National Game Producer

Saturday noon, inside the "Yunsheng" studio.

Zhou Sheng and Brother Wen Yu, who had eaten and slept in the studio, had taken out lunch early, and then sat together on the sofa in the living room, waiting for the arrival of 12 noon.

Everyone else in the studio has their own residence, and since the new game has been produced and released, there is obviously no need for them to stay here and work overtime in disguise.

"Tsk, our new game has reached the top of the 'Weekly New Game Popularity List' again. I feel that if we continue to work hard, we can strive to be a third-tier domestic game producer this year."

Wen Yu held the mobile phone and sighed.

Naturally, there is no unified standard for the so-called domestic first-, second- and third-tier game producers.

However, according to the general understanding of netizens, producers who have three games with sales of more than one million can be regarded as domestic third-tier game producers.

By analogy, a producer who owns three games with a sales volume of over 5 million is considered a domestic second-tier game producer; a producer who owns three games with a sales volume of over 10 million is considered a domestic first-tier game producer.

"Yunsheng" Studio's last game "Near Water Monster" has already exceeded one million sales;

Their current new game is estimated to reach one million sales within three weeks;

After that, as long as they make another million-selling game, they will almost have the treatment of third-tier traffic.

And with their current enthusiasm and experience in making games, it is actually not that difficult to make another high-quality game in a short period of time.

As for the "Firebringer" who indirectly helped their rise...

In fact, the other party already has the game sales foundation to become a second-tier domestic game producer, but no one cares about this insignificant achievement of the other party.

The most attractive feature of the other person is always the other person’s amazing ideas and creativity.

"There's no need to worry about those false names."

Zhou Sheng said calmly, "The money we make now can fully guarantee the quality of life. From now on, we just need to concentrate on improving the quality of the game and try our best to ensure the game experience of the players."

"Have you changed your gender?" Wen Yu looked at him with a smile.

"When we were in the most difficult times before, I never gave up on the quality of the game. How can I say that I have changed my mind?"

Zhou Sheng was not angry when he heard this, and continued to explain, "Before, we touched porcelain to divert flow just to survive. Now we can live well, and of course we have to return to our original intention."

"If you keep talking like this, many people will commit suicide in shame and anger."

"Are you talking about yourself?"

"Tsk, of course I will return to my original intention with you..."

Wen Yu smiled and then said, "But having said that, if it hadn't been for that previous encounter that allowed us to get to know the 'Fire Bearer' in advance, we might not have achieved what we have today."

"Fortunately, he is the same type of person as us." Zhou Sheng nodded.

"Aren't you his brother now?"

"Get out!"

"Hey, I don't know what this 'big brother' thinks. He insists on challenging us in the field we are best at..."

Wen Yu scrolled through his phone and thought for a moment, then suddenly raised his head and asked, "But do you think there is a possibility... In fact, we can't beat the 'Fire Bearer' in the field we are best at?"

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

Zhou Sheng recited silently in his heart, and then said expressionlessly:

"Even 'Big Brother' is called. We may indeed lose to the 'Firebringer' because of someone's betrayal."

"Didn't you call me 'Big Brother' first?"

"..."

The chat can no longer go on at all.

The two can only continue to wait silently for the release of the new game "Firebringer".

12 o'clock noon.

The two of them each put on the [Editing Resonator], logged into the game platform, purchased and downloaded the new game "Firebringer".

The game is called "The Room".

Just looking at the name is very "puzzle-solving".

However, the definition given by "Firebringer" to this game is not "horror puzzle", but "escape room".

"It feels like a game that focuses on puzzles but weak on plot." Wen Yu guessed.

"It's still a 3D game screen..."

Zhou Sheng looked at the in-game screenshots on the store page and couldn't help but frown.

In fact, he had also considered making a 3D horror puzzle game before.

But whether it was due to technical issues or experience issues, he felt that his studio still had a long way to go before making a high-quality 3D horror puzzle game.

Until now, he has not thought clearly about it, but "Firebringer" has made a 3D game first...

Although he didn't think he would lose, he still felt that there would definitely be something worth learning from this game.

This is the self-knowledge of being an "imitator" and a "student".

Soon, the game will be downloaded.

Zhou Sheng started the game with his mind.

After entering the initial interface, he directly clicked on the [New Game] option without lingering.

With the sound of a steam train moving, Zhou Sheng found himself in a train compartment.

...it has indeed "arrived".

——The exquisite and clear 3D images, realistic sound effects that ring in his ears, and the special blessing of VR glasses really gave him a wonderful and immersive feeling.

He tried twisting his neck and found that he could really turn his perspective to observe the environment in the box.

The wooden table, the coffee cup, the leather seats, and the landscapes outside the window...

"Oh, it feels like a big production!" The writer on the opposite side couldn't help but admire it.

"It's not a 360-degree perspective, but it's almost interesting." Zhou Sheng commented calmly.

Limited by the fact that brain-computer technology has not yet fully matured, the hardware conditions of the [Editing Resonator] are insufficient, and the gameplay knowledge is extremely expensive, game producers in this world are currently unable to make too "free"

3D games can only reach the level of producing a movie-like game in 3D form.

The current "Labyrinth" actually does not exceed Zhou Sheng's understanding of 3D games.

…Of course, that’s only for now.

After briefly observing the environment of the entire box, Zhou Sheng followed the instructions of the game tutorial and opened the diary on the table.

[On July 5th, AS disappeared, and his entire house disappeared! I don’t even dare to recall what I saw at that time...]

The information given in the diary is somewhat fragmented, but it is not incomprehensible.

Zhou Sheng read the four diaries and roughly understood the background story of this game.

To put it simply, the protagonist witnessed the terrifying scene of his friend AS and his house disappearing, and was frightened by the mysterious "box" that kept him in a nightmare for a long time.

He felt that he was being watched by some mysterious being.

So, he sent an investigation request to the royal agency.

Unfortunately, his application was rejected by ignorant and stubborn royal personnel.

Fortunately, a deputy secretary of the royal agency secretly slipped him a small bag.

Inside the packet was a torn-out map of the South Coast.

There is a small island circled on the map.

Finally, he took the train and embarked on his journey.

‘So, this is a story in which the protagonist goes to a mysterious island alone to investigate mysterious phenomena...’

Zhou Sheng pushed the diary away thoughtfully, and was about to continue checking the other objects in the box, but suddenly found that his perspective could not be moved!

Just then, the train entered the dark tunnel.

In the flickering light, a figure suddenly appeared on the seat opposite.

At the same time, a burst of rapid background music also sounded in the game.

As the music became louder and louder, the figures on the opposite side began to become clearer and clearer, and finally almost turned into entities.

The next second, the music stopped suddenly!

The figure on the opposite side also disappeared in an instant.

On the table in front of him, a cubic wooden box suddenly appeared.

Zhou Sheng swallowed subconsciously.

To be honest, he was really scared just now.

The performance effect of 3D realistic images and VR glasses is really outstanding!

It was so good that he was a little doubtful. Would he really want to make a 3D horror puzzle game like this in the future?

Is this a bit too vindictive to society?

'Judging from the plot, the figure just now should be the disappeared AS, and the wooden box on the table is probably the source of all mysterious phenomena?'

While Zhou Sheng was guessing in his mind, he got a [small key] from the top of the wooden box.

The next process seems to be similar to the puzzle-solving routine of the "Rust Lake" series, which requires players to use intuition, logic, and vision to solve each puzzle.

However, when these puzzles become 3D puzzles, they seem to bring a completely different and novel experience to people.

The game continues.

Zhou Sheng followed the game prompts and obtained a very special [eyepiece] prop from his suitcase.

After putting on the [Eyepiece], he directly looked through the surface of the cubic wooden box, clearly seeing the few fragmentary building blocks inside the wooden box, and could even use this to adjust those building blocks!

As a game producer, Zhou Sheng knows exactly what kind of vitality such props can bring to a game!

'Wearing [eyepieces] and not wearing [eyepieces] is actually equivalent to switching between two different worlds...'

Zhou Sheng thought seriously and did not stop operating in the game.

Within a moment, he assembled the building blocks inside the wooden box into a keyhole shape under the perspective of the [eyepiece].

The next second, he automatically exited the [eyepiece] perspective.

And there was an inexplicable keyhole on the surface of the wooden box that originally had no gaps at all.

‘Will the illusory changes in the [eyepiece] perspective have corresponding real effects on the real perspective?’

Zhou Sheng opened his mouth slightly, shocked by this change.

Can a puzzle game be designed like this?

"Hey, this is an amazing idea. It really deserves to be called the 'Passenger of Fire'!" The writer on the opposite side suddenly sighed with emotion.

"..." Zhou Sheng remained silent and continued to play the game.

Anyway, he, the boss, has already been impressed by the "Firebringer", so it doesn't matter whether his employees have fallen or not.

The keyhole on the surface of the wooden box is obviously meant to be opened by inserting the [small key] from before.

After some operations, the wooden box was successfully opened.

But the opening process...

Just imagine the transformation process of "Transformers".

In short, this exquisite mechanism operates on its own and the changing pictures are simply stunning in terms of visual effects!

Zhou Sheng raised his eyebrows, his eyes unconsciously filled with surprise.

"Damn it, the Mo family's mechanical skills, right? This design is awesome!" Wen Yu exclaimed.

"...Can you please be quieter while playing games?" Zhou Sheng asked helplessly.

He didn't want to hear his own thoughts from the other person's mouth again.

This will make him appear as vulgar as the other person...

"Oh, then I'll try to be as silent as possible." After Wen Yu apologized, he immediately became quiet.

Zhou Sheng breathed a sigh of relief and continued playing the game with peace of mind.

After the wooden box is completely opened, you can see a metal [triangular pyramid] placed in the center.

[Triangular Pyramid] The surface is engraved with complex patterns, which looks full of mystery.

Zhou Sheng carefully removed the [Triangular Pyramid].

At this moment, a strange "rustling" sound suddenly appeared on the train.

Some tentacle-like vines stretched out from an unknown space and climbed up the train's outer windows and compartment doors in an instant, completely sealing off the outer space.

The diary on the table turned on its own without any wind, and the lights in the room began to flicker on and off crazily!

Nervous and rapid background music suddenly sounded.

The next second, Zhou Sheng found that he had arrived in a dark stone room.

In front of him, there was a rather delicate metal door that could not be broken open with brute force.

'Escape room...'

He quickly understood that this should be the official start of the game.

The previous game experience can probably only be regarded as the prologue and tutorial of the game, and the explanation of the story background.

After Zhou Sheng checked around the stone room, he temporarily stopped and thought seriously.

Strictly speaking, the puzzle-solving routine of this game is essentially the same as the puzzle-solving routine of the "Rust Lake" series, but because of the additional [eyepiece] gameplay and exquisite mechanism design, this game is

It looks like a novel new type of game.

The 3D realistic graphics give this game a real soul.

That kind of shocking visual expression is not comparable to ordinary 2D games.

'So, if I want to make a new type of game that is different from before, I actually don't have to rack my brains to think of all kinds of complicated ideas. Instead, I only need to think of one or two simple ideas, and then add them to these two.

Just keep digging deeper and expanding creatively...'

Zhou Sheng thought silently in his heart, feeling that some of the problems that had troubled him before suddenly became clear.

He exhaled and turned his attention back to the game at hand.

The debut work of "Firebringer" is the 2D puzzle game "Rust Lake".

After that, the other party created various classic 2D new types of games.

And today, the other party has released a 3D puzzle game "The Labyrinth"...

Does this mean that the other party will also create various classic 3D new types of games in the future?

"A new gaming era is really coming..."

He murmured.