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4.2
Short version: Strategy (Xcom) game with a quite capable auto mode and solid story along with lovable cast of characters. Playing GF I isn't a must, as I myself haven't played it and am not confused with the story. However the story itself can be the downside, as sometimes there'll be too much text. The story starts slow, so this may deter some players to continue. It gets better in around chapter 2 end. BUT, the event story is quite good.
Quick tip. In the campaign screen, on the lower left there's a B.R.I.E.F assessment button. Once it's open, try to complete it. Please read the instructions on each stage carefully. This will come in handy during challenging stages in the mid-end campaign and in the event challenges.
Pros:
+++ Suomi-chaan. She's such an incredible character. One moment she's kind and sweet, next moment when she meets certain individuals, all hell breaks loose. Case in point, the Momoi meme. I like her. Suomi won't replace Asta-chan as my number one, but she's veeery close to do just that...ehem, anyway
+ Strategy game with quite capable auto mode. No need to be afraid if you don't like strategy games. Each stage won't really take a long time like how traditional strategy games are.
+ Lots of freebies for both limited banners and standard banners, allowing you to pull a lot on both banners
+ Incredible sfx and music, put on earphone for maximum enjoyment
+ Simple leveling up and armament. No need to roll for relics, gears or such. As each characters, when upgraded, will have access to multiple "keys" that can be utilized to adjust their playstyle. The only "rng" are located in weapon attachments
+ Super fast first time (login) loading...but, there's a catch (look in the cons)
+ Highly customizable lobby. You can set many stuff there. Like, display the "bridge", display character summon animation, display dorm, or display characters in battle preparation
Neutral:
= There's PVP and you can manually control your team....but how is that fair, right? The opponent is full auto. Thus, I use auto for PVP.
= Reasonable priced skin, especially if the first purchase bonus for the currency is active...I say this
because I bought Suomi's outfit
= Decent Gacha rate, there's a soft pity and hard pity.
Didn't really pay attention though. As I just kept unloading the gems I got to keep pulling for Suomi. She's at limit break 2 right now. Gonna keep going~
= Understanding each character skills is very much required. Otherwise, you'll spend too much time reading each of the skills. They're explained well yes, but it'll take time to get used to a character's kit. So, try to create one main team and understand how that team works (understand each character's kits). Yes Auto mode can carry you, but how great the auto is depends on the team itself.
= Character level is dependant on account level...yeah, one of those game. If our account level is 10, then characters level can only go up to 10. Leveling up is quite fast. But, once the current campaign is completed, then it'll get slow. Around 33ish I think
Cons:
- At the moment, there's only 2 snipers and 2 melee. Sad as I like Snipers...
- Limited character interactions in the dorm, thus in the lobby as well. I expect at least more than one voice line can be played randomly when the character is tapped (like Honkai Impact and Counterside). Unfortunately, that is not the case.
- Leveling up character bonds is quite expensive and you won't get a lot of the items....so yeah, probably can only focus on one character (in my case, Suomi-chan)
- Odd dispatch mode. In order to use characters for dispatch, they must fulfill certain requirements first. It's not too tedious and it does fit the lore...but, it's odd. I think this is the first Gacha game I encountered where we can't immediately deploy characters for dispatch...
- Although the initial loading is very fast, there's this interval between switching screens. Like when you open the campaign menu from the lobby, there's a fade in fade out animation. Switch from character weapon to character neural (another upgrade screen), there's a fade in fade out. It's , for a lack of better word, not snappy. Can be annoying to some
- Current story ends in a not so good conclusion. Feels like it should've ended with a climax or cliffhanger (you'll understand when you get to it)
- Story sometimes contains lots of texts. You'll need time to read them all. This game relies on the story and characters. So while there is a skip button, if you press it, chances are this game isn't for you.
-?- This isn't really a con, rather a reminder. Although the Auto mode is incredible and can get you through most contents, there will be some stages that requires manual. Such as boss battles or missions with specific requirements (such as the battle with Vepley). Careful with this as you might waste a lot of time simply because the Auto doesn't know what to do.
Well, that's all. Again, this game will either grab you with their story and characters, or not. As someone who likes Valkyria Chronicles and Xcom, I can somewhat recommend this. But, the strategy aspect isn't in depth yet. Not like, say Summon Knight series or 7th Dragon series. I'm level 34 as of the writing of this review. Perhaps the current challenge is the PVP and the Event Battle (we're given a set of team to be used, but we can also use our own team). Anyway, give it a try for around 30 minutes, then you'll know if this game is for you or not. Hope this helps~
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