Losing Money to Be a Tycoon

Interactive movie games might not be as exciting as shooting games, but if the plot was done well, the immersion of VR games could be maximized. What's more, interactive movie games had fewer operations and smoother perspectives, which was more in line with VR characteristics.

The success rate of these two types of games seemed too high. They should not make them!

The probability of success for real-time strategy games might seem low, but he had just learnt the lesson of Mission and Choice. Pei Qian did not want to think about it as he had some PTSD for such games.

Pei Qian waved his hand. "That's not appropriate."

"The game genres that you are talking about would not be effective if the size is small. It would be difficult to support the equipment if the size is large."

"After all, the equipment has not been developed yet. I'm not sure how high the resolution can be. Most of the games that you mentioned are realistic. They need more graphics to be effective."

Lin Wan nodded, thinking that Boss Pei was right.

This was especially true for interactive movie games. If the audience saw a bunch of mosaics, it would definitely severely affect the game experience.

"Then… Boss Pei, if the realistic style is not good, then we can only make it more cartoonish."

"However, VR games don't seem to match the cartoon style, right? What kind of games can they make?"

If the equipment was low in function and the graphics resolution was low, it would be more convenient to make cartoons. For example, the excellent "Legend of Zelda: The Breath of the Wilderness" made the graphics very exquisite when there was only 720P of Switch.

What's more, this style was very distinctive and could easily leave a deep impression on players.

The only problem was that the genre of the game that he could choose was more limited. Of course, forcefully using this genre to create FPS games and interactive movie games was not entirely impossible. It would only be slightly worse and not in line with Boss Pei's pursuit of perfection.

Pei Qian said, "To summarize, this game has to fit the following characteristics:

"We have to fully consider the relatively weak functions of the VR equipment at this stage. Thus, we have to adopt a cartoon style. At the same time, the capacity of the game should not be too large."

"What's more, considering that the VR equipment at the current stage could easily cause gamers to feel dizzy, the game's perspective should not be changed too quickly. It would be best if it was smooth and focused on changing perspectives."

"The operations of the game should not be too difficult. Don't create obstacles for players because of the operations."

Lin Wan pondered for a moment. "It sounds like it would be better to create a casual game. There are some simple casual games with the current VR games as well. However, the response to these games seems average."

"Based on the current equipment, casual games are indeed the most reliable, but not easy to stand out, right?"

"If we create our own VR glasses and the game that we distribute is not attractive enough, it might lower the sales volume of the glasses and affect the sales volume of the game. That would be troublesome."

Pei Qian said, "The reason why the other leisure games have a mediocre response is mainly because the designer is not good enough, the investment is too little, and the gameplay is not deep enough. If we invest a huge sum of money and create a game with a deep enough depth, we can use the game to drive the sales of VR glasses and successfully open this market!"

Lin Wan nodded slightly, deep in thought.

Boss Pei's analysis somehow made sense to her.

Pei Qian continued, "My idea is to create an educational nurturing game. Players are born on a deserted island. They can pluck grass, plant flowers, cut trees, and fish. At the same time, they can visit other players' islands."

"Then, we will create some deep gameplay to maintain the stickiness of gamers. We will try our best to make our VR glasses as attractive as possible even if they only played this game."

"Of course, you can think more about the details. You will be the main designer of this game."

Pei Qian's words were 70% true and 30% false. It might sound reasonable but there was nothing much that could be done.

Making casual games to be deep enough for gamers to be addicted to them was easy to say, but it was actually too difficult.

The threshold for leisure games was very low. There would be so many leisure games appearing in the world every year. How many of them could really stand out?

If they were on computers or cell phones, as long as they sold casual games at a cheaper price, they would not have to worry about being sold.

However, the problem was on the VR side. If they wanted to play this game, they would have to spend 2,000 to 3,000 yuan to buy a pair of VR glasses. Who would be willing to spend this money unless the game was especially outstanding?

Thus, while Pei Qian's words sounded reasonable, the chances of success were very low.

Lin Chang frowned and said suspiciously, "Boss Pei, that still sounds problematic, right? These ideas are too ideal. We have to consider the actual situation…"

Lin Wan immediately interrupted him. "Don't get involved if you don't understand. I think Boss Pei's idea is very novel. It's worth a try."

Lin Chang :"…"

Pei Qian smiled slightly. Alright!

Everything else would be easy as long as Lin Wan approved of this design plan.

Lin Chang really did not understand games. Even though he instinctively felt that there was a problem, there was nothing much to say since Boss Pei and Lin Wan had reached a consensus.

"Alright, one last question. How much do you want to invest?"

The development of games and VR glasses required money.

Slow Movement Studio was jointly funded by Shenhua Corporation and Tengda. Both of them had the same shares, so it should be the same. Of course, Lin Chang felt that it was not a problem for Shenhua to spend more money considering Lin Wan's relationship.

Lin Wan made a rough estimate and said, "For casual games, we don't need much investment. 10 million yuan should be enough."

"As for the VR glasses, I estimate that it would cost about 15 million yuan if it was completely developed on its own. However, it would be much cheaper if it was just for the sake of its appearance. It should not be a problem for it to cost a few million yuan."

There were three components to the VR glasses. They were a wearable head monitor, a controller and a base station locator. If one wanted to save money, they could develop only the wearable head monitor. The controller and base station locator were both ready-made overseas.

At that time, all they had to do was to match their own profile with other brands' controllers and base station locators.

Lin Chang nodded slightly, thinking that this investment was completely bearable. He would not feel heartache even if it went down the drain.

Given Shenhua Corporation's size, the cell phone department could easily accumulate more than that.

However, Pei Qian shook his head and said firmly, "That won't do!"

"You have to do everything to the best of your ability. The key to Tengda Games' success is to strive for perfection!"

"I would rather spend twice as much money to create a 100% piece of work than save half the cost to create a 80% piece of work. That's because the former would be remembered by gamers for a long time while the latter would be quickly drowned in many outstanding games."

"In my opinion, the research and development cost of the game would be doubled. 20 million yuan."

"Even if we round up the research and development costs of the VR glasses, it would still be 20 million yuan."

He looked at Lin Chang. "If you think the cost is a little high, Tengda would have no problem taking on more…"

Lin Chang quickly expressed his stance. "How can we do that! We'll still do as we agreed. 50% by each party."

At first, Lin Chang felt that there was no need to invest so much money into VR. The entire market had yet to be opened up. The risk of investing so much money was too high.

However, if Boss Pei said that it was alright for Tengda to bear more, Lin Chang would definitely not back down.

That was because Boss Pei was the one who had led the establishment of this company with the intention of helping. How could anyone allow Boss Pei to fork out more money?

Lin Chang had to make a firm stand. Shenhua had to fork out as much money as Boss Pei did. Otherwise, it would be too much.

Slow Movement Studio's preparatory work was finalized just like that.

Next, Lin Wan had to recruit while preparing the game design plan. As for the VR glasses, she could work with Shenhua Corporation's cell phone department.

Pei Qian stood up. "In that case, the preparatory work is done. I have something to do in the afternoon, so I'll leave first. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask me."

Lin Wan stood up as well. "Alright, Boss Pei. I'll definitely take care of Slow Movement Studio and make this game!"