"The Legend of the Three Kingdoms 8" was officially launched two days ago.
This is destined to be a game that has attracted a lot of attention, to know that it has been a full 13 years since "Three Kingdoms Heroes 7", and this domestic Three Kingdoms strategy game was once the golden signboard, what exactly does it bring to players? Is it joy, is it disappointment, or is it to pick up the unforgettable memories of youth?
In fact, it is not just "The Legend of the Three Kingdoms", in that era of booming single-player games, countless works have left us with deep memories. "Legend of the Heroes of Timeless Space", "Phantom World", "New Absolute Double Pride", they are all from a well-known domestic manufacturer "Yujun Aoting", today we will talk about its past life and this life.
<h1>The origin of everything - "Yujun Technology"</h1>
In 1995, coinciding with the golden age of domestic stand-alone games, in this year, a young man named Shi Wenjin registered a company called "Yujun Technology", aiming at the prosperous and developing single-player game market.
In that year, due to the expansion of the stand-alone market, there were not a few young people who dreamed of testing the water to do games, but in the end, they could come up with works and let players buy it, and most of people's dreams were shattered in the trial and error stage. Either become a dry bone, or become a famous general, it is clear that Yujun Technology belongs to the latter.
Shi Wenjin knows games, and since he was a child, he knows what kind of games a hardcore player needs. So only one year after the establishment of Yujun Technology, it launched the sensational "Legend of the Heroes of Timeless Space". The game's only way to attract a large number of fans is a design called "lateral transfer".
The final route of the swordsman is no longer the sword saint, but can become an archer thief and so on
"Legend of the Heroes of Time- time" has made Yujun Technology completely establish itself in the game circle, but what really makes it famous is the "New Absolute Double Glory" born in 1999.
"New Peerless Double Pride" is definitely ahead of the times in the game design concept, when many authors are still trying to restore the plot of the original work in the game, Yujun Technology has begun to release itself, integrating the original world view and plot in the game.
<h1>"Calling board" is glorious - "Odin Technology"</h1>
At the same time that Yujun successfully opened the game market with various games, a young man named Ju Zewen founded a game company called "Odin Technology". Unlike Yu Jun's test of waters, after the company was officially established, it set its sights on the Three Kingdoms strategy game at the first sight. At that time, the glorious "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" series had been launched to the fifth generation, with a unique strategy, determined its hegemonic position, coupled with several generations of game development experience, the gameplay gradually matured.
Odin founder Ju Zewen (second from left)
It is not easy to confront this "behemoth" head-on, and for the fledgling Odin, a head-on collision is by no means the best policy. Therefore, Ju Zewen changed his thinking and conceived a path contrary to the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", that is, the "Biography of the Three Kingdoms" that countless people loved.
Unlike the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which emphasizes internal affairs, The Tale of the Three Kingdoms simplifies the complex system of internal affairs and focuses on combat. As the main general, players can not only command their soldiers to change formations and attack defenses, but also accumulate skill points and unleash martial arts with gorgeous animations. At the same time, the game also has a "cheats" setting, especially from the beginning of "Three Kingdoms Heroes 2", a key release of martial arts skills of the riot operation, so that many people have enough addiction to killing the enemy.
Odin's name is also gradually becoming known to players. After having experience in development, Odin began to move to the RPG field, launching a number of classic games such as "Legend of the Sacred Stone" and "Fallen Angel", all of which achieved good results.
<h1>The two swords in the wind and rain are combined</h1>
The time came to the millennium, and the golden age of domestic stand-alone machines began to decline. On the one hand, piracy is rampant in the domestic market, and even a few merchants selling pirated disks can appear on a street, and the revenue of stand-alone games is getting less and less; on the other hand, with the invasion of Internet games, a large number of Korean online games have begun to arbitrarily grab market share, and the lives of domestic stand-alone manufacturers are getting worse and worse.
In order to further consolidate their development capabilities and look for more opportunities, in 2004, Yujun and Odin pulled on the subsidiary Yu'ao and officially established today's "Yujun Aoting", after the two sides formally joined forces, the focus of research and development also slowly transitioned from stand-alone games to online games.
Due to the development base of single-player games, Yujun Odin also has some achievements in online games, and "Three Kingdoms Heroes OL" is one of them. Born in 2005, this game has created a very interesting gameplay "National War", as an online game based on a war strategy game, "Three Kingdoms Online" has a natural advantage in PVP, and a large number of players have poured into the game to start their own journey.
Unfortunately, due to subsequent mistakes in terms of fees and values, this game failed to keep up with the pace of the times. In the following time, Yujun Aoting tested many online games, such as Angel Love Online, Three Kingdoms 2.5 Online, etc., but still did not become popular in the market. Although the game still maintains a high level of development in the single-player field, and the game is constantly updating and iterating, but helplessly, the impact brought by online games is too great, and finally Yujun Aoting faded out of the player's vision.
<h1>Renaissance or short-lived? The old manufacturers stood up again</h1>
Just when everyone thought that Yujun Odin was a name that was destined to exist only in memory, it directly came up with a new work "Fantasy Three Kingdoms 5" two years ago, which was unexpected by all players. However, this game did not make Yujun Odin get back on his feet. Although "Fantasy romance of the three kingdoms 5" still maintains a consistent standard in terms of gameplay and plot, it is very rough in the polishing of the painting style, which is obviously unreasonable in this era when packaging can determine part of sales.
After seeing "Fantasy romance of the Three Kingdoms 5", many people also turned from hope to disappointment, thinking that this may be The last stubbornness of Yujun Odin, which can no longer keep up with this era.
However, only two years later, Yujun Odin threw another bombshell, one of his own golden signs, that is, the "Three Kingdoms 8" we mentioned earlier. Compared with "Fantasy of the Three Kingdoms", the "Three Kingdoms" series undoubtedly has a higher popularity in the mainland, but due to the limitations of conditions, many people's youth of the "Three Kingdoms Heroes" are pirated. So this "Three Kingdoms Heroes 8" with a lot of emotional blessings, can Yujun Odin once again become a well-known domestic manufacturer, or once again turn around and fail? We might as well look at the quality of the game itself.
At the first glance at "Three Kingdoms Heroes 8", we can finally determine that this is a game of this generation, with exquisite standing painting and delicate modeling, enough to make players who are picky about the picture also feel sincere. Especially with the blessing of the new picture, the performance effect of the martial generals fighting in the battlefield has become more and more gorgeous, the scene is magnificent and full of momentum, and the series has been played in the consistent "fantasy" style to the fullest. Although the picture can't decide everything, at least "Three Kingdoms Heroes 8" has a good look.
The game still implements the characteristics of heavy battles and light internal affairs. In terms of combat, players can still manipulate several warriors and a large number of soldiers to join the battlefield and have a lively duel with the enemy. Martial arts have always been the core system of "Three Kingdoms Heroes", in the latest generation, martial arts do not need to accumulate energy, but adopt a fixed CD design, which makes the release of martial arts more frequent, and the pace of battle has become faster.
At the same time, some combat-related animation performance upgrades have also improved the game's viewing. In the preparation stage of the battle, players can arrange the "military master skill", and at the beginning, the military master skill also has a gorgeous animation performance, which looks quite imposing. In addition, conventional systems such as platooning, pulling by military generals, and single-handedly challenged by military generals have also been retained in "The Legend of the Three Kingdoms 8" and their effects have been optimized to a certain extent.
In terms of internal affairs, the game is still relatively concise, especially the auxiliary minister system, which allows players to be a hand-throwing uncle, and only need to decide whether to agree when the auxiliary ministers give advice. Whether it's building facilities, expanding the city, recruiting warriors, and making friends and neighbors, it is essentially paving the way for battle. After all, internal affairs have always been a headache, and I only want to lead soldiers to fight, and the auxiliary minister system can make me better devote myself to the battle, and as for state affairs, it is better to leave it to the auxiliary ministers to deal with.
Many of today's strategy games have entered the era of free sandbox, and in "Three Kingdoms Heroes 8", a large number of free exploration systems have also been added. You can find displaced people on the map and absorb them to replenish their forces, you can also fight against the beasts and thieves, get all kinds of equipment, and even in the case of natural visions, you can find treasures in specific locations. Exploration gives players more fun outside of internal affairs and battles, and the treasures and equipment bound to it also give the warriors more room for training.
On the whole, "Three Kingdoms Heroes 8" is indeed a game that conforms to this era, and it has made considerable progress in both graphics and gameplay. However, each player's taste is different, the requirements for the game are also different, as to whether "Three Kingdoms Heroes 8" can awaken the old players' memories of Yujun Odin, and whether the new players can use this to recognize and like this company, can only let time give us the answer.
<h1>Write at the end:</h1>
Time has an irresistible power, and driven by the wheel of history, everything cannot go back to the past. The name Yujun Odin is destined to be the memory of most people. But now there is such an opportunity, can make it return to the players' vision again, it is not a good thing, in the stand-alone market to pick up today, Yujun Aoting may be able to create brilliant again, after all, whether it was then or now, they are the group of gamers who work hard for the single machine.