Blue Archive

I love this game. Everything about it. The characters, gameplay, story, events everything is perfect. And the dev team behind this game really do care about the game and I thank them for that. I thank them for listening to the player base, most recently being a certain line about a princess being fixed, which made the fan base very happy. But the only thing that is stopping me from giving the game a 5 out of 5 is the issues with the English translation/localization that show up with new content added to the game. The most recent example is a character named Aris who describes her self as a “yuusha” a Japanese word for “hero”. But was translated to “warrior” in the global release, which is completely the wrong meaning for her character and actions she takes entirely. And is leaving a bad feeling amongst part of the player base. It has even reached the Japanese player base who are now confused that the JP server and the Global server are different versions of Aris, or that the regions have different meanings of the term “Yuusha” and has spread some confusion. I do hope they change the translation to “Hero” for the Aris we all know and love I do love this game and want it to be the best it can be and I know it can be. Thank you for your time reading this. If the dev team have fixed issues mentioned in this post, please see this review as 5 out of 5 stars. And Sensei’s, please enjoy Blue archive!

The game's gacha itself is decent, people who complain the rates are low are just purely unlucky, it's a gacha game, some characters are bound to be pity pulled, not all characters are supposed to be obtainable when it first releases if you aren't going to spend for it. If someone complains about needing 200 pulls to get a character vs a person who gets it in 50, some are luckier than others. People also complaining about this game's gacha should be trying Fate if they REALLY think it's bad. The story is definitely mediocre, definitely better games with better story and lore. This game passes as a side game and not as a main game where you should be so heavily invested in, if you haven't started during week of release you'll be finding yourself in a struggle to keep up with people who are running around with meta if you aren't going to be tossing money like candy. Overall I like the game for it's art and cuteness, I don't invest myself in the game for hours like others to finish up dailies, some events are weak in rewards and could definitely be improved. If you genuinely dislike the game, go join a group so you may/may not see the game in a different light.

Honestly not a bad game. Put alot of work into the story (whether people like it or not), but the rates are trash. Honestly feels like they are baiting you with first few pulls getting decent rewards, then your next 15 x10 rolls you get nothing. Get rates like ML Adventure to be successful, they actually care about their players not just their wallets =\ EDIT: tried to continue playing and i just cant do it. Saved up a ton of gems to try pulling again to have same thing happen. The rates are the worst ive seen in a gatcha game >.< nexon lives up to its reputation unfortunately. Dropped from 2 to 1 star since u cant progress in game when u get no players to use. Raising back to 2 star due to active response team. As for a suggestion, put in a better system that increases rate of higher character the more you fail to pull the highest tier characters, then resets back after you gain one. Since gatcha is all about random chance, some people may still get many bad rolls in a row, but when a 10x roll costs a decent amount of money (for those who pay for cash shop items/gems), pulling 150 to get no higher tier characters is a severe let down as well as feeling like you just burned all your money you have nothing to show for it. ALL IN ALL, a better safety system for better chances of not getting screwed would be huge. That is the 1 fix that would bring a player like myself back to game. Thank you for the reply!

Picked this game up, hoping it would get a global launch and it did. I always loved the visuals and i still do, the team behind them are amazing with their work! Loving the game and the gameplay but one mode stands out as a disappointment to me. The PVP system was a major turn-off. The very least they could do was let the players control their units and their skills. Its so bland just watching your team die because you either dont have meta characters, or the auto mode purposely targets the wrong enemy units when using ex skills. The pvp system could’ve been so much more, but alas, not at all. Its just lacking in all aspects of what would make a good, fun and enjoyable gacha pvp. Some things i could come up with that could fix this area of the game is the ability for the player to control the skills like in normal gameplay. Another idea to make the pvp mode more “in-depth” is to add a mechanic where the player can move units around, like one unit can take cover if they’re not already, using the player’s command. Another add-on to that idea is to have a little larger map area to play on, this way the player can control different angles to strike from, instead of just one way to play. This way enemy units that have aoe attacks they cannot decimate the whole team with one ex skill at a single moment. Im sure if the devs were to be put into the shoes of an average player, they would see how bad the pvp mode is, as it isnt fun at all. If this continues at this rate, i couldnt see myself and possibly others playing the game for a long time, as the longevity of the game wouldnt last as i hope it would.

I really enjoy Blue Archive. I’m not really into people bashing games because of developers and I believe Nexon handled the global release very well. This is my first time playing anything like it. I love the Momotalk system and building relationships with your students. It makes the game feel a lot more personal and specialized for you specifically. Some three stars are farmable and I love that about this game. There’s always something to do and ways to form new team compositions. If you’re into anime-style graphics, gun-play, waifus, and visual novels you’ll enjoy this game highly. I really appreciate the little details the game adds like the Cafe and different ways to dig deep into the world, characters, and story. I’d recommend Blue Archive to ANYONE into anime, visual novels, and overall strategy based gachas! Also, re-rolling is INSANELY easy( which is a nice touch from Nexon <3) Although, going through the tutorial over and over can be a bit tedious, the process of being able to reset your data but keep your account linked just eases the pain just a bit. I’d say it’s worth it to get the characters you want and to make the most of your own experience. I’m looking forward to what Blue Archive Global has to offer later on down the line. I really want this to be a gacha I stick with. Thank you, if you made it to the end of this review. Honestly, I’d say give this game a shot. It’s a gacha and has its gripes like any other but, it’s no less of a great game!