Joshua gets out of his apartment and walks to the bus stop. He wants to go to the Illusion Corporation Experience Store to try the MR system.
Two days ago, he already researched the MR game system and wanted to buy one, but he changed his mind after seeing the price.
It is not that he can't afford it though, he could buy one with the lowest specification with his prize money. But he will be broke afterward if he grits his teeth and adamant to buy one.
Joshua didn't know that his family owns the Illusion Corporation. If he knows that in this world his family loved him dearly unlike his family in his previous world, he will question the original body stupidity, return to his family and apologize to his father.
Of course, Joshua didn't know that the original body ran away from home because his grandfather wants him to get married.
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On the way to the bus stop, he saw many posters and billboard advertisements for his game. He was surprised. Hey, it just a few days after the new year. The Crimson Company is so efficient!
Joshua arrived at the bus stop and as he waited for the bus, he browses the Asian Game Forum. He was shocked to see the Pokemon game was placed in a very eye-catching advertisement place!
When he went inside the bus, he saw two teenagers playing with Crimson Go in the back of the bus. Some passengers looked at them weirdly, and look at their smartphones to make sure they didn't go back in time. When the bus goes, Joshua could faintly hear those two teenagers chatting.
"Hey, where did you get that Pokemon?"
"I caught it inside the Victory Road."
"What? You already played that far?"
"Yea, I just blitz through the game and read the guides on the web. But I don't know if I can beat the Elite Four with my current lineup. You know, I rarely catch pokemon along the way."
"I see, you can trade with me. I caught every pokemon I saw on the way. Yeah, could you catch those pokemon inside Victory Road for me, and I will trade for another pokemon for it?"
"Sure!"
Joshua smiled. He felt that he went back to the 2000s in his previous life. Joshua then open the Mission Status thru his System interface
Road to E Class
Reach 1,000 Fanatic (10,766/1,000) ☑️
Positive Emotion (1,000%/1,000%) ☑️
Negative Emotion (0%/1,000%) ⏳
Have the Basic Game Design Skill ☑️
Have the Basic System Design Skill ⏳
He got more than 10,000 fans in few days. So, at least he has already sold 100,000 copies of his game so far. Assuming that every 1 in 10 gamers playing his game loved it and became a fan of Miracle Game Studio.
He also got more than 1,000% Positive Emotion Point, maybe more. Remembering that after the competition he got 60 fans that gave him 76% positive point, 10,766 fans could give him 10,000% Positive Emotion Point if not for the limit capped by the system.
The system eliminates this obvious loophole. Considering it is easy to increase Emotion Point in the lower class, the system limits emotion point gain to encourage the host to increase their class.
Joshua sank in his thought. He needs 100% Negative Emotion Points from the player to convert 1 Mall Point to purchase the Basic System Design Skill book. Because the Pokemon game is a fun and hearty game, he could only receive Positive Emotion feedback when they play the Pokemon game.
So next, he needs to make his next game a game that would make the player rage quit. He had tons of this kind of game in his mind currently. But the question is, which platform he would choose?
The handheld system again? No, that would take a long time to be popular, especially THAT kind of game that could make the player rage quit. The reason Pokemon is very hot right now is that he won the Crimson Company competition and his game is being promoted by them.
Of course, Joshua didn't know what his older brother did yesterday, forcing Crimson Company to promote his game widely. Heck, he even didn't know that he is a rich third generation that could buy Crimson Company if he wants.
If not for what his brother did, how could Pokemon sell more than 100,000 copies considering it's made for an old game system and made by an unknown game studio? Of course, Pokemon is a quality game that made the promotion easier.
If not, the player would not ask their friend to dug up their long-forgotten Crimson Go system just so they could battle each other. The statistic shows that Crimson Go owner is just a mere 200,000 currently active in whole Asian Continent.
So, Joshua already did a great feat by selling his game to the half of the Crimson Go user, even with his family's help.
Thinking back about making the new game, he needs a game system that most owned by the player, the cost that as little as possible, and he needs to consider the price of his game. The lower the price, the better for reaching more and more gamers.
He also needs some employees, a 3d modeler, a sound editor, and a numerical planner for now. He could not do the numerical balancing anymore because he couldn't afford Memory Serum. He also needs to cultivate some numerical planner employees from now on if he wants to bring eSport into this world.
The bus arrived in the Capricorn district, the district in which Illusion Corporation Experience Store was located. He hurriedly got off the bus and walk to the experience store
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"Welcome to Illusion Corporation Experience Store. How can I help you?" The reception lady greeted Joshua that just came inside the experience store.
"Hello miss, I want to play the MR game. What should I do?" Joshua asked with a smile.
Seeing that handsome smile, the reception lady blanked for a moment. Joshua coughed and the reception lady shook her head.
"I am sorry. Is it your first time coming to Illusion Corporation Experience Store? If yes, then please register your account on our official user APP." The reception lady shows the company user APP.
"Ok, I already registered. What next?" Joshua took out his phone and show it to the lady that he already registered.
"Then you need to top up the account balance. You could do it by online transfer or right here by cash." The lady politely explained.
"Got it. I already topped up my balance." Joshua topped up his account balance by online transfer.
"Please scan this QR code with the APP. You will get a ticket inside the APP for the MR cabin."
"Thank you miss" Joshua thanked the lady
"You're welcome." The lady smiled back. She then silently take a photo of Joshua and sent it to her group chat.
Joshua scanned the QR code beside the reception desk and got "CABIN 52" on the ticket. He then went to Cabin No. 52 and scan the ticket he got at the cabin's door.
The cabin's door then opened.
"So this is the MR game system" Joshua nodded and curiously scrutinized every corner of MR Cabin. The MR Cabin is 2,5 meters long and 1 meter wide. Its height is as tall as his hip.
Inside the MR Cabin, there is a device like googles for the display. The shape is just like his previous world VR Googles. But instead of calling it a VR Googles, they called it a 360° Panoramic Googles.
If there is a company that called this thing a VR Googles in this world, they would be ridiculed by the player to death. Currently, there is no display system that capable to let the player truly immerse in a VR world.
Joshua enter the cabin and laid down. He equips the MR Googles and enters the game interface. Out of his expectation, he still awakes right now and could move his body. He thought that the game system would anesthetize him. He thought about moving the pointer in the interface and the interface move by itself.
"So, this world already achieved brain sense technology, but still not reaching the advanced neurotechnology yet. Makes sense, because the military and medical technology in this world are not that different from the previous world." Joshua thought. If there is a breakthrough in the neurotechnology field, the first field would be impacted not the gaming industry, but the military and medical field.
He then starts focusing his mind and play some famous MR games he knows from the internet, like the MMORPG game "Tale of Flandia", Racing Game "Burning Heat", and Fps game "For Honor".
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After playing for 5 hours, the cabin reminds him to get out of the cabin to rest his mind. His brain felt exhausted like he just pulls all-nighter playing a PC game.
"Hmm, after playing MR games, I feel... Weird. I felt like watching some streamer playing games on the web, but the streamer always moves according to my thought."
"And the character inside the game could only move according to the preset animation set by the developer. I tried to give my character command to dance Gangnam Style earlier, but to no avail."
He now knows what it feels like playing the MR game, and his brain felt unaccustomed. According to the internet, it is a normal reaction for someone that just plays the MR game for the first time.
He stood up and get out of the experience store. It's 2 pm now, and he needs to go to the Villa where Julia lived in one hour. Fortunately, the villa is not far from here, it just 15 minutes travel on foot.