Spending 2190 days and nights to reshape Jin Yong's heroes, the direction of NetEase's "The Condor" volume was unexpected

Introduction: Recently, I saw the phased results of Jin Yong's reshaping plan of "The Condor"

This week, NetEase Jin Yong's martial arts masterpiece "The Condor" will be released for public beta in half a month It was a big job.

First, it was announced that fashion accessories and hairstyles would be permanently priced at NT$9.9, and then it was announced that it had hired a national spokesperson. For a while, people inside and outside the industry were discussing the game.

But who would have thought that when players were hotly discussing whether this spokesperson was an actor who had acted in "The Condor" or whether he was currently filming the drama version of "The Condor" After all, not everyone can be worthy of being a "national" star.

The ending was beyond everyone's expectation. The only spokesperson for the public beta of "The Condor" was actually "Huang Rong", the most written heroine in Jin Yong's works and a core character in the game.

#Hey guys, if you ask the heroine of your own game to endorse your own game, it will be difficult to overturn it.

This wave of novel marketing tactics is obviously unexpected and quite effective. After recovering, many players said, "It's good not to be involved in the third dimension, and Ronger can indeed afford this 'national' popularity."

But what caught my attention more was the sentence in the official copy: "The money spent on carving treasures here is better than tens of millions of celebrity endorsements!"

As a new-age martial arts RPG game with national influence as its original work, emphasis on plot adaptation, and a single-player orientation, "The Condor" has indeed put a lot of effort into the three-dimensional shaping of the heroes' characters. As far as the author knows, Huang Rong's modeling has been revised more than a dozen times since it was first exposed.

This time Huang Rong debuted as the only spokesperson for the public beta of "The Condor", obviously to show the phased results of the so-called "Jin Yong Heroes Reshaping Plan" of "The Condor".

So, Huang Rong, one of the most spiritual women in Jin Yong’s works, is she spiritual? Let’s take a look today.

1. Is it working? See what netizens say

Youdao is: "Suddenly someone behind him smiled softly, Guo Jing turned his head, there was a sound of water, and a small boat floated out from the bushes. A woman was seen holding an oar at the stern of the boat. The boat had long hair shawl, and was dressed in white. There was a gold ribbon in her hair, which shone brightly when reflected by the white snow. Guo Jing saw that the girl was dressed like a fairy, and couldn't help but be stunned. The boat slowly approached, I saw that the woman was in her youth, no more than fifteen or sixteen years old, her skin was as good as snow, she was extremely beautiful, her face was stunning, and it was impossible to look at her." (from Jin Yong's "The Condor Trilogy")

Huang Rong The opening of the PV is exactly the scene where Guo Jing and Huang Rong first met in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes". An ancient song sings softly, and a small boat floats across the river. In the author's opinion, this scene is truly love at first sight, and it shows the beautiful freehand scene in "The Condor" in a very meandering way.

The official so-called "spirit" is mainly reflected in facial expressions, body movements and martial arts movements.

The PV especially shows the changes in Huang Rong's micro-expressions in several situations, as shown in the picture below, the corners of her lips are slightly raised, as if she thought of something interesting;

When Guo Jing was interacting with her brother Jing, Guo Jing scratched his head innocently, and she chuckled and turned around to back away. This piece of shit was so unbearable even the Pure Lovers could not stand it;

The battle with the four ghosts of the Yellow River is smooth and coherent, which is very pleasing to the eye.

As for the modeling performance in the PV, you shouldn’t have too much doubt whether the cutscene was specially rendered and the actual product is not correct.

Here is a picture taken by the author when passing through the Huang Rong plot during the fourth test. You can feel it for yourself:

(Screenshot of the fourth test plot)

Now this Huang Rong has been revised for more than a dozen versions. The author has gone through four tests and watched Huang Rong transform all the way to the present. I can really say with emotion that it is not easy. The official so-called "2190 days and nights of polishing" "It's really hard work.

For some fans of the original work, this PV brought back a lot of memories, and some even compared it frame by frame with the original work and the TVB version of Huang Rong in their minds, as the comment below says , "70% similar to what I had in mind."

Why is it 70%? In the author's opinion, "The Condor" has been examined in great detail, but its players and fans are a group of people who pay more attention to details than it does. They hope that "The Condor" can interpret the "Condor Trilogy" better.

The author has surveyed some Condor Players. Some said they hope to be closer to the original work. Some will indicate which version of the TV series has the image of Huang Rong. Some even say that because They had disagreements and started quarreling with each other... In short, what kind of image Huang Rong should be in "The Condor" is a matter that no one can agree on.

(Various versions of film and television dramas, there are many adaptations of Huang Rong)

Currently, discussions about the flaws in Huang Rong’s game image are mainly focused on The face model is still too childish.

However, Huang Rong was indeed only a teenager when she first appeared on the scene, and some players thought that such childish modeling was just right.

According to the official introduction of "The Condor", Jin Yong's heroes in the game will gradually show the differences between youth, middle age and old age as the era (version) progresses. state, so what you see now is just a "starting" state.

Maybe Guo Xiang will still call "my" uncle/aunt in the future. After all, we are the same generation as Huang Rong and Guo Jing now.

This growth and change is exciting, because the reason why Mr. Jin Yong’s martial arts novels can be appreciated by both refined and popular people, and suitable for all ages, is inseparable from his profound analysis and detailed portrayal of characters. Taking Huang Rong as an example, he wrote about the universal changes in a woman's growth process, allowing readers of different classes and ages to have different experiences, and they can all find their own reflections in it.

"The Condor" restores this feeling. Not only does the player's main character grow, but Huang Rong and other Jin Yong heroes NPCs will also change. Players can also use the fashions they purchased to dress up Huang Rong's image. This makes people look forward to what Huang Rong will be in other specific situations and ages. So done.

# 2. How can "The Condor" have the confidence to mock other Jin Yong games without any real skills?

Another manifestation of "spirit" lies in the daily behavior of Huang Rong and other Jin Yong heroes in the game.

While releasing Huang Rong's PV, the official specifically mentioned: At the beginning of the "Condor Shooting" project, we hoped to learn from the character creation of other Jin Yong IP adaptation games on the market. But we regretfully found that those knights who were supposed to be brilliant were reduced to NPCs with only cold statistics and monotonous lines in these games.

In this regard, the author saw some players asking questions, saying that it seems that the Condor Shooting mode is not this?

Not to mention, the author really feels that there is something different. At least, you can't find her in the same position forever.

"The Condor" attempts to restore the "humanity" of these Jin Yong heroes, making these classic characters with wide public recognition and identity, like real Living in it is normal, and every day has its own unique life trajectory and behavior style.

They have their own interests and hobbies. "The Condor Shooting" designed the gift-giving link into an interesting guessing puzzle, while also deepening players' understanding of the props in the game;

(The puzzle is relatively realistic, and you will feel a great sense of accomplishment after guessing it)

Knights have their own life trajectories. You can see his action route on the relevant page and understand their habits and Trend;

They also have their own interpersonal relationship tree, with all kinds of plot branches spreading out like branches and leaves, recording their life stories bit by bit.

(Each knight on the map has an avatar, which will dynamically move with their activity trajectory)

Players who give them gifts will receive gifts in return, and They made an appointment for a competition venue and slowly walked to the designated location.

Players can use the invitation to ask them for advice on three moves and five moves:

(Second Test Martial Arts Asking screenshot)

The fourth beta also added the AI-assisted dialogue function. Although it was not very smart after experiencing it at the time, who knows how far the public beta will be upgraded? The author has already predicted that a large number of interesting dialogues will be produced. I only hope that the AI ​​trained by NetEase can truly restore the personality characteristics of these heroes and prevent the heroes' replies from being too OOC.

These heroic characters in "The Condor Shooting" have higher popularity and recognition than ordinary NPCs, which also urges the producers not to treat them casually. A task distribution tool, a simple string of data, and an ordinary model.

The producers need to understand the character of these knights, think about what choices he/she will make based on this character, and more reasonably complete his/her character based on the few words in Mr. Jin Yong’s original work. The whole life, the whole life, the difficulty and workload can be imagined.

(Countless branch plots)

In the game "The Condor Trilogy" that spans 150 years, , there are more than 300 knights like Huang Rong. That's why we see supporting characters like Mu Nianci, all of whom have the content specifications of a separate PV.

I want to use a more solid three-dimensional image of the heroes to persuade players to pay for it willingly. This is the pricing strategy of "The Condor" in addition to the 9.9 yuan price for the whole game. Another unexpected trump card played.

Summary:

The author believes that the game "The Condor Shooting" has given the public fans a way to get close to Jin Yong's heroes, enter their lives, understand their lives, and know their joys, sorrows, and joys , and the opportunity to live under the same sky as them.

This is the gameplay of "Xia Shi". In addition to combat force value, group functionality and plot participation, it also gives players a deeper value, a charm related to companionship and understanding.

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