I think R1999 is closer to Star Rail in that the cards/moves are fixed. But obviously there are mechanics like mergin cards to make a stronger move, etc. It's a different learning curve than than CZN and SS where you can modify the deck/collect cards so there's no fixed moveset. Idk what to do lol.

Chaos Zero Nightmare and Stella Sora are effectively the same underlying game, but the vibes are very different and I do like opaying/looking at both. But I do NOT know what the fuck be going on. Reverse 1999 looks great, has a real dope aesthetic, but literally WOT?

I spent corals to get Qiuyuan in #WuWa cause I was at high-ish pity, had a guarantee, and simply didn't wanna grind for two weeks

Had some pre-farming done so he's already playable. I'll try for his weapon but I'm not pressed about it

Let's see if we can bring Yidhari home later 🙏🏾

Ultimately none of the commissions are actively fun, especially after the 5th time 💀

I will probably grind for a few more characters cause I want to try them and that's the only way you can but I'm not gonna get too invested cause what I like and what I dislike about this game are fairly equal 😂

the serum infinite mode is just annoying you're running back and forth. If you got mildly decent support you don't have to engage the enemies at all lol.

Excavation is the same protect the target but there are 3. I prefer this to the serum cause I can stand still at each one lol

There aren't many commission types and most of them feel the same. Protect the moving target (relocate) is the chillest. Protect the static target (defense) escalates weirdly—I restart after stage 2 versus taking much longer for stage 3 and on. Capture is fine. Destroy 3 targets is fine.

I don't love the RNG and you have it at EVERY level, from character pieces to weapon pieces to materials for forging weapons and like some stuff CAN be fixed. All their systems feel like an attempt to distract from the all of depth in core gameplay lol

The difficulty scale of elites/bosses between levels is bonkers... it escalates too fast which makes the "infinite" commissions take longer cause the subsequent waves are wildly more spongey, it's more time effective to just run the lower one more times (restart versus continue, basically)

The acquisition system for characters, weapons, and top tier gear is coupled with a lack of information about characters, weapons, and gear on top of clunky crafting and little to no filtering or search. If there's a clear or simple or easy way to do anything I haven't found it.

I think the clues and letters and thoughts are a whole thing I wish they'd simplify cause right now you buy some thoughts or get them from a boss(?) then you spend clues to farm letters(?) then you need 30 letters to get a character...

whot

It's still unclear whether there are "pity" systems in the farming RNG—a max amount of times before you're guaranteed the rare drop you need— but so far it seems there's no way to increase odds including doing co-op. RNG will make or break MY enjoyment of the game.

I haven't engaged in the grind yet and I know that's like the whole thing... Removing gacha for character and weapons is great but having RNG for everything related to acquiring them might feel functionally the same to me if I have bad luck. Whether I like this system is yet to be determined.

Characters: The 2D art is dramatically better than the 3D models we get in game, but outside of that disparity, the character designs are cute and so far interesting and distinct from one another.

I like the cast we've met so far. Idk how they play cause no trials but I'm excited to try them.

Me, ever since I started playing these anime/gacha games: I would rather spend money to make and customize my own cute lil character

Genshin, finally: say less

I guess this is why I didn't get the geniemon or, unfortunately, my twitch drops smh