Horrible! Actually playing this kind of game!

Chapter 117 21. Is Gu Yuan Chunqiu a god?

Shortly after the game "Reverse Degree" was released, many girls began to try this game because of previous reports from Goletong on its game as "very suitable for girls".

After experiencing it, the girls gave very high evaluations.

"I originally didn't have any hope for this type of game, but now I've fallen into the trap. I didn't expect that galgame games can be so delicate. The reverse flow of time shown in the female protagonist's perspective, and all the changes around her, are very different from the male protagonist. The love between... is really touching.

The final ending, where the two couldn't be together due to time constraints, was really heartbreaking.

However, at the same time, I am also very lucky that in this era and in such a country, there are such conscientious manufacturers who can make games from a girl's perspective.

Although I have heard that pokeni is known for its heart-breaking and tear-jerking qualities, I didn't really understand this until I played "Reverse Degree".

A work that can really make players shed tears must be a game that has spent a lot of effort on the part of the developers.

Only if you can at least move yourself can you move the players.

The pokeni is really good. "

"As a girl, I have always been very resistant to games like galgames, because basically before P Club's games came out, the vast majority, or even 100%, of galgames on the market were male-oriented. Games made for the subject.

In it, the dignity of girls is trampled on, and the girls turn against the boys...

Such plots abound.

But pokeni is different. In the game "Reverse Degree", what I can feel is the respect the development team has for girls.

I have experienced both perspectives of the male and female protagonists, and I did not find any unfairness. Whether it is the male protagonist's perspective or the female protagonist's perspective, it can be said that both are quite well-made.

Let us truly feel a person's complete life from it, and be able to sigh and shed tears for it.

To do this is quite remarkable. "

"I was skeptical at first about galgames that girls can play. After all, there is no game in the world that can really do this.

But "The Man with Reverse Degrees" really subverted my three views, in a positive sense.

You can experience the beauty of love from the game, and at the same time, you can sigh and cry when you lose something again, and you can also feel sad and heartache when you gain it again.

A work of flesh and blood, this is my evaluation of "The Man of Reverse Degree".

Thanks pokeni for producing such a beautiful and touching work, thanks Furuhara Chunqiu, and thanks Urobuchi Gen. "

""The Man of Reverse Degree" can be regarded as my entry into the galgame. I was really moved by the work. Reading those beautiful words is really a brand new experience.

Gained happiness and also gained sadness.

A reverse life is also life.

Fortunately, in such a lonely time countercurrent, the hero and heroine met each other.

I can feel the sincere emotions from it and appreciate the good intentions of the development team.

Both from the imagination and the plot, it is very satisfying.

However, I still have to say——

go to hell!

Gu Yuan Chunqiu! "

"Reverse Degree" is the only gal game that can be praised by most girls.

And it took this opportunity to expand the female market. After its popularity exploded, the game "Reverse Degree" attracted a large number of female fans.

Of course, the price it brings is——

Now not only male players want to scold Gu Yuan Chunqiu, but girls also want to scold Gu Yuan Chunqiu.

There are more people sending blades.

No one can make two groups of players feel resentful at the same time.

However, Qing Zhiyuan was unusually calm.

What does what Gu Yuan Chunqiu did have to do with me, Qing Zhiyuan?

Xuan Xuanyuan is also very calm. Anyway, Gu Yuan Chunqiu is carrying him in front, not to mention——

What does what Xu Yuanxuan does have to do with me and Tian?

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"Reverse Degree Man" has achieved extremely popular results since its release.

Sales exceeded 100,000 copies in the first week. If this momentum continues, it is very likely to reach 500,000 copies within this year.

It can be said that pokeni Co., Ltd.'s galgame has created a new era, and the company is still making breakthroughs on this basis.

In the previous life, the 1990s was originally the blowout period of galgame.

pokeni is in line with the trend of the times.

Prior to this, most galgames were simple and crude games that did not require thinking at all, and they were even criticized by the news for being too simple and crude, resulting in continuous losses in the industry.

The emergence of pokeni has made people re-examine the category of galgame. They feel that if the game can bring players a feeling of love and express pure and beautiful love, then it is also quite good.

Any game is valuable as long as it has the correct three views and can guide players to feel happiness.

By now, not only did people in the world understand this truth, but Qing Zhiyuan also readily accepted it.

galgame is not a heinous thing, the key lies in how you build and apply it.

"Ah... Furuhara Chunqiu, is he a god? Are you able to do haircuts so artistically?" In the Elf Club, the president Hiruda Masato couldn't help but exclaimed in admiration after experiencing the game "Reverse Degree Man" .

From the 1990s to about 2000, galgame was in a period of rapid development, even a golden period. Many games that were later talked about by players were born during this time period.

The beginning of the previous life was Elf Club's "Classmate", and the beginning of this life is P Club's "Onmyoji"

"Reverse Degree Man" is already considered a masterpiece in the field of galgame.

It's enough to define a new galgame game genre.

There are two kinds of people in the world, one is men and the other is women.

The market for men is huge, but the market for women is even bigger. Being able to attract girls to play the game is surprising enough in itself, and it is even more of a miracle that it has been universally praised by female players.

Maybe in the future, p society will become a game making mecca for girls.

Thinking of this, Zhidian Changren became even more impressed.

What impressed him even more was pokeni's vision and creativity that transcended the limitations of the times.

"It turns out that Gu Yuan Chunqiu has reached the state where no sword is better than having a sword."

According to the previous dismantling of P Club's games by Elf Club, I feel that there are several key elements -

Love, death, creativity.

This is very similar to the concept of the future science fiction drama "Love", "Death" and "Robot".

Love represents human emotion, a beautiful thing.

Death is a symbol of destruction, destruction, and violence.

Robots represent fantasy, the future, and human creativity.

In this era, it is not easy for Hirutian Changren to understand these from the works of P Company.

But now, he found that he didn't understand enough.

In "The Man with Reversed Degrees", the male and female protagonists are both living well and having a wonderful life with each other. If time had not reversed, they might never be able to be together.

It's like two parallel lines that will never intersect.

However, after removing the concept of "death", the work becomes more vivid and moving.

When he thought of this, Zhidian Changren felt that he was still a student and there were so many things he needed to learn from Teacher Gu Yuan Chunqiu.

Moreover, this script writer named Urobuchi Gen has grown to such an extent after joining P Club, which is really scary.

"When can we make such a high-level galgame?"

…

On Rentendo's side, as the future successor, the mainstay Shigeru Miyamoto was shocked after seeing the reports about "The Man with the Reversal Degree" and secretly experiencing it himself.

Because before that, under the influence of the president Hiroshi Yamauchi, the concept he accepted was to make games that can bring happiness to children.

Games for all ages.

But I never thought that a game like "Reverse Degree" that looks older but can explain the depth of emotions so well can be so touching.

"Does the design concept need to be updated?"

What can make players feel good is not necessarily joy, but also sadness?

…

Although Pokeni is still a younger brother in the entire gaming field and is not even ranked high, he is simply a god-like existence in the galgame field.

Now it has been elevated to new heights.

Gu Yuan Chunqiu also ascended to the altar of galgame.

Countless galgame game manufacturers regard P Company's game works as classics, which are classic works that must be studied in game development.

…

At the same time, Famiton was criticized by players for only giving "Reverse Degree Man" an ultra-low score of 22 points.

"Is there something wrong with Famiton? For such a good game, such a touching game, all of you editors have no empathy, right? You can only give a rubbish score of 22 points. It's not fair at all. !”

"Although it is my first time to play galgame, I have to say that "Reverse Degree Man" exceeded my expectations by a lot. Can such a touching work make people moved? Shouldn't it become a classic and be selected into the Platinum Hall? ?

Even if that's not the case, with an ultra-low score of only 22 points, it can't be justified, right? "

"What do the people at Famiton think, that they can only give a score of 22 points?"

"I'm not convinced. I need to see changes in Famiton. I can't let such a good work as "The Man of Reverse Degree" be wronged because of some old score evaluation mechanism."

"You're actually telling me that a game that can sell over 100,000 units in a week is only worth 22 points?"

…

The pressure on Famiton is also extremely high.

The editors felt extremely aggrieved.

In terms of storytelling and touchingness, "The Man of Reverse Degree" is undoubtedly a very great work. It is an injustice for it to be selected into the Platinum Hall. After all, it can be widely recognized by players and earn so much money. tears.

In the game, the narrative techniques and story settings used by the reversers are unprecedented, and the graphics are also impeccable.

But among the ratings, the most important one——

Gameplay.

In this respect, "The Man Who Reversed Degree" fails.

At least editors cannot unconscionably give high scores for gameplay. A game that can only be expressed through pictures and texts and allows players to play through dialogue choices cannot be recognized in terms of gameplay anyway.

Creativity will inevitably be compromised.

After all, before this, pokeni's "Mermaid Heart" had already created this category of electronic visual novels.

Then when it comes to "Reverse Degree Man", some points will inevitably be deducted.

No matter how you calculate it, you can only give it 22 points.

But this is already a perfect score in terms of plot, picture and quality.

The editors expressed helplessness, even innocence.

"Editor, can you find a way to talk to the president of Pokeni and ask them to improve the gameplay of galgame in the future, or——

Just use such a good script to make other types of games.

Even if it's a turn-based game, wouldn't it be great like Onmyoji before?

Otherwise, if it were always electronic novels, we wouldn’t be able to handle the grading.

It always gives people a kind of——

Famitsu's editors are not qualified and don't understand the essence of the game at all. Although the sales volume is so high, they still give the illusion of low scores.

In the long run, it will not be good for Famiton's reputation, right? "

The sales volume is very high, but the ratings are very low. This is also a strange thing in the gaming circle. Even the editors who rated Famiton can't stand it.

"Yes, originally Famiton's purpose was to speak for the players and measure the quality of the game from the player's perspective, but now pokeni's games are too weird.

As for its strengths, it can be described as reaching the pinnacle, and it would not be an exaggeration to put it on the altar.

The shortcomings are really shocking, and even make people doubt whether this can be called a game.

Something like this, to be honest, is killing us for us to judge. "

"Yes, yes, P's approach is tantamount to putting us on the fire. Aren't our ratings unfair? But then again, can fair ratings really win people's hearts?"

Before this, Famiton's editors had never encountered such a problem, or even thought about it.

A game can be highly praised by players and can also achieve huge commercial success. However, such a game has fatal shortcomings. Does it really exist?

Pokeni is still very good at developing such a game, which also gave the editors of Famitsu a big problem.

Editor-in-Chief Hamamura Hiroshi frowned twice.

Practices like pookeni are simply unheard of.

The feedback from the editors is also very real. It can be regarded as being hit hard by P Agency. Who would have thought that in the development of the times, P Agency, a traitor, would appear and produce works with such strange and clear advantages and disadvantages.

This is equivalent to the emergence of a 3-pointer in the NBA who can score more than 50 points in a game, but is a 0-point monster on the defensive end.

Is such a monster valuable?

So far, Hamura Koichi cannot judge, but judging from the reaction of players and the market——

There is always one to die between Famitsu's scoring standards and P Agency.

In other words, someone has to make changes and compromises.

"Well...I understand, I will consider reacting to the president." Hamura Koichi said seriously.

…

So Qing Zhiyuan was quickly invited to have a meal by the president of Famiton.

During the dinner, the other party persuaded him earnestly, hoping that Qing Zhiyuan could consider making more games with gameplay. It is rare to have such a powerful script. It would be a pity if it was just for watching.

Qing Zhiyuan said, "We will consider it."

After returning to pokeni, Qing Zhiyuan called Xuan Urobuchi into the president's office.

He earnestly persuaded, "Wada-san, in the future, when making games, can we consider more gameplay issues in terms of scripts? Think about it, if the game is only used for reading and appreciation, it always feels like there is no sense of immersion. Something is missing.

Why don't we make a game that's great both in terms of scripting and gameplay?

If this continues, if it remains a visual novel, players will one day get tired of it, right? "

"Or is it that you don't have the ability to write beautiful scripts in a highly game-oriented environment?"

Xu Yuanxuan was so stimulated that he was a little jealous.

What Qing Zhiyuan said is not unreasonable.

To put it bluntly, visual novels are actually equivalent to sacrificing other things specifically to embody the script.

"A game that serves scripts entirely, and a game that serves scripts, are two different things." Qing Zhiyuan said sternly.

Xu Yuanxuan clenched his fists, tightening them again and again.

"Yes. I think what the president said makes sense. I will pay attention to it in the future."

"Okay." Qing Zhiyuan nodded, hoping that this guy would not be stimulated to the point of losing his fighting spirit.

But the next second, Xuan Xuanyuan started laughing playfully.

"President, you have nothing to worry about. Mikami-san and I have already started working on the proposal for the next game."

Damn it.

"Please don't lead Mikami-san into trouble, okay?"

"Diablo 2 still needs him." Qing Zhiyuan said.

Xu Yuanxuan took half a step back and looked at Qing Zhiyuan in disbelief, feeling ten thousand points of damage to his heart.

"President, are you going too far by saying this?"

"Well, does the project need to be good?" Qing Zhiyuan explained, "Different projects require different levels of planning. Where does Mikami-san have time to make new games?"

"Anyway, Mikami and I were drinking before and once we talked about a particularly interesting topic, and then we thought, could this be a game?" Gen Urobuchi said with a smile, "So the prototype of this game was born. , we will let you have a look in a few days.

It must be a good game. "

Qing Zhiyuan frowned twice.

Does this guy sometimes act recklessly because I dote on him too much?

After finally cultivating Mikami, I was still hoping that he could succeed me as the producer of Diablo 2 and become the supervisor of a certain department in the future. But now he was bewitched by Gen Urobuchi?

But, to be honest, Qing Zhiyuan is quite looking forward to what the new work he and Shinji Mikami will create together will look like.

But even if this is the case, where will we get the manpower?

"Okay, but let's make an agreement first. If your proposal fails to get my approval, you will obey my arrangements." Qing Zhiyuan said.

"Yeah, definitely." Xu Yuanxuan smiled happily and nodded.

He looked confident.

After Xu Yuanxuan left the president's office.

"Oh~ Wada-san really admires you, president." Ayase Akane sighed from the side.

"Please don't say such strange things, okay?!" Qing Zhiyuan frowned fiercely.

"It's the admiration of a master and a disciple, master and disciple!"

"Then make it clear, Baga!"

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