Lying "civilization" is no longer a dream.An old friend from college, who had nothing to do during the Spring Festival, suddenly invited me to come to "civilization" a few more times - saying that it was a good time to reminisce about the passion of my student days.
I think he and I were upstairs and downstairs, and we were obsessed with strategy games. Like "Stars", "Victoria", "European Storm" and other P companies have become treasures, often online to save thousands of "people" from fire and water. But when it comes to what obsesses us the most, it has to be Civilization 6.
This sequel to the classic 4x strategy game, released in 2016, has been with us for almost the entire time of our college career. Even after the gradual tension of our studies, my old friends and I were still squeezing time in a sponge, racing against time to enjoy the joy of holding the authority of civilization, developing, expanding, and then going to victory.
At that time, it was common to meet on Friday night, and the two of them would fight online for a day and a night, from 23:00 to 22:00 in the evening. Thanks to our young and good health, we fell asleep after the fight, and we were still very energetic at 8 in the morning the next day.
When I was young, my liver was really good.
Don't say it, since graduating from college, it is indeed difficult to squeeze out a long period of time to rub a few "civilizations". Although my old friend's proposal was abrupt, it also scratched my itch. Just do it, he took out the classic battle madness Macedonia, I took out the Roman bath king, and the two of them went online immediately, and directly started the "next round".
A few years have really changed a lot of things, and a lot of people have changed. It recedes my old friend's hairline and twists my lumbar spine. As soon as the two of them worked together to withstand the Scythian pony tide, my injured old waist began to complain, and I had to release the mouse and move it for a while.
Friend's energy is obviously not as strong as before, as a sales of a veteran manufacturing company, smoking, drinking, eating and socializing has eaten away at his energy bar. So, the two of us fought fiercely for about half an hour, and we had to withdraw our troops. The two middle-aged and elderly men relented and turned off their phones to save them for the next day.
It's really hard to have the all-night perseverance of college.
To be honest, for a middle-aged fan group like me and him, sitting in a chair is dozens of hours, and the next round of high-intensity is basically unrealistic, but the "Civilization 6 addiction" provoked is really difficult to eliminate. So we pondered the great cause of mobile civilization.
If I sit and play games, then I won't continue to have back pain while lying in bed.
The options on hand are very scarce, and SteamDeck is one of them, which is said to be very easy to use, and supports a lot of PC games. But this thing is too difficult to get, and it is not very suitable for our passionate fragmented play needs.
Another option is Steam Link. Wouldn't it be possible to stream your phone's screen with Steam Link and turn on Civilization 6 hot-seat mode, so that you can play "Civilization" comfortably in bed? However, the ideal is very plump, but the actual operation is not as comfortable as imagined.
First of all, Steam Link streams mobile phones and computers, and the pressure on my battle-damaged version of the Xiaomi Mi 10 is too high, and the battery can't hold up after a while. Connecting the mobile phone charging cable can certainly solve the problem, but the problem of mobile phone heating is quite serious, and the performance is also very untimely - the picture is extremely stuttering.
In addition to this, there are all sorts of minor bugs, such as pointer deflection. Looking for Internet support, I found that I was not the only one who had the problem.
In short, the business of using mobile Steam Link to stream computers to play "civilization" has collapsed in the middle way. But fortunately, "Civilization" still has a switch version, so I took out the switch lite that I had been eating gray for a long time, and bought the switch version of "Civilization 6" with a lot of money, wanting to try the depth.
But the design of the switch double joystick is really difficult to play, and the picture effect is also a cliff-like downgrade. In addition, the game also has a very serious slow loading problem, and the round switching speed is extremely slow. After playing for two or three hours, I couldn't get out of 30 rounds.
So I have to admit that there is no cross-platform "Civilization 6" adapted for mobile devices, and the gameplay experience is obviously not very ideal.
This matter should have passed like this, until an old friend asked me abruptly today: You see the popularity of station b.
It's incredible, how can Sid Meier's name be on the hot list?
It turned out that "Civilization" actually launched a mobile game called "World Qiyuan".
To be honest, I'm not discriminating against mobile games, but I do have a slight PTSD for mobile games. There are too many skin-changing works in these years, including "Hogwarts without Harry Potter" and "History Rewrites the Dragon's Lu Mingfei". There are so many tragic cases of popular IP switching to mobile games, that "miserably being transformed into a mobile game" has become a stalk.
But somehow, the praise in the comment area of the CG of "World Qiyuan" obviously accounts for the majority, and there are many civilized players who have swiped civilization stalks and made codes. The players confirmed their eyes, and it turned out that they were all people who played civilization.
After all, the previous generation of the "Civilization" series has been on sale for nearly 8 years, and despite the "Changing Tides", "Rise and Fall" and a large number of Leader Packs to fill the gap, fans are still eager to see a high-quality new work that carries the banner of the "Civilization" series. Developer 2K obviously attaches great importance to this classic brand that has lasted for decades, and although there is not much action on weekdays, as long as it is shot, the quality is definitely worth looking forward to. Fans are obviously expecting more than worrying about this "civilized" mobile game that officially debuted after 8 years.
Moreover, what everyone hates is the skinning of mobile games that consume IP potential, if a mobile game can seriously restore the classic gameplay of the terminal game, and make a mobile and multiplayer game adaptation, it is indeed worth a taste for fans. For example, the mobile game version of "League of Legends", which was popular next door, directly topped the App Store free list on the open day, and then won the second place in the App Store's best-selling game list.
If "World Qiyuan" can also be as successful as the mobile game "League of Legends", it is impossible for our older civilization fans to wait for the long-awaited dream of "lying in bed and playing civilization online".
But then again, why does the news of the "civilized" mobile game touch the heartstrings of fans so much?
Judging from the CG and promotional screenshots released by the official, the restoration of the classic gameplay of the "Civilization" series in "World Qiyuan" is almost surprisingly full. For example, the reproduction of six generations of terrain elements, the exploration of natural wonders, and the design of classic tribal villages in Civilization 6 are clearly displayed in the promotional map.
In "World Qiyuan", there will also be mysterious ancient villagers who share "nuclear power technology" with us.
The iconic hexagonal grid plot system and area system of the "Civilization Series" have obviously been completely transplanted into "World Apocalypse". Old fans are familiar with the internal affairs operation and expansion of the territory, and obviously will not be absent.
The most surprising thing is naturally the iconic era crushing flow tactics of the "Civilization" series, and I am already enthusiastically looking forward to these promotional pictures alone - fighting warriors with doomsday mechs, smashing city walls with bombers, and shooting knights with machine guns.
Beating opponents across the ages, I'm familiar with this trick.
In addition to these visible and tangible "civilization" features, many small details of "World Qiyuan" are also worthy of fans' attention.
First of all, the turn-based strategy, which is the core gameplay of the Civilization series, is actually quite suitable for mobile ports. The internal affairs that players need to manage each turn, such as city projects or district construction, can be automated in advance through the queue building function.
On the one hand, this kind of subtraction design in operation can allow players to fully focus on strategic deployment and in-depth thinking, and on the other hand, it is definitely good for mobile transplantation. At the same time, the "Civilization" series has always been known for its simple, fast and transparent UI, and if you port the PC gameplay to the mobile terminal, it is definitely not difficult, and it is difficult not to have fun.
Secondly, the "end of the hand" of the "Civilization" series has the personal platform of the well-known game producer - Sid Meier. This living fossil figure in the gaming industry should not be underestimated, and the status of this old gentleman can be seen just by the full name of the game "Sid Meier's Civilization". What's more, this old gentleman is also recognized as the father of strategy games in the game industry, the master of 4X strategy, known as the godfather of video games, and also won the Golden Joystick Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017.
Such a national treasure game designer and the founder of the "Civilization" series personally stood on the platform, coupled with Tencent's full cooperation and the supervision of the "Civilization" terminal game developer - 2K. With so many big names joining forces, it won't be enough to sell dog meat on the head of a sheep and smash their own signboards, right?
The most important thing is that the development of mobile games with 4x strategy classification in the domestic game industry really does not give players too many choices. Either swarm to learn "Clash of Clans", or have no brains to set the theme of the Three Kingdoms, or simply rub the popularity of well-known IPs such as "civilization" and "endless space" to change the skin.
However, the "Civilization" series has a huge influence in China and even in the world. Since the "civilized" generation was released in the 90s of the 20th century, it has flourished for decades. Its original hexgrid strategy turn-based gameplay has influenced almost all generations of strategy game producers. At the same time, the "Civilization" series takes cultural highlights as the carrier, coupled with the independent skills and historical units of the characteristic greats, and the gameplay design of the trinity to build the core of the strategy, which has also inspired countless excellent strategy game works.
It is not an exaggeration to even call "civilization" the "originator of strategy games".
And the "Civilization" series is really eye-catching, and it's not just in the gaming world.
In order to make the choices of players in the game more diverse and the experience more exciting. Each generation of the "Civilization" series selects many well-known characters and stories in the history and culture of small and medium-sized marginalities, and builds a new camp based on this. These unique civilizations that shine in the game have significantly increased the interest and curiosity of fans of the series in the cultural history of these rare civilizations.
It is definitely a matter of pride and pride to be able to see one's own cultural and historical celebrities appear in the works of "civilization", and it can effectively increase the degree of discussion of one's own culture in other cultural circles.
Of course, domestic strategy game lovers are more familiar with the works of the last two generations based on "Civilization 6". These two generations of games have expanded an incomparably large fan base in China, and even as long as you love strategy games, there is no one who does not play "civilization". However, the hard conditions of the PC port itself and the extremely long single-game play time also limit the possibility of "civilization" to expand the in-depth fan base to a certain extent.
An excellent "civilized" mobile game can not only unleash this potential, but also greatly expand the potential player base, so that those who are interested but suffer from lack of time can also "next round" anytime and anywhere.
To be precise, as long as the quality of World Qiyuan is high, most players will definitely not skimp on giving it a try. Even if I have a mobile game PTSD, I basically don't play mobile games, in fact, I can't hold back, and I'm looking forward to more content of "World Qiyuan" ** and actual machine demonstrations.
"World Qiyuan" has recently started a full-platform pre-registration event, and any strategy player, "civilized" fan, or just a simple game lover can sign up to participate in the event. Without further ado, let's let me, a veteran of strategy games, take a look at the depths of World Apocalypse.