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Reko Cook, 34 years old, is an ordinary player who likes JRPG.
When he was young, Reko's family conditions were very good, and the good family conditions also exposed him to the novelty of games from an early age, he was also an old player in the 16-bit golden age. Computer functions are limited, almost all games are pixel style, and JRPG was the best display theme at that time because of technical limitations.
It can be said that the pixel and JRPG games have run through his entire childhood entertainment career. After writing homework after school, sitting in front of the computer and game console, and opening a JRPG to experience the touching and shocking story, that was the happiest time of his day.
Growing up, he is still a player, but there are fewer and fewer games that allow him to experience the joy of the game.
The scene is grand and the picture is realistic 3A, it is really surprising, but it can't give him the feeling that he used to have. He is tired of playing at most for an hour or two, and even many games he has not finished playing, and directly become just another addition to his collection.
Not to mention the interesting multiplayer mode and the competitive games, they are already 34-year-old 'elderly people'. They don't usually play the kind of casual old-age care, and their mental response can't keep up. Isn't it self-inflicted abuse to play this game?
Compared to these games, he prefers some stand-alone games that can be played by anyone, especially the turn-based and strategy-type games that do not require much skill, but there are few such games, especially JRPGs as no one makes them anymore.
Now at most, he is playing those 3A masterpieces in his spare time, and still waiting for the new game to be released. After playing for several hours, sometimes not finishing, he puts it in the inventory and lets it collect dust.
The old games from his childhood, he had been baptized in the 3A game screen, and he turned them over again to play, and he couldn't play them anymore. Those games that used to be great in memory are now abandoned by the times, and the good memories are only good memories. Maybe not only missing the game but also the memories of that period of youth.
Look at what this Octopath Traveler looks like, maybe it will be interesting. If it doesn't work, it's not a big deal and it's just another addition. Anyway, there aren't any games to buy recently. Sighed, Reko opened the search engine, typed Octopath Traveler, and searched.
Soon, he found the official website of Octopath Traveler, as well as the promotional notice. Simple conceptual original art and promotional videos.
PixelPioneers Studio's LOGO, as well as the Social Tap LOGO as the publisher, flashed.
The exquisite figure of the character emerged and entered the game. With the brisk BGM, the snow scene, city, and wilderness appeared in the game. The picture of 2D-pixel characters and 3D scenes cleverly combined to make Martel instantly lift his spirit.
[ Eight adventures, eight protagonists, playing eight different travelers, inheriting their strength, troubles, and dreams. ]
[ Olberic Eisenberg was originally a swordsman of a fallen kingdom, hiding in a humble mountain village until destiny, let him set off to pursue the former companions of rebellion. Will he find a reason to wield the sword again? ]
With the introduction of one-character characters and the emergence of standing paintings, the ingenious fusion of 2D-pixel characters and 3D scenes, as well as the outstanding effects of light and shadow and particles, let Reko sitting on the chair feel like there is a current flowing through his body.
Looks good? He, who has experienced the baptism of the 3A picture, can clearly say that this pixel is not good-looking. But ugly? He, who has experienced the golden age of pixel RPG, can clearly say that this pixel-style game simply shocked him. But this is not the most critical, the most critical is a familiar feeling.
When he saw this pixel picture of a clever combination of 2D characters and 3D scenes, Reko only felt that the memories of the past suddenly popped up in his mind. Those pixel games in his memory that he played in his youth are not like this in his mind?
The indescribable feeling is a pixel style, but the visual of this picture makes him even feel a little scalp tingling. But the only thing he can understand, this may be the game he wants.
Eight characters, eight different theme songs, and excellent voice actors are the feelings that JRPG has never brought to him.
[ Primrose Azelhart, by her ingenuity and spirit, was able to survive the worst of the situation. After a whole decade of waiting and observing, she seized the opportunity to avenge the killing of her father... People. ]
[ I don't need your stage anymore... now... I'm going to dance for myself. ]
With the appearance of the last wandering dancer and the amazing BGM, his whole body was excited. It wanted to make it clear that there would be stories behind these characters.
For example, why did the former companion of the swordsman betray, and who was the father of the dancing girl killed? Which of the eight characters shown in the trailer will come together in the development of the storyline because of some things to stage an ups and downs epic plot? These things are what make his mind very curious.
Without much hesitation, with some expectations, he opened the official game platform, searched for the game Octopath Traveler, and then added it to the shopping cart.
The only regret is that although the price of the game has been announced, the pre-sale has not been opened, and you can only buy it until the day it goes online.
But soon he thought of something and landed on the JRPG game forum. This feeling is like that when he was a kid, after school, his friends gathered in groups to discuss which game's strategy. If anyone finds details and strategies that others haven't found, they will show them the same. It is such a feeling now.
But after he landed on the JRPG game forum, he looked at the forum that was about to be butchered, and he was stunned.
Trolls? He thought of it subconsciously, but soon he saw a few IDs that he was very familiar with in the poster, and he dismissed the idea.
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The news about Octopath Traveler, under the operation of Social Tap, is full of websites such as the JRPG Forum and Starry Sky. The advertising of Social Tap is more targeted. Most of them are published by Octopath Traveler. For areas with many audiences, such as the nostalgic and old players who have experienced the golden age of pixels.
Although John said that this is a commercial game, the target group is not just those nostalgic and old players, but the retro pixel-style production still has obvious characteristics.
Of course, in addition to targeting, the most important thing is that there is no money to spread the news on the entire network.
With the passing of the previous publicity period, John and Koch have handed over to the employees in the gaming community in the Social Tap and contacted the main person in charge of the Forestfruit Sports outsourcing project.
John, Koch, and Evelien are in the company and closely follow the development of the game. Although it is a stand-alone game, if there are some major BUGs, they still need to be repaired in the first place.
Ordinary errors such as entries, or some hidden sideline bugs have problems, then you can slow down the repair time, but if it involves a vicious BUG that the main story cannot go through, then it is time to rule out first.
Even if a dedicated test team has been tested internally in advance, the BUG kind of thing has never been said to have been tested, and there is no such thing. Many and many factors can lead to the emergence of game bugs.
Koch, Christy, and Shinozaki were used to it. When they used to play games, they didn't need to work overtime at the beginning of the game, even if they stayed in the office all day long.
If they are sleepy, they lie on the workstation for a short while, then get up and continue to fix the bugs in the game. Why does 27-year-old Koch look like 37 years old? Isn't it because of this?
In the industry and players' attention, Octopath Traveler officially opened the full platform.