Games worth discovering
Not without issues, but great nonetheless
342 View2024-04-27
👍 Pros: Character Design, Gameplay, Music, Gacha Pity (no 50/50)
👎 Cons: UI, New Player Experience x3, Powercreep, No Voiced Dialogue
Overall, a great game. You can tell relatively quickly that Kuro Games had quality in mind, however it still has a few issues that need to be addressed. The most painful of them all is the new player experience. It's an experience only a masochist could love. In fact, the cons for the game I've listed directly feed into the bad early experience. Here are the issues in more detail:
- Gacha Currency Stinginess
As a F2P player you'll feel like an orphan begging for bread crumbs. I see many people online say this game is "generous", but let me clear that misconception up. The truth is that the pity system is generous, not the entire game. Getting enough tickets in a reasonable time frame to take advantage of the pity system is the problem. At 2500 tickets per 10 pull, the game drip feeds you tickets. "It's not a race, it's a marathon" has never been more true here. Now imagine trying to run that marathon with broken legs.
- UI
This part is simple. There are just many buttons that take you to many different menus. It can be overwhelming as a newer player when just starting out.
- Powercreep
I don't believe this is inherently a bad thing because it shows progress of ideas and creativity on the creation of characters. Naturally, people would also want these characters to be strong. However, this sucks for new players by default. Problem is that you start out with relatively older characters which can't hold a candle to newer units. The amount of depth, flashy moves, and damage newer units offer is astounding. This forces a F2P player to rely on beginner banner pity luck to pull one. The older characters can still get the job done, but they're nowhere near as fun (in my opinion). I was lucky enough to pull Liv: Empyrea and she alone has kept me playing.
Like I said though, this game is great. I'm aware this review could sound pretty negative, but the game does have a lot going for it. Regardless of the early game, you'll get to the point where you find yourself having a lot of fun if you roll with the punches!
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I never usually keep game reviews but this is an amazing game that made me change my mind on gacha games. This game has an interesting, compelling story that is amazingly written to pull you into the world making you want to learn more about it. Although the combat for the earlier characters are basic and mostly the same the newer characters are polished to the point that having them will change your perspective of the game. This is a testament to kuro's attention to the playerbase's feedback and their determination to push this game to its limit. It is also amazing how generous they are with the ability to unlock all characters as a f2p player. But there are some flaws with the game. Mainly being that for new players they will have to suffer for awhile before they get the good parts as the storytelling in the beginning is bad. This has been mitigated by the community with the grayravens.com website which is very useful with character guides and story summaries. The only other downside that this game has is that to get a fully functional team you need to play for multiple months if you start late. But this will be fixed in a year or so as there will be enough character selectors to get an entire team for new players. Overall this is an amazing game with amazing story and amazing characters although the old character designs are mostly bad, the new ones are so good it doesn't matter.
Weeb Weeb1292024-02-18
Based game
Been playing since launch, and I can really tell that Kuro has been paying attention to criticisms and what players want.
I'm not F2P, but it is very F2P friendly if you look at the order of updates from other servers to guide your savings. I'm only bringing this up because people are crying P2W, which is largely untrue. Although if you are able to afford it, I'd say to get the montly pass. It is really worthwhile (3.3k BC total for 5-6 dollars).
Katie P.11K2022-09-22
Honestly speaking, this is one of the best games I've played. And gacha games that satisfy me is rare. The music and story is good and the gameplay is smooth. The attack animation is crisp and connects well, and the musics are all bangers. The gameplay is simple but also challenging at the same time and the game is very free-to-play friendly. All I have to say is that KURO has done a great job and I will also wait for more content from them
Brine Monarch1462023-01-20
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