Horrible! Actually playing this kind of game!

Chapter 295 199.What? Derivatives of 3D Pokémon? !

August 16, 1995.

Tokyo.

pokeni co., ltd.

Qing Zhiyuan's sigh came from the president's office.

"Ah~ It's really true. Isn't this such a coincidence?"

"It's really hard for me."

Qing Zhiyuan just checked his e-mail and found an invitation letter from Sony.

The Electronic Entertainment Industry Association, spearheaded by Sony, will hold an exhibition for all game companies in the second half of this year.

Yes, this electronics show is very famous——

【Tokyo Game Show】

The specific holding time is scheduled to be from September 27th to September 30th, a total of 4 days.

As one of the members, pokeni is also among the invited ones.

However, Qing Zhiyuan was very worried about this.

Because this year’s trump card has been played, and that is “Pokémon 3D World”

I don’t know which games will be good to exhibit in the second half of the year.

At present, there is only one game that has hope of being released in the second half of the year, and that is "To the Moon"

"hateful."

Qing Zhiyuan covered his forehead and felt that it was really difficult.

If it is not done earlier, it will have to be postponed until after September.

Otherwise, think about it, how eye-catching it would be for "Pokémon 3D World" to shine at the Tokyo Game Show?

It will definitely add to the success of this game.

However, it’s not that games that have already been released cannot be included in the exhibition, it just goes against the original intention of the video game show.

This kind of electronics exhibition is usually used by major game companies to showcase future products and whet the appetite of players.

As for the game "To the Moon", it's not that it's not good enough, but its goodness is not something that can be seen at first glance.

It requires you to play the entire game, and that kind of surprise will give you a touch.

Although it is "To the Moon", Qing Zhiyuan still made some changes.

There is nothing to adjust in terms of plot. The key point lies in the picture quality and style.

Although the previous game "To the Moon" was released in 2012, its overall style and quality were relatively retro, and even inferior to some early pixel-style RPGs.

Qing Zhiyuan has seriously thought about this issue, whether to adopt the retro pixel style of his previous life.

After thinking about it carefully for a long time, I decided not to.

When the original author Gao Kan made this game, he was somewhat strapped for money. Using RPG Maker to make it already has great limitations.

This tool has good support for pixel style, but the software itself is very old. It was first developed to make some retro pixel style games.

When Gao Kan developed the game, it was because there were only so many materials, coupled with insufficient manpower, insufficient resources, and not much money, it was basically a game that relied on time and ideals to polish.

But, our pokeni is not short of money.

There is no shortage of technology and art either.

There is no need to restore it one-to-one according to the pixel style, as that would look a bit like falling out of a book bag.

Qing Zhiyuan himself has hardly restored any game seriously one-to-one until now.

The only relatively restored version of "Famous Academy" failed.

…

Now that he has the strength, Qing Zhiyuan still hopes to do a good job in the game of going to the moon.

Although the main artist of "Go to the Moon" is not Makoto Nitsuzu, because Makoto Nitsuzu was transferred to the "Princess Mononoke" project team.

However, Hengshan is not bad as the main beauty.

The "Belt Man" he produced back then had a bold use of colors and a dreamy fairy tale style, which made it more suitable for the game "Go to the Moon".

So in the end, we worked with producer Mika Ishino to finalize it, and decided to make such a touching story into a style like the man in the quilt.

Going to the moon itself has a bit of a romantic and dreamy fairytale meaning in it.

Qing Zhiyuan personally thinks it is very suitable.

However, as a text-based galgame, "To the Moon" has almost no advantages in terms of game expression and gameplay.

If you take it to the Tokyo Game Show, it is equivalent to not taking advantage of your own advantages.

This is quite a headache.

But there was no other way, Qing Zhiyuan could only bite the bullet and take "To the Moon" to participate in the exhibition.

Some of the company's large-scale projects are games with relatively long development cycles and will not be released until next year.

For example, "The Witcher 2".

Another example is "Princess Mononoke"

In terms of gameplay and expressiveness, Qing Zhiyuan is full of confidence in "Princess Mononoke".

However, considering that this game has signed a confidentiality agreement with Ghibli, it is actually unlikely that it will be exhibited at exhibitions. When it will be exposed, these will all need to be coordinated with Ghibli.

Only when both parties reach unity and form synergy can the best exposure effect be achieved.

Especially before the animation was released, Qing Zhiyuan didn't even dare to let the media know so much.

But.

This is actually good, there are some things that are at the bottom of the box.

Although Qing Zhiyuan felt that his company could not be the most beautiful at this year's Tokyo Game Show, at next year's Game Show, pokeni will definitely be the one that attracts the most attention.

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Before the employees of the Pokémon project team were about to embark on a team-building trip, Qing Zhiyuan called producer Lisa Asano into the office.

"President, I'm here. What's the matter?"

Lisa Asano sat obediently on the sofa, but her whole body was full of energy.

We are all going to build a tour group. Under such circumstances, will the president arrange any tasks for me?

No way?

Qing Zhiyuan wouldn't be so inhumane, right?

"Well, that's right."

Qing Zhiyuan smiled and turned to face Lisa Asano.

"Where are you planning to travel as a team?"

"Well, we plan to form a group to go to the Maldives." Lisa Asano said.

Didn't you approve it as president?

And asked where we are going?

The expenses will eventually have to be reimbursed by the company, and Qing Zhiyuan agreed to this.

This guy is still here pretending to be confused.

"Wow, the Maldives is very nice. If it wasn't because I have too many things to do, I would also like to go with you."

Ah don't...

Lisa Asano's heart skipped a beat.

This is terrible.

If the president is here, the employees will not be able to let go and have a lot of fun.

Even Lisa Asano herself feels that she is redundant, after all, she is now a small leader.

As the supervisor of the Pokémon project team, these guys below wanted to kick her away too.

It's not because Lisa Asano is unsocial, it's mainly because she has a title here, which will make it difficult for everyone to play the game.

Fortunately, Qing Zhiyuan was busy with work and could not participate, otherwise it would be really embarrassing.

Asano thought.

"This time, Pokémon 3D has been a complete success. I am sincerely happy and proud of you."

"Thank you, President."

"But, this is what I think," Qing Zhiyuan said, "Now that Pokémon 3D is finished, I have to think about what to do next."

"We have a plan for this." Lisa Asano quickly added, "According to the original plan, Pokémon 3D will be made in English in the next period of time, and it is expected to be released in Europe and the United States by the end of the year.

At the same time, didn’t we add more than 50 new Pokémon species to Pokémon 3D World?

We plan to include more than 50 types of Pokémon in the next handheld Pokémon game.

The current tentative name is Pokémon Light/Dark.”

In order to realize the interaction between players, battle and exchange Pokémon, it must be made into dual versions every time.

Light and Dark are actually named after the attributes of Lucifer and Ophelia, the two opposing Pokémon among the 3D Pokémon.

This matter itself is also in the development plan.

It was finalized last year.

After all, a lot of effort was spent on developing 3D Pokémon and so many new Pokémon were added, it would be a shame if you didn't reuse them.

The workload is not easy, it is equivalent to converting these 3D images into 2D versions.

Fortunately, these 3D characters already have original design, so it will be much easier to re-direct them into 2D.

The development cycle is expected to take half a year.

Uh-huh.

Qing Zhiyuan nodded, indicating that he understood these development plans.

"As for these, we will proceed according to the original plan."

"I mean, look."

Qing Zhiyuan smiled and moved his chair in the direction of Asano Lisa, leaning closer.

The latter felt unprecedented pressure.

“Isn’t Pokémon 3D World off to a good start now, and is it also hailed as a milestone in the 3D era?

My idea is to take advantage of the heat and continue going down.

We have one 3D Pokémon, so why not make another 3D Pokémon?

You should treat it as a separate branch of the Pokémon series. Not only should you continue the 3D world, but you should also develop more 3D Pokémon derivative games.

Try to make Pokémon into a big empire that can encompass different types of games.

And I personally think that this is very appropriate.

Pokémon itself is an IP with infinite possibilities. "

It's mainly for fun, but some tasks have to be arranged in advance, which is equivalent to giving them a homework. They can also find some inspiration while traveling.

After listening to Qing Zhiyuan's words, Asano Lisa wanted to kill Qing Zhiyuan.

But she felt that what the president said made sense.

If a game becomes a hit, then a sequel will definitely be developed.

3D World now has the possibility to become an independent branch.

Next, we should really make a few more 3D games.

"I have several directions for you to think about."

"Yeah." Lisa Asano nodded.

"The first one is to continue in the direction of the big world, or a multiplayer game for 4 people. It will be made into "Pokémon 3D World 2""

For Lisa Asano, this game may be just one of the many achievements in life.

But for pokeni and Qing Zhiyuan, it has strong strategic significance.

Because of the emergence of this game, it has successfully helped him enter the family game market for all ages. It is difficult for many game companies to enter this field.

Basically, they are firmly controlled by Rentian. After all, the core and starting point of the family is here.

It is suitable for all ages, the whole family is happy, and it is relaxing and enjoyable for many people to play together.

Although this kind of game may seem a bit simple, it is this kind of game that has the widest audience and the highest sales volume.

The current "Pokémon 3D World" uses the label of 3D and a new form of expression to dig out a large piece of Rentiantian's territory.

But if we don't continue to expand, we will soon be recaptured by Rentian.

Of course, Qing Zhiyuan hopes to continue his efforts and take advantage of this momentum to grab more cakes.

So it is extremely important to continue making sequels.

"Uh-huh."

Lisa Asano kept nodding her head, remembering every word the president said.

"Then," Qing Zhiyuan continued, "among the derivatives, I hope there will be more single-player or two-player 3D Pokémon games."

"Huh?" Lisa Asano blinked, not quite understanding.

"Asano, do you know that things spiral?"

"Spiral?"

"Yes, spiral."

Qing Zhiyuan gestured in the air.

“There is actually a similar pattern in the gaming industry.

In the traditional video game industry, there were some extremely simple games at the beginning, such as Tetris and Super Mario, and then slowly evolved into more age-oriented games, such as Dragon Quest and Fire Emblem. …

Then there’s galgame…

The game also goes from simple to complex, and the same goes for the game plot.

The 3D field will also follow the same rules. "

Qing Zhiyuan said, “Now we are equivalent to opening up an action-adventure game in the 3D market, which is replicating Super Mario into 3D.

In the future, there will be 3D RPG, 3DSLG, and various 3D games in this world. "

“The new blue ocean will soon be divided up by major game manufacturers, and then turn into a red ocean with fierce competition, and then enter the cycle of new fields.

It all keeps repeating itself.

You know what I mean? "

"Yes." Lisa Asano nodded, "So we have to do what we have done in 2D games in 3D games."

"right."

Qing Zhiyuan laughed.

This girl has quite a bright mind.

"No wonder we need to make a single-player or two-player game. So we want to make a more complex Pokémon RPG with a plot, right?"

"Well, you can understand it that way." Qing Zhiyuan said, "But you can also broaden your thinking and make different types of games, even a racing car."

"Racing?!"

Lisa Asano was a little confused for a moment, and she hadn't figured out how the Pokémon would drive the racing car.

"Don't be too stressed. Take advantage of this holiday to relax and unwind. Maybe you will be inspired during the trip."

"Okay president."

Lisa Asano was not very willing.

"But, then there won't be enough manpower." Lisa Asano frowned.

"No problem. Just tell Ayase how many people you need and what kind of people you need. She will help recruit people."

It’s easy to recruit people now at Pokeni. After all, it is one of the well-known game companies and is very popular among young players. There are so many graduates from prestigious schools that they have to be screened if they want to join Pokeni.

So there shouldn’t be a big problem with talent.

"Well, that's it. Then I'll go back and think about it carefully."

Well……

Coming out of the president's office, Lisa Asano was not very happy.

The burden on my shoulders suddenly became very heavy.

How can this allow people to travel with confidence?

It’s so abominable, President!

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There is another chapter tonight.