Chapter 118: Dog-Headed Military Advisor
"This place is not bad..."
Before the video game show ended, Chen Ba was invited by a mysterious person to visit a large stadium that had just been completed but not yet put into use.
The mysterious man has set his sights on the GAL League.
To be precise, he saw the commercial value and influence of the GAL League and hoped to set up one of its stops in Neon.
The GAL League has multiple sub-stations.
So far, seven branch stations have been confirmed, including Jiangning Station, Zhonghai Station, Pengcheng Station, Los Angeles Station, New York Station, Dubai Station and London Station.
Among them, the competitions in Jiangning, Zhonghai and Pengcheng stations have all ended.
AMD won the Jiangning station championship, NVIDIA won the Zhonghai station and Pengcheng station double championships, and the influence of the event has been further enhanced, and it has become a world-renowned "e-sports" event brand.
The slogan of "Esports F1" has been deeply rooted in people's hearts, and more and more companies have begun to sponsor and join GAL events. This small circle event, which was originally not taken seriously, has also been favored by more and more cities.
In fact, as early as during the Pengcheng competition, Chen Ba received calls from many city cultural and tourism departments.
The content of the call was simple.
Everyone wants their city to become a fixed station of the GAL League, and this requires the approval of Chen Ba, the chairman of the GAL.
That’s right, Chairman!
After the GAL League got on track, the clubs, under the call of Tianba Studio, jointly established GAL Competitive Sports Co., Ltd., which is specifically responsible for matters related to the GAL League, including event hosting, operation of event broadcasting rights, etc.
Chen Ba serves as the chairman of the board.
He has a strong voice in the GAL league, and the selection of the first few sites was determined by him.
"Neon can have a substation."
Chen Ba was calm, as he knew that for the global operation of the GAL League, the Neon market must not be given up.
Therefore, it is reasonable to set up a GAL branch in Neon.
But wanting two branches is pure dreaming. North America has such a large population and strong spending power, but there are only two GAL branches. How can Japan have two branches? What? You said that in addition to the three branches that have been confirmed, China will have one or two more branches in the Midwest in the future?
Tianba Studio is a Chinese company, Star Emperor is a Chinese game, and Chen Ba is Chinese. There is no problem at all! What, you are not convinced? If you are not convinced, I suggest you hold it in. If you have the ability, go and build a new GAL league yourself and see if anyone will pay attention to you.
After learning from Chen Ba that Neon will have a GAL branch city, the mysterious man was very satisfied and immediately expressed his full support for the holding of the GAL League.
Then, he seemed to have thought of something and asked a very interesting question.
“Can only PCs participate in the GAL League? Can game consoles participate?”
"Host?"
When Chen Ba heard this, he couldn't help but glance at him, then asked with a smile: "The host's hardware should not support 8K extreme image quality sublimation, right?"
"The consoles currently on sale definitely won't work, but if it's a laboratory-grade product, I think it should meet the requirements," the mysterious man explained.
That's true! Considering the cost, the hardware of the game consoles on the market is generally very poor, not as good as the top personal PCs. The only advantage is that they are cheap and have a large number of exclusive games.
If we just pile up the hardware and don't consider the cost, it is not impossible for the console to compete with the PC. In this case, it is not impossible for the game console to join the GAL league.
Of course, this refers to PS and Xbox.
Don't even think about joining the Switch game. The handheld game console is limited by its size and technology. Even if you load it up with hardware, it won't be much better. Signing up for GAL is just asking for trouble.
"I'll think about it..."
Chen Ba did not agree immediately because there seemed to be too many teams in the GAL league.
Judging from what the mysterious man said, Sony and Microsoft, the two console giants, also want to join in the fun in the GAL League.
This requires seeking the opinions of other teams.
If everyone agrees that console manufacturers should enter the market, then we will approve them as new members of the GAL. If everyone refuses to compete with game consoles, then we will leave it at that.
"They will definitely agree."
After leaving the gymnasium and returning to the exhibition hall to reunite with Yang Dong, Xiao Lu and others, Yang Dong expressed his analysis.
"When console manufacturers enter the GAL League, they are essentially playing as the bottom-ranked teams. Even if they have advanced technology, it is estimated that they will hardly achieve any results."
"Someone is choosing to be the last one for us. The other teams are so happy that they can't wait to refuse." Yang Dong said with a smile.
“That makes sense.”
Chen Ba thought so too. PS and Xbox represented the console platforms and entered the GAL league. They were probably just there to join in the fun, so forget about getting any results.
Not to mention the three giants AMD, Nvidia and Intel, the remaining teams such as Da Renshuo, Xicanhong, Shrinking Star and Ju Baojia may be able to beat these two host manufacturers and make them unable to raise their heads.
If he insists on being tortured, then let him do it!
Unless Sony and Microsoft really have incredible black technology and are willing to invest in it, the hardware gap between consoles and PCs cannot be bridged in a few words.
"Oh, right..."
After explaining what had just happened, Chen Ba turned and asked, "You guys walked around, did you see any interesting games?"
"Yes, I have!"
Xiao Lu said excitedly: "There are so many interesting games, including VR, AR games, and somatosensory games..."
VR games? Motion-sensing games? Chen Ba became interested when he heard these terms, and quickly asked Xiao Lu to show him the way.
really!
In addition to new games, this video game show also saw the debut of a large number of new technologies and products for interactive entertainment.
These include VR, AR and MR devices, as well as somatosensory gaming devices.
The concepts of VR, AR and MR have been hyped by major manufacturers for a long time, and many related game products and equipment have been released. It can be said that they have become relatively hot fields in recent years.
But Chen Ba's interest in somatosensory games is obviously greater than AR, VR and MR games.
He experienced a game that uses a TV/computer camera to capture the trajectory of human body movements and then realize dancing.
I also experienced a table tennis game that used a controller to simulate racket feedback and simulated confrontation in real time.
“The equipment is a little expensive!”
Although the experience was very good, after asking about the price, Chen Ba couldn't help but sigh and said, "If the price doesn't come down, this kind of equipment will never replace the mouse, keyboard and controller."
Also, there are very few games.
The number of games that these devices can run or play is too small. And most of the games are relatively simple and cannot compare with the masterpieces on PC or console.
"There's no way. PCs and consoles have been around for years, but these devices have only been around for a few years."
Yang Dong said with a smile: "At present, even if one or two phenomenal VR games or somatosensory games emerge, it is difficult to shake the status of keyboards, mice and controllers."
But no one can predict the future.
Just like the arcade game halls that were once popular and could be found everywhere in the streets and alleys, they were gradually defeated and even replaced by Internet cafes.
Maybe one day in the future, with technological breakthroughs, keyboards, mice and controllers will really be replaced by these inconspicuous gadgets.
We’ll talk about the future later.
After wandering around the exhibition area and experiencing various new games and technologies, Chen Ba also talked about the new games he revealed in his speech today.
"You all must have played the love-development game, right?"
"I have played it, but..."
Yang Dong hesitated and asked, "Are you talking about a dating simulation game for girls or a galgame for men?"
"It's fine, it's almost the same anyway."
Chen Ba didn't care about Yang Dong's so-called distinction between otome-oriented and male-oriented games, because he knew that these were indeed the two major branches of love-development games.
The otome genre is represented by a large group of handsome guys, such as games like "Love and Producer" represented by the handsome president Li Zeyan.
For men, there are a large group of beauties. This type of game is more concentrated in the Galgame category. The recently popular "I'm Surrounded by Beauties" is also of this type.
The people in Tianba Studio usually play games when they have free time. Chen Ba would never believe that they have never played this kind of love game.
Xiao Lu has at least ten Galgames on his computer.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
These are still the games that I haven’t completed yet. If we count the games that I’ve completed and uninstalled after entering Sage Mode, there are definitely dozens of them.
“Ahem!”
Seeing that Brother Ba knew him so well, Xiao Lu couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable, and quickly explained: "How can there be dozens of games? I'm usually so busy with work, and at most I only found time to play one or two."
"Ah, yes, yes!"
Not wanting to expose his clumsy lie, Chen Ba shook his head and said, "So what do you think, should a love-development game like this be oriented toward girls or men?"
“It’s all right!”
Zhong Shengwei thought for a moment and said, "Both the otome and male games have a group of loyal players, but Brother Ba, I think you said that our game is gender-neutral?"
"Yes! Regardless of gender!"
Chen Ba nodded and said, "If the player chooses a male character, it will be a love game for men. If they choose a female character, it will be a love game for girls."
The main focus is on inclusiveness and comprehensiveness.
Male and female players are all the target audiences of the new game, instead of being divided into different areas and tracks like other dating games.
"Then how do you explain Online?"
Although Brother Ba briefly mentioned the description of the Online mode during his speech, Xiao Lu still has many questions.
There is an online version for a love-building game like this.
Many mobile games have online functions, but the profit model of those mobile games is actually in-app purchases. He thinks this is not the same as the Online that Brother Ba mentioned.
"The game must be a buy-out system."
Chen Ba first set the main tone, and then said: "My idea is to make this game into a Roguelike game, where you will meet a randomly generated male or female protagonist every time."
"Then the key to online play is that you can use online play to let other players help you conquer characters."
Chen Ba gave an example.
Assume that Yang Dong and Xiao Lu are playing new games respectively, and they each randomly select several heroines with different personalities and identities. Xiao Lu encounters a character that is difficult to conquer, and may need help from other players.
At this time, Xiao Lu can ask for help and let Yang Dong come to his world to act as his wingman to help him complete the task and conquer a certain character.
"Then if I go to Xiao Lu's world and I fall in love with a female character, can I also pursue her?"
"certainly!"
"You can even compete with Xiao Lu for pursuing the same female character, but Xiao Lu might get angry and chase you away, a thief." Chen Ba said with a smile.
This is just a joke.
The existence of the online mode is well-intentioned. After all, a hero needs three helpers! Who doesn’t have one or two military advisors around him when chasing girls or boys? Chen Ba will make a voting function. This mechanism comes from a harem animation he watched before, "Date A Live".
In this anime, the protagonist Gokawa Shido has a younger sister named Kotori.
Every time Shido Gokawa goes on a date with the elves, Ratatoskr, that is, Kotori and her dog-headed military strategist, will give Shido all kinds of bad ideas and decide his next action and content of conversation through voting.
The original intention of the online mode is to give full play to the advantage of "three heads are better than Zhuge Liang".
After all, there are many key choices when you are trying to capture a character. If you make the wrong choice, it basically means that the capture has failed.
Moreover, because these NPCs are randomly generated, there is no 100% correct answer, so players really need advice and help from other players.
"Dog-headed military advisor?"
Xiao Lu couldn't help laughing and said, "You come up with all kinds of bad ideas, and the main point is that you dare to say it and the other dare to believe it. You rely on your wingman to pick up girls, right?"
"You can choose not to listen!"
Chen Ba spread his hands and said, "If you are sure that you can make the right choice every time, then don't listen to the dog-headed military advisor's advice. Just do what you think in your heart."
But the probability is that it won’t work.
No one can guarantee that every choice they make is correct, and no one dares to say that they are an expert in love.
When you don't know what to do, listen to the advice of other players and you may be able to avoid danger.
In fact, this is also true in reality.
Both parties in a relationship are relatively blind, and sometimes they always make wrong choices or decisions. At this time, it would actually be much better if there were good brothers/good girlfriends to guide them.
But then again…
This is advice from a good brother/best friend. It’s quite a scam. It’s up to you whether you believe it or not.
If you think it is reliable, then listen to the advice of the dog-headed military advisor. If you think it is unreliable, then kick the dog-headed military advisor out immediately to avoid him giving you bad advice and harming you.
"Love Staff!"
Chen Ba raised his lips and said, "Dog-headed military advisor sounds so ugly. I think it's better to call him love advisor."
This is also the name of the game.
The core gameplay is the old routine of love-development games, but because of the existence of the "love advisor" mechanism, it has become an online game.
I'll make a list then.
This is just like the LOL settlement page, where you can like or report your teammates. If the dog-headed military advisor works, then give him a like and a five-star rating!
The Dog-Headed Military Advisor has done a lot of harm to people. He has always given bad advice to ruin other people's marriages. So let other players take him as a warning and never listen to his advice.
How does the Dog-Headed Military Advisor come? Of course, the player initiates a request for help, and the system randomly matches online players for help.
I'll check the "record" when the time comes! Great, great, here comes a highly praised dog-headed military strategist, so this wave must be won!
A dog-headed military advisor with mostly bad reviews came? ? Good luck to you! (End of this chapter)