Tokyo: Being coveted by my wife, I just want to play games

Chapter 171 Wherever Mr. Che goes, there goes Sayoko.

The popularity of Qingyin Girls has swept throughout December, but players are not only paying attention to Qingyin Girls.

The famous TGS Winter Show and the TGA Awards Ceremony, the Oscars of the gaming industry, are both in December.

However, this year is a small year for gaming.

On the one hand, there are no top-level masterpieces, but also because the next-generation new machines from console and handheld manufacturers such as SATE, Juyin, NICO, and Shanmu have all entered the final stage of research and development.

The release of a new machine must be accompanied by a masterpiece. Therefore, the first-party signature studios of these major manufacturers all make games based on the development progress of the machine. In fact, they are not only first-party studios.

Typical examples are NTsoft and NICO.

As a third party, NTsoft does not have to forcefully match the launch time of NICO's new machine. However, NTsoft does not have a console business, so it has been deeply bound to NICO for a long time, and shareholders of both companies have cross-shareholdings.

Asai is willing to spend so much money to make him a wolf for Fuyukawa Che, and even if he is defeated, he does not dare to get angry and cause trouble for him Fuyukawa Che. There is actually the influence of NICO behind it.

Consoles generally only iterate once every seven years. Although there will be upgraded versions and youth versions in the meantime, in most cases, the sales volume after the initial version is released will largely determine which company can succeed in the next seven years. Gain a voice in the host market. The sales volume after the release of the first edition was supported by exclusivity, or at least masterpieces that could be exclusive on the console platform.

Although Fuyukawa Tetsu basically does not publicize himself, for some serious gamers, Fuyukawa Tetsu is a name that cannot be bypassed in the gaming industry this year. Even if Che Fuyukawa doesn't make any announcements, serious players still know his name, especially those who look forward to Sekiro!

They are currently showing no kindness to Fuyukawa Che who is preparing to fly solo.

Although the soul system later became famous, before Sekiro, the soul system was a niche category with a very good reputation. Even speaking of it, Miyazaki Hidetaka himself said in an interview that his sales forecast for Elden's Ring is "I will be very satisfied if five million units are sold".

When Cheru Fuyukawa was confirmed to be absent from this year's TGS Winter Show and TGA Awards Ceremony, an uproar instantly erupted within NTsoft!

As Sekiro's promotional video starts to play, as the sound of iron strikes sounds, as the grand scenes, rich and diverse monster categories, and exciting BOSS battles appear, the players' emotions are also attracted.

Not just NTsoft employees.

His four works are very likely to be nominated for TGA or even win awards, but NTsoft did not allow him to participate in the awards ceremony!
And it's not just TGA.

but
That's just for the game Sekiro.

After Sekiro's reputation exploded, the estimated sales of Elden's Ring were still only five million units. It is conceivable that his sales estimate for Sekiro at that time would only be even lower.

At that time, the wheel of time moved forward slowly, and when the time came to the day of the TGS Winter Exhibition, the audience and colleagues in front of the screen found that the huge exhibition hall of Sekiro was no longer showing the figures of Fuyukawa Teru, Miyano Miwa and others. After a little old man introduced the gameplay of Sekiro to everyone, the entire gaming world became agitated!
The first is the players.

Yes, grand scenes and BOSS battles!
Strictly speaking, the game Sekiro is just a trial work by Hidetaka Miyazaki.

Although this game won the 2019 TGA Game of the Year and is extremely popular, its sales of five million in just three years after its release really illustrates the problem.

This is an opportunity for huge exposure, but NTsoft actually asked the neutralist Minister Komiya to host this exhibition.

Although Fuyukawa Che has not yet made a top-notch masterpiece worth 20 to 30 million yuan, this year is a small year for games!

This is mainly due to lack of money.

Sekiro will be online in the first quarter of next year, and before that, the TGS Winter Exhibition can be said to be the largest exposure channel. The large amount of publicity funds Fuyukawa Teru applied for at the time will also be spent on this exhibition.

At the same time, because it focuses too much on sword fighting, it is impossible to add points and change weapon types. Compared with previous Souls-based games, although Sekiro can get a strong sense of accomplishment from bombing to execution, the threshold for getting started has been greatly raised, and players' growth in the early stages has been greatly improved. Feedback is also greatly weakened, but that's all at the core.

Compared to the protagonist of Dark Souls, the protagonist of Sekiro has far superior mobility than previous Souls-based protagonists, including double jumps and hook locks. As a result, the design of the iconic Box Garden map of the Souls-based series has been severely weakened, and the difficulty is mainly Focusing on the elite monster and BOSS battle stage, it loses the tension and excitement of running away from the Dark Souls series.

Although Sekiro is a hit but not a hit, there is another very critical problem, that is, the monsters are too skinny and the graphics are not very expressive.

Puzzled, they don’t know why Fuyukawa Che suddenly disappeared, and everyone is asking questions on the barrage. But except for some gamers and navy fans, the fandom atmosphere in the game circle is actually not that strong, and the focus is mainly on Game quality.

NICO wants Sekiro to protect their next-generation console.

If the estimated sales volume is not high, the investment amount will not be high, and without money, you cannot make more things, so you can only change the skin. Not only are the elite monsters changing skins like crazy, but the art style of the entire scene is actually just like that. Although it should be said that the Japanese Warring States Period was not grand in nature and was jokingly called [Village Fighting] by many people, the art style is crucial!

Ghost of Tsushima is also set in ancient Japan, but the visual impact of that picture is different. The art standard of Fuyukawa Cheru's production of Sekiro is to benchmark Tsushima, and it also uses the latest game engine!

The current Sekiro far surpasses the original in terms of visual expression, and he has also modified and adjusted some BOSS battles.

The visual impact is extremely strong!
As the "Sekiro" episode progressed, the comments about "Why Fuyukawa Tetsu wasn't there" gradually became less frequent. When the enhanced version of Sakuraryu appeared, all the viewers couldn't help but exclaimed!

Restless!

The player community was restless, coupled with NTsoft's publicity resources, the discussion about Sekiro on major websites began to soar crazily. Almost all players who pay attention to stand-alone games began to discuss this game!

And it’s not just NTsoft and players, Sekiro is also regarded by NICO as one of the escort masterpieces for the new console. As the top game industry giant that has a certain degree of control over NTsoft, NICO has a strong influence on both promotion channels and distribution capabilities. Far more than NTsoft, and when they saw the popularity of Sekiro, they also poured a lot of money into it!

For the official promotional video on the Xiaopo website, the number of barrages directly exceeded the 50,000 mark in a short period of time!
The number of views of the official promotional video on YouTube also quickly exceeded the 80 million mark!
The whole network is talking about it and the whole network is looking forward to it!
But compared to players and companies, game industry practitioners are more concerned about Fuyukawa Che himself.

Not only because Sekiro's scheduled promotional video was so effective, but also because Cheru Fuyukawa did not appear.

This kind of thing is actually not uncommon in the industry. They all understand that Che Fuyukawa was hidden by NTsoft.

For other people, hiding in the snow means big trouble, but for Fuyukawa Che, being hidden in the snow means that the day when he submits his resignation is not far away! There was a lot of discussion. When it was discovered that the quality of Sekiro was so good and the popularity was so high, and it was discovered that Che Fuyukawa did not attend this game exhibition, the entire Japanese game industry became restless. But in these restless days, Fuyukawa Che still lived his own little life, and even said that his life was easier.

Generally speaking, the production cycle of 3A masterpieces is more than four years, but... this is mainly because the first one or two years of 3A masterpieces are in the exploratory stage, and they will go through a lot of work of overthrowing and starting over, and the last six months and one year are spent Used to optimize, polish and fix bugs and fine-tune data.

In fact, if there is a clear route from the beginning, the production time of a 3A masterpiece will not be that long. And he Fuyukawa Che has a production blueprint for Wolf. The route has always been determined, and there is not much adjustability in terms of data. The only thing that needs more attention is that in terms of art, a lot of resets have been made in order to compete with Ghost of Tsushima, but this aspect mainly relies on manpower and does not require too much attention from him.

As a result, after "Sekiro" released its February scheduled promotional video at the TGS Winter Show at the end of December, his work has completely relaxed.

Every day I either interact with Miyano Miwa and Sayoko in the office, or occasionally give video guidance with Asuka Tsukitake.

Should it be said or not, after the exchange that night, Yuezhu Feiniao became more and more open-minded when she was alone with him one-on-one.

Even during video instruction, this girl would often sit with her legs spread in front of the camera and change into various stockings. Naturally, Fuyukawa Che would occasionally take time to go home to teach this wanton woman a lesson.

However, Yuezhu Asuka is not the only woman who likes to act coquettishly. After Izumi Himawari left Sistar, she focused all her attention on studying, but studying was always boring, and she became more and more clingy to Fuyukawa Che. She even fucked him directly in the unoccupied women's dormitory at noon. .

In such warm, ordinary and exciting days, the wheels of time roll forward, and in the blink of an eye, winter turns to spring.

Spring is here and the cherry blossoms are blooming.

The students and workers on the road have all taken off their heavy winter coats, and there is a relaxed atmosphere in the air. However, the atmosphere inside NTsoft is completely different from the outside world at this time.

"Hey, hey, have you heard? Vice President Fuyukawa has already chosen a location in Ginza!"

"Ah? Is it so blatant?!"

"Now he's not afraid at all. Just kidding, Sekiro has become so popular now, the company doesn't dare to trouble him at this critical juncture, otherwise it will cause a scandal and the losses will be huge!"

"Yes, but the location is in Ginza? Most of the products there are luxury goods, so why did you choose it in Ginza?"

"Don't listen to his nonsense, what the hell is Ginza? I got some gossip and heard that Vice President Tetsu Fuyukawa wants to choose a new company opposite our company. I heard that the name has already been chosen. It's called Tokyo Hot, or TH for short. !”

"Come on, from last week to now, I have heard no less than eight versions of the story, and they are all false."

"But you can't deny that Vice President Fuyukawa will definitely leave the company. What are you going to do then?"

"What should I do? This kind of thing is what young people like you should consider. I'm almost forty, and I have seniors and juniors, so I can't afford to gamble. But I heard that many people in Guangniao, this time We are all ready to follow Deputy Commander Fuyukawa."

"Yes, I heard that the president was furious in the president's office this morning because many people at Kotori did not sign the company's new contract. Speaking of which, Vice President Fuyukawa probably resigned after Sekiro was released. . The contracts of many people in Hikari Bird are about to expire. Gee, it’s such an ambitious family, Deputy Chief Fuyukawa! Minister Miyano! Director Kawachi!”

8:45 in the morning, lobby on the first floor of NTsoft.

In front of the elevator shaft, many employees were chatting. At this moment, footsteps came from behind. One of the employees looked back. At this sight, he tensed up and bowed quickly to say hello!

The person who came was none other than Teru Fuyukawa, who was bringing Miyano Miwa and Sayoko with him!

Moreover, what is different from before is that in the past, Miyano Miwa stood in the middle of the three people, but this time, Miyano Miwa and Sayoko stood on the left and right behind Fuyukawa Teru!

In the Pin font, it was Fuyukawa Che who took the lead!
It’s a very detailed position change, but combined with the upcoming release of Sekiro and the upcoming resignation of Fuyukawa Che, everyone knows that this position is not simple!
His face looked as usual, and his temperament was still serious and cold, but he had a more powerful Fuyukawa Che. In an instant, many employees in front of the elevator shaft bowed and saluted, and what was interesting was that many employees were not prepared to follow Fuyukawa Che, and they did not even care about Fuyukawa Che, but everyone else bowed and said hello, and they had no choice but to follow the gesture.

A large group of employees bowed and saluted, and the scene was very exaggerated. Several young ladies at the front desk in the distance covered their mouths and looked at Fuyukawa Che's back with surprise and admiration on their faces.

All the attention, the real attention, but Fuyukawa Che was not in the mood to deal with these scenes at this time, but the serious expression on his face turned into a smile, and he bowed to the employees in front of the elevator shaft with a smile, and then took the two women up. Got the elevator.

No one dared to get on, until the elevator door closed, Miyano Miwa, who was wearing a long skirt, had a smile on her cold face, and glanced sideways at Fuyukawa Che, "Doesn't it feel great to be respected by so many people? "

"Not as good as when I was in the bathroom with you two yesterday."

"Hey, perverted man!"

Thinking of the absurdity in the bathroom last night, Miyano Miba's cold little face blushed, but soon her shy and annoyed mood turned into seriousness, nervousness and a little emotion. She raised her head and looked at the familiar elevator, " It’s time to leave here.”

"Reluctant to give up?"

Fuyukawa Che adjusted his collar.

She smiled, brushed her sassy shoulder-length hair, and said with a smile: "There's nothing I can't bear to do. I just feel that this year has been like a dream. I remember at the beginning of last year, my goal was to find a way to do this." I climbed to the top of a company, but unexpectedly, I met a big pervert."

Fuyukawa Che smiled and rolled his eyes: "Come on, you two are much sexier than me now."

"Hmph! Then it's all developed by you! Perverted man!"

Staring at Fuyukawa Cheru shyly, Miyano Miwa looked at Sayoko who was yawning because she stayed up late last night to play Stardew Valley, and said with a smile: "Are you nervous? Sayoko."

"Ah?"

Sayoko was yawning when her name was suddenly called. She was stunned for a moment, but soon she shook her head with a smile, hugged Fuyukawa Che's arm, and looked up with a charming smile: "There's nothing to be nervous about. Anyway, Sayoko has already decided. Now, wherever Mr. Che goes in this life, that’s where Xiaoyezi will go.”

(End of this chapter)