Tokyo Video Game Tycoon.

"Oh dear, the price of freedom is very high."

Zack slowly took out the greatsword he had inherited from his mentor from behind his back, then held it in front of his chest, assuming a posture as if in prayer, and uttered the line that had left a deep impression on Zhu Youxing.

Embrace your dreams.

"And... never give up your pride as a special forces soldier."

"welcome!"

……

"Waaah..."

When Kazumi heard Zack say his final lines, she finally couldn't hold back her tears. No matter what, she couldn't stop crying.

She had already completely lost her composure when Zack saw the eighty-ninth letter Alice sent, and at that moment she no longer cared about the bet.

More than four years have passed, and Alice still insists on sending letters to Zack. Even though Alice eventually lost her mailing address, the 89th letter was the last one.

Regardless, this is what drives Zack to go back and see Alice no matter what.

Oto-chan is trembling slightly, but she keeps her back to Kazumi and Aiko, not wanting to face them, because she doesn't know when she has started to shed tears.

Aiko was the calmest of the three and did not cry, but she was also quite moved.

After playing the game for two consecutive days, she gradually became immersed in the role of the protagonist, and her feelings were quite complicated as she watched the protagonist's unwavering attitude.

"Zacks has to win!" Kazumi was already in tears.

Meanwhile, Aiko whispered, "It's impossible. Zack will definitely die, otherwise there wouldn't be a Final Fantasy VII story."

"I won't listen! I won't listen!"

Kazumi covered her ears, but her eyes remained fixed on the screen.

They've now entered the midst of battle, with soldiers appearing one after another, constantly draining Zack's stamina.

As Zack's health dwindled, Otoko desperately kept raising his health, hoping to eliminate all the Shinra soldiers.

The random option in the upper left corner of the game screen is no longer random this time, but rather a kind of review content similar to a screen flashback.

One by one, familiar friends, people he liked, people he hated, and people he admired appeared in the center of the screen, and these people were also giving Zack strength invisibly, seemingly wanting to help Zack get out of this predicament and hoping that he could defeat all his enemies.

Even if you persevere to the end, the story still has to be abruptly ended.

With a flash of white light, another real-time rendered CG animation appeared.

At this moment, the protagonist Zack was covered in wounds, struggling to hold his greatsword as he looked at the soldiers not far away.

The soldiers were also nearly wiped out, but Zack was no longer able to fight.

The soldiers looked panicked; they didn't seem to really want to fight a monster like Zack anymore, but under orders, they eventually raised their guns, aimed at Zack, and pulled the trigger.

With a few gunshots, the camera shook for a moment, and then the screen went black.

"No!"

He Mei has already spoken out.

Then the final random slot machine option appeared.

In the final scene, Zack's mind is filled with memories of Alice.

Beautiful, heartwarming, and sad thoughts all came rushing back at once.

The game has finally come to an end.

This is a very long CG sequence, and players can only watch it silently.

But none of the players watching this cutscene would want to skip it.

Inside the church in the fifth arrondissement, Alice was still tending to the beautiful flowers.

But she seemed to have a premonition, so she stood up and looked at the sky outside the dilapidated church.

The rain was drizzling down. Alice clasped her hands together as if praying for something, then suddenly looked up, and the scene shifted to a pair of bright blue eyes.

Those eyes were as beautiful as a clear sky.

However, blood was still flowing down his cheek next to his eyes.

Everyone knows whose eyes those are.

But no one wants those to be that person's eyes.

However, the story is unforgiving, and Zack's image is still presented to all players.

Zack was already doomed at this point.

He gazed silently at the gloomy sky, his greatsword soaking in Zack's blood beside him.

Claude, who was not far away, gradually crawled over. He had finally woken up, but he was still very weak.

Zack looked calmly at Cloud who was approaching. "Live on, for my sake too."

"You are proof that I am alive."

As Cloud let out a heart-wrenching scream, the game's final theme song, WHY, began to play.

Kazumi was crying loudly, and Oto was sobbing silently.

Aiko also closed her eyes.

There are very few moments that can make her this sad.

I never expected to be moved by a game again.

Her admiration for Zhu Youxing grew even stronger.

"Waaah, that's great, at least Zack left with a smile."

When Kazumi saw Zack gradually float into the sky at the end of the CG, his smiling appearance brought her some comfort.

I am still very sad.

Yin-chan nodded in agreement: "This ending is acceptable."

Aiko also sighed and said, "Teacher Takeyu is still very kind. At least he didn't die too tragically. And... I don't think this kind of death is the end."

Kazumi looked at Aiko: "What do you mean?"

"Think about it, in the setting of Final Fantasy VII, every person who dies simply returns to the embrace of the planet's energy body. Doesn't that mean that the dead also live on as souls?"

Aiko added, "And do you remember the movie Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children? In the final scene, Cloud saw images of Aerith and Zack. That wasn't necessarily Cloud's fantasy, but proof that they still exist, that they are still living in another way."

Hemei has stopped crying and is clearly in a much better mood, but sadness doesn't disappear so easily.

But at that moment, Kazumi thought of something else.

"By the way, Aiko, did you notice who started crying first, me or Oto-chan?"

Aiko glanced at Oto-chan and said, "Hmm? I don't know."

Chapter 796 Watch out, or I'll fire you all!

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For veteran players, Final Fantasy VII Crisis Core was the sequel they had always wanted to see.

Even though the story is destined to end in tragedy, players are still unable to resist it. Even though they know in their hearts that the final ending of the game is very heartbreaking, they are still willing to experience that heartbreaking process.

Unsurprisingly, this game became the most popular video game of the month, and many players consider it one of the must-play games of the year. If you are a newcomer to video games, it is also worth trying.

And for veteran players, there's even less to say.

This process has also generated a great deal of controversy.

Alice once had a relationship with Zack, but that relationship ended with the passage of time. Zack never got to see the girl he loved and died with regret.

So a week after the game's release, a petition appeared on the official forum of Yusei Electronics, hoping that Yusei Electronics would release a perfect ending for Zack, at least allowing Zack to see Alice before he died, which would fulfill a dream of the fans.

Meanwhile, two factions have emerged online.

One theory is that Cloud's true love is Tifa, while Zack's true love is Aerith.

This is very fair, and the number of players who got into Final Fantasy VII Crisis Core this time is much larger than expected.

In this world, there are not only legitimate players, but also many pirated players. The number of these players is unimaginable. These players fell in love with the game the first time they experienced Final Fantasy VII Crisis Core, and have already listed it as a masterpiece in their hearts. They are also more willing to accept the relationship between Zack and Aerith.

As a long-time fan of Final Fantasy VII, one's feelings towards Aerith are obviously very complicated.

Many of them were more supportive of the relationship between Alice and Claude, which led to numerous arguments and even verbal battles between the two sides.

Not only on the official forums of Yuxing Electronic Entertainment, but also on Facebook, Facebook's video platform, and all social networks, discussions surrounding Final Fantasy VII were rampant in a short period of time.

This process also drew in more uninformed people to the debate.

At first, they didn't understand what these players were discussing, and even thought it was some kind of soap opera about a third party interfering in the relationship between a celebrity and another celebrity.

Some third-rate tabloids even went so far as to describe the love-hate relationship between Zack, Alice, and Cloud in a very serious manner, making it seem like a real story.

Things have progressed a little beyond the influence of the game itself at this point.

However, Zhu Youxing was not particularly surprised.

In his original world, this debate had been going on for over a decade.

This debate indirectly proves just how amazing the game's influence really is.

So much so that when the remake of Final Fantasy VII showed some promise of reinterpreting the original story, fans of Final Fantasy VII from both sides were excited.

"Zhuyou, tell me the truth, do you support Zack and Aerith, or Cloud and Aerith?"

At the Yusei Electronic Entertainment Building, Hayazawa Airi personally approached Takeyusei.

During this period, she has been researching the latest Switch game console and has not been involved in the development of other games.

This led her to later learn from her colleagues that Final Fantasy VII Crisis Core had already been released.

Later, she specifically set aside three or four days to play this game herself.

Then, after she finished playing the story, she was depressed for three or four days before she finally came out of the house.

However, his mood was clearly still quite heavy.

Once back in the company building, she went straight to Zhu Youxing and asked the question she most wanted to ask.