Let me give you some background first. I am a 25-year-old social worker. I commute for an hour every day, take a one-hour lunch break, and have to leave half an hour for meals. The only time I can really play is about half an hour. I had played a lot of mobile games before, and I was constantly exhausted, fighting guild battles, and having to play games and collect food after working overtime. It was as tiring as working. Later, a friend tried Azur Lane, and it got out of hand. Now I rely on it to fish with my colleagues during lunch breaks.
Let me first talk about what I like most about this game - True Fragmented Time is friendly. The battle is a two-row strategy. You can fight in the front and back rows by clicking on the front row. There is no need to manually move and get cramps in your fingers like some games. I usually order twice while grabbing lunch, and each round only lasts two or three minutes, which is just enough time to grab a handful while waiting for takeout. Moreover, it has self-disciplined combat and auto-play when idle. I often put my phone on the table and pretend to read emails. In fact, the girls on the ship have already helped me clear the map. I feel confident in fishing. 😏
Let's talk about the art style. Anyone who has played it knows that Azur Lane is the “wife collector”. There are over 150 girls, jointly drawn by Chinese and Japanese painters. Each one is different in cuteness. There are black silk ship girls, white silk ship girls, arrogant ones, naturally stupid ones... My colleague saw the shot of firing on the screen of my mobile phone for the first time. He was like "fuck you". As a result, he also downloaded it the next day. Now we sit side by side during lunch break. He practices his Royal Fleet, and I practice my White Eagle. From time to time, we compete with each other to see who can deliver more goods. Last week, he made ten colorful boats in a row and showed them off in front of me all afternoon. I was so angry that I smashed all the Rubik's cubes I saved into it, and there were no hairs at all. This is the only bad thing about this game. I got so angry that I wanted to throw my phone. 🤣
But to be honest, what struck me the most about Azur Lane is that this crappy game is neither exciting nor boring. I have been playing Zero Krypton for more than half a year, and I can finish all the main plot maps. I can also play the activity map on easy difficulty and get the rewards without any problem. The skin is indeed pretty, but just look at it. There are also many benefits to free prostitution. Go online for five minutes every day, do scientific research, send out commissions, clean up the world, and go offline after collecting food, without affecting overtime work at all. I used to play an RPG, and I couldn't keep up with the progress if I didn't go online for a day. The day I quit, I felt as relaxed as quitting.
By the way, the most fun thing about playing with colleagues during lunch break is discussing the lineup. Sometimes the two of us would argue for ten minutes about "whether the aircraft carrier carries the Volga". The new intern next to us thought we were talking about military affairs and interrupted and asked "whether the aircraft carrier is nuclear-powered." We both laughed until we almost choked on our rice. In fact, Azur Lane is really suitable for playing with acquaintances. You don't need to form a team in real time and each can practice independently. However, sharing the results of drawing cards, complaining about being abused in exercises, and studying team formation are enough for lunch break conversation.
Finally, I would like to say something to the brothers who are still watching, if you are like me, you are as tired as a dog from work and have no time to play games, but you also want to watch something eye-catching and play with some strategy, then you can really give Azur Lane a try. The male player can play as his wife, and the female player can raise him as his daughter, or even just watch the plot as a salted fish. Anyway, I am taking a half-hour lunch break now, and I can sit in the corner with my colleagues and do some brushing. It feels more stress-relieving than taking a nap. There was one time when I was fascinated by the skin. I only found out three minutes after the leader was standing behind me. I almost died on the spot. Don't imitate me. Remember to turn on mute and black screen to prevent privacy. 😭