With 20 GB of content, PC players can now experience a great deal of the what the upcoming Chinese town planning game “Ballads of Hongye” has to offer, after the Demo version has been released on Steam was released in the Steam NEXT festival.
Steam Store Page: Ballads of Hongye
The development team was heavily inspired by the famous “Game Dev story”. In that game, the player acts as the CEO of a game company and faces such as management, creativity, finance, etc., but in the end they are able to solve all the problems and makes a blockbuster game. In the same manner, the player in Ballads of Hongye acts as a secretary, who overcomes various obstacles fulfills the challenge goals, and finally achieves the reconstruction of Hongye.
Ballads of Hongye: The challenging and Beautiful Eastern Land
Hongye has a complicated terrain consisting of 12 regions with completely different landscapes, making transportation inconvenient. There are also the casers of instable weather and recurring disasters, which seeped away the confidence of all secretaries. However, that’s exactly where you come into play, and take advantage of the dire situation to rise up in the ranks and lead Hongye into a prosperous new era.
The graphic expression of “Ballads of Hongye” is breathtaking. Not only there are beautiful models and innovative designs in every corner, but also the variety of game scenes and landscapes and the hand-drawn characters will leave a deep impression on the players. For players who are tired of topics common in RTS games such as medieval, modern industry, and space science fiction, this work will give you a feeling of a true Chinese Dynasty.
Town planning + time-limited challenge
You shouldn’t be absorbed by the beautiful scenery and forget your responsibilities. If you cannot achieve the required goals after signing contracts to get the proper resources, you will have to leave the land. There is also a time limit of one year, so it will really feel like time is money.
You need to secure funds each month, and the process to do that includes a roguelike game element. Since the construction plan that can be selected for each challenge and the season when the challenge starts are random, the production and the disasters that are encountered are also different. Therefore, it’s important to consider establishing buildings and disaster prevention methods according to your own observations and studies.
There are also many assistants you can hire, depending on their abilities and personalities. and you will have to think about how to deal with their salaries and requests. There are also hundreds of buildings with different functions. There are many weathers, disasters, time periods and areas to consider such as industry and security. No two playthroughs are ever the same because of the randomness, so you are bound to always have something to do, and new challenges to overcome.