Let me curse first: When you open the app store now, nine out of ten games offer krypton gold and draw cards, and the remaining one forces you to join a guild, add friends, and log in online every day to do your daily routine. I play a game to relax, not come to work! 😤
Back to the topic, I played the game "Royal Adventures" for two days, and it was surprisingly clean. Zero yuan purchase, zero in-app purchase, just go in and raise the dragon, devour it, and grab the territory. No first deposit gift packs, monthly passes, or battle orders popped up during the whole process. The developers really don't intend to make money by relying on the routines of mobile games. Let's respect this first.
The gameplay is to control a small flying dragon to fly around the castle, eat monsters to grow bigger, attack other dragon teams, and strengthen your own team. The operation is very simple, but the strategy is not low - when to shrink and develop, and when to take the initiative, it is all up to you. If you die, you have to start over. There are no resurrection coins or krypton gold equipment. It depends purely on skill and luck.
This reminds me of the essential difference between stand-alone and online games. In a stand-alone game, every challenge you encounter is to make you happy, not to drain your wallet. If you die once in an online game, "Recharge to Resurrection" will pop up. If you die once, "Buy Shield" will pop up. Are you playing the game or being played by the game? 😅
And the biggest advantage of a stand-alone machine is that it can be stopped whenever you want. In the middle of playing, I want to go to eat, just press pause, come back and continue playing. No need to hang up and wait for physical recovery, no need to worry about missing limited time activities, everything is at your own pace. This sense of freedom is the experience that games should have.
Of course, this game also has shortcomings. The graphics are relatively simple and the sound effects are average. It has the quality of an independent game made by a small team. But it's free and has no ads, so why do you need a bicycle? If you are fed up with those "masterpieces" that kidnap you with a forced krypton system, try this and get back the pure joy of playing games when you were a kid.
Anyway, I recommend it, whether you like to play or not. 😎