To be honest, as an old player who has worked hard since the Saipan era, I am actually quite picky about mobile games with the Three Kingdoms theme. Over the years, the market has come and gone, either exchanging skins for gold or crushing numbers. How many of them can really make people sit down and play for a few days? However, "Hu Lai Three Kingdoms 2" surprised me a bit. Today I will talk about the gap between it and similar games.
Let's talk about feelings first. Ten years ago, when the web game "Hulai Three Kingdoms" became popular, I was still competing with my roommates in the university dormitory to play "Place a Flag" and "Qingcheng". At that time, I thought this game was a bit interesting, not serious, but strategically online. Now the original team has made this sequel. To be honest, as soon as I entered the game and heard the familiar BGM and saw the familiar portraits of the generals, I almost burst into tears 😌. Keeping old gameplay methods such as planting flags, alluring the city, and skills is really the greatest respect for veteran players.
But I am rational and cannot score points just for feelings. Compared with the current mainstream "Le Tu Bin" and "Three Kingdoms: Strategy Edition", "Hulai Three Kingdoms 2" has its own path. To be honest, it is too tiring to play the hard-core big map and long-term development of Sutu. I go to work at a fixed time every day, and I will be kicked out of the league if I slack off. Hu Lai Three Kingdoms 2 has reduced the strategic depth, but added new tricks such as thousands of people on the same screen and longitude and latitude positioning. The entire battle scene is displayed in real time, which is really cool to watch. You can be "born" into the alliance at level 1, and the voice system is also very friendly, making it suitable for players who want to get into the game quickly but don't want to be too aggressive.
But it's not without its shortcomings. Although the painting style is cute and lovable, compared with current next-generation mobile games, the details are still a bit less interesting, and some scenes look a bit "browser game-like". In addition, although it is free to download, there are many in-app purchases, especially the extraction and training of generals, which will have to be endured slowly for low-cost players. Fortunately, the official will occasionally give out benefits, so it won't force you too hard.
In general, if you are an old browser game player, or are tired of Sutu's high-pressure gameplay, and want to find a Three Kingdoms mobile game that is light on strategy and heavy on social interaction, Hu Lai Three Kingdoms 2 is worth a try. It may not be the ceiling, but it is definitely a comfortable "retirement" choice among its kind 🤔.