I am already 30 years old before I know it. I have been playing mobile games since the Symbian era. To be honest, the game graphics on mobile phones are getting more and more dazzling now, but I always feel that they are missing a bit of the flavor of the past. I was looking through my old mobile phones these days, and suddenly I remembered an old game called "War Chess World", which was made by Shanghai Bantu Network and ran very smoothly on the 4.0 system. I'm not going to brag about it, but in my mind, this game can be regarded as a legacy of domestic war chess.
Let's talk about the plot first. It follows the route of fighting for hegemony in troubled times. There are no imaginary time travel or magic. It is a real fight between princes to divide their empires and recruit troops. You play the role of a small force that slowly develops and recruits military generals and counselors. Each character has its own profession and personality, not a facial template. The conflict between the arms is very particular. Cavalry can defeat archers, archers can defeat spearmen, spearmen can defeat cavalry, as well as strategists and wet nurses. You really need to use your brain to arrange troops on the battlefield. You can't win by just stacking up numbers without thinking. I remember once fighting a city defense battle. The opponent's archers were condescending. I forced myself to sneak around and attack before I could make a comeback. The sense of accomplishment was even better than drawing cards and shipping goods now.
The scale of the battlefield is also large. It is not a small chessboard, but a map with real depth. Some levels take more than half an hour to complete. The equipment system is also quite rich and can be upgraded, but it will not cost you money, because the charging model of the game at that time was 0 yuan, and it was purely based on love. To be honest, many of the Flag of War games on the market today under the banner of "strategy" have become automatic. At that time, we moved one square by one manually, and started over when we died, but we played it with gusto.
Occasionally, I miss the era when mobile phone screens were only 3.5 inches and virtual buttons were used to navigate. Although the graphics are not as good as those of current 3D masterpieces, the immersion and strategic depth are truly unmatched by many current games. If you also miss the hard-core war chess gameplay of the past, find an opportunity to review "War Chess World", maybe you can find the lost original intention. 😌