Game Development: Starting with Recreating the Anime Game Style

Chapter 209 Competition
Fuller fell into thought because his wife was talking about his retirement.

He was surprised to find himself somewhat annoyed. Yes... although he didn't show it, it was when his wife said those words...
He clearly felt his emotions fluctuating.

For his wife, this conversation was just a casual chat.

But Fuller took it to heart.

Because he had realized that he was not resigned to it.
Even though he is now 40 years old, he has begun to actively study Starry Sky's system, including studio revenue sharing and internal management system, as a veteran who has been working in the industry for eighteen years.

When Fuller began to study these things, he quickly realized that the reason why Starry Sky Company had such an exaggerated vitality was not only because the founder, Chu Chen, had a strong personal charisma, but also because of the overall positive atmosphere.

Another key point is that there are really a lot of opportunities here.

Within a few days, Fuller noticed an interesting detail: Starry Night Games was making great strides in China, Japan, and even throughout East Asia.

While both "Final Battlefront" and "Fate/Grand Order" have been operated overseas, compared to their success in Asia, StarCraft has clearly little recognition in Europe and America.

Moreover, StarCraft currently only has one operations department in the United States.
In other words, the position of head of StarCraft's US region is vacant.

An ordinary person, even if they discovered this, might have simply forgotten about it. But Fuller was different. As an American born in the 70s, he possessed a certain "charisma" that modern Americans often lack.

Americans of that era were truly willing to go all in when they saw an opportunity.

Even though he is 40 years old now.

The next morning, he met with Chu Chen during lunch to discuss his views on the United States, and after confirming that Chu Chen's ambitions extended far beyond the Chinese market.

Fuller made a comeback; he stopped "drifting along" and began actively using his connections in the United States, making phone calls and sending emails one by one.

Hey Jack, do you remember me?

"Yes, I'm not crazy. I'm in China... Listen, there's a boss here, very rich, and he really understands games and is willing to spend money on technology..."

"No, no, no, it's not a PowerPoint presentation. We already have games with monthly revenue exceeding 100 million US dollars... Yes, you heard right... Think about it, airfare included, and the salary will definitely satisfy you."

"Three months, six months at the latest, and I'll take you back to America."

"It's okay if you don't know Chinese, I do!"

In just one month, he personally lured seven or eight former colleagues from the United States to come here.

These people are the true core backbone of the Reality engine. Their appearance has obviously accelerated the development of the Reality engine, and the foundation of Guan Lei's "Fate: Infinite Grail" has been quickly solidified.

Large map, map teleportation, and the introduction of a new lighting and shadow system.
However, that's not enough.

He also wanted Chu Chen to realize that his abilities went far beyond that, so that he could propose setting up a studio in the United States, whether by directly acquiring Reality or by quickly recruiting people through his connections.

With enough money, he's confident he can bring Reality—no, the StarCraft game engine—back to the top tier. Then, he can develop the engine and the game simultaneously.
This is common in the US; many game engine companies develop games, such as CryEngine's Crysis and Unreal Engine's own Fortnite in the future.

In fact, the engine teams at Starry Sky Games are also deeply involved in the game development process.

With sufficient funding, game development teams can collaborate and mutually validate their findings.

Therefore, today's "martial arts tournament" is of great significance to him.

This was not merely about choosing a technical route for Ishii Akira's new project; it was also a "pledge of allegiance" for him to Chu Chen, demonstrating his value and ambition. He wanted to show Chu Chen a perfect demo.

What Unity can do, my engine can do even better.

What Unity can't do, my engine can do too! Give me your resources!

Although it's very direct, that's Fuller's idea.

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The atmosphere in the conference room was incredibly tense; both sides had reasons not to lose. This tension only eased slightly when Chu Chen entered. "Brother Chen!"

"BOSS!"

Xiong Rui and Fuller spoke almost simultaneously.

"Are you all ready?"

Chu Chen smiled and glanced around, showing no signs of the tension he had just felt after closing a billion-dollar deal; he appeared quite relaxed.

Indeed, he was quite relaxed.
At this moment, he felt like a package he had ordered online had arrived home, just waiting for him to unpack it.

Moreover, compared to unpacking a package, this is a scene demo that two engine studios spent half a month working on, which is a significant achievement for a game producer.

Look at this thing, it's much more interesting than opening a package.

Chu Chen looked around and his gaze fell on Ishii Akira.

"Mr. Ishii, you are the examiner today."

Ishii Akira bowed quickly.

"President, I'm sorry to have troubled you and everyone else."

"It's no trouble at all. It's just a technical discussion, which is a good thing."

Chu Chen waved his hand, signaling him to relax, and then sat down next to Ishii Akira.

"Alright, stop being so serious, I'm getting a little nervous. Who wants to go first?"

After asking who would go first, Xiong Rui paused for about a second. Seeing that the other person didn't speak, he immediately took a step forward and showed a confident smile.

Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers.

Besides, he's a bear.

"Brother Chen! Our Unity team is willing to offer our initial thoughts!"

He walked to the computer in front of him and started operating it skillfully.

Soon, the screen displayed a post-apocalyptic shelter, or more accurately, a "home" converted from an abandoned subway station.

The art style remains the classic horizontal 2D-HD perspective, which is Octopath Traveler's perspective, but the camera zooms in a bit more, so some details can be seen more clearly.

The dim, yellowish light of the emergency lights softly illuminated a corner of the platform.

Several worn-out sofas surrounded a wooden box that served as a coffee table, on which sat two enamel mugs with peeling paint.

In the distance, a small tracked motorcycle was parked, with pots, pans, and sleeping bags hanging on its body, clearly the protagonist's vehicle and all his belongings.

It is very detailed.

A faded world map was pasted on the wall, with crooked routes drawn on it in red pen.

A girl wearing a thick coat was sitting on the sofa, swinging her legs and holding a book in her hands, while a slightly older boy was by a makeshift stove not far away.

Xiong Rui gently tapped the keyboard and quickly guided the boy to the stove.

His movements were fluid. He then tapped the stove, picked up a flint and steel from the stove, and tried to light the firewood. He struck it several times, sparks flying everywhere.

(End of this chapter)