I've been obsessed with "Biscuit Bang Bang" for a few days recently. It's a elimination game created by a guy from Henan. It's free, has no in-app purchases, no stamina bar, no rankings to force you to compete, and no guild group to check in every day. To be honest, I haven't played with something so clean for a long time.
Some people may ask, isn't this just a match-3 game? How is it different from those reskinned mobile games? The difference is huge. I have been in this area for so long, and I have seen too many so-called free online games. They ask you to deposit six yuan at the beginning, and then stuff your face with monthly passes, battle passes, and various gift packs. Don't recharge? You start to get stuck on the second day of playing, until you doubt your life. This game is different. It is a pure stand-alone game. You open it and play it, and you close it when you are tired. There is nothing chasing you behind you.
I especially like the prop system inside. When sliding cookies to eliminate them, various powerful props often pop out, and you can rely on these gadgets to crush all the way to the later levels. This sense of fun really reminds me of the past era of stand-alone games, such as Tetris and Bubble Bobble, which are all about the feeling of being easy to pick up and having fun at any time. You don't need to study what team, what lineup, what element reaction, just swipe your finger, snap, it's all gone, and you're done.
After all, the biggest difference between stand-alone games and online games is that they respect your time. Online games are designed to tether you, wishing you were online 24 hours a day, checking in, doing daily routines, forming teams, and completing dungeons, just like at work. As for stand-alone games, you can enjoy them by yourself. You can play them whenever you want. If you don't want to play them, you can leave them there for ten days and a half and no one will send you an email saying, “Brother, it's time for you to go online.” For example, when I wrote this post, I had already reached the fiftieth level, so what? This is my own rhythm, no one rushes me.
This game is indeed not a masterpiece, and the style of the game is relatively crude. It can run on Android 5.0, but they have no intention of tricking you. Free, no in-app purchases, no 648 gift packs, this is really suitable for killing time. The current game market is in a mess. You can just get money and draw cards. Even a single-player game has to have rankings, online rewards, and event sign-ins. It seems like you have lost hundreds of millions without going online. This game doesn't force you to do anything, just play a small game quietly, but it has become a rare species.
If you are like me and hate office-style mobile games and want something you can play two games with while waiting in line for dinner, you can give this thing a try. At least it won't set up a daily check-in wall on your phone, making you feel as uncomfortable as losing money if you don't go online today.
Okay, that's all. Think I've overdone it? Go to the next place to play by yourself, it doesn't cost any money anyway, and you won't lose even if you don't play well. that's all. 😎