Guys, I was browsing on TapTap today and saw a game called Horror Ice Cream. The download was only a few dozen megabytes. There were no smartphones at that time. All I played were Famicom cassettes. Contra and Super Mario only cost 64K. A game was not as big as a screenshot now 😂
This scary ice cream, the picture is indeed very clear, the environment is real, and the sense of presence is full, but guess what? It's the most classic hide-and-seek puzzle game - hide in the car, follow the bad guys secretly, and look for clues to save the children. I finished the game after an hour of playing, but I just couldn't stop. The feeling of tension was the same as playing Metal Slug in the middle of the night when I was a kid, and my palms were sweating.
I remember when we played "The Haunted Mansion", we only had a few polygons and it scared the shit out of us. Nowadays, there are tens of gigabytes of 3A masterpieces with movie-like graphics, but as a result, I feel sleepy while playing them. Side missions are piled up, the plot is watered down, and the fun is not as pure as this kind of small game.
Although the size of this game is lower than the quality of previous games, the story line is quite interesting. Rod, the ice cream seller, smiles on the surface, but actually abducts the child into the truck, and you hide inside to secretly investigate - isn't this a smaller version of the depressing atmosphere in "Silent Hill"? The key is that it's not too long-winded, and doesn't involve those messy card drawings to earn money. It just lets you use your brain, find clues, and save the child.
Uncle, I have been playing games for 35 years. From red and white consoles to mobile phones, I feel more and more that the games are big but the mind is small. I used to play one game for half a year, but now I play ten games in half a year, and not one of them has been cleared. The game "Horror Ice Cream" brings back the feeling of squatting in the toilet and hiding from zombies when playing "Resident Evil 1". Although the picture quality is simple, it gives me a full sense of immersion.
Do you feel this way? Today's mobile games only require a few Gs, either running the map or automatically finding paths, which is not as practical as this kind of small game. I wish there were more small but sophisticated games like this, instead of those that are vain.
By the way, this game does not charge money, it is completely free, and it can be played on Android 5.0 and above. The developer is called Hainan Star Jump Technology Co., Ltd. The name sounds very literary, and I guess it is also a nostalgic party team. If you are tired of playing those free masterpieces, you might as well try this to ensure that you can regain some of your childlike innocence.
Are there any old guys who played "Aftermath" and "The Haunted Mansion" back then? Let's chat in the comment area and recall the happy time together🥲