Limbus Company

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I never thought I would praise a gacha game for its quality but this game has got me in its clutches. Gacha as a mechanic for obtaining new content is something I've always been opposed to as I've never been a fan of gambling for new content as opposed to paying for it outright in order to obtain it. Being able to obtain the paid currency through regular gameplay, the generous drop rates, getting 10 pulls or currency from things like server downtime or bug fixes really disincentives me to throw money at the game in the way other gacha games would try to do. It also has a way to obtain content you want directly albeit with enough grinding of course. Because of that I actually dont abhor the game as a whole, unlike with pretty much every other gacha game I just outright refuse to try them due to predatory nature of these systems. Even without a pity mechanic its still probably the least egregious orientation of a gacha system I've ever interacted with. Normally due to the presence of gacha I would not have even considered trying the game and it took a friend and I going "You play my favorite game and ill play yours" as some sort of trade deal to get me to play it I'm genuinely glad I did. Im not far into the game's story but given that ive put 43ish hours into the game, its world, characters, art style and presentation all have captivated me in a way I didnt think possible. The gameplay is like a weird mix between a JRPG and a slot machine which I kinda love given the deceptive depth to it. Given that the gameplay at its very basic level is just roll a bigger number than your opponent, and win a coin toss. It caught me by surprise on how sin resources, status effects and the comp of your team can be very engaging to interact with. However the game does often does deprive you of a real reason to interact with that depth with the presence of the win rate button and mobbing encounters that dont require much thought. Also rolling poorly on a neutral attack causing you to drop sanity and roll like ♥♥♥♥ will never not be annoying but I personally find the gameplay to be enjoyable past those mishaps. To mention the story briefly its peak, go play it its peak. The dialogue is fantastic and doesn't waste your time with pointless filler, the characterization in just the first 4 cantos that ive completed up to this point is stellar even if it doesn't resolve character arcs its still just so top notch I can't sing its praises enough. The only things I really dislike about this game is its presence of an energy system and gacha and even then its still so well made that I don't feel like im ever wasting my time playing this game.