Makoto Shintsu's affairs are actually quite busy, because he has another game project in charge, and that is "Princess Mononoke"

So if you support Mika Ishino, you can only find time to do it.

Fortunately, "Princess Mononoke" is progressing well, and so far the art style of the whole game has been determined, because it is Miyazaki's animation, and there are not many parts that can be played on Pokeni's side.

What's more important is to do the actual effect in 3D through 2D.

This part takes some thought.

After Mika Ishino left, Qing Zhiyuan opened the document in the office and sorted it out.

Now the company is developing a lot of games.

In the Pokémon team alone, there are 5 games in development.

Pokémon Light/Darkness

Pokémon 3D World: The Dark Side of the Moon

Pokémon 3D World: Sun Mythology

Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Kart

If you count the English version of Pokémon 3D World, that's 6 games.

There are still 3 games that don't have enough manpower, so so far only "Pokémon Light/Dark"

Pokémon 3D World: The Dark Side of the Moon

"Pokémon 3D World: Myth of the Sun" is in the works.

That said, it's likely that racing and adventures won't be completed until 1998.

This is also a matter of no choice, after all, you can't become a fat person by eating in one bite, and you have to respect the objective laws.

In addition to Pokémon games, among the game projects under research, the one that is most likely to spark next year's topic should be "Princess Mononoke".

Princess Mononoke itself has a Ghibli to support the field, and Miyazaki's comeback is actually very topical.

What's more, Pokeni's "Princess Mononoke" game of the same name also has its own characteristics.

Not only is it a 3D game, but it also has an animated style, and it's also an action game.

Whether it is in terms of plot, packaging, performance, gameplay, and artistry, Qing Zhiyuan has great hopes for "Princess Mononoke".

……

Then there is "The Witcher 2", since Shinji Mikami mainly focused on the production of "Princess Mononoke", so now the main producer of "The Witcher 2" is the unlucky kid Hidetaka Miyazaki.

The script is still a void.

Until now, Qing Zhiyuan has not been able to see the prototype of The Witcher 2, and he is actually a little worried.

Think about it, a black-bellied altar jumper, a terrible old thief who makes the Blood Source and Black Soul series, and a dark warrior of love, what kind of sparks can these two people produce together and what kind of works can they make?

It's really hard to say.

Even Qing Zhiyuan felt terrible just thinking about it.

Shinji Mikami's report to the president said that he would give Hidetaka Miyazaki as much time as possible, so that he would not interfere with Miyazaki and Gen Xubuchi's creation.

Otherwise, if the president personally intervenes, the pressure on Miyazaki will be too great, and it may limit their play.

So far, Qing Zhiyuan has trusted Shinji Mikami very much and handed it over to him to supervise, and I don't know exactly how far "The Witcher 2" has done.

Mikami, as a senior, actually takes care of the juniors.

The idea is good, but I always feel that I am opening the blind box, or that this group of people is performing some evil ritual without a boss.

As soon as Qing Zhiyuan thought of this, he couldn't help but feel numb on his scalp.

Forget it, let's wait for the development prototype of the witcher to come out.

……

As for Ma Zhizhun here, Qing Zhiyuan actually has no manpower, mainly because there is no producer to make "Future Girlfriend" for him.

I can only let Mika Ishino pull up the hemp branch first, and develop "Marriage Proposal" together

Wait for the completion of this game, and then proceed to the development of "Future Girlfriend".

After combing, Qing Zhiyuan relaxed a little.

In short, the company is not bad at games.

Not bad for money either.

The situation is very good.

……

By the way, at this time, Qing Zhiyuan suddenly remembered.

It's like he has a child overseas—

Pokeni rice country.

……

December 10, 1995.

America.

Washington.

Seattle.

Pokeni 米国 Technology Co., Ltd.

In other words, the original CONDOR company was now acquired by Neon's pokeni and renamed pokeni rice country.

CEO David Breivik is taking the time to coordinate with his colleagues in the operations department to prepare for the release of Ashes of Forever tomorrow.

Therefore, everyone in the whole company looked serious and nervous, as if they were facing a great enemy.

In fact, this battle was the first battle of Pokeni Mi Country.

It is quite possible to determine the direction of this company in the future.

It is a war that is a matter of life and death, and can only be won and not lost.

This game is also the first game developed independently by Breivik and others.

Although the Breivik and Skaforo brothers are still confident in their game, their palms are still very easy to get wet when the day is about to come.

Even at more than 10 o'clock at night, he was still reluctant to leave the company.

Breivik walked around in place even more restlessly.

The rest of my colleagues are probably the same.

It's also strange to say, obviously the game has been developed, the discs have been burned, and they have been handed over to the game store, and they can't actually do anything here except for anxiety.

However, no one wanted to leave the company at this time.

Originally, there were only about 10 people in Pokeni Rice Country, but now the number has expanded to more than 30 people.

Some of the employees are from the Neon headquarters.

Most of them are programmed apes and are sent in for technical support.

Thanks to the rich development experience and advanced technology brought by these programmers from the mature team of Pokeni, they helped Breivik fix many bugs in Forever Ashes.

A lot of invisible obstructive bugs have been fixed.

For example, there is a hero's skill that causes the dice to overflow, but there is a certain environment, and it has to be used with a female warrior named Kaka to have a chance to trigger.

However, once triggered, it will cause the game to crash.

Without the support of the Neon team, Breivik would have had no idea what the game would have been like when it was released.

If you don't know it, you will be scolded half to death by the players because of the program.

The game was actually developed at the beginning of this year, around April.

However, after many tests in the middle of the process, some obstructive bugs were found, and some modifications and adjustments were made based on the feedback of the president of Pokeni and players, and it was not officially completed until August of this year.

It is possible to reach the stage of sale.

So starting from September this year, in order to cooperate with the launch of Breivik, Pokeni has found a very experienced operator in the North Rice region to sit here.

At the same time, several HR personnel were hired to help the team with the expansion.

At present, there are about 10 operation personnel.

All in all, Pokeni was very reliable, not only gave enough money for Breivik to develop it, but also didn't interfere with their production of the game.

President Seoh Chi Won did not impose his ideas on them, and completely let them do what they wanted.

Not only that, but it also provides very reliable team support.

From technology, to operations......

The Breivik and Scarford brothers were moved to tears.

What kind of angel investor is this?

Up to now, Breivik and the others deeply felt that the decision to hand over the company to Pokeni and to Qingzhiyuan was very correct.

The time came to 11 p.m.

Breivik ended the conversation with the Scarford brothers.

He stood up, looked around, and saw that none of his colleagues had left.

“ok！ Tomorrow is release day, so keep an eye on it and pay attention to the feedback from players. ”

"Everybody's doing their job."

"Always ready to answer the phone, and if there is any problem, deal with it as soon as possible."

"Today, let's all go back, we don't have much more to do."

"Starting tomorrow, keep up the good work!"

Breivik cheered up, and his colleagues responded with excited fists, "Come on." ”

He and the Skafo brothers didn't have any nostalgia either, and quickly packed up their things and left the company.

Otherwise, as the leader of the company, if you don't leave the company, what will the younger brothers below think.

……

"Eternal Ashes" is a wonder in the market.

Because of the current North Mi market, many game companies are transforming to make new and more impactful games.

For example, EA, which just launched Need for Speed this year, has made players' blood boil with cool real racing simulations.

The same goes for various ball games.

As long as you can make a 3D game, then try to make a 3D game.

As long as it can be made into an action game, it will be made into an action game.

Blizzard is starting to hype up its own real-time strategy game, Warcraft.

Although the barrier to entry for this game is very high, and there are too many units of the class that need to be operated at the same time, in addition to the class, there are also construction, heroes, monster fighting, and harassment...... And so on and so on a series of very high-intensity confrontations.

However, because this game is a [real-time] or a strategy game, it immediately caused a lot of sensation when it was launched.

No matter how high the threshold is, it has accumulated a large number of fans in a short period of time......

And what about "Eternal Ashes"?

It seems to be stuck in the RPG era 5 years ago.

It's still turn-based.

Luckily, Pokeni has the money to beat the ads of the eternal ashes everywhere.

There's definitely some popularity, but players don't seem to be too optimistic about the game.

……

In order to better collect feedback from players, Pokeni specially created a server and website in Seattle, the United States, called [Pokeni-United States].

It's similar to Yahoo China in the previous life.

The website offers a certain amount of entertainment information, as well as corresponding game sections and forums dedicated to collecting reviews from players.

After playing the PV of "Eternal Ashes" on TV and placing advertisements on bus stops and convenience stores, it became a bit of a hit.

The comments on the Internet about "Eternal Ashes" (English name) are slowly increasing.

It's just not particularly positive.

"It's like a board game I used to play with my friends when I was a kid, but after making it into a game, I don't think it can show that endless imagination.

Because the most important thing about DND is variability and randomness, coupled with the imagination of our running group members, it can be an interesting experience.

I think the game is too limited.

I'm not very optimistic about Forever Ashes, and this game will most likely be like its name, turning into a pile of ashes and forgotten by players. ”

"I love Pokeni's games, like Diablo

I played both 1 and 2, and I could even get chills out of my body by the eerie atmosphere that was breathless.

However, the more scared I became, the more I wanted to keep playing.

I also love Pokémon by Pokeni.

It's really super fun to catch pets.

In fact, whether it's a sequel to Diablo or a new Pokémon, I'm more than willing to buy it.

However, Pokeni has launched such a "Forever Ashes"

It's really hard to put into words, just by looking at the advertisements and PV introductions, I can almost guess what this game is playing.

Like the old-fashioned RPGs of 10 years ago.

However, it is already 1995.

I think as players, we need to be more creative and exciting to be more curious.

Instead of taking an old-fashioned, my dad game they play to fool us. ”

"Interestingly, the abbreviation for this game happens to be EA. This means that pokeni wants to challenge EA, right?

I think Diablo 3 is possible.

It should even be up to EA to challenge Diablo 3.

However, "Eternal Ashes" is unlikely.

I can't imagine anything fun about a turn-based, old-fashioned game. ”

"Pokeni invested so much money into a turn-based game as old and smelly as my grandma's dentures, and I watched a lot of commercials alone.

I'm skeptical that they'll ever be able to recoup the cost when the game actually comes out.

Could it all be that this is just the self-congratulation of the Pokeni Ashes development team? ”

……

There was a lot of skepticism outside.

To Breivik, they were transformed into invisible pressure.

So not being nervous is an unlikely thing.

On the day of the release.

"Fack! Fack! Big Scarford even thought that the negative comments on the Internet really couldn't bear it, so he ran to the balcony outside the company and cursed.

I hope that I can vent my emotions in this way.

Otherwise, if you hold it like this, you will really collapse.

It was already snowing like goose feathers outside, and the entire balcony was covered with white snow.

Step on it, one step at a time.

A gust of wind blew, and instead of lowering the anger in Big Scarfor's heart, it made his cheeks even redder.

"Relax."

Mr. Kiyomi Kusano, a software engineer from Neon Headquarters, stood behind him and laughed when he saw him swearing non-stop.

"We've been through this phase too, and I know how you feel."

"However, at that time, the president told us that in fact, you have done your 100% effort, and the rest can only be left to fate."

"We can't do anything, we might as well believe in ourselves."

Big Scarfor was slightly stunned and smiled a little awkwardly.

"Let me tell you this, I believe that President Qing Zhiyuan, at least from the time I have worked with him to the present, in the past five years, the president's vision has not gone wrong.

Since he is so optimistic about you, it means that this game is indeed very powerful.

A great game that won't be buried in heavy snow.

When spring arrives and the sun shines on the earth, it will sparkle brightly. ”

With that, Kusano gave him a wink.

Big Scarfor's heart was touched for a moment, imagining the scene he depicted.

"You're right, Mr. Kusano."

……

On December 13th, the game was officially released.

A lot of people are watching, and a lot of people have forgotten about this game.

There are also some people, loyal turn-based gamers, who want to give it a try.

Pokeni's previous games were good.

What if the game isn't as bad as everyone thinks?

……

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There is no update tonight

Thank you

See you tomorrow

(End of chapter)