NOT RECOMMENDED... for MOST players, anyway.
DiVE Offline is a single player version of a mobile gacha game, and it shows pretty heavily. All the mechanics, advancements, and gameplay are so blatantly made as cash gates and grinds that, in its original freemium form, it would be an utter insult to play. However, this specifically is the OFFLINE version... And surprisingly for a game of this nature, they've accommodated that.
The basic premise is that you take one of a few dozen Mega Man X and Mega Man Classic characters, level them, equip them, and then rush through levels that are vague recreations of old X series levels. It's simplistic, but the gameplay spurts are satisfying and addictive, as this kind of money grubbing gacha game tends to be. Obviously in the case of the online version, much of the grinding and struggle would be done trying to get the currency to even UNLOCK characters... but the Offline version here deluges you with currency, removes time gates, and lets you grind at a more reasonable pace to get skins, characters, weapons, and more.
This changes the dynamic pretty surprisingly... To put it simply; it's a bit addictive to have unlimited money in a gacha game like this. With all you're allowed to do that would normally be locked behind inputting a credit card, you get to feel like an exploited and pampered gacha-whale for a much more reasonable one-time price... hopefully a sale price, because 30 bucks is far too much for the simplistic premise and gameplay.
If you're a fan of the Mega Man X series, if you're looking for a mindless grind to occupy some time, if you want to play as Omega, Layer, or Vile, then this game is worth a tenner or so on sale. You'll get hours of jump and shoot, with the added addictive grind of many bars and numbers going up, unintentionally making this a pretty chill experience. But to anyone looking for an actual Mega Man game, or even just a good and solid GAME to begin with, should definitely look elsewhere, such as the illustrious and unendingly good indie game: 30XX.
