Is it not a galgame?

Although this was the first time that Pokeni held a music festival, it gave the whole world a huge shock.

Even if pokeni did this for the first time, she did it better than her peers who were already familiar with it.

It is also quite difficult for others to achieve the same achievement as Pokeni. First of all, you have to make so many games like Paradox and have enough game music reserves.

At the same time, these games must be recognized by the world and players, and countless big IPs with national influence must be born among the numerous games.

Finally, these big IP games must not only have outstanding graphics that can evoke the memories of countless people, but also contribute sufficiently outstanding music in the game.

Even without relying on the game, the music alone is enough to shock people.

and also……

Judging from the current situation, Pokeni is probably the only company that can meet so many conditions.

As if they were not satisfied yet, people were still immersed in Pokeni's concert, enjoying this special memory at the moment. However, accompanied by the music, 2002 passed by in a bang.

During this year, Pokeni brought us Mushishi 2, Violet Evergarden, the Spirited Away game, as well as Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Gravity and many other excellent film, television and game works.

And at the end of the year, through a grand concert, the history of pokeni and the game were linked together, giving players a great surprise.

When the New Year bell rings, many people are still reminiscing and looking forward to it.

There are too many upsetting and messy things in this world, and we may not be in a good mood every day, but most people think that perhaps only pokeni can always provide joy.

……

Just when everyone was immersed in the joy and anticipation of the new year, the official Pokeni dropped a bombshell. After this bombshell was dropped, it not only caused a major earthquake in the entire gaming industry, but also stunned and devastated countless players.

On February 2003, 2, Pokeni's current president Qing Zhiyuan held a small-scale new game launch conference.

What is confusing is that this is the first time in Paradox's history that it did not release a new game through the Tokyo Game Show or the E3 Electronics Show, but held a separate event.

When something is out of the ordinary, it must be big news.

So many senior journalists in the industry smelled something and quickly dispatched their most elite reporters to the scene.

The editor-in-chief of Guoletong, Reiko Katayama, is also an old friend of Qing Zhiyuan.

On this morning, no, actually a week ago, she received a special invitation from Qing Zhiyuan, hoping that she could attend the press conference in person.

Yes, that’s right, Qing Zhiyuan’s invitation was sent directly to Katayama Reiko.

Ms. Katayama didn't think much about it at first, probably because she thought that Guoletong had been cooperating with Pokeni for so many years, and she was the first reporter to establish contact with Pokeni, and Qing Zhiyuan had a good personal relationship with her.

However, Pokeni's independent press conference still makes people think a lot.

Abnormal, very abnormal.

According to Pokeni's previous habits, Qing Zhiyuan would like to let the whole world know about the game before it comes out, especially in places like E3 or Tokyo Game Show, so that Paradox's games can have a crushing effect through comparison.

It not only plays a good role in promoting industry technology, but also adds a strong touch to one's own games.

There is a story and an effect, which can generate as much buzz as possible, thereby increasing the game's popularity and fame.

This is the President Qing Zhiyuan in Miss Katayama's mind.

A person who stands at the pinnacle of the gaming industry and has the power to call the shots.

I didn't expect Pokeni to be so low-key at the beginning of 2003.

Katayama sat in the car and looked down at the invitation in his hand.

The first floor exhibition hall of Tokyo Kaede Exhibition Hall.

It looks like a small exhibition hall that can accommodate less than 100 people at most.

It's really strange that Pokeni chose such a place. It doesn't fit the style of President Qing Zhiyuan at all.

President Qing Zhiyuan, who will not stop until he makes big news, is so low-key this time, which makes people suspicious.

"Is President Qing holding this press conference because he has something particularly important to announce?" Katayama looked at the photographer sitting next to him puzzledly.

The photographer uncle (he was a young man back then, but now he has become an old man) looked up in confusion and stared at Editor-in-Chief Katayama.

You ask me this kind of question?
How should I know? I'm just a photographer.

However, sitting in such a small space, with the only person besides him being the driver, it would be awkward not to answer.

"That should be the case." The photographer forced an ugly smile and nodded, "But I guess it's just the release of some new and interesting games. How big can it be? It can't be that the president is retiring, right?"

Hearing the photographer's words, Editor-in-Chief Katayama also laughed happily.

The tension and anxiety in my body were dispelled at once.

Reiko Katayama looked out the window with a smile on her lips. Yes, how big can it be?

Could it be that the president has retired?

……

On the way to the press conference, countless reporters were still guessing -

This might be Pokeni's next high-tech creation, and the new game might be really cool.

After arriving at the scene, Reiko Katayama communicated with other reporters in the industry.

"Qing Zhiyuan was very low-key this time. He actually chose a small venue to hold the press conference."

"Yes, yes. However, the more this situation happens, the more we must not take it lightly. Maybe this time it will make big news."

“Yeah, I think so too.

But it doesn’t seem to be that big of a deal. I guess it’s just that Pokeni has made some amazing new game, and the president Qing Zhiyuan couldn’t hold back his desire to release it at this time.”

"That's right. Paradox's ability to iterate game technology is so strong that every year there is a qualitative change. They always come up with some really amazing game technology."

“Horrible. So terrible.

At this rate of evolution, maybe Pokeni will be able to build rockets in the future."

“Hahahaha, that’s a bit too much. We are not on the same track. The essence of Paradox is still mainly based on the Internet.”

"Ah, no matter what, it's really exciting. I can see Paradox's new game first."

In fact, they were only half right.

Qingzhiyuan is indeed going to release a new game, but from a technical perspective, this new game does not have too many technological breakthroughs, nor is it designed to be very complex or imaginative.

At least that's the case in terms of graphics and gameplay.

When Qing Zhiyuan enthusiastically introduced the new game "Tears of Mermaid" at the press conference, countless reporters were stunned when they saw the pictures appearing on the big screen.

Because on the screen, Tears of the Mermaid continues Paradox's traditional fine two-dimensional painting style, and the story is probably mainly based on modern cities, which is in line with the past "Bed Man", "CLANNAD" and "LIFE-LINE".

The style is basically the same, but the picture quality is higher.

However, if you want to talk about how shocking this game is and how it allows people to feel the power of technology...

That's not the case.

Everyone frowned, and although the photographers were still taking pictures conscientiously, they couldn't help but have many small questions in their hearts:
That's it? !
"It doesn't look like a truly remarkable, epoch-making game, does it?"

"Yeah, yeah, I thought I was the only one who felt this way. So you think so too, Mr. Watanabe."

The Emperor's New Clothes belongs to this.

Because Pokeni's previous achievements were so brilliant, since the day that "Onmyoji" came out, Paradox has been running on the road of continuous iteration.

So every time a new game is released, it would be embarrassing to say that it is a new work of Pokeni if ​​it doesn’t come up with something new and shocking to the world.

The stereotype gave the audience the illusion that "it must be because I didn't understand it, not because Pokeni's new game is not good enough. How could Paradox's new game be so mediocre?"

After everyone discussed their ideas, the self-doubt in everyone's hearts was slightly alleviated.

"That's it? Pokeni is so amazing, but they held a press conference just for a galgame that doesn't have much technical content and doesn't seem to have much innovation in it?"

"Yeah, isn't this too weird?"

“Is it possible that the pokeni may not look that good on display, but when you actually experience it you’ll discover some amazing settings or new technologies or something?”

"Ah! I understand!"

One of the young reporters pounded his fist and suddenly realized, "This technology is not a well-known technology, so it is normal that we can't see how powerful it is now."

"What do you mean?" Reporters from other magazines around became interested, even more so than Qing Zhiyuan who was speaking nonstop on the stage.

"It's AI, AI!" The young reporter pretended to be mysterious, with a smug expression as if he had everything under control and had already seen through the only truth.

"AI?" Everyone was confused.

"It's a fully intelligent NPC. All the characters in this game have self-awareness and independent thinking," the young reporter looked at the big screen with longing, "This is definitely an extremely realistic love simulation game!

The new galgame era is coming! "

what? !

Everyone was stunned.

real or fake?

The friends around him looked at him with endless doubts.

However, if you think about it carefully, it seems very possible.

The concept of artificial intelligence has been hyped for decades. The famous scientist Mr. Turing also gave the testing conditions for artificial intelligence, which is the famous Turing test.

It has almost become a consensus among all mankind that artificial intelligence that can simulate human performance will definitely be realized in the near future.

But no one expected that this day would come so early.

"Ah! I see. No wonder they had to hold a separate press conference. This is a truly epoch-making and terrifying advancement!"

"Artificial intelligence was created just to please otakus. This is too abstract."

"But this is probably the only way to get in, right? Think about it, implementing human simulation in the game is better than using it in other fields."

"Let's not talk about anything else. Just thinking about it, it's such an amazing thing to actually be able to fall in love with a paper man who has a soul and thoughts."

"Wow, I can already imagine how crazy the otakus will be."

"This new type of galgame is the ultimate galgame in my mind! However...if they have their own independent consciousness, will it cause some terrible crisis?
For example, if I delete the file and start over, wouldn’t that be the equivalent of killing someone?

Would it be against the law to marry multiple 2D AI wives at the same time?"

"Oh, you think a lot.

Laws are always lagging behind, and solutions will only be available after problems arise.

That’s all in the future, and it’s not our turn to worry about it now.”

……

As everyone was discussing, Pokeni's new product launch came to an end.

But what confused everyone was——

Even after the introduction of "Tears of the Mermaid", Qing Zhiyuan did not mention artificial intelligence at all.

Everyone turned their eyes to the young reporter who proposed the [AI girlfriend].

The latter lowered his head in shame.

"I'm just guessing. You don't know what it looks like exactly, right?"

Without the terrifying AI, Pokeni’s new product would look like just an ordinary galgame.

Compared with previous Paradox games, the picture quality has become more refined.

However, after introducing this [ordinary] new game "Tears of Mermaid", Qing Zhiyuan announced something very scary:

At the press conference, Qing Zhiyuan held the microphone in his hand, paused for a moment, waited for the scene to quiet down, then looked calmly ahead and smiled slightly.

"Everyone, there is something important that I must inform you of."

"I'm coming."

Hearing the keyword "important", the reporters perked up.

"Looks like they're going to announce it, right? They've already achieved this terrifying thing called super AI!"

Everyone held their breath and stared at Qing Zhiyuan motionlessly, afraid of missing any key information below.

……

Qing Zhiyuan took a deep breath and said to everyone, "The game "Tears of Mermaid" is the last game led by Gu Yuan Chunqiu. After the release of "Tears of Mermaid", Gu Yuan Chunqiu will withdraw from the game production industry forever."

After saying that, Qing Zhiyuan added silently:
"This time it's real, it won't come back."

Everyone at the scene was stunned for a second, and then a look of great shock broke out on their faces.

Nani? !
Gu Yuan Chunqiu is going to retire again? !

However, this was not the end. While everyone was still trying to digest what "I won't come back" meant, Qing Zhiyuan said something earth-shattering, shaking up the entire gaming industry:

"And I am Gu Yuan Chun Qiu."

Qing Zhiyuan said calmly, "For so many years, I have been using the pseudonym Gu Yuan Chunqiu to release games, which is actually quite enjoyable. However, as my work becomes increasingly busy, I have less and less time to spend on game design, and I am increasingly unable to do it.

It’s been 12 years, just a cycle.

I think it's time for Gu Yuan Chunqiu to withdraw.

Thank you all for your continued support.

I am extremely sorry for concealing my identity and for having to retire."

After saying that, Qing Zhiyuan put his hands on the seams of his trousers and bowed deeply.

……

The scene was completely silent, and everyone looked in disbelief at the man on the stage who was nearly 40 years old but still as elegant and gentle as jade.

After about 5 seconds of dead silence, a loud shout broke out:
"What?! Qing Zhiyuan is Gu Yuan Chunqiu?!"

……

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I tested positive again some time ago, and the symptoms were quite serious.

I listened to the editor's advice and have been taking a break until now. Sorry.

Thank you for your continued support.

There are no updates today.

See you tomorrow. (End of chapter)