Speaking of Koei, a veteran Japanese manufacturer, the first thing that comes to mind for new players now is probably the Musou series, at most plus the "Three Kingdoms" series and the "Nobunaga Ambition" series, which are not very frequent with new works. This is mainly due to the fact that when Koei was just founded, it devoted itself to the development of historical SLG games, and a large number of classics were born, which reached their peak around the turn of the millennium. After that, with the rapid popularity of the Musou series, from a comprehensive consideration of commercial and other factors, Guangrong gradually gave up most of the previous works, and to this day, there are only a few series left on the latest hardware platform that still have original new works launched, and occasionally there will be a few high-definition remakes, while other names have gradually faded out of the industry, and some have even disappeared for nearly thirty years.
In this issue, we will review the ten classic masterpieces that have been hidden by the glorious company, these IPs launched at least two works to form a series that year, and have stopped developing original new works, but they all rely on their excellent quality to keep players looking forward to it, so let's take a look at these names if you are familiar with them.
Special Nomination: "The Decision of XX" series
This series may not appear in this list, but because it had a wide impact in the domestic game industry that year, it is still listed separately, purely from the perspective of the game, this is based on the World War II marine battlefield adapted strategy simulation gameplay, in the context of information dissemination was not developed back then, many players may not have really played, but it has attracted the attention of the public, people realize that the game is also a carrier of cultural content, and then attracted a series of events such as content censorship and game console bans, If there is a chance to calm down and experience this series, I believe players will have their own feelings.
10."Restoration of the Orchid" series
This name may be relatively unfamiliar to old players,1988Launched PC version,Then transplanted to FC,This work is based on the theme of the Japanese Shogunate Restoration,Players can choose one of the 12 characters,Through the diplomacy of force and other means,Unify the 13 regions of Japan,Find the right balance between the shogunate、The emperor、The people,After the launch of the sequel "The Legend of the Shogunate", domestic players are not familiar with this part of history,The popularity of the year was not high,Glory has not continued。
09."Water Margin" series
Back then, some friends played "Water Margin" on the FC console, the game background is adapted from the original work, in addition to 108 generals, there are also five tigers in Zengtou City, Zhujiazhuang Sanxiong, Chao Gai, Wang Lun, Fang La, Tian Hu, Li Shishi, Wu Da and others, the main purpose is to develop the territory to enhance the prestige to 250, and then Song Huizong issued an edict to crusade against Gao Yu. After the sequel "Tiandao 108 Stars" was launched, a large number of character development elements were added, and many heroes were divided into multiple professions, and each profession had 5 stages of upgrades, but unfortunately Glory later gave up this series.
08."The Decisive Battle" series
This is one of the first works of the PS2 console,It can be said that it is an important innovation of glory,The game is based on the story of the Warring States period in Japan,Adopt a simplified form of strategy gameplay,Players do not need to invest energy in the field of domestic affairs and diplomacy,Battlefield operation with real-time experience is the core gameplay,You can deploy troops、Set up formations、Use skills,In addition, the massive animation brought by the carrier also gives players a stronger sense of presence。 The "Final Battle" series was launched in three parts on the PS2 console, and the gameplay continued to improve, and even incorporated the classic C attack operation of the Musou series, but it was eventually abandoned.
07."The Blue Wolf and the White Deer" series
The Blue Wolf and the White Deer is set in the Mongol Empire, and its main historical basis is.
Ten. The "Secret History of the Mongols", also known as the "Secret History of the Yuan Dynasty", written by the Mongolian imperial historians around the third and fourteenth centuries, recorded the rise and fall of the Mongolian nation for about 500 years, and the first works of the series appeared in 1985. Players will experience the long process from the unification of Mongolia to the conquest of Eurasia, such as city construction, harem management and other special gameplay, which are rare in other strategy games, but due to the long historical span, most of the characters who appeared in the later stage are fictional characters, resulting in a lack of substitution, and Glory finally failed to continue one of the series of fortunes.
06."Aviation Hegemony" series
This game is a hugely underrated game that I loved to play back then, and was once called "The Age of Big Aviation", where the player takes on the role of an airline CEO and runs air transportation services in many cities around the world, making as much money as possible in a limited amount of time. In reality, a large number of classic civil airliners have appeared, such as the Concorde supersonic airliner that has become a swan song, and real historical events will also have a huge impact on operations, the game is fast-paced, usually you can clear the customs once in half a day, when I repeatedly tried to choose different cities to start, only 1MB capacity MD cassette has been with me for a long time.
05."Romance of the Three Kingdoms" series
This work also appeared in the PS2 era, after experiencing works such as "The Legend of Yingjie" and "Journey to the West", Glory has made a new attempt in the field of war chess gameplay, in addition to using a new generation of console hardware, the game screen performance has been greatly improved, and the gameplay system has also been greatly innovated. In the game, players can carry out the strategic deployment of the legion on the large map, move between strongholds, and enter the battlefield after encountering the enemy. There are two works in the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" series, and there are still a large number of fans today.
04.The Roar of Steel series
Nowadays, naval combat games such as World of Warships are widely popular, but many people may not know that Koei launched a game that was launched more than 20 years ago, and the main pleasure is to design warships and carry out combat missions. "Roar of Steel" players can choose Japan, the United States, Germany, Britain and other forces, through their own design of power, bridges, ** carrier-based aircraft and other systems, to complete their own warship, unlike modern works, this work is not limited to real ships in history, you can give full play to your imagination, such as catamaran giant aircraft carriers, battleships and aircraft carrier hybrid multi-functional warships, as well as lasers and other advanced **. This series was very popular on the PS2 console back then, and if you come to "World of Warships", you will feel that the current naval battle is simply weak, and it is a pity that such a work has not been continued.
03."The Legend of Yingjie" series
The history of this series is only a few years, but it has launched five works that are regarded as classics by players, including the Three Kingdoms and the Japanese Warring States theme, and now the graphics of this series are quite simple, and even compared with the works of the same period, but in a simple and clear interface, the core fun of the game is "fun" to the extreme. The gameplay of the game is based on the traditional turn-based strategy chess, looking down on the map in the flatland, roads, forests, hills, cities and other terrain elements are simple and clear, the characteristics of various types of troops are clear, the storyline is adapted from history, and many classic battles are shown in the form of levels, according to the completion of the situation and branch content, a variety of endings are more people have the motivation to repeat the challenge. The biggest fun of the game is to train their favorite generals to form troops, many masters like to try a variety of generals and troop combinations, its perfect system gameplay, giving many players room for imagination transformation, many enthusiasts made mods are not even lost to the official version, and the call for remake and launch a new work, these 20 years have never stopped.
02."The Legend of Taiko" series
I believe you are not unfamiliar with this name, 2022 has just launched the latest 5th generation of the high-definition remastered version, "Taiko Ambition" since the launch of the first work in 1992, has been loved by users with its unique gameplay system. The protagonist of the series is Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a politician and military strategist in Japan's Warring States Period, formerly known as Kinoshita Toyoshiro, who came from a humble background, started as a domestic slave, and went through various conquests to finally end the Warring States Turbulent Times and unify Japan. Players have the opportunity to play this legendary figure in the game, experience the arduous and rewarding history of struggle, the biggest feature of the series is to change the previous strategy games, focus on the country and separatist power level of the command choice, but to personal growth as the main line, on this basis designed a wealth of events, that is, take care of the historical environment, but also give players flexible and free space to grow. The gameplay of "The Legend of Taiko" has also had an important impact on works such as "Three Kingdoms", and many players hope to launch "The Legend of the Three Kingdoms" that focuses on personal gameplay, and its classic value is self-evident.
01.The Age of Discovery series
If you want to say that the glorious game that is most worthy of restarting, I believe that many players will choose "Age of Discovery", the 4th generation of the year left a deep impression, and even became a geographical enlightenment textbook for some players, and the world's famous seaports are like a few treasures. This series is not only a simple strategy game, but also incorporates rich elements of growth and adventure, although the 4th generation remake launched a while ago is not perfect, but there are still many people who spend money to make up for the feelings of the past, there is news that Glory is about to launch a new online game, hoping to make a good start to the recovery of many classic IPs.
In addition to the above dusty themes, in fact, Glory has many independent works, such as "European Front" with the theme of World War II, "Xiang Liu Ji" with the theme of Chu and Han hegemony, "The Horn of Triumph" with the theme of the Japanese Civil War, war chess games "Romance of the Gods", "Journey to the West", "Young Mercenary Group", as well as horse racing and love cultivation that are rarely popular in China. I believe that these classic games will continue to accompany us, always waiting for the day when they will be reborn.
So what other classics have you played in front of the screen from the hands of glory? Which work would you most like to have a new work or a high-definition remaster? Feel free to share your memories in the comments section.
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