First of all, let me explain that the name "Empire Guard" sounds like a xx small factory selling leather rings. I didn't have any hope at first. It turns out that the company Bobby Era actually made a tower defense game that can be played offline without forcing you to sign in online. I was a little confused on the spot. 🗿
To be honest, the mobile game market is in a mess right now. If you click on any tower defense game, you can get "Legendary Hero for free with the first deposit" or "Double acceleration with monthly pass". If you don't top up, you will be pressed to the ground by the BOSS and rubbed against you in the first level. This game is the other way around. The main levels are all free, and all resources are obtained by hand. The heroes are not drawn by drawing cards, but are exchanged for level stars. I immediately knelt down after seeing this. 👏
In terms of gameplay, the 105 types of monsters are not exaggerated. In the early stage, there are orc minions, in the mid-stage, a mixed force of goblins and wizards, and in the later stage, there are jackal charges and demon lords. The combination of units in each level is different. There are four categories of defense towers: arrow towers, magic towers, turrets, and barracks. Each type can be upgraded into two or three branches. For example, the arrow tower can be converted into poison arrows or critical strike ballistas, and the barracks can be converted into shield walls or train advanced swordsmen. You have to look at the terrain of the monster route and calculate the amount of advance before upgrading the buildings, otherwise the weak party will be wiped out in the third wave. 😵
The hero system is also very interesting. It does not sell values. Each character has its own active skills and passive aura. For example, the orc woman with an ax can throw a throwing ax with fire damage to reduce defense, and match it with a high attack speed tower thief to bring sense; the elf archer unlocked later has a short CD, and the ultimate move is a full-screen arrow rain, which can clear the mobs. The key is that it is enough to cultivate civilian characters properly, and don't engage in such nonsense as “only kryptonians can pass the level”. 🌚
As for the plot, no one cares about overthrowing the demons and saving the world, but the landscapes of each map are really thoughtful - misty forests, frozen ports, underground caves, desert ruins, monsters getting shot and death animations, no details are left out. I have seen some tower defense monsters disappear directly on the spot, and this production attitude can be dealt with. 👍
What touches me the most is that this game does not require forced networking. Even if the Internet is disconnected in the subway, you can still clear the screen, and no one will notice you are online even if you secretly go to work and fish for fish. There are no chat groups, no guilds, and no world shouting. You can be quiet and use your own brain to pass the level. You have died dozens of times and cried for your mother without anyone to guide you. This single-player experience is great! ! 😭
Of course, to be fair, there are in-app purchases in the game, which are gold coins and diamonds, but it is perfectly fine to pass the main line without spending a penny. You can get a lot of diamonds by watching two ads every day, and the ads can be skipped. This is because the production team has exercised restraint. If you insist on buying a hero skin, that's your freedom, but not buying the skin will not affect the level of clearance. I like this kind of game company that knows the rules. 👌
Finally, if you have played Plants vs. Zombies or Kingdom Defense and like the feel that emphasizes layout and timing, then you will most likely like this. If you are already numb to the automatic hang-up process of domestic mobile games, then you have to try this - it can help you regain the happiness after racking your brains to clear the level. 💖
In short, I would like to call it "a rare conscientious platform in free mobile games", suitable for all brothers who don't like to socialize and just want to suffer quietly alone. Download them all for me, just as a fight for our stand-alone party! 🔥