I still remember the days of grinding 'Soul of Light' on the GBA. Back then, farming gear was all manual; you'd fight a boss dozens of times, and your hands would get calluses. Now, when I log into 'Hot-Blooded Quest for Qin,' it immediately gives automatic recycling and full-screen loot. I suddenly feel a bit dazed—youth has returned, but this time it's not so exhausting.
The core of this game is still the classic Legend formula: farming gold, leveling up, getting loot, and fighting for territory. But compared to the original PC game, the pace is much faster. The setup of every hit slicing and every hit being a critical makes early-stage map progression especially enjoyable, and you can basically auto-play to get through it. I tried it for three days without spending any money, following the main storyline, and my level and equipment kept up perfectly with the majority of players.
Talk about a few specific experiences.
The gold farming system is a highlight. The mobile game simplifies the PC game's mode of camping bosses to get gold bars; even ordinary small monsters drop ingots and materials. With auto-recycle turned on, your inventory never gets full. You can leave it running overnight, and the next day when you log in to collect resources, the materials you've accumulated are enough to exchange for two pieces of orange equipment. This is much more comfortable than staying in front of the computer all night back then.
Skill effects are indeed quite particular. The warrior's Flaming Sword technique adds a fire trail, and the mage's Ice Roar has a shattering ice effect when it lands, making it visually more splendid than the original pixel characters, but not to the point of light pollution. The hit detection for precise strikes is fairly responsive, and there's room to manually move and dodge skills, so it's not purely a mindless auto-play.
Sieging Sabak still has the same feel. Every night at eight o'clock, the raid starts on time, and the guild voice chat is full of the commands from the veterans, which makes it feel like being back in the old days sitting five in a row at the internet cafe. However, the mobile game has simplified the siege routes, lacking the tactical depth of flanking and stealing the flag in the PC version, which is a small regret.
Here are two small tips for friends who want to get started. First, in the first three days after the server opens, resources are the cheapest. Don't rush to sell materials; wait until the weekend when prices go up before selling. Second, for AFK maps, choose ones about five levels higher than your own level for the highest drop rate. If they are higher than that, you can easily get killed instantly.
Also mention the drawbacks. The auto-pathfinding sometimes gets stuck on corners, especially in narrow paths like in the Zuma Temple. Also, the block list limit is a bit low; when there are many players in the sand battle, the screen is full of names, so you have to manually close them.
Overall, this game feels like putting the shell of the old PC game into the convenient framework of a mobile game, retaining the core fun while cutting down on tedious operations. If you want nostalgia but don't want to grind, you can give it a try. The aspect of earning gold for free is not a lie; I haven't spent a penny so far and still manage to thrive in the guild.