Game Development: Starting with Recreating the Anime Game Style

Chapter 260 Is it proper or not?
"Really? I was thinking of having our engine team come over and learn from your experience."

"??? Mr. Chen, are you also going to make an open-world game?"

"also?"

"Ah, no, I misspoke, I misspoke..."

After hanging up the phone, David leaned back in his chair, the back of his shirt already soaked with cold sweat.

In fact, Chu Chen called Dawei because of the game engine issue. His thinking was simple: the two of them could brainstorm some ideas together.

Even though the game engines might be different, it's precisely because the engines are different that there are many things that can be shared.
Unexpectedly.

His question completely broke David's defenses.

If the production team of Project-G knew that the culprit behind their frequent overtime work since the project's inception was actually the boss of Starry Sky, they would probably make a few paper dolls out of Chu Chen.
Although Xingchen puts a lot of pressure on Mihayou, it can also be seen from another perspective.

Chu Chen was actually right.

Why were so many players disappointed with Blizzard in the past? Perhaps Blizzard really did a lot of stupid things, but ultimately it's because Blizzard can no longer produce games that truly impress.

Not only have they failed to produce any truly groundbreaking games, but even their previous star products, such as Overwatch, have only gotten worse with each update.

Just like a star athlete.

If there were only one Cristiano Ronaldo and no Messi, Ronaldo might have retired long ago.
The more unattainable something is, the more pressure it creates.

Chu Chen, the transmigrator, was deeply aware of this, because countless nights he had thought, "I've already made so much money, why am I still working overtime here? What am I doing this for?"
Whenever he thought about this, Chu Chen would go to Bilibili and Weibo to see the players' reactions, and then search for Tencent's news.

"The thought that Tencent will be the future leader of Chinese games makes me very unhappy. Whether it's NetEase or miHoYo, they gave up before even stepping into the arena. Kuro is also a disappointment; they can even copy wrong, and they had to sell themselves before they understood which path to take."

When an industry is overshadowed by a behemoth, newcomers either have to submit or be swallowed by its shadow. The sense of despair is enough to stifle any budding enthusiasm.

The thought that in the future Chinese game market, when players mention domestic games, only Tencent's face will come to mind makes Chu Chen feel uneasy.

To break Tencent's monopoly in China, and even to create a Chinese game platform that can rival Steam.

This is the fundamental motivation that keeps him, a man who is already financially independent, working late into the night in the office.

This sounds like wishful thinking and arrogance.

But Chu Chen knew that if a person doesn't have a worthy opponent, they are easily ruined.

Just like how he always intentionally or unintentionally "teases" Mihayou, being able to see someone's back and desperately try to catch up is itself a very happy thing.

If one day he turns around and finds no one behind him, that would be the real tragedy.

If he knew that Mihayou was now swearing an oath to destroy Xingchen and take its place, he would just laugh and say a few pretentious things.

Come on, everyone come on.

"They'd better all be thinking about how to pull me off the throne."

"The world of games would be too boring if there wasn't even a decent war."

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The following day, three days after the anniversary update of *Final Frontline*, the game continued to dominate the charts in six Asian countries and remained in the top 10 of the best-selling game charts in many European and American countries. This performance is indeed quite "resilient" for a 2D anime/manga game.

Especially in the Japanese version of FGO, it has been ranked second for three consecutive days.

The phrase "Only the stars themselves can defeat the stars" has almost become a meme on Japanese forums.

Of course, just like the eye of every storm, the surface is always calm, just as the outside world was amazed that Starry Night Games had once again created a "miracle".

Chu Chen was in his office, organizing a PowerPoint presentation.

The sunlight outside the window was perfect, streaming in through the huge floor-to-ceiling windows and illuminating the entire office.

The coffee on the table was still steaming.

On the tablet next to it, the real-time scrolling background data curves resembled steep mountain peaks, showcasing the terrifying revenue figures achieved by "Final Front" after its anniversary version was released.

Any game company boss who sees these numbers would probably open a bottle of champagne on the spot to celebrate.

However, Chu Chen only glanced at it calmly, then casually turned off the tablet screen and refocused his attention on the PPT in front of him.

It's not that he's showing off.

Okay, I have to admit, this is a bit pretentious...
Seeing the flowing water, Chu Chen's mind would wander. He was only human, and he would think about what he could buy with the money he had earned in the few minutes he had been sitting there, and what he could buy in half an hour.
The thought crossed his mind: could the money he'd earned sitting here for an hour be used to hire a few idols, dressed in white stockings and maid outfits, to dance for him privately in his office...
He felt he was going to die.
This is a bit too improper.

After all, a normal person wouldn't search for "short skirt, white stockings, maid outfit" on Taobao when thinking about this.
Chu Chen stopped himself when he realized that he was actually capable of doing such a thing. Some things are good to think about, but there is no need to do them.

Starting a Starry Night Dance Troupe seems like a good idea, doesn't it?

Shaking off his random thoughts, Chu Chen focused his energy on a PowerPoint presentation prepared by his assistant for the upcoming "Game Industry Development Symposium" to be held in Suzhou and Hangzhou.

As a leading figure in the domestic game industry in the past two years.

Starry Sky Games has almost become synonymous with "high-quality products" and "cultural export".

This kind of official symposium, organized by the Suzhou and Hangzhou governments, was particularly significant, especially considering that the former leader, Yuan Yufeng, the former vice mayor, was now in charge of the cultural and creative industries in the province.

Public and private.

Chu Chen needs to make time to go there.

The title of this PPT is also very "positive": "Exploring the Positive Value of Games and Cultural Confidence"

This title is very "correct".

The content was actually a set of "speech routines" that Chu Chen had prepared beforehand, telling how Starry Sky Games rejected "pay-to-win reskins" and insisted on content as king.

How to cleverly integrate traditional cultural elements into modern game design, and how StarTap's success in overseas markets helps to "tell China's story well."

In fact, Chu Chen has been telling this story several times since the first time he started, and sometimes he even thinks that the people on the other end must be tired of hearing it.

(End of this chapter)