But there's actually something about it.
Let's talk about the tower defense gameplay itself first. Eight out of ten tower defense games on the market now allow you to spend money on building defense towers, while the remaining two allow you to watch ads to resurrect them. This game is very honest. It means carefully designing the level terrain and monster paths. How to place the defensive units in each level and which skills to upgrade first are all serious mental tasks. Being able to play this original strategy tower defense on your mobile phone is really like picking up a treasure.
To put it bluntly, this is what a tower defense game should be like. 🧐
Let's talk about the difference between stand-alone and online games. This game has a fairy alliance system, and the official promotion says that "intelligent social networking and fairy alliance friendships will help you fight." I sneered when I saw this... But in actual experience, this thing is very light and does not affect your single brushing at all. If you want to play the levels quietly by yourself, that's absolutely fine. If you don't want to communicate with others, the system won't force you to form a team to pass the level. I must give this a thumbs up.
Unlike some online games, if you don't send a message asking grandpa to tell grandma to find thigh straps, you will get stuck in the level until you doubt your life. This is how stand-alone games should be. I rely on my own brains, not connections. 🤷
But having said that, this game is not without its shortcomings. Tencent and NetEase have basically no old problems like VIP levels and physical limitations, but after all, it is an online game. I am still waiting to see whether the charging model will change in the future.
Now in this version, you can play it for free, and you can easily pass it with zero krypton. The painting style is really exquisite, the Q-version cartoon is very comfortable to watch, and the scenes of Journey to the West are also quite tasteful. It can be seen that the plot design of each level is carefully thought out, and it is not just a casual trick.
As for those who say "single-player gaming is dead"...fuck you. 👊
Stand-alone games have never died, they have just been pushed into the corner by those assembly-line mobile games. There should be more games like this that are willing to play well and don't cheat players.
Anyway, my suggestion is: don't rush to recharge money, try a few levels first. If you like tower defense and strategic thinking, this game is worth staying. If you like the thrill of "charging money to become stronger", turn left when you go out.
Tower defense is still fun with some brains. 😎