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Seeing Hayasawa Airi walk over and ask the question directly, Takeyusei simply smiled and asked in return, "Does that matter?"

"Of course it's important. I want to know which one you actually like."

Zhu Youxing shook his head: "I won't choose either one. Simply put, I am a game creator. My mission is to create excellent games and try my best not to express my own emotions in the games. In short, I prefer that the storyline in the game develops naturally, rather than having the ending determined by my own biases."

Despite the regrets, a story is a story, and Zhu Youxing also felt regret when he played this game.

At that time, he thought more than once that if he were a game developer, he would definitely create a perfect ending and make everything very good.

However, after truly becoming a creator, he realized that artistic creation should be approached with a calmer, even more ruthless, attitude.

There's a phrase he really likes, which describes the creation of literary novels.

The authors don't portray them as creators of stories; they are merely conveyors of those stories.

These stories may actually be unfolding in a parallel world, and they are simply observing them and presenting them to the world in another world.

Therefore, Zhu Youxing also decided not to let any emotions get involved.

For games, such controversy can be considered a good thing. Creators like him should not have strong opinions, because if they do, it's as if they've set the correct answer for the game's story.

Final Fantasy VII aims for an open-ended answer; a thousand people will have a thousand different interpretations of Hamlet, and creators should avoid getting involved in the arguments between viewers and players as much as possible.

“I still prefer Zack and Alice a little more. They have a relationship that has lasted for four or five years or even longer. It must be deeper than the relationship between Cloud and Alice!” Airi Hayazawa said with such conviction.

Zhu Youxing nodded and said, "Just trust your own judgment and don't try to get answers from others."

“Okay…” Hayazawa Airi was clearly still a little unwilling.

She couldn't help but recall her experience playing Final Fantasy VII right after its release. It was indeed the same Final Fantasy experience as always, with no happy endings, but it was certainly memorable.

Not long after the conflicted Airi Hayazawa left, several other employees approached Yusei Take and expressed their own problems, all of which were the same as Airi Hayazawa's.

In response, Takeyusei could only repeat everything to them again. Finally, he simply told everyone he met: "Don't ask me to comment on Final Fantasy VII Crisis Core, or I'll fire you all."

These words finally calmed the employees down.

Chapter 797 is so cool

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During the period surrounding the release of Final Fantasy VII Crisis Core, Milford Sound seemed to suddenly become quiet.

They may have realized that competing with a top-tier title like Final Fantasy VII would be counterproductive. Rather than trying to compete with Final Fantasy VII Crisis Core for market share during this period, they might as well wait for its popularity to gradually decline before seizing the opportunity.

However, it's clear that Mikef was oversimplifying things.

Since Zhuyouxing has been planning to confront Mikefu head-on from the very beginning, top-tier masterpieces will definitely not be interrupted.

And players already have their most anticipated titles coming out soon.

At the end of 2008, several games were released, but none had the same huge impact as Final Fantasy VII Crisis Core.

Then the year came to 2009.

Even in 2009, Final Fantasy VII Crisis Core maintained its popularity. The game had completely broken out of its niche, and even people who had no interest in video games began to want to try it out.

However, it was just a casual encounter; they only wanted to learn about the story of Final Fantasy VII Crisis Core, but they had no intention of playing the game.

This includes Davidson.

He enjoys reading, especially moving or inspiring stories.

So when Final Fantasy VII Crisis Core was released, he immediately went to a video website to watch the story of Final Fantasy VII Crisis Core for free, and then stopped paying attention with regret and satisfaction.

Moreover, he is now gradually developing a liking for video games.

Recently, he has been gradually increasing the amount of money he spends on Candy Crush Saga.

However, this increase is only relative.

In the past, he would spend a few cents to get a perfect pass, and a week would cost at most a dozen dollars.

As for now, he's willing to spend twice as much money each week, about thirty dollars, in order to achieve a perfect playthrough.

Even so, it's still barely acceptable for the average American's spending power.

The monthly expenses are only a little over a hundred dollars, which is much cheaper than going out for drinks or playing cards.

Furthermore, he shares his high rankings and scores in the game with those around him.

His ranking was consistently among the top of those around him, which made him very proud.

As he grew increasingly interested in video games, he also began to actively follow news related to games.

During this period, he also bought some stocks related to video game companies, and the returns were pretty good, which just offset his usual video game spending, so it was almost like playing games for free.

That morning, he drove to the warehouse where he worked, as usual.

After completing his daily routine of inventory and confirmation, he returned to his office and took out his phone.

He usually prefers to read social news and the like.

Now he has a new category of news: news related to video games.

He kept scrolling through his phone, looking at the latest news about games.

After playing Candy Crush for so long, this game could no longer satisfy him, and he began to slowly want to try more new games.

His phone already has games like Angry Birds and Tetris, which he enjoys playing occasionally.

Just as he was checking the latest gaming news, a gaming news item came into view.

The latest title personally overseen by the CEO of Yuxing Electronic Entertainment, Assassin's Creed, is about to be released. This will be a brand new exploration of the game industry. In this game, you can experience ancient history from the Crusades, personally experience that cruel and ruthless era, and have the opportunity to personally end those who committed evil deeds in that era and restore a peaceful and beautiful life to that era.

The Crusades?

Davidson was quite familiar with the term.

He used to be a book lover, and his interests covered a wide range of topics.

He has been exposed to religion, history, humanities, and science and technology.

Among them, he read the most history-related books.

He may not have heard of the Eastern saying "using history to learn from people," but he has similar thoughts and believes that one can always learn something useful from history.

The Crusades are one of the more frequently described stories in history.

However, there are very few cultural works related to this period of history.

Because this era has a somewhat dark history reminiscent of Europe and America, and other historical periods have more dramatic and epic content, the Crusades are really not that special in comparison.

"Become an assassin who upholds justice, and bravely fight against enemies, including the Templars, and knock all injustice to the ground."

This comment was what interested Davidson the most.

Then he saw that the game was overseen by the same Yoshin Electronic Entertainment company owner who had previously created Final Fantasy VII Crisis Core.

In terms of storytelling, this Assassin's Creed game shouldn't be too much of a concern.

Out of curiosity, Davidson began searching online for information related to Assassin's Creed.

These messages are not difficult to find; with Assassin's Creed's release approaching, it's the peak time for promotion.

Davidson easily found the game's promotional trailer online.

Before this, he had never formally experienced a pure console video game.

He only watched Final Fantasy VII Crisis Core online and never actually played it. He did marvel at the game's graphics, but since the story of Final Fantasy VII Crisis Core is so far removed from reality, he didn't take it too seriously, just thinking the graphics were good.

But when he clicked on the Assassin's Creed release trailer, he had a dazed feeling.

Is this... a real person?

He was a little unsure.

In the trailer, the special effects deliberately made it slightly blurry, giving it a feel of being recorded by an old-fashioned camera.

This greatly reduces the sense of incongruity in the CG, making it seem as if real people are performing.

Of course, hardcore gamers can easily distinguish between game CG animation and live-action performance; there is still a difference between the two.

But Davidson simply couldn't tell.

If it were a fictional fantasy story, it would be easier to identify, but this is a true historical story, almost indistinguishable from reality.

In an empty square, a prisoner is pinned to a guillotine, and a soldier in armor is loudly proclaiming the crimes he has committed.

Not far away, atop a clock tower, stood a person dressed in white with a hood, quietly watching all of this.

Then, accompanied by a series of bell tolls, as the large bell swung back and forth, the man in white vanished instantly.

Then came the classic scene from the Assassin's Creed 1 cinematic.

The man in white easily eliminated those who stood in his way through the crowd, all with such fluidity. Finally, he came to the soldier who had just read out the crime, leaped high into the air, and a retractable short sword popped out from his wrist, then plunged it into the soldier's throat.

After all this was done, the man in white quietly disappeared into the crowd and left.

Everything was so smooth and natural.

And everything about it is so cool!

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Is this a video game?

It felt like watching a thrilling movie.

This is a video game similar to Candy Crush Saga.

These two things feel like they exist in different worlds.

The contrast between video games can be so great.

It feels like the difference between a childish cartoon for kids and a political intrigue movie with special effects for adults.

The story of the Crusades became one of the most attractive aspects for him.