Chapter 103: It's All the World's Fault!
Soon, manga fans began to pay attention to the advertisements related to Edgerunners.
The decision to produce the animation of Edgerunners was not a big deal. After all, with the current popularity of Edgerunners, animation production is a guaranteed success.
Even without the honor of winning the Newcomer Grand Prize.
But the production of a spin-off game... is very tempting.
Will Edgerunners have a spin-off game? Is it also called "Cyberpunk 2077"?
And is it also called... Japan's first 3A masterpiece?
When did Japan have such a powerful game manufacturer?
'It's not a lie, is it?' After the impact of the final episode of Edgerunners, more and more people began to pay attention to the spin-off game "Cyberpunk 2077".
Kenji Tanaka also relaxed for several days, barely recovering from the impactful ending of Edgerunners.
He once again noticed this spin-off game.
"Japan's first 3A masterpiece, a 1:1 scale restoration of Night City scenes and battles?"
Kenji Tanaka curiously clicked and then arrived at Hyperion Game Development's official website via the URL.
It was the demo trailer for "Cyberpunk 2077", and there were already hundreds of comments.
Kenji Tanaka was the first to watch the trailer. This trailer lasted almost an hour.
From the start, when the player entered the game, selected gender, pinched face, and other functions, to the battle scenes when accessing the plot guide, everything perfectly demonstrated its extremely high development level.
Moreover, the battle scenes and plot, just by watching this trailer, will refresh your heart.
At least... with this video.
After completing the prologue plot, the last ten minutes of the trailer also showed...
Adam Smasher and Arasaka Tower, the culprits of David and Rebecca's deaths!
The trailer clearly indicated that the game has a spin-off ending that allows players to defeat Adam Smasher and burn Arasaka Tower.
This made Kenji Tanaka's eyes light up, and he gritted his teeth: "Adam Smasher... you deserve to die! When will this game be released? I want nothing else, just to defeat Adam Smasher, bastard, I'm going to buy it!"
And it's not just him. In the comment section below the demo promotional video, many manga fans want to avenge David and Rebecca in the game.
"Urgent, urgent, urgent! When will the game be released? Adam Smasher, you deserve to die!"
"Not just Adam Smasher, let's not forget Arasaka Corporation, the source of all evil. Adam Smasher is just their thug. I'm going to burn Arasaka Tower!"
"Let me put it this way: I'll buy the game when it comes out, just to avenge David and Rebecca."
To be honest, if the game is as complete as in this trailer, leaving aside Edgerunners' influence, it will undoubtedly be an exquisite masterpiece.
"It's incredible... When did Japan get a company capable of producing 3A masterpieces?"
"Hyperion Game Development? I checked, and the games they produced before were basically puzzle games, card games, and 2D games... There's a 3D action game like 3D parkour, but how can they suddenly develop 3A masterpieces?"
"Anyway, Japan finally has its first 3A masterpiece, and it looks truly playable."
"I think the setting of Edgerunners is ideal for adapting into a game. The different branches of the prosthetic can indicate different gameplay styles."
"I really want to play the hacker style like Kiko and Lucy in Edgerunners, instantly paralyzing the opponent's system. It's cool to think about!"
"Now I just want to know what specs are required to play this game and how much it costs, so I can prepare."
"For no other reason, I just want to defeat Adam Smasher in this game."
The comment section is full of comments from both the original "Edgerunners" team and the team exclusively dedicated to the game. Most people are still very interested in "Cyberpunk 2077".
With the pre-heating from "Edgerunners'" plot and the title of Japan's first 3A masterpiece, "Cyberpunk 2077" immediately gained the same popularity and expectations as its previous installment.
Some fans have even contacted the customer service of other Hyperion Game Development games or called directly to ask when "Cyberpunk 2077" will be released.
This caused concern for Hyperion Game Development's customer service team, who had to ask Haruto Yamamoto for help.
Haruto Yamamoto also asked Kenji Nakamura, the main person in charge of development, how long the development and testing would take to complete.
Kenji Nakamura analyzed the game's development process and estimated it would take between half a year and a year.
After Hyperion Game Development's official announcement, fans were reassured.
After this small storm passed, the storm that "Edgerunners" brought from Japan silently headed towards Europe and the United States.
California, USA.
Michael put down the American comic magazine, slowly stood up, and went downstairs to pour himself a glass of water.
Then he sat on the sofa and quietly drank.
His hands trembled slightly as he drank. Kiko was dead, Rebecca was dead, and David was dead.
In front of Adam Smasher, they were tortured and killed without resistance.
Only Lucy was still alive... Oh, and there was a driver, Falco.
But what's the point?
Lucy, who lost her lover and companion, is probably no different from a soulless zombie.
Just like on her last trip to the moon, she walked on the desolate lunar surface, her heart as empty as this land.
Perhaps the only reason she can still live is the promise David made to her.
David wants her to live, wants her to go to the moon and fulfill his dream.
And this is because David told her that this was his dream.
So... Lucy, who didn't want to go to the moon a long time ago, also went to the moon with David's dream...
David lived for the dreams of others, and in the end, Lucy also lived for David's dream.
It's really sad and painful just thinking about it...
"It's all Adam Smasher's fault... No, it's all Arasaka Corporation's fault, it's all the cyberpunk world's fault."
Michael gritted his teeth and said: "Such a cruel world shouldn't exist. What about human rights? What about freedom? What about democracy? Wait... Damn it! Is the United States also heading towards such a future?!"
"How can our future be so dark?!"
He cannot allow such a future, with the world completely controlled by elites and capital, to fall upon him and his descendants!
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