Tokyo Video Game Tycoon.

"Ahem, what are you doing? Get back to work! Don't discuss irrelevant things!"

Inside a company in Japan, several employees quietly gathered together for a chat during a break.

As the team leader, the leader naturally had to give them a good scolding.

These guys are really going too far.

They were discussing Mario 64, Need for Speed, and Final Fantasy VII.

These video games are truly awful; it seems like there's never an end to the fun games they release.

Actually, let's not even talk about these ordinary members.

Even though he's almost forty, sometimes when he sees his child playing games and his clumsy skills, he gets anxious and wants to try it out, and then he unknowingly becomes addicted.

Final Fantasy VII is also one of his favorite games recently.

In that game, he felt a long-lost sense of youth, as if he had returned to the wonderful era of his twenties.

Back then, Japan's economy was still in its take-off phase.

He especially liked the two leading ladies in the film.

Claude is so lucky to be favored by two almost perfect women at the same time.

Back when I was young... well, nobody pursued me.

However, this does not stop him from fantasizing about his youth through this game.

A woman who is intelligent and understanding, a woman with a large bust, a strong presence, and a gentle nature.

These are almost the two types that many men desire most.

It has to be said that the person who created this game has a very good grasp of human nature.

Wait a minute, what were those members saying just now?

Who died?

No...no way?

All day long, the boss became somewhat distracted because of a comment made by an employee during casual conversation.

Who exactly died?

This problem made it difficult for him to concentrate on his work all day.

No, we must speed things up tonight; we have to find out exactly who died.

He knew he could find the answer by searching online.

But he didn't want to do that; he wanted to see it with his own eyes.

This situation led him to stop paying attention to his employees' subsequent slacking off.

He just wants to get off work as soon as possible.

Finally, it was nine o'clock in the evening. He left the company as fast as he could and rushed home.

"Oh, honey, you're back so early today. Don't you have a dinner party?"

Back home, the wife, a housewife, was surprised that her husband came home so early.

Even after get off work, my husband often goes out to have dinner with his colleagues to strengthen relationships, which is standard practice in Japanese workplaces.

However, recently my husband has been coming home earlier, seemingly because of that game console. My wife is quite happy about it, because she feels like it's a complete family when her husband stays home longer.

The only thing that makes her unhappy is that her husband comes home early but doesn't talk to her much; he's completely absorbed in playing games.

"No need, I have some things to do today. Is the child asleep?"

"Not yet, he's still playing games."

"That brat, doesn't he know he has school tomorrow? I'm going to teach him a lesson." The boss looked angry and headed to the living room.

But his wife was taken aback.

Today is... Friday.

At that moment, her husband's scolding voice rang out from inside the house.

"You brat, get to sleep right now! Aren't you going to class tomorrow?!"

"Dad! Dad! I'm at the most crucial moment of my game, don't make me go to sleep! Also, it's Friday, tomorrow's the weekend! Let me play a little longer!"

"I don't care, you better go to sleep right now, or I'll beat you up!"

Not long after, the child walked out of the living room with a sad expression, clearly having been kicked out by his father.

"Okay, sweetie, go to sleep. Your father has worked hard all day, let him relax a bit. You can play all day tomorrow."

The gentle mother calmed the child down considerably.

"Mom, you really are Alice, so understanding. When I grow up, I want to find a woman like Alice to be my wife."

The housewife was filled with questions.

Who is Alice?

Why did you say that I understand people, but then suddenly say that you want to find a woman like Alice?

It's really baffling.

However, she still gently coaxed the child to sleep.

About half an hour later, she quietly left the bedroom, trying not to wake the child, and went to the kitchen to prepare a late-night snack for her husband.

My husband has been very busy all day, and it looks like he'll be playing games until late at night again, so I definitely need to prepare some good food for him.

But just then, she vaguely heard her husband's voice coming from the living room.

"Tifa, Alice, I'm here!"

The housewife's ears immediately perked up.

Alice?

She remembered her son mentioning this name just now.

He even said that he would find a wife like Alice in the future.

She realized that this must be a character in a game.

Although she had never played video game consoles, she knew a little about what they contained.

I never expected that my husband would also become addicted to it, in addition to the children.

And it seems he's even developed feelings for two female characters in the game?

This guy...

The housewife's hand holding the large spoon trembled slightly.

Never mind, I was just thinking of making my husband a big late-night snack, but I'll just make him a plate of curry rice instead.

She reluctantly packed away the prepared fresh ingredients, leaving only the rice and curry toppings.

Meanwhile, her ears remained perked up, constantly listening to any sounds coming from the living room.

"Alice is so understanding, she's such a good woman."

"Tifa is also nice, gentle and kind."

housewife:……

Calm down, calm down. It's just a game character. There's no need for you to be jealous of a game character. It's not like that thing can come out and steal your husband.

And even if she did manage to emerge from that situation, those outstanding women probably wouldn't even look at their husbands.

However, it's best not to prepare curry rice for your husband. Instead, prepare a bowl of soup made from the leftover pork bones from today's meal.

What a heartless bastard!

So she put the rice and curry ingredients back in, and prepared to scoop out some of the bone broth that was still in the pot.

The husband was completely oblivious to the reduced late-night snack; he was so engrossed in the game that he couldn't tear himself away.

"Waaah, Alice, my Alice."

housewife:???

That bastard! Forget about bone broth, make him a bowl of instant seaweed soup, add some melatonin, and send him to bed already. What are you playing at?!

Chapter 347 The Three Major Camps in the Game Industry

For many players, the month following the release of Final Fantasy VII was a wonderful time.

However, those in the same industry are not so happy.

Companies like Suri Electronics, after discovering the release date of Final Fantasy VII, decisively shifted the release dates of some of their recently released key games to avoid clashing with Final Fantasy VII.

However, other companies don't seem to care about this.

This caused their game, which should have had at least 100,000 to 200,000 sales, to plummet to less than 100,000 in an instant.

Some small game studios are in dire straits because they often don't have much money.

Fortunately, the gaming industry is booming, so these game developers won't lack jobs.

Aside from feeling sad, they didn't harbor much hatred for Final Fantasy VII.

Because they had all played this game before.

This is a game that opens a whole new door for them.

A 3D game with excellent CG graphics.

Before Final Fantasy VII, only racing and first-person shooter games had carved out their own niche in the 3D gaming genre.

Other types of games are still in the exploratory stage.

Later, Mario 64 created the standard for third-person perspective. Especially after the addition of joystick buttons on the controller, human hands could move the game character at the same time and constantly adjust the view. This made the game advance to the industrial age and only one step away from the modern technological age.

Now, with the release of Final Fantasy VII, all game industry professionals have discovered the visual spectacle brought about by massive investments.

Admittedly, it would be fine if Final Fantasy VII were still presented with the old 2D graphics, because the core of Final Fantasy VII is ultimately the story.