Video Game Designer

The first national game support plan ended for about a week, and there was no corresponding news, but a message was sent out at the same time on Penguin's WeGame official website and the official website of Tianhe Network.

The "China Star Support Plan" jointly launched by Tianhe Network and wegame is mainly to support domestic game production teams. At the beginning, according to Chuhe's plan, it was only limited to stand-alone independent games, but later it was expanded. The scope includes but not only stand-alone games.

The content of the support plan is more comprehensive than Chuhe's simple game investment from the beginning, such as the most direct capital investment, but also includes learning from game practitioners, sharing of experience, and even The recruitment platform for the development team, and the incubation base for comprehensive support such as technical guidance and distribution.

At the beginning, Chuhe just wanted to create an ordinary support plan, but after holding a meeting with the company, they negotiated directly with Penguin, which can be said to have become more professional.

Generally speaking, it should be regarded as a platform similar to gameres, but it can provide those small development teams with more resources and support.

Regarding this thing, ordinary players don't care much, but it still caused quite a stir in the domestic game industry.

As for the benefits, of course there are benefits. After all, Penguin is not a big philanthropist. It is impossible for Chuhe to say that this thing is helpful for domestic stand-alone machines, but I can’t handle it alone. Let’s work together to do it, and then Penguin will be ashamed Fart ran over to get it.

For Penguin, on the one hand, it is to lay the foundation for its own wegame, such as the cradle of domestic independent games, which can be regarded as a strategic goal.

As for the benefits to Tianhe Network, it is the mining of talents, and the mining of excellent studio teams is equivalent to a talent pool.

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"There's something about this Huaxia Star support plan." Zhang Ke, who came to Jinling, said to Chuhe.

"If you have this ability, you can do something, and it will be much more convenient to find talents in the future." Chuhe said with a smile.

Hearing Chuhe's words, Zhang Ke shrugged his shoulders, and he could do whatever he wanted, since it had nothing to do with him directly.

"Why did you come to Jinling all of a sudden? Are you done with the follow-up update of Ancient Sword and Fairy?" Chu He stood up and stretched.

"I'm already doing it. The main thing is the new project." Zhang Ke nodded and took out a USB flash drive from his pocket. Because he knew Chuhe well, Zhang Ke didn't have too much restraint in his speech.

As a stand-alone game, it has been a long time since its initial release. Big and small bugs and data corrections have been completed. The next step is the production of DLC content. The time can be said to be a lot looser, and they can also start. We performed planning of new item.

"ACT? Open world? Mainframe market? Martial arts mowing the lawn?" Looking at the more than 40-page planning book in the USB flash drive, Chu He didn't read all of it, but just glanced at the introduction of the project type at the beginning.

"Well, this time we plan to make it bigger, and the game engine is going to use Origin, and it will also be developed for the host platform." Zhang Ke said looking at Chuhe.

"The steps are a little too big." Chuhe was silent for a moment, then shook his head and said.

"Actually, I have thought a lot about it. 3A is definitely not possible. We don't have the ability to invest so much, but Longzu can still afford a medium-sized production with an investment of 20 million U.S. dollars. The only The difficulty lies in the technical aspect, but we can hire a third-party capable studio to jointly develop it." Zhang Ke looked at Chuhe and said.

This method is almost the same as Tianhe Network's development of Red Dead Redemption, and although domestic players know that Tianhe Network is awesome, in fact, as companies under Tianhe Network, such as Tianhe Network and TINGK, etc., are independently operated, and among them The funds are also very abundant, at least there is no problem in being responsible for a large-scale project with independent funds.

"It's not about money, but about the market. Since there is a strategy for the console market, it's going for the global market instead of focusing on the domestic market like Gu Jian Qi Xia." Chu He looked at Zhang Ke and said.

Does the domestic market have potential?

Of course, there is no doubt about it, otherwise Penguin would not have decided on a wegame strategy, and EA, Sony, and Microsoft would not have always wanted to enter the domestic market.

But is the domestic market mature?

Obviously not, not to mention 3A masterpieces, after all, it is impossible for any 3A masterpiece to be supported by only one country. Globalization is inevitable, but even if it is a medium-sized production, the domestic market is rarely able to satisfy it.

On the contrary, China is still more inclined to free online games and charge for props, such krypton-style games.

"Gu Jian Qi Xia has proved that there is a huge domestic market." Zhang Ke's expression changed, and he said after a two or three seconds of silence.

"Martial arts games do not represent domestic games, and to be honest, if Gu Jian Qi Xia maintains this quality, the background is Western fantasy, or is it a future science fiction theme?" Chu He asked Zhang Ke.

Hearing Chuhe's words, Zhang Ke opened his mouth and didn't say a word for a long time.

What if the background of Gu Jian Qi Xia is replaced with a more acceptable magical theme, or even a science fiction theme?

Although it is only if, the sales volume should be higher.

After all, the quality of the game itself is here, and choosing themes such as martial arts and fairy tales can basically be said to be deeply rooted in the domestic game market, and 99% of the overseas market has been abandoned.

Why do major domestic stand-alone game manufacturers or teams like to make games based on martial arts and celestial beings?

Cultural Features?

This is one aspect, but more importantly, it is the market reason.

There are only a few who make martial arts games and fairy games, and there are a group of fans of such games. These people have no choice, as long as they are not too bad, plus the domestic BUFF bonus, not to mention how popular they are But at least not losing money.

This is why the vast majority of manufacturers like to start with themes of martial arts and fairy tales.

You said that you want to make a western fantasy game, so players have too many choices. If you can’t attract players, why should you buy it?

Some people say that this is to promote the characteristics of Chinese culture, and some say that this kind of martial arts game belongs to China's own game, but in Chuhe's view, it is actually just a kind of escape.

"Domestic games are not limited to martial arts games and fairy games; we are just gamers, we are just people who bring joy to players, make our own games well, and do our best to make every game interesting, so that players can In this illusory world, experience happiness is nothing more than that." Chu He looked at Zhang Ke and said.

Achievements, too self-confidence, regard yourself as the savior of domestic games, as the vanguard of cultural transmission?

But who has that qualification and who has that ability?

Don't feel humble, but don't think of yourself as great either.

Maybe, from Chuhe's point of view, Zhang Ke is a little too confident, or inflated.

After leaving the original swordsman project and working alone, he found Qian Bin, who was also frustrated, to develop the game together. A meteor butterfly sword completely made Zhang Ke and the dragon ancestor formed by Zhang Ke become a serf and sing.

Later, the Gu Jian Qi Xia project, on the one hand, was about feelings, and on the other hand, it also wanted to prove itself, but the result was equally successful, and even recently it was hailed by countless game media as a new generation series beyond the swordsman.

"Mr. Chu, I understand. I'm probably a little drifting myself. I'll discuss it with the team more." Zhang Ke nodded with a complicated look on his face.

"By the way, when the official website of the Huaxia Star Project goes online, I will record a lecture video when I have time, and at the same time write some experience articles to fill in the content. Otherwise, all the content in the early stage will be carried around. How embarrassing." Probably noticed The atmosphere was a little awkward, Chuhe said to Zhang Ke with a smile.

"Mr. Chu, you should be more convincing in this regard. After all, you can be said to be everyone's idol in the circle, Mr. Chu." Zhang Ke looked at Chuhe and said.

"There's not much time. I still have to follow up on Red Dead Redemption at Black Light. After a few days of rest, I'm going to Los Angeles again." Chu He shook his head and said.

Not much time?

Looking at the Weibo on the mobile phone, a certain account certified by a big V, and an internal live video about Red Dead Redemption just released, Zhang Ke thought about it and decided not to speak.