August 16, 1995.

Tokyo.

Pokeni Co., Ltd.

In the president's office, there was a sigh from Qing Zhiyuan.

"Ah~ Really, it's too much of a coincidence, right?"

"It's really hard for me."

Qing Zhiyuan just checked his email box and found that there was an invitation letter from Sony.

The electronic entertainment industry association, spearheaded by Sony, will hold an exhibition for all game companies in the second half of this year.

Yes, this electronics show is very famous -

【Tokyo Game Show】

The specific time is scheduled to be from September 27th to September 30th, a total of 4 days.

As one of the members, Pokeni is also invited.

However, Qing Zhiyuan was very worried about this.

Because this year's trump card has been played, and that is "Pokémon 3D World"

In the second half of the year, I don't know what kind of games will be exhibited.

At present, the only game that has hope to be released in the second half of the year is "To the Moon"

"Damn."

Qing Zhiyuan covered his forehead, only feeling that it was really tricky.

If you don't do it sooner, you have to delay it until after September.

Otherwise, think about it, how eye-catching it would be for Pokémon 3D World to shine at the Tokyo Game Show?

It will definitely add to the success of this game.

However, it is not that the games that have already been released cannot be exhibited, but it is a bit contrary to the original intention of the video game show.

This kind of electronic exhibition is generally used by major game companies to showcase future products and whet the appetite of players.

As for the game "To the Moon", it's not that it's not good enough, but it's not good enough to see at first glance.

It's the kind of surprise that you need to be moved after playing the whole game.

Although it is "To the Moon", Qing Zhiyuan still made some changes.

There's nothing to adjust in terms of the plot.,The key point is in the picture quality and painting style.。

Although "To the Moon" in the previous life was a game released in 2012, the overall art style and picture quality are relatively retro, and even inferior to some early pixel-style RPGs.

Qing Zhiyuan has seriously thought about this question, whether to use the retro pixel style of his previous life.

After thinking about it for a long time, I decided not to.

When the original author Gao Kan made this game, it was somewhat overstretched, and using RPG makers to make it itself has great limitations.

This tool is good for pixel style support, but the software itself is very old, and it was first developed to make some retro pixel games.

When people developed the game, it was because there were only so many materials, coupled with a lack of manpower, insufficient resources, and not much money, it was simply a game that relied on time and ideals to polish.

However, we pokeni are not short of money.

There is no shortage of technology and fine arts.

There is no need to restore it one-to-one according to the pixel style, so it will be a bit of a drop in the book bag.

As for Qing Zhiyuan himself, he has hardly restored any game on a one-to-one basis until now.

The only relatively restored "Famous Academy" is still Waterloo.

……

Now that he has the strength, Qing Zhiyuan still hopes to do a good job in the game of going to the moon.

Although the main beauty who went to the moon was not Makoto Shintsu, because Makoto Shintsu was called to the "Princess Mononoke" project team.

However, Yokoyama is not bad as the main beauty.

The "Quilt Man" he produced back then, with its bold colors and dreamy fairy tale style, is more suitable for the game of going to the moon.

So in the end, I finalized it with producer Mika Ishino, and decided to make such a touching story in a style like a quilt man.

Going to the moon itself has a little bit of romantic and dreamy fairy tale meaning in it.

Qing Zhiyuan personally thinks it is very suitable.

However, as a text-oriented galgame, "To the Moon" has almost no advantages in terms of game performance and gameplay.

If you take it to the Tokyo Game Show, you don't play to your strengths.

It's a bit of a headache.

But there is no way, Qing Zhiyuan can only take "To the Moon" to participate in the exhibition.

Some of the company's large-scale projects are games with a long development cycle and will not be released until next year.

For example, "The Witcher 2".

Another example is "Princess Mononoke"

In terms of gameplay and expressiveness, Qing Zhiyuan is full of confidence in "Princess Mononoke".

But considering that this game has signed a confidentiality agreement with Ghibli, it is unlikely that it will be exhibited, and when it will be exposed, these will have to be coordinated with Ghibli.

Only when both sides reach a unity and form a joint force can the best exposure effect be achieved.

Especially before the animation was released, Qing Zhiyuan didn't even dare to let the media out of it.

But so.

That's actually good, there are some things at the bottom of the box.

Although in this year's Tokyo Game Show, Qing Zhiyuan felt that his company could not become the most beautiful boy, but at next year's game show, the most eye-catching must be Pokeni.

……

Before the employees of the Pokémon project team were about to start their team-building trip, Sei Chi Won called the producer Lisa Asano into the office.

"President, I'm here. Is there something going on? ”

Lisa Asano sat obediently on the sofa, but the whole heart was galloping.

We're going to go on a tour group, so in this case, does the president have any other tasks for me?

No way?

Qing Zhiyuan wouldn't be so inhuman, right?

"Well, that's right."

Qing Zhiyuan smiled and turned to face Asano Lisa.

"Where are you going to travel for the team building?"

"Well, we're going to go to the Maldives in a group." Lisa Asano said.

Didn't you approve the president?

Also asked where we are going?

In the end, the expenses have to be reimbursed by the company, and this matter is also agreed by Qingzhiyuan.

This guy is still pretending to be confused here.

"Wow, Maldives, that's great, if it weren't for my too many things, I'd like to go with you."

Oh don't......

Lisa Asano chuckled in her heart.

It's horrible.

If the president is here, the employees won't be able to let go at all, and they won't have enough fun.

Even Lisa Asano herself felt that she was superfluous, after all, she was also a small leader now.

As the overseer of the Pokémon project team, these little brothers at the bottom can't wait to kick her away.

It's not that Lisa Asano is unsociable, it's mainly because she has a title here, which will cause everyone to play the game and can't let go.

Fortunately, Qing Zhiyuan was busy with work and couldn't participate, otherwise he would have been really embarrassed.

Asa Ambition thought.

"This time, Pokémon 3D was a complete success, and I am sincerely happy and proud of you."

"Thank you, President."

"But, that's what I thought," said Qing Zhiyuan, "Now that Pokémon 3D is done, I have to think about what to do next." ”

"We have a plan for this." Lisa Asano hurriedly said, "According to the original plan, Pokémon 3D will be available in English in the next time, and it is expected to be released in Europe and the United States by the end of the year."

At the same time, haven't we added more than 50 new Pokémon to the Pokémon 3D world?

We plan to add these 50 Pokémon to the next handheld Pokémon game.

Now the tentative name is Pokémon Light/Dark"

In order to achieve interaction between players, battle and exchange Pokémon, so each time it has to be made into a double version.

Light and darkness are actually named after the attributes of the two opposing Pokémon in 3D Pokémon, Lucifes and Ophelia.

This is also in the development plan.

It was finalized last year.

After all, a lot of effort has been spent on developing 3D Pokémon and adding so many new sprites, it would be a shame if you didn't reuse them.

The workload is not easy, which is equivalent to converting these 3D images into 2D versions.

Fortunately, these 3D characters have concept art designs, so it will be much easier to redirect them into 2D.

It is expected that the development cycle will also take half a year.

Uh-huh.

Qing Zhiyuan nodded, indicating that he understood these development plans.

"That's what happened."

"I mean, look."

Qing Zhiyuan smiled and moved his chair in the direction of Lisa Asano, leaning closer.

The latter felt the pressure like never before.

"Isn't the Pokémon 3D world a good start now, and is it still hailed as a milestone in the 3D era?

My idea is that I have to take advantage of this heat and keep going.

We have a 3D Pokémon, so why not make one more?

You should think of it as a separate branch of the Pokémon series, not only to continue the 3D world, but also to develop more 3D Pokémon spin-off games.

Trying to make Pokémon a big empire that can encompass different types of games.

And in my personal opinion, it is very appropriate.

Pokémon itself is an IP with endless possibilities. ”

It's mainly about playing, but some tasks have to be assigned in advance, which is equivalent to giving them a homework, and they can also find some inspiration while traveling.

After listening to Qing Zhiyuan's words, Asano Lisa wanted to stab Qing Zhiyuan's heart.

However, she thinks the president has a point.

If a game is a big hit, then a sequel must be developed next.

The 3D world now has the potential to become an independent branch.

It is true that a few more 3D games should be made next.

"I have a few directions for you to think about."

"Uh-huh." Lisa Asano nodded.

"The first one, whether to continue to do it in the direction of the big world, or a four-player multiplayer game. Make "Pokémon 3D World 2"

This game, for Lisa Asano, may be just one of many achievements in her life.

But for Pokeni, for Qingzhiyuan, it is of strong strategic significance.

Because of the emergence of this game, it has successfully helped him break into the family game market for all ages, and it is difficult for many game companies to break through and enter this field.

Basically, they are firmly held by Ren Heaven, after all, the core and starting point of the people are here.

Fun for all ages, fun for the whole family, and fun for many people to play together.

Don't look at this kind of game as a bit simple, but it's the kind of game that has the widest audience and the highest sales.

The current "Pokémon 3D World" belongs to the label of 3D and the new form of expression, and a large piece of it has been dug out in the territory of Renten.

But if you don't continue to expand, then you will soon be regained by Renten.

Of course, Qing Zhiyuan hopes to make persistent efforts and take advantage of this momentum to grab some more cakes and come back.

So it's extremely important to continue making a sequel.

"Uh-huh."

Lisa Asano kept nodding her head, remembering every word the president said.

"Then," Ching continued, "I wanted to have more single-player or two-player 3D Pokémon games among the spin-offs. ”

"Huh?" Lisa Asano blinked, not very understanding.

"Asano, did you know that things spiral?"

"Spiral?"

"Yes, spiral."

Qing Zhiyuan gestured in the air.

"There's a similar pattern in the gaming industry.

In the traditional video game industry, the first games are extremely simple, such as Tetris and Super Mario, and then slowly derive from higher age games, Dragon Quest, Fire Emblem, ......

And then there's galgame......

As for the game, it is also from simple to complex, and the same is true of the game's plot.

The same rules will follow in the 3D field. ”

"Now we have opened up an action game in the 3D market, which is a replica of Super Mario into 3D.

In the future, there will be 3D RPGs, 3DSLGs, and various games in the 3D genre that will be filled with this world. ”

"The new blue ocean will soon be carved up by major game manufacturers, and then it will become a fierce red ocean, and then it will enter the cycle of new fields.

It's all going to repeat itself over and over again.

You know what I mean, right? ”

"Hmm." Risa Asano nodded, "So we're going to do everything we did in the 2D game in the 3D game as well." ”

"Yes."

Qing Zhiyuan laughed.

This girl has a pretty bright brain.

"No wonder you need to play solo or two-player. That is, to make it a more complex Pokémon RPG with a story, right? ”

"Well, you can understand it that way." "However, you can also broaden your thinking a little bit more and make different types of games, even if it's a race car." ”

"Racing?!"

Lisa Asano was a little dazed for a while, and she hadn't figured out how the Pokémon were going to drive the cars.

"Don't be too stressed, take advantage of this holiday to relax and relax, maybe you will be inspired in the process of traveling."

"Okay president."

Lisa Asano didn't look very reluctant.

"But, then there won't be enough manpower." Lisa Asano frowned.

"No problem, how many people do you need, what kind of people do you need to talk to Ayase directly, and she will help recruit people."

Now Pokeni is easy to recruit, after all, it is also one of the well-known game companies, and it is very popular with young players.

So there shouldn't be much of a problem in terms of talent.

"Well, that's right. Then I'll go back and think about it. ”

Not......

Coming out of the president's office, Lisa Asano wasn't very happy.

The burden on his shoulders suddenly became heavy.

In this way, how can people travel with confidence?

It's so hateful, president!

……

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There is one more chapter in the evening.

(End of chapter)