words, sentence length, and font size of Japanese are very different from English, direct translation is not possible and may lead to incompatibility of the interface (UI).

Therefore, while translating, it is also necessary to customize the corresponding English fonts, sizes, and even adjust the UI structure, etc.

There is still a certain amount of work, but other aspects of the game can remain the same, so it will only take one to two months at most.

"Okay president." Shinji Mikami and Gen Urobuchi had no objections.

Even after this period of work, Mikami finally realized how happy it was to be able to help Furuhara Chunqiu/Qing Zhiyuan.

Being a producer is really exhausting, and you can't fully focus on the game itself. Just handling and coordinating the work between various departments is enough of a headache.

Shinji Mikami really makes up for it by resting at home. For more than a year, he has slept less than 6 hours almost every day.

"It would be very interesting, if this game could really be made."

"As for the script, leave it to me." Xuan Xuanyuan said seriously.

If it is a general side-scrolling game, the script writer has almost no room to play. For example, Super Mario can tell the story in one sentence: defeat the dragon and rescue the princess.

But it is obvious that this "Upside Down Patma" needs a lot of performances in addition to the game, so that players can learn the plot during the game. This has a lot of room for play.

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