1 - The first episode, "Game."
The progress of science is remarkable.
What used to be something to be admired in the past has now become something to be taken for granted.
The game industry is no exception.
In fact, it could even be said that the game industry is a field where it is relatively easy to realize such <
There is even one game company that has used the latest technology to create <
The point is that there has always been a certain group of people who have longed for fantasy, science fiction, and other imaginary worlds.
Thankfully, those people in the past have created them in reality, albeit in the form of games.
He (she), who has just graduated from high school and is living a carefree college life, is also benefiting from it.
The fourth generation of Virtual Reality System (VRS) games, commonly referred to as "full-sensory projection type".
It is based on a revolutionary brainwave-reading electronic device operation technology called BC Brain Control NI Nano Interface. --In short, it is a type of game that uses a mechanism to read the player's thoughts and output them into virtual reality.
In addition to outputting information, the "full-sensory projection" system also includes a mechanism for receiving stimulus information from the virtual reality, thus realizing a new function of feeding back the player's "five senses" beyond the visual and auditory senses.
In other words, the "full-sensory projection system" can provide the player with a second world - a complete virtual reality.
As a result, VR 《virtual reality》 games based on the full-sensory projection method became very popular, and many titles were created, which caused a worldwide craze.
One of them was a game titled [Tactics Chronicle].
As you can guess from the title to some extent, it is a strategic simulation type of boxyard game.
You start a country, raise a country, defend a country, attack a country, and eventually become a superpower.
The genre of "strategic SLG (simulation game)" itself is a good old genre that has existed for a long time if it is played offline in single-player mode.
However, this work (title) has the fantasy element of <>, and is characterized by a game style that is somewhat similar to an RPG.
This was the first game in this genre to use the "full-sensory projection" method, and the fact that it was released by a game company with a reputation for being extremely thorough in its production made it well received by the public.
Tactics Chronicle], which was postponed three times and made users impatient, grabbed the hearts of many players.
It is no exaggeration to say that it is a masterpiece of the level that there are only a few of them a year.
--Of course I'll buy it.
He (he) mutters to himself in an empty room.
I don't mean to make excuses to anyone, but it's normal to line up the night before the release date to buy it.
He had been anticipating this game for quite some time, since the titles released by this game company are famous for not disappointing their core users. That is why he was so angry and sad when he saw the news that the release date had been postponed for the third time.
Finally, he got the game and he was hooked (・・・・). He was hooked. He was so immersed in the world of [Tactics Chronicle] that he didn't have time to play other games.
I can still vividly remember the day I first played the game.
On the first day of its release, he was still in junior high school at the time, and as soon as he got his hands on the game, he headed home with the speed and agility of a member of the track and field team. As soon as he jumped into his room, he laid himself down in the dive pod, and Tsukasa Misaki, or "Helian" as he was known by his character name, landed on the land of Tactics Chronicle as a king.
Magnificent prairies spread as far as the eye can see.
A wooden hut built in the middle of it all.
This is the land where the King of Helian ruled ......[Alkimaira].
The first thing he felt was the wind.
The feel of a soft green breeze caressing his cheek.
The sound of the wind caressing the tall grass reaches his ears with an echo similar to that of a ripple.
Then the scent of flowers and the earth.
And then the overwhelming presence of the meadow spreading out before his eyes.
It was a reality that even impressed him, as he had only played console games of the third generation or earlier.
"-Well, let's start building up the country. Our adventure starts here!
I will never forget the day when I ran out into the empty meadow like a child who could not contain his excitement, shouting such lines.
Thus, Helian, leading three demons, took a memorable first step into the [Tactics Chronicle].
--Several years have passed since then in real time.
Alkymyra], led by King Helian, has developed and sometimes nearly perished, survived the turbulent times that unfolded with other players, and through twists and turns, has grown into a superpower, a world champion.
And today, as usual, Helian logged on to the game and was greeted by a host of demons who had gathered in the capital to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the founding of the country.
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"Oh, it's a spectacular sight indeed."
Helian, the king of Alkimaira, let out a gasp of admiration.
From the balcony of the castle, I looked down on the town.
There, the famous demons that had been scattered all over the world were gathering one after another in the great plaza of the capital city, leading their own armies.
Beastmen, demons, ogres, giants, elves, dwarves, dragons.
As I watched the various other races gradually gathering, I was deeply moved as if I could see the results of my efforts. It is also enjoyable just to watch the legions that have been placed at each base marching in an orderly fashion to the battlefields.
In this game, the effect of [event] was to raise the morale of the corps, the level of loyalty, and the happiness of the people according to the degree of achievement of the event.
In addition, since the commemorative ceremony, the National Celebration, falls under the category of [Special Event], its effect is quite high. There is no way not to do this.
In addition, it would also reduce the rebelliousness of the recently annexed ogre faction, thus killing two birds with one stone.
The ogre faction has a lot of guts to pick a fight with us at this time of year when the heads of the military forces are all gathered here.
I mean, even for an ogre of low intelligence, it was a reckless thing to do.
What was the boss ogre thinking, who was leading only a force that could be easily subdued even if there was no corps leader at all?
......Well, I can only say that the AI loaded on the boss auger was particularly stupid.
"Oh, the Eighth Legion is here too. Dragons stand out after all."
The figure of a dragon swoops down from the sky above.
The dragons, which threaten to burn the city to the ground, descend into the plaza of [Alkimaira] in herds.
It may look like hell to some people, but the leader of the herd is the red dragon, the leader of the 8th Legion, and in other words, this herd of dragons is also a part of the army of [Alkymyla].
"I'd better get ready for the event to start.
With the swarm of dragons descending upon us, we turn on our heels.
I think back on the many hardships I went through in adding the prideful dragons to my army, and I am mildly moved by how far my country has come.
I then went to my office, switched my equipment to ceremonial use, and after killing a few minutes or so, I checked the