Let's talk about the background first: I am a die-hard stand-alone player, and I am most annoyed by those mobile games that require you to first recharge 6 yuan when you open the game, and then they will draw you ten cards in a row. These days, even watching a movie requires paying for a membership to play ads, and mobile games are even harder hit. But "Dragon Castle" is different. It is a pure buyout system. You pay once and can play it for life. There are no in-app purchase traps, no physical limitations, no forced team formation, no automatic pathfinding and automatic combat. Can you imagine? Will any mobile game dare to do this in 2024? 🤯
This game won the 2019 Hardcore Alliance Blackstone Award for Best Action Game, and was nominated for TGS Nintendo Switch porting qualifications. The developer is Suzhou Tianhun, a group of hardcore action enthusiasts. The game is a 3D level system, the combat feels quite solid, and the impact is comparable to console action games. You need to really learn the BOSS's moves and practice perfect blocking and dodge, instead of relying on krypton gold to crush him. The difficulty is definitely enough to "suffer", but the sense of accomplishment after passing the BOSS is the most scarce thing in mobile games nowadays.
The only thing you need to pay attention to is that it requires a lot of finger operation. It is best to play with a controller, or be mentally prepared to rub the glass when touching the screen with a mobile phone. The graphics were top-notch back then, and they're still playable now. The plot is average, but the action system is definitely worthy of its price.
If you are fed up with those mobile games that are packaged as "AAA masterpieces" but are actually reskinned with krypton gold, are tired of playing part-time games to clean up your energy every day, and want to get back the pure fun of fighting a BOSS in the arcade or home machine, you can try "Dragon Castle". It is now playable on platform 4.0. Please search for details on how to buy it. I don't want to put the link here to avoid being accused of advertising. In short, supporting domestic conscientious single-player games is 10,000 times better than charging 648 for rubbish games. 👊