Tokyo Video Game Tycoon.

Judging from the level of discussion surrounding topics such as artificial intelligence and androids, the public's feedback is at least quite positive.

Some professionals have even stepped forward to explain technical details related to artificial intelligence.

Bamboo Star essentially incorporated some classic works from its own world into the game's less important details, leading many professionals to suspect that Bamboo Star Electronic Entertainment had AI experts assisting with the design.

The more Gary played NieR: Automata, the more he liked each and every character in it.

He not only liked the mechanical army on 2B's side, but also the two major villains, Adam and Eve, who appeared on the enemy's side.

It's quite rare for machines to start trying to have human-like emotions.

When they were researching artificial intelligence before, they did consider whether artificial intelligence might one day surpass humans and start to use humans as learning objects, making humans the disadvantaged party.

In the storyline of NieR: Automata, not all the enemy robots that appear as mere foot soldiers are creatures devoid of intelligence.

They also evolved without realizing it, and began to have their own emotions. In the process, some people with anti-war ideas appeared, some robots liked celebrations, and some robots even developed feelings of love.

These settings are really quite novel and interesting.

Gary decided to record all of these settings, and planned to study their feasibility in the future.

However, it wasn't long before he lost interest in paying attention to these details related to his major.

Because the plot takes a sharp turn for the worse very quickly in the story.

Some secrets related to the story's setting are gradually being revealed.

Humanity actually disappeared completely in the story thousands of years ago, so this isn't particularly surprising to Gehry.

But what happened next caught Gary completely off guard.

In the first playthrough, 9S's sacrifice at the end completes the first ending of the game.

This can be considered a happy ending for everyone.

Then, Gary didn't rest, but immediately went back into the game and began his second playthrough.

In New Game Plus, traditional multi-playthrough games often involve a reskin, with slight modifications to the original story, and a new ending.

This is actually a rather lazy approach, but players seem to appreciate it. As long as there's a new ending to experience, it's worth playing through the game again.

However, in NieR: Automata, the second playthrough is completely different.

First of all, the game is no longer played from 2B's perspective.

It all started with an enemy tin can robot soldier.

"Brother... Brother, please wake up soon."

Gehry's eyes widened slightly.

This gives even ordinary enemy soldiers feelings like those of family.

However, he quickly calmed down. The game had already given him many surprises, and it was no longer particularly surprising that a robot soldier was starting to have the kind of feelings between relatives.

Then Gary began to control the tin can soldier to search for something that was probably fuel. The tin can soldier believed that with the fuel, he could revive his 'brother'.

This touched Gary slightly.

This simple storyline alone gave Gary a new perspective on the game.

This is definitely not a simple game of selling sex appeal.

If all fanservice games had this kind of storytelling ability, he would buy every single one he saw.

He doesn't play this game entirely because he's attracted to the pretty female characters.

After successfully obtaining fuel by manipulating the small tin can robot, the user runs back to another robot that is no longer responding and pours the fuel on it, hoping to revive it in this way.

But that's ultimately impossible.

Immediately afterwards, a familiar voice rang out; it was the voice of 9S, another character in the game.

"Could this be a sequel to 9S?"

Gary couldn't help but think of the ending of the first playthrough.

If that's the case, what kind of second playthrough is this? This is already part of the story content that you have to play in the complete game.

The biggest loss would be if some players ended the game after completing the first playthrough.

How about doing another playthrough in Chapter 757?

757

In the first and second playthroughs of NieR: Automata, the whole story can be seen as just the beginning, or rather, an extended prologue.

In this prologue, you will get a general understanding of the world view: Earth, on which humanity depends for survival, is invaded by aliens. Then, in order to take back Earth, humanity creates androids and artificial intelligence machines to help them take back Earth.

However, in the first and second playthroughs, the protagonist 9S accidentally learns that humanity has actually become extinct.

Everything they are doing now is actually just an illusion of this mission.

After learning about this story, 9S, the male protagonist, was confused, but he had a deep affection for 2B. After experiencing the stories from the perspectives of 2B and 9S in two playthroughs, players also developed feelings for this couple.

The two endings in the last two playthroughs were quite good. Although there were some regrets, it still gave me hope.

However, this is only the prologue to the story.

The game's true key plot points are all hidden within, and they will not be fully revealed until the third playthrough, which will also end in tragedy.

After completing her first and second playthroughs, the female streamer breathed a slight sigh of relief, feeling that she had pretty much finished the game.

Generally speaking, a game should end after two playthroughs.

Her main purpose was not to pursue multiple playthroughs, but rather to give the audience a virtual experience of the game.

"Wow, this game is pretty great. I'm thinking of buying it and playing it."

"As expected of a game from Yusei Electronics Entertainment, it's as excellent and fun as ever."

"But to be honest, I feel a little unsatisfied. This story seems unfinished, and I don't know what will happen next. For example, it doesn't explain in detail how humanity perished, and after defeating Adam and Eve, the two major villains of artificial intelligence, does it mean that the army can finally regain control of the Earth? These things don't seem to have been said."

"Hmm, it seems like they are indeed preparing to release a second installment. I'm really looking forward to the second game. I'll probably buy it as soon as it's released. I hope Yusei Electronic Entertainment doesn't take too long to develop it."

All the players watching the live stream were satisfied, and the girl was no exception.

After three or four days, I finally finished both playthroughs, and the whole game experience was quite enjoyable.

She stretched and then said to the camera, "Alright everyone, I think my live stream for today is coming to an end soon. I'll take a break now, and then I'll stream some other games tomorrow. Do you have any recommendations?"

Bayonetta!

Monster Hunter!

"The Witch's House!"

"Dead cells!"

One game after another started flooding the comments section like a menu.

Ultimately, the girl herself makes the decision.

"Hmm, I think I'll play Titanfall's online mode. I've been playing the launch games from Yuxing Electronic Entertainment for a while now, and it's been a long time since I've properly played Titanfall's online mode. If I don't play it soon, my rank will drop. This is the Platinum Pilot rank that I worked so hard to reach."

Comments quickly followed in agreement: "We love watching whatever the streamer does, so see you tomorrow, streamer!"

"Yes, yes, get some rest, see you tomorrow!"

"goodbye……"

The girl smiled sweetly; she really enjoyed the atmosphere of the live stream, which was the main reason she was willing to quit her job to become a full-time streamer.

Being able to do what you love and earn a substantial income—this is truly a dream job!

Click.

She turned off the live stream, then stood up from her seat and did a few simple exercises before heading out for a walk.

Playing games all the time isn't good either; you need to go out for a walk from time to time, at least to get some fresh air.

However, at that moment, her cell phone rang while she was in bed.

Since becoming a live streamer, she has hardly received any calls, especially since this call happened right when she was closing her live stream.

Curious, she walked to the bedside, picked up her phone, and saw that it was an unfamiliar number.

"Hello?" the girl greeted tentatively after answering the phone.

"Madam, I work for Facebook Live. In a way, we used to be colleagues."

"Oh, hello, hello, how can I help you?" The girl immediately became serious.

"Here's the thing, we just received a new notification. Youxing Electronic Entertainment has contacted us, hoping to promote NieR: Automata. Since you are a high-quality game streamer, we hope you can continue streaming NieR: Automata. We and Youxing Electronic Entertainment will both offer an extra reward."

"Ok?"

Do you hire people to play games on live streams to help promote your product?

This is the first time I've seen this.

Previously, most streamers played games simply to gain popularity, and not many people realized the appeal of streamers. Therefore, most of the girl's income is actually paid by Facebook's live streaming department.

This salary is roughly double what she earned in her previous job.

This is only because she is already a top streamer; ordinary streamers simply don't receive the same salary as her.

This is also partly due to the fact that the live streaming industry is not currently very popular, and the value of streamers has not yet been fully realized.

To the astonishment that someone would actually hire her to actively promote the game, she stopped what she was about to do and stood still, asking, "Is it just to continue streaming NieR: Automata?"

"Yes, we just need to continue streaming NieR: Automata."

"But I just finished playing this game! And there's no online mode. Do you mean I have to start all over again?"

"Of course not. The information I received from Yuxing Electronic Entertainment is that most players haven't actually finished playing the game yet. I also watched your live stream just now. You must have just finished your second playthrough, right?"

"Yes."

"Then please continue. There will be three more playthroughs. The third playthrough will be the core of the game. Before that, it's all just setup. If you don't play the third playthrough, it will be a loss for you."

The girl was somewhat surprised.

Is there something different in the third playthrough of this game? Could there be other endings?

This kind of multi-ending game setting is quite popular, but wouldn't that still lead to repetitive gameplay?