game trailblazer

Chapter 273 One Person's Exhibition

The third day of the Tokyo Game Show, at [-]:[-] in the morning...

Shan Muguang looked around and squeezed forward among the crowd. Since yesterday afternoon, for some reason, the number of people who came to the Tokyo Game Show suddenly increased a lot. Not only did they have to queue up to try out the game, but they also had to queue up to receive materials and peripherals. , He even had to queue up to go to the toilet, which made him very depressed, but he had to come.After finally squeezing out from the crowd, the surrounding space was a little more spacious. Before he could breathe a sigh of relief, he turned around and bumped into someone accidentally.

"I'm so sorry, are you okay!" Shan Mu Guanghui repeatedly apologized while reaching out to help him, but it was his old friend Yuji Kobayashi who appeared in front of him, and he asked in surprise: "Mr. What a coincidence to meet you."

Seeing that he was an acquaintance, the dissatisfaction on Kobayashi Yuji's face disappeared immediately, replaced by a bright smile: "What a coincidence, Yamaki-kun, you are here again today."

"Hehe, it's okay, Mr. Xiaolin, I just came here to wander around casually." Shan Mu Guanghui replied very relaxed on the surface, but he became vigilant in his heart. He saw Yuji Xiaolin once when he came yesterday, but he did not expect to see him again today. Seeing it, he couldn't help but secretly speculate about Kobayashi's intentions: "Could it be that you came to the booth of Blue Bird Co., Ltd. again to compete for a trial opportunity?"

"Is that so, what a coincidence, Yamaki-kun, I also came here to wander around casually." Kobayashi Yuji also answered very easily, but only he himself knows whether he thinks so in his heart.

The two smiled at each other tacitly, and then "ran" towards the booth of the Blue Bird Co., Ltd. at the same time. At first, they could really run two steps, but as the distance between the booth of the Blue Bird Co., Ltd. became more and more Recently, the density of people in the aisle is also gradually increasing. Finally, the two of them could not squeeze forward at all. At this time, it is impossible to go back, because the behind has been blocked by the latecomers, and the two had to look at each other. He glanced at them, smiled awkwardly, and lined up honestly.

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After queuing for almost an hour, Lin Xin finally got the chance to try it out. He couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief. He secretly thanked his friend for coming to line up early. Otherwise, the length and width of the line behind him would be nothing short of three. Don't think about any chance for four hours.

Standing in the Makuhari Messe, the largest game exhibition in Asia, Lin Xin could not help feeling in a trance when he could hear some babbled Japanese.In fact, in August last year, he was still developing games in a small office in BJ. At that time, he was a member of the game development team of Shangyang Electronics.

Lin Xin still remembers the situation when he joined Shangyang Electronics two years ago. At that time, he jumped over from other companies as a planner and part-time programmer. The first game he played was "Fire Civilization".Just joined the development team of "Fire Civilization", Lin Xin felt what is called crazy development. I don't know if it was stimulated by "Blood Lion". Anyway, under the leadership of their boss Wu Gang, a large number of people work around the clock every day. The planners are constantly writing the scripts that may be used in the game, perfecting the plot story, the artists are constantly depicting the scene and setting the characters, and the programmers are learning and trying Use the latest technology to build the 3D world in the game.

Lin Xin, as the planner, after a short period of adaptation, is also busy helping his colleagues add enough dialogue content to the script every day, just like several people writing a novel together. The main planner sets the general situation of each scene, and then Several plotters try to play different roles to join the appropriate conversation.When he was a part-time programmer, he needed to study the technical manual provided by Intel or the experience written by his colleagues, and master how to use the special design of Pentium III to optimize the game code as soon as possible, especially how to draw and process 3D in the game. Some parts are accelerated by Pentium III special code.

In short, one week after Lin Xin joined the "Fire Civilization" development team, he began to work for a long time and with a heavy load. Apart from eating and sleeping, the rest of the time was basically sitting in front of the computer and doing different jobs. I thought about whether it counts as overtime, and then there were only a bunch of fighting codes and dialogue windows with different tones left in my mind. Sometimes I get so busy that I forget things like washing up.Lin Xin's highest record is that she once worked for five consecutive days, with no more than ten hours of rest in between, eating fried pancakes and sitting in front of the computer with one hand while eating. , As for washing, I completely forgot at that time, and it was still the hottest month in BJ.

However, this kind of muddling has been going on until last year, but he didn't make a game that can run. On the contrary, the enthusiasm of everyone in the development team was gradually exhausted. In addition, in order to reduce the development cost, he was always paid a low salary, so The contradictions between the team members and between the team members and the leader gradually became sharper, and some people began to leave continuously.By August last year, Lin Xin's enthusiasm when he first joined Shangyang Electronics had completely faded away, and he felt that "Fire Civilization" was not the game he wanted to make at all, so he also began to think about quitting.

Lin Xin, who wanted to change his environment, finally chose the path of studying abroad. With a certain foundation in Japanese, his first choice was naturally RB's university. After a period of preparation, he was successfully admitted to the University of Tokyo, where he majored in urban planning.After obtaining the visa, Lin Xin came to Tokyo in mid-March this year. In fact, he could have come later, but he didn't want to miss the Tokyo Game Show Spring in March, so he moved it a little earlier.

Before leaving BJ, Lin Xin also received an email from a former colleague. According to that person, the development team of "Fire Civilization" almost completely fell apart in the end, leaving only three artists, two planners, and one unformed 3D engine and a script that doesn't look like a game script, if Shangyang Electronics hadn't fooled a new game development team, maybe the nearly 200 million invested in "Fire Civilization" would have been completely in vain.

"Hey, let me tell you whether you want to play or not. If you don't play, just give up your seat."

A sudden voice brought Lin Xin back from his memories, and when he woke up, he found a staff member of Blue Bird Co. At this time, there were countless murderous auras attacking him.It was only then that Lin Xin remembered that he was waiting in line to try out the game. Needless to say, the situation in front of him was obvious, and it was his turn, but if he didn't pick up the controller right away, I believe there would be more than 100 people who would be very happy take his place.Lin Xin smiled embarrassedly at the crowd, then "snatched" the game controller from the staff and sat down in front of the demo table.

Accompanied by the black "X" Logo, a burst of crisp boot music played, and then the words "PARASITEEVEII パラサイト・イヴ2" slowly appeared on the black background of the TV screen in front of Lin Xin, and a huge cyan "PE ” and the circle logo.Lin Xin casually pressed the "Start" button on the handle, and the city under the moonlight gradually appeared on the screen. A huge explosion sounded, and the protagonist Aya Brea appeared with sharp eyes...

The 10-minute trial period passed in a blink of an eye. Lin Xin had just figured out the game's situation, and had to get up before she could show her power, or the players behind her would riot.Although the game process of the trial version is very short, compared with the previous game on the PS game console, there have been earth-shaking changes. The combat system has changed from the semi-real time system of the previous game to an action shooting mode similar to "Resident Evil". The level system that is of great importance in the game has also been cancelled, replaced by unique equipment and some ability-enhancing items, and the sense of tension during the battle has also been greatly enhanced.Lin Xin had a good feeling about this during the trial play just now. The hearty game experience made him feel like eating ice cream in summer and drinking hot coffee in winter, as if even the pores of his body were comfortable. Same.

After leaving the game trial platform, Lin Xin stood in front of the booth and wanted to leave, but he couldn't leave now because he still had tasks to complete.This visit to the Tokyo Game Show is for his own interest on the one hand, and to help his friends on the other hand.Lin Xin has a friend who works as an editor for the famous video game magazine "Video Game Software" in China. I heard that he will go to RB Tokyo in March and also go to the Tokyo Game Show, so I asked him to write an article "Tokyo Game Show Travel Notes" by the way. " and the like.

Lin Xin already has a brochure about the Tokyo Game Show in his hand. In fact, he only needs to find a few more newspapers that report on the Tokyo Game Show, and he can make an article out of it. But with his serious personality and It’s helping a friend again, he doesn’t want to just copy and make up the numbers, and he’s only trying to play a game right now, and he hasn’t even come to the booth of Blue Bird Co., Ltd. Travel notes are definitely not enough.So Lin Xin plans to continue her tour, starting from the booth of Blue Bird Co., Ltd. in front of her, and take a good tour of Makuhari Messe to see those popular games, look at those beautiful ShowGirls, and take some photos by the way Wonderful photos, after all, there are pictures and the truth is king.

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Time passed slowly, and on the night when the spring Tokyo Game Show ended, Neverland, located near the Strait of Gibraltar in the Mediterranean Sea, was still a sunny scene.Under the parasol, Chen Zishan was lying on the beach chair with her back facing up, enjoying the warm sea breeze, while Zhang Lexing was sitting on a chair beside her, holding a bottle of sunscreen and was about to wipe her the places she couldn't reach .

Zhang Lexing unscrewed the bottle cap, poured a little oil into the palm of his right hand, and then wiped it on Chen Zishan's bare back. As soon as his hand touched the smooth jade back, he immediately felt the cool and delicate touch of the skin.Put more force on your hands, first apply a small area along the back, and then pat it with your fingertips, trying to apply it evenly to every inch of the bare skin on the back.

After wiping his back, when Zhang Lexing was about to move to another position, there was a sudden beeping sound from the coffee table next to the beach chair. Chen Zishan reached out and grabbed it, and it turned out to be Zhang Lexing's PalmIII handheld computer.

"Le Xing, the time you agreed to contact is up, you should go get busy first!" Chen Zishan said, turning her head to the side.

Zhang Lexing shook the sunscreen in his hand: "Shanshan, you haven't finished applying it yet, why don't you let them wait."

Chen Zishan shook her head and said with a smile: "It's okay, you go first, I'll just wait for you to come back."

"Okay, then you have a rest first." Zhang Lexing put down the sunscreen in his hand, wiped his hands with a towel, stood up and waved to the two female bodyguards standing beside him.The two came over knowingly, stood on both sides of Chen Zishan's beach chair, and Zhang Lexing walked away in peace.

Back in the white mansion in the center of Neverland, Zhang Lexing first went to the bathroom to wash his hands, then went to the workshop on the right side of the second floor, turned on the video equipment connected to the satellite, and just as the screen lit up, he saw a face The smiling Xu Yeming.

"How's the situation over there?" Zhang Lexing asked.

"It's going very well. In addition to the game development company we directly control, we have also persuaded more than 128 game developers to join our DreamBox130 console. It is initially estimated that more than 500 games will be developed in the next two years. This also includes many masterpieces such as "Final Fantasy" and "Dragon Quest"... Let's do a survey, and only one of the masterpieces of "Final Fantasy" and "Dragon Quest" can Attracting more than 128 million RB players to buy DreamBox128 consoles, so as long as there are enough games on the market, the sales of DreamBox[-] consoles in RB will definitely not be a problem in the future..."

"So is there any problem now?" Zhang Lexing asked again.

"Sony Computer Entertainment, Sega, and Nintendo have noticed our DreamBox128 console, and have sent people to investigate the background of Blue Bird Co., Ltd. I believe they will soon find out the relationship between Blue Bird Co., Ltd. and us. In addition Sony Computer Entertainment is sending people to contact those game developers, and even offered more favorable conditions than before to try to win them over. Some developers have defected... But the situation is still under our control, Boss You don't have to worry!"

"Very well, then you should pay more attention to the movement of these three main opponents, and be careful of their secret actions. When the DreamBox128 console is launched, I believe that with the games we have mastered, we will be able to lay a good foundation. As long as the first two years If you have the upper hand, you don’t have to worry about them in the future.”

"Yes, boss, I will pay attention." Xu Yeming nodded and said, "Boss, what do you think of the handheld device that you gave to you when you got married?"

"Well, it feels good, but the attached game is too simple, and it's boring to play for two days. However, I have thought of some good game ideas. After two days, I will arrange them and send them to the system. You I can arrange someone to deal with it. As for the opinions on the use of the handheld itself, I will also write an email and send it directly."

"Boss, I'm sorry, but you still have to work for the company during your honeymoon."

"It's okay, anyway, I have plenty of free time every day. Well, please contact me if you have any questions."

"Okay, boss." Xu Yeming waved his hand, and the video signal was cut off...

(End of this chapter)