Mobile Gaming (Mobage)

Does anyone play any chinese cartoon mobile games? I know I do!

This thread is dedicated to the discussion, thoughts, and opinions of certain mobile games you've played. I'll personally post my own opinions on games I've played, along with a source link and download if it catches your attention.

Fantasica - A tower-defense card-collecting RPG with a plethora of different event types every 2-3 days. Probably one of the definite free-to-play, pay to win games out there. Beautiful and usually lewd art, but by god, you will definitely have to spend to get somewhere in this game. I played for two years, got around $500 worth of items in-game, and sold it back a few weeks ago, quitting for good. People will spend $300-$500 per event just to get 8s and above - they recently released 9 rarity cards and I can only imagine they'll keep increasing the rarity. I don't really recommend it (really, I don't), but a worthwhile mention because I somehow played it for years.

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Age of Ishtaria - An action-battle card-collecting RPG by the same people who created Fantasica; as such, you'll get a multitude of different events, not limited to a single gameplay. Personally, I'm playing this now and it's not as grindy/spendy as Fantasica, but if you didn't get a head start from the beginning, it'll be a while before you catch up to everyone. Features art by a few people who did Fantasica, meaning it's pretty, cute, and lewd on occasion. If you're not the spender/grinder/time-waster type, this probably isn't the game for you.

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Soccer Spirits - A psuedo-sports action RPG that has literally nothing to do with soccer except with the field and the artwork. Don't let that fool you though - this is one of the most generous type of game I've played so far. Just playing through the game itself gives you crystals needed for Gachapon pulls to build your team. The gameplay itself is pretty addictive and fun, and requires strategy and skill during soccer "games". If you're more of the mindless type, there's also an "auto" button for battles. Oh, and the artwork is nice, too.Recommended for people trying out mobile games for the first time.

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Puzzle and Dragons - A puzzle RPG that defined what many mobile RPG puzzle types are. If you've browsed the app store, you've probably seen one of the many countless mirrors/spin-offs of this game, for good reason - it's one of the most popularly played mobile games in Japan. The game is simple, move blocks around, match 3 or more, and inflict damage on the monsters - but mid and end game requires some much needed skill and concentration for the veteran player. Easy to learn, but extremely difficult to master. In addition, the game is famous for doing crossovers with other popular franchises, including Batman and Robin, Superman, Monster Hunter, Dragonball Z, Saint Seiya, Ragnarok, Hello Kitty, Evangelion, Hunter x Hunter, Angry Birds, Space Invaders, Dragon's Dogma, Dragon Quest IX, God Eater, New Super Mario Bros., Hatsune Miku, Final Fantasy, and more (yes, and more.) Recommended for puzzle lovers.

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I'll post more games I've played later on.

Azure wrote

Oh man, Soccer Spirits and Puzzle and Dragons look great. I'll check them out~ I'll probably try the others too since I was looking for nice mobile games. Thanks~

Those two are great, but I really don't think you'll like Fantasica, in all honesty. If you do manage to get into Ishtaria, you're more than welcome to join my Union in-game.

Reviving this thread in hopes other play, too.

I just started School Idol Festival and Grand Sphere - the latter is in full JP.

Fate/Grand Order came out yesterday! It's all in moonrunes, but it has pretty qt waifu servants, so I'm sold.

Yes, this is an official TYPE-MOON game.

Phantom of the Kill is coming to NA soon, which means an English translation. It's like a mobile version of Fire Emblem, with more waifus. Article here.

A bit more information about it from Steparu. It's not actually released yet nor is there a release date, but it's still a nice game to look out for.

Eight wrote

Are there actual games on mobile? Like, no tap to win, puzzles or stuff like that? Just normal games.

I can replay trough Ace Attorney only so many times

There are a few ports of popular games out like Chrono Trigger and CoD: Nazi Zombies, but for the most part, mobage tends to rely on puzzles and card-collecting as the main genres due to mobile gaming in Japan being much more prevalent than other types, since many rely on public transport, keep to themselves, etc; they look for games like these to pass the time. Also a reason why handheld gaming is pretty popular there, too.

Eight wrote

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Just got a new phone, just kinda disappointed there's only a bunch of the same. Matching puzzle games get old really quick

Try Soccer Spirits then, that's one of the few mobage games I recommend to people starting out.

You can also try Fate/Grand Order, if you can get past the moonrunes.