Arknights is problobly my favorite game there is, and if you think about it, it just might be the best anime game there is. Although they don’t really talk about how there’s a whole anime. When I found out there was an anime I went crazy, at first I thought “Omg this is amazing, I hope I see some people from my party” But then I was like “Omg HOW DID I NOT KNOW!? I mean I’ve been playing this game for 2 years!?” Anyway this game is really good it’s pretty chill, if you haven’t already read the other comments which tell you the same thing, this game takes strategy and intelligence, and even when I lose, I feel like my IQ literally grows. I’m not joking I learn from my mistakes and I don’t even feel stupid for not immediately beating the level as there are 1000’s of possibilities for everyone. This game is not pay to win people, you may buy skins for your characters and buy currency to get characters but it takes actual brain power to use them, and don’t worry all you academically challenged people, this game starts off pretty easy. So all you have to do is slowly process the information it’s giving you. This game and the anime just make me happy and I’m sure it’ll make you happy to. If it doesn’t your criminally insane, and need serious help.

Honestly I’ve been playing this on and off since it launched. It’s incredibly fun and nowadays it’s more free to play than ever with how the game gives out free 5 star characters just for event participation. Even a low level or new person can grind those up as long as they’re active daily during an event. ^^ Back during launch you couldn’t get that stuff so it shows how much the devs appreciate their players because they listened to advice and over time developed things that we asked like this. The events are also much easier and less punishing than in the past. Once upon a time if you missed an event you’d have to wait a year for it to return if it ever would. Now you can unlock past events you may have missed with tokens you get just for playing. I love that they added that feature as well. Then came the long awaited anime series for the game. The story is just too good for people to miss. It’s not a game I skip the story for (though I’m guilty of that in many other games). Once in awhile I do take a break off it but I always return to this game.

Ok, so let’s get the good things out of the way: amazing OST featuring songs from almost any genre, the game makes you think about how to overcome challenges, the game is completely free to play, as you can beat the ENTIRE game with 3 stars, you can even beat the entire game without leveling up a single unit (CN community managed to pull this off but the ch8 boss took 5 hours because again, unleveled units), the game gives you a ton of pull currency, and lastly, the game has great lore that will keep you reading. This story will tug at your heart strings one way or another. As for the negatives, the only one I have is that older units that came out near release are kinda bland, such as skadi whom’s skills only give her stat boosts. Luckily, modules fix this issue somewhat, but I believe older units should be reworked to have unique kits. Overall, I recommend giving this game a try. The story is a little boring at first, but trust me, it will ramp up in later chapters to the point where you start questioning what is wrong with the game’s world. Also, you gacha rates are pretty good, since you get a ton of pull currency every week. The character designs are great, especially the recent ones. I can guarantee there will be at least 1 character design you may like, or even love.