Chapter 1304 A Preliminary Exploration of President Pei's Design Concept

Yan Qi asked very urgently: "Sister Li, how to analyze the source of Mr. Pei's inspiration?"

Li Yada paused for a while and said, "Actually, my friend can't be 100% sure about this. It's just some speculation. After listening to her, I think it makes sense. You can also check for yourself."

Yan Qi nodded immediately: "Of course."

After all, it is hearsay. After several mouths, it is inevitable that there will be omissions and mistakes in the meaning conveyed.

Moreover, no one knows what President Pei is thinking.

Even designers who have worked with Mr. Pei can only speculate on Mr. Pei's true intentions, and as long as it is speculation, there must be some deviations.

Yan Qi certainly won't believe everything. Li Yada said it makes sense, then listen to it, maybe you can get some inspiration; if it doesn't make sense, just don't listen, Yan Qi won't have any loss.

Li Yada first laid out the exemption patch, and then said: "Actually, I want to launch the source of inspiration for President Pei, mainly from the basic requirements given by President Pei."

"Obviously, Mr. Pei derived these requirements from his source of inspiration, which is the cornerstone of game design, and then confirmed the ultimate form of the game."

"In this ultimate form, the core has been completely locked by President Pei, and only the external manifestation can change to a certain extent. And this change actually has no effect on the essence of the game."

"After Mr. Pei has set the general direction, he only needs to check the work every once in a while to make sure that the game has not gone too far, and then there is no problem at all."

"This is the basic process for Tenda to develop games."

"It is of course difficult to infer the source of Mr. Pei's inspiration from these basic conditions. After all, there are few sources of inspiration and many basic conditions. It is difficult for us to determine which basic condition is directly derived from the source of inspiration. One was added by President Pei later based on the final form of the game."

"This is also the difficulty that has plagued that friend of mine for a long time."

Yan Qi nodded in agreement.

That's where his doubts lie.

According to the presumed design process of President Pei, there should be a few sources of inspiration first, and then derive the basic requirements of the game according to the sources of inspiration, and then design the real form of the game.

But there is one more step after this, which is to add a few basic requirements according to the real form of the game, because these basic requirements are for designers to see, and it is necessary to ensure that the game will not deviate.

For example, Mr. Pei wants to build a building. First, he erects a few pillars on the ground, and then based on these pillars, he comes up with what the building will look like after completion.

But if there are only these few pillars, other designers may not be able to meet President Pei's requirements, so President Pei erected a few additional pillars according to the state of the building after completion.

Adding these two batches of pillars together can completely lock the shape of the entire building, and other designers can build the building that President Pei wants based on these pillars.

Now Yan Qi is confused, how should the two batches of pillars be distinguished?

It is necessary to distinguish which are the sources of inspiration for President Pei and which ones are added later.

Just like when building a house, the walls all look the same, but some are load-bearing walls and cannot be demolished, and some are not load-bearing walls and can be knocked down.

If you find the wrong one, treat a non-load-bearing wall as a load-bearing wall, or knock out a load-bearing wall, the consequences will be serious.

Li Yada said: "Actually, this is difficult to say, but it is simple and simple."

"If there's only one design, it's really indistinguishable."

"But if you can go through every game designed by President Pei, put all the requirements put forward by President Pei together, compare and analyze them, you can naturally extract their commonalities."

Yan Qi couldn't help but suddenly realize.

right! This is the truth!

If there's only one game, it really won't work.

But if you can have the requirements that President Pei put forward when designing all games, sum up these requirements and filter them, and naturally you can find a relatively correct answer!

The more samples, the more likely the inferred laws will be closer to the truth!

Although he hasn't really come to a usable conclusion, Yan Qi is quite convinced of Li Yada, and feels that this person is really hidden, as if he has opened the door to a new world for himself.

Li Yada continued: "Because there are too many games involved, my friend didn't explain it to me one by one, but she revealed some of the rules she summed up to me."

Yan Qi nodded, this is very reasonable, after all, Mr. Pei has made so many games, even if the friend Li Yada said is a designer, he has smoothed all these games, but the detailed process will definitely not be told to Li Yada. .

The key is to look at the final result.

Li Yada: "To sum up, President Pei's decision to make a game does have some starting points, some of which cannot be referenced or learned, but some can be referenced, and it also reflects some rules in game design."

"First of all, President Pei likes to play games that have never been done before. Even if it is the same game type, he must choose a completely different entry point."

"Among many game types, President Pei prefers some unpopular niche games, and strives to make niche games in line with the public's taste, thus causing a break in the circle."

"Secondly, President Pei likes to go against the popular competing games on the market and choose unexpected methods."

"However, the premise of this difference is that it cannot violate the core fun and objective laws of the game, and achieve an effect that "seems bizarre on the surface, and carefully analyzed is reasonable."

"Again, Mr. Pei believes that everything should not conform to the surface habits and thoughts of the players, but should strive to discover the deeper demands of the players."

"That is, trying to find a deeper level of fun that the same gameplay can bring to players."

"Finally, in terms of packaging, Pei will always choose a more representative story background that can best represent the traditional Chinese culture, and add some philosophical thinking that can resonate with domestic players."

"In summary, Mr. Pei is very good at going against the popular practice on the market."

"On the surface, this seems to go against the player's taste, but in fact, it breaks the stereotyped mindset that has made players tired of playing, and guides players with a different, deeper fun. stand out from the rest of the game.”

Yan Qi quickly recorded on the computer while listening.

These contents sound relatively empty and more like pure theoretical content. If there is no corresponding case to annotate, it is actually difficult to understand.

Yan Qi can't understand it deeply yet, but he can slowly understand it by comparing these games of Tenda.

After recording, Yan Qi took a quick glance at these rules, and if he understood: "So, my previous thinking was completely wrong."

"I think "Back to the Shore" has been perfect in the field of domestic action games. In fact, it looks at the problem with a rigid and static perspective."

"What I saw was actually what President Pei saw two years ago."

"If President Pei decides to make an action game now, the game he makes will definitely be very different from "Back to the Shore"."

"And if I want to make the game successful, I must learn from President Pei and try to think from the perspective of President Pei."

Li Yada nodded with satisfaction: "Yes, that's the truth."

Yan Qi's previous thoughts were completely overturned, he frowned and began to think seriously.

It is true that "Going Back to the Shore" has not been outdated until now, but he must not make a game that imitates "Going Back to the Shore".

Because President Pei's games are ahead of the times in order to be successful.

If Yan Qi wants to succeed, he must learn from President Pei and design a game that is ahead of the times.

It must be very different from the style of "Back to the Shore".

Yan Qi knew very well that it was impossible for him to achieve the level of President Pei, and it was almost impossible for the action games he made to reach the level of "Back to the Shore".

But there is a saying that if you want to get one of them, if you work hard for 100 points, you may get 90 points in the end, but if you work hard for 60 points, the final result is likely to fail.

Therefore, Yan Qi must work hard in the direction of President Pei, so that even if he can't become popular, he can at least make money and lay a solid foundation for future popular games.

"Then...Sister Li, how should I do it the other way around?"

""Back to the Shore" is indeed the opposite of the previous domestic action games, forcibly increasing the difficulty. If I want to do the opposite again and reduce the difficulty, wouldn't I go back again?"

"It doesn't seem to work either."

Li Yada smiled slightly: "Of course I can't go back."

"The so-called 'reverse', it is not a straight line, but a spiral process. The reverse does not let you go back, but after the consolidation of the existing law, continue to pursue higher development. "

"As for how to spiral up, that's what you need to think about, and I can't help you."

In fact, Li Yada can design, but she is not willing to interfere too much.

It is better to teach a man how to fish than to teach him how to fish. She has already taught Yan Qi the methodology. Whether the game can be made, and to what extent it can be achieved in the end, depends on Yan Qi himself.

Yan Qi hurriedly said, "Thank you so much!"

"If it wasn't for Sister Li, you woke me up, I might still be thinking about making a game that imitates "Going Back to the Shore", and it will probably end in failure in the end."

"Although there is no clue about the new game, the general direction is much clearer!"

"I don't know how to thank you for sharing such precious content with me!"

Li Yada smiled: "You don't need to thank me, just thank President Pei if you want."

"It is President Pei's long-cherished wish to make more and more excellent domestic games, and it is also something that President Pei has been promoting."

"You can make an excellent domestic action game, which is a reward in itself."

"In my opinion, you don't lack anything, you just lack the right way, as well as confidence and courage."

"Now, you have mastered the methods and methods. As long as you always maintain self-confidence and courage, you will be fine!"