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Gacha musing and Next Fest
Feb. 27th, 2025 08:44 pmI haven't had much time to play many NextFest games. I've got about an hour every night to chill and the rest is work. (FML) But I still am playing a little because if I don't I'm just going to burn out. So here's some quick reviews.
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The only two gachas I'm spending time with atm are Honkai Star Rail and Nu:Carnival. The current HSR storyline is boring me to death. There's a hint of something interesting there, but I find myself putting the dialog on auto and getting distracted with something during this update. I know it's a meme and people argue about whether the game has "too much yapping" or its just that gamers can't read, but as a gamer who reads a fuck ton, I'm firmly in the "too much yapping" camp at this point. I'm kind of interested in Mydei's whole thing but it comes out in between minutes worth of ambiguity, repetition, and just not interesting stuff. Also the appearance of yet another tiny child girl person is another nail in the coffin of my interest. I still kind of like the combat and some of the side content and am just sort of chewing through the plot very slowly because I can't be assed to engage with it, so I'm not really at a point where I'm quitting, but I'm very meh on it all.
Nu:Carni also came out with an update, and since it's the anniversary we get some big changes, namely a "cabin" system. It took me a while to figure out how to use it, which is honestly a little janky, and I don't think I'm going to spend too much time with it. However, the thing I like about the game is the story. Contrary to HSR the event stories are the best part of this game. They're humorous, and dramatic, and take good advantage of the lovable personalities of all of the clan members. I love how much of the writing is the clan members interacting with each other instead of just focusing on Eiden too. He doesn't show up in this story for multiple chapters even! I always play right through all the available plot rooms when a new event comes out because they're engrossing, and I never get tired of the clan getting possessive and protective of Eiden.
( Demo Reviews )
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The only two gachas I'm spending time with atm are Honkai Star Rail and Nu:Carnival. The current HSR storyline is boring me to death. There's a hint of something interesting there, but I find myself putting the dialog on auto and getting distracted with something during this update. I know it's a meme and people argue about whether the game has "too much yapping" or its just that gamers can't read, but as a gamer who reads a fuck ton, I'm firmly in the "too much yapping" camp at this point. I'm kind of interested in Mydei's whole thing but it comes out in between minutes worth of ambiguity, repetition, and just not interesting stuff. Also the appearance of yet another tiny child girl person is another nail in the coffin of my interest. I still kind of like the combat and some of the side content and am just sort of chewing through the plot very slowly because I can't be assed to engage with it, so I'm not really at a point where I'm quitting, but I'm very meh on it all.
Nu:Carni also came out with an update, and since it's the anniversary we get some big changes, namely a "cabin" system. It took me a while to figure out how to use it, which is honestly a little janky, and I don't think I'm going to spend too much time with it. However, the thing I like about the game is the story. Contrary to HSR the event stories are the best part of this game. They're humorous, and dramatic, and take good advantage of the lovable personalities of all of the clan members. I love how much of the writing is the clan members interacting with each other instead of just focusing on Eiden too. He doesn't show up in this story for multiple chapters even! I always play right through all the available plot rooms when a new event comes out because they're engrossing, and I never get tired of the clan getting possessive and protective of Eiden.
