In the studio, everyone is looking forward to Chen Mo's new game concept draft.

Although the previous building blocks were very enjoyable, most people still didn't understand why Chen Mo let them play LEGGO building blocks, let alone what the building blocks had to do with the new game.

What's more, Chen Mo has more or less revealed before that what he wants to do this time is a VR game. Many people thought that Chen Mo would use the world view of Azeroth, or the world view of "Dark" to make an RPG game on the VR platform, but after playing with the building blocks, they were all puzzled.

How do building blocks and new games connect?

On the projector screen, the title of the document appeared: "Minecraft" design concept draft.

This time the content is even simpler than "Diablo", and it will be finished in ten minutes.

There are actually three main points, one is the internal rules of the game, the second is the external packaging, and the third is the derivative gameplay.

The internal rules include the generation rules of the whole world, the gathering and building rules of the player, the day and night cycle, the survival mode monster farming, the production of props, and so on.

The external packaging is mainly how to wrap each block better, so that the player can connect with the real thing.

Derivative gameplay is some special gameplay in the later stages of the game, such as survival mode, building mode, multiplayer online and so on.

"Probably that's it, any questions?" Chen Mo looked at everyone's reactions.

Everyone looked at each other, with the same expression on their faces: "That's it?" Are you afraid you're kidding me? ”

Zhou Hanyu coughed dryly twice and said, "That, I don't think there's anything wrong with this concept draft, it's very clear." The main thing is that Minecraft as a VR game, isn't it a bit ...... Oversimplified? ”

Zheng Hongxi nodded: "I also think that this game has no plot at all, and the numerical settings are extremely simple, not to mention its complexity, compared with "Dark", it is far worse than "Warcraft". ”

Zhou Hanyu added: "Yes, and the requirements for art are too low?" Nowadays, VR games are trying to reproduce the reality, and I can't wait to make even a strand of hair, and our game, according to the current setting, I'm afraid it's a little difficult to even show five fingers. ”

Qian Kun said: "I think it's debatable whether the core fun of this game can support its sales. It's really fun to play with building blocks, but first you have to have drawings, if it's a lot of parts for us to put together freely, how many people can do it to the level of the store manager? At most, they can spell out a bunch of spicy-eyed monsters. ”

Su Jinyu also said: "Yes, I think too." Mainly players who like to be creative and study freely in a completely unlimited world, how much of the total number of players can be accounted for? And the group of VR games is relatively small. ”

It is very rare, and almost all the main creators have raised some questions about this concept draft.

Although Su Jinyu and Zheng Hongxi already trust Chen Mo very, very much, it is also based on the premise that Chen Mo's design concept does not seriously deviate from their common sense.

Obviously, the design concept draft of "Minecraft" is really far from what they think of as "Thunder Entertainment's first VR game".

Chen Mo smiled, he didn't care about everyone's doubts about this design plan.

After all, Chen Mo spent so much effort to cultivate the ability of these three assistants to think independently, just so that they could have independent thinking, have their own opinions on the game, and not become brainless executors.

Today these people are asking questions, which shows that they all have their own thinking, which is a good sign.

Chen Mo thought for a moment and asked, "What do you think of "Famine"?" ”

Everyone was stunned, and Su Jinyu replied, "Hmm...... The gameplay is great, the sales are good, and it belongs to the type of applause and popularity. ”

Chen Mo nodded and continued to ask, "Where is the secret of the success of the famine?" ”

Su Jinyu thought for a moment: "Hmm...... Simulates the player's need for survival, the gameplay is rich, and the sandbox game allows players to explore and create freely. ”

Chen Mo nodded: "That's right, in fact, in the final analysis, the secret of the success of "Don't Starve" is that it is a sandbox game, and it highlights the concept of 'survival'. Is it of high art quality? ”

Su Jinyu: "...... Not high. ”

Chen Mo asked again: "So, does "Don't Starve" have a plot? Is there a numerical depth? Is there a good guide for beginners? Can you guys guess how much it will sell before it goes live? ”

Everyone looked at each other.

Chen Mo continued: "It has no plot, no numerical depth, almost no beginner guidance, before it was launched, everyone thought it was a niche game, and no one could have guessed that it could get more than four million sales. What does this mean? ”

This shows that sandbox games don't need a story, they don't need numerical depth, and they don't need a lot of beginner's guidance. Sandbox games require freedom, and everything can be sacrificed for the sake of freedom. ”

"Pixel art is sacrificing everything for freedom."

Chen Mo paused and looked at everyone's reactions.

Everyone was thinking about the meaning of Chen Mo's words.

Chen Mo continued: "What is the minimum particle size of LEGGO building blocks? The side length is 7.8 mm, the height is 9.6 mm, and the volume is controlled within 1 cubic centimeter. ”

"Why this size? Because if it's smaller, it's hard to splic, and if it's bigger, it won't show enough detail. Therefore, the size of the LEGGO building blocks, taking into account operability and expressiveness, is the optimal solution calculated by the designers. ”

"In the same way, if we want to allow players to create freely in Minecraft as a game, we need to be actionable and expressive."

And this leads to an inevitable result, which is pixel art. Remember the dog I built out of Lego bricks, it was a pixel-art product, so that's all we can do in our game? ”

Speaking of which, the vast majority of people already understood what Chen Mo meant.

Chen Mo's design idea is like this, first of all, this is a sandbox game similar to building blocks, so it can only be pixel style, and Chen Mo believes that as long as the creative gameplay is guaranteed, other things such as art, values, plot, and gameplay are not important.

Under the guidance of this design idea, this design concept draft was born.

The conference room was quiet for a while, and everyone was thinking about what Chen Mo had just said.

Su Jinyu nodded: "Hmm, I understand, store manager." Now that you've figured it out, then I'm in favor of this plan. ”

Qian Kun also said: "OK, then let's try it!" I think it's fun to be able to make blocks! ”

Zhou Hanyu said: "Although I am still a little worried, I will think carefully about how to present the pixel art style." Even if this game is pixel art, it will definitely be the most beautiful pixel art in the world. ”

Chen Mo smiled: "Don't worry, everyone, this game will definitely not disappoint you." ”