I still remember that summer, I secretly hid the GBA under the textbook in the last row of the classroom. On the screen, the pixelated characters from Heroes of the Three Kingdoms are charging into battle. That was the first time I knew that strategy games could be so advanced. Time seemed to be frozen in that afternoon when the cicadas were chirping, until my deskmate slapped me on the shoulder: School is over, stop pretending. 😂
Later, when I went to college and switched to PSP, Heroes of the Three Kingdoms still shines in my memory. At that time, I also imagined how cool it would be to have a real-person PK anytime and anywhere. Unexpectedly, more than ten years later, what I wanted back then actually came true. The new arena competition system of "Heroes of the Three Kingdoms-Struggle for Hegemony" simply makes up for the unfinished dreams of youth!
Let's talk about this arena competition first. I heard that the PVP gameplay is very exciting. You must know that the biggest regret in Heroes of the Three Kingdoms back then was that it could only compete with computer AI. No matter how strong the lineup was, there were only a few tricks to fight back and forth. It's different now. On the arena, players from all walks of life meet on a narrow road, and that's called a real battle of wits and courage. You would never guess that on the other side of the screen is an old fox who is good at setting up formations, or the reincarnation of the kryptonian gold boss Ou Huang. This feeling is just like the excitement of playing fighting games and finally finding a real person to practice with. It's really exciting.
I also deliberately compared the differences between the original version and the mobile game version. The core of the original version is the formation of troops and the sense of strategy developed by military commanders. On the basis of retaining this flavor, the mobile game version adjusts the operating rhythm to be more suitable for fragmented time. In those days, I would have doubted my life while waiting for the pre-reading text. Now, with just two clicks, I can watch the generals bravely kill the enemy. The special effects are even more gorgeous. It is indeed a sign that the times have advanced. Moreover, the picture has changed from pixels to high-definition vertical painting, but the imposing manner of conquering the world has not diminished at all, and the necessary general skills, city battles, and hegemony competitions are all there!
What surprises me even more is that the game actually has a Tongquetai welfare gameplay. Send ingots to orange generals, and within seven days you can choose any of the four assistants Liu Bei, Xiao Qiao, Xun Yu, and Hua Tuo, and within two weeks you will also receive red generals like the God of War Guan Yu! Guan Yu! It's Guan Yu who warmed wine and killed Hua Xiong! Back then, in order to recruit Brother Guan in the game, I spent a whole night doing it myself, just to accumulate enough recruitment points. Nowadays, novice players in mobile games are given away for free. This wave of emotional killing is truly sincere. Although I know very well that this is a new routine, but what the heck, youth is back, so what's the point of being tricked once in the game? 😝
As a die-hard fan of the GBA Three Kingdoms strategy back then, I would like to say that the mobile version does not have the clicking touch of physical buttons, and is a little more light and easy to operate than a touch screen. But looking at it from the other side, it puts the endless Three Kingdoms chess game in my heart into my pocket. I can open it easily when waiting for the subway or waiting in a long queue, and continue to fight for the hegemony of the year. Isn't this another kind of romance? You know, back then I could only plug in the power and turn it on when I got home!
Now every day during my lunch break, I open the game and send the generals out for a walk. Looking at those familiar names - Cao Cao, Lu Bu, Zhuge Liang, Zhou Yu, they are galloping on the screen wearing high-definition reset armor, it always feels like meeting old friends again. Looking back on the days when I was hiding in bed with my GBA and playing secretly, time really flew by so fast that I almost forgot that I once had such a simple happiness.
Without further ado, the new season of the arena competition starts tonight. I'm going to adjust Guan Yu's skill mix and practice my main lineup. Friends who are interested, let's make an appointment! Let's meet in the ring and let everyone see who is the most handsome boy in front of the Lord! 🎮⚔️