"Qin Yan" is once again going to be on steam.
The reason why I say it is again is because the game has appeared on the Steam Store in September this year, but it was launched by overseas publishers at that time, so it does not support Chinese. And now the new version on the shelves, support Chinese Simplified.
Although the sense of existence has been brushed several times in the past four months, it is still very novel to hear this name from 2002 at the end of 2021. Combined with the news that the first few works of "Fantasy three kingdoms" were also on the shelves of Steam two days ago, there was a feeling of time dislocation.
It's a shame to say that I came into contact with Qin Yan several years after the game was released. At that point in time, the developer's target software was close to being silent, and I didn't know anything about the game beforehand.
Therefore, the impact of "Qin Yan" on the unprepared me is particularly remarkable. The first time I entered the Grand View Garden, I really saw the eyes.
In the game, Fu Su, the Prince of Qin, did not die under the edict as recorded in the history books, and he escaped under the cover of Meng Tian and embarked on the road of revenge.
I didn't expect to meet this historical figure in the game.
This character, who only appears in the history books and is not even the focus of the exam, the production team continues to write him a story, a prince's revenge.
Through Fu Su's perspective, I also saw the scene of the chaotic world at the end of the Qin Dynasty depicted in the game and could not be intuitively understood in textbooks -- officers and soldiers wantonly killed the people, and traitors took charge of the government and politics alone...
What you immediately feel when you enter the game is the voice of the game. Directly speaking, the dubbing of "Qin Yan" can definitely enter the Chinese dubbing game TOP5 that I have personally played, and listening to the dubbing of the game, it is as if the classic historical TV series is playing in the ear.
Qin Yan was also one of the first games to make me realize the freedom of things. Although some reviews call the game "the historical version of Diablo", a little play will find that it is more like a Chinese-themed CRPG (although I didn't have any concept of what CRPG was like at that time).
I looked for interactive items all over the map, happily brushing the wild wolves on the side of the road, using a variety of materials to create a variety of equipment, "This level 6 animal skin, plus level 7 ore, and then a level 7 wood, the sword made is not good to use... Or else change the ore...."
The game also has a five-element system, wearing equipment to consider the "five elements of life", such as "wood fire", if the weapon of the fire attribute contains dark attributes, then you can use the wooden ring to activate this dark attribute and play a greater role.
The options when chatting with people make sense, and the ghost knows how many times I've experienced S/L during the game to find a good result.
I can also recruit a variety of teammates, each with their own class. Enemies and teammates, as well as their respective skills, also have five elements of attributes, which requires paying attention to the "five elements of each other". I still remember that the first teammate was called Kong Gang, who was a Lux. I also remember the little despair when I first played my teammate to death after trying to find a way to revive but found that it was impossible.
At that time, I also especially loved to watch "Popular Software" (usually referred to as "Big Soft"), and when I checked the strategy on the Internet, I was surprised to find that "Qin Yan" had a hidden place called "Big Soft Old Lair". When I first learned about this particular Easter egg, my mood was simply "double kitchen ecstasy", and I was very excited.
The Chinese version of "Qin Yan" on Steam was personally released by the target software of the original developer of the game.
Honestly, I was surprised - "The target software is still alive?!"
I have some regrets about missing the target software in its heyday, and I also checked how this company was when I was playing "Qin Yan":
Earlier, the RTS game "Proud Three Kingdoms" was launched, which had its own characteristics; because of the pirated version, the sales of "Qin Yan" were not ideal, and the quality of the prequel launched next was not satisfactory, the quality of the quality regressed, and the series could not be carried forward.
At the same time, because of market problems such as piracy, the production team transformed to do online games, and did not achieve significant success, and may be able to live on this, but it is obvious that there is no spare energy to go to the mainstream public again.
Checking the relevant information now may be almost the same as the information seen in the past. During the period, there was news of "Qin Yan 2", but after so many years, there was no news, and the rumors had long been canceled, and it was completely unknown how it was.
When you go to the Internet to search for questions such as "how to evaluate "Qin Yan"" and other questions, it is easy to see words such as "domestic light", "cultural output", "peak works of the year", and "shine on E3".
I didn't catch up with that era, so I didn't feel too empathetic about some of the reviews. Sometimes I wonder if the praise for the game's fame abroad is too much, after all, the Metacritic average score of Qin Yan is only 61 points.
But the impact of the game on me was real. It's fun, fun, and culturally rich.
It is precisely because the game is so brilliant, thinking of the development after the series, it is even more nerve-wracking.
A few years ago, the domestic block game platform had "Qin Yan" on the shelves, free gifts, and received it into the warehouse. I received it, but never downloaded it.
Yesterday, when I saw the news that the Chinese version of Qin Yan was on steam, I downloaded the version of the cube game on a whim. As a result, at the beginning, I encountered an error report from the antivirus software, and it took a while to enter the game.
beginning
The Steam version, which is coming soon, has optimized resolution for the system runtime environment and display size, and also supports windowing and 1080P. All are good improvements.
Is the target software landing on Steam through this "Qin Yan" indicating something? I wouldn't expect much at all. Seeing the name again in 2021 is not easy in itself.
The Steam version is not a replica, but it is enough for such an ill-fated old game.
Literature and art may not necessarily be revived, but it is indeed worth revisiting.