Game Development: I Built a Game Empire

There is also a system! ?

Seeing the system suddenly appear, Chen Xu was stunned for a moment.

But then it calmed down.

Things like time travel have happened, so it shouldn't be too strange to send a system by the way, right?

A virtual screen appeared in front of Chen Xu.

A very simple screen interface with only four pieces of information in total.

The first one was points, and the following number was a big zero. Chen Xu took one look at it and stopped looking at it.

The second one is the props bar, which contains a prop called 'Newbie Gift Pack'.

The third one is the mall, with an icon similar to an elf ball. On the ball is written: 10,000 points to open a gashapon together.

Okay, obviously this should be the place for the lottery, but I don’t know what I can draw.

The fourth is the mission interface. Currently there is only one mission, but it is time-limited.

Task: Officially become a game designer within half a month.

Mission reward: ten opportunities to draw gashapon. (No penalty for failure)

Officially becoming a game designer in half a month?

Then I can’t keep up with the monthly game design competition.

The last monthly game design competition has just ended, and it is now the beginning of the month.

It’s obviously a bit impossible to take the monthly game design competition route.

Looking at the tasks on the system, Chen Xu touched his chin.

Although it is clearly stated that there is no punishment, there are also rewards.

And I also need to officially become a game designer first, otherwise I want to work in the game industry.

Either join a game company or become an individual developer.

But compared to formal game designers, the benefits of individual developers are not that good.

Not to mention other things, formal game designers can try out some resources in the game editor for free, but individual developers do not have this permission.

Therefore, it is imperative to become an official game designer.

"However, let’s open this newbie gift pack and take a look."

Chen Xu thought, and opened the gift bag in the item bar.

Only he could see a burst of light, and then the gift bag opened.

Two things appeared in front of Chen Xu, a card and a bottle of potion.

【Second-week card: After using it, players who experience your game will be able to experience the second-week game involuntarily.】

【Memory Potion: After use, your memory will be greatly improved within twelve hours. 】

Looking at the props in front of him, Chen Xu froze on the spot.

Memory potion, this item is quite powerful!

Dramatically improve memory.

You must know that some classic games in your mind are almost forgotten as time goes by. After using this potion, won’t it help you to remember them better?

But what is the use of the other two-week card?

Chen Xu was a little confused.

If a game is not fun to play in one game, then even if it is played in two games, people may not like it.

Looking at the card in front of him, Chen Xu suddenly felt that this prop was a bit useless.

It is tasteless to eat and a pity to throw away.

But then Chen Xu suddenly thought of something.

A unique type of game popped into his head.

Metagame!

Or META games.

Simply put, the so-called metagame refers to the content in a game that breaks out of the game itself, and there is a direct interaction between the game and the player himself.

This type of game also has a characteristic, and that is its greatest charm. You may have to wait until the second game to experience it.

"The Stanley Parable", which is mainly explored through narration,"Ashe", which combines ACR and META games, and"Pony Island", which fully utilizes the characteristics of META games.

And a META game, there is no way to avoid it, an RPG game that is not too traditional but can be called a masterpiece——

《Undertale"

If you want to become an official game designer, there are actually many ways.

The first of these is the monthly game design competition mentioned earlier.

A game design competition is held every month in different regions, and the contestants have certain requirements.

Either they have been engaged in game-related industries for more than a year, or they are students majoring in game design in various universities.

Of course, besides this, there are two other channels.

One way is to join a game company, stay there for two or three years, and then report to the game committee through the company's channels to become an official game designer.

There is another way, which is to make independent games, mainly to provide a way for ordinary game enthusiasts but not professional people.

But this is also the most difficult, because it requires fan value. After your game development is uploaded to the official channel mall, or a third-party game manufacturer, add a certification button.

Players can choose whether to be certified. Of course, this certified player needs to spend money.

Only after meeting 10,000 visits can you officially obtain the title of game designer.

"Now, if you want to complete the mission, obviously you can only take this path."