I came across "Happy Synthesis" today. At first I thought it was another flashy, gold-plated masterpiece, but then I clicked in and saw, good guy, it's only a few dozen megabytes! Even chat software is bigger than it these days. Developers are really not afraid of being criticized. 💾
But guess what? I played it all afternoon and couldn't put it down. The gameplay is very simple, just drag two identical small houses together to form a big house, and then the big house will be turned into a large villa, all the way up. Just such an operation is like the excitement of playing "Tetris" back then, and I can't stop. 🕹️
The funniest thing is that you can unlock new maps by co-writing, and as soon as you unlock it, a fluffy little elf will pop out, just like the egg hatching in "Digimon" at that time. I, a grown man, looked at it and called it "kawaii". 😍 I don't force you to spend money, I don't force you to lose your temper, just play for a while if you want, and don't worry about it when you put it down, just drink a beer like in Friends, feel free.
You said that today's AAA masterpieces have movie-like graphics and plots that can go around eight times, but I felt sleepy after playing them for half an hour. On the contrary, this kind of small-scale game allows me to find the joy of playing "Tank Battle" on the Famicom. Where was there any mission guidance at that time? It's all up to you to figure it out, play each level slowly, try again if you lose, and be happy for a long time if you win. 🎮
"Happy Synthesis" is such a thing. It doesn't talk about any grand narrative with you. It just allows you to move your fingers in a fragmented time and watch the small house turn into a castle, and watch the elves make fun of you. The charge is 0, and it is purely to give you warmth. It is like the arcade owner occasionally giving you a coin for free, which warms your heart. ❤️
Sometimes I think about it, it's not that we are being pretentious as we get older, it's that games have become fatter and our hearts are empty. Fortunately, there is still this little gadget that reminds me of the joy of playing games in the first place - in fact, it can be said in two words: fun. Okay, let's not talk anymore. I have to go back and assemble my ten-level rocket. I heard that there is a dinosaur base behind it. I have to take a look. 🚀