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CODE: SEED - A Song of Spark Review(s)
3.8
Graphics: The game graphics is generally the same, with some improvements as well as more option to optimize it for various configurations. It looks better than the first game, some models are revamped (mainly the main girls this time like Columbus, Odysessus) and some even has new arts. The environment is much more vibrant and the bosses looks better and even has some unique one.
There are a lot of option for customization now, especially with the L2D artwork, background artwork for collection and even the 3D HQ. The shelter is also a joy to look at and less monotonous.
Sound: Generally the same here, miss the old OP from the prequel but can't really bring it here I guess. Music has more tracks this time around and sounds more fitting while being less, uh, "depressing" or "sleepy" I guess.
Gameplay: Some good new additions, losing some old good traditions. While the new battle system make it more streamline as an RPG and make stats more relevant, it kinda took away the freedom of choice compare to the last game. This doesn't really affected the way the character behaves but how they CAN behave.
The way the game now forcing you use a character on their own turn whie putting order base on speed no longer allow you to "ignore" the irrelevant character on that turn (like a shielding character that you don't need to shield anymore and doesn't want them to move). This somewhat alleviate the luck base drawing of the matches but it also make a single character value dropped compare to the last game.
To compensate, you now have a color base matching system. Last game Scolor is just indicator for which character, now the colors are universal for all character while each color is modified base on the active character passives. Basically, you now have to deal a hand to play around on a character base on their turn and type unlike the last game where you play the hand until it's the character you want come out.
Also the medical system is removed, in my opinion, is a shame. It practically make healer obsolete unless it's a very drawn out hard fight or full of status ailments. Last game, healer was the pillar of the team in many contents because even without CC cleanse or buffs, a healer making sure your team has a healthy amount of HP going into fight is always a plus. But many people found it annoying so it's fair I guess.
The SEED BURST is also revamped, now acting as a team type passives base on the amount of type you have on the team and can still be activate as a nuke albeit a bit weaker and has no scaling but can be reused. A total improvement I would say.
Story: Very...skeptical. Considering that last game, there are too much left to think about and the follow up seems a bit weird? I don't know where this is taking from because I don't really remember the story due to the English translation from the last game being pretty bad. This sequel improved but the language is still pretty jank, the character interaction is still nice tho and the various kizuna bio and artwork depiction are nice.
Overall: A lot of people are still kinda dooming over the last game development completely halt but I think they can go forward pretty nicely with this one. However, the localization should be fixed ASAP because as far as English go, I found SO MUCH errors in the description, ESPECIALLY on SKILLS which are wrong on so many units that got changed compare to the last game.
I rate it 4/5 cuz it met most of what I wanted to see from the game again, has a few hiccups and stuffs I don't like but the devs are trying so I think it's good to encourage them so they can walk the long road.
Edit: Raised the music rating cause the music actually grow on me, especially the PvP music.
4.4
Pros:
+ Generally better UI interface
+ Revamped character models (most of them now have Live2D which is always nice)
+ Re-worked some of unit tier and skill tree (usually good but not entirely 100% is)
+ Retain the friendly newbie events and stuffs, now with better access to get exp to get started much consistent (I'd personally consider that as the biggest improve than the base game back in 1 or 2 year ago on the base game)
+ Core gameplay now also make it more simple and easier to keep on track, even if you'd stuck in awe for a while like me :)
Cons:
+ Translation issues (of course it has to be, about the same as the base game)
+ Not so well Opening? (The default language of the game set as Simplified Chinese, though it can be set back in the Setting once you done the 10-min unskippable tutorial. Yet it's kinda an inconvenient for non-Chinese learner like me cuz that'd have drop the hype of playing by a lot if not because of the base game vibe)
+ Heavily rely on Social interact (aka Alliance). I'd consider that a bit extra challenging if you're going to play solo in this game to be fair.
Recommend?
For old Code:SEED players: Definitely yes.
For new people whom just play for the 1st time and not know about the prequel: Depend on how much you'd care about the combination of Match 3 + SRPG genre, plus gacha intensify like other gacha games have as well.
Thanks for reading my review :3
3.6
2.2
Same old thing with very low gacha rate
not a fair play... disappointed
3.8
Edit: Kinda wish they step up with Character Design/Waifu department since most of them looks so bland or not even memorable
4.4
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3.8
surprisingly a good game for a qooapp exclusive,
-well voice acted,
-considerate graphic,
-with a kind of unique gameplay
-edit* a lot of broken translation resulting in skills description doesnt make sense at all and does not match the actual in game effect.
compared to a lot of game being released nowadays which is only a crappy copy paste, this game is a kind of a good pick.
at least worth to try, and might be to your liking.
5.0
2.0
Yeap you read that right, thank you devs for letting me know not to continue play your game from the earliest gameplay reward you give me as a player
Uninstalled right away to not wasting time
Overall is a mediocre game with mediocre gameplay, graphics and system is updated from previous version
The character set is also much better.. but yeah, the devs are desperate to get return as fast as they can, can be seen from the paywall for "Free SSR" pulls early game
such a shame
3.5
3.6
Graficos buenos y diseños de personajes interesantes, basados en personalidades famosas de la vida real o mitologias, muy al estilo de la saga Fate.
Por el momento ha llamado mi atención como para seguir probando, quizá después encuentre más puntos, buenos o malos, que destacar en mi reseña. Por ahora digo que deberías darle una oportunidad y ver si es la clase de juego que te atrapa.
3.6
The gameplay is one of the better ones among the usual idle games. You can set the game on auto, but the AI is pretty damn dumb and cannot plan to do the most efficient moves. And when you really start to play the game yourself, there's more to do than what the games in this genre usually allow you to: Using synergies between characters, choosing different equipments, planning for moves, etc.
However, the game is not without problems. One glaring point is that there are many issues with the translation, as sometimes stuff are mistranslated or not translated at all. This is a problem as it sometimes hinders your ability to understand the story or know what certain stuff do.
The other problem is that the game sure feels grindy after a while. Everything might be nice in the beginning with the amount of stuff the game gives you, but after passing some time with the game, upgrading the characters starts to need a lot of resources.
3.6
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3.8
4.0
5.0
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