After about 10 days of discussion, the project was finally finalized.
So, according to the current plan, the projects currently under development are "to the moon" and "princess mononoke."
With a surplus of resources, Aoki Haruhi felt less anxious.
Otherwise, he really would have been a tiny bit worried a while ago about what to do if the company's projects couldn't connect.
At the same Time, Urobuchi Gen also submitted a surprising answer sheet to Aoki Haruhi.
The day after the "princess mononoke" meeting concluded, Gen Urobuchi placed the new proposal on Aoki Haruhi's desk.
Aoki Haruhi felt a slight sense of relief and sat down in his chair to look through it.
"Is it the witcher 2? Has he finally written it?"
Gen Urobuchi scratched his head and said, "Actually, no, it's a new script I thought of myself."
Oh, this...
Aoki Haruhi's face was full of black lines.
Good heavens, he has been stimulated for several months now, and he just had to vent it out, didn't he?
At the end of last year, Urobuchi Gen was greatly stimulated by the achievements and reputation of CL and LL. He pondered that since he was also Furuhara Tsubaki's chief disciple, he had to compete with Maeda Jun and create something that could surpass CL and LL.
However, he was forcibly pulled by Aoki Haruhi into the FPS project in the middle, slaving away for several months writing "Borderland." Now, because that 3D shooting game was shelved, he finally had Time to continue tinkering with his new script.
"Demons Egg"
This was the name of the new script.
Aoki Haruhi frowned slightly; just by the name, he knew that this guy had indeed been reading a lot of berserk lately.
The script Urobuchi Gen provided was very thick, about one or two hundred pages, at least 200,000 words, which far exceeded the content of a script outline.
It was more like it was written directly as a novel.
In fact, it was.
Flipping through it, in the initial parts, Gen Urobuchi laid out the entire world view and story background:
In a world called Nordia, there are three continents, and on these continents, many countries are scattered.
Among the many countries, a total of three countries are the most powerful, and the male protagonist was born in one of them called Ekster.
This world has a special place: there is something called a Demons Egg.
The Demons Egg, according to legend, is a seed laid by a demon; after being parasitized, one can inherit the demon's power.
However, these powers do not work for every holder.
They are only activated after death.
Even in this world, while they are still alive, you simply cannot discover who has been parasitized by a Demons Egg.
The deeper the resentment of a person parasitized by a Demons Egg before death, the stronger they become after death.
Thus, in order to win wars, several major powers had long begun to cultivate "Demon Warriors"; they selected children with tragic backgrounds, planted seeds in them, or created "tragic fates" for them after planting the seeds.
Under such circumstances, some powerful Demon Warriors with world-destroying powers were created.
The male protagonist was one of them.
However, he was different from others; he had experienced death but had not truly died, so he only awakened half of his demonic power.
He was essentially still human.
Demon Warriors became terrifying weapons and, at the same Time, dreadful monsters.
Kingdoms existed because of demons and were destroyed because of demons.
When Demon Warriors were used on the battlefield, they brought profound disaster to the enemy, and to counter the enemy's Demon Warriors, you had no choice but to cultivate your own Demon Warriors.
So this world was riddled with holes, like hell.
The male protagonist hated Demon Warriors because the Demon Warriors of the Kingdom of Iclaire destroyed his home and caused the death of his relatives, but in order to fight them and protect his country and people, the male protagonist also resolutely chose to transform into a Demon Warrior.
The power of a Demon Warrior can only be activated after death; if killed again, they will truly die.
Those who transform into Demon Warriors lose all their humanity; only the rulers of the kingdom possess something called "God's Blood" to command these Demon Warriors.
Once God's Blood is lost, they will suffer a demonic backlash.
In the history of the kingdom, there have been several instances of backlash.
The royal bloodline was completely slaughtered, but to this day, the truth remains a mystery, deeply buried in the fog.
...
War, royal mysteries, conspiracies behind the scenes, human scheming, power struggles... together formed this "Demons Egg."
The story progresses layer by layer through constant twists and turns, gradually revealing the truth behind the Demons Egg.
Aoki Haruhi was so engrossed that he watched from morning until evening, unknowingly reaching quitting Time, but he had only seen a third of the content.
It was very dark, even extremely dark, comparable to the male protagonist of berserk.
But it was precisely this darkness that made Aoki Haruhi particularly curious about the rest of the story.
Gen Urobuchi, seeing how focused his boss was, had left early and only returned at quitting Time.
Seeing that his boss was still reading, he felt it was very late and knocked on the door.
"Boss, it's quitting Time."
Gen Urobuchi's voice pulled Aoki Haruhi back from the script.
He raised his eyes, looking at Gen Urobuchi with a somewhat dazed expression.
His brain was still immersed in the story Urobuchi Gen had constructed.
"Eh? It's quitting Time?"
Aoki Haruhi lowered his head to look at his watch.
Not only had it reached quitting Time, but it had also passed.
The current Time was 8:10 PM.
"Just a moment," Aoki Haruhi said.
He quickly flipped through to the last page, realizing that although Urobuchi Gen had written nearly 200,000 words, this was only the content of the first volume.
Perhaps this story could be made into a series of game, releasing 7 or 8 installments would be no problem.
As long as Urobuchi Gen's writing skill could be maintained, it might even become a second berserk.
In other words, as long as Gen Urobuchi didn't conclude it, this game could continue indefinitely.
However, considering commercial value and the Time, Aoki Haruhi felt that making it for about 20 years, releasing 7 or 8 generations, would be sufficient.
"Hmm, it's very well written," Aoki Haruhi smiled, rubbing his sore eyes, and said, "It's really amazing. It has the feel of berserk, but it's not berserk."
Urobuchi Gen was indeed Urobuchi Gen.
His first attempt was extraordinary.
According to the future direction of the story, the plot line was definitely going to go wild.
How to put it?
Aoki Haruhi saw elements of "Claymore" and "berserk," as well as shadows of "Attack on Titan."
However, Claymore and Attack on Titan were actually both influenced by berserk.
He was not surprised that Urobuchi Gen could produce such a script.
What a pity.
"What a pity, what a pity!" Aoki Haruhi shook his head regretfully after finishing this script outline, setting, and the first part of the content.
Gen Urobuchi's heart sank.
He had just been praised to the heavens, so why had his boss's expression changed now?
"Boss, is there anything poorly written or incorrect? I can revise it," Gen Urobuchi said.
"No," Aoki Haruhi shook his head, "This is not your problem. The script is very well written and has a great sense of epic scale. In the current world, it can definitely be considered a masterpiece."
"Hmm, so why then?"
"But... the current hardware level cannot support your dream. I think that's the pity."
According to Aoki Haruhi's vision, a script like "Demons Egg," which revolves entirely around a single protagonist, would be best suited as a 3D action game, similar to Dark Souls.
Of course, the combat after demon transformation is a very important and difficult point to handle.
But for all of this to be realized, the prerequisite is that the hardware must keep up.
berserk is actually the same; to gamify it and achieve that sense of combat, it needs to be made into a 3D action game.
Now, there are at least 20 years to go until that Time.
That's why Aoki Haruhi felt particularly regretful.
"You are 20 years ahead of your Time," Aoki Haruhi said. "This game, alas, it's such a pity. It was born at the wrong Time, appearing in an era that cannot fully express its tension."
Hearing this, Gen Urobuchi breathed a sigh of relief. It wasn't a problem with the script, and he even received praise from his boss.
However, he could also empathize with that sense of regret, being born at the wrong Time.
Should I be happy, or should I be sad?
Urobuchi Gen was momentarily at a loss as to how to manage the expression on his face.
...
"Then what should we do? Is this project going to be shelved?" Gen Urobuchi asked tentatively.
"What to do..."
Aoki Haruhi tapped on the table, indicating that he was also very troubled.
"Demons Egg" definitely has to be made into an RPG type game with combat, and the protagonist's presence is very, very strong.
Currently, he has a few options. First, it could be made into a 2D action game.
The advantage is that the player's sense of immersion is very strong, and they can fully experience the male protagonist's psychological journey.
Another option is to make it a turn-based RPG game.
Although it loses some action and immersion, it is highly strategic and allows for the experience of team members fighting side-by-side. Later in the story, as the plot unfolds and teammates turn against each other, that would also be a major selling point of the game.
Emmm...
So annoying.
Aoki Haruhi anxiously rubbed his black hair on the top of his head with both hands.
Unknowingly, several strands fell out.
Urobuchi Gen watched from the side, feeling distressed.
...
"Forget it, forget it," Aoki Haruhi gritted his teeth and said decisively, "How about this, you condense this script and make it a sequel to The Witcher."
"Eh?"
Gen Urobuchi's small eyes widened in surprise.
Boss, you agonized for so long, and this is the only result you came up with?
The reason Aoki Haruhi said this was also due to his own considerations:
Firstly, his ideal approach was unfeasible and had to wait for hardware development, so this game could only be shelved for now, or else they could make do with a 2D action game format.
After finishing it, they could release a 3D remake 20 years later, which wouldn't delay making money.
Since they were going this route, they might as well merge it with The Witcher.
Thinking about it carefully, the name "demon hunter: devil's egg" doesn't feel out of place at all.
The Witcher 1 was originally an epic game, and making Demon Hunter 2 even more epic would actually be a similar style, just with bloodlines replaced by Demon Warriors.
Players should be able to accept it.
"But this story has nothing to do with The Witcher at all," Gen Urobuchi complained bitterly, feeling that his boss was just randomly putting things together.
"Who said it has to be related?" Aoki Haruhi retorted, "final fantasy 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 also have no relation to each other.
Look, this setting has demons, fighting demons, becoming demons. How can this not be developed as the witcher 2?"
"Hmm..."
Gen Urobuchi's face twisted like a chrysanthemum.
Although very reluctant, whatever the boss said was right.
Most importantly, making it the witcher 2 solved the problem instantly.
The Witcher had a sequel.
Demons Egg could also be developed.
Everyone had a bright future.
...
"It's not impossible," Gen Urobuchi said, twisting his face.
"Hmm," Aoki Haruhi took a deep breath, "Then let's do this. Go find Shinji Mikami and discuss how to make the witcher 2 even better. I think the role and changes of the Demons Egg can have more design in the game."
"Okay, Boss~"
Gen Urobuchi responded with a drawn-out tone.
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