As an old player who has been poking around on the mobile screen since the Symbian era, to be honest, I am not very interested in many mobile games nowadays. It's not that the picture quality is not good, or that there aren't enough gameplay, it's just that the feeling of "play it and forget it" is getting stronger and stronger. But I came across this game "Red Dust" by chance a few days ago. It was said to be a turn-based game adapted from the PC game IP. I didn't have high expectations at first, but as soon as I started playing it, I was a little over the top.
Not to brag, but it does remind me of when I first came into contact with turn-based online games more than ten years ago. At that time, I was still secretly playing the Java version of "Fantasy Westward Journey" ported version on a flip phone, with pixelated graphics and button operations. I spent the whole summer playing. Today's fast food games really can't give you the joy of teaming up to fight monsters, chatting with gangs, and running around to complete tasks.
Talking about this "Red Dust", its highlight is that it retains the core gameplay of the old turn-based system, while adding some features suitable for the current rhythm. For example, intelligent combat and offline experience are simply a savior for office workers. I hang up the game during my lunch break every day and go home at night to look at the equipment. I don't have to watch the screen to spawn monsters like before and I can keep up with the big army. The gang mutual aid and marriage system are also quite interesting. Several brothers in the gang shout "I need a wife to marry" in the group every day, and some people actually become the CP of the game. 😄
But to be honest, there are also some unsatisfactory aspects. For example, although there are not many krypton gold points, the gift of the divine beast Blazing Dragon actually takes time to cultivate in the later stage. As for the graphics, saying it is next-generation is actually an exaggeration. It can only be considered average among mobile games in 2023, but the advantage is that the character modeling and scene style are relatively soft, and the pyrotechnics of the world are created.
What impresses me most is the home system in the game. Grow your own vegetables, raise pets, and invite friends to visit. Isn't this the "having a home in the game" that I fantasized about when I was in front of the computer? There was no such function at that time. At most, I could just find a deserted corner and hang up and pretend it was home. Now that it has been realized, he is no longer the young boy who would stay up all night and never give up.
In short, if you are an old player like me and want to find some feelings without getting too excited, this "Red Dust" is worth a try. It may not be the most amazing, but at least it allows me to get back the feeling of "playing games not to catch up on progress, but to relax." The download link is below, see you soon. 🫡