"League of Holy Sword" Review: A hodgepodge of games with all kinds of flavors

With the emergence of the new fertile soil of television platform, the development trend of television games has sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, but most television games still find it difficult to abandon the focus on stand-alone experience, single gameplay, and monotonous gameplay of silently playing against the computer. Faced with such an embarrassing situation, Holy Sword Network, a veteran powerhouse among television game developers, launched a television card battle online game "Holy Sword Alliance" that integrates many popular gameplays nowadays.

Rich content and multiple gameplay

"League of Holy Sword" is a combat card game with a western fantasy style as its selling point. Players collect and cultivate hero cards and continuously improve the overall strength of the team to challenge increasingly powerful bosses and achieve the ultimate victory.

At the beginning of the game, we can choose from three professions: Sword King, Ranger, or Mage according to our preferences. After entering the game, we found that the game is divided into eight parts: dungeon, arena, shop, blacksmith shop, hall of honor, hero castle, treasure land, and abyss maze. As a TV game, such rich content design is really precious. However, since this is a closed beta version, the treasure land and abyss maze have not been opened yet. I believe it will not be long before they will meet you in the official version.

Gorgeous graphics, simple gameplay and lots of fun

Dungeons are the core gameplay of single-player games. Players challenge legendary magical battlefields through plots. After clearing the dungeons, players can get treasure chest rewards. The stronger the opponent, the richer the corresponding rewards will be after the player wins the dungeon. Moreover, the rewards for the main quests are one-time. The rich rewards and fascinating plots have become the driving force for players to keep exploring.

As a turn-based card game, the level design is the primary concern of the players. Before entering the map, we must first choose our own hero lineup, equipment, and props. After the battle begins, the player can also adjust the hero's position and release hero skills. The bloodthirsty wolves on the opposite side look like the most ordinary monsters. Sure enough, after releasing a few dazzling special effects, these little wolves were easily solved by us. After passing the level, we will get a reward treasure chest. As a TV game, "League of Holy Sword" is very simple to operate. Most of the operations can be easily solved by the direction keys and confirmation keys of the remote control. It can be seen that the game manufacturers have considered it very fully.

In terms of graphics, this game still uses the background textures and paper figures of ordinary 2D horizontal games, but this game has excellent graphics texture. The edges of characters and scenes are very smooth without jagged borders, and the colors of scenes and characters are not only rich, but also look comfortable. It is reported that the character designs are all from "La La La Demacia", no wonder the characters look so familiar.

Brushing is not the only way to upgrade, it is more fun

Since it is a battle card game, collecting and upgrading are essential. After each battle, players have a chance to get hero cards from the loot box. Of course, rich players can also choose to buy them directly in the store. Each hero card has many attributes, some of which are fixed and some can grow.

It is easy to clear maps in the early stage of the game, but in the later BOSS maps, if you cannot crush the opponent in level and equipment, you will be defeated by the BOSS in minutes. At this time, you need to stop moving forward and upgrade heroes and equipment.

The upgrade elements in "League of Holy Sword" can be described as dazzling. Each different profession has its own exclusive equipment. There are a total of 8 parts of equipment, and at the same time, they are divided into 5 different types of equipment according to the degree of rarity. It can be said to be very detailed. In addition, we can also create a set of cool equipment for our favorite heroes, which will surely make it easier to get twice the result with half the effort when clearing the map.

The rune system is a unique system of "League of Holy Sword". Each hero can carry 8 runes to enhance the abilities of each different hero. Similarly, equipment and runes can be obtained from loot chests. At the same time, each hero has his own unique skills. We can strengthen our equipment in the blacksmith shop, or upgrade our heroes in the hero castle. The rational use of equipment and skills can make you smooth on the road to map clearing.

The friend system adds fun, you are not fighting alone

Most card games focus on single-player gameplay, which inevitably leads to fatigue after a while. However, "Holy Sword Alliance" has revolutionized the game by adding a friend system, which allows you to assemble a team with real players and fight side by side. At the same time, you can also see your ranking among all players on the honor list. It has to be said that the addition of the friend system makes this game more playable. At the same time, it has also transformed from a monotonous TV game into a game exchange platform, so you are no longer alone when brushing maps.

At the same time, "League of Holy Sword" also cleverly added an arena mode. Players can configure our combatants in the arena, select the opponents to be challenged and make corresponding challenges. When the challenge is won, you can seize the opponent's rank. Isn't it interesting?

If you want to become a master in seconds and reach level 88 with one sword, that's no problem. The game mall is very rich in content, and the equipment and heroes you use can be purchased in the store. The recharge method is very convenient. We can recharge through WeChat or Alipay. Just one click will dominate the entire server and reach the top of the game. Just thinking about it makes me a little excited.

In general, as a combat card game, "Holy Sword Alliance" has remarkable overall graphics processing and is easy to operate. The game incorporates the popular elements of cultivation and upgrading, and cleverly adds online game elements such as the friend system, server rankings, and the arena. As a TV game, it is rare to be able to do this.

Multi-element online games are the inevitable path for the future development of TV games. Today's TV games are mixed and uneven, and comprehensive games that integrate multiple elements are rare. The emergence of a "hodgepodge" of gameplay such as "Holy Sword Alliance" can be said to fill this gap. Today's TV game development trend is no longer a simple stand-alone entertainment, but pursues multi-element gameplay like PC games, turning TV games into a communication platform. The emergence of multi-element TV online games may bring new gameplay and vitality to TV games.

As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity.