Recently, both of us were heartbroken by an anime-adapted game. We promised to be "faithful to the original", but the graphics were so bad that even my mother didn't recognize it. The voice actor was replaced so much that I almost ascended to heaven. The plot was so changed that even the original author couldn't help but want to send the blade... As a senior two-dimensional otaku, I really just want to shout: Do you know what "reduction" is? (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻ However, it was precisely because of being injured that I found a treasured martial arts game "Rumo Jianghu". Today I will talk about this thing.
To be honest, I wasn't too interested in this kind of Chinese-style RPG. After all, my life is mobile games adapted from various anime IPs, such as Naruto, Pirates, and Fate. I went there because I could see my wife and husband move with my own eyes. The result? Several times, it was "art style fraud". The promotional pictures were picturesque, but when entering the game, it directly changed to "ancient flash". Even my grandma was not so vague in modeling. The voice actors were particularly hard hit. The voice that was so recognizable in the show next door was like a different person in the game. I almost thought I was playing a "fake story". This kind of "reduction degree" is simply more outrageous than a certain scientific electromagnetic gun. The gun sister almost wanted to blast it with a super electromagnetic cannon when she saw it.
Then my friend saw that I was so angry, so he threw me an installation package of "Rumo Jianghu" and said, "You like beautiful paintings anyway, so this is definitely not a loss." I refused at first, after all, the two-dimensional concentration of martial arts themes is not suitable for me, but when I opened it... my goodness, this vertical painting is really amazing! Every character seems to be plucked from a high-quality Chinese comic book. They have the elegance of ink and wash, but also have a touch of modern aesthetic delicacy. Especially the female characters, the texture of the clothes and the details of the hair, I just "prpr" it, okay? Although this game is not adapted from anime IP, the appearance and temperament of its original characters are more sincere than many "dog-meat-selling" adaptations. "Kaneki Ken" who is a hundred "Tokyo ghoul" turned black hair is more sincere.
And do you know? This game actually understands what we care about in the second dimension - voice actors! Although it is not a Japanese dubbing, the Chinese dubbing teachers really brought the characters to life. The "jianghu atmosphere" has a bit of a chuuni flavor, which makes people like me who shout "Swastika" and "Rasengan" every day actually find it quite interesting. The plot dialogue is full of flaws and very interesting. I often laugh out loud while playing it. It feels like watching a Chinese comic with barrage. The sense of "you are playing with fire" and "I want to become the Pirate King" occasionally pops up, but it is played very naturally and is not forced.
When it comes to restoration, what I actually want to say is that the real "restoration" is not to stick the characters in the original work into the skin, but to make the players feel "this character should be like this." Just like the original characters in "Rumo Jianghu", although I didn't know them, I felt that they were very vivid after playing for a while. The home and servant system also gave me a sense of belonging that "these people are really living with me." Isn't this much better than the "only skin but no soul" Paper Man wife in some adapted games? At least they don't fool me.
Anyway, I'm the kind of player who gets into trouble because of the painting style. I don't care about the combat system. Anyway, I just hang up automatically to watch the plot and listen to the sound. This game also features an endless climbing tower called the Tower of Babel, but I just ignored it. After all, my wives only need to look good. There's no point in climbing the tower to see the beauty of the tower (whispering). It doesn't matter if I change jobs or retake classes, I just need to go online every day and see my characters standing there beautifully and saying a few lines of secondary lines, and I'll be satisfied.
Finally, I can't help but wonder, can those games adapted from anime IPs learn from the care and attention paid to art and dubbing in “Rumo Jianghu”? Don't think about cutting leeks all the time. I can help my wives make their faces look better! Anyway, I am a fan of this Chinese style martial arts. Even if it is not adapted from the 2D drama series, I am still willing to stay here. After all, the real "reduction" is character, temperament, and respect for players.This wave, this wave is called "awakening from the ruins of anime adaptations and joining the world of chaos"!
Okay, I'm going to change the clothes of my three-dimensional painting wives. Come and give it a try. Maybe like me, you can find your own "Soul Soul Street" in this martial arts world~ 😉✨