As a social worker who squeezes into the subway during rush hours every morning and evening, I am already a bit numb to mobile games. After all, at the end of the day, there is really not much time to play games peacefully. The lunch break is only one hour, and when I go home at night, I collapse on the bed and don't even want to move my fingers. But this "Street" made me sit on the subway for two stops and almost made me late for work😅
Let me talk about what impresses me most about this game first. Its whole atmosphere is so to my liking. The retro old street scenes from the 1980s, combined with the folk customs of ethnic minorities, and the suspenseful puzzle plot, make it feel like watching an old-fashioned Hong Kong movie. And its dual-perspective gameplay is very clever. Switching between 2D horizontal exploration and 3D first-person perspective will not make people feel boring at all. The picture quality is even worse. I feel a little aggrieved by the fact that it is a mobile game.
But I think what surprises me the most is that this game is especially suitable for people like us who don't have time. It doesn't force you to check in every day like some mobile games, and it doesn't have a physical value set. You can play whenever you want. I usually just play for 20 to 30 minutes while commuting, and then play for another ten minutes during lunch break. I can slowly push forward a case without worrying about losing progress. Its archiving design is very user-friendly. You can save and exit at any time. It is very friendly to workers like us who have meetings when we have meetings and work overtime when we have to.
In terms of price, it's so unscrupulous that it's free🤯. I thought it was a trial version at first, but after playing for a long time and getting deeper and deeper into the plot, I realized that it really didn't cost a penny. Nowadays, mobile games are always 648. If I can meet someone who makes content with such care and still doesn't make money, I think the developer is really making games with care.
I won't spoil the plot for you, but I can only say that this game handles the suspense and love lines very delicately. Especially the dubbing is very comfortable to listen to, and it feels like watching an old TV series. Paired with the old songs of that era, I sometimes played them with headphones on the subway, and for a moment I felt as if I was standing on the old streets of that era.
By the way, I would like to remind you all working people like me, don't play this game at night before going to bed, otherwise the suspense of the plot will make you unable to stop at all, and it will be miserable to go to work with dark circles under your eyes the next day. Don't ask me how I know, just ask because I almost stayed up late again today😭
In short, I really found a treasure this time. There are not many mobile games that don't require a lot of money and can be played. Anyway, now my commute has become the thing I look forward to most every day, and I feel like my commute to work has become much more interesting.