Today's young people may have never seen "Three Kingdoms" on the Famicom. The pixel figures moved like slides, but I was surprised to be able to play a game of Chibi Battle with my classmates in ten minutes between classes. There was no "real emperor gameplay" at that time. It was just to choose a monarch, and then look at a few square words on the screen to represent thousands of troops. If you win, you have to make up the picture in your own mind.
What's the result now? As soon as you enter the game "Young Three Kingdoms", it's full of 3D modeling, the cities are all equipped with light and shadow effects, and the characters have voice acting. To be honest, I was stunned for a moment when I first opened it. I thought to myself, this is not a game. Is this a TV series? 😅
As an old antique like me, the Three Kingdoms games I have played can probably open a museum. From FC to arcade, from PC stand-alone to online games, and now to mobile games, the biggest change is not the graphics, but the rhythm. I used to play "The Legend of the Heroes of the Three Kingdoms" and I would be stuck on a level for a week. I had to draw a map, remember the moves, and calculate the conflict between the arms. Now "Young Three Kingdoms" can be directly upgraded to level 100 in the new server. Log in to get a complete set of equipment, and the combat power can be increased immediately.
Some people may think this is too fast food, but I think it's pretty good. After all, where do we have so much time now? When you are fishing at work, you can click twice, and when you get home from get off work, you can lie down on the sofa and play again. You don't have to worry about doing homework like you did back then. Besides, the strategic depth has not been lost. The combination of troops, skill combinations, and siege sequence all need to be used wisely if you want to play a beautiful battle.
What impresses me most is the change in charging model. In the past, it cost dozens of yuan to buy a cassette. It was a real "buyout system", and you could continue to play until the machine broke. Later, with the rise of online games, click cards were timed and monthly cards were paid on a monthly basis. Nowadays, most mobile games are free, but there are various kinds of gold points. "Young Three Kingdoms" is quite honest. It is said to be free of charge? In fact, I know that there must be in-app purchases, but at least the promotion dares to write this, which shows that it is quite friendly to zero-Krypton players. Unlike some games, you can't even get out of the novice village without recharging money.
By the way, there is also a "recruiting staff" gameplay in the game, which reminds me of when I was playing "Romance of the Three Kingdoms 11". In order to recruit Zhuge Liang, I read SL Dafa more than 20 times. Although there is a chance of recruiting staff in "Young Three Kingdoms" now, at least you don't have to restart your phone repeatedly. Technology changes life, brothers. 🤣
In short, from red and white machines to mobile phones, from black and white screens to retina screens, from playing a cassette for half a year to updating several times a day, this industry is like the history of the Three Kingdoms itself, with ups and downs. But one thing remains the same: we players are always willing to be heroes in the game. Whether you use a joystick or a touch screen, whether the picture is pixels or 4K, the passion of "fighting side by side with brothers" will always be there.
Okay, I'm going to download "Young Three Kingdoms" to experience the new season. If you old friends want to play together, remember to add my ID: Old driver, guide me. See you in the Three Kingdoms world! 🚀