Brothers and sisters, here I come! First, I introduce myself as a 35-year-old otaku. From playing on red and white consoles to PS5, and then from playing on PC to playing chicken on mobile phones, I can say that I have watched the evolution of games from "mosaic" to "movie-level picture quality" with my own eyes. 😭
But to be honest, in the past few years, I have opened the game library and looked at hundreds of gigabytes of installation packages, and I can't get excited. Games are getting bigger and bigger, often reaching hundreds of gigabytes. The graphics are getting better and better, and the light and shadow effects are the same as real ones. But when you play them, why do you always feel that something is missing? It lacks the excitement of secretly playing Bully as a child, and the joy of competing for the keyboard with classmates around a computer.
Until today, I was browsing the forum and saw this "Brave Breakout Track", hey, this name is so strange! Click in and take a look, good guy, just give it to me - a medieval heavily armored knight riding a gryphon, over there a primitive man riding a mammoth and driving a pterosaur, the two groups of people started fucking on a "track"? This idea is more elegant than the wig of my uncle downstairs! 🤣
I was so happy at the time. Isn't this the same "Guan Gong vs. Qin Qiong" I drew on paper when I was a child? There were no smartphones or Steam at that time, so I relied on my imagination: Who would win in a fight between Superman and Sun Wukong? Well now, this game is a direct realization of my fantasy back then, and it still comes with a mount! Gryphons versus mammoths, pterosaurs attacking heavy cavalry in the air, this scene is so emotional just thinking about it!
I quickly downloaded it and gave it a try (don't ask, it's for the 5.0 platform, it's free, if you don't play it, it's useless!). Once you get started, hey, it's really interesting. It is not the kind of game where you pile up values without thinking. Instead, it is a bit strategic. You have to think about troop restraint, whether to let the knights charge into the battle, or let the primitives throw stones to knock down the pterosaurs. The pace is also very fast, and it only takes a few minutes to play. It is especially suitable for me to play a game while squatting in the pit (no, I mean during lunch break).
What surprised me the most was its "travel" setting. As I played, I felt like I was back in the days when I played "Street Fighter" with my childhood in the game arcade. At that time, I didn't care about balance or image quality, I just wanted to have fun! The graphics of today's games are ceiling-level, but sometimes it's really like watching an exquisite three-hour movie, and "Brave Breakout" is more like a five-minute impromptu cross talk, with dense baggage and lots of jokes. You don't have to hold it, just enjoy it.
I know that many people may think that the picture quality of this game is average and it is not as shocking as a AAA masterpiece. But what I want to say is, brother, in terms of games, bigger is really not better. Just like eating, the Manchu-Han banquet is certainly sumptuous, but sometimes, the grilled skewers from the roadside stalls paired with beer are the most delicious! 🍢🍺
This game allows me to regain some of the purest joy of playing games in the past - no need to read the guide, no need to check the routines, just two words: Just do it and it's over! The medieval iron can collides with the big pants of primitive people. This kind of drama between Guan Gong and Qin Qiong is much better than those serious competitions.
Finally, a reminder to those who haven't tried it yet: don't take it too seriously when playing, just treat it as a fun and lively game. After all, the one who can make a knight fight a primitive man and still win is a true warrior, right? 😎
Okay, let's not talk anymore. I'm going to tame two mammoths. See you on the track! Rush the duck! 🦣⚔️🦅