Can someone explain gacha to me?

[Jon.Topps]

I've played a few gacha games, and they're just so horrible. I really don't see the appeal, so I'm curious why people still play them, and end up spending tons of money on them.

I can understand why people would play "this" gacha game, because FF7 is just cool. That's the reason I'm playing it, so I understand that part.

It's just, the core game mechanic is essentially waiting for a bar to fill, then clicking an ability. It's so incredibly straightforward that there's actually an auto button, so the game will quite literally play itself, so you don't even need to bother. How can that possibly be considered a fun experience?

Personally, I think the reason people play it is because there's constant rewards thrown at you with flashy images, so you get that little endorphin kick, and it becomes addictive. I'm curious to hear if there's any other reasons people play it, so I can try to make sense of this.

[Slevin]

This is a question for a Psychiatrist/Therapist or Psychology Professor.

[Leonaura]

Some gacha are good RPGs, regardless of the gacha system, which is anecdotal and accessory. Gacha is not a type of game, but rather a type of monetization, and in some games it is quite irrelevant, unless you are a completionist

Unfortunately, this is not the case with Ever Crisis, where the gacha system invades the entire game whether you like it or not.

In Ever Crisis, if you take away the gacha part, the entire game system has to be reformed (where to get weapons, how to raise them, and all that). In Genshin, for example, if you remove the gachapon, the core of the game remains exactly the same (a big open world rpg game).
What most people don't understand is that if you play just for the rewards, for that kick, you're not going to last long. Sooner or later you're going to get tired of it because you don't like the game, as a game.

Ever Crisis has the same problems that Opera Omnia and Brave Exvius have: story fragmented into mini episodes that contribute nothing just to see numbers and colors while the characters attack in battles against two or three enemies. It takes away a lot of pace from the game and you spend more time in the menu than playing. It would have been different to make the game like the original FFVII, with remastered graphics, but with a submenu where you access the gacha (yes, open world and all that, not through the menu).

But yes, Square-Enix again.

[Jasgo]

for me, gachas have the same feeling as buying and collecting cards does. without the requirement of buying.

[TotemMX]

In my case I play it because it has lots of fanservice:
- Cool theme costumes and weapons
- Iconic scenes from original FFVII
- The modern (combat) and old aesthetic (story and dungeons)
- The combat reminds me of FFXIII
- The music is awesome

I agree with game bombs you all the time with "ads" like "level your weapon", "buy crystals", "receive double bonus", but if you ignore it you end with a decent gameplay with tons of activities. Yes, it can be played automatic, but you can make better builds and combos.

I would love to see the an FFVII remake in this "old" aesthetic is just amazing.

Also, I still have some confidence in Shinra, Inc., I mean Square Enix.

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