Game Development Giant

The dissatisfaction this caused by Shigeru Miyamoto was the key to Jester's success.

And Suzuki Yu...

Jester shook his head again.

Yu Suzuki's current status at Sega, especially in game development, is just like that of himself at Mars Entertainment. Basically, Sega can give him whatever he can give him, and Sega is definitely now one of the consoles of the next era. Fighting is full of confidence.

However, in Jester's memory, Sega focused on 2D image processing on the Saturn, allowing games on the Saturn to reach the pinnacle of 2D images.

too difficult……

Jester once again lamented that although he knew that the possibility of getting Yu Suzuki was slim, he still didn't want to give up. If Suzuki Yu couldn't be allowed to join Mars Entertainment, could he invite the other party to participate in the production of this game?

As soon as this idea came into Jester's mind, it grew like crazy and uncontrollably.

But soon, Jester shook his head.

The development time he had prepared for this game was four years. If Sega's trump card, Soul, was to follow him for four years to develop the game, it goes without saying that Suzuki Yutō disagreed. Even Sega would definitely Impossible to agree.

However, there is no way...

Jester's heart moved. He did have an extremely crazy idea, but this idea was not yet mature and needed long-term consideration.

So, Jester continued to write on the paper.

Another very influential aspect of Shenmue is its original soundtrack. Yes, that's the original soundtrack.

This is the first time in the history of games that game music is treated as movie music. Look at the names who scored the music for this game. Even decades later, they are still shining brightly.

Especially the Erhu solos of the generation of Erhu master Jia Pengfang, and those even ten years ago. An unforgettable tune for twenty years.

Even Jester now.

Just close your eyes, and you will feel as if you have arrived at a place where the lake is clear and the mountains are stacked. When you get on the boat and row to the center of the lake, the song Shahua or Jiang Qingri will echo in your ears. Hughua Song. Then he recalled the young man who embarked on the journey. Has he fulfilled his wish? Looking at the green screen and green mountains, birds flying and butterflies dancing. Only then did I realize that the scent of Shenmue was mixed with resentment and sadness, and it had never dissipated in my heart after many years.

In fact, looking back now, from a gameplay perspective, the core advantage of the Shenmue series that makes people so fond of it may be that the game truly allows players to become one with the protagonist through an immersive experience. one.

In fact, Shenmue 3 was announced to be resurrected at that time. The metaphor of Jester having a friend is very vivid.

Whenever other people don't know why Shenmue 3 can be so exciting, Jester will always explain this to them, and then see that they will open their mouths, and then use a look of disbelief. Looking at you. Can it be compared like this?

That is, it is equivalent to Cao Xueqin rising from the grave again and saying that I will finish writing the last forty chapters of Dream of Red Mansions. Please crowdfund for me as soon as possible!

Why is this so?

Jester couldn't help but recall the plot of Shenmue. He thought that time was too long, so he couldn't remember many details clearly. However, the essence of the game was still fresh in his mind.

In that era when everyone was still ignorant, when Shenmue appeared, it really gave people a strong feeling of Oh my God, this is the correct way to open the world.

The impactful lens language, the mind-blowing gameplay, and the graphics look like a technical textbook. Every detail makes people feel as if they have consumed something in advance. Only when I watch similar games a few years later do I suddenly realize what a terrifying existence I was exposed to back then.

Although before this, many people would say that games are another kind of life in a fantasy world, but compared to Shenmue, there is finally a game that really connects reality and fantasy so closely that people are interested in every aspect of this world. Every detail is full of curiosity.

An unprecedented experience, the infinite possibilities of video games are once again verified, and the final form of the work provides too much to learn for the following eras.

I don’t know since when, qte has become a standard feature of many games. But the real first large-scale use was not the amazing God of War, nor the imaginative Prince of Persia, but the repeated use in Shenmue.

Tough action-style combat and cinematic narrative shots are not new elements now, but in the era when Shenmue was born, many people probably sincerely felt that this thing was really awesome, and even felt like worshiping it.

The lifelike heroine and several character models are extremely beautiful in the appreciation mode. Everyone who saw the picture at the time gave incredible admiration... and there are countless more. Although these can still be regarded as tears of the times, they are already tears with a certain sense of pride. After all, no one has ever crafted a game so carefully before, and no video game has ever tried to express the various aspects of life.

I’ve been asked countless times about works like Shenmue. In terms of quality, it may not be as exquisite as many future 3A-level works. What is so good about it? The answer is actually very simple. Although Shenmue has become much more refined in style, it is still a work that continues the spirit of Sega.

This spirit is the courage to explore forward.

Future manufacturers discuss the creation and continuation of each IP, pile up various data, and carefully study the business prospects and feasibility. In order to take care of the industry surrounding the final work, the story was changed again and again, and the content was controlled as much as possible. It seems that it is a good thing to be reasonable and restrained, but it can't produce amazing works.

RPGs are made into FPS, adventures are made into FPS, zombie survival is made into FPS... Video games are the ninth art. People say this year after year, but how many works actually do it?

Jester is recalling Shenmue and wants to use Shenmue as his role model, not only because of Jiang Qingri's Flower Song, and not only because of the beautiful Lingsha Flower. It's because some people really treat video games as works of art, paying their own reputations and gambling their fates for it.

Even if his body is broken into pieces, he will not hesitate. If we really talk about the legacy Sega left to its fans, this spirit may be its essence.

In the years after Shenmue disappeared, Like a Dragon as its successor actually still interpreted the spirit of Sega. Kiryu Kazuma in a white suit stood on the street where he had lagged behind for ten years, walking around inappropriately in the feasting and feasting. Running, just for the thought in my heart. Kazuma Kiryu in the first generation of Like a Dragon is like Sega standing in the torrent of the times. After the passage of time, that young man is no longer young. He still has to face it in his own way. This changed world.

In the eyes of many people, since the Yakuza series is a huge success, maybe the world no longer needs Shenmue, right?

Not so.

Jester added firmly from the bottom of his heart.

Yu Suzuki finally left Sega's own company due to the huge losses of Shenmue. Although there were a lot of unpleasantness in the process, both he and Sega still hope to continue this series. After telling the story, it is an explanation to the players that making good games is Regarding his confession, the fifty-seven-year-old Yu Suzuki stood here defiantly and told the world that I was back. This is not a continuation of Sega's spirit.

At that time, Jester saw the title of Shenmue 3 again at E3. Many people screamed and even burst into tears.

The donation page on ks exceeded the project launch limit of US$2 million in a single day. All this seems magical, but if you trace the source carefully, it is not surprising at all. Those authors who have created heart-warming stories, those who have left people with Artists who were childhood friends have never been forgotten by their fans.

At this e3 conference, the power of time hit everyone who had memories. Shenmue may not be the best game, but it is the most beautiful game in many people's minds. Those little bits and pieces of feelings that come back to the heart may make many people feel in the mood to pick up the controller again.

The meaning of playing games itself has been replaced by many other things. That is the addition of memories and youth, as well as the precipitation of time and history.

When Suzuki Yu was working hard to create a work full of oriental cultural flavor, he even went to the extent of visiting the Bajiquan master, and even invited Jia Pengfang, who was very popular in Japan at the time, to play the erhu. These fragments of details are combined into a map in the sea of ​​memories. It is a small world that old players are extremely nostalgic and affectionate about.

The story of Shenmue is halfway through, so what about the stories of these players' lives? There are too many things in life that come to an abrupt end, and the fact that I have the heart to tell the story is enough happiness. Perhaps this is the real reason why many fans are willing to give Yu Suzuki applause and tears. More than ten years of history have constituted the most important time in a person's life. During this period, your little friend comes back to play with you. Would you like to review that good time with it?

For those who still love video games, the answer should be yes.

It's actually hard to imagine.

In the entire history of electronic games, one of the most Chinese-style games was not made by Chinese people. This has to be said to be an irony.

Fortunately, there are still people in this world who can make games like this.

Even though he is Japanese.

Look at those foreign players who are crazy about Shenmue 3. Foreigners can't understand the Chinese-style feelings and the knight-errant feelings. This is complete bullshit. If a game like Shenmue can be made, then there will be nothing like it. impossible. (To be continued...)