Game Development: Starting with Recreating the Anime Game Style

Chapter 186 Gift Box?

The end of October.

One weekend morning.

There are 6 hours left until FGO launches.

Shanghai, an office building.

When it comes to office buildings, they are quite different in different places. For example, the most distinctive feature of office buildings in Shanghai is that there is always a bitter aroma of coffee in the air, no matter when.

Even if it's the weekend.

Li Mingzhe sat at his workstation, holding a cup of coffee in his hand.

However, compared to those who like to spend ten or twenty yuan to buy coffee downstairs, he prefers brewed coffee.

After all, he wasn't trying to show off with the logo on his coffee cup; he just needed a pick-me-up, otherwise, with all those densely packed forms and emails on his monitor...
That's the kind of thing that makes you want to sleep just by looking at it.
Li Mingzhe works for an international trading company. His main responsibilities include dealing with the branch office in Japan, checking documents, and arranging shipping. The work is routine and mundane, day after day.

However, even in such a routine, there are "surprises".

For example, he will be going to Japan on a business trip in a few days. For a bachelor like him, although it is a business trip, it can be considered a paid vacation in a way.

So after receiving the notification, he was already planning his trip.

Even on weekends, I still came to the company to get some work done in advance so that I would have more time to go out and explore when I got to Japan.

Instead of continuing to work overtime at the Japanese branch
Just as Li Mingzhe was thinking this, his WeChat on his phone suddenly vibrated.

"When are you coming? Have you booked your plane ticket yet? Send it to me and I'll pick you up at the airport."

The person who sent this message is named Wang Lei.

A colleague who was seconded to the Japanese branch for an extended period was also his college classmate.

"It's already ordered. By the way, is there anything you'd like to bring from China? Should I get you a jar of Lao Gan Ma chili sauce?"

For those who are stationed abroad for extended periods.

Whenever someone comes from China, they always ask them to bring back some flavors from their hometown to ease their homesickness. This is common practice in the foreign trade industry, so Li Mingzhe casually asked about it.

In the past, Wang Lei had asked other colleagues to bring him spicy strips, hot pot base, and the like, but this time, the other party's reply surprised him.

"Those things are boring. See if you can place an order for this."

After saying that, Wang Lei immediately sent a link.

"What the hell is this?"

"You'll see..."

Li Mingzhe clicked the link, and the page redirected to the sales page of a shopping website.

What comes into view is an exquisitely designed gift box with intricate gold-stamped patterns on a deep blue background, and a symbol in the center that looks like some kind of Command Seal.

[FGO Remastered Edition Commemorative Physical Gift Pack]

FGO? He felt like he'd heard that name somewhere before. Oh right, it's been the opening screen ad for Bilibili and Star Tap lately.

The contents of the gift pack are shown in pictures.

So he scrolled down a bit to check the contents of the gift pack.

A black box bearing the Chaldea logo opened to reveal various items inside. First was a book titled "Singularity Observation Record," its pages and accompanying details clearly indicating that the first third was a setting guide, while the remaining portion was the player's notebook.

The cover has a matte finish and the title is in gold foil, so it looks like it's of very good quality.

In the center are seven exquisitely crafted metal chess pieces, representing seven classes including Saber, Archer, and Lancer. Even Li Mingzhe had some recollection of these pieces.

Among the few anime he had watched was Fate/Zero.
In addition to the seven game pieces, there is a miniature version of the "Excalibur" in the center. The patterns on the hilt and blade are clearly visible. The product page describes it as a metal letter opener.

At the top of the box are six laser tickets and a stardust note.

These are all things I've never heard of before, but according to the description, this laser ticket seems to be a collectible ticket that uses some special technology, while the star sand paper is an acrylic board filled with hemp.

Although it was the first time I'd heard of them, the official team clearly knew that players hadn't seen them before, so they prepared animated GIFs to showcase them. Judging from the GIFs, both of them are quite beautiful.

The laser ticket on display depicts a famous scene from Joan of Arc. As the simulated light angle changes, the girl's armor on the ticket shimmers with iridescent light, and the flags in the background seem to flutter in the wind. The light effects are indeed dazzling.

"Sure, if you printed a celebrity on this, you could probably make a profit."

Li Mingzhe continued reading. The Star Sand Paper displayed Saber's classic blonde hair, blue dress, and knight armor look, with Saber holding her holy sword aloft on a vertical acrylic plate.

Interestingly, the background behind her was not a static printed pattern, but rather filled with fine, flowing gold sand.

As the simulated image gently shakes, the "stardust" flows slowly like a waterfall, and according to the image, Saber's sword can also light up when the acrylic plate is shaken.

The light and stardust mixed together, instantly bringing the static image to life. He could even picture the girl shouting "Excalibur" in his mind.

interesting.

In addition to these, the collector's edition box also includes a card with a redemption code that can be redeemed for an exclusive avatar frame for the Chinese server, and allows you to choose one of the five new skins added in the remastered version.

A copy of Kinoko Nasu's handwritten letter, and a copy of Takashi Takeuchi's original artwork. The word "copy" actually means "photocopy" in the context of Japanese merchandise.

Of course, in the official terms, this is "using 1:1 high-precision scanning and special inks to achieve full capture of the details and textures of the original work."

It's essentially a photocopy, but it looks very exquisite, especially since it replicates the original artwork and is framed, and the framing also uses elements from FATE.

(The AI ​​ran two tests, and this is roughly what it looks like. However, the AI ​​couldn't understand the laser ticket, the original artwork, or even the chess pieces. Please bear with it.)

Besides this "standard" gift box.

The page also has a "Collector's Edition," which includes two more items than the "Standard Edition": a full-color art book for the FGO remake and a set of reproduced original artworks of the cutscenes from the FGO remake game.

Judging from the poster and description, this gift box looks very exquisite.

Even though the standard edition is priced at 298 and the collector's edition at 398.

From Li Mingzhe's perspective as a "passerby," everything seemed acceptable, especially considering that a skin was also included.

This price is a bit expensive, but not too expensive. If it were a hundred or so yuan cheaper, even if he doesn't play games, he would want to buy a standard edition.
But it's just a thought.

"Which style do you want? I see we have the standard version and the collector's edition."

"Get me six sets of the collector's edition first. I'm worried that any more than that won't be enough for your duty-free allowance when you enter Japan, and I doubt you'll be able to get them easily."

Li Mingzhe rubbed his eyes.

He didn't even read the rest of what the other person said carefully; he only read the first half and was already stunned.

(End of this chapter)