Capítulo 346: Protests from the players
Japan, Tokyo, in the bustling area of the Minato Ward, Takayuki is inspecting the site for his future building.
After the last cultural and artistic revitalization initiative, Takayuki obtained this plot of land covering approximately 1,500 square meters.
Originally belonging to a once-large corporation, the area has long since changed, with even the building itself demolished and replaced with a temporary park.
Now, it belongs to Takayuki.
Of course, this ownership is only temporary.
The land still belongs to the Japanese government.
If Takayuki truly wishes to have complete ownership, he'll need to assist the Japanese government in further expanding its cultural influence. This could involve developing adapted games based on various film and literary works, with no restrictions on genre.
However, merely successfully adapting a few games won't secure the land. Takayuki also needs to fulfill another requirement.
That is to assist South Korea in fulfilling their request.
As long as Takayuki accomplishes this, South Korea will offer benefits to the Japanese government, which in turn, will benefit Takayuki. This forms a three-way mutually beneficial situation.
Adapting cultural works into games isn't much of an issue, but the main concern might be how it affects Takayuki's reputation.
After all, adapting games from film and literature can be tricky.
Interpreting entertainment works often leads to mixed results, so most companies, unless absolutely necessary, tend to avoid this route.
Therefore, Takayuki himself must proceed with caution. At the very least, he cannot tarnish his reputation. So, this matter can be approached slowly until a suitable film or literary work for adaptation is found.
As for South Korea's request, Takayuki can start taking action now.
While admiring the land now belonging to him, Takayuki ponders the next steps in his development plans.
At this moment, a new assistant timidly approaches and says, "Sir, our company's mailbox is once again flooded, just within a day."
Takayuki chuckles wryly upon hearing this.
"Are these all letters from players?"
"Yes, and all the letters are very similar, all related to Final Fantasy 7."
"Alright, have them store these letters in the warehouse. Players' valuable letters need to be kept for a certain period. Also, arrange to expand the space for the mail department, so they can accommodate more letters simultaneously."
"Understood, I'll take care of it."
By now, the mail department of GameStar Entertainment has grown into a team of over fifty people.
They receive tens of thousands of letters every day, almost all of them sent by players.
And after the release of Final Fantasy 7, the daily volume of mail doubled.
Even with a team of fifty, sorting through the mail every day is truly exhausting work.
However, this is likely temporary. Once the hype around Final Fantasy 7 gradually subsides, the volume of mail will return to normal.
Nevertheless, this demonstrates the immense influence of Final Fantasy 7.
Countless players choose to send letters to the company because of it.
Initially, the mail department carefully checked each letter.
But eventually, they started tossing any letters addressed to the Final Fantasy production team into a dedicated storage room, without even bothering to open them.
It's not that they're being negligent or lazy, but the content of these letters is remarkably consistent, leaving them too weary to deal with it.
And the content of these letters is protests about the ending of Final Fantasy 7.
Tragedies often evoke emotions that linger for a long time.
From Shakespeare to various modern tragic stories, they all leave a lasting impression.
Perhaps it's a fundamental human emotion being released.
The story of Final Fantasy 7 has generated the same resonance.
Naturally, such a storyline can be considered excellent.
However, regardless of the excellence of the plot, it doesn't prevent players from expressing dissatisfaction with it.
Why did Aerith have to die? Why subject us to such a sorrowful story?
We want a perfect storyline, a happy ending!
To such requests, Takayuki naturally rejects them all.
It's precisely because of such stories that the Final Fantasy series has undergone a new sublimation, and that's something that won't change.
However, even though the storyline won't change, Takayuki has actually hidden an Easter egg in the game, one that people will see in ten or so years.
In the game's code, Takayuki has slipped in a deeply hidden code.
This code sets a specific time, roughly on March 1, 2015, coinciding with the fifteenth anniversary of Final Fantasy 7.
If someone is still playing Final Fantasy 7 at that time and finishes it on that day, they'll see a passage of text.
This text serves as the prologue for the future HD remake.
To prevent hackers skilled at digging into game code from discovering this secret, Takayuki enlisted the help of Tsukino Ayame to encrypt the code.
Unless it's a top-notch hacker dedicating twenty-four hours non-stop to cracking the game code, this encrypted information will never be found.
This is like giving players a hidden surprise, but one they'll have to wait fifteen years to see.
For now, Takayuki ignores all the protests from those players.
It doesn't matter if he's called the demon god of games on the internet.
In any case, they'll still cry and continue to buy his games, and on this point, Takayuki is quite confident.
But it must be said, this game's difficulty is indeed quite harsh, harsher than any previous game, so it's no wonder these players are reacting so strongly.
And as time passes after the game's release, these players have even started spontaneously spreading some rumors.
For example, certain special gameplay maneuvers can unlock a hidden perfect ending.
This is reminiscent of rumors from previous years, illustrating that no matter the world, players always seek out the most perfect ending possible.
Unfortunately, such things are ultimately just urban legends. At least for this game, Takayuki only provides one ending, and it won't change.
After surveying the land destined to be his future, Takayuki plans to begin construction formally in the summer. If things progress quickly, perhaps in three years, he'll be able to move into the new building. At that time, he definitely plans to have a spacious office on a high floor, with a view of the riverbank. It will surely be quite enjoyable.
For now, Takayuki has already had his assistant book a ticket to South Korea. He plans to personally visit there to discuss matters regarding esports.
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