In order to figure out why "Return to the Empire" is dominating the list, I went to play and experience for a few days
There was a particularly prominent presence in the new game earlier this year, and the game topped the App Store free list as soon as it was launched, and has always been on the best-seller list. And that's not all, a few days after its launch, "Return to Empire" also sparked a heated discussion on various social media.
Especially in the B station where gamers and young people gather, the manuscripts related to "Return to the Empire" have actually dominated the list of popularity in the whole station, and several popular videos have taken turns to sit in the first place of the whole station. The official number of the B station of "Return to the Empire" is also a rapid growth of fans, and various official and unofficial related videos have also been played more than 10,000 times.
This is very rare for game-related content on Station B, and it is unprecedented for SLG games.
What is the magic of this game that can make countless players fall for it, from the App Store to the B station to dominate the list? In order to understand the charm of this game, I also experienced it for a while after the game was launched. It doesn't matter, it really made me find a lot of special things.
SLG and the battlefield of "living"
Return to Empire's loudest slogan is "Bring Strategy to Life." In the actual experience of Yo-Yo Monkey, I found that this is indeed not a false statement, but a perfect summary of the highlights of the game design.
What comes to mind when you think of multiplayer SLG mobile games? I think most people's impression is a "grid paving" style of large map movement and a turn-based ratio numerical combat system. In "Return to the Empire", these traditional SLG mobile game methods have been subverted and innovated as a whole.
All of the large maps of Return to the Empire can be freely marched, without the need to pave the way through the grid. Whether it was crossing the local troops to directly attack the Yellow Dragon or sending a large army to encircle Wei to save Zhao, it was not difficult to achieve under the system of free marching. This change can be said to have truly liberated the strategic gameplay around army dispatch.
In the battle system, "Return to the Empire" also subverts the turn-based "ratio value" gameplay, and in the army battle, the player needs to operate the army's march and battle in real time. Whether it is seizing the real machine to release the skill, dodging the opponent's AOE by displacement, or using mutual restraint classes against the corresponding enemy troops, or by walking around, pinching, surprise attacking or retreating, it all depends on the player to plan and operate in real time as the battlefield develops.
Whether it is a large map or a battle game, "free" and "real-time" have brought the battlefield to life, subverting SLG's existing gameplay pattern. Perhaps this is why the return to the Empire can dominate the list.