198. Theme Park (2)
It was an uneventful release. without pre-disclosure. It was enough just to release a short play video as if tossing it.
It went up on relay sites such as Valve, sold CDs and released on consoles, but there was no publicity.
This is even more surprising when you consider the value of behind-the-scenes IP.
But what was even more surprising was that it was intended.
simple logic. It’s enough that you don’t have to advertise here and there. Jaeik’s Youtube channel was sufficient for publicity, and Mflix’s publicity was sufficient.
The rest is left to the gamers. The level of completion of the game was so great that I was so confident.
How can you not like this game? I thought so, and that thought came true.
“Wow. It’s sick.”
Ahn Yeon-seok took his eyes off the cinematic video that came out with the start of the game.
The beginning was a battlefield. The other side world where magic and magic come and go to kill each other.
Obviously, the modern world we live in and the world of wizards behind it were one, but at the same time they were two separate worlds.
The reason for the war was simple. conquest and peace. Because the largest empire in the wizarding world wanted to get out of their world and put the world where the earthlings live.
The war was fierce and brutal. For the continuation of the world behind the scenes. And the guardians protecting it became rebels at some point.
It was common to kneel in front of a huge flow.
[teacher. Can we go back to the old days? drive them out?]
[That’s something no one knows.]
Dexter Linder, with an innocent expression on the screen, looked at his teacher with clear eyes.
[okay. I don’t know if that will happen.]
The master said something with glazed eyes, then smiled and stroked Dexter Linder’s hair.
[It’s possible, even if it’s not right now. certainly. If you so wish.]
Dexter Linder just tilted his head at the teacher’s incomprehensible answer.
“Ugh. it’s crazy. This is crazy.”
Ahn Yeon-seok clenched his fists and trembled as the short loading screen continued. I just watched the prologue. Even after I turned on the game, it was less than 5 minutes.
And in the screen that followed, he had aged before he knew it. Dexter Linder in the novel was shooting magic.
“it’s crazy. This is crazy.”
Ahn Yeon-seok quickly fell in love with the game, and this wasn’t just Ahn Yeon-seok’s job. It was a feeling that everyone who played the game felt at the same time.
—
(Metacritic score of 98. I’m still maintaining it. This is really the best I’ve ever heard.)
(It’s the same with Open Critic. It’s the highest score. It’s mighty. The reviews are also favorable.)
(Metacritic even ran the Must-Play game mark.)
(Reviews are also positive. Most of them are 10 out of 10. This is a very rare game that will only have one in a generation. Great. Awesome.)
Despite the participation of professional reviewers, the score was maintained at 98 points rather than falling. very encouraging thing.
And the reaction from the fans was indescribable.
– That’s awesome. I can’t let go of the pad now.
– Everything is fine. The difficulty of the game is also the work of collecting and achievements. everything.
– Not to mention the UI. Although it is an RPG, it does not interfere with the immersion of the game at all.
– The real Song Jae-ik is a god. How do you make a game like this?
– Did Song Jae-ik make it? Made by Techpole.
– . Go and search for Song Jae-Ik Techpole Land and see the article.
– Well, I guess I’m still learning a lot.
– At this time, I should play the game for at least one more minute.
It was an evaluation that the best game ever was released. Indeed it was.
The amount actually sold was also alarming. Of course, Valve or PC had to be merged into one due to the different platforms, but simply looking at the sales volume of the console side, it entered the Top 100 on the first day of release, and as the days went by, it jumped five or six ranks and updated the ranking.
And Francis Kloska, who was watching the sales trend, divided the team into two.
(The first team will do maintenance and DLC development for Dexter Linder. The second team will go into making the new game.)
In addition, the idea was to recruit additional personnel. Some say it’s a mess because they can’t find a game to develop, but Techpole Land was an exception. I could have made Dexter Linder’s DCL or a second game right away, and it was okay to make a game based on Ricky’s story. In other words, there are overflowing stories here and there that can be made.
That’s only with verified IPs.
Francis looked at the staff and threw the last words of the day.
(Everyone has worked hard. Really. For now, let’s enjoy this joy and rest. We’ve worked hard all this time. Right now.)
The end of five years of development, which ended in perfect success, was so sweet.
And now was the time to fully enjoy the sweet fruit.
—
“Carefully! careful!”
“Check again! Even if you checked it, check it again!”
2029.
Seven years have passed since the construction of the theme park began.
Of course, there was a part where the construction period was extended because of the most important dark ride, but it was a really ridiculous time.
Of course, the results Jaeik accumulated during those seven years were more tremendous.
“Who is the representative?”
“I decided to come in the late afternoon. You must be thinking of moving your residence here. They say it’s going to take a while because it’s an armful of luggage.”
“but. Because he was still in America.”
Employees raised tension at the news of Jaeik, who was scheduled to visit in the afternoon.
“scent. 7 years. really. I guess this is built.”
“It took a long time. Especially because of the Resistance Dark Ride, it took longer.”
“But wasn’t that dark ride a joke? Honestly, it’s many times more fun than the ones I rode at Dizzy or Universal.”
“Of course. Nearly 1 trillion went into the construction alone. Besides, only the aces were selected and deployed from the crew.”
“Oh right. How is the crew training?”
“Tell me what are you doing? Perfect itself. It’s a full-time job, but I feel a sense of loyalty to the company that I didn’t have before.”
“but. The salary is also not average.”
“Instead, you need that much service mindset. Affinity is also essential.”
Employees walked through the theme park while talking.
The sun has already started to disappear with orange light, and the lights inside the theme park are turned on one by one, showing off colorful lights.
“really. That’s awesome. To be honest, even if it’s not an attraction, just taking a walk will liven up the atmosphere.”
“right. It’s a bit of an ordeal on foot with a boy.”
The staff giggled and wondered if there was a fire somewhere. I checked carefully to see if there was anything out of place.
“Area A has also been rechecked. Is it really over?”
“Uh, the attraction team contacted me saying that they had checked the operation and safety of the equipment.”
Because tomorrow is the first opening day. All preparations have already been made.
It was clear that tomorrow was going to be a really great day.
Then the radio started ringing with the sound of a helicopter in the sky.
“I think the representative is here. Let’s go.”
The steps of the staff quickened.
—
(It will arrive soon.)
Jaeik did not respond to the helicopter pilot’s words, but stared blankly at a place full of light in the distance.
200 hectares. 2 million square meters. 605,000 pyeong.
It was an unbelievable size. Of course, not all of them were theme park sites, but they were wide, including resorts and auxiliary facilities.
Watching all those facilities turn on their lights at once from the sky made me think of all sorts of things.
“for awhile. In a little while, it will turn around one more time.”
At Jaeik’s words, the helicopter pilot nodded and instead of landing, flew again toward the top of the theme park.
A huge stage in the middle. And such a huge building. And the various districts divided by the building as a starting point.
An attraction planned by Fun Playground, an automatic bike covering the entire theme park. A dark ride that he planned, designed, and created.
Everything was the same as the picture he had drawn years ago.
“Awesome.”
It’s a reality right in front of you, but should I say it doesn’t seem like reality?
And when the helicopter made a full turn and landed on the landing pad.
After killing the approaching staff, Jaeik quietly walked through the theme park alone under colorful lights.
It’s been a long time. A little over 10 years after getting the ring. It has been 7 years since the theme park was built. It wasn’t like I was passing that time fleetingly or just watching it in a daze.
He has written numerous articles, created IPs, created numerous dramas and films, and produced animations.
He made music, created musicals, and even drew webtoons.
They are also holding conventions under the name of Challenge Everything and made games.
And most importantly. that I met a lot of people.
The many people I met when I first started writing web novels, such as Kim Ji-in, Yoo Jae-hyung, Jeong-yeon, Lee Jong-woo, Go Ye-rim, Joo Soo-in, Yoon Do-young, Natalia Dyer, Reed Hastings, Stephen Hawking, Steven Spielberg, and Frances Kloska.
“You did a lot. I did a lot too. A lot of time has passed.”
After walking around the theme park for such a long time, I stopped at a building behind the stage in the middle. It was a building that looked like a real building from the other side of the world, but it was not a simple model house.
It was a real building that was clearly implemented even from the inside.
The height is quite high. This was because it was built so that the central building could be seen from anywhere in the theme park. Conversely, the top of this building was high enough to see the entire theme park.
Tiririk- Click-
When he pressed the keypad, the door of the building opened, and Jaeik climbed into the elevator, pressed the top floor, and brought the card key.
The elevator started moving slowly.
The elevator stopped at the top floor and Jaeik looked at the space spread out in front of his eyes.
Your new office, your new workroom, your new creative space.
And a place for new challenges.
—
The day was bright and the front of the Challenge Everything Theme Park, which was finally opening, was literally crowded with people.
Even though it is still a completion ceremony and there is more than an hour left until the first opening time.
An uncountable number of people. Besides, they weren’t all Korean. There was a mixture of different races.
And what they have in common is that they are all fans of Jaeik. That I grew up watching Jaeik’s work.
And when the event was about to take place, people’s eyes shone. In front of the huge doorway, people prepare the device and prepare the cloth for the long cutting ceremony.
Challenge Everything theme park has already received a lot of attention even before it opened. A huge theme park built on the site of Saemangeum, which is thought to be an empty field.
In addition, the scale of the theme park was also enormous, and there were many auxiliary facilities being built at the same time.
Of course, even if you can’t enter the inside, you can’t stop what you can see from the outside.
Then, one by one, the completion ceremony passed and Jaeik climbed onto the podium.
“Someone said it was a crazy dream.”
Even if it is not a huge company and no matter how well-known IP producers, I have been tired of hearing that theme parks make sense.
“But, after a long time, a dream has appeared before my eyes.”
Jaeik pressed the button, and although it was broad daylight, the attractions of the theme park began to move along with fireworks.
Jae-ik said to the people with shining eyes.
“I hope you all find many dreams in this.”
And he smiled and looked at his fans.
“We are opening the Challenge Everything theme park.”