Video Games featured in magazines

In Tokyo, Japan, around November, new lists of upcoming video games were listed in the video game magazines publishers.

Gamers were excited for the latest video games about to be released, featured in magazines. The video games by KiShin, Tora, Suzuki, Kuma Games, Shinroads, and surprisingly, an emerging Japanese video game company named Konami.

Konami video games became really popular with console gamers, especially with their side-scrolling games for SKES and ToRaKi. After a while, they also started to develop games for KS1 and TSX Fusion. Their latest release was called "Uprising," and its storyline was about a group of soldiers rebelling against a powerful organization that controlled most of the human minds.

The rebellion started when a soldier named Number 714, or Gilbert Jr., accidentally awakened, and the control device in his head malfunctioned. As a result, Number 714 gained control of his mind and realized his name was Gilbert Jr. Until then, Gilbert Jr.'s mission was to pretend to be in control, slowly finding a way to awaken his friends still under the organization's control.

With that, Gilbert Jr. and his friends fought against the organization called the "QS Organization." That is the story manual, and many gamers who read the story manual in a magazine were already curious and felt like playing it.

Another video game from Shinroads, titled "Riders Guild," was a racing game with all kinds of designed motorcycles. And another video game from Kuma Games, called "Labyrinth of Souls."

It was an RPG game with 2D rendered pixel graphics, featuring a third-person perspective similar to Resident Evil.

Tora and Suzuki then collaborated on two video games. The first was "Gloomy: Land of Happiness," and the second one was "Religion of Nightmares."

The first Tora-Suzuki game was a sequel to Tora's famous IP Happy. Its story revolved around the fact that Happy had finally created a land of happiness. However, due to Gloomy's absence, there was no sadness anymore, and the living creatures of the land were still happy despite hurting each other.

As a result, Gloomy became the protagonist of the game, and his mission was to fight against Happy and defeat him. This video game served as one of Tora-Suzuki's trump cards against KiShin.

When gamers read about this new Happy sequel, they felt refreshed, as Tora-Suzuki introduced a game where players would take on the role of an antagonist.

Although Gloomy became the protagonist to defeat Happy, the supposed main character, Gloomy still served as the antagonist.

Even though Happy successfully created the Land of Happiness, he himself was concerned about people lacking empathy.

Despite these complexities, gamers remained intrigued about playing as an antagonist in the game.

Finally, the second Tora-Suzuki game, "Religion of Nightmares," was a horror game. The protagonist, named Ward, a journalist, would explore the mystery behind a cult for his news project. However, he was discovered during his investigations and taken by the cultists. Locked in a basement, Ward had to find a way to escape, exploring the surroundings for hints and obtaining information about the cult along the way.

From the video games about to be released by Tora-Suzuki alone, it's evident that Tora and Suzuki were making significant strides in their game production.

Gamers, especially Tora and Suzuki fans, were eagerly anticipating their upcoming video games.

Meanwhile, KiShin was set to release several video games according to magazine information.

When gamers saw this, they were somewhat surprised by the mass release of KiShin video games. Simultaneously, the lack of astonishment prevailed, given that KiShin was the current leader in the video game industry, and such a feat was expected.

PC game releases included "Quake," "Civilization," "Warcraft: Tides of Darkness," and for KS1 games, "Metal Gear Solid I," "Silent Hill," "GTA III," and the two sequels for "Final Fantasy V & VI."

Each game would be released separately, and console gamers were already getting excited about playing KiShin video games.

Given KiShin's established reputation for consistently delivering high-quality video games, gamers didn't doubt the excellence of KiShin's productions.

However, one thing that confused them was "GTA III" being labeled as part 3. Where were the previous versions?

It turned out that "GTA I and II" had been quietly released for SKES and KS1 recently by KiShin. Most gamers, reading magazines, only noticed these releases after reading about "GTA III." While some were aware of "GTA I and II," released by KiShin several weeks ago, these games weren't as famous as others due to their simple gameplay with a high-in-the-sky camera.

"GTA I and II" were initial versions, experimental developments by KiShin's game development department. These versions paved the way for the real deal, "GTA III" for KS1.

The readers were then informed by the magazine that they could play "GTA III" without playing its previous versions, as each game was inherently different.

As readers delved into the "GTA III" storyline and expected gameplay, gamers, especially KiShin followers, were shocked to discover that the game revolved around gangs and crimes. This realization sparked discussions among gamers on the KiShin forum.

The video games are set to be released separately, with some KiShin games scheduled for release in a week or so before others. As for "GTA III," it is expected to be released around December, creating a one-month gap before its launch.