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Chapter 176 Game Media and Review Websites
"For example, how about this? Let the player become a lonely traveler, and then walk alone in the desert, with the only goal being the mountain in the distance... and on that mountain there is a light that goes straight to the sky. The traveler believes that there is a saint there."
Lin Yao thought for a moment, organized her words, and said softly: "In order to make a pilgrimage, the player embarked on an unknown journey. They climbed over countless mountains, walked across countless bridges, and constantly searched for and awakened the inscriptions encountered during the journey, so as to strengthen their flying ability and finally reach their destination. The game allows players to experience a... Zen-filled journey."
Cheng Yiran's eyes became brighter and brighter.
Lin Yao continued to talk about her thoughts.
Yes.
The game of this producer is very similar to Chen Xinghan's Journey.
It really is.
Whether it is the idea or the effect that the game wants to present.
In addition to the addition of the attack system and equipment system...
Lin Yao was also a little surprised when she saw this game. This game was not on her list of choices at the beginning.
I found out later when I asked.
This is the new idea of the producer Cheng Yiran, who specially prepared it to participate in the Greenlight program.
When Lin Yao learned about this, she first met the producer to see if she could change his mind and let him make a game similar to Journey.
"...Lin Yao."
As Lin Yao spoke,
Cheng Yiran's eyes became brighter and brighter.
Finally, when Lin Yao finished speaking, he didn't even call her Mr. Lin, but excitedly called out Lin Yao's name: "That's right! I want a game like this! A game full of Zen, you... I..."
He was so excited that he was a little incoherent.
After a while, he
straightened up and said solemnly: "Can I invite you to be the co-producer of the game?"
"Ah?"
Lin Yao was stunned when he heard it.
"I know I'm a small producer and not worthy of Linmu Studio, but your ideas really gave me a lot of inspiration! And there are many things I can't figure out for the time being. If you think the game is okay, can we complete this work together?"
Cheng Yiran barely suppressed his excitement and looked at Lin Yao with expectation: "Even if 90% of the profits of the final work go to Linmu Studio, it's fine, as long as this work can be completed."
"...90% is not necessary."
Lin Yao was a little amused, and then thought about it: "If you want to co-produce, that's fine. The studio will give the maximum support, but you don't have to do it in my personal name, just in the name of Linmu Studio."
"It's all right."
Cheng Yiran nodded vigorously and said excitedly: "I just want the game to be made... Zen, I see, that's the Zen I want. Mr. Lin, in addition to what you just said, I have a personal idea. Can we add a multiplayer mode? For example, randomly match a player, but the two cannot communicate. They are just passers-by and companions on the journey. They can lean against each other for warmth and gain energy..."
"...Well, you can match a player in the same scene and let him appear randomly, but the two players cannot communicate and can only make a single resonance sound. When they are close together and resonate, they can replenish each other's flying energy."
Lin Yao nodded, and then said: "In order to make this picture look more Zen and resonant, you can add a scarf-shaped ribbon to the character. The more energy collected along the way, the longer the scarf will be, which means you can fly higher and farther..."
As she spoke.
Lin Yao simply drew an image of a traveler.
Seeing the image drawn by Lin Yao.
Cheng Yiran became more excited.
He has always said that he wants this.
Finally.
The two chatted in the conference room for most of the day.
Cheng Yiran left Lin Mu's studio with excitement, ready to go back to digest and organize his thoughts.
Lin Yao also walked out of the conference room.
"Thank you for your hard work." Mu Wanqing, who was waiting, said softly.
"It's OK. Are there any other producers to meet next?"
"Yes, there are three more."
"Okay."
Lin Yao nodded, then smiled at Mu Wanqing and murmured, "Miss Mu, I hope the seeds we planted will bloom and bear fruit next."
"Yes."
Mu Wanqing nodded, then said confidently, "It will definitely."
...
The Light of Favor is proceeding as planned.
Linmu Studio provides technical support for some games, funding for some games, or both. For some games, Linmu Studio directly becomes a co-producer. Whether
such efforts are worth it or not, no one knows yet. It
may be a total loss.
It may also bear fruit.
No one can tell.
Lin Yao can't tell, but she prefers the latter.
Because even if these independent games can't help the game platform in the end, they can help the development of the domestic stand-alone and independent game market. In a sense, this can also be regarded as a kind of flowering and fruition.
Although the evaluation of the Tianhu boss is stupid...
But no matter what.
Lin Yao still firmly believes in one truth.
Some things, as long as you do them, there will definitely be rewards.
This reward may not be obvious, or even invisible.
But it will always be there.
The Greenlight Project has come to an end.
The next step is to wait for the game to be produced.
Lin Yao also started to work on another matter - the overseas launch of the game platform Vaporwave.
This matter is also very important. Although the platform has not yet taken off in China and the situation overseas may not be too good, Lin Yao wants to lay a foundation.
As for why it was not launched at the same time.
It is mainly because Linmu Studio is still too small and has to rely on Zhang Jianghu overseas. They are busy with competitions during this period, so they were delayed.
And the competition is coming to an end.
After preparation.
In late May.
Linmu Studio's game platform Vaporwave was finally launched overseas!
On the day of launch.
The game platform Vaporwave also received a lot of praise. After all, the functions are quite user-friendly and there are not too many redundant functions. Overseas players are not resistant.
As for the Greenlight program, although many games do not have other language versions for the time being, what exactly is the Greenlight program, and there are introductions to other language versions.
For such a plan.
Overseas players with a strong console culture are obviously very interested.
And this plan has even attracted the attention of some special groups - that is, professional game media and review websites.
There are also gaming media and review websites in China, but in terms of scale and professionalism, they cannot be compared with those overseas for the time being. After all, there is no strong console culture in China.
The reason why CGN, a professional gaming media known as an authority in North America, noticed the Greenlight Project was mainly because of Breakout.
Breakout has been really popular overseas recently.
Many of their editors have played this game.
Of course, they have also downloaded it from the platform.
And among them
, many editors have noticed the new game on the gaming platform Vaporwave...
Please vote...
(End of this chapter)