Tencent's latest masterpiece "Return to Empire" officially launched online, the number of previous reservations has exceeded 10 million, the opening day of the rapid popularity, has now ranked above the hot list of major app stores, this issue of this SLG mobile game trial evaluation. The game "Return to the Empire" is set in medieval Europe, but there is a combination of Chinese and Western cultures in the setting, both the image of the elf princess in European mythology and the general shape in traditional Chinese culture, which is a major feature of the game.
The player plays the role of a siege lord, and the overall framework of the game adopts the most popular SLG gameplay at present, that is, the main city development, the development of the main city, and the strategic battle. This mode of play has been quite mature, the previously popular "Coast of the Land" and the classic "Red Alert" belong to the SLG category, just look at the example can understand the gameplay, so the player is very quick to get started. The overall gameplay of the game includes two major sections: "Construction cultivation" and "offensive warfare".
The gameplay of construction and cultivation develops from the main city, players need to reclaim farmland, build water conservancy, build residential houses, etc., all kinds of buildings have different functions and can be upgraded. In the construction, it is also necessary to collect various resources, mainly timber, food and money, and after the resources are met, recruit generals, train soldiers, and develop the economy and population. This stage of construction and growth is the biggest fun of SLG games, and players need to use their brains to expand their own troops and resources to achieve rapid rise, from a small broken city to a lord.
A simple evaluation of the construction gameplay of "Return to the Empire", in which the upgrade and development ideas are very clear, the high buildings are gradually unlocked, there is no excessive complex setting, and the novice can quickly get started. When the resources grow, the next step is the "wasteland stage", the player needs to lead the army to fight the barbarian tribes, after the war can get a variety of material rewards, along with the level increase, the object of the crusade is more advanced. Of course, the barbarian tribes are ALL NPCs, which is equivalent to the player's experience package and economic package, on the one hand, it is to strengthen the player's power, on the other hand, it is also to train for the offensive war, and in the future, when it grows up, it can conquer the main city of other players, that is, PVP play.
SLG games vary in both development and war, and the best thing about Return to Empire is that it sets different routes of "technological improvement" and "cultural development", and there are branch options in the policy. Players who like to develop can take the peaceful rise route, more time for construction and progress, players who like to stimulate battle can choose the war route, and more heroes can grow barbarians. This is very well designed, allowing players to find their own game posture, whether to develop or war is completely up to themselves.
The background era of the game is gradually unlocked from the barbarian era, the medieval era, the enlightenment era to the heyday era, and the late PVP gameplay is the highlight, and the player's strategicity has more room to play. Large towns have four gates, east, west, south, and north, and players need to gradually break through, first attacking the outer watchtowers, then using trebuchets to break through important buildings, then engaging the defenders, and finally pushing to the core buildings in the city, challenging the boss and capturing the main city. There are many elements involved in the battle, including the skills and levels of the main general, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers, and the restraint of different classes of soldiers such as swordsmen, knights, archers, etc. There are many factors affecting the outcome of the war, simulating the real battlefield to the greatest extent, allowing the player to maximize the operating space, and the strategic play is the most significant.
Return to Empire is very careful in its war design, even incorporating the characteristics of PRG games. The war screen adopts a top-down 3D perspective, the general has cool skill effects, the enemy and our creeps fight each other, the killing sound of the battlefield is earth-shattering, the battlefield can clearly see the battlefield fighting and casualties when the war charge, and the player's participation in the war is stronger, which is an advantage over most SLG games, and it is also one of the highlights of the game "Return to The Empire".
Finally, to talk about the quality of the game, in fact, professional mobile game reviews generally do not talk about this aspect, because the four words of "Tencent Game" are the biggest affirmation of the quality of the game. The mobile game produced by the big factory is very good in the basic settings such as game picture quality, dynamic screen, dubbing design, character modeling, etc., and the game configuration is extremely close to the people, and the conventional thousand-yuan machine can run smoothly, with almost no hardware threshold.
This is the result of sufficient capital and talent advantages, and it is also a consistent feature, with high scores in basic design and hardware requirements. "Return to the Empire" is not only delicate and rich in detail, but also has weather and sunshine settings in the main city field of vision, the picture is from day to evening, night, apocalypse from sunny to rainy, the picture quality is very realistic and restorative. There are more 3D modeling in the battle scene, the attack war, the main city is bombed, and the character skills are interspersed with special effects, which brings players a very shocking visual impact and greatly enriches the game experience. Completely different from the "SLG pension gameplay" that players understand in their impressions, the exciting combat experience and strategic development and growth complement each other, and the game experience brought to players is a high score.
After the opening of "Return to the Empire", there are also rich opening gift packs to send, after creating a character, you can get the novice gift pack and redemption code on the official website, enter the password in the game to redeem exclusive rewards, send orange generals on the line, complete the task there are 125 consecutive draws, and a large number of resources are sent to help players rise and grow rapidly, and the package code is valid until 24:00 on August 31. Subsequent players can also invite friends to the pit together, and send wish tickets and generous resources on the official website.