The second week of November 1995...
Three weeks before the world's first gaming fair, the online gaming community was teeming with festive atmosphere.
He would do the same thing because each year at the International Electronics Fair, the genre of the game was recognized as one 'cultural content'.
After last year's home appliance fair in America. Japan's Computer Entertainment Association (CESA) is the most popular exhibition attraction for Mintendo and Sensoni. He also offered the Pentagon a new gaming fair to expand Japan's gaming industry.
In fact, behind them was one of Japan's government agencies, the Japanese Economic Industry, who sponsored CESA to broadly promote the content of the Game to attract foreign tourists.
But because Mintendo had declared he would definitely participate, the Tokyo game show had to be called a halfway show before it even began.
The impact of mintendo, the so-called king of the gaming industry, at this time was really great.
Nevertheless, the CESA decided to put on a Tokyo game show, with the exception of Mintendo, because it was unable to give up the game fair with enormous funds pouring in.
Mintendo's disappearance was reported in the international media, and gamers from around the world also expressed their condolences, but Mintendo was rigid.
However, despite Mintendo's insubordination, there were many companies that could fill his space.
First of all, Complex Raon showed another possibility for the game genre with Idol and Full Metal Gear, alongside Sensoni, who have emerged in the gaming industry earlier this year and are rapidly eroding the market with strong funding.
And at the arcade centre, even the most prestigious country...
These three companies were enough to meet the expectations of users of the Tokyo game show.
Moreover, in addition to the companies described above, there were about 84 small businesses and third parties to participate in the first Tokyo Games Show on the Tokyo Vicsite.
Literally a yard for gamers' festivals, the Tokyo Game Show was a huge event that would become one of the world's top three game shows in the distant future.
Knock, knock.
I looked at the event planner for the staff to prepare for the conference, and I gently tapped the cluster of documents on the edge of my desk and placed them neatly on the desk one by one.
Because of all the conferences at the Pentagon?
The event planner in front of me was filled with glowing ideas.
Especially, there have been a lot of interesting ideas that have attracted a lot of interest from users recently, such as watching the planning book has overwhelmed my heart.
In addition to the dragon emblem, the Pentagon was expected to announce new pieces from each development team, and all the third-party games that were being produced with Complete Raon were put on hold for the TGS (Tokyo Game Show), so we felt that we were quite excited about the event.
I don't have mintendo.
This could be a huge opportunity for TGS to take control of the future...
&
The seating arrangements for Sensoni, NEGA and the Pentagon were extremely intense until the TGS 'official pamphlet came out.
Together with CESA, Nikkei, TGS 'co-host, has proposed to cast lots for three seats, but due to the recent extreme marketing disagreement between Sensony and NEGA, the placement has ceased at the labyrinth.
So Sensoni and the booth of the NEGA wanted each other to fall to the pole, but the Pentagon's entry in the middle was nonsense.
But that wasn't the only problem. When the large gaming company was unable to place their booths properly, it took me time to finish the third party below, and I made the overall results very slow down the event, so I appealed for a three-party position in the conference room in the form of a V.
"Hmm... I can't. I'll take it from the line. "
Kurakagi, the Gear Station's father, seemed reluctant to convey my opinions, but he finally nodded his head because there was no alternative. Then Yamanaka, the president of the NEGA, turned his head and agreed to something.
I wanted to get out of here as soon as possible because of the bizarre fights between two companies that didn't acknowledge each other as rivals but cared about each other.
"So you want to get as far away from Sensoni and the NEGA as possible. "
The facial expressions of Kishimoto, who was in charge of assigning booth locations for each company, were exhausting.
He was a typical Japanese guy with a very impressive protruding front teeth. About my age?
"Of course, in NEGA, we tend to follow our marketing strategy all the time. Thank you very much. "
Yamanaka's head turned to Kurakagi, who was making an overwhelming face with one lip up, immediately revealed an uncomfortable look.
"Don't get cocky about a chick who just joined the gaming industry..."
"Mr. Yamanaka, what did you just say?"
"Mr. Yamanaka...? Even if you have no manners!! "
I sighed for a long time in an increasingly speechless office. Why didn't you just ask Kawaguchi to come?
I looked at the two companies' representatives who were still chattering for a moment and turned to Kishimoto.
"Then I will determine the Pentagon from the letter V down to the point where the vertex touches. "
Then the two people who were raising their voices toward each other simultaneously turned to me and shouted.
"What!? "
"What authority do you have to take your place?!" "
" · · · · · ·. "
If I hadn't come back in '83, I'd be with you guys.
... but in their eyes, I guess I'm just a young man, a pretty high-ranking gaming director, right?
I opened my mouth with a scratch on the back of my head, looking at the two people staring at me with the strength of my eyes.
"Look, I just agreed that you two would want to be as far away from each other as possible, right? "
"Th-that's right. "
"Well, it's just here and here. "
I was a horse, taking pictures of the interior view of the exhibition hall of Big Site, and positioning myself in the booth of Sensoni and NEGA.
"I have a meeting later with another company. I'll leave you to it. I don't want to waste my time picking just one spot. "
Then, in my words, they looked up at me with a stupefied look.
"Well, I'll be going. "
As a courtesy, I loosened my tie and walked out of the office towards the parking lot where I had parked my car.
At that time, Kishimoto ran out after me.
"Hey, Joon-Hyuk! Kang Jun-hyuk!! "
"Huh? Kishimoto. Something wrong? "
"Oh, that's not... that's..."
"Hmm? Something else? "
"W-Would you like to join the heroes of Idol in TGS? "
"Yes, of course. because this is our current Pentagon Soft feature. "
"Ahhh!! "
"But why is that? "
"This is personal, actually, but I'm also a fan of Erica's at Virtual Idol. So I wondered if TGS was planning an event. "
Wow... I didn't think of this again. The event planner is a fan of idols.
I opened my mouth with a glancing smile in my heart.
"Thank you for your interest. Kishimoto, Erica's going to love this. As you can see from your upcoming event planner, we have a small concert ready for you, so stay tuned. "
"Ah, I see...! "
Kishimoto nodded, smiling satisfactorily at my answer.
"I look forward to the concert. "
"Oh, by the way, Kishimoto. Can I ask you a favor regarding Virtual Idol's event? "
"Yes?"
When Kishimoto heard that Idol's event was being planned in the hallway for a while, he shouted with a fierce fist.
"That's wonderful. I also believed that even without mintendo, the Pentagon would give us great planning. "
"What do you think? Can you share my thoughts with your superiors? "
"Oh, but I'm also not in a position to answer Joon-Hyuk's suggestions. Plus, there's going to be a lot of booths and tourists inside the venue..."
I smiled slightly and replied to Kishimoto, looking embarrassed as he stole the sweat that was pouring out.
"I didn't say I was hosting an event at an event? "
Then, Kishimoto, who was staring at me with a blank expression, just let out a sigh for a moment, and he looked horrified.
"No way!? "
"We will send you a separate fax during the morning for detailed event formats. "
"Joon-Hyuk!! Wait, wait, wait.
"Then Kishimoto. Please take good care of it."
After holding Kishimoto's hand and waving him up and down lightly, I bowed my head slightly and left the CESA headquarters.
&
After a while.
After leaving the association, I got in my car and headed to the club room of a Japanese electronic school near Shinjuku.
When I opened the door of the club with a large bag of bread in my hand for the students who waited for me until late, I was choked and choked by the hot heat coming out of the PC.
"Hello!!! "
Approximately 10 students sitting in front of the PC gathered to greet me on my visit.
"Why didn't you turn on the air conditioning when it was hot? "
"Oh, by the way, it's so hot. "
At that moment, the students sitting in front of the computer were flocking to the table with their hands.
"What is this, sir? "
"Choux cream bread. I bought what I could because I didn't know how many of them there were, but I didn't have enough. "
"Oh, I was hungry! I'll eat well!"
I smiled as I turned up the air conditioning on the inside of the room with the remote control.
"By the way, are you all done with your assignment? "
"Knng!! "
"Cough.."
"Ugh..."
The children who swallowed bread in my words hurriedly swallowed the beverage.
They don't even touch their dogs when they're eating.
I opened the window at the end of the room to ventilate with a bleeding smile.
When the pleasant breeze of late autumn touched the end of my nose, a smile was drawn on my mouth.
But where am I?
This is a Japanese school specializing in electronic gaming planning.
In South Korea, it's like a two-year college.
And... where my secret weapons of a different color from the Pentagon are gathered.
There is not necessarily a degree to the path of learning.
It does not mean that you have to come out of middle school and high school to get a good job only when you go to university. And I, of course, agree with that idea.
However, as the economic recession continues, students who graduate from high school and jump right into the line of work began to decline.
The Japanese government said the game would be restored in a few minutes, but it's been six years... and it's only been getting worse.
In the early '90s, a number of unemployed businesses emerged, with some large and small businesses lined up to collect bank bonds, but no company was able to accept them.
So unemployed people were mostly flocking to day-workers and part-time jobs, and as income decreased, consumption naturally decreased.
On the other hand, the company that reduced headcount wanted people with the skills and academic skills that could be put into practice to achieve the same performance as before, so job thresholds increased and young people knocked on university doors for stable job activities.
Perhaps it was at this time that an institution called a university became part of a job activity rather than an academic institution to build academia.
However, not all students in Japan have a large number of universities, and in a short period of time, it appeared to be a "professional institute" for young people who want to build their job specs.
Unlike normal universities, a 'professional institute' that tightly transfers all the skills needed for practice as a two-year graduation course was strongly appealed to the fact that it was a professional institution for employment, leveraging 9 hours a day from Monday through Friday compared to the school's extensive schedule.
The Japanese Institute of Electronics where I am now was one of those institutions.
The whole school was like one giant department of computer engineering, where almost all skills using PCs were distributed by academics and taught in different curriculum courses such as games, hands-on programming, and design industries.
Among them, it is renowned for its expertise in 'gaming production' among many curriculum courses, and many of its graduates are employed by Pentagon and other gaming companies.
I felt sorry for the children who leaned against the window and swallowed empty bread.
"Are you guys hungry for lunch...? "
"No, I ate it all. "
A male student swept his glasses with a cream on his lips and smiled at me.
If you're 18, you can eat anything, but if you turn around, you're hungry.
But no one eats it. It's a combat meal.
At that time, Suzuko, a few girls from the club, approached me and gave me a loaf of bread.
"Aren't you going to eat? "
"Don't worry, I was hungry on the way here, so I ate first. "
"Well, thank you. "
Still, I appreciate you thinking of me as a woman.
With a puff of lamb balls and a mouthful of creamy bread, she smiles at me as she sprays them.
In fact, the students here were comprised of children belonging to the top group among the many Gamemaking academies that existed within the professional institute.
The Japanese Institute of Electronics specializes in game design and game programming. In addition to character design, it was a group of four students, including a 3D graphics department, which was created last year.
Last May, after holding a seminar on the gaming industry from this institute's grand auditorium.
At the request of my students and the request of my advisor, I chose the most talented students and assigned them a 'secret' special class.
The total number of people in my class is 20. Among them, there are students who make money as a part-time student, although there are changes in working only 10 people as of today, in addition to regular classes...
With only the top five students in each department, the club was a project team for the Tokyo game show at the institute.
At the Tokyo Games Show, they also received booth applications from gaming companies as well as educational institutions to foster new talent, which allowed them to enter the game show as much as they wanted by creating a playable game.
It was an institution that teaches practical skills, and because the department was run by teachers in the field, it was somewhat basic for students.
"How's the project going? "
In my question, Suzuko said, swallowing the bread that was in his mouth.
"There are still bugs everywhere, but I think it's okay. "
"Really? Do you want me to take a look at it for you? "
Then the students who had finished packing the bread bags from the back shouted at me.
"No! That's okay, we want to take care of this by the end. "
Tsk... Everyone was stubborn... And raised their disciples well!
In fact, I was assigned to this club for a number of reasons, one of which was that everything I did was hidden from the public.
Recently, the industry has been focusing solely on the volume of games sold, so freshness has fallen due to the trend that major gaming companies have been focusing solely on existing series water instead of new IPs.
Besides, it's still Sensoni and the NEGA. And at a time when one of the Pentagons didn't have enough leverage over the industry, everyone rushed to take care of major companies and the indie games caught their eye...
'But wait and see. Maybe you'll think differently after the show starts. '
I returned someday and gladly looked at the students who were engaged in the work.
"Before we get to work, I want to tell you something. "
In my voice, the heads of the students turned toward me as one.
"You do know that this project replaces the graduation piece, right? "
"Yes, of course. "
"Speaking of which, my guess is that once this game is in the Tokyo Games Show, there will be offers to join you here and there. "
"Oh... is there a Pentagon among them? "
In one student's question, I raised my head slightly.
"No, I'm sorry for you, but the Pentagon won't take any of you. "
"Yes!? "
All the students in the classroom were surprised at my reassurance.
When I met them for the first time and introduced myself, almost everyone chose to join the Pentagon as one of the companies I wanted, so it was probably a natural reaction.
I looked at the faces of the students who were almost getting depressed for a moment, and I smiled and followed them.
"I'm going to take you with me, and I'm going to start a little game soft company. "
"Yes…!? "
"Of course, on a company scale, it's nothing compared to the Pentagon, but salary and welfare levels will apply equally. "
"Sir, can I ask you a question? "
"Of course."
"Aren't you the director of the Pentagon? So most of the games we make will be in the Pentagon, so why are you doing such a tiresome job? "
When I answered the student's question, I stroked my mouth for a moment.
"Because it's fun."
"Yes?"
"If you settle down on one of the platforms like you said, you can extract a certain level of gaming in a very stable environment. But in the case of Nankoh in Iron Fist or Capco in Street Fire, they are not satisfied with one platform and they launch their games in a wide variety of different ways. And in the meantime, you get a Sensoni or a love call from the NEGA, and that goes for our Pentagon. I want you to grow up in more diverse environments. In order to do that, I want you to create a great game that increases your own value. I have no doubt that this game show will bring a great transition to your lives. Everyone deserves that, and they've tried. "
"Ah…"
"So let's start with the last-minute work, shall we? "
"Yes!! "
To what degree did my advice go, I felt a change in the atmosphere of the students' work.
In fact, I've been thinking about it for a long time.
The games I make are, of course, sold and distributed to Pentagon devices. And the final frontier series created by Kawaguchi will also be released as Complete Raon.
Because the Pentagon, unlike its past history, has become the first party to build a console...
Kawaguchi and his sub-director, Nomura, who recently created numerous Final Frontier series, were in charge of the lead of the new Final Frontier series, and the seventh series was anticipating an unprecedented 'big talk' in the gaming industry.
Using 3D polygons, the first RPG game 'Final Frontier 7' was originally famous for its ending in the battle between the Gear Station and the NEGA Saturn in history.
But, um...
Now that Complete Raon has been released. Final Frontier 7 was in a state of unprecedented anticipation that it would be released to its console once production was complete.
But not being able to see the war between the consoles that was so exciting, I had a funny thought, whether I felt like I was committing a great sin against the gamers of this age.
"If one fire burns down, it burns up another..."
&
The first weekend of December, 1995.
"Whoa!!!!! "
A large crowd gathered in front of the Big Site building in Odaiba, Japan.
It has four inverse pyramid-like structures, a total of 10 exhibition halls and a free observation deck, which was frequently used as an international showroom.
Soon after the opening of the event, everyone was nervous, and I left the Pentagon for a moment and headed to the 'Japanese Electronics Studies' booth.
"Teacher! "
The size of the booth assigned to the professional school was so small compared to the Pentagon and other companies, but the children seemed to have no problem with it. Unfortunately, it was adjacent to a booth in the NEGA, so when I showed up, I sent a cold glance from the NEGA side, but it had nothing to do with that.
"How's it going? "
In my question, Suzuko, who was sitting in front of the PC, smiled with his thumb raised.
"Don't worry. "
"Okay, I'll stop by at the conference later. "
It was then.
"Hah! Haaah!! Hah!! Oorah!! "
... What kind of fighting pits are we in here with no eggs...?
Turning to the walking voice, a man in a karate gown at Saturn Bushwith, NEGA, was practicing screaming onstage.
"Oh... he's..."
"Wow!! Amazing!!"
"It's Sansiro Negata!! "
It's called the NEGA saturn poem.)
A model of CF, born out of a pun, his name made him an ambassador for NEGA Saturn.
But it's not just the name that's famous...
The fact that he's the main character of Japan's first masquerade film.
'No matter how bad-mannered the NEGA may be, this game show in Tokyo is a very important event for them. '
Future console fights are games, but marketing will be very important…
After a few punches and a shout, Negata shows up moments later carrying a model of a much larger NEGA Saturn console.
At that moment, the students who were gathered in the small booth burst into laughter and smiles at his solemn expression.
"I'll be back, then. "
"Please. Mr. Negata! You have the future of our Saturn in your hands. "
"Yes, Yukawa. Leave it to me."
Negata-san lowers his head slightly, and the NEGA booth attendant nods, smiling with white teeth.
"Huh? That guy? "
Looking at the event manager, Suzuko, next to a word that I didn't know, tilted his head and asked me.
"Do you know him? "
"Well, I don't know him personally, but he's quite famous. "
"Really?"
Yukawa... do you think you'll become a senior rank now?
Those two people holding hands at the NEGA booth were CF stars representing each other.
As you can see from the Saturn model on his back, Negata Sanshiro uses his name as a pun...
Yukawa was also a full-time publicist, despite being an executive for Saturn's next generation console, the last console, Illusion Cast.
From the time the Illusion Cast was issued to the time the NEGA gave up its console business, he was one of the few people who truly worked for the NEGA.
After Yukawa pressed the power button on the NEGA Saturn surrounded by Negata Sansiro, splendid music began to flow from a prop she had never known to be a model.
"Heeheehee... was that a juke box? '
Along with a splendid sound that reminded me of 'Advance Guard', a somewhat imperial CF came to mind on various screens installed in the NEGA booth.
Entertained
One man is leaving today.
For those who don't take it seriously.
I'll make you realize with my body!!
Negata Sanshiro!!
Negastan Shiro!! (Try NEGA Saturn!!)
"Hiya!! What is that?"
"Did you just kick a flying baseball with a karate kick? "
"And it was a home run..."
The contents of the CF made by inhaling the pill shook the pupils of the professional institute.
After finishing verse 2, "NEGA Saturn Sea," a confusion dedicated to gamers in the Japanese Archipelago. The following considerations included Mr. Negata Sansiro's narration.
Young man, are you seriously obsessed with something?
Is there anything you're passionate about risking your life for?!
Do the NEGA Saturn.
Till I break my finger!!!
"Hiic... Should I play the game until I starve to death and break my fingers?" "
... when I was a kid, I used to feel really cool because of my mid-box buff, but after all these years, I can see it in front of my eyes, and it's just so corny.
I think my fingers will curl up and degrade. However, the boys who were with me in the booth chanted for Negata passing by.
"Mr. Sansiro Negata!! Cheer up!!"
"You are my Mask Rider forever!!! "
As he ran toward the entrance, he turned around and waved to the students.
"Ouch!! Yes, cheer for me and make sure you do the NEGA Saturn!!! "
And after a while. Carrying a box of almost a mattress thick NEGA Saturn Juke, he stepped out of the chair and a huge shout started pouring out of the mouths of those waiting for him.
"Woo!! Mask Rider 1!! "
"Unh!! What is that? "
"Guys!! NEGA Saturn!! "
He lowers the giant Saturn pad, which is connected together to the juke box, and starts joyfully slapping the controller's button with the bottom scream.
Those who were bored waiting to enter the venue began cheering and cheering for NEGA.
"Ouch!! I can feel my spirit!! "
Ugh... That's enough. Tell me honestly. As he performs, his hands and feet deteriorate. I sighed a little as I looked at the external relay camera installed in the event booth of the NEGA.
'Why did that look so cool when I was a kid…? Has the calibration effect on your memories gone a little too far? '
After briefly explaining the conference schedule to Suzuko, I had a moment to recall some of the Japanese CF's that I used to enjoy.
"Oh, and CF Fantasy Beverage was so much fun..."
Although the gag code was a little different from Korea's, some of the CF's that were viewed as children remained the most impressive. Suddenly, I remembered an old memory, and I returned to the Pentagon booth with a bleeding smile.
&
An hour later.
As the alarm sounded throughout the venue, visitors started pouring in from six entrances.
"Where's the Pentagon Booth?! "
"What do you mean, we have to get to the first place where the conference is taking place!! Sensoni... to Sensoni's Booth!! "
"Wow, that's a lot of size. That's a different level than CES for a professional gaming fair."
Visitors entered the venue each with a happy smile, admiring the size of the Tokyo game show.
If the expo showed the future science of humanity to the public, then the game show would be the first place gamers would go to show all the game information that would be released in the future.
Before the event began, the quiet exhibition hall began to fill up with spectators from all over without even an instant gap in validity.
"When I was in middle school, I used to wish I could come to this Tokyo game show..."
However, I didn't have enough excitement when I heard the name, so I was preparing for the conference in the afternoon, so it felt strange.
As soon as the exhibition took place, gamers who visited Pentagon Soft were disappointed and excited at the same time, looking at the Pentagon area covered with white curtains until 1 pm at the conference.
"Ah, I came to see the Dragon Emblem. It's not time yet…"
You hear Kaori and Miyazaki's voice on the side of the Raon terminal installed near the Pentagon booth.
"Virgil Idol. Please use this handset if you would like to use the Tokyo Gameshow Limited Costume. "
"Ahhh!! That's right, Virtual Idol. You had a special costume!? "
"Let's take it in advance before the conference starts. If the lines get longer later, it's going to take a lot longer. "
The reason why users don't end up at a Pentagon event that hasn't started any events...
It was thanks to the limited time special costume of the Virtual Idol Heroes.
He also gifted a badge, one of the Goods items of idol, to visitors who had visited in advance, and occasionally saw users lining up several times to get all four heroes.
I looked at the staff helping me run the event until the formal conference, then put on my white hat and walked to Sensoni's booth.
On the way to Sensoni's booth, there were several third-party companies, and even though I wanted to take a quick look around, there were so many visitors that I was drawn to the event by people heading to Sensoni's booth.
"Wow!! Iron Fist 2!! "
The main game of the Gear Station, which is highly acclaimed by gamers with powerful 3D graphics, was, of course, the 'Iron Fist'.
At the time of its initial release, the Iron Fist was evaluated as a real fighter's subterfuge, but as it repeated the second series, it showed no regrets about its unique system.
10 stage combos that are available in order for beginners, including pleasant air combos. Characters that look about twice as unique as real fighters...
Although the overall graphics did not fall below the realfighter, this time the 'Iron Fist 2', which was implanted into a gear station, was fitted with a variety of modes that could be considered a faux transcendental implant.
In addition, the arcade version complemented the story mode, which was somewhat poor, and inserted prologs and end-videos of all characters to bring cheer to the users.
"Excellent!! "
"Isn't it wonderful? I find Iron Fist easier and more fun than a real fighter. "
"Right? I'm not joking about putting a set of air combos in the right place. "
I felt the thought as I stroked my chin with the acclaim of the overheard users.
RPGs and girl games are great, but there's nothing like a fight game to entertain your friends when they come to play...
Then I heard the voices of users who were a little annoyed behind my back.
"Why don't you go ahead? "
"Yes?"
"Let's go quickly. "
Huh? What is it?
Turning back to their complaints, they were standing in front of a demonstration device that was pushed by people. The student holding the gray pad next to me made eye contact, and I held the pad in front of me for as long as I could.
Can I play with you for a second? '
As I looked at the screen with my hands around the pad, I noticed a lot of fighters. The student next to me chose Kazuya as soon as the character screen appeared, and I momentarily thought about the main character in my old memory and chose Baekdu San, a Korean character.
"Round 1!! "
Phew!!!
From the start, Kazuka's joyful digging distance is separated from his opponent by the distance he travels.
Baekwondo Mountain, which uses Taekwondo technology, was not part of the strong axis in the Iron Fist series, but was an exclusive character with the spectacular Taekwondo staff, Eizzaida and Flamango, which distract others.
'But it's been a long time? Why is it so hard to play? '
It feels like my thumb is stiff.
But you used to have a skill in the arcade. Is it going to collapse like this?
After handing over one round of Kazumi's relentlessly dug attacks to me, I found the problem of my play in the next two rounds.
'Oh, right. This is not how you play. '
At that moment, my right hand, which was wrapped around the pad, spread two fingers over the button like an artisan making sushi.
"Huh? He's a bit of a padded rat. "
There were a lot of voices coming from behind, and I started playing skillfully with my two fingers. As time went on, I remembered the forgotten technology and even the axial movement that adds flamingo during the crossing, and I won two games in a row.
"If it were a gallery, I would have stepped on it more easily."
I throw a bloodsucking smile at the disassembling opponent and walk away from the demonstration.
At that moment, a beautiful woman, represented by computer graphics, came to mind in a huge screen set up in the booth with a cry to announce a new piece for the Gear Station.
And then there's the intense sound of braking.
Yuck, yuck!!
In the form of a sports car sliding into a huge hairpin corner from the exit course, users gathered in front of the Sensoni booth were staring at the screen with a blank look.
In this era of gaming, CG videos were used a lot to complement the lack of polygon expression, but beautiful women appearing on the screen were also CG videos, not polygons.
Her name, which caught the eye of users in racing girl outfits for the motor show, began to flow from the mouths of users gathered at Sensoni's booth in the delightful drift scene of the 'Rage Driver 4', known as the all-time opening, among many games launched as the 'Nagase Lako' Gear Station.
'Ha... I can't believe I'm seeing that opening again. Memories... "
The opening of Raige Racer 4, which started with cybernetic punk music, started when Nagase Lako woke up.
The light source effect coming from the window showed the possibility of advancement of CG technology in the 90s as a whole.
Shortly thereafter, as she was dressed up and headed for the tunnel in the city, five or six sports cars appeared to be drifting cheerfully as they walked down the street, and Lear sliding into the video as if touching the guardrail was making the viewers feel uneasy.
"Oh, cool. "
Although it may have been thanks to the popular cyber formula on TV recently, the drift shown at the opening seemed to have pierced the blockage.
At that moment, as the scene changed, she was walking through the tunnel, lifting up her broken heel, making a sad face, and eventually leaving the tunnel barefoot, she stopped the sports car approaching her on a hitchhike and finished the opening video.
Finally, people applauded her smiling face toward the driver's seat.
In fact, I didn't understand why a woman was walking in the tunnel on her way to work, but this video was considered to be an all-time opening because of her facial performance.
The expression on his face when he sighed, looking at his broken heels.
After escaping the tunnel, her long sigh leaves her head wide open.
Finally, the smile on her lower lip towards the protagonist was an unprecedented scene in game history.
"Let's go, Reykora..."
"Wow, CG technology has improved a lot..."
"Shit. When does that launch? I want to try it fast. "
But only one opening video was released today.
NANCO is due to launch next year and has closed new conferences with Sensoni, including Iron Fist 2.
"Just... next year? Damn. Should I buy three on the way home? "
Sensoni's new conference set the user's expectations on fire with stunning opening footage has since launched a variety of games.
Among them, a 3D game called Crash Banter, where a wolf fled a massive rock, brought unexpected tension and elicited a good response.
Due to Sensoni's impactful support policy for gaming companies, their introduction to many third-parties in a short period of time has continued endlessly.
I checked a text message looking for me and walked to the Pentagon booth while I was watching their conference for a moment.
'Now that I've been sober, I should start preparing for our conference. '
Coming back to the Pentagon booth, through waves of spectators, there were numerous users gathered 30 minutes before the conference.
He squeezed the gap between the narrow crowds in front of the Pentagon booth, which was tightly surrounded by the impossible to move forward.
"Hey, excuse me. "
"Mister, don't let this fool you. "
"Ugh? No, it's..."
"This is our spot. Go around back there. "
As I turned my head as much as I could, this time, I had to meet the visitors who were waiting at the terminal to receive Idol's special costume.
"Hey, over there!! "
"No, I'm just going to pass through. "
"I almost got into a fight over a guy who snitched. If you say something nice, step back quietly. "
Oh... shit. The road back to the booth is blocked by visitors...
In the end, I had only to go around the Pentagon booth once before returning to the event.
As I showed up, Kaori, who was rolling his feet in the booth, came to me screaming furiously.
"Director, where have you been? "
"Oh, well..."
"We're less than five minutes away from the event. "
"Really? I'm glad. Perfect timing. "
" · · · · · ·. You really don't have a crisis, do you? "
"I'm in crisis. I'm not preparing for a conference for a day or two. "
"But today..."
I took off my coat and changed into a suit for the conference. I checked my watch and asked Kaori.
"What about the dragon emblem? "
"We left an hour ago. "
"Okay, then."
When I received the microphone given to me by staff, I turned to the staff in charge of the curtain surrounding the stage and shouted.
"Let's get started."
Uhhhhhhh!!!
As the dragon emblem 2 theme song flows from speakers installed at both ends of the stage as the curtain rapidly rises, the screams of those who have been waiting for the Pentagon conference begin to spill.
"Whoa!!! "
"Here we go!! "
"Dragon emblem!! Information about the second episode is finally here!! "
Even though I had just announced the start of the event, the temperature inside the booth became hot as if it had risen 2-3 degrees. With gleaming eyes, the gamers' eyes feel like angry predators wanting to quickly spit out information about Dragon Emblem 2 and swallow their chubby saliva.
"Shall I say hello first? Or should I start with information about the dragon emblem? "
Like a boxer throwing a light chuck, I relaxed and lightly blew a comment towards the people in front of the booth.
"I've been waiting for a year since CES last year. Now that the Complete LaTemperature has been launched, please do it every single day..."
I almost burst out of laughter in the voice of a user who appeared to be a fan of the Dragon Emblem series. After the first episode, leaving so much pastry behind, it's already been three years, so...
I put the microphone in my mouth, smiling at the cries of such users.
"I'm sorry to keep you waiting for so long. And now, thanks to your support, the second episode of Dragon Emblem 2. Let's begin our presentation about the age of wars. "
"Oooh!! "
Lowering the microphone, a woman appeared on the screen installed onstage with the lighting fixture darkened, lowering her waist slightly towards the people gathered in front of the booth.
A woman in a dark temple with her hands together in a priestly garment raises her prayers. She is a hero who can be recognized at first glance by her fans of Dragon Emblem. It was the High Priestess Katrina.
"Ahhh!! Right. Last year, at the end of the CES campaign, the Holy Father Croel was resurrected. "
"Khh... I was more excited about the resurrection of the previous protagonists. No one ever appeared in the first episode..."
As he said, when CES released the Dragon Emblem, Katrina and Croel's appearance at the end caused tremendous response to spectators at the time.
Does that mean that for those of you who enjoyed Dragon Emblem 1 so much, their absence was a terrible waste?
Thanks to this, after releasing promotional videos at CES, I heard from Jun Fei that magazines were very tired at the request of gamers who wanted to release more information in the second episode.
Bright lights spread out in Katrina's hands, praying to God in the dark, and the power of God in response to her prayers began to illuminate the shape of a single person.
Viewers were elastic with their eyes wide open in an incredibly high quality promotional video compared to a year ago.
"Wait, that's 2D or 3D...? "
Clearly, it looks like a hand-drawn 2D, but the odd heterogeneity of the character's movements is starting to tilt the heads of those who were looking at the screen.
"What you're seeing here is a cartoon rendering of a cell animation. The Dragon Emblem event cutscenes and ending footage will all be produced with cell animation. "
"Cough..."
"Awesome. Awesome. "
On the screen, King Croel appeared as a young man who appeared in the first episode of the Dragon Emblem. Croel, clothed in simple, gorgeous blue armor, leaves the temple with Katrina, and her old fighting companions begin to appear one by one in front of them.
"Ahh!! Mirea of the Flame!! "
"Karas the Sniper!! "
Every time one of the heroes appeared, even the users began to shout the name of one person, because they were impressed. King Croel glances at his colleagues, whom he has met for a long time.
"Sure. Let's strike back. "
After that, everyone who was gathered in front of the temple flew up into the battlefield in a blue light.
Around the time the light of the Heroes disappearing Asrahi fades.
As the title of Dragon Emblem 2 appeared in the center of the screen, visitors started screaming like screams.
In the subsequent playback screens, Dragon Emblem 2 showed a magnificent map (MAP) that seemed to have shifted a huge fantasy world.
And as I moved to the center of the stage, I recited the prepared words.
"In this dragon emblem 2, you can choose between two forces. "
Then the battlefield on the screen began to turn red and blue, revealing the current state of the exhibition.
"This is the current exhibition situation on the continent of Dragon Emblem. You will live as mercenaries in this battlefield at the beginning of the game. Of course, those of you who enjoy the masterpiece will be able to inherit Raon's data and import characters. "
No one was so surprised about the character succession because it was the part that was announced in this episode 1. He didn't want to get rid of the protagonist of Episode 1 because everyone was such a hardworking character.
"Now, before we begin the real driving of the second episode of Dragon Emblem... let me tell you about the release date of Dragon Emblem. "
"Oh!! Finally."
"It's already December, so even if it's hard within the year, it'll be early next year, right? "
In the midst of all the speculations, I opened my mouth, glancing at the watch.
"It is now 1: 15 pm. "
When they told me about the issue date, they looked at me, checking the prime time, and they looked odd.
I opened my mouth, raising one's tail as if I were enjoying the reaction of such gamers.
"Well, I guess... about 15 minutes ago, you were handed over to the Pentagon in Akihabara, Tokyo. "
" · · · · · ·. "
"What...? "
"In other words, today is the release date of the second episode of Dragon Emblem. "
"Cough!! "
"Huff, today!? "
"Today!? "
Gamers who thought they could make it through the launch day looked frightened at the fact that the dragon emblem had already been released.
The big site is now a Tokyo outdoor bar.
It was about an hour by train to Akihabara, where the Pentagon Shop is located, so it was not that far.
Is that so? The gamers gathered in front of the booth look anxious and shake their butts and don't know what to do.
If we run to Akihabara right now, can we buy the Dragon Emblem? '
"But you can't just ignore the presentation you just started..."
There must have been a lot of thoughts crossing my mind.
"I'm not the only one uncomfortable standing here, am I? "
"Oh, this is driving me crazy..."
I wanted to run away right now, but I couldn't miss the game show, so I felt hesitant just looking at my face.
I spoke in a calm voice to reassure them.
"We have plenty of dragon emblems. We will also be in the 2nd quantity starting at 7pm, so you can buy a Dragon Emblem at all events on the Tokyo Games Show. "
"Oh... thank God. "
"Yeah, I was thinking of running to Akiba right now after the real Pentagon presentation. "
I clenched my neck for a moment to concentrate the gaze of the louder users, then opened my mouth.
"Then let's finish our presentation. First, let me explain the world of dragon emblems…"
As I progress, a huge map appeared on the screen.
"The second episode of Dragon Emblem is a subtitle of 'Age of Wars' in which two forces, the human and the maestro, are fighting each other. Humans' Node shines in blue. And the red glow area is the Horse Node. "
"Oh, this looks like a giant piece of land. "
In an appropriate analogy, people nodded and looked at the screen.
"That's right. After clearing Hardcore Mode in the first episode, users were able to choose between two forces. If you have masterpiece play data in Raon, you can start a second episode and create a character with a slightly special title. That is... the position of commander. "
"Ugh…? Commander, what is that? "
Then, like answering the user's question, I remembered the commander's appearance expressed in 2.5D on the large screen.
The knight who flew his cloak armed with pure white armor was a human commander even as he pretended to be, and the devil who spread his huge wings and wrapped his arms around him meant the Demon Commander.
"A commander is literally the leader of each force. They can carry up to five people depending on their command level. They are unusually able to leave for hostile territory. There you will find rare items including armor. As a precaution, the second episode of Dragon Emblem is a completely different option, even if it's the same weapon. Some armor increases critical hit rate by 3%, while others increase critical hit rate by 8% on the same armor. "
At that moment, an inventory of human commanders is opened on the screen, with helmets, armor, shoulder guards and bracelets. And huge jewelry, including panties and boots, passed by. But what's even more amazing is...
"Huff!! The graphics vary depending on the armor!! "
"Wow!! Amazing!!"
Though it was practically natural to think that the graphics would change with armor, in the mid- '90s it was not uncommon to play games where the graphics would change with equipment.
Although there were several models that only changed colors in the same armor, at this rate, the users almost turned their eyes to get new armor and weapons.
I opened my mouth with a satisfied look at the character who quickly switches between different equipment on the screen.
"There is also a legendary item inside which only 1% of the users of the Drug Dragon Emblem can have. For those of you who are curious, I'm here to show you a set of rare grade equipment. "
Pa!!
As all the jewelry compartments returned to the rendum, people flourished in the appearance of a set of legends.
"Karas the Sniper!? "
A Ranger in a slick leather armor with a giant bow shows Karis, one of the heroes of the Dragon Emblem.
"Can you match the equipment of an old hero? "
"Oh, it's kind of cool, to be honest, but at the same time it's really nauseating. What kind of trouble do I have to go through to get that? "
"Look at the stat next to it... I don't know what level it is, but it's equipped with 40 full stat corrections. "
"What a legend..."
"I still want it. If I had charis, I'd have croel or some other set of heroes. Like the pyrotechnicist Mirea..."
"M-Mirea!!! "
"Oh, that's good!! "
Gamers started bragging about the heroes they liked one by one.
"Of course, all the hero equipment you're talking about is ready. and it's going to be updated later. Let me leave the introduction to the character for a moment and explain how it actually works this time. "
Next to the stage, Uchimura and Hayashi were seated at the complete raon, respectively.
They picked up a CD case of dragon emblems on the table and presented it to the users, then mounted the CD on the complete raon.
"Oh!! Dammit! I can't... see the CD and I want to buy it again."
"I can't. After the game show and all, I'm going to Akiba right now. "
Uchimura and Hayashi also grabbed the gamepad with a slight smile, whether they enjoyed the reaction of unsettled fans.
Shortly after a different profile screen appeared on both sides, people turned their elongated heads to the left and to the right and started comparing Uchimura and Hayashi's characters.
Uchimura's class, which had nothing, was' unknown mercenaries' and Hayashi's class, which spanned a whole body in pure armor, was' first class commanders'.
"Let's get this game started right away. "
First, he nodded his head, Uchimu, whom he met.
Then, with an opening animation that briefly illustrates the story of the last episode 1, a theme song began to flow that announced the beginning of the second story of the dragon emblem.
The Dragon Emblem was a time of despair when humans were on a massive continent.
The two towers were destroyed by the warriors who fought against the Horsemen, but the warrior Osiris, who had fallen into the temptation of the resurrected martin, became the new Demon King and the continent was facing a new era of war.
The name of the Demon King, who almost became Osiris, still makes me sad to think that I asked you to change my name, but...
Shortly after, as the angle that illuminated the area that had become the backdrop of the masterpiece rose to the sky, a large continent of Dragon Emblems appeared and came up with the title DRAGON EMBLEM.
"Ugh… that was the only stage in Episode 1? "
"I have no idea how Episode Two works..."
Approximately 4 seconds of loading followed by the landscape of a shabby barracks in Uchimura's screen.
When he opened his inventory in shabby clothing to check out the equipment, he saw the 'unknown mercenary' class of worn cloaks and torn leather armor as well as other humble equipment.
Even one of the swords I had was inscribed as' Longsword with missing teeth ', making it even more embarrassing for users to look at the screen.
"Crap. It's such a crap..."
"Damn it. Anyone who doesn't have hard core mode clear data should just head to the ground?" "
You hear a sigh here and there on Uchimura's equipment that is more brutal than you think.
However, there were also users who understood the world view quite well.
"It's natural to throw away your weapons in the first place, what everyone's so afraid of. Where is the RPG game that starts with all the items from the beginning? The dragon warrior in the Dragon Warrior series also fought with a bat at level 1..."
"Well, yeah."
After closing the inventory without any reluctance in the voices of the users named Urimura, I returned to the barracks screen. The basic interface shown on the Dragon Emblem was very simple.
The area where Uchimura is now was already human territory, so it is definitely safer than the battlefield.
Therefore, the way to play was to go through the list of available quests, check the rewards and jump.
"In Dragon Emblem, mercenaries can build characters within their own forces. You can explore the dungeons around your reclaimed territory, or join the battlefield as commander when you reach a certain level or higher. Of course, we are prepared to embark on an epic journey to find the legendary weapons of the past heroes.But to do that, we need to expand the realm of the current Humans. First, watch Uchimura play for basic dungeon exploration. "
I finished preparing for a basic expedition called Uchimu, and accepted a quest in the barracks.
When Uchimura pressed the YES button to ask you to explore the cave to the west, Uchimura's character on horseback appeared.
At the same time, monsters appear all over the field.
Roll the dice for transport. -
"Ugh…? "
A strange elasticity leaked from the mouths of users who thought it was a simple field mobile RPG in an unexpected phrase. However, when I pressed the button without saying Uchimu, the cubic dice began to roll as if they were bouncing off the screen.
-5. You can move your character anywhere for 5 MAS. -
"Cough... What is this? It's a board game, right? "
Yes, while leaving the barracks and heading to the quest location, the player was able to roll the dice himself to move his horse.
At the end of one turn, nearby enemies chased the protagonist and could head to the quest area to evade them and battle them on the field like SRPGs. There were also monsters everywhere that were guarding the gray and glorious treasures or specific artifacts, so it was the mind of the player wherever he headed.
Although I was unfamiliar with the gamers of this era, the field screen where Uchimura is standing now seemed to me as if I was looking at the field screen of the MIT & Magic Series.
'Of course, the time-consuming turn-off battle system was eliminated. '
Fighting in the field should be as simple and pleasant as fighting in it. That's why I only used the SRPG's Battle Method for the above fields.
Enter attack command while moving against an enemy.
In this simple way, it was possible to deliver the appropriate tension factor during field travel to users.
Uchimura quickly attempts to roll the dice to the quest location, but is not fortunate enough to accept a blow from the monster following him, leaving the entrance to the dungeon in front of him.
If you delay any longer, Uchimu fears that the monsters around him will surround him, and goes straight into the dungeon from the next dice.
"Wow... you can fight like a simulated RPG with your enemies walking around on the field. "
After a bit of a loading screen, Uri Mura's character reappeared after healing her wounds. I drew my sword.
In the dark dungeon, Uchimu began searching by layer.
In the middle of the quarter view, looking at the angle from above, Uchimura, a humble piece of equipment, with a sword in his hand, began to walk in the dark.
"It felt like SRPG on the World Map, but now it feels like Action RPG..."
Uchimura swung his sword in front of the audience, showed a dodge move by rolling, and began to look at the maze like a maze.
Pa!!
Immediately, a green Goblin and Cobalt protrude out of the darkness, and Uchimu quickly rolls his distance from the enemy and swings his sword.
The Goblin with the shield bounces off Uchimura, this time Cobalt rushes into Uchimura from the side.
"Oops!! "
The moment elasticity emanates from the user's mouth due to a tighter combo attack than they thought.
Uchimura dodges Kovolt's attack with a fabulous forward roll and grabs the Goblin with his shield and stabs him in the back with a repentant blow.
Phew!!
After pulling out the sword that pierced your abdomen, you leave the shield at the bottom of the Goblin and the rest of Cobalt is no match for the skilled assistant Uchimura.
Uchimura, who finished the battle, wears a Goblin shield on the ground and takes another step into the darkness.
Fortunately, I got my shield sooner than I thought, so I was able to cope well with momentary attacks from my enemies.
"That was pretty cool when you killed that Goblin. "
"Is that the kind of motion you get when you're aiming and stabbing? "
At that time, Uchimura's play screen showed a glowing treasure chest, and the users shouted.
"Oh!! It's an item."
"Do you have something rare in there? "
Treasure chests in RPG produce a very strange excitement. Whatever's in it, it's a good thing it's an item. Especially if you have a sword or equipment you can use.
Uchimura, a cautious personality, raises his shield and approaches the treasure chest. At that moment, the treasure chest becomes blurred and falls far away again.
"What is it?"
"Mimic (a treasure chest shaped monster.)?"
Uchimura tilts his head for a moment and steps back towards the treasure chest.
And then again, almost another moment. The treasure chest reappears from afar.
However, it was not that monsters appeared around him, so he took a quick step toward the treasure chest with Uchimu's shield.
Shush!!
It seemed as if someone was trying to lure Uchimura deeper into the dungeon. Uchimura also notices something strange, raising his shield again and slowly headed for the treasure chest, this time the treasure chest did not disappear before his eyes.
"Huh? It's not gone anymore? "
Uchimura looks around at the treasure chest rather than opening it at once. Then something pretty big happened at the end of the screen.
Because there was a black fog on the unknown, Uchimu came close to look at it more closely...
What he saw in front of his eyes was a giant snake scale.
"Hiic..."
I was about to leave on my way in with my shield up, feeling ominous...
Shhh!!
Tae-in!!
As Uchimura's shield flickers, which was full of tension, the giant Anaconda reveals itself. Monsters using treasure chests to lure players were already blocking the escape route and surrounding Uchimura.
"We're screwed."
Automatic sighing came from the mouths of users due to the pressure from Anaconda's size.
Why is it that when you play a game...
Even if I don't take any action and stay still, I can't overcome the oppression caused by the appearance of monsters. 'when you make up your own mind.
I also had some games that felt like that.
Especially in the Dax Soul series, which I enjoyed before I came back...
When I see a giant knight waiting for me in a vast space, I'm like, "How many times do I have to die to wake him up? 'I used to think.
However, Uchimu, our skilled assistant, was different.
The shield bounces off and loses balance, but he quickly dodges a massive Anaconda attack with a rolling motion.
"Wow!! "
After the evasive action, he swings his sword at the same time as he did, hurting the monsters, and his appearance is resilient to the users seen here.
"You can evade it with control!! "
Fortunately, the size of Anaconda was so large that Uchimura's attack was quite effective, and although the HP was snatched away, he managed to retreat Anaconda only winterly while swallowing the potion during battle.
"Oh!! "
"Fantastic."
Soon after that, Uchimura, who was left alone in the turnempty space, opened a flashing treasure chest and began to pour out a lot of items inside.
The dungeon of Dragon Emblem has a different rank and number of items based on the size of the treasure chest and the glow, and in return, you acquired a decent piece of equipment called Uchimmu.
After a while, when we equipped the inventory with new armor and swords, the characters on the screen seemed acceptable.
Uchimura walked back into the dungeon after finishing his repairs, and the users who watched him play applauded him.
I continued to play Uchimura and this time I faced Hayashi, who nodded at me and played a game.
"Your character starts playing. "
As the colorful knight dressed in pure white armor raised his sword and proceeded with the game, the Lord's words came to mind on the screen.
- Death in the battlefield will result in equipment loss or significant penalty to stats. - Please be careful.
"Yes, that's the dragon emblem I know..."
"Why is the mercenary mode a tutorial, and this feels like a headquarters.."
Kuaaang!!
The sound of a cheerful bombing and barracks in the battlefield area reveal themselves, and Hayashi quickly moves the pads to start repairing his character and his subordinates' equipment at the same time.
- 30 seconds to prep. The battle is about to begin. -
"Huff… what? Is there a time limit? "
The second skilled assistant, Hayashi, finished servicing faster than the system suggested 30 seconds before pressing the start button.
Formation in 10 seconds. -
Hayashi places her men back, and then stands at the front of the line in a tanker position. As soon as he finished setting up the formation with the priest and the dealer's archer and wizard in the rear row, the phrase immediately came to mind with an urgent sound.
- Commence combat.
After a while, eight characters in a giant screen point their weapons at each other.
-FIGHT-
Caaang!!!
A, B, Y, and X buttons, respectively, for the heads of the four characters, along with a message announcing the battle, came to mind.
A very intuitive combat form that anyone with the slightest sense of the game will notice with a diamond-shaped formation and what four buttons mean.
Needless to explain, the coin that determines the merit and the succession bounced off, and as Hayashi announced the merit, he skillfully charged his mercenaries using the button on the pad.
As the stunning effects of the dealer's relentlessly pouring fire magic with three arrows loaded at a time spread across the screen, the users were gazing at the blank screen with their mouths wide open.
As soon as the turn starts, the opposing faction survives a dazzling attack by Hayashi's troops, raging. A huge shield of light rises in the middle of the battlefield, emanating from the tanker's shield standing at the forefront.
Kuaaang!!
The opposing wizard's ice attack shatters into pieces without piercing its thick shield and fails to finish attacking the thief. The character who appears to be the commander breaks through Hayashi's shield with a giant sword.
Then another wizard who was the last to remain rained flames on the Hayashi camp and inflicted damage on all of them.
"Wow, the operation is very simple and the effects are spectacular. "
You need to know when to hit and fall on the battlefield as you fight four-man parties to keep appearing enemies.
The more battles you fight, the more prestige and precious you'll get, but the more penalty you lose with a swift judgment.
Hayashi uses a priest to restore the health of her injured allies in the next turn and then repeated the Workshop a few times. You won a difficult victory in the first battle.
- Are you sure you want to proceed with consecutive battles? If you win the next battle, 1.2x XP will be applied along with more valuable items. -
The phrase that came up on the screen was like a gamble that cannot be rooted in a gamer. A peculiar item and an EXP bonus to gain strength...
But on the battlefield of the Dragon Emblem, there were more important items than the two listed above...
-Accept a winning streak and submit an application that will take you to the front of the line once your reputation has reached a certain threshold. -
"Hmm? Front line? "
"Application...? "
The appearance of an unfamiliar system led users to tilt their heads, and I sent them a sign to proceed with the next battle to Hayashi.
Caaang!!
Contrary to the thrilling dungeon exploration mode, commander mode was delivering a tremendous amount of tension just by holding the pad with the thunder of the battlefield and the thunder of the monsters.
In the next battle, Hayashi finished repairing within the allotted time and put the broken pieces of the Sword in his sword that each commander had before the battle began.
"Oh, I can use the Sword Fragment I got from the masterpiece here. "
A piece of the sword that was an evolutionary material from the masterpiece to the final weapon was used in this piece for a special purpose. Like right now.
- If you win this battle with the ability of a Sword Fragment, you can get one of the enemy commanders' equipment at random. -
"Are you taking the equipment? "
Yes. When fitted with a broken Sword, the Dragon Emblem was able to perform special abilities that could hit the opponent's back like a card battle. As a simple example, if you win a battle like this, you can steal an opponent's weapon or stun one of the opponents for 3 turns.
The only reason we need to take this strategic move against AI is to operate the battle more easily, but in fact, it was all a device to hit the back of the opponent in the front-line system.
Again, Hayashi won the battle with the spectacular effect, and the users applauded with cheer.
Meanwhile, some gamers laughed at Uchimura's play of running away because he had attracted too much attention from the dungeons.
- You won the streak. As a reward for the broken Sword, I have placed one of the enemy commanders' equipment in your Collection Box. -
- Achieved a reputation of 100. We have obtained a copy of your application to join your colleagues on the frontline. -
"Huh? Here we go again. A front-line application."
In another mysterious message, the users tilted their heads and looked at me.
At this point, I took a step to the center of the stage and asked Uchimura.
"Uchimura, would you mind ending your play for a moment? "
"Oh, yes. "
When Uchimura nodded his head at my request to end the game, the dragon emblem's title screen came to mind.
"Then I ask you to play as the commander of the hostile forces for a while. "
Hayashi, who was watching Uchimura's actions, also left the battlefield and switched to the initial character selection screen.
Soon after Uchimura's glorious armored character appeared, the two of them moved to Laon, where they had already reconnected the commander's data, and then approached me.
"In the last episode 1, you targeted Boss Raid with colleagues you learned from your friends or communities. using the portable Raon that these two people are holding. Like Virtue Idol, Dragon Emblem also offers a unique system with portable Raon this time. a system called PVP. "
"PVP?"
When users tilted their heads in strange words, Hayashi, who was holding a portable Raon, suddenly opened his mouth with a microphone in her hand.
"PLAYER vs. PLAYER. So you're going to fight each other on the front lines for power of your choice. Using the power of your broken sword..."
"Huff... So... In that case, if I lose the battle, I could lose my equipment, right? "
"Oh... that's ridiculous. I'd rather not. "
"That's right. You don't have to fight. You just have to enjoy the story. RPG."
Of course, their story is also true.
In the beginning, however, words against their opinions were poured out.
"I think it's going to be fun. "
"What, it's just a game, like a character fighting game? "
In the opinions that were pouring out everywhere, I took a moment to refine my voice and followed up with further explanations.
"As you just saw Hayashi play the coding role of the Dragon Emblem, the battlefield of the Dragon Emblem takes a very simple form of command. Before the battle begins, anyone can battle splendidly by simply pressing the button from the moment they enter the battle. Even beginners can play easily. However, if you later acquire skills and attack motion, you can also perform these attacks. "
At the end of my speech, I recalled the Dragon Emblem battle scene from the screen in the center of the screen.
"Hot!! "
With a short clamor, Mudhunga's kick to the enemy raises the target high, and the archer who was preparing his skills at the right time starts shooting arrows straight at the enemy in the air.
"Oh!! Are there any connections between colleagues? "
The Aerial Character is defenseless, hit clean by enemy arrows, allowing it to reach the Grand Wizard's Ultimate Meteor, and oxidizing fiercely.
"All of these attacks are handy couplers that can be used by anyone with just the right amount of time to use a skill. In fact, there are many patterns other than this. However, the commander's EXP is important to acquire these various skills.
because you can distribute your experience to your subordinates. The higher your Commander's level, the less experience you'll get in the battlefield. Higher honor and equipment. And we expect more and more users who need front-line applications for XP. "
"What the hell is the front-line application? "
Eventually, one impatient user raised his hand and asked me.
"A front-line application is a kind of challenge. It's like a ticket to help your commander compete with other players. There are 5 battles in total that can be challenged with a single application. In other words, if you want to fight other users but don't have an application, you won't be able to enjoy PVP. This is because I felt that there needed to be some regulation about one person enjoying battle for too long. because the PVP system is not playing with your complete raon. "
As I finished explaining, Uchimura and Hayashi each took their own Raon and connected Raon's data cables to the unusual electronics either in the arcade centers on either side of the stage.
Then a map of the continent appeared on a large screen and a woman's voice rang out.
- Welcome to the world of intense combat. The Sixth Border is the area where the battle between Humans and Horses is becoming more intense today. The current landscape is 50: 50, and the charter has not yet tilted either way. Are you sure you want to join us here? -
-YES.-
- Front line application confirmed. Then I wish you luck. -
At that moment, Uchimura and Hayashi's characters appeared at both ends of the screen.
"Right after the conference started. You know the one who said you looked like you were looking at a giant piece of land? Yes, you did. The second episode of Dragon Emblem will change for each sector as you dive into the battlefield and win. "
"Huff... So it was a real land grabbing? "
"Once a month. With the odds on the frontier, the map of the Dragon Emblem will continue to change. And in the occupied territory, you will have a new dungeon that will allow you to acquire rare items that can only be obtained from that region. provided, of course, that the occupation is not taken back. "
In the distant future, the second story of Dragon Emblem 2 was controversial about whether or not it was recognized as the first online game using data exchange between the two parties.
late 1995.
When online games in text form, Mud Games, were active in the PC communication community.
But in the beginning, it was almost time for online games using character design.
"Ultima Online," which anyone who's played since the mid-90s has heard of, or "Country of the Wind," which is recognized as the world's first online game.
These two games, which will appear in less than a year, will leave the gaming industry with tremendous achievements…
In the midst of that great achievement, I was currently building a world called Dragon Emblem Online.
In the meantime, it didn't really matter whether or not Episode 2's PVP system was the first online. I just needed a platform for future users to embrace the online world more deeply...