I just saw that "Magic Sky Chronicles" is going to be re-released as a card version, and my heart suddenly skipped a beat. I remember that there were no smartphones at that time. I squatted on the bed in my dormitory, holding a broken Android phone. The screen was scratched, and I played the game all night long. Now look at this slogan - "Return to the original intention", hey, these four words are really shocking.
At that time, the Cultivation of Immortality mobile game was not as flashy as it is now. There was no one-click hang-up, automatic path finding, or red dots all over the screen. What do we pay attention to? Just watch the plot honestly and follow Liu Ming and Jialan step by step. Nowadays, young people may not know that the dual cultivation system with Jialan in this game was a real benefit. It is not like some games now, where the vertical graphics are too showy, and when you click on them, they are all pop-ups with krypton gold, and there is no sincerity at all.
I am a person who has played a lot of games, from Contra on the Famicom to Genshin Impact now, what kind of storms have I not seen? But the game "Magic Sky" is really nourishing for the liver. At that time, I played it while working, and I could go up to collect food during my ten-minute break at noon. I watched two plots before going to bed at night. It was much better than those "work-style games" now. Nowadays, young people talk about "protecting the liver" all the time. I wonder if you have never experienced the days when you had to hang up and fight BOSS while sleeping, right? 🤣
Let's talk about the magic weapon competition. At that time, there wasn't so much work. It was just about fighting for lineups and attributes. Sometimes a magic weapon was misplaced and the whole game turned upside down. I was so angry that I slapped my thigh. But it was this simple and crude gameplay that kept me playing for more than half a year. I still remember that in order to get an orange magic weapon fragment, I squatted on the World BOSS at a fixed point every day for a week. That energy was even more punctual than watching TV dramas.
Now this card version is to put it bluntly, old wine is replaced with new bottles, but as long as the plot remains the same, Jialan is still the same Jialan, and Liu Ming is still the stupid young man, I will definitely come back and take a look. Not for anything else, just for the "immortal energy" I felt on the way to immortality at that time. Will you get massive benefits when you go online? Come on, I won't lose money this time, just treat it as a replacement ticket for youth. 🎫
Finally, I have to say with all my heart, the game graphics are nice now and the special effects are amazing, but I still feel like something is missing. What's missing? Maybe it was the feeling back then that "cultivating immortality is not easy, but you have to do it and cherish it". I hope that this card version of "Magic Sky" can keep the "original intention" and not use those fancy gold-making routines, so that we old guys can also quietly practice as immortals.
Okay, let's not talk anymore. I'm going to make an appointment. See you in the game, fellow Taoists! 🙏