Among the veteran players who played in the Famicom era, who hasn't spent countless nights playing Devouring World? I still remember the time when I watched the old TV and used the dusty cassette to watch the Northern Expedition against Cao Wei with Zhuge Liang. Although the pixels at that time were rough, coupled with the passionate BGM, each level was as addictive as an adventure novel.
I recently found "Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Swallowing Unbounded" in a mobile game store, and the cover brought back memories at first glance. I tried downloading and playing it, and found that this was not a simple copy at all, but a sincere remake. The image quality has been upgraded from mosaic to a delicate hand-painted style, and the lines on the helmets can now be seen clearly in the standing paintings of generals, but the rhythm of turn-based combat is still the same as before. The formation system has changed from the simple five elements on the red and white console to a freely matched strategy option. Now you can bring the five tiger generals to form an archer formation, which is particularly fun to fight.
Map exploration is more interesting than the original version. There are treasure chests hidden in the grass, bandits ambush in the woods, and hidden plots will be triggered after taking two steps. When I reached Zhou Yu's side in Chapter 2, I wandered around in the woods outside Jiangxia City for half an hour and couldn't find the way - exactly the same feeling as squatting in front of the TV and flipping through a strategy book.
The only small regret is that it seems that the red rabbit horse cannot be found in this version. But think about it, after all, mobile games need to be balanced, and you can't just let Guan Yu kill him all over the map like the original version. Fortunately, you can play all chapters for free, and there are no in-app purchases. The developer, Hangzhou Xiantao Technology, is very conscientious in this operation.
If you also miss the era when you carried a GBA to school to play online during recess, or you want your children to see what a real Three Kingdoms strategy game is, this Devouring Unbounded game is definitely worth a try. The moment I turned on my phone, the youthful BGM rang again.