Mana Monsters

This is an awesome free mobile RPG and I can’t believe it doesn’t have more attention, probably because it doesn’t have spammy ads (I only found it because it was featured on the App Store). The match three battle mechanic is unique compared to other match three RPGs, it has an adorable art style and is overall just really fun to play. You do have to do some waiting if you don’t spend money but it’s worth the wait in my opinion and great for casual gamers. My only suggestion is make it so you can do battles with specific people, I want to recommend this game to more of my friends but it’s harder to get them to play if they can’t play directly with me. Great app and I hope it gets more attention!!

I have been having a lot of fun with this game, and I only have a few minor complaints. I think the daily hatch should be a little more likely to hatch something decent. I have only ever gotten something other than the most common egg twice and it kinda bothers me. Another small complaint I have is the egg incubation and storage system. I think the egg incubators should be purchasable with coins, to make it easier to get them, because the storage is almost always full for me and I don’t very often have enough room for a new egg and end up having to spend better fuels and more gems to instant hatch them to clear space. I really do get a lot of enjoyment out of this game. I really like the different monsters that you can get and I also really like the different style of the block matching games. It’s a great change from games like Candy Crush. The previous complaints really aren’t anything major, just some suggestions from me to make the game more enjoyable.

Looks and plays really great (and I LOVE the auto for grinding) but the gacha mechanics feel particularly bad here. The grades (that matter) are Mystic > Epic > Rare. I purchased 3 (5x) pulls (so that’s 15 chances) and got... duh duh duh... 15 Rares. That’s super lame. I spent some money to get the crystals for these pulls so it’s really disappointing to see such consistently bad results. It also looks like only the first hatch in a multi-pull can be anything more than Rare. In addition to the multi-pulls I just mentioned, I’ve done a few more premium multi-pulls when I first got the game and in all cases, the first egg rolls for a possible good grade but then the remaining 4 just immediately reveal as Rares. Just super discouraging value - save your $$$. The game ramps up in difficulty really fast, so getting powerful creatures seems necessary yet nearly impossible.