Slow news week this time around other than the obvious Lunar new years stuff. I was asked whether or not I tried out Echocalypse Scarlet Covenant in last week’s update, and I guess I would quickly go over why the game didn’t really jive with me after testing it out. Feel free to watch the video above for another person’s take on it and their rationale. Specifically, at the 6:50 mark in the video is something I really agree with and their breakdown of things. At the end of the day, I felt the game just didn’t really bring to the table anything I was looking for in particular, so I just part ways with it. Hopefully others find enjoyment with it where I didn’t.
It’s important to engage with me whenever possible so I can talk about things you may all be more interested in. In last week’s update, long time amigo of the site NoidsEdstrom mused about finding inspiration for new games and the difficulty of finding the one that resonates with him. It’s a problem all of us face, but for me specifically (and those who have the same tastes), it’s increasingly difficult to find games that focus on gameplay first and fan-service second. The upcoming AFK Journey for example looks to be a very polished mainstream title that shows innovation in the Gacha industry isn’t completely stagnated. In order to rake in the big bucks however, they only sprinkle a few fan service notes sparingly for us degenerate hard core folks. Like Scarlet Covenant, I hope folks find the game interesting and get something out of it. Folks like me wait another day, week, month, year, and decade in purgatory waiting for the unholy union of addicting innovated gameplay combined with over-the-top fan-service. I fear flying cars may be out before that realization.
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