320 Myth of Cthulhu
After handling the company's daily affairs, Qin Han convened several main creators responsible for the development of "Terraria" and went to the conference room for a meeting.
The main program of the game has been basically developed. What needs to be done now is to fill in the randomly generated world, make it rich and colorful, play it interesting, and bring people fun.
The developers entered one after another and greeted Qin and Han.
Terracotta Warriors Entertainment is a cultural and creative company that focuses on exploring the personalities and inspirations of employees, so its management style is not serious.
Qin Han also responded to the employees with a smile. When he saw everyone, he said, "At the meeting the day before yesterday, we have determined the basic art style of the entire game world. Today, let's discuss how to design NPCs - including hostile monsters and neutral creatures."
Although "Terraria" will introduce two major IPs, Oriental and Fate, it is also something to consider to organically integrate these two different worldviews and build a complete world together.
"President, I think the design of monsters is the most critical. Because this type of NPC has the most direct and frequent interactions with players - fighting. Their image directly shapes the style of the entire game." Kinishi said, "For example, games like "Star Kirby" are all super cute from the game characters controlled by players, to the background screen, to the enemies. Even if players die in the game, they may not have too many negative emotions."
This famous women's clothing programmer in the company still wears women's clothing even when he comes to the meeting - this time he is wearing a black Gothic dress.
When Oda Shunya and Ono Takashita first came to the company, they were a little uncomfortable with the existence of this big-name female clothing boss, Kishita.
When I first talked, I thought the other party was a woman, but when I heard Kishita speak, I kneeled down.
But now, everyone has adapted to the unique dressing and taste of Kishita.
People have always done their jobs well, and there is nothing to complain about.
"Yes. Monsters are indeed very important." Qin Han nodded. In fact, before the meeting today, he had already thought of the design concept and main style of the monster in "Terraria". He has not taken it out now, just wanting the employees to brainstorm.
"President, how about we continue to use the monster design style of "The Story of the Oriental Fantasy Country"?" At this time, Takashi Ono spoke.
He is still a newcomer in the development team. With his original random generation algorithm, the game concept of "Terraria" can be realized technically, so Takashi Ono is highly valued by Qin Han.
However, due to his personality, he is still very low-key in the company. Many times, he has a little low presence. He was nicknamed "The Man with a Poor Man".
This time, Takashi Ono actually spoke out, which surprised others.
It seems that he is slowly changing himself.
Qin and Han Dynasty nodded to Ono Takashi: "Tell me your reasons."
"The Story of the Oriental Fantasy Country and Terraria both borrow the worldview of the Oriental series. If we continue to use the monster design style of "The Story of the Oriental Fantasy Country" in "Terraria", we may even simply transport several more well-known monsters to Terraria. Players will definitely feel very intimate when they see these familiar creatures."
"It's like the Final Fantasy series?" asked Fat Tanaka.
Square's "Final Fantasy" series is a world-class RPG game as famous as "Dragon Quest". Each game has a different world view, protagonist, story theme, etc. However, players can still find familiar faces in each game.
For example, rompanzee, moguli, cactus, Wonberry, and the signature summoning beast - the dragon god Bahamut.
These are not virtual characters that are not the protagonists, not even humans. If they are managed well, they can still bring great benefits to the company.
"Well, Ono's proposal is very good, you can write it down." Qin Han nodded. However, he changed his mind and said, "However, the monster setting in "The Story of the Oriental Fantasy Country" is designed to match the overall pastoral style of the game and the relaxed and pleasant game atmosphere. It may not be suitable for "Terraria".
Fat Tanaka is worthy of being an old employee who has followed Qin and Han, and his experience is far better than a newcomer like Takashi Ono.
After listening to Qin Han's tip, he slapped his thigh and said, "I remembered it. President, you insist on adding the settings of light and darkness and light sources in "Terraria", and also in the game, you must design a terrain with desolate and dead visual effects. I am afraid that I want the game style to be more inclined to darkness and thriller, right?"
"That's right. You're right." Qin Han said, "The theme of "The Story of the Oriental Fantasy Country" is life and management. The theme of "Terraria" is not only free construction, but also adventure and exploration. Explore in unknown areas, discover treasures, and encounter sudden dangers. This is something we should show to players."
After the Qin and Han Dynasties set the tone for the design of monsters, others spoke and put forward various opinions.
Some people suggest looking for inspiration from the myths and legends of countries around the world.
Some people also think that they can refer to the classic movies, TV series, games, animation and other entertainment works in the past.
Qin Han listened carefully to the suggestions put forward by his subordinates and asked someone to write down the constructive plans.
Seeing that the discussion was almost the same, he took out the backpack he brought into the conference room and took out the things inside one by one.
The employees looked over curiously and found that what Qin Han took out was books.
"President, what is this?" Fat Tanaka picked up a book and looked at it carefully.
The cover of the book is a deep brown color, painted with a man whose expression is twisted and frightened, his body is entangled by many tentacles and dragged into the deep sea.
The name of the book is "The Myth of Cthulhu".
Cthulhu mythology is the general term for a series of novels created by American horror and fantasy writer Howard Philip Lovecraft in the early 20th century.
The Cthulhu myth is famous for its unique grandeur, unique setting, and its style of being filled with weird, dark, unknown, despair and madness.
Chapter completed!