To be honest, after so many years, there are not many new games that can make me feel "ah, this is what it tastes like". I came across "The Master Was Captured Again" today. I clicked on it and took a look, and it actually moved me, an old timer.
The earliest game I came into contact with was Journey to the West, which was the Java version of "Journey to the West" played on the Nokia N73. At that time, the pixel villains were stuck when moving, but in order to save the master (actually to defeat monsters and upgrade), I finished the game three times. Later, when I got a smartphone, I played some Journey to the West cards and Journey to the West actions, but I always felt that something was missing - the pure fun of "using your own brain to solve puzzles and progress through levels step by step."
I'm not going to brag about it, but this version of "The Master Was Captured Again" does have a bit of a shadow of the past. There is no stacking of values and no forced card drawing. It is pure puzzle solving to pass the levels. The master of the operation moves forward. Each level is a small puzzle. The use of props and triggering of mechanisms correspond to the eighty-one difficulties on the way to learn the scriptures. I think this design is very smart. It not only retains the feelings of the classic IP, but also focuses the gameplay on solving puzzles. Unlike many mobile games nowadays that let you spend money to win Tang Monk Master and Disciple fragments😅
The difficulty range from easy to difficult is quite reasonable, unlike some games that get stuck right after the game starts and force you to watch ads. When I reached the third level, when I used the golden cudgel to pry open the stone, I suddenly remembered the days when I used the direction keys to control Sun Wukong's jumping platform. Although the picture is a Q version cartoon, the sense of accomplishment of "finding the solution by yourself" is the same.
And this game is actually free, with no in-app purchases? The developer, Shenzhen Kesheng, can be regarded as a niche conscience. There are really not many Westward Journey mobile games on the market that are willing to do this kind of pure puzzle solving. Most of them are playing the game of Journey to the West and are doing things like drawing cards and swiping books.
To be honest, if you are also an old player who came from the Symbian era, or you just want to find a small game that is not aggressive or annoying, and can calm down and play for a while, you can try this one. Make a cup of tea on the weekend afternoon, slowly solve a few levels, and think of it as paying for your own nostalgic time😌
I wonder how many people in the forum still remember the "Journey to the West" released on Nokia back then? That one was also about solving puzzles, but unfortunately the manufacturer later went bankrupt. Now that I have seen "The Master Was Captured Again", I suddenly feel that the spirit of the games of that era is still there.