When I first opened "Elf Baby", I was stunned for a moment. Damn it, this style of painting and this sense of healing really broke my defense. I don't think about the unlimited gold coins and unlimited diamonds we had back then. It took me two months of pocket money to save a cartridge, and I had to secretly go to the game arcade to change it. Nowadays, children can play this kind of elf-raising game with a mobile phone. It is so happy that it makes people want to cry.
To put it bluntly, this game is about hatching, merging, and evolving elves, plus planting flowers and grass to build a garden. It sounds simple, but once you get started you realize how deep the pit is. If you don't pay attention to the order of fusion between the elves, it's easy to feed the rare elves with junk materials. It's just like when I traded Yu-Gi-Oh cards for hot strips.
But you have to say, this game does have that old feel. Nowadays, mobile games are all about drawing cards for krypton gold, and if you can't get the goods out after ten draws in a row, you will be forced to quit. This game is great, it's completely free and it's purely up to you. I think back when we were playing "Pokemon", didn't we rely on a Charmander to win the championship? Today's children may not understand that sense of accomplishment, but old players like me understand it as soon as I get started.
What surprised me the most was its fusion system. You can fuse different elves to create new varieties, but it's not a random fusion, you have to use your brain. This reminds me of the monster cooperation system in "Dragon Quest" when I played it. There were no smartphones at that time, and we relied on buying magazines to read guides. Now, any search on the Internet will only show guides. Times have really changed.
The game also adds a healing garden gameplay, where you can unlock new areas by removing curses and planting plants. To be honest, I, a 35-year-old man, am actually struck by the cuteness of these pink flowers and grasses. When my wife saw me playing, she laughed at me and said, where is the tough guy who played "World of Warcraft" back then? I thought to myself, isn't this great? Over the years, the game has gradually changed from playing and killing to healing and cultivating, which shows that everyone's aesthetics are improving, and our generation has to keep up with the times.
The most conscientious thing about this game is its exploration mechanism. When you wander around the map, you can always find some hidden surprises, or mysterious elf eggs, or legendary challenge tasks. This reminds me of the sense of exploration I felt when I played "The Legend of Zelda" before. At that time, there were no map markers. It was all about memorizing the route in my head. If I went wrong, I would GG. Although today's games are more convenient, the joy of exploration is even more precious.
It makes me want to give Amway to those young people who shout about the shortage of games all day long. You may not know that many of the mobile games you play now have evolved bit by bit from the pixel games we had back then. Although the graphics have improved and the gameplay has become more complex, the joy of collecting, cultivating, and exploring has not changed at all.
Okay, I will continue to remove the liver and evolve my elf. This game is really addictive. I've been playing it since morning and my phone is almost out of battery, but I just can't stop playing it. I think back then we could play games all night long on Xiaobawang, but now we can't change this problem with smartphones. Maybe this is the fate of gamers, haha.