Tokyo Video Game Tycoon.

Because he had just received several complaint letters from the wives and husbands of his employees.

The letters all complained that he had been too demanding of his employees lately, and that they had been working overtime for seven or eight days in a row.

But he never made his employees work overtime.

His small game company doesn't face much business pressure. It has one mobile game that is continuously operating and making money, and there are no new game development plans recently. It mainly focuses on the daily maintenance of the game and the updates of the existing game content.

None of these tasks require overtime.

He stared blankly at the letters, then called the employees who had written the complaints into his office.

"Boss, you were looking for me... Oh? You're here too."

Several employees quickly arrived at the boss's office. Some of them were familiar with him and greeted him upon seeing him.

"Tell me, what have you all been up to lately?"

Kevin got straight to the point.

"what?"

Everyone was puzzled.

"I don't think I've been making you work overtime lately, have I? But your families are all complaining that I'm making you work overtime, which has made it difficult to communicate with you recently."

"Um...this..."

These people immediately felt embarrassed.

"Speaking of which, our company's electricity bill seems to have increased slightly recently. Of course, it's not a big problem. I'm just wondering what you guys are doing overtime."

One of them honestly replied, "Actually... we're playing games. There aren't many opportunities to play games at home, so we can only lie and say we're working overtime at the company to play games."

Seeing this, the others nodded in agreement, indicating that they shared the same thoughts as the person who had spoken earlier.

"Playing games? What games are you playing? The games we made?"

"Um... no, it's actually an indie game, and it's quite fun."

“Indie games…” Kevin frowned slightly, “What kind of indie games could make you all so obsessed?”

"Well... this game has a kind of magic to it, I always want to play it again and again. Why don't you give it a try, boss?"

"Me? Forget it. I'm basically immune to video games now. Games only have so many ways to play and so little fun."

Kevin refused.

As a game developer, he naturally has a deep understanding of games, which has led to a decline in his interest in them.

Especially after becoming a developer, his standards for games have been raised higher and higher.

There are very few games that can interest him anymore.

Online, such people are often referred to as "electronic ED patients," meaning they have lost interest in video games and find it difficult to develop a passion for them.

It's becoming increasingly difficult to find a game that can satisfy this kind of person.

"Boss, this game is different. This game was created by the God of Games, the one from Youxing Electronic Entertainment called Bamboo Youxing."

"Huh? Zhu Youxing? Why is he suddenly making indie games?"

"This is something that can't be explained in a short time, but you can give it a try, boss."

"Hmm... if it's the game of the God of Games..."

The group was overjoyed at the sight.

They successfully persuaded the boss to join them.

Then the boss probably won't pursue the matter of them playing games at the company under the pretext of working overtime after work, right?

"Even if it's the game of the God of Games, it can't be an excuse for you to work overtime. If you want to play games, go home and play them. Don't make me take the blame. I can't take it if your families complain about me again."

Chapter 1145 Wife, I'm not coming home.

"Boss, why don't you give it a try? This game is really unique, I guarantee you won't be able to stop playing it once you start."

The group continued to patiently persuade their boss to try playing the game as well.

"The way you're talking, it's like this game is some kind of masterpiece. It's just an indie game, isn't it? Even if it's an indie game made by the god of games, so what? The scale of indie games is what it is, how amazing can it be?"

"Boss, you'll see once you try it."

Kevin looked at the group of guys strangely, then shook his head and said, "Okay, I'll give it a try and see if this game you're talking about is really that amazing."

yeah!

Several people showed joy and exchanged victorious glances.

What's the name of the game?

"It is called the union of Isaac."

"The Binding of Isaac? What a strange name, it even has a slightly religious feel to it."

"Yes, this game does have religious themes, but that's just the game's background story, which is quite interesting."

"That's right. The background story of this game is presented in a simple line drawing style, but the content is quite rich. I really don't know how the God of Games came up with this story."

"To be able to write such a story, one must have conducted quite detailed research."

Kevin listened while clicking to enter the game's purchase page.

"The graphics are so rough. Is this really a game made by Zhuyouxing? Games made with Unreal Engine shouldn't have such bad graphics, right?"

Kevin frowned; he didn't really like this oddly styled game.

At first glance, it doesn't look like a fun game.

"Boss, don't be misled by the art style. In fact, the art style is the real essence of this game. Besides the amazing gameplay, the art style is another amazing thing about this game."

"Alright, alright, stop talking."

Kevin is really too lazy to listen to these people's crazy boasting now.

In his opinion, these people have played too few games.

Kevin is now in his fifties, and he has lived through the rise of video games.

He has witnessed the entire process of video games growing from nothing to a massive industry with a commercial value of over $100 billion.

What game hasn't he played?

The games he's interested in now are still the old ones; he's somewhat of a nostalgic person.

As for his current new games, Cyberpunk 2077 is probably his favorite.

Even games like Final Fantasy VII Remake seemed somewhat flashy and impractical to him.

Hmm, strange art style, and also a strange opening plot.

Guided by a mysterious divine decree, a mother chooses to take away everything her child loves, and eventually even intends to confront her child with a knife.

Kevin felt a little uncomfortable reading this story, but the somewhat bizarre art style added to its absurdity, slightly lessening his unease.

"So this art style was for that purpose?"

As a seasoned game developer, he can easily see the essence of a game's features.

Stories of abuse are not common in games.

As expected of the God of Games, he has come up with another new point of exploration and breakthrough.

However, an interesting story alone is not enough; the gameplay itself is also crucial...

Hmm... dead?

This game ended too quickly, let's try again.

……

Another one died...

No, I must have used the wrong equipment just now. This one should be better.

Huh? This item is really powerful; it took down the monsters so easily.

Oh no! This weapon is inefficient against the final boss. I should have known better than to use it.

Kevin had no idea how much time had passed.

Anyway, once the employees he called over saw that Kevin was already somewhat engrossed in the game, they all tacitly chose to leave their boss's office so that he could play the game in peace.

Then time quickly came to the time to get off work in the evening.

Inside the company, several people called home as usual to say they would be home late because they had to work overtime again that day. Their game development was at a critical stage and they couldn't afford to relax, but they promised to make it up to their families in a few days.

Then, these people tacitly chose to play The Binding of Isaac in the company.

The magic of this game is that it seems like you can play it forever.

Each playthrough presents highly randomized levels, each level presents unique challenges, and the gameplay seems to offer countless solutions. Every battle is unpredictable, requiring players to constantly experiment with various strategies.

Each playstyle can even turn this game into a completely different game, which is a very novel experience that I have never had before in other random dungeon games.

As for Kevin, he hadn't come to his senses when it was time to leave work. It wasn't until his phone rang that he impatiently snapped back to reality and glanced at the number on his phone.

It's my wife's number.

"Hey, wife."

"What? It's already 8 PM?"

"Oh, I'm sorry, honey, I'm a bit busy with work today, so I might be home a little late."

"Hmm, no need to prepare dinner for me, I'm here..." Kevin looked up at the office and saw that the office was still brightly lit and bustling with activity.

He understood instantly.

Those guys are wasting their battery playing games again.

But he doesn't have much dissatisfaction now.

After all... he's become addicted to it now.

"I have a few employees working overtime with me, and I'll order takeout to eat with them."