Horrible! Actually playing this kind of game!

Chapter 199 103. Subtle times

1994 can be said to be a year full of masterpieces, and it is also the pinnacle of the development of 2D console games.

Glory launched their famous game "Age of Discovery 2".

Age of Discovery 2 is a navigation game that creates a new game type module.

It is based on the intersection of multiple main characters and an open plot experience, and completely restores the grandeur of the medieval age of navigation. The game's business and trading gameplay and adventure gameplay, as well as the combat gameplay of lining up bombardments through a large fleet and wearing a rare magic weapon for hand-to-hand combat, are perfectly unified.

This game, Age of Discovery, will also be talked about by many players in the future, and it laid the foundation for the pinnacle game Age of Discovery 4.

Capcom's "Breath of Fire 2: Son of Duty" has been called the most underrated RPG game in history.

Square also released "Final Fantasy 6" during this year. "Final Fantasy VI" represented the pinnacle of profound script writing and game design creativity. Newcomers to role-playing games have not been able to surpass them to this day. influence and achievements.

SNK also released “The King of Fighters 94”, which represents one of the future development directions of fighting games.

The epic real-time strategy game "Warcraft" appeared on PC, ushering in the RTS era.

But what is different from the historical process is that the "Diablo" series will be missing from Blizzard's future territory, which is also a very huge piece.

Qing Zhiyuan really does not have the manpower to develop PC real-time strategy games, which can be said to be a bit regretful, otherwise Warcraft would be a big IP.

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In short, 1994 was a very delicate time. During this year, 2D games achieved unprecedented development. It can even be said that their development reached its peak and shined brightly.

But at the same time, we can see that some new things are also sprouting.

Not only is Sony's new game console just around the corner, waiting for its release in the second half of the year to become a hit, but it is also about to bring about 3D changes in console games.

At the same time, the performance of PC game consoles is also gradually improving. CPU, graphics card, sound card... have all made great progress, and new platform games developed on this basis are gradually coming to the fore.

Whenever something develops to its extreme, it is very likely that other new kings are already sprouting. 1994 was such a subtle turning point.

Today's 2D games are huge, and side-scrolling games have been iterated for many generations.

There are family-friendly "Super Mario" and Kirby series, as well as Sega's Parkour Sonic, horizontal combat shooting games like Mega Man, and "Ninja Gaiden" with difficult horizontal movements. game……

Just when everyone thought that it was difficult to play new tricks in 2D side-scrolling games, pokeni's new game "Upside Down Patma" couldn't help but make people's eyes shine.

Just some of the game content displayed in the PV has already whetted the appetite of players.

"Nene, have you seen the PV of pokeni's new game?"

"After watching it, it feels like watching a cartoon, and the images of the male and female protagonists are so funny. They actually hug each other in the game."

"The painting style is exquisite as always, worthy of pokeni."

"Well, the PV of this game looks really different, compared with other games. It has a strong pokeni color, and you can tell that it is a work of P Agency just by taking a look at it."

"Hahaha, I've seen games running on the ground, but I've never seen games running in the sky. What happened to pokeni this time? Why did it suddenly think of developing such a side-scrolling game? It's not pokeni's strong point at all, okay?"

"Yes, watching the PV is quite interesting, but I don't know what it will be like in actual experience."

"The playability of Shinji Mikami's works is at least guaranteed, right?"

"Well...it's hard to say specifically, mainly because pokeni has never made a game of this type before. Shinji Mikami's real-time game is quite good. The 2D horizontal version should still have some similarities with the previous top-down perspective combat. Is it different?"

"Yeah, but in terms of difficulty, the two-dimensional real-time combat from the top-down perspective is probably more difficult."

"No matter what, the idea of ​​gravity reversal alone is worth experiencing once, right?"

"Hmm, I want to get one too."

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Tokyo.

pokeni co., ltd.

It rained heavily in May and the sky outside was gloomy, but Qing Zhiyuan was in a very happy mood.

It's raining heavily.

What a good sign.

This is the Dragon King...

Ah no, it's a fortune that comes from heaven. The so-called water is money.

"Upside Down Patma" is about to be released, which is a sign of its success.

Qing Zhiyuan's thinking is different from other people's. He can always think of the bright side of things. If it were other people's mood, they would probably feel a little lower when they see such weather.

In the morning, the members were sitting at their workstations, busy with the things at hand.

Even though the release date is approaching, the members of the "Upside Down Patma" project team are still not idle.

"How's it going? The game will be released soon. Are you guys happy?"

The art and programming students raised their heads and stared at the two big dark circles under their eyes. They looked like zombies, staring at Qing Zhiyuan with deathly eyes.

President, let’s see if we can be happy. We’ve been working so hard these past few months, especially with this guy Wada adding a lot of demands, which has made everyone miserable.

However, the main culprit is Qing Zhiyuan.

Therefore, everyone looked at Qing Zhiyuan with a hint of resentment in their eyes.

"Happy~" everyone responded perfunctorily.

Good guy, Qing Zhiyuan’s heart skipped a beat for no reason.

Just be happy if you are happy, why do you make it look like a ghost movie?

Looking back, I found Shinji Mikami and Gen Urobuchi discussing something happily.

Qing Zhiyuan walked over silently, listened, and found that the two people were actually chatting about the recent blind date.

"Ahem." Qing Zhiyuan coughed twice.

The two people turned around and saw that it was the president. They quickly bowed slightly and said, "President."

"Well, the game is about to be released. You must be very nervous, right?"

"Well, I'm still a little nervous." Shinji Mikami responded, thinking carefully, "But, compared to the previous "The Witcher", it seems not that nervous."

"No, Mikami was the new producer during "The Witcher", so you must have been under a lot of pressure." Gen Urobuchi said with a smile, "But, I found that this kind of thing is like this. Once you experience it more, After a few times, I got used to it, and I no longer had the feeling of being frightened and having trouble sleeping at night.”

Xu Yuanxuan's eyes narrowed slightly, as if he still missed the days when he was a newcomer.

"That's right. I've seen many big storms, but that's just the way it is." Shinji Mikami nodded.

Qing Zhiyuan was slightly startled.

Good guys, these two people are pretending to be here.

You haven't considered the feelings of the brothers outside at all.

"Well, it's good to have confidence, but don't get too carried away." Qing Zhiyuan reminded, "The results haven't come out yet."

"Yes! President."

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This means that with a successful game in hand, there is no need to panic at all, but instead a group of newcomers panic.

Jun Asae, who is currently involved in the production of CL and LL, is being trained by Mr. Hayao Miyazaki every day. Sometimes he always wants to find a bed to curl up in and truly become a bed man.

After seeing the two game masters Lao Xu and Mikami looking calm and composed, Ma Zhi couldn't help but feel envious.

I don’t know when I will have such confidence.

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After a period of fermentation, the popularity of "Upside Down Patma" has gradually increased.

However, it seems that everyone is looking forward to the return of Furuhara Chunqiu. On the contrary, the popularity of this game is not as high as the previous "Belt Man".

And because it is P Club's first side-scrolling game, everyone is more curious than expecting. They wonder if pokeni can handle such a game.

According to the perception of many players, it is a good thing that P Club has ideas, and Mikami is also a good producer, but it is difficult to say what the specific situation is.

After all, P Club overturned the car on an unfamiliar track.

Until now, many prestigious colleges have been cited as the dark history of Qing Zhiyuan's life.

However, although some people question the game experience, they have never questioned the quality or graphics of the game. Even if the current "Upside Down Patma" does not know the specific experience, the posters and PV are very eye-catching as soon as they come out.

Time passed by day by day, and in a blink of an eye, May 28, 1994 came.

On this day, "Upside Down Patma" was released on time.

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After work in the evening, Furukawa Hirose was walking home. He glanced in the direction of a familiar game store and found that there was actually a queue.

I raised my watch and took a look. It was already past 6 o'clock.

I didn’t expect that the business of the game store would be so booming at this time.

But when he thought about it carefully, he suddenly realized——

Oh, yes, today is the day when pokeni’s new game is released.

It has been more than half a year since I heard any news from pokeni, and the last work released was "Belt Man".

To be honest, once I think of the words "Bedding Man", Furukawa Haosawa's mind automatically conjures up the image of the Bedding Man wearing a quilt and holding a hedgehog woman covered in white spikes.

"Ah~ time flies so fast."

Looking back now, it feels like I played this game just yesterday.

However, compared to "Upside Down Patma", Furukawa Hirosawa is more looking forward to the galgame game that P will release in the future.

Especially with the blessing of Hayao Miyazaki, it is even more exciting.

But...

As a loyal player of P Club, Furukawa Haoze decided to take a look.

Maybe this "Upside Down Patma" will be more interesting than imagined?

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Before entering the store, Furukawa Hirose stopped and his eyes were involuntarily attracted to the large poster posted on the glass window.

It's the game poster for "Upside Down Patma".

First reaction: So beautiful.

The sea of ​​clouds and the horizon above are intertwined, giving people the illusion of floating.

Wait, is this poster upside down?

But upon closer inspection, I realized that was not the case.

P Club deliberately designed this to highlight their anti-gravity highlights.

Furukawa Hao Ze couldn't comment on the game itself, but he had a strong premonition just by seeing the picture——

If this game were made into an animation, it would definitely have a strong story.

Even after just one glance, Furukawa Haoze could not help but make up many scenes and plots in his mind.

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"welcome."

Furukawa Haoze opened the door and walked in. The store manager looked up and greeted him warmly.

"The Upside Down Patma is on the shelf over there."

Seemingly seeing through him, the store manager had a smile on his face.

"Thank you."

Furukawa Haoze reached over, found the corresponding game box from the shelf, took it off, held it in the palm of his hand and wiped it.

On the exquisite cover, the male and female protagonists are divided up and down, as if they are in two different worlds.

The cover says [Inverted Patma]

Furukawa Haoze tried to turn the box over and found the following line of small words:

[The truth of the world is up to you to reveal. 】

This line of text is upside down from the cover title.

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