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Sword of Convallaria - Review

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Now that i remember, i never really review this game, even tough i played it often. i just have give first impression, but never really a review. since i got the chance, this is my review after all this time.

Introduction

Sword of Convallaria revitalizes the beloved Japanese turn-based & pixel art genre! Immerse yourself in a world of strategic victories, breathtaking visuals, and epic soundtracks, all tied together by a captivating storyline. Your story, your move!

Sword of Convallaria brings to mobile the most authentic grid-based tactical battles! Deploy unique allies against diverse enemy types and use every battlefield detail to secure victory!

Journey through space and time to Iria, a mineral-rich country whose magical resources have drawn unwanted attention from dangerous external factions. As tensions rise and riots break out, it’s up to you as a mercenary leader to navigate complex situations whilst finding ways to save the fate of Iria.
The fate of Iria rests on your choices! Your decisions shape how your town evolves and influence the unfolding story. Be sure to build relations and skills to your advantage, and watch as the storyline changes depending on your choices and achievements!

Story

This game divide two different champaign story, which is stage based story and choice matter based story. in stage based story is the story after all those choice matter story, the story you wake up in elysium after death. basically an after life story. the choice matter story is the real story of this game. the real lore about this game is in it. the mode that have a lot of story branches, a lot of endings and can be done repeatedly to seek different branches and endings.

i'll say it, the story(choice matter story) is really good, the plot, plot twist, everything. if you are a player that enjoy story mode, a lore enthusias, you will enjoy this game story fully. just beware that a lot of the ending of this game have sad endings...

in stage based story, you can pay attetion to the story in it if you want. since in recommended to clear it first before jump to the choice matter story. it tells you about the past that didnt happen in the choice matter story. so it gives you more understanding about the char that show up in the choice better story.

Gameplay

this game is a turn based rts tactical rpg. you move grid by grid, turn by turn. its not that hard if you already get the grip of its mechanic. you just need to understand more the enemies movement adn your own char's mechanic, to get better tactic to win the game.

it can be annoying to some of you that didnt have much experience with tactical game. the battle sometimes can take too long to finished. you must think a lot and stay focus, if you make wrong move, it can lead up to game over. so yeah, it can become so tiring to play, even only 1 battle. i think that is mostly the reason this game lost lots of it's players and i can say pretty much a dead game right now with how few active players left... tactical game was really not the cup of tea for a lot of people.

Gacha

this game is generous. they give us a lot of free stuff, a lot of events, etc that you would happy to accept it. but, the gacha currency we need to get in the summon, its too much. the rewards we got from event, free rewards, etc, it were not enough. the gacha in this game, need you to pull 180 times to get the rate up banner char if you had a bad luck. 100 times to get guaranteed random legendary(this is the time where you wish you win your rate off). all banner included the past limited banner char and standard char in it. for a legendary mercenary, there's 2% chance to get in each of our pulls. its quite high, but its still rng based gacha. not to mention the duration of each limited banner is only 13 days. yeah, its insane right? ho tf we suppossed to collect enough resources to summoning 180 times only in 13 days? just wish your luck didnt suck everytime you pulling someone...

well, fortunately, the meta in this game is not mandatory to follow. you still can clear most of this game content with off meta char. but yeah, meta char will clear it easier. some epic tier(second highest rarity below legendary) char can still compete with the legendary char. not to mention, this game gives you some free legendary that is still useful until this patch.

Ost and Sound Effect

for this one, i really apreciate the dev to do it perfectly. the music in this game is so good to hear. the sound effect too, it suit perfectly with action in it. the char's skill sound effect fits perfectly to me.

Graphic and Visual

this game has pixel artstyle. the movement and the effect in this game is well done. it has cinematic scenes and pixel scenes for story.

it also skill animation for mercenary's ultimate skill(mostly one for each mercenary).

the cinematic and pixel animations are well done. the voice acting, the sound effects, the fluidity of the movement, are all well done. especially the skill's animation, the eargasm i got sometimes, its such a good experiences.

oh yea, the char designs and arts too. its really show us the right medieval outfit. the armor, clothes are all well made with few to none fan services.

Rating

Overall : 4/5

i really like the premise and consept of the game. its my first tactical game experience tbh. but i found myself enjoy it. so i kept playing it, even tough the player base became relly low. the problem i had in this game is only the gacha. but yea, its not something that makes you rate this game bad. all depends on your luck 🤣

i really hope the game can get more players. i sometimes struggle with the events that involved real players such as pvp or guild event. its kinda shocking to me the game didnt initiated the plan B yet until now. you know... sexy stuff.

that's all i can say about the game. feel free to comment if you had something in mind, after reading my review. ciao

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