Dear friends, I'm here again, the old driver. Recently, I picked up a game called "Subway Simulator" on my mobile phone. After playing it for two nights, I almost soldered the charger to the socket. To be honest, as soon as this game came out, my rusty "planning brain" started to buzz again, because it was so similar to what we did in the computer room all night long.
I think back in those days, there were no smartphones at that time. When playing "Transportation Tycoon", you had to lay tracks, set up signal lights, and dispatch trains. If you didn't pay attention, you would lose money and go bankrupt. How hardcore is the game? You have to calculate the slope, the radius of the curve, and even the power of the locomotive and the weight of the carriage. As a man in his thirties, I spent three hours drawing pictures on a 14-inch spherical monitor in order to build a route through the mountains. In the end, I realized that it would be more cost-effective to take a detour. I was so angry that I dropped my mouse. But at that time, I loved the excitement, because every time I opened a new line, I felt like I was the god of urban transportation.
Now this "Subway Simulator" looks like it is for coaxing children. The painting style is simple, and the lines are drawn to open the train. But if you really get into it, it tastes right. It has no complicated freight system, no weather effects, and no one competes with you for land. It just allows you to draw lines between square stations, circle stations, and triangle stations. Sounds simple, right? But the city keeps growing. New stations are popping up, your lines are getting longer and longer, and there are more and more cars. If you don't pay attention, a certain station will be crowded with people, and passengers will stamp their feet anxiously. At this time, you have to do the same as when you played "Transportation Tycoon", quickly change routes, add trucks, and change plans. If your brain slows down for a second, the next wave of people will dare to look at you.
Some people say that this game is from the "Mini Metro" series. I checked it out and found that the domestic version is called "Simulator Metro" and the developer is Xi'an Xipin. After playing it, I feel that it has a more down-to-earth flavor than "Mini Metro", the painting style is fresher, and the prompts are more friendly. It is suitable for those of us who want to play a game at any time. And it's free and you can play it directly on your mobile phone. You don't need to carry a pocket of coins to go to an Internet cafe like in the past.
You have to ask me what is the biggest difference between this game and classic old games? I want to say that the old game made you a God and had to take care of everything, and the map was so big that you could kill a horse; this game makes you a "fire captain", and the situation is always on the verge of collapse. For old games, you had to read the manual. For this game, you can play it with just two swipes. But precisely because it is simple, once you get in, you can't get out. I originally planned to take my baby to the park this weekend, but each of the father and son had a mobile phone, one drew a line, and the other drew a bridge. When we got home, my mother almost threw us and our mobile phones out 😂
So young friends, don't always think that “old games are fun”, try this “Subway Simulator”. It doesn't burn graphics cards, doesn't charge money, and doesn't force you to go online three times a day to complete tasks. It just quietly lets you use your brain to save the city's traffic jams. After you understand the feeling of "about to explode, a dotted line saves the whole city", then go back and try "Transportation Tycoon", maybe you can understand the happiness of us old guys back then.
Okay, the veteran driver talks a lot, so I'll say this first. I'm going to change the way I use the ninth line. There are too many people at this station. If I don't change it, I won't be able to sleep today💤