Bab 120: Surprise from Metroid
Now Tokyo Television Station is already a partner of GameStar Electronic Entertainment.
Both parties will deepen their cooperation in the future.
Later, GameStar proposed a program about electronic games. This program will specifically feature content related to electronic games, including game recommendations, previews of upcoming games, and interactions between celebrities and electronic games.
With GameStar proposing the idea, Tokyo Television Station providing manpower and money, they attempted to create a program about electronic games.
This program is actually experimental in nature.
Because Tokyo Television Station's position is relatively low among the six major television stations, and it has been suppressed by other television stations for years. Actually, there aren't many good programs, all are just mediocre programs and television dramas.
In this case, it's indeed possible to allocate a time slot every week to specifically feature content related to electronic games.
GameStar probably convinced Vice Station Chief Kubo of the television station in a similar way to convincing Kasuga Sha.
Then, with his mediation, this matter became a reality.
As for how much viewership they can gain from this, it's hard to say for sure. After all, it's just an experiment. If it doesn't work out, they can always change the program.
In addition to the cooperation with Tokyo Television Station, GameStar also found that Japan Economic News Group has goodwill towards their company.
This Japan Economic News Group is even larger in scale than Suirui Electronics.
Of course, in terms of global influence, Suirui Electronics is definitely stronger, but in Japan, there aren't many companies that can compare with several newspaper groups.
It's unknown why such a conglomerate has goodwill towards their company.
But since they are showing goodwill and are willing to pay a generous price for advertising, GameStar naturally accepts it.
The electronic game section in the Japan Economic News is something that GameStar often reads.
It always updates the latest industry trends, and some news cannot be obtained through other channels.
With the deep cooperation with television stations and the goodwill from newspaper groups, the promotional impact of Metroid this time is obviously much greater.
With these foundations, the sales performance of Metroid should also be good.
When many players saw the recommendation rating of four stars for Metroid on Ichiman Game Net, many players decided to buy the game to experience it thoroughly.
Especially those who like side-scrolling games such as Super Mario and Ninja Plan are even more eager.
For side-scrolling game players, a four-star recommendation already indicates a game worth playing.
So far, only GameStar has consistently produced games that meet or exceed the four-star level.
So, what others see as high scores, for GameStar, four stars might not be considered truly perfect.
Some people still feel regretful. It seems that the rumors are true. GameStar Electronic Entertainment is planning to release a new game console. The current Red and White Machine is unable to fully unleash the potential of the company president.
Starting from Super Mario 3, the president of GameStar has been making games that push the performance limits of the Red and White Machine. Now, they should be reaching their limit.
With this in mind, they are starting to hope that the new game console will be released soon.
However, just when some players were hesitating whether to buy the game, they suddenly found that the evaluation of Metroid on Ichiman Game Net had changed.
It was four stars before, but now it's five stars.
Users who often browse Ichiman Game Net were immediately puzzled.
The creator of this website has never modified the star ratings of the games he evaluated.
Is this an exception?
Curious people immediately clicked into this new evaluation page.
Then, a paragraph of text popped up first.
"Dear users, first of all, I want to apologize to you all. Because I was too eager to finish the game, I didn't fully understand the game, which indirectly affected my evaluation of the game. Previously, I thought it deserved four stars, but it was my misjudgment. It wasn't until I played through the game again and cleared it more than ten times that I finally decided to change the star rating."
"This game is worth everyone's experience. Of course, I recommend younger children to play it with parental supervision, as this game still has some thrilling elements."
"Okay, enough talk. Next, I will explain to you why I changed the star rating."
"Because this is a game worth playing through multiple times."
"Before I obtained this game, the staff of GameStar Electronic Entertainment personally explained to me the category of this game."
"Because it's hard to clearly define what kind of game it is, they simply took the game's own story background as a game type and called it Metroidvania. You can call it the Metroid game, or the official term, Metroidvania-style game."
"As for the naming of the genre, I believe everything should be based on the game company, after all, this is a new type created by them, they have the naming rights."
"And as for the game itself, I think the greatest pleasure lies in exploration."
"Just like I mentioned in my previous article recommendations, this is a game of continuous exploration, finding joy in exploration. Each exploration will bring new discoveries, making you feel that the game transitions smoothly from simplicity to complexity."
"If you only rush through the game quickly, then what you gain is just a decent game. Only through multiple experiences will you feel its charm. But, what I want to say is that all these are not the reasons for me to change the star rating. This is a very good game type, but it will definitely not be as popular as Super Mario."
"What really impressed me and made me willing to change the star rating is the ending of the game, which is the most surprising ending."
"I can give you an early hint that depending on the time you spend playing and clearing the game, you will get different endings, and you will also see situations that will surprise you equally."
"As for the remaining gameplay fun of the game, I have mentioned it in my previous articles. Interested people can go there to check it out. This time, I'm just explaining the reason for my change in the star rating. I can assure you that just the ending alone is worth one star, and the ending is also the beginning of a new era. So, please, interested players, join me in experiencing the charm of Metroid!"
Without spoiling anything, Murakami Ichiman has tried to say everything he wanted to say.
After saying it, he let out a long breath.
Ah... it feels much easier.
Then, he looked back at the television.
On the screen of the television, it was the ending scene of Metroid.
A golden-haired woman standing on a plain, with shooting stars in the distance, and her long hair gently blowing in the breeze.
The character he had been controlling all along turned out to be a woman.
A strong woman, the universe's strongest bounty hunter, she is a woman.
This is quite unique.
And if he remembers correctly, this character should be the first female protagonist in an electronic game.
It can really be said to be creating new history.
Even though the history of electronic games is only a year old.
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