I just turned off the game, my eyes are a little blurry, but my mind is still very clear. I just wanted to play casually before going to bed, but I accidentally stayed up all night again... Yes, I stayed up late again, but this time it's really not my fault! The blame lies with the game "Calabash", which is too suitable for late at night!
In fact, when I first saw the name, I rejected it. It reminded me of childhood memories of killing people, and I always felt that it was just another crude nostalgic cheating game. But I really can't sleep, so I click on it and try it. As a result... I couldn't stop playing it😭
Let's talk about the graphics first. Although it's an IP from my childhood, the special effects really don't fool people. The moment when Da Wa split the mountain, combined with the quiet screen light in the middle of the night, was really shocking, as if the earth was shaking. Erwa's lightning flashes particularly brightly against the dark background, as if he is setting off fireworks. There was also the golden bell cover of Sanwa. The halo started to circulate and I stared at it for a long time - anyway, late at night, no one would notice me giggling at my phone like an idiot.
The game is a side-scrolling action game, and the operation is surprisingly smooth. There is no hard feel, and each child's skill switching and combo connection are very smooth. I especially like to use four babies to spray fire and then five babies to spray water. The water and fire combos are executed. The screen is full of gorgeous light effects. I feel like a master of deep operations (although in fact it is just random presses).
The funniest thing is that when I matched up with strangers late at night, I actually met a brother whose ID was "Snake Spirit Don't Run". The two of us had a perfect tacit understanding. He was responsible for taking damage from the front row, and I was doing crazy damage from the back, and we swept through more than a dozen levels. The moment I cleared the level, I suddenly felt... This feeling of fighting side by side with strangers because of the same childhood IP is a bit strange. Although they were separated by a cold screen, at that moment they were truly working together for the same goal.
There are really many levels, more than a hundred, and the difficulty gradually climbs. In the second half of the night, I was already feeling a little dizzy, but the boss on the sixth mountainside stuck me for almost half an hour. Later, I found that it would be effective to use Qiwa's gourd to absorb the evil wind first, and then let Dawa hit the stone from the side. The moment I understood the mechanism, my sleepiness was gone and I felt more refreshed than drinking coffee.
It's almost dawn now, my neck and shoulders are protesting, and my waist is extremely sore. But there is still an urge in my heart to "just play one more level"... Damn, this is the fate of night owls.
If you are the kind of player who likes a slow pace and can immerse yourself in a small world quietly late at night, you can really try "Calabash Baby". It's not the kind of exciting competitive game that makes your heart beat faster, but it has a kind of magic that makes you excited until dawn without even realizing it.
Okay, I really have to go to sleep for a while. If I don't sleep, I'm afraid I'll see a pangolin saying good morning to me... 🌿Good night everyone (actually good morning?), I'll continue to fight monsters with the seven gourd babies in my dream~