Tokyo Video Game Tycoon.

He then replayed the exact same scene from before.

But nothing changed; the screen still gradually went dark as the long-haired woman approached the male protagonist.

This is clearly all there is to the demo game.

The plot stops right when both female leads have appeared, which really whets the appetite.

What Joshua wants to know most right now is the name of that long-haired black woman.

Oh, right! There might be information about it online.

He couldn't wait to run to his computer and open the game's official community forum.

The community has been very active recently due to the release of the GS1.

Many players are happily sharing their gaming experiences here.

One by one, the relevant game sections were quickly established.

Joshua didn't care much about any of that; he was focused on finding the Final Fantasy community.

As a series of games, Final Fantasy's community is not hard to find, and he quickly found a separate discussion forum for Final Fantasy VII.

At this moment, the activity level here is clearly not as high as in other places.

Most players are still engrossed in the games they've purchased, and not many have tried the free version of Final Fantasy. Joshua is considered a relatively fast player.

In this discussion forum, some discussions about the plot have already begun.

People here are complaining that there's not enough content in the demo; it ended before they'd had enough. They think Youxing Electronic Entertainment is utterly wicked and that they should collectively protest at its headquarters in the US. In fact, a few people have actually formed a gang and are planning to do just that.

Upon seeing this post, Joshua was actually quite tempted, wondering if he should join in as well.

No, that's not right. I should be looking for the relevant plot details now.

This community did not disappoint him.

Because of the world-building settings previously released by Youxing Electronic Entertainment, players in the community spontaneously compiled and organized this information, and then analyzed the entire game's world-building.

Looking at the well-reasoned worldview analysis in the post, he also gained a general understanding of this world.

This sounds a lot like the dystopian society often depicted in movies and TV shows.

The world is ruled by large conglomerates who control the economic lifeline of the world, and ordinary poor people can only live a life of dependence on these conglomerates.

Joshua, being from the working class, naturally immersed himself in the poor class of the game, empathizing with those who suffered hardship.

However, aside from players' spontaneous interpretations of the world-building, it seems that no one in the game's demo group makes any connections to it.

After all, the entire game process has not been fully revealed yet; only the Avalanche organization has been announced. The yellow-haired male protagonist seems to be a temporary worker for this Avalanche organization, a mercenary who does things for money.

Besides that, Joshua couldn't find anything else.

I'm so unwilling to accept this! I really want to know what happens next.

Joshua left the forum, somewhat disappointed.

It's clear that the game still needs some time to develop before it's ready to be released.

There's no rushing this now.

About two weeks after the release of GS1, players have finished playing the games they bought and have all turned their attention to the only free bundled demo game, Final Fantasy VII.

Chapter 332 The King Who Brings Despair

Online, there is a growing number of people discussing Final Fantasy VII.

People were clearly drawn to the entirely new worldview presented there.

More and more people are beginning to discuss the entire world view of Final Fantasy VII.

Even if Yusei Electronics Entertainment only reveals part of the world view, these loyal players always use their amazing imaginations to create one new Final Fantasy VII story after another.

Just days after the heated discussions began, Yusei Electronics Entertainment released some more details about Final Fantasy VII.

This time, the names of the main characters have been revealed.

Cloud, the man carrying a greatsword, has a mysterious identity and runs a Yorozuya business. He'll do anything for a price.

Alice, a flower girl, lives in the Fifth District and has a quirky personality.

Tifa, a woman with exceptional fighting skills, is a member of the Avalanche organization's base.

Barrett, a burly man with a volatile temper, has one hand modified into the shape of a machine gun, possessing immense destructive power.

The release of all four main characters has once again captured the attention of players.

Then, in just over ten days, players spontaneously began to create many derivative storylines based on these characters, which shows the players' anticipation for the Final Fantasy VII storyline.

Besides the storyline, players were also particularly pleased to see such high-quality game CG animation.

Before Final Fantasy VII was released, the animations in all games were not particularly sophisticated.

It's either presented in 2D animation or it's a rather poor real-time rendered animation.

After all, previous game development costs generally did not exceed five million US dollars, so it was impossible to produce CG animation comparable to movie special effects.

But Yuxing Electronic Entertainment once again led the trend.

Previously, many game companies only knew that Youxing Electronic Entertainment had invested a lot of development funds to develop game content.

However, they were unaware of the specific development direction of Youxing Electronic Entertainment.

They had previously thought that a game with a development cost of ten million dollars could produce dozens of hours of gameplay content.

So, wouldn't the $100 million that Yuxing Electronic Entertainment claims mean it will have hundreds or even thousands of hours of content?

However, they were all wrong.

Yuxing Electronic Entertainment has not made much expansion in the game content.

Admittedly, a game with rich enough content can certainly attract players.

However, a player's attention span is ultimately limited.

Single-player games, which are driven solely by a storyline and lack any social interaction between players, are certainly not as good as online games. The styles and presentations of the two are also completely different.

Unrestrainedly extending the game's length will only bore players and eventually make them feel bored with the game.

A normal playthrough time of under forty hours is a reasonable range, representing the upper limit of an average player's attention span for a single-player game.

Of course, side quests and explorable content can be added to some extent, but under normal circumstances, it should never exceed one hundred hours.

By the way, farming and city-building games should be excluded from this list.

This type of game is naturally a super time-killer and cannot be confused with games that are only story-driven.

Since we can't extend the total game length too much, the only thing we can do is to create depth.

Enhance the visuals to make them more beautiful and attract attention from the very beginning; polish the storyline to perfection; and integrate audiovisual language, music, and animation effects.

Everything can be elevated to the highest possible level.

The game doesn't need to be strengthened in a single dimension, but rather improved in multiple ways.

This follows a similar formula to American special effects blockbusters.

As it turns out, Yuxing Electronic Entertainment's strategy appears to be correct.

At least for now, there is a lot of discussion about Final Fantasy VII in the community.

Other game companies do not have relevant statistics, but based on their observations of the Final Fantasy VII community, the number of daily active users is at least 70,000 to 80,000.

The people who are willing to be active in the game community are often the most enthusiastic players, and this only accounts for less than 10% of the official players. In extreme cases, it can be as low as 1% or even a fraction of a percent.

If we convert it this way, then Final Fantasy VII's final sales could potentially exceed one million.

This made other game companies somewhat envious, but before the game was officially released, none of these companies dared to take too much risk and decided to continue to wait and see.

Time slips away unnoticed.

1999 was a very special year.

This is the time when people all over the world are about to enter the new millennium.

Everyone felt as if they had become the masters of this era, and they witnessed the era moving to a new level.

And this year, all sorts of things have started to explode rapidly.

The latest technological products, the latest literary works, films, animations, comics, games, and more.

Industries with decades of history, such as film and animation, have seen a fierce competition this year.

Many film and television companies and animation studios have released their best works, seemingly wanting to use this special year to prove their strength.

Literary works also flourished, with outstanding writers from every country publishing their masterpieces, all eager to earn recognition before the new millennium arrived.

Whenever Zhu Youxing sees the flourishing cultural industry in this world, he can't help but wonder if there are other transmigrators besides himself.

Because every single one of the works is really good.

However, most of these works are different from those I saw in my previous life, so even if other time travelers have come, they must have come from other parallel worlds.

Of all these industries, only the emerging video game industry stands out as quite unique.

Other industries are characterized by a diverse range of developments, each with its own strengths.

But it seems there is only one king in video games, and that is Yusei Electronic Entertainment.

Of course, other game companies also have their own strengths, but ultimately they can't compete with the endless stream of excellent works from Yuxing Electronic Entertainment.

Other game companies develop games with great care. They need to consider costs and profits. Even with such caution, their business performance fluctuates.

Although there are occasional works that catch the eye, at least for now, Yusei Electronic Entertainment's position remains unshakable.

As for Yuxing Electronic Entertainment itself, they have been on an upward trajectory ever since they entered the gaming industry, almost without stopping, a feat that is simply disheartening.

Chapter 333 The Value of IP

"President, these are some game development projects we are preparing to discuss. They are all co-productions with well-known companies, which can help our company continue to expand its reputation and also allow us to make more partners through derivative works."

At the headquarters of Yusei Electronic Entertainment, Takeyusei continues to dedicate himself fully to the development of Final Fantasy VII.

However, there are still some things he needs to decide on occasionally.