Hey, young players, you may not have experienced that era. There were no smartphones at that time. When I was a child, I would play "Three Kingdoms" while lying in bed while playing Bully. I would insert a yellow card into it and the screen would be full of pixels. I would be excited for a long time while playing "Three Kingdoms". Later, in the computer room (yes, it was not called an Internet cafe at that time), we were playing the TD map of "Warcraft 3". Everyone huddled together and shouted "Hold it, hold it!", which made everyone's blood boil. Now I'm watching this movie "Horse to Guard the Pass", wow, times have really changed~
As soon as I started playing this game, I found it interesting. I've seen a lot of tower defense games with the Three Kingdoms theme, but it's really rare to see one that combines heroic micro-management with dungeon treasure hunting. In the old tower defense games of the past, such as "Plants vs. Zombies", you just set up your formation to watch the show, and occasionally catch some sunshine. "Horse to Guard" is different. You have to manually control the hero's position and skills, just like operating the machine gunner when playing "StarCraft". It is very exciting. Moreover, the level design is very tricky. You don't just need to pile up turrets without thinking. You also have to consider the terrain, enemy types, and BOSS skills. It's a bit like playing “Kingdom Defense” back then, but the background of the Three Kingdoms is more intimate.
What surprised me the most was the 1v1 "Tower" mode. In the past, when playing the custom map of "Warcraft 3", everyone would send troops to push against each other, but at that time, the network was stuck and the connection was often dropped. Nowadays, 4G on mobile phones (yes, it was enough in those days without 5G) can match in real time, and the world is unified. It feels like going back to the time when I fought with foreigners on the Haofang battle platform. Moreover, manually sending troops to control each other requires calculation of economy and timing, just like playing chess, pay attention to it!
To be honest, there are no ad pop-ups when downloading for free, which makes me a little touched by the level of conscience. Xinxian is a company that has made the "Three Kingdoms" series before, so we are old acquaintances. This time "Shou Tianguan" has worked hard on Unity engine optimization. My three-year-old thousand-yuan machine runs without any lag, which is much better than some mobile games from major manufacturers that burn graphics cards at every turn.
In short, if you are an old player who wants to recall the passion for tower defense back then, or a novice who wants to experience the charm of the Three Kingdoms strategy, this game is worth playing. Don't ask, just ask, it's my uncle's recommendation, it's absolutely right😄