Tokyo Video Game Tycoon.

The creator of this game, Takeyusei, even wondered if he had set the bar too high for open-world games from the very beginning. This thought also reflects Takeyusei's view of the game's position in the open-world genre.

For gamers, or even those who were previously unfamiliar with games, their first encounter with games may have coincided with the peak of video games in Zhuyouxing's previous life.

Davidson, a warehouse manager with a relatively relaxed job, has recently developed a new hobby: playing video games.

And his favorite genre is historical games.

His initial encounter with video games was purely accidental.

He accidentally played a casual game called Candy Crush on his smartphone.

Even now, he still occasionally takes out his phone to play a couple of rounds, as if the game has no end.

At the beginning, he was completely obsessed with the game.

He used to spend every day thinking about how to play one more level and surpass his Facebook friends' records.

Later, a game called Assassin's Creed was released.

It was a standard industrial open-world game where he would play as a member of an assassin organization during the Crusades, engaging in open and covert struggles with the Knights Templar, who seemed to symbolize the evil side.

What interests him most is not the story of the game, but the alternative perspective it gives him on history.

In the past, if he wanted to learn more about a piece of history, he would usually watch documentaries, read some well-known literary and historical books, or watch a related film or television series.

But honestly, none of these things give you the same strong sense of history as video games.

He had read many stories about the ancient Crusades and had also visited Europe to see those ancient buildings in person.

However, most of those ancient buildings have now become ruins. Only a few well-known buildings have been preserved, but most of them are not open to the public, let alone allow visitors to examine the entire building from multiple perspectives.

The game gave him a completely new perspective.

It's not just a completely new perspective; it also allows him to see more directly what those ancient buildings truly looked like in that era.

Whether the buildings in the game are 100% accurate replicas of the original ancient architecture is debatable, but based on what he has read in historical records and related biographies, Assassin's Creed is almost flawless.

He can wander around these ancient buildings as a character and appreciate the way people lived in those ancient times.

Although this still cannot avoid the illusion that most game NPCs are just decorations, and they only walk and run according to a predetermined path, he is still very satisfied.

Later, he developed a growing passion for video games and started playing the Civilization series, which many people have talked about. According to all the players, it is a top-tier game that requires a lot of time to play. You often find yourself going from night to day in a flash, and you don't even know how time is passing.

He was the same way; when he was engrossed in the Civilization series, he often had his days and nights reversed, and even became somewhat distracted from his work.

Later, he adjusted his mindset and stopped being so immersed in it.

After finishing the Civilization series, he started to explore more than just history-related video games; he began playing a wider variety of games.

Titanfall was his favorite story, and he never expected that a fictional science fiction story could move him so deeply.

Need for Speed ​​is a quick game he plays whenever he has a spare moment. Speeding through the city under the cover of night, the thrill is quite exhilarating.

He would occasionally play football league games with his friends, one of whom was a football fan, and he later became a die-hard fan of football games.

Along the way, he gradually evolved from a player who was not interested in games to a casual player, then to a player with a certain level of gaming experience, and now he is qualified to call himself a veteran player.

He has played at least 70 or 80 games, not just 100, and each game is a representative work in a different field.

In his mind, his favorite open-world game is still Assassin's Creed, because it was the first game that truly impressed him.

However, starting today, Davidson feels he may have to relinquish his title as his favorite open-world game to another game.

That is The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

Chapter 854 Do What You Want

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What should an open-world game look like?

It should be very free. You can run around, do missions everywhere, experience different customs and cultures, and... that should be enough, right?

This was Davidson's assessment after playing Assassin's Creed.

This game opened up a new world of gaming for him.

At the time, he thought it was a good game, a really great game.

Could it be done even better?

He hadn't thought about it at the time.

But The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild offers a completely different experience.

There are so many more things you can do here.

You can climb mountains, cut down trees, fish, and cook. When it gets cold, you need to wear thicker clothes. Climbing mountains will be slippery when it rains, and carrying metal objects during thunderstorms will result in being struck by lightning.

You can do many, many things that you can do in your daily life, or things that you take for granted in your daily life.

This was something that was completely unimaginable before.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has reached a whole new level, a level that had never been reached before.

"Uncle Davidson, what are you playing with?"

At Davidson's home, Davidson's young nephew stared wide-eyed at the screen.

The lively little figure on the television screen almost held his gaze.

"This is called The Legend of Zelda, it's a video game." Davidson's gaze was focused; he was unwilling to leave this world even for a moment.

He even took a half-month vacation to use up all the annual leave he had saved up over the past three years.

By now, he has successfully defeated two mythical beasts and is wandering aimlessly throughout the world.

The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda...

Davidson's little nephew silently recited the name of the game in his mind, his pure, childlike eyes shining with an unusual light.

"Uncle, what is this game for? I've played a lot of games before, but I've never seen one like this before."

That's because you don't play enough games.

Davidson thought to himself, and then he said, "It's about fighting monsters, fishing, cooking, solving shrines, or... finding Yahaha."

"Looking for 'Yahaha'? What's that?"

"Well, how should I describe it to you? It's like looking for some small things. Let me show you."

Davidson immediately picked up a strategy guide, which he had bought along with the game console and game cartridges.

In the gaming industry, in addition to the popularity of the games themselves, related products are also very popular, especially strategy guides.

Although the internet is now very developed, travel guides are still a favorite choice for many people.

Davidson quickly flipped to one of the sections, which contained a detailed map showing the locations of the 999 Yahaha and a guide to solving the puzzle.

Without this guide, Davidson would probably have to wait a year and a half to collect all 999 Yahaha.

Then he came to a rock in a valley.

"Come on, let me show you."

Davidson controlled his character to pick up the rock, and then a strange-looking little man appeared with a bang.

"Hahaha!"

Davidson's nephew's eyes widened the moment he saw the little guy pop out.

"Is this all the game is supposed to do?"

"That's right, that's all there is to this game. Pretty free, right?"

"Hmm... I thought it was some kind of story about defeating a big boss and saving the world."

"Huh? Now that you mention it... I think I..."

Davidson paused, then seemed to remember something.

Yup!

I'm here to rescue the princess!

How could I have forgotten this?

He then suddenly remembered the true main storyline of the game.

He controls a character named Link who needs to save a princess named Zelda.

He had clearly seen the king's spirit when he was on the initial plateau, and the king's spirit had asked him to save the princess and the continent of Hyrule.

But he was completely captivated by the dazzling game world and forgot all about what he was supposed to be doing.

"Oh, I forgot, I was supposed to save the princess."

My nephew: "???"

How could I forget that? Shouldn't the story of a game generally be very clear?

This game is so weird.

But... I'd love to give it a try.

Davidson felt somewhat ashamed, realizing he had forgotten the game's main storyline.

However, he soon realized that he didn't really need to care about the main plot.

I bought the game myself, and I play it myself. As long as I'm happy, isn't that enough?

Oh well, let's just play like this. Anyway, he's happy just fishing, cooking, and having fun.

"By the way, would you like to give it a try?"

Davidson then realized that his little nephew seemed very eager to play, which made him a little reluctant, but he felt he should be more generous if his little nephew wanted to play.

My nephew immediately nodded vigorously.

"Alright, you give it a try."

My nephew happily took the controller and began to wander freely in this world, while Davidson picked up the strategy guide to study what he could do next, occasionally glancing up at what his nephew was doing.

After his nephew got the controller, he started wandering around the entire Hyrule continent, occasionally letting out a burst of happy laughter.

My nephew has played some games, but The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild gave him a completely different feeling.