After finishing the game, Yamada Masaharu was completely stunned by the blade.
When he slept at night, his heart ached beyond measure.
He hadn't encountered such a situation in a long Time.
As soon as he closed his eyes, his mind was filled with the scene of Elvira turning into a large tree and then being cut to death by the male protagonist, blade by blade.
He could still hear the game's music in his ears.
In his dream, Yamada Masaharu dreamed of Elvira, who stretched out her hand to embrace him, but when he looked up, he found Elvira's body covered with Demons Egg.
Yamada Masaharu sat up abruptly from his bed, only to find that he was covered in sweat without realizing it.
Looking at the Time, it was only 3 AM.
So he lay back down and continued to sleep.
This Time, he dreamed of Eve.
Eve's beautiful image became clear in the darkness, and then she stood under a distant tree, waving to him.
However, just as Yamada Masaharu ran towards her with joy, he embraced Eve, only to find—
"Huh? Eve, your head?"
He stepped back and realized that Eve had no head.
And, at that moment, Eve's voice came from under his feet, "Aren't I right here, Yamada-kun."
He looked down and saw Eve's face looking at him from the ground.
When he looked up again, Eve's headless body gushed black blood from the opening of her neck, which then transformed into a gaping, blood-filled mouth full of sharp teeth.
She laughed along with the head on the ground, making a "bleh bleh bleh" sound that was particularly terrifying in the dark.
Eve walked towards him, wanting to embrace Yamada Masaharu.
"Yamada-kun, shall we go home together?"
"Ah!!!"
Yamada Masaharu let out a tragic scream and woke up from his dream.
The feeling in the dream was so intense, it was as if his arm was still firmly grasped.
He quickly reached out to pat.
At this Time, after waking up, Yamada Masaharu realized that he was holding his right hand with his left, and both hands were pinching each other.
…
Terrifying…
His hands were bruised from pinching himself.
In short, it was very uncomfortable.
Whether it was Eve's death, or Elvira's willingness to sacrifice herself for the entire human world in the final ending, Yamada Masaharu felt incredibly uncomfortable.
This feeling was too depressing, with an unspeakable bitterness.
Damn pokeni!
Damn Gen Urobuchi!
Yamada Masaharu cursed them again.
When he went to work the next day, he found that everyone else had pretty much the same depressed expression.
…
At noon, a few friends chatted and sunbathed on the rooftop.
The spring light of March was just right.
Blue sky and white clouds, warming weather, everything recovering, spring blossoms.
It was again the season for animals…
"Ah~ what a bitter life," Kinoshita Keisuke sighed.
The others looked up, staring at him with astonished eyes.
"Didn't you get the witcher 2?"
"Hmm?"
Kinoshita Keisuke was slightly stunned. "I was talking about my married life, what are you talking about?"
Damn it…
He couldn't even talk to this guy anymore.
"Of course we're talking about the witcher 2."
"Is it fun?" Kinoshita Keisuke put out the cigarette in his hand and looked at them with interest.
But he just asked casually, and after a quick glance around, Kinoshita immediately understood.
"Ah~ Gen Urobuchi's script," Kinoshita looked at them with pity, "I understand."
The others, as if an arrow had pierced their hearts, frowned deeply and fell silent.
After two seconds,
"Damn it," Hayamikawa broke the silence first, "I knew Gen Urobuchi's character was awful, and his humanity was twisted, but I didn't expect it to be twisted to such an extent.
Ah~
After playing the game, I'm not doing well at all now."
"Who isn't?" Yamada Masaharu responded, his face almost able to squeeze out bitterness.
On the other side, Furukawa Hirozawa seemed calm, but in reality, his heart was also very wounded.
"Too tragic, Eve, too tragic Elvira…"
Furukawa Hirozawa reached out and covered his face in pain.
"Gen Urobuchi's blade is really fast."
"When it first got to Eve, I really felt it, do you know that feeling of your soul being pulled from your body, wanting to cry but no tears, grief greater than a dead heart," Yamada Masaharu said miserably, "I didn't expect that even Elvira would be bladed later."
"Me too, at first I thought Urobuchi Gen's blade would stop around Eve, but I didn't expect Gen Urobuchi to be even more demonic than a demon when he bladed people, leaving no room at all.
Eve was bladed,
Elvira was also bladed.
As expected, Gen Urobuchi, this old villain, has no conscience and absolutely no bottom line.
The razor blades sent before were still too few," Furukawa Hirozawa said indignantly.
The others turned their heads in surprise, looking at him as if he were a devil.
After two seconds, Furukawa Hirozawa finally reacted.
"When I say sending razor blades, I don't mean I actually sent razor blades, it's an idiom, do you understand idioms?!"
Furukawa Hirozawa clapped his hands, speaking with some agitation.
Yamada and Hayamikawa then turned their heads back.
"I understand, I understand your feelings, honestly, sometimes in a moment of impulse, it's hard to avoid actually sending razor blades or something," Hayamikawa said.
"Hey, senior, jokes aside, please don't say such scary things anymore, okay?" Yamada Masaharu advised.
The few people exchanged smiles, and then returned to the topic of the game.
"Thinking about it carefully, everyone in this game should be dead, right?"
"Isn't that right?" Yamada Masaharu counted them off on his fingers one by one, "First, Eve, Eve died.
A childhood friend who grew up together and was so cute, was bladed by Her Majesty the Queen.
Cryste, the captain of the Royal Guard, died. I initially thought he was really a bad guy, the leader of the rebels.
Until I heard the Princess say that he protected her and sent her safely out of the city, it completely broke my defense.
I never expected Cryste to be such a gentle and sunny person.
Cryste also died.
Queen Belinda also died.
General Rogge also died.
Then Elvira also died.
Everyone died.
Even the male protagonist, Erwin, can be said to have died once already.
The current Erwin is already a Demon Warrior, just suppressed by a strong will.
I've never seen any pokeni game blade people so thoroughly; any character with a bit of weight, a name, and memorable to players, died in the game.
I'm really going to cry to death."
"Erwin should be considered the most tragic male protagonist in all of pokeni's games, right?
When he was little, his whole family died, his mother died to save him.
Later, a companion he grew up with, Eve, died after becoming his teammate.
He finally met a soulmate, Elvira, who loved him and was deeply loved by him, but she still died."
"This person is simply a lone star of calamity, isn't something not quite right?"
The few people suddenly looked up at the same Time, exchanged glances, and a hint of surprise flashed in their eyes.
"Come to think of it, it really seems so. Erwin is too tragic, isn't he? Gen Urobuchi, that insane person, how could he set up such a background for the male protagonist?"
"Too tragic, I'm willing to call him the most tragic male protagonist in history. If such a life fell upon me, I would probably have already given up on living.
I didn't expect Erwin to be able to persevere."
"Who knows what the later ending will be?"
"Damn it! Gen Urobuchi! west!"
…
Returning home in the evening, with nothing to do, Yamada Masaharu opened pokeni's official forum and happened to see a new post:
[Is the game "The Witcher: Devil's Egg" worth getting?]
Looking at the Time, it was just posted at 9 PM today, meaning it had been less than 10 minutes.
What kind of question is this?
A pokeni masterpiece, Shinji Mikami as Director, Miyazaki Hidetaka as Producer, Gen Urobuchi as scriptwriter, Yoko Shimomura as composer, is such a game not worth getting?
Who knew that when he scrolled down, the very top post was:
"Run! Brother! If you don't run now, it'll be too late. A bunch of people below will drag you into the pit.
But, what I want to tell you is!
Run!
This is not a game that humans can bear.
This game contains Gen Urobuchi's deep malice.
If there is one truly existing demon in the entire world of "The Witcher: Devil's Egg," then that person must be Gen Urobuchi, no one else!"
"Whether it's worth getting depends on how strong your heart is and how much you can bear.
Let's put it this way, if you can bear to lose everything, to have all the beautiful things you love stripped away, then congratulations, this game is perfect for you.
If you feel even a little bit of pain in your conscience, you wouldn't dare to get this game.
The script Author, Gen Urobuchi, blades without mercy."
"Don't listen to the nonsense in the second floor, this game is definitely worth getting."
No, no, if I write like this, the other party will definitely think it's a trap and won't get it.
Then there will be one less person in the world to share the pain with, how can that be?
To truly deceive people, ah, I mean, to truly help people, you have to talk about both the pros and cons, that way it's real, it has reference value, and it allows players to confidently jump into the pit.
So, Yamada Masaharu replied below:
"Let me state the conclusion first, if you are a player who likes action games, then this game is a must-have.
If you like romance and epic stories, then this game is undoubtedly a world-class masterpiece.
If you just like to play simple, mindless games to pass the Time, I don't think "The Witcher: Devil's Egg" is for you; you can try some other party games.
Now, what I'm going to talk about is my personal experience, to see if it can help you and provide you with reference value:
Think about it, in this game, Shinji Mikami is the Director.
Gen Urobuchi, a famous Author, wrote the script.
The music is the work of the genius music master Yoko Shimomura.
As for the artwork…
Just seeing such a lineup, you'll at least understand that the game cannot be bad.
The quality is guaranteed.
In fact, that's how it was. When I personally experienced it, I was amazed the first Time I played it…"
Yamada Masaharu wrote over 3,000 words.
He seemed to write about some irrelevant shortcomings, but in reality, many of them were praising The Witcher: Devil's Egg.
After finishing, Yamada Masaharu reread it.
Great!
Such a post is much more authentic by comparison.
I can't be the only one hurting!
…
…
As Time continued to pass, more and more comments on the new work "The Witcher: Devil's Egg" appeared on the forum, and the entire forum became lively again.
"Honestly, this game cured my chronic dry eyes. After finishing the game, I couldn't stop crying.
But then I got another illness—
Heart disease.
I often feel inexplicable palpitations now, and my heart aches; I'm not doing well at all.
All of this is thanks to "The Witcher: Devil's Egg"
Gen Urobuchi, I thank you.
For providing us with such a good game, such an unforgettable game story.
At the same Time, I also hate you.
Because you have no human emotions at all.
west, Gen Urobuchi!"
"But, to be fair, although the game is very heartbreaking, and the ending seems to be full of Gen Urobuchi's endless malice.
However, when you calm down and think about it carefully, you will find that this game is indeed very good, simply a masterpiece.
The character development is simply amazing.
Each character has their own destiny, each has their own pain to bear, and more often than not, they are pushed forward by Time and environmental factors, with almost no choices.
Moreover, the characters in the game are not black and white; Gen Urobuchi created vivid, complex, yet charming characters in the game.
Cryste, the captain of the Royal Guard and leader of the rebels, initially gave players a rather negative impression, and even 'kidnapped' the Princess.
But when you actually meet him, you realize that Cryste is such a gentle and sunny person.
From the fragmented information about Cryste collected later, you will know that his leg was also cut off while protecting Elvira.
When the Princess mourned him and reminisced about Cryste's flute playing, giving his bone flute as a very precious gift to Erwin, you will experience Cryste's gentleness and loyalty.
His life was one of dedication, simply protecting the Princess and wanting to die with dignity.
He is actually very worthy of respect.
And then, Eve, the most heartbreaking and memorable cute girl in the game. She shared many common and tragic experiences with the male protagonist, and it is precisely because of this that she could gain more empathy from players.
However, Eve is actually a very lively and cute girl; she also has her own dreams and her mischievous side.
This quirky girl ultimately chose to be beheaded by the Queen to defeat Emperor Wenifreide.
I don't know if you noticed this detail, but when Eve heard the Queen say,'Sacrifice your life for the stars,' her whole body was trembling.
This was evident in the shadows, and Eve was crying in fear.
But even so, she didn't resist.
In that moment, Eve willingly offered her life to the stars.
But I think she also had her own regrets and unfulfilled wishes, perhaps wanting to spend her life with the male protagonist, or perhaps to seek revenge in human form.
However, she could no longer perceive any of that; Eve had become a Demon.
This was her destiny.
As for Queen Belinda, although many people hated her to the core, I couldn't bring myself to hate her.
In fact, many Times, I wondered, if I were the Queen of stars, what would I do? Would I have a choice?
No.
Actually, the answer is no.
When you sit on the throne, you are no longer a person, an individual, but a collection of the will of millions of citizens, released and conveyed through your hands.
The Queen acted for the entire star, without any selfishness, and it is precisely for this reason that you will find Queen Belinda to be absolutely rational and cold in the game.
But did Belinda ever show emotion?
She did, the first Time in front of the male protagonist, and the second Time when facing Elvira.
From the game, we can roughly guess that although Queen Belinda used these Demon Warriors as pawns for star's victory, pushing the kingdom forward.
However, she also felt sympathy for these people.
Moreover, what's more important is that Queen Belinda is the one who truly loathes demons and Demon Warriors, and is the steadfast executor who wants to end the birth and reincarnation of the Demons Egg.
All her inner tenderness was given to Elvira.
Elvira, as the 'God' who gave birth to the Demons Egg, should have been imprisoned like her counterpart in the Bright Moon Empire, but Belinda gave her freedom.
However, the freedom she wished for Elvira was to be granted after her long-cherished wish was fulfilled, which was to sever all 'Gods'.
Queen Belinda is the most complex and profound character I have played in any game so far.
She has her helplessness, her tenderness, and even more, the determination she made for her people while holding power.
She is powerful, wise, and is committed to eliminating all 'Gods' as her ultimate goal.
Such a character is very charming.
So, when I think about it, I also wonder, if I were Queen Belinda, could I do better than her?
I cannot.
Therefore, I admire you, Queen Belinda.
General Rogge is also a very charming and regrettable character.
He was a man who willingly sacrificed himself for the kingdom, for the Queen, for the stars, and for everything he loved.
You can call him foolishly loyal, but you can't help but be moved by his spirit of self-sacrifice.
Even at the moment before the kingdom's collapse, General Rogge was still willing to make a desperate gamble, ending his life by swallowing the Demons Egg, and using his body after death to resist Iris's attack.
He is truly an amazing character.
As for Elvira...
I can only say that from the day she was born, fate had already written her script.
Some people might think that arranging Elvira's death was Urobuchi Gen's malice.
But in fact, all of this was already foreshadowed; Elvira's true identity can be gleaned from the game's details:
Silver long hair, possessing a beautiful face, although similar to Queen Belinda, but if you have seen the 'God' in the Bright Moon Empire, you will find that Elvira is actually more like her kind.
In the game, the Queen's words also hinted at this many Times: if Elvira was a princess, why didn't she return to inherit the throne, but instead let Erwin take her as far away as possible?
Preferably to a place where no humans exist.
Belinda gave all her tenderness to Elvira.
She wanted to kill all the Gods and make the Demons Egg disappear from this world, which meant she would inevitably have to kill Elvira with her own hands.
However, she let Erwin take her away, to a desolate place, which was equivalent to exchanging the safety and peace of humanity and Elvira in this way.
These were all arranged by Urobuchi Gen, and they are also very natural character settings.
Everything is pushed by the wheel of fate and presented before you.
For Elvira, all humans in this world regarded her as an enemy; the Demons Egg might inherently have no distinction between good and evil, but it only turned into a demon due to human desires.
In the game's setting, if there wasn't so much hatred and desire, even being parasitized by the Demons Egg would not have any impact.
So, in the final analysis, it is still human nature at play.
Elvira is fundamentally different from humans; this is her original sin, but she is also an innocent and pitiable child.
Finally, after Belinda's death, Elvira decided to end the entire world with her own death.
It can be said that Elvira did her utmost, even sacrificing her own life.
Such a pure and kind girl, truly, living in this dirty and defiled world is a desecration to her.
From her choices, you can understand Elvira's loneliness, and also comprehend her feelings for Erwin, and deeply remember her name.
Her name is Elvira.
This long review was quickly pinned by the official, becoming a popular featured post.
Countless people below, after reading his analysis, also understood Urobuchi Gen, and also understood the characters in the game.
It's truly a touching and tragic story that makes one sigh. I never expected every character to have such a moving story and destiny.
This is simply a symphony of fate. Urobuchi Gen is truly a god; his writing is so powerful that he wrote every character so well.
I like every character.
Including those Bright Moon BOSSes.
Emperor Wenifreide must have been a very handsome, capable monarch in his youth, and even in his old age, he still possessed impressive combat power.
General Rex, guarding Ice Wolf Fortress and defending the west of Bright Moon for over 20 years, this spirit, courage, and wisdom, if written down, would surely be another splendid story...
The most sympathetic and at the same Time most helpless character should be the male protagonist, Erwin, right? His background is pitiful, but in the end, he discovers that his savior is also his enemy.
To be honest, while reading the history of the kingdom, I truly hated the rulers of the stars and Bright Moon to the core.
To create war machines, they could actually obliterate human nature to such an extent.
Queen Belinda, although many people feel they can't hate her, but on the point of unscrupulously creating Demon Warriors, I will never forgive her.
She had no choice; she had to do this to kill the 'God' and thus prevent the birth of the Demons Egg.
However, this in itself is a disgraceful matter.
Belinda's hands are stained with blood; this is also an undeniable fact.
Therefore, I still have to say that Belinda going to hell is her deserved destiny.
Serves her right!
Did you guys notice that there are actually different endings in this game?
A player named 'Noob Only Knows How to Hack' posted a strategy guide saying, 'In this game, when Iris attacks, if the male protagonist, Erwin, chooses to ignore the truth and instead helps the Queen defend the city, then after repelling Iris's army, a new storyline will unfold.
In this storyline, the male protagonist, Erwin, will help Queen Belinda pacify the world, and eventually the star Kingdom will unify the entire continent.
Of course, after this, Queen Belinda will die in the final battle against Iris, and for Elvira, the ending remains unchanged; it is still death.
Because the entire world no longer needs the Demons Egg, she has no value or meaning in existing.
Humans cannot tolerate her existence, so Elvira chooses to be killed by the male protagonist.
Then Erwin takes the throne.
This is the star ending.
It can also be considered a continuation of Elvira and Belinda's dreams, except that the male protagonist, Erwin, becomes the King of the continent in the end.
Then the second ending: if you don't participate in Iris's military action against the star Kingdom, and also don't investigate the truth, but instead choose to follow the predetermined plan, taking Princess Elvira north, crossing the borders of the three kingdoms, and going to the sparsely populated North Island.
There, you will live a happy and fulfilling life in the ice and snow with Elvira.
This is probably considered the best ending in the game.
However, at the end of this ending, a hint of suspense is left for the player—
Many years later, a young boy, by chance, comes here and sees the tombstones of Erwin and Elvira.
But there are no bodies inside.
This is also a very natural thing; Erwin must have turned into a demon after death, and it's unknown whether he actually died or not.
Elvira will basically also turn into a tree, blooming and bearing fruit...
In the game, the boy looks up and sees a towering tree on North Island, covered with strange fruits.
The game actually ends here, but this ending hints at two things:
First, Elvira has turned into a tree.
Second, the Demons Egg still exists, but it is unknown whether these Demons Eggs can give birth to new Gods.
The world will enter the next cycle, and demonic power will return to the human world.
The last ending is the one most people play, although it's tragic, Elvira is willing to die for humanity, and for the people she deeply loves, for Erwin.
Perhaps for her, dying at the hands of the person she loves is the happiest way to go.
A netizen named 'Global Rationalist' said: 'You all are too superficial; you completely failed to grasp the anti-war essence conveyed in this game.
Let me rephrase it and replace some terms in the game, and you'll understand.
Demon: Impure weapon.
Demons Egg: Raw material for making impure weapons.
God: The scientist who created these terrifying weapons.
Isn't it very similar to the real world?
To avoid being destroyed by other countries, it is very necessary to retain important weapons with powerful deterrent force, and this is what Queen Belinda did.
If possible, who wouldn't wish for a world without war?
Sometimes, choices are made out of sheer desperation.
Urobuchi Gen actually provided a very profound and thought-provoking game plot.
In this game, we can delve into the dual identities of victims and perpetrators in war to ponder the same question—
Why does war exist?
What has war brought to humanity?
I really like a quote from Queen Belinda; she said, 'War is an act of plunder by one nation against another, a brutality carried out with the premise of eliminating the opponent.'
She admits that it is brutality.
Definitely.
War is certainly related to violence.
Then naturally, it will bring pain due to violence.
But how to end war, how to achieve peace, how to build a better tomorrow, and how to make all humans happy...
This is a historical problem, and perhaps a knot that can never be untied.
However, I believe that experiencing and reflecting through game is where 'The Witcher: Devil's Egg' succeeded.
I also really like such games.
Not only is it fun, but it has also reached the industry's top in all aspects.
At the same Time, it has depth and encourages thought, leading us to view the world from a higher and broader perspective, even if the game's story is fictional and a concept that doesn't exist in the real world.
However, it does not prevent us from understanding the world through it and experiencing the reality we live in.
Thank you, Pokeni.
Thank you, Urobuchi Gen.
Thank you, Miyazaki Hidetaka, for making such an excellent game.
Heartfelt thanks.
The game had been released for about a week. In the morning, as Miyazaki Hidetaka arrived at the company, he found Ayase Akane directing the security guards to move various cardboard boxes into the warehouse.
Upon seeing Miyazaki Hidetaka, Ayase Akane gave him a relieved smile:
Congratulations, as a new Producer, you've received so many razor blades.
Miyazaki Hidetaka's mouth twitched twice; he didn't know whether to be happy or cry.
These guys don't understand what love is at all, Urobuchi Gen's faint voice came from beside them.
Ayase Akane rolled her eyes at him, 'You shut up.'
This Time, you received the most razor blades. I'm willing to call you the King of Razor Blades.
Urobuchi Gen's mouth twitched twice; for a moment, he didn't know what expression to make.
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