Is it not a galgame?

Chapter 237 141. Isn't the PV of the new game too imaginative?
This year's Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago has been postponed.

It is said that the sponsor did not have enough funds at the beginning, so they did not want to do this event, and even wanted to close it permanently.

Later, after collecting some sponsorship fees from the game giants, it could be held again.

It's just that the time will be later. The Electronics Fair, which was originally held in July, has been postponed to September.

Then Sega said, can it be a little later, because they want to release a very important product at the Electronics Show.

Of course, others don’t know what it is, but Qing Zhiyuan can probably guess——

Sega Saturn.

32-bit game consoles.

It can also be regarded as the king of Sega.

An ambitious work developed to seize the console market.

So in order to save face for Sega, the entire Consumer Electronics Show was postponed for another month, which was moved to October.

Qing Zhiyuan shudders when he thinks that every company will take out the bottom of the box at this electronics exhibition.

In 1994, it was destined to be a battle of the century in the game industry.

Sega's Saturn, Sony's PS, 3DO's 3DO, and even Apple have to participate.

The crowd is competing for the throne!
In such a case, pokeni is somewhat trivial.

horse riding...

We are obviously going to promote a world-class masterpiece like "Diablo 2"!
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However, when Qing Zhiyuan thought that he would have to face Sega, Sony, 3DO... and a bunch of other bigwigs at the same time, he felt a little awkward.

PS is about to be released, and the Pokémon 3D world here has not been completed yet.

Not to mention the new game that Hayao Nakayama promised to develop on the Saturn game console, pokeni has no manpower at all.

In addition to the distracting Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago, there is Hayao Miyazaki's side, which makes it difficult for him to choose.

If only an old man in Miyazaki invited him to go on a trip and stay in Yakushima for 7 days, it would definitely be impossible.

Who wants to engage in a two-person world with a bad old man?
But it’s different with Hisaishi Joe. Qing Zhiyuan has a little urge to try when he thinks of getting Hisaishi Joe to make music in the future.

There are conflicts in the itinerary, now is the time to test Qing Zhiyuan's time management ability!

Qing Zhiyuan thought about it carefully, and decided to go to Yakushima first, spend a few days of happy time with the two masters, and then fly to Chicago.

In Chicago, Kazuma Takahashi, the director of operations of the company, can prepare for the battle first.

At that time, Takahashi will come to explain and demonstrate the part of "Diablo 2".

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Compared with those, the PV of "LIFE-LINE" came first:

Just one month after pokeni's CL was released, major TV stations broadcast LIFE-LINE's new work PV.

The sun shines through the clouds and onto the ground.

The world is white.

It's just that in such a snow-white world, there is a peaceful and quiet small town in the distance.

The outer walls of the town are gray, as if frozen and lifeless.

You can see how dilapidated and declining it is at a glance, and there are not even many people on the street.

At the same time, the sad and melodious BGM sounded, like the cold wind in winter, rendering the atmosphere of the whole game even sadder.

Written by Atsushi Shirakawa for "LIFE-LINE", 【Light Snow】

At the same time, the actor's voice sounded in the screen.

Because he is the same voice actor as Tomoya Okazaki in CL, it gave the audience a sense of "Tomoya" coming back.

"This is an inconspicuous small town. It is very desolate. Although the sound of the tide can be heard outside, it makes this small town even more lonely."

"No sound, no superfluous words."

"There is no lively scene as imagined."

"Loneliness exists here all the time."

"However, I feel like this is exactly what I'm looking for."

The male protagonist's voice fell, and the camera zoomed out.

I saw a young man, wearing thick clothes, holding a little girl's hand tenderly.

The two left a row of footprints in the snow.

Go to the small town in the distance.

"Is this where we can find happiness?"

The male protagonist asked softly.

"My daughter Nalai has suffered from serious eye diseases since she was a child. What she sees in her eyes is completely different from mine, and she cannot perceive the world."

"However, our father and daughter have the same desire to pursue happiness."

"For this purpose, we have been wandering."

"Is this a place where we can find happiness?" the hero asked again.

"In the eyes of my daughter, what kind of world is it?"

The BGM suddenly changed and became cheerful and lively.

Because the whole world has changed.

It is not the same as the world scene recognized by human beings.

So the content of this part should describe the world in the eyes of the daughter.

The snow on the ground is not white, but pink.

The sky is filled with an infinite number of colorful colors.

The entire game world has become grotesque, and people also have strange shapes, not human beings, but more like spliced ​​paint.

It's like Master Hayao Miyazaki knocked over the paint tray and splashed it directly in the game world that has been drawn.

Coupled with the cheerful and lively BGM, the entire PV atmosphere immediately became relaxed and cheerful.

Followed by all the main characters in the game.

The PV screen switches back and forth between [Normal World] and [Colorful World].

At the end of the PV, the male protagonist pulled his daughter with a smile on his face, and the two ran on the pink bridge.

In the direction of the endless sky.

In the sky, floating a colorful city.

"Perhaps, this is the answer we want to find."

"Happiness, or sadness, which one will come first?"

pat.

The PV came to an abrupt end here.

The logo of POKENI appeared at the end of the promotional video.

【LIFE-LINE】

【Life is a journey of miracles】

【Sorrow and happiness, which one will come first? 】

【Guyuan Chunqiu's comeback work】

[It will be sold in all major game stores from November 11th]

[Coming soon]

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After watching the PV, Masato Hiruta, the president of the Spirit Club, trembled with his fingers and almost knocked over the coffee cup by his hand.

"I'm... amazing!"

Originally, the opening PV gave him the illusion of staying in CL, because the two games were drawn by Hayao Miyazaki, so they looked a little similar, except for some scenes and characters, it really looked like CL.

And that kind of sad atmosphere made Hiruta Masato feel the urge to cry.

The main reason is that CL is too popular.

But what he never expected was that after introducing the part about his daughter's eye problems, the painting style of the whole world changed.

The grotesque scene is full of endless imagination.

Huge, weird and beautiful creatures floating in the sky.

Pink snowflakes on the ground...

The whole world is different, and the small town that was originally dead and silent seems to be alive.

No, to be precise, this is no longer a small town, but an unknown place full of endless charm and hidden treasures.

The father and daughter are like two brave men exploring in a different world.

This imagination is really amazing.

"This is Hayao Miyazaki!"

This is the Hayao Miyazaki that Masato Hiruta knew and remembered.

In CL's script, because it needs to be realistic and describe life, the room for Mr. Miyazaki is actually very limited.

But when it comes to LL, the world in the eyes of the heroine is different. This setting alone gives Miyazaki endless space to display his talents.

So Masato Hiruta could clearly feel the difference of LL.

"Master Miyazaki is worthy of being Master Miyazaki."

It was like suddenly letting go of myself.

What kind of game is this? It's clearly Hayao Miyazaki's cartoon!
Not to mention other things, just this sense of picture is very rare.

"Is this still a galgame?" Hiruta Masato could no longer describe this feeling in words.

I don't know about the others for the time being, but he is very clear about one thing——

Just for the graphics and settings in this game, Hayao Miyazaki's fans can brag about it for several years.

"Looks like LL is about to blow up again!"

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As soon as the PV came out, the pokeni players immediately exploded.

"Wow, LL's PV is too amazing, isn't it?"

The first reaction of the players is naturally the visual reaction, which is the same as Hiruta Masato.

Because this is also the most intuitive memory for everyone.

"Hayao Miyazaki's style of painting is so impressive, and he has carefully prepared to describe the strange scene in the eyes of his different daughter.

It is said that in order to draw these parts well, Hayao Miyazaki's hair was whitened. "

"Al? Isn't Hayao Miyazaki's hair white?"

"Well...it's not important. These details are not important. The important thing is that the style of the game is really surprising. Hayao Miyazaki really deserves to be a national treasure master."

"Well, that's true. At the beginning, I thought LL was a story similar to CL's setting, an ordinary town, seaside, snowy land, daughter...

I was thinking at the time, isn't this Tomoya and his daughter Xiaoxi?
When I saw this, my dead memory revived and was killing me.

Tears welled up in his eyes.

But at this time, the painting style suddenly changed, and the whole world became gorgeous.

Can you imagine my mood at that time?

Suddenly he was pulled up from the abyss and lifted directly into the sky.

And it is also the sky of the fairy tale kingdom.

There are pink bubbles all around. "

"Well, it's very interesting. Just this part alone makes people have the urge to start LL."

"But have you ever thought that this game is very likely to be a tearjerker game, and it is not weaker than the impact CL brings to everyone?"

"Sorrow, have you seen the word [sorrow]? Don't be confused by the colorful world behind it. It's just the world in the eyes of my daughter, and it has nothing to do with the real world.

And from the beginning of the atmosphere to the final monologue, it is actually full of endless sadness.

[Happiness and sadness, which one will come first? 】

You see, how straightforward.

This is already telling you that this game is a tear-jerking work of Tebaa, an absolute crying game.

And it is also the work of Furuhara Chunqiu.

Don't be fooled by the intermediate process! "

"But isn't the end of the game very lively and cheerful? Since the whole world has changed in the eyes of my daughter, I think the PV atmosphere at that time was really cheerful."

"Run, idiot! Haven't you played the POKENI game? How cheerful it is at the beginning, how happy it makes you feel, then the knife will be more ruthless later.

Sometimes I even think, if you don't have the joy and happiness in the front, which makes you feel warm and beautiful, then you won't be moved in the heart-abusing plot later. "

"Moving may still be moving. But without the foreshadowing and comparison before, the moving later will not be so strong.

It also won't make people have the urge to kill Gu Yuan Chunqiu. "

"Yes, this is the routine used by old thieves, don't be fooled!"

LL's game PV is so good, but it makes people feel uneasy, thinking that there will be no traps in it?

Players posted and discussed a lot in the pokeni community forum, but they didn't come to a conclusion in the end.

"In short, the final actual effect depends on the release, and you can't know the truth without actually going to the game to experience it.

Think about it, when CL's PV came out, how many people looked down on this game, thinking that the setting was too ordinary, and that the old thief Guyuan had exhausted his talents?

Now I preconceived that LL must be a tear-jerking game, maybe it is too early to say, is it everyone's wrong judgment? "

"Impossible! Is this the first day you met old thief Gu Yuan? This game obviously has the word [Sorrow] on the screen, and you still have to deceive yourself and tell everyone that this is a cheerful game?

Obviously deceiving myself. "

"This game of LL, if I don't use the knife, I will just stand on my head and eat shit!"

"Pfft... Do you want to bet so big?"

"Maybe Gu Yuan Chunqiu changed the ending overnight after seeing this comment?"

"Is it just to make me eat shit? Then I am willing to sacrifice myself in exchange for everyone's happiness."

"Ah~ I really want to cry to death, isn't this player friend too nice?"

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In addition to the heated discussion on the game screen and whether LL will be a crying game, the most mentioned by players is the character setting.

There is nothing else, mainly focusing on the male protagonist.

The male protagonist in LL is different from the male protagonist in galgame games that everyone knows. In life-line, Hayao Miyazaki specially added a pair of black-rimmed glasses.

This made the male protagonist's appearance lowered by several grades in an instant, which formed a sharp contrast with pokeni's previous male protagonist image.

Even if it is known as the ugliest male protagonist in the history of P Society [The Bed Man], besides being wrapped in a quilt all year round, his face is still pretty.

"Huh? I didn't expect that the hero of the pokeni game this time is so ordinary, and he even wears a pair of black-rimmed glasses."

"Can such a male protagonist really attack beautiful girls?"

"This is the first time I've seen a leading actor wearing black-rimmed glasses. Could it be Hayao Miyazaki himself?"

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