Magic style games are often full of fantasy imagination, creating a dream-like magic world, novelties and a magic continent full of confrontation between justice and evil, which makes many male players fascinated by them. Based on a mythological story derived from the story background, but also let the male players indulge in it, unable to extricate themselves.
Male players prefer magic games
Male gamers prefer magic games because of the division of labor between men and women in primitive society. In the primitive society, women usually carried out the long and careful gathering in the familiar area and gave birth to children. Men, on the other hand, had to hunt outdoors, searching for prey and facing risks. The influence of this primitive division of labor behavior has been retained to this day, resulting in modern differences in the behavior of men and women.
This behavioral instinct drives the magic style games more to the taste of male players. To act collectively, to hunt further away, to get more food – to enjoy exploring adventures, to seek a sense of belonging, a sense of glory.
Attracting the attention of the opposite sex, fighting with similar men – the pursuit of power, mastering incredible magic; expanding the territory, acquiring more resources – the confrontation between magic camps. In contrast to women, who usually carry out meticulous and lengthy gathering activities in familiar areas as well as raising children, the game tends to love casual, nurturing, management, etc.
The pursuit of magical style story
Curiosity about the unknown, conjecture and then want to further confirm their ideas. So the ancients used mythological stories to explain things they did not understand, and later generations continued to write mythological stories while immersing themselves in the incredible ones. From the earliest tales of gods and demons, the Shanhaijing, to the emergence of literary novels such as the Sojourners’ Chronicle of Gods and Goddesses in the North and South Dynasties, to the popularization of the Feng Shen Yi and Journey to the West, novels of gods and demons stories have become more and more accessible and popular.
Along with the development of novels, comic books that fit the novels also came into being. The pursuit of magical style stories evolved from text to graphics. Take “Journey to the West” as an example, the number of varieties of its comic books is very large, and some of the comics based on “Journey to the West” have presented different styles. For example, the Hong Kong comic book “The Great Sage King”, on the original story framework, has subverted most of the original plot, to show people the magic world with a unique comic.
The development of the film and television industry has driven the magic boom
The development of the film and television industry has undoubtedly made people experience more tangibly the world full of magic charms shown in magical stories, regardless of men and women. Journey to the West”, “Gods and Goddesses” and “Sojourner’s Tale” have been brought to the screen many times. Among them, “Journey to the West” is a household name and no one knows it.
The movies based on the magical stories of gods and ghosts that appeared after the TV screen have taken this magical experience to a new level. At this time, the magical stories shown in movies are no longer limited to Eastern mythology, but present a diversity of styles. More excellent western mythology film and television works such as “Lord of the Rings” and “Twilight Zone” entered the Chinese people’s vision.
Western magic games enter the East
As opposed to Chinese Eastern mythology, Western mythology exhibits a unique culture and style. With the epic and magnificent world of magic, the gloomy style, the struggle between tribal races, etc., the magic theme became more extensive. At this time, the acceptance of Western magic stories is no longer limited to novels, films and TV, and all kinds of Western magic-themed games are also flooding into China. When it comes to games in the magic genre, male players will always show an unbridled fervor.
A “World of Warcraft”, a typical Western European medieval magic style game, recorded the youth of a generation of male gamers. To this day, some popular games can still see the shadow of Warcraft. And the achievements made in these types of games have naturally become a matter of pride for male gamers. Nowadays, while western magic games such as Diablo and Dark Knight bring a different experience to Chinese players, Chinese magic games are also gradually absorbing nutrients from western magic games to show their own unique style.
The emergence of Oriental magic fantasy hand games
Nowadays in China, many mythology IPs are adapted into handheld games, and Chinese players can experience the world presented by magic games in a more relaxed and immersive way. The emergence of hand games such as “Feng Shen Yi”, “Journey to the West” and many other magical fantasy titles has made the nation feel the charm of Chinese oriental magic. Chinese magic style hand games show the inheritance of traditional god and magic stories on the one hand, and the borrowing of western magic style on the other.
The hand game “The Great Sage King”, which is adapted from Hong Kong comics, is based on “Journey to the West” through adaptation. Its story plot is based on “Journey to the West”, while its worldview and character painting style incorporate many elements of Western magic, making it have the story background and worldview of classical Chinese magic, but with the peculiarity and novelty of Western magic. At a time when the traditional western story makes people tired, the “Great Sage King” hand game is bound to bring a different magical western experience to the majority of male players through this kind of Chinese and western fusion magic style!
