I still remember when I was in junior high school, I saved my breakfast money just to go to the charter room and play GBA for an hour. At that time, playing a game about horseback riding and fighting would be exciting for a long time. Now I have "Beiliang Fighting Swordsman" installed on my mobile phone. The moment I click on it, my youth is back! 😭
To be honest, today's 3D riding national war mobile games are completely different species from the pixel style on GBA back then. In the past, we played side-scrolling games. The characters had big heads and baby faces. Riding a horse was just a matter of changing the texture, and the attack movements were all based on imagination. What now? High-definition modeling, character costumes, mount costumes, and wing transformations are all given to you. Even the horse's mane can be clearly distinguished. The difference is really not a small difference!
But to be honest, the graphics upgrade is a good thing, but what impresses me most is the core of the gameplay. The national war game on the GBA back then was to control a soldier to mingle in the crowd and kill whoever he could. Now "Beiliang Fighting Swordsman" directly has thousands of people on the same screen, charging into battle on horseback, and there is a beautiful anchor beside them to explain, and the voice channel provides real-time command. How could you dare to think about this battle back then? The passionate feeling of brothers teaming up to compete in the Six Nations on horseback is exactly the same as the passion of huddled together with friends in the charter room to grab the controller.
The new version adds super cute new pets, as well as mysterious character costumes and wing transformations. To be honest, I think these fancy things are a sentimental bonus for veteran players. In the past, we played hard-core battles, but now it is more about collecting and developing and socializing. But then again, who doesn't like to dress their character in cool clothes? Back then, it took me a long time to choose a color on the GBA, but now I can change my clothes with one click, open my wings, and stand on the city wall overlooking thousands of troops. Isn't this the scene we fantasized about when we were children?
In short, no matter how times change, the exhilarating feeling of riding a horse towards the enemy and fighting side by side with your brothers has not changed. If you are like me and have squandered your youth on a handheld console, you might as well try the replica version of this mobile game. You don't have to lie in bed to play, you can turn on your phone anytime and anywhere, and you can still get back the taste of the bloody national war. 🎮🔥