The Monkey King can also become a "cute" creature. "Cute Generals Journey to the West" TV version trial play

After watching "The Monkey King: Hero is Back", many viewers must have had a good impression of the Monkey King who was able to face himself bravely. At this stage, the theme of Journey to the West is relatively hot, and animation, TV series and movies have also adopted it one after another.

As for smart TVs, games are indispensable, and the topic of Journey to the West is of course indispensable. Soon, a Journey to the West-themed strategy game "Cute Generals Journey to the West" TV version, which was first released by Jixiangniao, will appear on the big screen of TV. I also got the beta version of the game before the release, so let's experience what is so "cute" about this alternative Journey to the West?

The entire game is about 40M in size. There is no need to decompress it twice and you can enter the game after installing it once. This size is not too big for a smart TV or TV box. This also shows that the TV version of "The Cute General's Journey to the West" does not have high hardware requirements.

After opening the game, the player's eyes are greeted by the full Journey to the West style, and the character's style is no longer the heroic and fearless Monkey King image, but more inclined to the Q-version style of the mascot, coupled with the quiet music like a paradise, it may receive praise from many beauties.

The game operation is not complicated. It not only supports remote control, but also the controller is relatively well adapted, and it is easy to control the game. The game story is still about the route of obtaining scriptures and killing monsters in the Journey to the West, but the game style is no longer the individual hero style of RPG, but more inclined to the tower defense style of deploying troops.

Of course, star ratings are still a common game evaluation standard in casual games at this stage, but there are different ways of playing the game for the rhythm of completing the game in one go to get full stars. The modes of encounter, general battles and siege battles also give the game more modes.

The TV version of "Mengjiang Xiyou" is a strategy game. Although there are studies on the restraint of troops and the deployment of troops, the game method may be a bit of a bullying of the weak with the strong. The appearance of a large number of soldiers seems to reduce the effect of the restraint of troops to the minimum, so that players can just mindlessly send troops. During the game, NPCs will occasionally say some current online language, which also makes this game tend to be relaxed and funny.

The simple gameplay is not the only thing about the game. The development mode can be said to be a "cute" point of the game. The general camp and the barracks can strengthen and upgrade heroes and arms respectively, and players can set a more powerful attribute for their favorite generals through training. In the hotel, you can also let more ancient gods that appear in "Journey to the West" become one of your subordinates.

Of course, the unlocking of arms and the appearance of the Tower of Babel are closely related to the level, and the strengthening of arms and heroes has also become the key to whether the player can pass the level. It is worth mentioning that the cultivation is not only about heroes, the acquisition and equipment of magic weapons make this game simple and easy to play.

Since I got a test version, I can't make payments in the game. However, the prices of the store and the items in it have already been set. I wonder what kind of convenient payment methods the operator will provide to players.

What do video games use to attract players?

At present, most smart TVs and TV boxes are based on Android systems. Due to system and hardware constraints, a game of around 200M is considered a large game, which makes most smart TV games mainly casual games with simple operations.

According to Migu's second quarter game statistics, racing and board games ranked first among TV game themes, while action and shooting games ranked last. Although TV games have begun to develop towards depth and seriousness, the games in the next few months will still be mainly casual. How to make simple and easy-to-play games more attractive to users is also a problem worthy of attention in the game industry.

Relaxation and joy seem to be the themes of most TV games, which indeed allows users to have a lot of fun in gaming.

However, this is not a long-term solution. Most of the players are born in the 1980s or 1990s. They often play 3A games on PC, so they still have relatively high requirements for game quality. Even casual games must have enough content to attract them.

Therefore, on the basis of relaxation and fun, some more playable content is added, such as "Mengjiang Xiyou", although the game process is relatively simple, but the subsequent development also has a lot of playability. And fighting games like "Fighting Jianghu", perhaps PK is more attractive to players than upgrading and killing monsters.

How can we attract players? At present, the graphics and quality cannot compete with PC consoles, but the richness of content may open up a new path for smart 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.