As a senior 2D otaku, I usually look at the illustrations first when I get into a game, the voice actors at the second, and the gameplay at the third. Guess what? Last week, I excitedly downloaded a card game with a stunningly beautiful promotional image. The graphics were so exquisite, every character looked like they were straight out of a new series, and the CV list was so luxurious that it could open a seiyuu festival. As a result, as soon as we entered the battle... Oh my god, it was just two paper figures colliding with each other to compare numbers. They didn't even bother to do a skill animation. The ultimate move was just a white light flashing on the screen. I almost thought my monitor was broken. 🤯
There is also a mobile game with amazing graphics, the UI is made like an art exhibition, and the character interaction plot is so sweet that I rolled on the spot. As a result, the core gameplay is-click the screen to collect resources, wait three hours, click again, and wait another three hours. I wonder what the difference is between raising an electronic pet? My 2D wife can't even move Live2D, it's just a pure PPT plot. 😭
So now I have learned to be good and calm down for three seconds when I see those "art masterpieces" that are so popular. On the contrary, this "Military Chess" made by my friend Amway today... How should I put it, its style of painting is really, uh, very simple, even a bit retro pixel style. Standing painting? If it doesn't exist, the chess pieces are just the chess pieces, army commander, division commander, brigade commander, each square character. Voice actor? Don't even think about it, it's weird if the chess pieces can talk. 😂
But after playing a few times, I got hooked. It's like that, there are no fancy special effects, you just rely on your brain to calculate the size of the opponent's chess pieces, guess which one is a mine, which one is a bomb, and have a battle of wits and courage with your opponent... I actually feel as nervous as watching the duel between L and Light Yagami in "Death Note"! Everything you need to know about strategizing and winning a thousand miles. Moreover, it also has four-dark and double-light gameplay. You can play black with your friends and cheat each other. It is much better than the game with "invincible style but crappy gameplay". 🤔
How should I put it, as a otaku, I admit that I am a good-looking person, but after being cheated a lot, I discovered that-some games are like the TV series that I have followed in those years, the OP is so popular, but the plot is unfinished, and it is not as good as an old series with a rough style but a masterful plot. Military Chess is the latter. It has no wife or beautiful girl, but playing it allows a loser like me to experience the pleasure of "IQ crushing". Really, it's not a waste to try it, at least it won't use gorgeous pop-ups to trick you in and then make you hang up to watch ads. 😤
Just because it helped me get rid of the bad habit of "only looking at the style of painting", I have to post something interesting. Brothers and sisters in the second dimension, change your taste occasionally, play chess, and feel the joy of winning without a wife! Anyway, it's not a loss if you lose. At least you can scold the opponent for "not practicing martial arts", which is much more comfortable than being so angry at the bad gameplay that you delete the game. 😏