That was precisely why Soul Knight was the better choice.
It could lay a solid user base for the Huangtu Game platform.
Of course, although Soul Knight's commercial performance could not compare to that of other games, it was still quite impressive.
In his previous life, it had attracted several million users within a week of launch.
After a month, its user base had reached the ten-million mark.
Ahem, of course, it could not compare with games like Honor of Kings.
But that was hardly its fault.
After all, look at who Mr. Ma had backing him~~~
There were simply too many promotional resources.
Soul Knight was merely a low-cost little game made by an ordinary company.
Seen that way, its performance was truly impressive.
Now, Wang Chuan was bringing this game, which had shone brilliantly in his previous life, into this world.
A world with more advanced technology but backward game design concepts.
Soul Knight's performance would definitely not be worse than in his previous life~~~
Of course, Wang Chuan would not copy it exactly as it was. He would make some changes to the original game's content.
Just like The Stanley Parable, he would retain its strengths and eliminate its weaknesses.
Right, he also had to make the game more player-friendly.
"By the way, should I change Soul Knight's art style?"
Setting down the paper and pen in his hands and stretching a little, Wang Chuan hesitated.
In his previous life, Soul Knight had used a Pixel style for its artwork.
Well, they had been poor too. It had been a way to save money.
"Maybe I should change it. After all, I complained about this in my previous life too~~~"
Wang Chuan hesitated, unsure whether he should make the change.
Although the Pixel style in his previous life had been adopted to reduce Art Assets and save costs, it had still been too rudimentary.
Of course, some players liked it, but Wang Chuan was not among them.
Very quickly, Wang Chuan made his decision.
Change it! It had to be changed!
After all, he was the Game Producer~~~
Of course, that was not the main reason.
The main reason it had been made in a Pixel style in his previous life was to reduce Art Assets and save costs.
But he had sufficient capital, and this world had the miraculous Pangu Editor. It was not a problem at all.
Still, even if he changed it, he would not alter it too drastically.
He would merely make the original visuals more refined. At their core, they would still be pixel-based.
Having made up his mind, Wang Chuan turned on his computer, picked up his drawing tablet, and began sketching.
He started with the game's protagonist, recalling the general appearance first before filling in some details himself.
After all, too much time had passed, and his memory was not particularly clear.
Some might ask, didn't he have the Memory Searcher?
Well, using a Memory Searcher just to draw a protagonist would be far too wasteful~~~
And what if the final drawing did not look alike? Wang Chuan did not care much about that.
After all, Soul Knight was different from card games like Azur Lane.
It did not rely on Art Assets to make its living. Having good art was best, but lacking it would not hurt much either.
Ultimately, it had to come back to Roguelike gameplay.
After drawing for a while, Wang Chuan picked up his paper and pen again and wrote down the things that needed attention.
Then he entered the gaming forum.
He planned to browse industry news and pass the time.
Well, that counted as resting~~~
During work breaks, understanding players' preferences, current gaming trends, and so on...
Was also quite important.
For example, a game's movement keys had been ASDW in his previous life, while this world used 4568.
That was because the first games to establish movement keys in the two worlds had been different.
If he had failed to notice that and made a game that went against players' habits, it would have been doomed without question.
"Good grief, this world really is paradise for Game Producers and players alike~~~"
After browsing information for a while, Wang Chuan could not help but sigh.
This world had many AAA titles, including VR ones.
But he did not look into them closely.
Because he knew one thing: making a high-quality VR game required at least three hundred million in development funds.
And right now, well, he had three million, and one million of that was owed to the bank.
He could not afford to mess with that, not at all~~~
So he paid more attention to PC and Mobile versions.
In this world, ARPGs, RPGs, and FPS games occupied most of the market.
The remaining categories, such as horror games and casual games, also held considerable market shares.
Well, that was compared with his previous life.
He also made a discovery that surprised Wang Chuan.
Although this world's gaming concepts lagged behind those of his previous life...
Its pace of development was not slow, and some types of games had already begun to emerge.
For example, sandbox games like Minecraft and open-world games like Grand Theft Auto had already shown early signs of development.
When Wang Chuan came back to his senses, he had already finished the rough design document, filling it with everything he could remember.
Although he still had several Memory Searchers, he needed to use them sparingly.
What if he could not draw any more in the future?
Therefore, anything he could remember or fill in himself, he would handle personally.
He would try his best to complete it using his own abilities.
"Next, I need to choose a platform~~~"
Wang Chuan irritably pinched the bridge of his nose as he thought seriously.
Unlike his previous life, platforms in this world were simple.
PC, Mobile, and VR versions were all unified, making things much easier for him.
First, he had to rule out the VR platform, since the development costs would be murderous.
That left the PC and Mobile versions.
Thinking of that, Wang Chuan remembered The Stanley Parable.
Because time was tight and the workload was heavy...
The Stanley Parable had only been developed for PC.
Next, while making the new game, he needed to develop a Mobile version of The Stanley Parable.
Of course, the Mobile version would also cost the bargain price of five yuan, just like the PC version.
No favoritism whatsoever!!!
And this work was especially simple, since it had been developed with the Pangu Editor.
To make a Mobile version, he only needed to modify some of the Art Assets.
Because when The Stanley Parable had been made, most of its Art Assets had come from the editor itself.
The cost of making a Mobile version would be ridiculously low!!
"Right, didn't I hire an assistant? I can leave this to Huang Shanshan~~~"
Wang Chuan suddenly thought of Huang Shanshan and immediately brightened up.
Well, he was not trying to slack off!!!
He just wanted Huang Shanshan to familiarize herself with the whole process, so she could help out in the future.
He was absolutely not slacking off!
Absolutely not slacking off!
Absolutely not slacking off!
Important things had to be said three times~~~
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