[QooApp Weekly] 2017 Aug Week #4 Magical Girls, Naval Girls, and Square Enix Returns With Another Mobile RPG

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Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story [Magia Record]
マギアレコード 魔法少女まどかマギカ外伝

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Japanese Gamer Reactions:
"Just another FGO."
"Could really do without the costume system… the rates are scary."
"Everyone keeps bringing up FGO just enjoy the Puella Magi Madoka Magica elements!"

The success of FGO paved the path for ANIPLEX to create a mobile game for Puella Magi Madoka Magica. The game’s system is almost identical to FGO, but the game’s service provider is completely different, which will surely lead to a different path in the future. The game features a greater variety of character attack area of effect and character costumes adds significant differences to the skills.

However, the game can take a lesson from FGO in terms of character backgrounds. Whilst the game introduces new original characters from the anime series, it could bring in iconic historical figures like FGO to add a sense of familiarity for players.

Sevens Story
セブンズストーリー

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Japanese Gamer Reactions:
"The game’s service provider is making quite a few mistakes."
"The game is too easy, not a lot of things to do."
"I enjoy it, each stage isn’t too long and the characters are cute."

Originally released on the Mobage platform as a browser game in 2013, the game gained popularity due to its simple tactical gameplay. Unfortunately, didn’t even last a year before the service was terminated.

The mobile version is sort of a mobile port of the original. Using the same simple tactical gameplay as the core of the game. Sadly, the game is just simply too easy, affecting the play-ability and enjoy-ability of the game. Together with how the service provider handles certain events (mistakes in event dates, character drop rates unchanged for events etc.) the game is heading for a rough start.

Dia Horizon
ディアホライゾン

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Japanese Gamer Reactions:
"Seriously… better than I thought."
"Weapon Gachas, Limit Break, quite a lot of things to pay for."
"The bad thing about having no stamina is not knowing when to stop."

This game has no stamina system and player gacha pools are separate from weapons pool.. Players explores dungeons with a four man team with an old-school dungeon crawler system. Many players first impression of the game was that it somewhat resembles White Cat Project. however, the game is more similar to VALKKYRIE ANATOMIA -THE ORIGIN-. The dungeon explore feature of the game is quite enjoyable, and the combat is quite satisfying. Looks like Square Enix’s experience in making mobile games is paying off well.

The downside of the game is that it currently lacks characters, which makes the game less impact to players.

Phantomgate

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Japanese Gamer Reactions:
"This style of game is not bad, worth a try."
"Reminds me of Child of Light."
"Another Netmarble p2w game…"

A typical Seven Knights mobile game, or should I say Netmarble styled game. As a new game, the unique art direction of the game is quite refreshing, and although the map exploration system isn’t anything new, the mythological setting of the game makes it quite an entertaining RPG.

Last Senkan with Lovely Girls
最終戦艦 with ラブリーガールズ

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Japanese Gamer Reactions:
"There’s a VIP system, this game is no good."
"The game keeps encouraging me to pay, bye."
"Seems pervy, going to keep playing."

Released for quite a while in Korea, the game finally makes its appearance in Japan. The game’s approach with the Japanese version is to simply remove the VIP system label, but almost everything in the game encourages players to pay. Obviously, this scares away a lot of new players.

Graphically, the game isn’t bad, but the constant hints to make players pay puts it all to waste.

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