Horrible! Actually playing this kind of game!

Chapter 186 90. I dare not accept it

December 13, 1993.

There is still more than a week left before the Chinese New Year holiday.

Qing Zhiyuan received a call from Famiton.

"Hello, this is Famitsu. I am editor Nagahamura Koichi. Is this President Qing Zhiyuan?"

"Yes, I am. What can I do for you?"

"Well, we want to conduct a round of game selection in the year-end Famitsu annual magazine, called the [Famitsu Game Awards]. The best games in the award will be selected based on different awards, such as the best plot. Award, Best Picture Award...etc., I hope to invite your company to participate."

The most famous column of "Famitsu" is undoubtedly the "Cross Review" where four editors serve as reviewers to rate new games. Each reviewer needs to give a score from 1 to 10 from four dimensions: picture, music, plot, and gameplay. The four scores are then added together to get the work score, with a maximum score of 40 points.

Games with a score of 35 or above are called platinum palaces, games with scores of 32-34 are called gold palaces, and games with scores of 30-31 are called silver palaces.

However, this scoring system was abruptly destroyed by pokeni.

P Club uses facts to tell players that works with weak gameplay may have outrageous plots, but they can still become kings.

And now, Famiton has been forcefully forced to come out with the [Famiton Game Awards] by pokeni.

According to the time course of its previous life, the Famitsu Grand Awards is a video game award founded by Famitsu in 2005. It is selected based on factors such as reader votes, sales, and topicality.

Now it is equivalent to 12 years ahead of schedule.

The scalability of this setting is obviously much stronger. The awards currently set by Famiton include:

【Best Game of the Year】

[MVC (Most Valuable Creator/Team)]

【Best Script Award】

[Best Game Graphics Award]

[Best Game Soundtrack Award]

【Best Game Character】

...basically some very basic and high-value awards, but in the future, with the development of time and the continuous changes in the industry, it can be expanded to something similar to [Best RPG Award] [Best Shooting Game Award] [Best Action] Game Award] [Player’s Favorite Award] and so on.

It is much more scientific than the 4-dimensional scoring mechanism, and if it is reviewed once a year, it is also very topical.

"Huh?" Qing Zhiyuan was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't quite understand.

It's not that I don't understand what these awards are for, but I don't quite understand why I should call myself.

"It's like this. The galgame "Belt Boy" released by your company this year has been well received by players. It is very likely to win an award, so we would like to invite pokeni to use "Belt Boy" to participate in Famitsu's year-end game awards. Selection." Hamura explained there.

"If you are interested, I hope to visit you and explain the selection mechanism in detail to the president in person."

"Um...well," Qing Zhiyuan asked after hesitation, "then after winning the prize, will there be any bonus?"

This kind of media awards is just a gimmick, it's about doing whatever you want and playing with fate.

If you really want to do it, according to Qing Zhiyuan's idea, you have to give some bonus.

If you want to be authoritative, there is no point in using nothing without paying for it.

But there was a long silence on the other side of the phone.

"Well, it's like this." Koichi Hamura explained on the other end of the phone, "This award will open voting between January and February every year, targeting games released within the previous year. Voting is all open to the public. , after it ends, it will be broadcast live through TV stations in March, and the game winners of various awards will be promoted on TV.

Winning awards will definitely bring higher value and benefits to the game itself. "

Eh?

After talking for a long time, it turns out there is no bonus?

What can you do to me if you don’t have money?

I wanted to say no, but I swallowed the words as they reached my lips.

Qing Zhiyuan wanted to help Guo Letong compete with Famitsu, but if he thought about it carefully, Famitsu was owned by Kadokawa Bookstore, so he couldn't afford to offend him.

"I understand, then let's use "Belt Man" to run for election."

"alright, thank you very much!"

As soon as Hamura Hiro hung up the phone, his whole back was wet.

"Terrible. Why do you feel like you are facing a powerful enemy?"

…

As the new year approaches, Qing Zhiyuan becomes busy.

After he figured it out, he decided to handle the game "CLANNAD" himself, so he was busy writing scripts during this time.

I often write in the dead of night, and even when I feel better, I can type like crazy.

Every time after get off work, when passing by the president's office, program director Akanishi Ken couldn't help but sigh:

"It's scary. The president is trying to force us to death."

"That's right." Art director Taiji Sakata agreed, "If the president doesn't get off work, who dares to take the lead?"

"Forget it, leave him alone."

As he spoke, Akanishi Ken left the company with his briefcase.

Sometimes he was too involved, and Qing Zhiyuan sat in front of the computer and burst into tears. The next moment he thought about the crying reactions of players after the game was released, he became happy again.

When the little HR saw the president like this, he muttered in his heart——

Is this person going crazy?

…

A week later, it's done.

After Qing Zhiyuan printed out the first version of CL's script, he finally felt relieved.

Just as he was about to go find Ma Zhizhun, this guy came to him.

He knocked on the door of the president's office, "Um...president, I have rewritten a script, please give me your advice."

Qing Zhiyuan was stunned for a moment, then called him in, "Just in time, I also have a script for you to read."

The two people exchanged scripts with each other, and each other's eyes lit up.

Here, Ma Zhizhun is holding the script printed by Qing Zhiyuan, with the English letters "CLANNAD" written on it.

I know each letter, but I don’t know what they mean when put together.

Turning to the first page, fortunately there is an explanation on it:

[CLANNAD is the abbreviation of Celtic CLANN As Dango.

CLANNAD - Family, family, family, affection.

Of course, it can also be understood as a family in a broader sense, that is, the entire town where the characters live. 】

So awesome.

Jun Maeda thought to himself that the president is really knowledgeable and even knows Celtic.

And this work is worth looking forward to at first glance.

…

Qing Zhiyuan raised his eyebrows and said, "I know this ghost. I only know it through you."

But he quickly focused his attention on the script in his hand:

"LIFE-LINE"

lifeline?

Lifeline?

In my previous life, there was a text adventure game called Lifeline, which was specially designed by Apple to promote its smartphones and watches.

But it's obvious that the script written by Maya Jun is not the same thing as that one.

【Quack...】

[Noisy sounds. 】

[I wonder whose prank this is. But the moment he opened the door, he was stunned——

At the door of my room is a tiny baby. 】

Eh?

Did the male protagonist have a little daughter from the beginning?

Good guy, I asked you to write about family love, do you really write it?

You just graduated from high school and have never been in a relationship. Do you know how to raise children?

But complaints are complaints. Qing Zhiyuan read the beginning and was quickly attracted to it.

Ma Zhi is indeed a tearjerker. His writing style and skills are absolutely unparalleled. It is super delicate and fascinating. Reading it is like a trickle of water that nourishes the soul.

Moreover, the characterization is quite good. Each character has his own unique background information. Taken individually, it is also a good plot line. Together, they blend with each other and form a new living thing...

It is warm and warm every day, and will poke your heart from time to time.

Quite CL-like.

It's shocking.

…

Looking at it, Qing Zhiyuan couldn't help but feel a sore nose, and tears fell down in frustration.

Looking up again, I found that Jun Maeda sitting opposite had the same expression.

In order to cover up his [macho tears], Maeda quickly turned his head away and wiped the corners of his eyes with a tissue.

"Um...there's something stuck in my eye."

"Me too……"

Qing Zhiyuan grabbed a tissue and blew his nose hard, but he still couldn't restrain the urge to cry.

Two grown men were sitting in the office looking at each other with tears in their eyes.

There is no one else.

Little HR Akane Ayase was about to bring drinks in. When she saw this scene as soon as she opened the door, she was stunned for half a second, and then stepped back.

"It's scary...it turns out that only the president is abnormal, and now human-to-human transmission has already occurred."

…

After reading it, he closed the document and Qing Zhiyuan fell into the sadness just now and couldn't extricate himself.

The two people sat facing each other, silent in the world constructed by each other.

very good.

Qing Zhiyuan wiped the corners of his eyes with a tissue.

This is the Ma Zhizhun in my mind.

As expected, the pressure must be relieved from him in order to write a good script.

Thinking about it carefully, Qing Zhiyuan felt that the name LIFE-LINE was really good, and all the contents were related at once. It's more than just a lifeline.

There is also the meaning of continuation, inheritance, and bond in it.

This is life and life.

Even, a strange feeling emerged in his brain——

LIFE-LINE can definitely be made into a sister game with CL.

Qing Zhiyuan exchanged his ideas with Ma Zhizhun, and the other party agreed very much.

"President, you are so amazing that you can write a script with such a strong CL. I am completely touched." There was a hint of choking in Maeda Jun's voice.

"So, from now on, although the two games are different from each other, they are emotionally similar. When the time comes, CL will be released first, and then LL, then players may be able to find the missing points in the two games. The sad part.

This can be regarded as a unique supplement. "

"Yeah." Maeda Jun agreed very much.

"So, what should be used as the core hub to connect these games?" Qing Zhiyuan thought.

There was a very hazy image in his mind.

Key's tear-jerking trilogy actually has no connection or continuity with each other, which limits their brand value to some extent.

Final Fantasy is much smarter. Although the plots of each generation have nothing to do with each other, they are independent games with complete plots. Even the world view is different, let alone the relationship between those characters.

But they share the same name.

Chocobos, cactus, and moogle are also universal.

"If we have some connection to connect several of pokeni's galgames, then we will definitely get a stronger chemical reaction."

"Ah~" At this moment, Maeda Junichi slapped his thigh and remembered an insignificant detail, "Didn't it be mentioned in "The Man with the Reversal Degree" that there is something called [Mermaid Tears]? Obtaining the Mermaid Tears Tears can fulfill a person's wish, but they can also bring about an unforgettable love."

"Huh?" Qing Zhiyuan's eyes lit up, "Maeda-san, your idea is very good. And I think that even if we don't use the [Mermaid Tears] setting, let each other's characters make cameos as passers-by in other games. , actually quite good.”

It is equivalent to an easter egg, and the character's cameo is equivalent to connecting the world.

Fortunately, these games are all set in modern cities, so it all makes sense.

"Yeah, this is good."

Jun Maeda was extremely excited, "The quilt boy and the hedgehog girl can make cameos in CL, and the Tomoya family in CL can also appear in life-line. There is no so-called sequence in time, and players can interpret different things from this game. Same thing.”

"Yes. Players can understand that Quilt and Hedgehog are indeed together, or they can understand that they met Tomoya by chance in a short period of time before..."

This kind of cameo method will be used a lot in future Marvel movies. Some are pure easter eggs, and some are gimmicks used to guide the next movie. In short, as long as players like it, they will notice it, and it can also Generate buzz and trigger topics.

The two discussed it for more than an hour and basically finalized the main line.

The new script on Ma Zhijun's side is not a big problem, but some details must be paid attention to. This young man obviously has no experience in giving birth and raising children, and it is necessary for him to study and experience it seriously.

Nothing else.

…

The script was basically finalized, and without further ado, Qing Zhiyuan called Ishino Mika into the office the next day.

"Woooooooo..."

After reading CL's script, Ishino Mika burst into tears.

Why do you want to show me this during the Chinese New Year?

What did I do wrong?

"That's too cruel, President."

if not?

Qing Zhiyuan raised his eyebrows.

CL is the king of tear-jerking games.

"So...?" Ishino Mika asked with tears in her eyes as she sobbed.

"Isn't "Belt Man" already completed? It's time to develop a new game." Qing Zhiyuan said, "Don't worry, we will set up a project after the year. You will still be the producer."

"ah?"

Ishino Mika was stunned for a moment.

Qing Zhiyuan said, "Since there is already a "Belt Man", why not take advantage of the situation and give it another try, and bring out the name of the tear-jerking queen Ishino Mika."

"Well..." Ishino Mika looked at Qing Zhiyuan with a sad face, and then looked down at the script in front of her, "I don't dare to take it... I'm afraid of being sent a razor blade."

Qing Zhiyuan's brows furrowed severely.

"catch!"

"Must take it!"

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