Tokyo Gentleman Story

The development expenditure is as high as 7 billion yen, setting the Guinness World Record's ultimate masterpiece Shenmue.

If converted into U.S. dollars, there are probably fifty to six million U.S. dollars this year, which is much more valuable than twenty years later.

As a gamer, Ichiro Kuroshima bought the game Shenmue at the first time.

Instead of going home to play the game, he took the game CD to the staff lounge of Animi. It is equipped with most of the game consoles on the market today, even 3DO game consoles, and the "D Food Zhuo" on it is also It is often used as an analogy.

The cultural atmosphere of Animi is different from that of other Japanese game manufacturers. The atmosphere here is more towards freedom. Everyone has their own unique views on games.

In fact, with the exception of Senxia, ​​most of the employees on Animi are very optimistic about Shenmue.

You know, in this era, GTA is still a 90-degree overhead viewing angle game, Tomb Raider is completely polygonal, and Final Fantasy is also the era of 2D textures and pseudo 3D.

The game engine of "Dark Souls" developed by Animi himself uses a large part of the Shenmue engine's code, and the more Shenmue's engine is referenced, the more these developers admire Shenmue's strength.

With DreamCast's unique light and shadow effects, Shenmue can easily do things that PS2 can't do.

Well, yes, in the eyes of developers like Ichiro Kuroshima, the effect on DC is definitely better than that on PS2.

In many places, DC can write special effects on the bottom layer, such as many light and shadow effects. These effects can only be achieved on this layer, while on PS2, there is no way to achieve it.

Although PS2 has not seen the physical machine, they already have a development machine and development kit. Through this part of the situation, it is easy to find that the image effect that can be achieved on PS2 is actually not as good as DC.

"Dark Souls" was developed for PS2 and PC platforms, but developers including Hidetaka Miyazaki also felt that this work would have the best effect if it was on DC.

But unfortunately, Senxia did not agree to launch the DC version.

The scheduled development time of Dark Souls is around 01. Morinka believes that DC is over at that time, so there is no need for development at all.

"Van Gogh's paintings were only popular after death, and probably so are DC and Shenmue."

Morinya once said this to others.

Of course Ichiro Kuroshima and others are not convinced!

After returning to the Animi club, he saw Huang Lei, Miyazaki Hidetaka, and other colleagues. After seeing Ichiro Kuroshima, the big guy turned his head, and then looked at him fiercely.

"Everyone, I already bought it!"

He raised the DC game board in his hand.

Shenmue.

"Oh oh oh!"

Everyone exclaimed.

"Stop talking nonsense, let's get started!"

Some people are already eager to watch the game.

Ichiro Kuroshima was also unambiguous. Everyone came to the lounge together, but Ichiro Kuroshima turned on the DC game console and put it in it.

After reading the disk, they entered the system.

"Oh……!"

The first thing that appeared in front of everyone was a cutscene.

The street scene of Yokosuka is shown in the picture.

White clouds floating in the sky, pedestrians on the road, and extremely delicate street scenes.

All this gives people the feeling that it is an extremely shocking.

At the beginning of the story, there is a plot of heroes saving beauty. The actor, Ryo Ba Yue, rescues a girl named Harasaki.

"This is the heroine..."

Someone murmured nearby.

This girl named Harasaki is really cute, she looks like a heroine at first glance.

But if Senxia were here, he would definitely complain.

Because Shenmue’s real heroine only appeared in the second part and officially debuted, and we have to wait for the second generation to end...

Of course, everyone did not know at this time, they are still immersed in Shenmue's technology.

When the hero saves the United States, there is a fight, which is really good.

"It's all real-time calculations... awesome!"

Because of the real-time calculation, the transition of the game is very good, and everyone sees it brightly.

"Too great! The technology is impeccable!"

"Yes, and the music is super perfect!"

It's not just the graphics. Someone noticed that the music of this game is also super awesome!

Perfect music! Perfect picture! Perfect performance!

For a while, the word "perfect" was the only thing that appeared in everyone's hearts.

It's amazing.

"I don't know if we can achieve this effect..." someone murmured.

The subsequent game at St. Juliana’s Hospital also used an improved engine, but this was only for technical verification, and everyone was not technically mature, so in terms of current effects, it was impossible to achieve Shenmue’s level. .

"But we have motion capture technology. I think our movements are smoother than Shenmue..."

Some people think that they are not useless.

"But the style of FATE's game is not like that..." Someone muttered again.

After the game at St. Juliana’s Hospital, they will start to develop an interactive movie version of FATE/STAY_NIGHT. This version Moriha decided to work hard and will also use various motion and facial captures. Technology, but that game is a different style of painting after all, not such a realistic feeling.

Of course, they are still discussing what style of painting to use.

"Pay attention to the people here." Someone found a subtle place, "Although the lips are moving, the upper half of the face is ‘dead’."

In the 3D model, being able to move your mouth is really a novel place, because even ten years later, in many games, the characters in the 3D model are "ventriloquist" who can't speak.

But for Animi, this is an exception.

Senxia asked them to have the highest weight on the face, and other parts of the content should be ranked after the face.

Because of this design, the system being developed by Animi places great emphasis on the design of the face.

It can be said that in terms of facial expressions, apart from a certain Blizzard, the most researched is the Animi here.

In other parts, everyone has compromised on the lines of the game and other parts, but the expressions of the characters, on the Animi side, can be said to be the most confident place.

Although Shenmue can also achieve very good expressions, but that part is only used for CG and technical demonstrations. It is included in the information navigation, but the feeling in the actual game is much worse. On the other side, Animi is able to move chess. Of course, some things are sacrificed.

After finding a little bit beyond the "prototype", everyone felt a sense of relief.

The second thing that surprised them was the movie-level sub-mirror in the game.

A game that can reach the movie level on the storyboard, MGS2 should be regarded as the master level, but Shenmue is two years earlier than MGS2...

"But why do a certain eastern countryman wear cheongsam..."

After the appearance of the villain "Landi" who had killed his father, Huang Lei spit out.

Well, this "villain" is a man dressed in a forgiving color...no, it's a green dragon cheongsam, and then a man with Qing Dynasty braids...

Other people's expressions became more subtle.

……Well, everyone has been to a certain eastern country.

But how to put it, the BGM and performance effects of this part are still okay, so everyone forgave Sega's lack of rigor, and let's read the following story first.

The game progresses gradually, and Ichiro Kuroshima is playing the game proficiently. This feeling is particularly comfortable. Shenmue, whether it is the picture or the music, is simply a special enjoyment.

During the game, they also learned that the former "lady" was named Hara Saki Nozomi, who was a classmate of the hero.

And the kind of QTE system in the battle is also very interesting. It is both difficult and dynamic, which is really exciting.

It really is a good game!

"We can also do this kind of sunshine system." Someone suddenly said, "Isn't this the effect that Xia Sen wants?"

"But it is very troublesome to implement on PS2... PC is OK, but there are some performance requirements..."

"So sure enough, it's DC!"

"...Actually, I have always disliked Sega! Because this is Animi, I have to say, I don't like Sega!!!"

"I don't like Sega either. Although I like DC, Sega still can't do it!"

"I don't have much feeling for Sega, but I really like Sony more..."

If you change it to another place, there will be no objection when singing hymns, because neon gold is habitually following the trend, which is a national thing.

But here is Animi.

Party disputes are popular in this place. Although everyone here is impressed by Shenmue's strength, how should I say...

There are definitely a lot of "Suogou" and "Ren Dolphin".

At this moment, someone jumped out immediately.

"The technology is impeccable, and you see this detail, every drawer here can be opened."

In this world, no one really can do so meticulously.

"Look, every NPC here has its own life, and each has its own activity time. It's so meticulous."

"But according to the plot, this part is really good, this kind of continuity, this kind of realism...this is the outstanding spirit of a craftsman!"

Ichiro Kuroshima nodded.

This kind of technical question is simply too powerful, and such an unprecedented open world makes people want to sigh.

You know, even in the open world, few can do as well as Shenmue. In Shenmue’s world, there are many indoor environments that can be entered. In the future masterpieces, some houses only have models of the houses themselves. As for the inside, there is nothing to look at. It's you, Assassin's Creed!

"Can your game be made into an open world?" Kuroshima Ichiro looked at Hidetaka Miyazaki next to him, and then he found Hidetaka Miyazaki frowned.

"In this kind of game... the gameplay seems a bit subtle, and if the QTE system fails, the mission will fail. This is a little bit more difficult..."

The difficulty is a bit high...?

When Miyazaki Hidetaka said this, the surroundings suddenly became quiet, and then everyone else looked at him.

Everyone is qualified to say this sentence, but Hidetaka Miyazaki does not.

"What's wrong with you? I'm telling the truth. The QTE appeared suddenly, and then the person died. It won't work. At least give him three seconds to struggle!" Miyazaki Hidetaka shouted, " You see, it takes at least three seconds for the dog to fall down on the player, right?"

In Dark Souls, Hidetaka Miyazaki has made a particularly interesting setting for dogs. Insidious dogs appear in various places, throwing players down or into pits, absolutely creative and routine.

But Hidetaka Miyazaki gave the players three seconds of reaction time anyway. After being pounced by a dog, although he will be empty blood... but he will not die!

Well, this is the mercy of Hidetaka Miyazaki.

"Forget it, let's continue playing the game." Kuroshima Ichiro turned his head blankly.

Shenmue is still interesting.

This level of 3D modeling can also be done in Lelouch’s game, but Lelouch is just a texture, but here, each building can be turned into a scene separately, which is very It's rare.

If you want to go deeper... Uh, sorry, they don't have that great degree of optimization.

No, this is no longer an optimization problem. If you do this in Lelouch, the machine might really explode.

"Eh, this is an arcade machine!"

Can you still play games in the game? !

When this was discovered, everyone was very excited.

The game in the game, this situation is really interesting!

Not only can play arcade games, but also gashapon and billiards. These wonderful and detailed characteristics make these people want to enter Shenmue's world and experience such a wonderful life for themselves.

"It's amazing!"

Not just one person sighs like this.

At this moment, everyone in the Animi Club was attracted by this wonderful idea and detailed setting...

Ichiro Kuroshima is also very excited. As far as technical level is concerned, Shenmue really has nothing to say~www.wuxiaspot.com~ This is simply not a game, but an art.

And at this time, Sakino Academy...

"Snapped!"

Lily shook the handle on her hand.

"What a ghost game!"

...

Actually fell asleep in seconds...

Sogou Renjin is just teasing, don't blame OO.

Shenmue is really a work that is difficult to explain. It is not right to say that it was born in the wrong time, because it was in that era that Shenmue's great talents were most vividly displayed...

FATE’s new work is coming soon, but Violet will not be until January next year.

Let me tell you guys, Violet's novel is quite interesting OvO

Yeah, yes, I’m Kyoko OvO