I still remember that summer vacation, when I secretly turned on my SP while hiding in bed, and the faint light on the screen reflected the scene in "Harvest Moon" where I was giving gifts, chatting, and watching the sunset with the heroine. At that time, a little pixel figure as big as a finger could make my heart beat faster all day long. Now I turn on my mobile phone and see "Flower Dance". The ancient and beautiful pictures are indeed exquisite, but the feeling of slowly brewing emotions is somewhat similar to the handheld experience back then.
This "Flower Dance" is a free mobile game developed by Xiamen Duige Network. The plot is about the development of ancient love. The protagonist encounters various characters among the flowers, and each choice will lead to a different branching path. To be honest, I was stunned for a moment when I first saw the interface. Its development system actually reminded me of "Hakuoki" on the PSP - it was all about accumulating favorability through options, but now it was replaced by ancient-style dressing up and exchanging letters. When I clicked on the dress-up interface and saw those elegant Hanfu skirts, I felt inexplicably warm. I spent three days and three nights digging in the game to buy a blue dress for the heroine on GBA.
There is a line in the game that I particularly like: "Qing Huan White Tea has nothing else to do, I am waiting for the wind to wait for you." Every time I read this line, I always think of the girl in "Love Follows" on the NDS who is always waiting for you after school. However, "Flower Dance" is closer to the ancient Chinese style. The "flowers fade, the flowers fly, and the flowers bloom" in the story reminded me of the collection of poems I secretly wrote on notes when I was a child. Its plot choices are more delicate than those in the handheld era, and there is instant feedback after each option, unlike in the past when you could only guess the favorability by relying on dialogue bubbles.
Although times have changed and the devices have changed from handheld computers to mobile phones, the feeling of finding close friends and healing each other in the virtual world has never changed. If you also miss the summer when you hide under the quilt and secretly have a pixel love, you might as well try this "Flower Dance". After all, whether it's a paper man or a pixel man, anyone who can accompany you through your youth is a wonderful confidant. 🌷