Tokyo Video Game Tycoon.

He noticed several fixed, ice-block-like icons appearing in the eliminated area on the screen.

What are these ice cubes for?

Davidson was puzzled.

However, his confusion didn't last long, because the game had already given him a hint about what it was.

Ice blocks represent areas to be eliminated, and players need to gradually melt the ice blocks by eliminating them. Each time the icon above an ice block is eliminated, a layer of ice will be removed. The ultimate goal is to eliminate all the ice blocks in the entire game interface and get a higher score.

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Eliminate the ice blocks and get the highest possible score.

This match-3 game has begun to expand beyond the simple three-in-a-row elimination gameplay.

Davidson also developed a new interest in this new way of playing.

The game starts with objectives: first, complete the objective, and second, get a high score.

He had originally planned to play only one level and then close the game, but he developed a new interest in it.

He began trying his best to pass the level.

However, this time, because he had a new goal, his original purpose for playing the game gradually began to change.

He needs to start thinking more about gameplay strategies and can no longer play as casually as before.

If you don't pay attention to strategy, you will either fail to achieve your goal or fail to get a high score of three stars.

Of course, even so, the game doesn't prevent you from playing the next level. Instead, it automatically unlocks the next level after you finish playing the current one.

So it's fine if you skip this step.

However, Davidson himself could not accept it.

If such a childish game can't even get a perfect rating from itself, then what's the point?

He didn't hesitate to play the level again.

It was indeed quite difficult. Even with his best efforts, he could only barely achieve a two-star rating and complete the mission objective.

But when he returned to the level selection screen and saw that all the other levels except this one had a three-star rating, he felt extremely upset.

Now he no longer feels just a little uncomfortable, but extremely uncomfortable.

How to do?

How do I get a rating from Samsung?

Davidson began to think about it seriously, somewhat conflicted.

He simply couldn't think of a way to achieve a perfect score.

Just then, as if Davidson had read the game's mind, a small bubble notification appeared on the screen.

"If you want to get a higher score, you might try using extra items in the game."

Davidson looked at the prompt with a hint of confusion in his eyes.

What are the extra props?

Hey?

correct!

I have some extra items!

At this point, Davidson finally remembered the game reward items he had obtained from other places before playing the game.

He had kept these things all along, but never used them. At the time, he just thought these extra items might be somewhat useful, but he didn't take them too seriously.

He felt that the game was too easy to complete and didn't require any items or anything like that.

But now his goals are different.

Now, besides wanting to complete the game, he also wants to get at least a three-star rating.

Only in this way can he satisfy that sense of "fulfillment" within him.

Let me state upfront that this is absolutely not obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Davidson immediately returned to the game and used the item without hesitation.

This time, the game's difficulty was significantly reduced due to the use of items.

He easily completed the levels that previously required him to rack his brains to pass.

He couldn't help but smile when he saw the three-star rating after clearing the game and the animals' celebratory gestures.

"Davidson, what are you grinning about?"

Just then, a voice rang out; it was Davidson's colleague.

The two of them managed the warehouse together.

Davidson usually reads books, while he watches sports on the small TV in the office. They occasionally exchange ideas, but their different interests mean they only talk about work-related matters.

However, Davidson's colleague noticed today that Davidson hadn't picked up a book at all, and had been staring at the small screen on his phone the whole time.

Out of curiosity, he went over to see what Davidson was doing.

"Uh, it's nothing, I was just playing a boring game to kill some time."

Davidson said somewhat awkwardly.

"Huh? Games? You play games too?"

Davidson's colleagues were somewhat surprised, but also seemed a little delighted.

Davidson's heart skipped a beat: "You play too?"

Davidson's colleague said, "I used to love playing games, but I prefer console games. Are you playing a mobile game?"

Davidson nodded: "Yeah, it's a Facebook smartphone. They launched a free game on it, so I thought I'd give it a try since it's free anyway."

"A game that's free? That's rare. Is it one of those games that's given away for free?"

"No, it's free. I didn't see any option to buy the game."

"Let me see it."

Davidson hesitated for a moment, but then said, "Then take a look."

He handed over the phone.

"Oh! It's this phone. Did you just buy it? I wanted to buy this phone before, but I already bought an MK phone. If I buy another phone, my wife will probably beat me to death."

Davidson's colleagues were somewhat envious.

Davidson was puzzled: "Aren't these all cell phones? Why do we need to buy another one?"

"You don't know this, but this Facebook phone has some games that I really like to play, but the MK phone doesn't have them, which is why I really want to have this phone."

Davidson still couldn't understand, but then he thought about his own interest in that seemingly childish game.

If you asked him to choose a phone now without considering the cost, he might start to consider whether to choose the more stylish and sophisticated MK series phone.

Because the game Candy Crush Saga isn't available on the MK phone.

"How do you play this?"

Davidson's colleague looked at the Candy Crush Saga interface on his phone and asked.

"It's just swiping the screen," Davidson said as he demonstrated.

The game is very easy to understand and not difficult at all. Davidson's colleagues quickly became quite engrossed in it.

"Wait, I just finished level 40. The later levels are getting harder. I think you should start with level 1 first; it'll be easier that way. You..."

While Davidson was speaking, his colleague had already skillfully and quickly eliminated a large number of icons, easily passing level 41.

Immediately afterwards, the familiar congratulatory voice appeared on the screen, accompanied by images of small animals dancing and waving their arms.

Davidson's colleagues seemed to complete the Samsung review with ease, without much thought.

Davidson: ...

Is this the slightly difficult game I just played?

Davidson began to seriously suspect that the difficulty might have been reduced after level 40. Otherwise, he had already played level 40 and should be considered quite experienced, but he seemed to be even worse than his colleagues who had just started playing. This was obviously unreasonable!

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"Huh? What's wrong with your expression?"

Davidson's colleagues noticed his somewhat bewildered expression and were puzzled.

Is there something wrong with playing the game by myself? Is my approach to completing the game incorrect?

"No, it's nothing, it's just that you beat the game really fast."

"Oh, you mean this? Maybe it's because I played a lot of games before."

Davidson's colleague said nonchalantly.

He's already considered a fairly experienced gamer, so completing a game shouldn't be a problem for him.

It turns out that different people can have very different efficiency and quality in completing the same game.

Davidson had never played games before, and his understanding of games was clearly inferior to that of his colleague.

"This game is quite interesting. I can play it when I have free time. It's just a pity that I can't buy this phone right now."

Davidson's colleague said with some regret, then returned the phone to Davidson.

"Are you short of money?" Davidson asked.

"It's not that I'm short of money, it's just that my wife is quite strict, and most of our daily expenses now go towards the kids. I haven't upgraded my gaming equipment in a long time. My wife says that if I want to buy a new game console, I have to sell the old ones, but these old game consoles are my treasures, how can I sell them so easily?"

Before this, Davidson might have thought it was just an electronic product, and there was nothing to be reluctant to sell.