Previously, most of Shang Yang Games’ design plans had been completed by Lin Wan, Ye Zhizhou, and Wang Xiaobin. The other members had not participated in the ‘trying to figure out Boss Pei’s intentions’ segment. Instead, they had waited for the three of them to complete the restoration of Boss Pei’s design before being in charge of the specific execution.
However, now, both Ye Zhizhou and Wang Xiaobin felt that Shang Yang Games had to move on.
He had developed so many games; he couldn’t possibly not improve, right?
Boss Lin had previously left behind a standard process to guess Boss Pei’s design intentions. This could be said to be Shang Yang Games and even Tengda Corporation’s most precious wealth.
Now, Ye Zhizhou and Wang Xiaobin had already mastered this. It was time to pass it on and improve the design standards of the other designers.
Everyone had been prepared before. They had all written down Boss Pei’s request in their notebooks. Now, they were talking at once, each of them saying the suspicious points in Boss Pei’s design.
“The base of the car, A and B columns, and other structures have to be designed separately. What’s more, the strength of each part of the car is different. It seems too wasteful for a racing game. There’s not much need. Investment and output are not proportional.”
“The damage to the car cannot be closed. The collision would cost money. The driver might even have to be hospitalized… These punishment measures seem to be too heavy. It might be more realistic but it would not help the improvement of the game experience at all. It would only have the opposite effect.”
“Develop the steering wheel… there’s no need for that, right? There are many steering brands in the market now. Many foreign manufacturers are doing feedback on the steering wheel. There are also many professional direct steering. Isn’t it enough as long as the game is suitable for this equipment? Is there a need to develop one yourself?”
“I think this game would probably be very difficult to make a profit. According to the current plan, the investment would definitely not be small. However, it would be targeted at a relatively small group of people. It seems like it would not be able to support sales at all.”
The people in the conference room were all core members of Shang Yang Games. They quickly found many problems with the design plan.
Ye Zhizhou nodded. “Yes, everyone has done well. You must remember. If you want to accurately understand Boss Pei’s intentions, you must first remember it accurately. You must remember every word that Boss Pei said so that you will not miss out on key information.”
“Next, everyone will revolve around these suspicious points and think about the benefits of doing this.”
After some thought, the speech continued.
A bespectacled designer said, “The strength and structure of the various parts of the car are different. The effect to be achieved is nothing more than the different consequences of different cars colliding. It is more similar to the real car accident in reality.”
“That would make it seem more realistic and increase the authenticity of the game. At the same time, it could also educate players on a certain level of warning. Tell them that the wrong way of driving might lead to very serious consequences. That would also fit the theme of ‘safe and civilized driving’.”
“However, this should only be one of the considerations. If it’s just that, we shouldn’t have to invest so much resources.”
“Another explanation is… the collision of cars itself is also a selling point?”
His hypothesis was stuck at this point because he could not think of why the collision of cars had become a selling point.
Wang Xiaobin pondered for a moment and said, “What if the car’s data is connected to the real data?”
“For example, we can link the car data in the game to the collision data released on certain websites so that the collision results in the game would be infinitely close to the collision results in reality.”
“That way, players would be able to clearly understand the safety of a certain car in the game. This might have some guidance for them to buy a car in reality.”
Everyone nodded. “That makes sense!”
There were indeed many racing games, but no one took the collision and car data in the game seriously.
That was because everyone knew that games were fake. While many games were trying their best to get the car data in the game closer to reality, they could not get that close because of the game’s restrictions.
Take a sports car for example. In reality, a sports car would crash at a speed of one or two hundred mph. It would immediately rise to the sky on the spot. However, in the game, players would often bump into each other. If they were crippled after a single collision, it would definitely severely affect players’ gaming experience.
Thus, even if there were car damage, many games would still make the car very solid. A few collisions would not affect its performance.
Boss Pei’s idea was obviously to completely abandon gameplay and achieve extreme authenticity so as to fill in the gap in this aspect!
The first problem was solved. Everyone quickly focused on the next problem.
“The problem of excessive simulation causing severe punishment should be directly related to the first question.”
“You have to make up for the paint on the cars, and you have to repair the cars. The drivers might even be hospitalized. On one hand, this is to better popularize the concept of ‘safe and civilized driving’. On the other hand, it is also to deepen players’ impression so that players would know the serious consequences of dangerous driving.”
“What’s more, these punishments would actually highlight the characteristics of different cars, such as the economy of maintenance, the safety of driving at high speed, and so on.”
“Most other racing games can only show the performance of cars, especially the performance of super sports cars. The economic and safety of cars are not reflected at all.”
“Safe and Civilized Driving can obviously allow players to use more dimensions to evaluate a car.”
“Why do you want to study the steering wheel on your own? I think there are only two reasons. First, Boss Pei doesn’t like the current steering wheel in the market and feels that it cannot meet his requirements. Second, there might be a follow-up plan around this steering wheel. It is not just a steering wheel but part of a large-scale plan.”
“Given that there are no problems with the performance of the high-end steering wheels in the market at the moment, it can only mean that Boss Pei is not satisfied with their compatibility. This steering wheel should be like the controller of Doubt VR. Not only is it rich in function, but it should also be closely connected to the game content.”
“What’s more, the steering wheel should be connected to future games or other industries. Just like the smart fitness drying rack was only used to match with the Fitness Battle at the beginning, but the Fitness Battle VR version can be used later on.”
“This is equivalent to providing guidance to Otto Technologies, which designs the steering wheel…”
Everyone realized that the efficiency of brainstorming suddenly skyrocketed after Boss Pei gave a clear direction!
The details of the game became clearer as everyone came to conclusions based on Boss Pei’s requirements.
However, there was another last question. The investment for this game was huge. It was targeted at relatively niche gamers. How could they recoup their costs?
Everyone thought for a long time but could not think of a good explanation.
Ye Zhizhou did not interject much. At that moment, he said, “Let me tell you my opinion.”
“First of all, no one dares to guarantee whether or not a game will make money. Just like how from the previous perspective, games like Struggle and Mission and Choice are also very invested and targeted at the minority. Logically speaking, they should not be able to recover their costs, but what happened in the end?”
“Obviously, the general public and the niche are not absolute concepts. Popular games might have a wide audience but no one would play them even if they were made rubbish. As long as the niche games were made very well, they would attract many people who were originally not interested to buy them.”
“Take this game for example. Boss Pei obviously hoped to use outstanding quality and unique game content to break out of the circle and expand the gamers of the game, turning niche games into popular topics.”
“Secondly, this game can be regarded as a racing game or a simulation game. As far as I know, there are many loyal players in simulation games. They are all especially loyal.”
“If this game succeeds, it won’t be a problem for it to live for eight to ten years. What’s more, it can continuously update content and produce downloadable content. It can earn money while continuing to improve its quality.”
“Simulation games are fun. This fun is different from pure sensory stimulation in racing games. It’s fun but relatively complicated. I believe that as long as the game is outstanding, most players can feel the fun.”
“Lastly, this game would probably have a certain linkage effect with reality. After all, in Boss Pei’s design concept, ‘breaking the fourth wall’ is very important. It is also a secret that is often used.”
“We don’t know how the combined event will be like now, but we have to keep in mind that Tengda is not just a games company. Even if the game does not make money, there would be no problem as long as we earn it back from other places.”
Everyone nodded.
It made sense!
Indeed, the two people in charge had interacted with Boss Pei for a long time. They could understand Boss Pei’s true intentions better.
This explanation made much more sense!
Everyone quickly wrote down the analysis in their notebooks.
Finally, Ye Zhizhou finished adding the rest of the details and summarized the game.
“According to Boss Pei, the main body of this game should be in a city. Apart from the traffic in the city, a few high-speed roads must be extended in the surroundings to be used for long-distance missions like pulling goods for players.”
“You have to follow the traffic rules when driving in the city. There will be punishment if you violate the rules and you have to repair the car or stay in the hospital if there is a car accident. You have to compensate according to the transport responsibility.”
“Since there are parts that lose money, there must also be parts that earn money. Players can drive rental cars or arrange for cars to pull customers in. They can also drive trucks for a long distances. Of course, some particularly powerful players can also participate in the competition to win prizes.”
“These three ways of making money are definitely the cheapest and the incomes are relatively low for taxis or taxis. If you want to drive a bus or a big truck or participate in a competition, you must definitely go through training in advance and obtain the corresponding driver qualifications.”
“Then… since we need a city, let’s set it as Jingzhou. After all, we can go to Jingzhou to collect materials. There are many local scenic spots in Jingzhou.”
“It’s hard to say if the game would be able to satisfy ordinary racing games. However, gamers who are passionate about simulating driving would definitely like this game!”
“After the game is developed, we can also create a VR version in the future to further enhance the immersion and immersion of the game!”
Everyone nodded as they recorded.
After perfecting the details, the game looked much more fun!
Of course, no one could guarantee that it would definitely make money. After all, such a unique game was very rare.
However, there was one thing that was undeniable: many of its designs had never appeared before. When this game was released, it would definitely make gamers’ eyes light up!
