Thanks to their impressive operational capabilities and good relationships with various platforms, these smaller projects have achieved decent results, but none have been as outstanding as "Idle Heroes".
Although many people are now deliberately imitating him, they just can't learn the God of Wealth's money-making skills.
Many wealthy players, after playing a few games, exclaimed, "The games made by the Dragon Slayer Swords team are still the best! They're fun and satisfying, without any unnecessary delays!"
However, it is said that the Dragon-Slaying Saber has recently started its own project.
Their chief designer is also known for his mystique; nobody knows what he's thinking or what his next game is going to be—if they did, wouldn't many people rush to jump on the bandwagon and try to ride this wave?
However, this is not absolute.
The saying goes, "Money makes the world go round." If you have enough money to own a cruise ship, then many secrets are no longer secrets.
Although the cruise ship has yet to uncover the identity of the God of Wealth himself, they have bribed an intern at the Dragon Slayer Sword Studio to obtain some insider information about the new project.
—The Dragon Slayer Sword Studio is currently searching for talent in 2D level design!
When they heard the news, everyone was just as shocked.
We're already in the interstellar age, and two-dimensional entertainment is very rare now; it's only used for special nostalgic themes.
Two-dimensional games are basically impossible to VR, and even when played on a mobile phone, they lack a sense of immersion.
After all, the current trend is "the more realistic, the more fun"...
No, that was a trend from three years ago.
Since Blue Star and Dragon Slayer Studio suddenly appeared, many industry insiders themselves can't quite explain what the trend is anymore.
The purpose of the Dragon Slayer Studio in seeking 2D talent is very clear: their next game will definitely be a 2D side-scrolling action game, which has been confirmed by inside sources.
Cruise Capital also successfully photographed a manuscript—
The legendary manuscript of the "God of Wealth"!
Since it was taken secretly, the photo is a little blurry, but you can still tell that it is a level design drawing.
It has all the features of a side-scrolling platformer, and the stick figure in the middle is probably a doodle of the main character.
This manuscript circulated throughout the cruise capital and gaming-related business units within just one week.
Everyone held it in their hands, regarding it as a guiding principle, as if they wanted to glean some truth from this manuscript.
It must have taken a lot of effort for Zhu Wenshu to obtain this picture.
Because nobody wants it to spread too much!
Everyone in the cruise capital group is secretly a competitor, and no one wants to hand over this "secret weapon" to their rival for nothing.
However, Zhu Wenshu was quite perplexed when he received this blueprint.
Honestly, the manuscript of the "God of Wealth" is too abstract!
There is only a stick figure standing on a two-dimensional level, which has three floors, so it is estimated that he has to jump to pass the level.
There was a circle drawn at the very top, I don't know what it was, and there was a ring of weed-like things growing on the ground below.
Who would know what this is?
Zhu Wenshu locked himself in his study all night to study, but ultimately couldn't figure it out.
All I can confirm is that those things marked with arrows are probably some kind of traps... right?
As Zhu Wenshu read on, he felt an urge to vomit blood. He wanted to find that "God of Wealth," grab his shoulders, and shake him, pleading, "Please, write your manuscript more clearly! How are you supposed to know what kind of inspiration you've come up with like this!"
Even if you don't understand it, at least the basic tone of "2D jumping adventure" can be established.
The following day, Zhu Wenshu reported this topic to the contact person of the cruise capital.
"The Dragon-Slaying Saber is going to be made into this; it's definitely going to be the next big thing!"
"That God of Wealth doesn't act without first making a profit; every game he's played has been incredibly lucrative. We've also investigated the market for 2D action games, and there's a shortage of core games right now, plus the player base is fragmented. If this game is good enough, it could really dominate the 2D game market and become a blockbuster."
"...Copy his level design? No, no, no, a genius's way of thinking is very difficult to imitate."
—It's not just "difficult to imitate," it's so bad that even the manuscript is incomprehensible.
Zhu Wenshu forced a smile and explained, "We can combine this theme to create our own game. I think we can refer to the combat system of 'Empire's Grip' and make the new game have the weaknesses of both."
The new game must succeed.
This was almost driving Zhu Wenshu mad.
He is now backed to the edge of a precipice; one more step back and he will fall into an abyss.
Therefore, he abandoned all his pride, swallowed his pride, humbled himself, and even did the things he used to despise most—
Yes, he not only copied his own successful game system, but he also completely adopted other people's design concepts.
He had completely lost confidence in his own judgment, yet he was willing to believe that the "God of Wealth" of the Dragon-Slaying Saber was the truth and the iron law.
The cruise ship's manager read Zhu Wenshu's new proposal, but his expression was ambiguous, a half-smile on his face.
There was no blatant mockery, but the look in his eyes was almost contemptuous.
—What kind of "genius" is this game design? In the end, he's just like everyone else, groveling at the feet of capital for money, becoming a promiscuous whore with no professional ethics whatsoever.
He said, "You're making a side-scrolling platformer for your new game, right? Let me tell you in advance, there are dozens of project teams inside the cruise ship, as you know, and countless people share your idea. This month, you've already launched your fourth side-scrolling platformer project. If you don't create something unique and successful, headquarters won't look at you differently just because of the God of Wealth's manuscript."