With the continuous development of science and technology, games have become an indispensable part of modern life. The game design specialty has also been labeled as "rich scene", "potential stock", and "technology tycoon" , especially in overseas universities.
In recent years, a variety of visual and auditory immersive games have emerged one after another. Various themes, elements and designs gradually guide the broad development of game design in the future. As the New Year approaches, we recommend three "highlight" games, Interpret the development trend of game design from the theme, design, elements and other aspects 。
Theme, design and elements of three game design works
[Neil: Mechanical Era]
If science fiction is cold-blooded, it is too one-sided. Ten thousand years later, the earth may have been occupied by robots and alien AI. The artificial man is responsible for protecting human beings, and AI has understood the meaning of life in the continuous evolution.
This is definitely a game work of "playing with tears". It is not only attracted by the appearance of 2B and 9S, but also not only a sophisticated game level design, which contains higher levels Full of the value of "Yokota Taro" ！
1、 Deep rooted plot and theme
Long before the official launch of [Neil: Mechanical Age], the popularity of 2B little sister has attracted many players. From Tongren Painting to COS, this gothic costume has already had great lethality. However, once launched, not all experienced players said that the essence was not in the human setting, but in the Unusual Narrative Techniques of the Ghost Producer Yokota Taro 。
Characters of 2B and 9S
The whole game mainly tells about the occupation of the earth by extraterrestrials ten thousand years later. Humans have created a batch of combat troops with the mission of protecting the earth, and 2B and 9S are the members of them. They constantly defeat the enemy machinery through their own strength. No matter how hard it is, they are fighting with their own lives.
Yokota Taro leads players to explore the topic of "human nature" and "mechanical life" through design , maybe this is not a new topic. But [Neil: Mechanical Age] has a total of 26 endings, of which three tell the world they see and the truth they understand from the perspective of the three protagonists 2B, 9S and 2A.
This kind of multi line narrative can easily form a better supplement to the whole world view. This kind of plot creation technique, Hengwei Taro called it "Reverse Writing of Stories" and "Photo Thinking" . Behind these stories is actually the best interpretation of the connotation of this game.
2、 High energy game design
Used multiple times throughout the game Multiple camera transitions such as back view, main view and side view The changeful switch perfectly matches the multi line plot, highlighting the changeability of play.
In the control section, As an ARPG, Neil canceled the setting of unlocking combo action through currency , but by strengthening the weapon, the number of weak combos and strong combos of the weapon will increase, thus increasing the action.
And it's OK Select multiple modes In the simple mode, you can enable the assistance of automatic shooting, automatic attack and automatic dodge. This opponent is also very friendly to the disabled party. From this unlimited design, we can see that the game designer Restraint on the basic elements of ACT and RPG . This is also prominent Features of Japanese RPG Never increase your skills.
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3、 The most appropriate BGM
In addition to the tearful plot and multi-mode game design, this game also has unique sound effects while having visual impact.
Music is very helpful for setting off the atmosphere of the scene, battle and plot. BGM will make seamless transition according to the situation The typical octave box version of the rebel camp music, as well as the special handling of music by opening the system menu.
The handling of these details has greatly improved the expressiveness of the game. The players have to say that they are full of sincerity when they are fighting with a piece of hot music.
[Paper wedding dress]
Recently, a game [paper wedding dress] suddenly topped the iOS free list. This is a The supernatural story game is mainly played by point to point puzzle solving . According to the data obtained from normal game themes, the audience of horror games is narrow, and she even got 73000 downloads of ios once she went online.
[Paper wedding dress]
Funny Games Group, the game developer, said in its product introduction that [paper wedding dress] is more suspenseful and mysterious than their first horror work [No. 13 Hospital], and it is also more playable.
1、 Domestic terrorist theme
In recent years, domestic horror games and high-quality works have emerged one after another. From the previous "paper man" series to last year's "Hong Kong crafty record", there are not a few people out of the circle.
In particular, the "Hong Kong Ghost Record", which is highly in line with Hong Kong's local culture, has created a rare wave of horror games on the live broadcast platform. The excellent game R&D ability of the domestic independent tour team has been recognized at home and abroad. At the same time, "Terror+Chinese style" It seems to have become a new trend of game development.
[Real Record of Port Deception]
2、 Spiritual elements of Chinese folk customs
Launched in 2020 [Hong Kong Ghost Record] is based on Hong Kong folk ghost legend, with real events And highly restore the scene and atmosphere of the Kowloon City Walled Site in Hong Kong. As well as the sense of experience of solving puzzles step by step, it still won a high score.
[Real Record of Port Deception]
[Paper wedding dress] also uses the mysterious atmosphere to solve puzzles and guide players to go deeper into the story step by step. In the introduction, the design company also reminded that: patients with heart disease are not allowed to enter!
When the scene changes, a supernatural phenomenon or image will suddenly appear in front of the player, giving a sudden shock. In addition, [Paper wedding dress] also adopts the supernatural elements with Chinese style in creating atmosphere . The overall game design uses Chinese traditional folk characteristics, which is a good experience for domestic players. Players can see Many elements such as Chinese wedding, paper figure, ghost money, mud wall, etc 。
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Set in the story The plot of "ghost marriage" with Chinese supernatural characteristics The red lanterns, bright red robes, expressionless paper figures on the sacrificial rites, and the rendering of some horrible effects in traditional weddings are difficult to give people some psychological hints.
Plus the continuous Strange children, ancient characters, and mysterious religious elements To create a strange and mysterious atmosphere.
[Paper wedding dress]
3、 Immersion blessing
[Paper wedding dress] not only in the plot and role design, but also Exquisite design in terms of immersion , like an immersive escape from a secret room.
For example, adding chilly music, props with proper details, and the "face attack" common in horror movies further strengthens the Chinese horror experience of the game.
[Paper wedding dress]
As a game based on Chinese style terror, Paper Wedding Clothes itself does not focus on creating visual terror with bloody scenes like overseas terror games. It's Use elements such as ghost marriage, paper money and gloomy mansion to arouse the psychological terror of players The implication and introversion of Chinese style terror are vividly displayed here.
[Paper wedding dress]
[Synthetic Watermelon]
In today's game market dominated by [King's Glory], [Peace Elite], and [Happy Xiaoxiaole], new games rarely cause any uproar. [Synthetic Watermelon] was born in the sky, what won the attention?
1、 Relax and decompress
Although it is a small game that does not need brain thinking, everyone makes every effort to get a big watermelon. Compared with other elimination games, Its space has no restrictions, making people feel extremely free and comfortable. Although the design is simple, the fruit itself looks relaxed. Compared with 2048 and Tetris, it is obviously more comfortable and decompression.
[Synthetic Watermelon] Game interface
2、 Physical Properties and Superimposed Enhancement Program
The biggest highlight of this game is that it sets Physical properties such as "collision and rolling based on volume and mass" , which greatly increases the playability of the game. In the rolling of various fruits, feel the contact and interaction between spheres, and take you to the climax of emotion and happiness.
This feature may also explode into a big watermelon when you are about to reach the limit red line. In terms of game design, this is called "Overlay enhancer" . It refers to the use of stacking techniques in the game to allow players to obtain different rewards.
Compared with the first two games, [Synthetic Watermelon] may not be very prominent in game design, but it conveys a good feeling of body and mind relaxation to players. This is why so many "office workers" like it. Fragmentation time can also be used to relax temporarily. It is also a small game that can let the brain empty and decompress.
Summary of Game Design Collection
These highlight games are different in theme types. But it's all very Meet the spiritual needs of today's young people , either a strong sense of decompression, or an immersive experience for players, or the theme atmosphere is created directly to the heart.
In addition, the choice of scenes and themes is more in line with the needs and resonance of Chinese people. When applying for the game design major, students can also consider using this theme element, which is worth learning. Although this kind of game is not the favorite of big factories, it has the characteristics of the times, which is also an indispensable development trend of the future game industry.
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