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I Played 8 Mobile Games With Awful Ads To See WTF Is Going On
11.1.2023
All of us have seen our fair share of hilarious, disturbing, and surreal advertisements for mobile games. It seems almost impossible to avoid them while you’re watching gaming videos on TikTok or scrolling through your Twitter feed.Read more
Arknights’ New Roguelike Mode Makes Its Gimmicky Characters Worth Playing Again
20.7.2022
I used to be a fairly casual player of Arknights, a tower defense game for mobile. That changed when the developers added a permanent roguelike mode that forced me to use the free gacha characters I had long retired. I found myself playing the “Integrated Strategy” mode for eight hours a day....
One Year In, Arknights’ Bonkers Gameplay Finally Makes Sense To Me
24.2.2022
When I first started writing about Arknights last year, I had completed three-fourths of its main storyline. For all intents and purposes, I considered myself a bit of an expert of this gacha tower defense game, thinking of it as basically real-time chess with anime catgirls. Many months later,...
These So-Called ‘Casual’ Gamers Are Actually Hardcore Strategists
21.2.2022
Mobile gaming is the largest segment of gaming by revenue, yet it’s also one of the most misunderstood by self-identified “gamers.” I know this first hand because for several years, I played games on my phone more frequently than I did on PC or console. I found gacha games mechanically fun,...
The Best Free Games Of 2021
16.12.2021
You may have seen me writing tons of Genshin Impact blogs around here, and that is definitely a free-to-play game that I think is outstanding and deserving of extensive coverage. However, there are actually tons of other great free-to-play games in the mobile gaming ecosystem, too. Read more
Arknights Tells A Compelling War Story With, Err, Catgirls
24.11.2021
For a long time, I ignorantly assumed that anthro art was...unserious. Anime catgirls and dog boys generally seem pretty upbeat, drawn with bright colors and cheerful expressions. I’d never encountered a furry story with riveting character arcs, having only ever accidentally stumbled upon...
Genshin Impact's Endgame Is A Brutal But Irresistible Grind
5.11.2021
Genshin Impact gets a lot of rightful public flak for its gambling mechanics, but only endgame players know about the luck-based grind of rolling for the best character equipment. While these “artifacts” don’t cost any real money, their luck-based randomization almost makes me wish that they did....
Turn-Based Strategy Game Alchemy Stars Needs A Smarter AI
8.10.2021
Alchemy Stars is certainly an interesting take on an RPG, combining puzzles with turn-based combat. Which is why it’s so frustrating that its autoplay AI isn’t smarter than a fifth grader.Read more
Arknights Low Rarity Characters Are Better Than High Rarity Ones
27.9.2021
Arknights, the enormously successful tower defense game, does something special in the crowded field of gacha games: Some of the most common characters in the game can help clear difficult levels that their rarer counterparts can’t. By giving the consolation prize characters unique niches...
Rainbow Six Siege's Cutest Crossover Is Also Arknights’ Most Brutal
31.8.2021
I’m not a huge fan of slugs to begin with, but the ones in the Rainbow Six event are going to turn me into the Joker.Read more