Tokyo: The story begins with a confession.

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Although I don't know what's going on with these kids, the fact that Qianyi specifically called them all over and introduced them shows that he has truly accepted them.

As for other things, it doesn't matter; she just needs to treat them well.

After receiving a glance from Uesugi Ken, Kasumigaoka Utaha didn't ask any further questions. Instead, she sat down with Kato Megumi and chatted with the children.

Huizi greeted everyone with a sweet smile, calling them "big sister" affectionately, but deep down she was filled with an unconcealable sorrow.

There are just too many competitors, and they all seem so strong. She seems to have absolutely no confidence...

"Haha, so many people, let's play games together!" Misaki Kamiigusa said with an excited smile, grabbing Keiko and Souta by the arms and running towards the game console.

"Stop it!" Eriri stomped her foot angrily. She wanted to go over and cultivate their relationship, but found that they had been dragged away by Misaki Kamiigusa, so she quickly chased after them.

"Come on, come on, chase me, hahaha." Misaki Kamiigusa had one arm around each of them and was moving quite fast.

"Damn it, you stop right there!"

Keiko and Sōta were dragged along by Misaki Kamiigusa without any power to resist, their faces filled with despair.

Connor, still standing there, swallowed hard and looked at Misaki Ukaigusa with a hint of fear in her eyes. Then, she took a small step, intending to leave this dangerous place, when a person squatted in front of her, staring at her expressionlessly.

Connor also looked into those eyes, and the two of them squatted there staring at each other for a long time.

"younger sister?"

"Ah."

"Call my sister."

"Hello, big sister." Connor quickly backed down, feeling that the older sister in front of her was looking at her no differently than she was looking at a little white rabbit.

Masashiro's eyes narrowed, making her look very happy.

"younger sister."

Connor: "..."

Onii-chan, come quick, help me! There's a really scary older sister here!

The whole house was in complete chaos, leaving Uesugi Ken completely bewildered.

Chapter 179 Sandbox Game

"I didn't expect your house to be so lively. It's quite nice." Akane Kousaka took a sip of tea, her face full of disdain. "Don't you have any alcohol here?"

Uesugi Kenichi speechlessly took a can of beer from the refrigerator and handed it over, saying, "It's strange how you all like drinking beer."

"Young man, you don't understand. Drinking beer is one of life's greatest pleasures. How about it, want to have a drink with me?"

"Whatever you want, whatever makes you happy." Uesugi muttered, then suddenly remembered something. "By the way, didn't you guys say you were going to make a gala game? Is the proposal ready yet?"

"The proposal is already written, and I'm still revising it. I'll show it to you when I'm done."

"Wait for me a moment." Uesugi Kenichi replied and ran to the study to get the notebook.

"Eri, Misaki, stop playing and come here." Uesugi Kenichi called out, took Keiko and Souta from Misaki, and asked Kobayashi Yoshihara to take them over to play games.

Keiko and Sōta, having finally escaped Misaki Kamiigusa's clutches, felt as if they had been granted a pardon. They were almost ready to shout "Imperial grace!" as they staggered away together.

After everyone was seated, Uesugi Kenichi placed the notebook in the middle of the table. "I currently have two game proposals here."

Akane Akasaka raised an eyebrow upon hearing this and leaned closer, her gaze falling on the notebook. She murmured, "Splatoon, Minecraft?"

"That's all?" Her eyes revealed some disappointment. What could one possibly learn from just one question?

Seeing the puzzled looks on everyone's faces, Uesugi Kenichi smiled and said, "Don't worry, everything else is in my mind right now. Let me tell you about it."

"The first game is the focus of our work this time. In my mind, it is a shooting game similar to FPS, but it may be different from those we have seen before."

Kenichi Uesugi took out a pen and started drawing on the white paper, depicting the gameplay and settings of various games in Splatoon 2.

As Uesugi Kenichi continued to speak, everyone's eyes lit up, especially Akane Kousaka, who had been in the ACG industry for a long time and had handled many excellent projects.

When Kenichi Uesugi described this game, as an excellent planner, she immediately felt the charm of this game, which would be a game that was in no way inferior to Plants vs. Zombies!

Moreover, in terms of the scale of this game, its significance to Blizzard Entertainment is no less than that of Plants vs. Zombies.

When evaluating a game company, the ability to produce large-scale games is a very important consideration.

Otherwise, why would Nintendo, with its two invincible IPs, Mario and Pokémon, still go to such lengths to make AAA games? This is the reason.

Judging from Kenichi Uesugi's description, this game is a mid-range production, which is very suitable for their studio's current situation. If this game can be successful again, the next game or the one after that can be aimed at becoming a AAA production.

"In addition to the battle mode, I also plan to open a solo mode, so that players who cannot connect to the internet or do not like battles will have another way to play."

Akane Akasaka thought for a moment and then said, "There shouldn't be any problems with the production. The main difficulty in making this game should be adjusting the stats of various types of weapons, as well as the concept art and art assets."

"Based on our current staffing, we are capable of completing the task. I will try to keep the development costs around 100 million yen."

"If we put all our effort into making it, will we be able to make it to the summer festival game exhibition?" Kenichi Uesugi asked, looking up.

"It might be a bit difficult. The programming setup for this game might be somewhat complex. After all, it's an FPS game, and a month and a half might not be enough to fully write the code and add the testing time."

“I’ve got Akasaka Ryunosuke fully supporting you. He’ll have to put in a lot of effort since he got 2% of the shares. I’ll bring him to the company in a couple of days.”

"We can directly purchase the other art resources without any problem. As for the original drawings, Eriri and Misaki can lead the original drawing team to do them, right?"

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"Well, you can decide these things as you see fit. Just make sure to finish the game before the summer festival."

Akane Akasaka nodded. "When can I have the complete plan?"

"Within 3 days!"

"can."

Akane Kousaka breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. If she couldn't present the complete plan and had to make changes as she went along, the progress would be much slower. If she could get the complete plan in three days, she was confident that she could produce a test version within a month.

"And what about this game?"

Although there was already a work that could be considered excellent, looking at the four words "Minecraft" on the blank paper made her feel like her heart was being scratched by a cat, and she felt uncomfortable until she asked for clarification.

...... ... ...

Aside from the temporarily suspended Zelda, the other two games, Plants vs. Zombies and Splatoon, each have their own unique gameplay. So what secrets does this game hold?

Everyone was extremely excited.

"This game is both simple and very complex. Minecraft, as the name suggests, gives players a complete world, allowing them to explore and enjoy it to their heart's content."

"This sounds like a very large-scale game. Are we capable of making it now?" Eriri asked.

After all, the larger the map of a game, the more astonishing the production time and resources required. Given that the next game has already been decided to be Splatoon, there is simply no time to develop another large-scale game.

"No, quite the opposite, this game is so simple that one person could make it in a week."

"what?!"

"How is this possible? Weren't you just in a vast world?"

"That's right, but who says you have to have a huge amount of resources to create a world? I want to make a sandbox building game."

"A sandbox game?" Kato Megumi asked, puzzled.

Chapter 180 Taking Responsibility

“I understand.” Akane Akasaka’s eyes showed understanding. “Sandbox Games, these kinds of games evolved from sandbox games and are mostly used to make simulation games. If a sandbox mode is adopted, then creating a world is indeed not a difficult thing.”

"That's right, that's exactly it. In my vision, this is a game that allows players to become gods. In this game world, players are gods and can create or destroy at will according to their own preferences."

To gradually transform a desolate world into the way you like is not something that can be done simply by moving your fingers.

Instead, players need to continuously collect various materials in the game world, and then combine these materials to create various items. In other words, if your imagination is big enough, you can build everything in your mind, block by block!

“That sounds kind of interesting,” Kasumigaoka Utaha said, arms crossed.

“No, this is more than just interesting.” Akane Akasaka’s eyes were filled with shock, and then she looked at Kenichi Uesugi with an incredulous gaze.

"If the gameplay can be improved in the future, this could be a game with extremely high sales!"

"Impressive." Uesugi Kenichi looked at Akane Kousaka with admiration in his eyes. Her keen sense of the game was truly admirable.

"You might not understand it now, but let me see if I can find the time to make this game. You'll understand once you play it. I guarantee you'll absolutely love it."

"I'd really like to see what kind of game it is that you praise so highly." Eriri was also very curious.

"It will be tough for everyone in the coming days, but we'll try our best to finish the game before the summer festival."

"Hmph, I'll take it seriously even without your pleading." Eriri tossed her twin tails, looking quite smug.

"Yes, yes, I definitely trust your professional skills."

"You don't need to tell me."

"Alright, stop chatting for now, let's get ready to eat," Saeko Busujima called out as she came out of the kitchen.

"Okay." Uesugi Kenichi hurriedly went into the kitchen to help bring out the dishes. The others were not idle either. After taking out the bowls and chopsticks and setting them out, they also went into the kitchen to bring out the dishes.

After taking his seat, Uesugi Kenichi raised his glass and said, "Cheers, everyone!"

"cheers!"

Akane Akasaka chuckled as she looked at the juice in their glasses, then opened a can of beer and drank it all in one gulp.

"I feel like I'm getting old, even though I'm only in my twenties..." Akane Akasaka sighed as she looked at the energetic young men in front of her.

Because there were many people, the meal was very lively. Uesugi Kenichi and Kato Megumi took turns taking care of the children, serving them food and pouring drinks.

Kobayashi Yoshihara and Kamiigusa Misaki were performing a show nearby.

Well, to be honest, he didn't really understand what they were performing. The two of them seemed to be imitating animals and were having a lot of fun.

However, they did manage to liven up the atmosphere at the dinner table. Luckily, they were still minors, otherwise, if they had drunk too much, the whole scene would probably have been unbearable.

The meal lasted for almost two hours before it was over. After finishing the meal, Uesugi Kenichi sat in front of the TV and played games with them. Mashiro leaned obediently against Uesugi Kenichi's back, looking very comfortable.

Due to a lack of common sense, Mashiro rarely considers the opinions of others when doing things. If anything, she would say that she, Shiina Mashiro, has never needed to explain her actions to others.

Kasumigaoka Utaha and Kato Megumi noticed that Uesugi Kenichi seemed a little different than usual. They exchanged a glance and could both see the surprise in each other's eyes.

It's rare to see Qianyi laugh so heartily. Although we don't know what happened to cause this change, it's undoubtedly a good thing.

They played until almost 10 o'clock, when Uesugi Kenichi took the girls home.

After what happened last time, his impression of the legendary Japanese Yakuza was completely shattered, and he dared not let these beautiful young girls go home alone.

Back home, he thought for a moment and then picked up the phone to call home. Saeko Busujima was right; he needed to inform his family about such a big matter as soon as possible.