Is it not a galgame?

Chapter 166 70. It's useless to regret it
"Oh! So that's it, I finally figured it out."

Little HR Akane Ayase sighed while holding the newly released magazine of Guoletong, and then raised her head and looked at the president as if she suddenly realized.

"I thought it was just a story of a simple war of hatred between humans and blood races. So there is such a profound interpretation in it?"

Qing Zhiyuan rolled his eyes at her.

"Is this your first day at pokeni?"

"President! Although I'm not the first day to work at Pokeni, I'm not a member of the "Witcher" project team either. How did I know Wada-san thought so much when writing the script?"

"Hmm... Looking at it this way, it's actually quite a deep story. But Wada-san should reflect on himself. He couldn't express it in a simple and easy-to-understand way, and there were doubts in the middle that made the players feel that the turning point was blunt. Shouldn't we hit Hetian-san first?"

Gee.

Qing Zhiyuan gritted his teeth, the little HR's lip service is getting better and better.

Although a lot of content about exploitation and oppression was written in this player column of Guoletong, it also resonated with many people.

But the result is only more resonance and thinking.

Even if you can empathize with it, a game is a game, and no one starts an anti-exploitation movement just because they played "The Witcher".

These contents are actually okay, they are not restricted so rigidly. For Neon media, they can report almost anything, and expressing one’s own opinions and tendencies is the first priority.

For example, in an episode of "Detective Conan" in the future, Haibara complained like this: "The son of a senator is still a senator, and the son of a banker is still a banker. Neon is such a country.

What an ugly hereditary system. With such an ugly hereditary system, human history is constantly repeating itself. "

Class solidification is an old problem of Neon, and cartoons can also be criticized bluntly.

And it's much, much more bluntly than The Witcher wants to express.

I have to say that Aoyama is really a cartoonist with little pink thoughts. Among his works, [President] is a high-risk occupation.

Thinking of this, Qing Zhiyuan could not help but shudder.

This shit... Fortunately, there is no Conan yet, otherwise I don't know if the members will learn some terrible ways to deal with the president from it.

……

In short, Neon has no shortage of works that profoundly expose the dark side of society.

But after everyone reads it, no one will want to oppose this system, make any changes, and have no ability to change.

To some extent, this also reflects some characteristics of the neon nation.

The greatest quality is obedience.

If demon hunters were used as an example, they belonged to those blood donors who were used to being squeezed by the vampires and lived in the territory of the vampires.

However, the works dare to express and express these contents in their own way, which is worthy of recognition in itself.

……

"Huh? Is that so?"

At the same time, several editors at Famitone had similar reactions.

Editor-in-chief Hamada was actually extremely shocked, but he was embarrassed to express it. 0
We actually realized that the game has a deeper level of expression after reading the player analysis of Guoletong...

How could such words be spoken?

And you can't admit it, okay?
"Well~ Actually, I've seen it a long time ago. From this point of view, the depth of the plot of "The Witcher" is not bad." Editor Sano said shamelessly.

The others couldn't help but turned their faces and looked at him with contemptuous eyes.

So Sano quickly lowered his head.

"Well... On the surface, the war between the blood race and humans has ups and downs, and there are ups and downs. In the deep layer, pokeni has ruthlessly criticized the exploiters, leaving the choice of destruction, forgiveness, or joining to the player.

"The Witcher" is really an interesting game. "

"Games are also a tool for expressing ideas, but I think the depth is enough. Urobuchi Gen's script processing is still a bit flawed, so it's not easy to give high marks?"

"..."

Several editors were discussing seriously.

In fact, if we hadn't seen the content of today's Guoletong magazine, this discussion might not have existed.

Hamada smiled and said nothing while holding his hands, saying that it is your business.

All I want is your judgment, that's all.

"However, I hope that you are not affected, otherwise it will be impossible to make a fair judgment."

"Yes, chief editor." Several people responded in unison.

"Okay, let's get to work." Hamada waved his hand and returned to his work station.

……

Two weeks later, in the latest issue of Famitsu, Pokeni's new work "The Witcher" was given a high score of 36 points.

Demon Hunter also became Pokeni's fourth game work selected for the Platinum Hall.

The first three are Onmyoji 1+2 and Diablo.

Yes, although the visual novel galgame developed by Pokeni has a very high reputation in the industry, especially "The Man of the Reverse Degree" was once called a masterpiece, but Famitone did not allow them to be selected into the Platinum Hall. , there is only one reason——

Not enough gameplay.

As for Pokémon, it is very topical, hot enough, and the sales volume is even more frightening, but it is still ruthlessly deducted points by the editors of Famitsu in terms of gameplay and creativity.

These guys are so [tough]!
However, this kind of scoring by Famitone has caused players to criticize and question——

We all think it’s good. If you think the gameplay is not enough, you will deduct points, but it’s useless for other parts to go through the ceiling. Is this the way Famiton scores?
This time "The Witcher" came out, and Famitone's editors finally breathed a sigh of relief. At least this game can be said to be quite remarkable in terms of gameplay. It shines brilliantly and can leave a strong mark in the history of the game. that type.

The evaluations of the four editors are surprisingly consistent.

The gameplay and expressiveness of "The Demon Hunter" are all highly rated. There is no problem with the full score, and there is no other action game that can compete with it in this era.

"If it is said that Diablo ushered in a new era of games and created a new genre of top-down flat real-time braking action.

Then "The Demon Hunter" has once again raised this genre to a height that no one can match. "

“I have to say, this is a somewhat flawed masterpiece.

Its combat mechanism and expressiveness are so good that it has to be scored high.

To this day, I still love this game. "

There are flaws in the script layout, but fortunately, the content is deep, and the endings are quite exciting, and they can make people think...

So in the end the editors all gave a high score of 9 points.

……

With "The Witcher" inducted into the Famitsu Platinum Hall, the future of the game has basically become clear.

Subsequent sales continued to rise, even if it was just for [a world-class action RPG that no one can match].

The influence of Goletone is also very large now. With the double blessing of it and Famitone, players are full of confidence in "The Witcher".

By the end of July, "The Witcher" had sold a staggering 7 copies.

Hattori Hiroyuki's mood during this period is also like riding a roller coaster.

At the beginning, the sales volume of the game "The Witcher" didn't move at all, then it moved like a turtle, and then suddenly jumped forward.

Then it stopped moving again...

Then the sales suddenly skyrocketed, and the whole process was so twists and turns that Hiroyuki Hattori didn't dare to look at the sales growth line. Just thinking about it with his head felt extremely exciting.

Others either die suddenly and lie flat in a straight line.

Or just walk a parabola.

The game of pokeni is good, jumping up and down back and forth, making people's heart flutter, like riding a roller coaster.

If you don't have a heart attack, you will almost have a heart attack.

"Damn it, Qing Zhiyuan does this every time, whose heart can bear it?" Hattori lit a cigarette for himself, suppressing his shock.

Miss Fujiki, the secretary standing by, pursed her lips and laughed.

"I think you are the real big heart and courage, president. Being able to support pokeni unswervingly shows that you have great confidence in them, president."

"I……"

It's hard to say whether you have confidence or not.

So far, Hiroyuki Hattori feels that the way of praying for throwing trash cans may be the greatest truth in the world.

But then again.

pokeni is really a wonderful company.

To be able to turn the game world upside down, to cause two extreme evaluations from players after the game comes out, and to be selected into the Platinum Hall in the end is an incredible thing in itself.

But if you think about it carefully, most of the games that pokeni has produced so far seem to have such magic power.

Just saw a ghost.

At this moment, President Hattori's finger holding the cigarette trembled suddenly.

Cigarette ash fell on the pants.

"Ah~ teeth white~"

……

"Hey~ pokeni, the new producer named Shinji Mikami is okay..." Capcom President Kenzo Tsujimoto said that he would re-evaluate pokeni.

I originally thought that after Guyuan Chunqiu was gone, only Qing Zhiyuan, the president and producer of pokeni, would be left, and Qing Zhiyuan's production level really fluctuated, making it difficult to generate a sense of trust.

When the level is high, it is possible to continuously produce million-level works such as "Diablo" and "Pokémon".

When the level is low, "Famous Academy" is so bleak that it can't be seen.

To be honest, if it weren't for the popularity of pokeni games later, Kenzo Tsujimoto would not have paid special attention to their history and noticed the game of Noble Academy.

The playability of the game itself is actually good, but it's a pity that it didn't find the right era.

Maybe it will look different again in a few years.

In short, under such circumstances, Kenzo Tsujimoto can hardly believe that pokeni can still make a high-level game like "The Witcher".

But in fact, after he experienced it himself, he had to say that he was really impressed by it.

Shinji Mikami is a newcomer with admiration.

Just as he was tossing and turning the "Witcher" cassette, the company's HR Inoue Hinata knocked on the door and walked in.

He put a document on the president's desk, "President, this is the position and number of people expected to be recruited by each department this year, please have a look."

"Okay." Tsujimoto Kenzo nodded, "Leave it alone, I'll tell you after I finish watching."

During this period of time, Kenzo Tsujimoto can be said to be extremely busy.

1993 was definitely an extraordinary year for Capcom.

First of all, Yoko Shimomura, a very talented music creator of the company, was poached by pokeni in March.

But Kenzo Tsujimoto didn’t pay much attention to this matter. It’s a certainty that he will go to Shimomura.

This guy actually chose the less famous and smaller pokeni in the end.

It can only be said that Shimomura is really a very thoughtful and ambitious woman.

Since you can't keep it, there is nothing to regret.

Then, Capcom will be listed on the Osaka Stock Exchange in August.

Going public is the most important event for any company, which is equivalent to getting married for the first time in life.

Whether you marry well or not, and what the future holds, it all depends on this time.

In order to be able to go public smoothly, Capcom has been preparing for more than a year.

Last year, the SFC version of "Street Fighter II" reached a very high level of transplantation even though it only used one-third of the capacity of the arcade version.

This work has achieved an astonishing cumulative sales of 288 million copies in Neon's home country, and the total global sales have exceeded 630 million copies.

This is not only Capcom's most outstanding home computer software so far, but also an insurmountable milestone for fighting games.

During the Christmas business war in 1992 alone, 200 million units were successfully shipped.

Capcom itself also experienced the joy of an unprecedented harvest. In the second half of 92, in just four months, it published three consecutive performance reports with upward revisions. The net profit of that year broke through 150 billion yen.

It is under such circumstances that this year's Capcom successfully ushered in the opportunity to go public.

And now, there are only two weeks left before the listing.

There is another thing that makes Tsujimoto Kenzo have been unable to sleep well recently. After Capcom's Street Fighter 2 became popular, many competing imitators emerged on the market.

The plagiarism of some of these games has reached an outrageous level, and all of this has had a serious impact on Capcom's further development of the fighting game market.

Therefore, Capcom launched a lawsuit against DATAEAST last month, requesting a global ban on the sale of the company's fighting game "History of Fighters", on the grounds that the game completely imitated and copied the company's "Street Fighter II".

The other party did not show any weakness, and instead accused Capcom of the "Street Fighter" series of completely plagiarizing from their work "Fighting Karate".

This lawsuit seems to be going on for a long time, and just thinking about Kenzo Tsujimoto gives me a headache.

But if they are not pressed down, Street Fighter will be over. In the future, if it is copied by others and the market space is squeezed, Capcom will not be able to gain a foothold at all.

Seeing the tired face of the president, Inoue Hinata was about to step down, but he noticed the "Witcher" cassette in the president's hand at a glance.

"Shinji Mikami? I seem to have a little impression of this name."

"Ok?"

"That...it may not be appropriate to say it now,"

Inoue's face turned embarrassed, and he was deeply sorry for his reckless speech just now, but under the gaze of the president, he still bit the bullet and said, "A few years ago when I was just an ordinary HR in the company , I interviewed Mikami once.”

"Huh?!" Kenzo Tsujimoto was shocked.

Inoue Hinata frowned helplessly.

But this guy was a mess in the written test at the beginning, who would have thought that he would be able to make such a good work as "The Witcher" later?

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