January 1, 1992.
Normally, New Year's Eve is a Japanese culture where people stop by to worship their nearest shrine, but it is always the new year culture of ordinary people, and January 1 of 1992 was the trial day of Dragon Emblem 2, which they waited for.
And yesterday, December 31st.
For the first time in the country, the dedicated Arcade Center for Psychic Force was accessible early in the morning.
Filled with just the substrate of the Psychic Force, according to the phrase 'for use only', this place quenched the thirst of gamers who had been thirsty for their time.
Jun Fei, who was well known in the game magazine, wrote a story in the review corner of his story that lost his life to the boss at the beginning, and it was very good for gamers.
"I never thought Jun Pyo would have such a knack..."
When I saw his writing, I felt heartfelt for a moment because of the expressiveness of the sentences that I felt so sorry for.
I told him to look at society, but then he got blinded by diorama figures.
In a way, it's more than causality. It's a goofy one. How dare you sneak up on me with Yuki and push me into a public profession? It's the same thing.
I stopped in the basement parking lot of the building and climbed the stairs with my briefcase as usual. Before I went to the store, I threw a cigarette on the floor and took the candle to my mouth.
"Oh my… there were so many people waiting for Dragon Emblem 2? '
Even though it was only a trial release, the download queue wrapped around the building and stretched out to the square in front of the train station.
However, if there was one landscape that was slightly different from the old one, everyone was enjoying communication warfare with a Raon in each hand.
Some say Street Fire 2... some say Slam Dunk...
A single customer enjoyed a final frontier or dragon emblem with earphones in their ears.
Thanks to you, everyone was enjoying the game while keeping the line open.
"Sir!? Are you here already?"
As I turned my head to the voice calling me, Miyazaki, who was promoted to Tamago Shop Manager from today, was waving his hands at me.
Although young, there was no employee to challenge her assistant manager because she had always been number one in the 'Temple of the Month' votes.
"Hello, Miyazaki. Congratulations on your promotion!"
"Thank you. It's all thanks to your kindness."
"What did I do? It's like they've chosen Miyazaki."
Then she blushed and avoided my gaze.
"You seem to be very busy today, by the way. Are you familiar with how to use the sharer for data downloads? "
"Of course! As soon as the Pentagon staff upgraded the shareholders after closing last night, I won first place!"
Miyazaki took the flash memory cartridge out of his shirt pocket and waved it at me.
That's when we hear the whispering voices of those who were waiting to see us.
"Did that woman over there already download the trial? "
"Yeah, I think he works for the Pentagon. I envy..."
She sneezes out of her tongue and disappears into the stadium, embarrassed by the voices of the people.
After a while, the shutter goes up with a ringtone indicating the opening after the inspection of the data-sharer on the other side of the Tamago-shop, and the Urs start to arrive without a chance to say hello.
"Ma'am, please line up in front of each sharer. "
Employees who had already experienced several events began to skillfully re-organize the lines between guests.
With the help of the staff, the trial of Dragon Emblem 2 began to circulate smoothly.
Individually placed next to the data sharer, associates received a flash memory cartridge from a guest to help copy the Dragon Emblem 2 trial.
At that time, the dragon emblem's epic theme song flowed from the mouths of those who were waiting to download.
"Wow, I'm so excited to hear a real title song. "
"I wonder what cruel story you're going to tell this time..."
My heart felt hot for the conversation of the two men standing in the queue. I stepped back for a moment and kept some distance from them.
Each person has approximately three to four minutes to download the Dragon Emblem trial.
For the first time, users who were distributed the trial were sitting on tables arranged inside the shop and rotating the trial.
Soon after, people started tilting their heads.
"What is this?" "
"Looks like the genre has changed. "
Users were having a curious reaction to the character creation window that appeared on the screen.
Then, to some extent, some players who were familiar with the game quickly finished creating characters and entered the script.
"This interface is like a foster simulation, right? "
"Ugh!? Really?"
Then a few questions came to them in the queue waiting for the download.
"Breeding Simulation!? Are you serious??"
"Has the genre changed? A nurture simulation, Princess Maker?? "
Simulation of breeding for gamers in this period was not an unfamiliar genre.
Last fall, we created a new genre called the Breeding Simulation for "Making Princesses" at Kainax.
Before that, of course, there was a character-building game similar to Princess Maker, but in raising one character to the user's preference, Princess Maker of Kainax called the cornerstone a monumental work of chopping in a genre called the Breeding Simulation.
However, the drastic RPG game, Dragon Emblem, which had been extremely difficult, suddenly transformed into a cultivation simulation, was related to the defeat of 'Saint Croel', which I showed at my Pentagon production presentation last year.
The era of the two dragon emblems, when the Holy King was defeated and resurrected, once again ruled the human world, was creating a very dark atmosphere from the Prologue.
When the game started, players were able to obtain initial figures within the parameters defined for their age, occupation and specialization, starting with the character's gender.
It was very similar to the dungeons & dragons, which were TRPGs, which were the beginning of RPGs.
Once the character is created, users will be shocked again in a simple prologue.
Because the world that was thrown in front of them was already 200 years after the defeat of King Croel.
The players who were burned in revenge by the loss of the main character rushed again, shouting for the Demon King, but the situation for them was worse than they thought.
In such situations the player's story begins in a small mountain village.
If you choose your profession as a warrior or wizard, as a mercenary who protects the town from monsters...
If you choose a priest, you can take care of the town's sick or produce potions as a pharmacist...
If you choose a bard, you are a musician who brings peace to the people of the village.
Whenever I chose a job, I was able to become a member of a town and raise a character.
Gamers of this age have a lot of fun.
It is because I do not need to create a tutorial at the beginning of the game as in the future, but I understand the system of the game on my own.
And that is the stubbornness of the old gamers.
Users who play games in this era will later be referred to as the "Old Gamer," but even in the increasingly complex game play, the habit of skipping tutorials was also in the distant future.
'Hasa... I only woke up five times with a sword to kill a boss who could easily wake up with a flaming bottle... And now Old Gamers really care about game items? We don't have to pack it up when we're dead.We 'll use it for emergencies someday. I should have used it in an emergency, but I didn't have to carry the end with me once or twice…'
I watched the growing number of Dragon Emblem 2 players as I swallowed a cup of coffee and swallowed a bloody smile.
"You've only got one character... What kind of job do you want? "
At that time, a curiously quick player came up with a strange hypothesis.
"Warriors, wizards, priests, archers, bard. This is the beginning of a heroic career, isn't it? So it's possible to change classes later? "
"Oops!! Really?"
"I think there's something more to the plot than this..."
"Then I should be an archer. Noctis from the palace... I honestly preferred Noctis to Croel. "
"Then I am the Wizard of Woman. Will I ever be a flamethrower like Mirea...? "
Those who were confused because their genres had changed without any notice immediately began to enjoy Dragon Emblem 2 with excited eyes.
In fact, the reason you can only create one character is also one of the systems from the masterpiece. Have you noticed that yet...?
At that time, a player asked to kill monsters outside the village opened his mouth.
"Huh? This isn't a combat system. "
"What? Why?? "
"When attacking, you can attack by pressing on it, and when attacking, you can defend yourself by timing it well. "
"What is it? An RPG, then? "
"No, the initial screen is clearly a breeding simulation, but if you get a quest, you can go outside like an RPG."
"I was asked by a pharmacist to make an item out of ingredients. "
"Ugh?? What the hell..."
"I don't think so. I'm gonna go home and play it slow. "
The confused users rushed out of the venue with their bags.
'No, why is there a director who has created a game in front of his eyes, and no one asks him how to play it!! '
I played videos that people had prepared before they left the venue.
The people who suddenly stepped into the video stopped there and looked at the screen on the ceiling.
"Huh…? What is it?"
Inside the screen was a dragon emblem with a theme song explaining how to play a simple game.
And after a while...
Chan's mouth became louder and louder as he noticed the character's prowess and consequent scenario changes. It was just the tip of the iceberg that made the character in the beginning and raised it.
Of all the fun games I used to have when I was a kid...
There was a game called War Crasher made in Blizzard. Strategic simulations of massive battles between humans and Orcs created massive online RPGs based on a complete and detailed worldview.
That's what I wanted to accomplish with Dragon Emblem 2.
The perfect, dense world view. First things first.
The video that was playing on the screen ended with a single line of sentences at the end.
- The last player to win the Great War... will be the main character in Dragon Emblem 2. -
"... Whoa... Whoa!!!!!"
- The last player to win the Great War... will be the main character of Dragon Emblem 2. -
"... Whoa... Whoa!!!!"
That quote will be announced in a magazine later, but it's true.
I'm thinking of an ending based on the first player to finish all the Dragon Emblem 2 scenarios first.
Hmm...? Didn't you just feel something was a little strange? Planning an ending to a game that's already been made, it doesn't make sense.
However, if you explain it like this, everyone will understand at once.
- The second story of the Dragon Emblem consists of three songs in total. -
Now, don't I get the feeling? To accurately appeal to dragon emblems, users had to convey the feeling of exploring the world firsthand rather than story-driven games.
So in one story, I went on to the third episode of Dragon Emblem, where I felt the cartridge was running low on capacity to explain everything.
First of all, the basic interface of the first dragon emblem 2 was very similar to the 'breeding simulation' as any user had just said.
At the beginning of the game, the character created by the player has been helping the village in a cabin on the outskirts of a small town with lost memory settings for several years.
The user performs a quest in a town that is initially assigned to the job of their choice and grows the character. and earn stat points for leveling up
You can develop your own character by directly dividing them, but depending on the points you allocate, you can transfer jobs into different jobs.
'And in it, of course, hides the Hidden Classes that I have prepared.'
Dragon Emblem 2 begins by reclaiming the human territory ruled by the Demon King's army. The goal of Dragon Emblem2's first story is to prosper a small village, to help the villagers carry out their quests, to empower them, and then to reclaim the first and second territories controlled by the Demon King's direct reports.
What is unusual about this is the local reclaim mission, where you can enter the Maestro Castle Tower garrisoned by using certain items that can be obtained while enjoying a single story. Players were also able to use their characters to form a total of four parties to carry out the mission of destroying the Maestro Tower.
"Two towers on a 50-story hellish level..."
&
As the trial of Dragon Emblem 2 began to unfold, Raon became another major social issue. Just as numerous users have flocked to the Akiba Tamago Shop to download games since the first day of the new year, gaming stores across the country that are contracting with the Pentagon have been shattered by the explosion of users.
In some areas, there was only one store that had signed with the Pentagon, so people were badly humiliated. Is that so? With the trial distribution, Raon's purchases increased explosively and reached a point where Raon's body and software could not be found anywhere in the country.
In front of the door of the game shop in Akiba recently, as if to prove it, there was a phrase that reads:
-RAON has been sold. -
Well, the Tamago-shop, which is the Pentagon Soft headquarters, doesn't have anything, but where is it?
"I'm sorry, sir. Raon is due in next week."
"How far in? Will you be able to live with yourself that day?
"The quantity is still undetermined, but the number of customers who have booked since the beginning of the year is difficult to confirm. I'm sorry."
"Why can't I buy it when I have money?!!"
On one user's heartbeat, the deputy manager, Miyazaki, apologized several times. Some guest missing time. I bought a bunch of freshmen from a donut shop nearby and came back to the store.
"I wanted something sweet. Thank you. Sir."
Miyazaki slashed a mouthful of donuts and smiled at me widely.
"Hard, isn't it? I'm sorry. It takes some time to produce the display, so the factory itself is almost at an all-stop state…"
"I went out a lot last year, but the demand seems to have increased dramatically since Dragon Emblem 2."
"I can tell you that I'll contact you if you make a reservation, but there are guests who come with me every day."
"Looks like we'll have some loose ends in the next week or so..."
"I really hope so. There are some people who are very angry and visiting..."
"I'm sorry. I'll call the Ritex and tell them I need them to move a little faster."
"Thank you, sir."
"Well, I'm going back to headquarters. I've been in the shop so much lately, Hayashi's been making so much noise..."
Having packed my bag, I said hello to the staff and headed to the underground parking lot.
&
Raon's explosive popularity was a huge part of the Dragon Emblem 2 trial.
In fact, at this time, the trial was more precious than the script.
Simply put, the 'Psychic Battle Trial' was a good example, and as a reward for users who completed the stage before issuing, it was distributed in very small quantities and could not be obtained even if they wanted to.
In addition, unlike Chendra's game performance, the slightly unfinished feeling was more stimulating to the small group.
However, if Raon only had a flash memory cartridge, anyone could download the trial and enjoy the game.
Moreover, even the woom-up level trial was getting a big response from users because they knew the composition well.
That night, as usual, I prepared a warm cup of tea on my desk and tried to get in touch with the PC.
- Mr. K has entered the room.
- Good morning, Mr. K.
- Nice to meet you.
I entered the community chat room and began to look at the conversation of the day as I greeted people. A year ago, the story of Valentine's Day was becoming a big topic, and the recent release of the Dragon Emblem was heating up.
After a short greeting, the conversation quickly began to flow back to the dragon emblem theme.
- I've been playing catch-up all night, and now it's level 5... isn't this game really too salty? -
- I don't feel like clearing out monsters around town will level me up well. -
- More than that... it's already the 20th character. -
I'm the 38th character. -
- Damn it, it's just a trial. If a character dies in the first place, the game is over...
I wrote an answer at the end while looking at people's reactions.
- If you say so, you'll be the first to run and buy the DM2...
But now that Raon's body is empty, if the DM2 comes out...
I feel like I need to start a war...
- You must buy it during the first quantity. If you're unlucky, we'll have to wait until the 2nd and 3rd quantities are sold out. -
I've never paid a full price for a Raon game. -
- Goddamn rednecks. I didn't even have to play it anyway, but if I dropped something, I sold it for another 3-4,000 yen. I can see a lot of people in this community marketplace. -
-I think we need to get rid of a few members. -
Let me ask you a question. Who in this room has taken the DM Trial Level 10? -
Level -10?? My wish is to go above level 5 without dying. -
- If this thing dies, we're gonna have to rebuild the character first...
At that time, one user, who had been still, intervened in the conversation.
- I'm 9 now. Just a few more quests and you'll be ready for Level 10. -
- I'm 8, I'm still in the middle of an experience, but what about level 10? -
- Maybe the DM trial is the last one. -
- Oh, yeah? So did you take 10? -
- Yeah, about an hour ago, I hit 10. However, no matter how many monsters you catch in an hour, your EXP percentage won't increase. -
But you're amazing. What kind of character do you have? -
- A warrior, but a rather unusual warrior. -
- A strange warrior?
- It's annoying how many times I've died, and this character has invested all of his stats in defense each time he level up, and he has been transferred to level 10. -
Can you get a job on level 10? -
- Hey, what did you do for a living? Can I choose a job? -
As soon as you get to level 10, you'll see a notification window and it'll automatically turn into a shield knight. And where it was marked blank on the interface, it said, "Tanker."
- What the hell is that?
- The Position description says "Guardian of the Allies at the Front." -
- Protector of our allies? Yaaaa! This is cool. -
- Wait, I think I'll level up as soon as I get back to town. -
Congratulations. What did you do for a living? -
- Oh, I'm a warrior. -
- So you're a tank because you're the same warrior? -
- I hit the offensive side more than I hit the defensive side. You have just received a notification of your former role. -
- Oh, I envy you. - I want a job, too.
But the man who had been on the job had not said anything since. Thanks to this, the people in the chat room continued to ask a lot of questions about their previous jobs, as if they were rushing.
And after a while...
- I was assigned a Two-Handed Exam. -
Two-hand examination? What is that? What is a position? -
- Well, I'm a dealer. Position description is "Deadly Gladiator"... -
- Cool, dealer... how'd you raise your character? -
- I'm aggressive and hands-on. -
What do you like to do with your hands up? -
- When you hit or stop an enemy, your timing variation gets a little wider. So it's a little easier to put up a fight or to defend. But if your defenses are weak and your timing fails, it hurts a lot… -
- Ah!! So after leveling up, your job or position changes depending on your stats? -
- I think so. The defensive side is called the Tanker, and the aggressive side is called the Dealer...
Then some of the people in the chat room screamed.
- Aah!! Every time all the stats came in, I raised them one by one in order, and even my intelligence...
Do warriors need intelligence? -
- Oh, so we have to raise him again? -
At that time, a shield knight named Tanker asked the user who became the dealer.
- Hey... if you just transferred, did you open the Hobb Goblin Dungeon Quest? -
- Oh, yeah. Just now. But is this...? -
What is it? Will a new quest window open when I switch? -
After a while, the two-handed prosecutor spoke.
- I can't do this quest on my own. You will need 4 users who achieve Level 10 -
Looking at the chat room, I smiled as I swallowed a sip of herbal tea.
- I can't do this quest on my own. You will need 4 users who achieve Level 10 -
Looking at the chat room, I smiled as I swallowed a sip of herbal tea.
But how do you get to be four? The enclosed data cable is for two people. -
Oops... I quickly tapped the keyboard to a user's question.
-Oh, I heard about the Tamago Shop staff today, and they're selling cable for four at the shop this weekend. -
- Really? So there's really four of us who can take on a dungeon? -
- Amazing how four people get together to play the game.
It's a four-man party, and apparently, the Psychic Force is recruiting clan members, too. -
-8 player battles, but a lot of users play 2: 2 or 4: 4 in tag format.
So it's not the most popular joke in the game center recently. A few months ago, Spa 2 or Sonic were the most popular...
- Spa 2 is fun, but also the legend of the wolves from SMK recently. -
- You're talking about the guy in the red hat? - Terry?
- Compared to Spa 2, each character has its own story, and it's a little difficult to write skills, but the character is big and it tastes cool. -
As the subject of the conversation naturally moved toward the duel, I took a moment to sit down in a chair.
Lean back and wring the stiff back of my neck.
"Can I play for a while? "
I stopped talking with the community members and picked up Raon, who was placed next to the hub car.
Tiring ~ With an uplifting sound, a letter RAON appeared in the center of the screen, and moments later the game information contained in the current flash cartridge appeared on the gray screen.
From the list that says Slamdunk and Dragon Emblem II trials, I chose DM 2 and focused on the game with my fingers lightly extended.
Once I used the character, it was a preliminary survey before I went up as a priest called copy.
The character I am currently playing is level 9. It was a result of playing at home after work.
Characters of the Clergy family have too much experience in combat to gain experience. They usually gain experience through Gathering Quests. So the level up was much slower than other occupations.
In fact, the graphic level of the Dragon Emblem is not yet well within my standards.
Look for similar-looking graphics of the games I've played in the past.
I don't know... Ogre Tactics?
Of course, the dot graphics that were misdensely represented in the little screen clearly differed from the graphics of the competing varieties, but they were also not superior. Graphically speaking... yeah, like the ones from the Super Family at dusk?
When playing singles in Dragon Emblem 2, priests always had to carry mercenaries because they had to fight one-on-one with many enemies if they didn't hire event mates or mercenaries.
Dragon Emblem 2 has a slightly different way of playing depending on the job, but the priestly character I was playing was one of the most challenging.
"But a character you shouldn't lose in party play..."
In the combat map, the priest needed some control because the amount of recovery of the skill varies depending on the timing of the button.
A quest or two would make me level 10, too. '
I wandered the Fairy Forest in search of materials that received an intermediate quest guaranteeing some experience. During the battle with the enemy, I was busy hiding behind the mercenaries I hired to restore them.
You were able to use the Recovery Skill by moving your character and pressing the Y button. At the same time, if any of the mercenaries died, they could be completely destroyed, so I kept an eye on their HP and gave them a steady recovery skill to keep them half their health.
After gathering all the quest items, I led the mercenaries back to town and completed the quest.
Bababambam!!
At the end of the quest, an effect has been heard informing you of the level up.
At the top of the screen, a message window reminded me that I had switched to a new job.
- Marcus went on to become a healer. -
As soon as I got to character level 10, I re-engaged in community conversations.
- I just took a level 10 photo. -
Mr. K. What character did you become? -
Position is healer. -
- How did you grow copy? It was very difficult to raise because I had to hire mercenaries for every quest... -
- So this is the only room with three Level 10 users. Shit... I have to raise him fast too. -
At that time, a user who had served as a shield knight spoke to me.
-Mr. K., are you free this weekend if you are a resident of Tokyo? -
Is everything all right? -
- I'm going to the Tamago Shop to buy a data cable this weekend, if you have time, would you like to join me in the Hop Goblin Dungeon? -
Then the Dual Sword Warrior swiftly intervened in our conversation.
- I live in Tokyo. I'd like to participate. -
- Is the party already started for three? So there's still one spot left? -
Do you mind if I take a look around? -
- Me, too. I want to watch. -
The atmosphere of the chat room began to heat up again with the story of the Dragon Emblem, thanks to us having a party in an instant.
At that time, a user with the nickname 'Momojiro' gave a different euan to the people in the chat room.
- But don't you think we should definitely go to Tamago-shop this weekend? What if we sell all the data cables for four people? Don't you have to buy one to hold a party and challenge it later? -
- Oh, I didn't think so. Like the genius of Momoi. -
- Yeah, that, too. Well, let's start at Tamago-shop this weekend. Time opens in Tamago Shop. - What do you think?
- Oh, you think? Actually, I've always wondered who they were.
I'll wear a white hat on a black Adidas bag. -
- I'll wear a green beanie on a red jumper to make it look good. -
Well, this is what online meetings used to be like when you didn't have a phone yet.
You can tell me what clothes and accessories to wear that day, or you can tell me what shape you're in.
Then the shield knight user asked me.
What kind of outfit will mr. K be in? -
- I'll... meet you in front of the Tamago Shop and we'll figure it out. -
- Oh, well, if only there were three or four people at the entrance, we'd know about it. -
Others agreed.
- This is gonna be fun. Those of you who have reached level 10 of the Dragon Emblem that day will have their own party to challenge. -
- It's level eight now. We're going to explode. -
- Don't overdo it. It's sad to die. -
- But is there a woman in our community? -
No one has answered his wild question like a lie...
&
And a few days later, the day of destiny dawned.
After I finished showering and changed into light clothes, I called Jun Fei before leaving the house. After a long beep, I heard the voice of the drunken one.
"Hello..."
"Come out to Tamago-shop right now. "
"Ugh… huh? Joon-Hyuk, what happened this morning? I can't believe I'm going to the Tamago Shop."
"There's a fun event at the Tamago Shop today. So take a good picture and put it in a magazine. "
"Are you…? No. Your Dragon Emblem 2 has kept me up all night since the beginning of the year, and I'm tired of it. "
"Oh, I see. Okay, well, I'll call another magazine. Rest well."
"· · · · · · · Wait. "
"Huh?"
"Let's see what kind of event you're listening to. "
"Oh, I'm going to sell four-person data cables at the Tamago Shop for Raon starting today. "
"Cable? You're calling me because of a cable? "
"No. I'm going to party with users who have taken a level 10 demo of the Dragon Emblem. "
"I took a level 10 photo yesterday too. I'll be right there. "
" · · · · · ·. "
He's easy to handle...
A moment later, when I arrived at the Tamago Shop underground parking lot, I looked at the front door, just in case it was open yet.
Then I noticed a man in a green beanie in a red jumper.
'I haven't even opened the shop yet, but I'm already here. '
I entered the store through the Tamago Shop Staff entrance rather than pretending to know it right away.
"Oh, Director Kang Jun-hyuk. Hello!"
"Hello, sir."
"Good morning, everyone. Are you done with your Battle Zone setup? "
"Yes, I closed and prepared it last night. "
A male employee standing next to Miyazaki smiled confidently and pointed to the Battle Zone.
Following the staff's hand, he turned his eyes and until yesterday there were four seats dedicated to the Dragon Emblem.
"This is great. "
"We have a small camera attached to each table that allows you to broadcast the play screen directly to your screen. "
"Great, but I can't keep changing the Battlezone display every time I do an event like this..."
Then one day, Miyazaki, the deputy manager who approached me, said to me,
"When the party system for Dragon Emblem 2 is activated, we'll need more space. What do we do?" "
"I'm still trying to figure it out. It's close to the station, so it's nice to have a neck and a clean interior, so it's a good idea to set up a dedicated dragon emblem a little distance away. "
"A shop dedicated to dragon emblems, I can't help but get excited. "
Am I...? I'm afraid that if the party goes to hell while Reid's running there, they'll strangle each other and fight...
I encouraged the staff to clap with a bleeding smile.
"Well, let's open it up. "
"Yes, sir. "
A tightly closed shutter door was opened with strong staff answers. At the same time, bright morning sunlight started pouring into the store through the window.
"Oh, they're already waiting for you. "
Miyazaki said, I smiled and replied.
"These are my guests. "
As soon as the shutter went up, I walked up to a group of people who were circling the inside of the store and opened the front door wide.
You're the game community. Critical. "
A man in his early 20s who was wearing a red jumper to my question opened his mouth with an awkward expression.
"Well, how did you know? "
I relaxed one mouth tail up to his question.
"Hello, I'm Mr. K. "
"Ah ~ Mr. K… yes!? "
"Greetings, Critical. "
After a while, I had a simple tea party in the staff lounge inside the Tamago Shop, separately gathering the critical members. A total of eight members, including myself, had never met before and were making strange faces.
When I explained to them that I had a separate event zone for the 'Hop Goblin Dungeon' party play we were going to play today, everyone was surprised to see me.
"So... Mr.K is Kang Jun-hyuk, the developer of Dragon Emblem, and you want me to demonstrate the dungeon attack we're going to play today while people are watching?"
"Yes, it is. So, by the way, how many people here have taken a level 10 shot?"
Then about five people raised their hands. Then Jun Pyo and I are seven... and we're one short. Then Miyazaki, who was behind me, raised his hand slightly and said.
"Sir, I have a Level 10 character over there."
"Oh, really? Perfect timing, but it would have been a shame to show you one party play and then at least two."
Then one of the 'critical' members opened his mouth.
"Hey, I didn't confirm that we're in the event yet."
So I answered the same bluntly.
"Really? I was going to give the full edition of Dragon Emblem 2 to those of you who participated today for free, but unfortunately,"
Then I was shocked at the faces of the critical members.
"You're just going to play a game and give it to me?"
"Our Pentagon will also be able to see enough promotional effects thanks to your play.
So, of course, I think you should be rewarded. "
The members nodded and agreed to my answer. The members' minds were slightly shaken, but I offered them a proposition again.
"Well, what do you do? Will you be attending the event? Of course, there is no coercion.
If you don't want to, you can just watch. But I can promise you one thing... "
I looked at the curious members for a moment, then said.
"I'm sure it'll be a fun experience. You will be remembered as the first users to play 'Monster Raid' on Dragon Emblem."
"Ah…"
First. Best. Is there another word that would excite a man this much?
Just a small group of critical members who wanted to play together, nodded slowly to my words and said they would all attend.
'Yes, of course it looks like this.'
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And a little more time. Some people gather in the afternoon.
A speaker installed inside the Tamago Shop suddenly announces a surprise event as it flows through the dragon emblem's theme song.
- In a few moments, there will be a Monster Raid for those of you who reach the Dragon Emblem Character Level 10 in the Battle Zone. If you are interested in playing the Dragon Emblem party, we invite you to join us in the Battle Zone today. Once again...
"Hmm? Monster Raid? What's that?"
"Well... is this about Dragon Emblem 2?"
"Is party play called Raid?"
"I don't know what it is, but let's go."
On Miyazaki's announcement, the people in the store began to walk in front of the Ur Battle Zone. As I was already preparing to demonstrate with the critical members on the Battle Zone, I felt suffocated by the immersion of people.
Soon after, the battle zone quickly surrounded its guests, and Tayama, the shield knight player, was nervous and swallowed dry saliva.
Standing nearby, I cheered him on by tapping his shoulder during the application.
"Pay no attention to the spectators, but pay attention to the game."
"Oh, yes. This is the second party we're gonna play, right?"
"Yes. For now, after the ratings of the first party comprised exclusively of critical members,
Takama and I, and Miyazaki, we met earlier. "
"Huh? Well, aren't there three? I thought Raid was a four-man party."
"Well, there's still one less..."
At that moment, I heard Miyazaki's voice behind my back.
"Senior!! Jun Pyo just got here."
"I'm sorry I'm late."
"Why are you so late? I called him right away this morning…"
"You'll be back soon because you have a car, but not me. Do you know how long it takes for Akihabara to get on the train from my house? I'm so tired of working late until dawn."
I answered Jun Fei's grumbling complaint with one ear.
"You and I are going to have a second party. Just take a break."
"What, are there two parties?"
"There are eight of you and me."
"Gosh, are there eight people who have taken a level 10 photo on this hellish difficulty? I think it's even more amazing..."
"I made it possible for you to clear."
"Oh, my! It's like the cat is thinking of me."
Jun Fei made fun of me with a disgusting expression. However, it is true that none of the games I have made so far have any games that I can enjoy comfortably. But games like that don't really work.
Even if the Pentagon doesn't make it, there's plenty of it from other manufacturers...
Mintendo's games, for example, tend to be the opposite of the Pentagon, often release a lot of work that all ages can enjoy smiling…
Every gaming company has its own color.
Even if you use a genre called "Valentine's Day," like the Luigi Mansion, which was made in Mintendo in the 2000s, there were cute ghosts and laughter codes that the kids couldn't help but enjoy.
In that sense, the color of the Pentagon is very hard. With just the announcement of the title Dragon Emblem 2, manic users were often excited and excited to sweat on their hands. It's not like they don't play the Supermaridge either, but instead of a game where everyone can clear just a little bit, they can endure the agony and clear just a little while, no matter how hard. The sensation of Qataris gives players great satisfaction.
That's why I still haven't forgotten the look people made when they first unravelled the dragon emblem.
- What extreme difficulty will this work show me, and what reverse will it hit me with? -
This was why users liked Pentagon Soft's games.
And I thought I could use their psychology.
After a while. Always' Battle Monster 'in the Battle Zone!' The host who was chanting came up on stage. Behind him, four community members who were stiffened with tension slowly sat on a chair set on the table and took out their Raon.
"Good morning, everyone. I'm here today to give you a special update on the Dragon Emblem Trial of Party Play."
"Waaaahhhh!"
"Haha! Thank you for your support. Ha. G. Unfortunately, I have never played a four-player RPG game before, so I hope you'll understand if the relay is a little clumsy."
"Huh? So this is your first time watching a party play?"
"Yes, it is. So maybe we're watching the historic moments of the Dragon Emblem series together."
"Oh-oh!"
"Let me introduce you to some of the first players to challenge Monster Raid.
The first person I'd like to introduce to you is Nakamura, the leader of the first party. "
Waking up at the introduction of the host, Nakamura bowed his head, blushing his face at the applause of the users.
"Hello, Nakamura. Tell users a little bit about the job and position you're building."
"Character jobs are founders. Positions are tankers."
"The 'tanker' that Nakamura speaks of is the position to protect his colleagues at the forefront of the party. It says here that the enemy is more defensive than any other profession, and that it can defend against attacks while drawing attention to itself!"
The moderator smiled brightly, showing people the script he was holding.
After the introduction to the rest of the players, the moderator once again explained the job and position of the first party.
"The first party to enter the Hobb Goblin dungeon is the Lancer, the Angle Archer, the Thief, and the Drug Master. In position, tankers, dealers, dealers, healers. You can see that.
In terms of RPGs, I think it's a party structure that's fundamental. "
Whether employees who see society are also knowledgeable about gaming. I added a friendly description and explained it easily.
"So I'm going to start with the first Raid of the Dragon Emblem that you've all been waiting for. A big round of applause for those of you from the gaming community who participated in the event.
Please. "
"Waaaahhhh! Good luck!"
"I'm also a member of a critical community! I came from Nagoya on purpose!!"
"Ouch!! Here we go!!"
Participants take a small sigh if they are intimately nervous and raise the power button on Raon.
We have already checked the battery in case the game may turn off in the middle and have secured the data cable as well.
Soon, the small cameras in Raon's dragon emblem in their hands put it on the ceiling.
The four installed projectors were sprayed with images.
"Now, for the first time in the history of dragon emblems, or portable gaming machines, four players have finally come together to play. Here's another surprise event for you. Has anyone here reached character level 10?"
Several of the user's hands flashed in the host's question.
"Ahhh!! If you just touched your hand, you can attend the Hop Goblin Dungeon event. Go to the counter now and validate your level 10 character to participate
Sign up and receive free Dragon Emblems 2 for all users participating today. "
"Wow!! Amazing!!"
"Hey, I'm level 8 now, can I level up here and join the event right away?"
The host, who was asked the unexpected question, turned his head toward me to take a quick look at me. Then we gave him a silent nod, and the moderator smiled broadly.
I screamed.
"It's possible!!"
As permission fell from the host's mouth, the people gathered in front of John of the event began to pull Raon together. I was embarrassed that everyone was taking the same action in one mind, so I called the moderator and adjusted the time to attend the event.
"If you want to challenge the 'Hobb Goblin Dungeon' using a character who has reached level 10, please contact the counter for only one hour from now."
"I have to apply first. I came here just in case anyone wants to take a quest with me, but what a piece of cake!!"
People with a level 10 character started running to the counter saying they could get a free Dragon Emblem 2.
"Now, let's really start the Hop Goblin Dungeon event."
Is everyone ready for the first round? "
At the host's question, the users who were sitting at the table nodded. On the white screen hung from the ceiling, all four characters were floating through the quest window 'Dungeon of Hop Goblins'.
"Of course!! Get Started!!"
The first members look at each other briefly, nodding, and pressing the A button at the same time.
Then the wagon on which the players' characters boarded the game screen set out for the Dungeon of Hop Goblins. After the loading screen of the wagon and switching to the first stage of the dungeon, a 'huff' came out of everyone's mouth who was watching the screen.
Even the host who had to host the event cried out in tears at the familiar game screen.
"Ah!!! This is on the screen!! This is!!!!"
The moderator is emotionally stunned and his facial muscles are trembling.
"Simulation RPG format!! Dragon emblem's system was alive!!"
"Whoa!!!!!"
"This one!! I knew it!!"
Whether I felt shy in the shouts of thousands of people, I smiled and stole my nose.
The MMORPG radar system will appear in the next 10 years.
It's not fancy graphics, it's not like parties and giant bosses are swarming, but I've been decorating the dragon emblem bay radar system for my current retro life. Tactics Simulation RPG system that moves a character of its own each turn and fights an enemy...