Chapter 160: In the Marble Continent, strength comes first!
The successful holding of the "Love Staff" blind date conference for one million people has made many leaders remember Tianba Studio.
This game is great! Don't ask what's good about it. Asking such a question shows that you, as a young comrade, are not yet conscious enough and need to be honed.
Official media took turns reporting on the matter, and there was even an exclusive interview broadcast on a news channel in which Chen Ba appeared in the interview, which really made Chen Ba very happy.
But I'm happy nonetheless.
He also felt embarrassed about the suggestion that "more activities like this should be held in the future."
Organizing an event like this is nothing for Tianba Studio, but for players, it would be a bit annoying if such events were held frequently.
Chen Ba doesn't want to offend the players.
So he could only say that he would try his best and strive to meet the requirements of holding more similar events to a certain extent.
After the interview, maybe I was annoyed.
Chen Ba did not accept interviews from any media except the official media. He hid in his studio and turned them away on the grounds that he was "focusing on developing new games."
This isn't all just an excuse.
It is true that Tianba Studio is developing a new game, and he really doesn't have much time during the game development process.
"Now there is a very embarrassing thing, that is, what should our new game be named?"
In the studio's entertainment and leisure area, Chen Ba leaned on the sofa, rubbed his brows and asked, "Binhai Road Marble Legend? The Strongest Marble Superman? These names you came up with are a bit embarrassing!"
Xiao Lu: “…”
Oh no, he was dissed by Brother Ba! He came up with both names, and he thought they were great, so he dedicated them to Brother Ba.
Judging from what Brother Ba said, he seems to be dissatisfied with these names. "How about Marble Legend?"
"I feel like it's not as good as Binhai Road Marble Legend..."
Chen Ba complained: "What kind of legend is this? Don't you think this name is vulgar? It doesn't have any characteristics at all!"
"But apart from these names, what else can it be called? There can't be a game without the word 'marbles' in its title, right?" Zhong Shengwei scratched his head.
"sure!"
Chen Ba nodded: "Who stipulated that the word marbles must be added to the name of the marble game?"
"Without marbles..."
Zhong Shengwei said thoughtfully: "Then it's campus storm? Don't leave after school? I'll wait for you at the school gate?"
"Don't leave after school, this is fine!"
Chen Ba seemed to have heard a name that made him extremely satisfied and nodded repeatedly.
Don’t leave after school?
These four simple words may seem irrelevant to the game content, but in fact, they are inseparable from the game. After all, the content of their game is "Don't leave after school", right?
"But this name is a bit vague."
"Just looking at the name, it's hard for players to know what kind of game this is. Why not add a subtitle after "Don't Leave After School", like "Don't Leave After School: Marble Storm?" someone suggested.
"Can!"
Chen Ba agreed.
He was very satisfied with "Don't Leave After School", but this title could not intuitively show the content of the game, so he added a subtitle "Marble Storm".
That would be perfect.
The new game is officially named "Don't Leave After School: Marble Storm"! After deciding on the name of the game, the rest of the work is easy to do. You can directly use the game name instead of "that game" or "this game" to refer to it.
“Is the marble pattern finished?”
“Done!”
Xiao Lu took out a tablet and introduced it to Brother Ba: "We have made about 230 different marble patterns and divided them into different grades according to their aesthetics."
Marbles come in different patterns and colors.
Different colors and patterns represented completely different values when we were children. Marbles with special patterns or colors were more precious than ordinary glass beads.
In addition, there are large and small sizes.
Most glass beads are the same size, but there are a few that are surprisingly large! These also need to be distinguished in the game to avoid players being confused about which glass beads are bigger and more valuable.
"We have designed a combat system!"
"Glass beads of different colors and patterns have different powers. When two glass beads collide, a combat effect will be triggered..."
Xiao Lu gave an animation demonstration.
In the demonstration screen, a marble with a green pattern hits another marble with red spots on its surface.
At the moment of collision, both marbles activated their respective marble souls. The green marble became a green frog, and the red-spotted marble became a cheetah.
The cheetah defeated the frog easily.
As a result, the red spotted marble remained motionless, while the green patterned marble that collided with it was shaken away a long distance.
"this……"
When Chen Ba saw this, his expression became a little serious and he said, "Isn't this too abstract? Who would encounter this kind of situation when playing marbles?"
"It's okay, this is just a special mode. If you don't like it, you can also choose the classic mode without the marble soul."
Xiao Lu explained: "The main purpose of creating this mode is to provide players with more diverse gameplay."
"For example, in this Marble Soul mode, the player's marbles have growth potential, and defeating marbles of the same level will increase the level of the Marble Soul."
"The higher the level, the stronger the marble soul will be, and it will be able to defeat other marble souls and win easily..."
Special mode?
Hearing this, Chen Ba nodded.
Since there are classic modes and special modes, it's hard for him to say anything. After all, you can play whatever mode you like.
It is impossible to force others not to play a certain mode just because you don’t like it, right? “Soul of Marbles” is a special mode created by Xiao Lu.
In this mode, each marble has different attributes such as health, attack power and defense power. Just like in RPG games, players need to fight monsters and upgrade, improve their marble souls all the way, and finally win the game.
There is also a "Pinball Rush" mode.
The player is possessed by the perspective of the marble, rolling the marble through various strange tracks, and finally breaking through numerous obstacles and rolling to the finish line.
Alternative racing modes! So far, Xiao Lu and Zhong Shengwei have come up with nearly six or seven special modes, each with its own unique features.
certainly!
The core is still the classic mode.
In classic mode, marbles don't have so many fancy things, the only way to play is to win the game, there is no other way to play.
Players are relatively freer.
Perhaps considering the special nature of the classic mode, Xiao Lu did not dare to make too many changes to this mode. He played the game the same way he did when he was a child.
But then again…
Although this game is based on childhood memories, it is a game after all, and it still has the necessary virtual features.
This is reflected in the game, where the marbles in the game "Don't Leave After School" are more thrilling and exciting to play than in reality.
The reason is very simple.
In the game, the game modes, game maps, etc. are all made by Tianba Studio itself, except for the core marbles, for which Chen Ba adopted the solution of Tiehanhan System.
The marbles produced by the Tiehanhan system not only have the appearance of real marbles, but are also more powerful than real marbles and can easily break an iron door.
This is actually for gaming effects.
It is impossible to simulate the game completely. After all, if you simulate it, why should I play the game? Can't I just buy some marbles and play in real life? Exaggerating the power of some marbles is also to make the game more fun.
…
The development work of "Don't Leave After School: Marble Storm" was not deliberately kept secret from the outside world.
This also leads to.
Players in the Tianba community and Tianba game fan group have actually heard of this game a long time ago.
However, no one took it seriously. After all, Brother Ba said that it was just a marble game that brought back childhood memories.
What 's the point of playing marbles?
Can your marble turn into a cute 2D girl to chat with you guys and keep you company?
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
"Why doesn't Brother Ba develop a second dimension game? I want a cute wife..."
"Don't go crazy here, 2D!"
"Based on Brother Ba's aesthetics, even if he develops a two-dimensional game, his wife probably won't be the cute girl you imagine."
"What else could it be if not a cute girl?"
"Brother Ba's understanding of the second dimension may be different from yours. Have you ever played Kara Pichu? The paper man of the Star Emperor was holding a Gatling gun and beating up the Demon King of Divine Grace. This is Brother Ba's understanding of the second dimension!"
"I testify that Brother Ba is like this..."
Slander! Pure slander! After work, Chen Ba glanced at the chat history of the fan group and his face turned black.
What does it mean that a single-celled organism like Brother Ba may not understand the second dimension? It's as if he has never played a second dimension game.
Just kidding, he also often plays 2D games, how could he not understand what everyone is talking about.
only……
Although he knows about it, Chen Ba said he is powerless to do anything about the demands of some players, who want to develop a game with a higher concentration of two-dimensional elements.
It’s not that he doesn’t want to be a second-timer.
The main reason is that Eryou relies heavily on the original artist and the script character design, and these two items are precisely the weakest parts of Tianba Studio.
After suffering several losses, Tianba Studio has not made a game that is more plot-oriented for a long time.
Be it Xiao Lu or Zhong Shengwei, or any of the other dozen people in the studio, none of them are good at this, and most of them are just half-baked.
With this level of skill, what else can you do except make a fool of yourself by making a game with too much 2D content? You don't really think that you can just pick up money from 2D content with a sack, do you?
It’s not that easy to make money!
Aren’t Tencent and Tencent jealous of Xiaomi’s rise? Haven’t these big companies ever thought about entering the field of ACG games? They have all tried.
But unfortunately, they obviously don’t have the ability to make this kind of money. They thought it was easy to make money in the second dimension, but they found out that the second dimension is not that easy to fool.
All big companies are like this, not to mention Tianba Studio.
Chen Ba would never think that he could go to the second dimension to pick up money just by carrying a sack. If he really dared to believe the slander of the players, he would probably die violently in the game the next day.
"But the plot really needs to be strengthened."
Chen Ba felt that there was a very good opportunity to practice his skills right now, and that was the game "Don't Leave After School: Marble Storm".
Although it is an online game, it still has the necessary plot and story background.
"In the Marble Continent, strength comes first!"
"This is the world of marbles. There is no fancy magic, only marbles that have grown to their peak..."
“Stop, stop, stop!”
Xiao Lu was stopped by Chen Ba when he was halfway through chanting the Bible.
He complained with a dark face: "I asked you to come up with the background of the story, and this is what you came up with?"
"I can't think of it!"
Xiao Lu said with a bitter face: "This is just a nostalgic childhood game of playing marbles. How can there be any story background?"
"If you don't have one, just make one up!"
"This is a marble world. Under the shining light of the marble god, everyone has been practicing marble skills since childhood, and is divided into grades one to six according to their strength..."
Chen Ba fabricated a worldview.
In this world, children practice marbles from a young age, and it is a competitive sport that everyone can participate in.
The starting point of the story, which is also the background of the game, takes place in a marble elementary school, and players will play the role of students of this elementary school.
Enrollment is first grade!
Only by winning enough marbles and becoming the strongest in the same grade can you be promoted to the second grade, and the highest is the sixth grade.
"In addition to cultural courses, there are also marble courses!"
Chen Ba continued, "The school has no playground, no basketball court, no football field, only marble arenas..."
Marbles are everything.
The background of this story is quite twisted and bizarre, but it’s not a big problem. After all, it’s a parallel world and the setting can be any way.
"Grade one to grade six, is it equivalent to a rank or a symbol of strength?"
“That’s right!”
"Then many people will never be able to graduate from elementary school in this lifetime? I'm curious, does time pass in the game?"
"No, otherwise it would be just like what you said. I'm already a man in his 60s, but I'm still in the first grade and can't graduate..."
Chen Ba shook his head.
There is definitely no concept of time in the game, otherwise it would be too funny for a group of kids to play marbles for decades or hundreds of years and end up being first graders.
There is no time, but there is a lot of space.
Except for special modes that allow players to enter exclusive maps, under normal circumstances, players are active in this large school.
The map is still quite large.
The school's area is not comparable to that of "Ford", but it is almost as big as the map of "Love Advisor".
It is called a school, but in fact it is just a disguised game hall.
Entering a specific area is equivalent to entering a game and engaging in PVP confrontation with other players.
"That's not right, Brother Ba!"
Xiao Lu frowned and said, "If the number of marbles determines the level of advancement, then doesn't that mean that you can go straight to the sixth grade just by buying marbles?"
"sure!"
Chen Ba did not deny this possibility, but he knew better than anyone that too many marbles would be needed to advance from the first grade to the sixth grade.
How many game coins would it take to buy them? Where would so many game coins come from? It would be better to improve your skills and win marbles by playing games instead of saving game coins and hoping to take shortcuts!
(End of this chapter)