Many people will recall the domestic immortal game that is destined to be remembered when they hear the Demon Star or the Trace of Heaven - "Xuanyuan Sword Three Outer Tales of Heavenly Traces". As a Xuanyuan sword, which is called the domestic three swords together with the Immortal Sword and the Ancient Sword, it is the famous work of Mr. Cai Minghong, a Chinese game producer.
Even in the face of the renewal of Xian Xia players, "Ancient Sword Qitan" came to the top, and the Xuanyuan Sword series has never been forgotten by players. This extremely strong fan centripetal force is not only the accumulation of the series, but also the deep affection of the fans of the series for the Xuanyuan Sword series, and the source of this emotion of many Xuanyuan Sword players is the source of "Traces of Heaven".
Regulus Sword Three Clouds and the other side of the mountain
As a fan of "Traces of Heaven", I actually took a big detour on the road to "Traces of Heaven". At first, I was quite dissatisfied with the "gaiden" in its name, and at that time I couldn't understand how a gaiden game could get a rating that surpassed this one.
Unlike today's era of publicity and momentum, the way a game proves itself to be good enough is very simple. It must be able to attract and impress players, so that players can spontaneously promote their beloved games. Regardless of the era, fandom is always the most effective Amway method, and the fandom of Traces of Heaven is one of the best.
Friends who were able to surf the Internet at that time must remember that in 2003, a game production team called Oni Valley Studios appeared on the Internet. Based on the material of "Regulus Sword", they produced two classic "Traces of Heaven" Doujin Flash games, "Demon Star Reappearance" and "Ancient Artifacts", which knocked on the door of "Traces of Heaven" for countless people who could only play small games at that time with the quality and content volume of flash Rpg games of their peers.
In the ending of "Traces of Heaven", after Yu Wento assisted Chen Jingqiu and his party to seal the Chiguan, he took the Fu Xiqin containing Ning Ke's soul and the alchemy pot given by Chen Jingqiu alone and exiled himself to Europe. He wanted to send the purified soul of Ning Ke back to Ning Ke's hometown, distant Europe.
However, due to the fact that the official did not describe Yuwen Taku's experience of traveling west, Onigu chose to make "Demon Star Reappearance", a sequel fan game, which filled the gap between "Traces of Heaven" and "The Other Side of Clouds and Mountains" by telling Yuwen Taku's journey to the west.
During this exile, Yuwen Tuo used The Medicine of the Central Plains in Baghdad to solve the smallpox disease spread by Satan, rescued the Arab general Khalid from the monsters in the ancient tomb of Babylon, helped them train soldiers, and even met Satan's subordinate Connas and Karma who proposed to him in "The Other Side of the Clouds and Mountains".
After defeating the soldiers who had taken the Fruit of Satan and entering the city of Mecca, Yuwen Tuo gradually discovered that Satan and the new demon star hidden behind the event were coming, and then more determined to embark on the road to the west.
The content mentioned above, I believe that players who are familiar with both games can smell the familiar original memes from it, and will smile at it. As a fan game that has been produced since 2003, "Demon Star Reappearance" has learned three tastes in the battle system, although it is not as exquisite as the main game. The real-time turn-based system of you chasing after me, the simplified alchemy pot collection system and the Five Elements Ghost Valley Dao technique, as a Flash game has been quite rich.
Compared with the "Demon Star Reappearance" with a sequel temperament, the "Ancient Artifacts" series is actually more like a dream woven by Ghost Valley Studio for "Traces of Heaven" and fans.
"Ancient Artifact" still follows the plot direction of Chen Jing Qiuyuehe Village of "Traces of Heaven" to save Xiaoxue and accompany him, which although many fans feel a little insincere when they contact the Ancient Artifacts, but it lays a good foundation for many new players to enter the pit "Traces of Heaven".
But when the old player meets Tuoba Yu'er, it is found that this story is not as simple as a reproduction of the original. Not to mention that Chen Jingqiu was reincarnated by the Eastern Emperor Zhong, and another female protagonist, Tuoba Yu'er, did not join the team as in the original work, and was replaced by the highly popular Yuwen Tuo. Yuwen Taishi, who was supposed to be hostile to each other for most of the plot, successfully reached a consensus with Chen Jingqiu and others in "Ancient Artifacts" and embarked on the road of sealing the Traces of Heaven together.
One of the protagonists of the previous generation - He Ran
At the end of the ending, Yuwen Tuo, who had forgotten the heavy responsibility of "Sealing the Traces of Heaven", tired of the earthly deception and stayed on The Immortal Island to cultivate; Xiao Xue, who had forgotten "Chen Jingqiu", returned to Yuehe Village with Chen Jingqiu and began a new life.
As a domestic fandom flash game, the content of "Ancient Artifact" is short and concise and the plot is excellent, and its ending fills the regrets in the hearts of countless fans. There was no longer Yuwen Tuo's series of tragic sacrifices, and no longer Chen Jingqiu had to lose the fate of an important person. Countless fans who were heartbroken by the ending of "Traces of Heaven" sincerely recognized the fan game of "Ancient Artifacts", and also attracted a group of players who did not have purchasing power at that time to enter the pit "Traces of Heaven".
Two elders of oni valley studio once said: "I decided to use FLASH to adapt "Traces of Heaven", and only because of its touching plot, they were deeply moved, and they did not intend to carry out any profit-making behavior. "This kind of spontaneous production of a game that is purely impressed by the game is very rare even today.
And it is these "Traces of Heaven" fans who continue to pass on the emotions in their own way, so that "Traces of Heaven" has never been forgotten by players.
The ending of "Traces of Heaven" is that when Chen Jingqiu and his party returned to the human world, they found that it was ten years later, everything had long been human, and the players had also gone through nearly 20 years. We have experienced the Traces of Heaven online game, mobile games, the feelings of "Traces of Heaven" and our touch seem to be gone forever? So transplanting "Traces of Heaven" into a mobile phone became another choice for Daewoo.
When Traces of Heaven chooses to transplant it in its original flavor on the mobile phone, can we still accept it intact? Even if we abandon our feelings, can we still accept the gameplay of "Traces of Heaven", which is almost 20 years old?
Even from today's perspective, Traces of Heaven is still an excellent game. Xuanyuan Jian's worldview has always been to fit the history of the blank, supplemented by the Heavenly Dao human feelings to strengthen the pattern of the entire world. After all, not every RPG game can provide players with a unique world view that combines "Zizhi Tongjian" and "Search for God"; and the plot needless to say, being able to re-experience on mobile phones believes that it can impress many people.
A classic scene
And its excellent soundtrack and delicate ink paintings will not be overshadowed by time. Ink-style scenes, standing paintings and skill performances not only inherit the ink style of the previous generation, but also set a benchmark for the 3D of subsequent works.
A song called "Time for Three" is accompanied by the phrase "I will never forget... Yu'er's sister who plays the pipa on the blue sea, and the small snow with silver white hair combed under the sunset", "have become the unforgettable traces of the hearts of countless players."
There is also the wonderful alchemy and ghost system, so that many players know for the first time what is called "grasping pets and practicing pets". The Alchemy Pot allows players to capture randomly encountered demons, refine them into props, assist in combat, and feed their own runes, so that the runes can learn more skills. On the mobile phone transplant version, you and I can always take some time to brush weeks and play dog food to re-experience it.
Nowadays, it is difficult for us to have the time and energy to sit in front of the computer a little bit of training, reviewing the plot and refining demons, and choosing whether Xiaoxue or Yu'er is hurt, and this is why "Traces of Heaven" will choose to transplant the original flavor on the mobile phone.
"Regulus Sword Three Traces of Heaven" has been launched exclusively on TapTap, and it will go on sale on Android on July 24. Today, when "Regulus Sword SEVEN" is still far away, "Traces of Heaven" and the people who love it have always been trying to prove that this game is worth remembering by more people.