AFK Journey in IOS

★★★★★

★★★★★ Good but game modes are off

First let me say this I absolutely love this game storylines with each story stories are amazing now there’s clans you can increase your friendship with them and the ore you interact the more gains I’m just so immersed into this game but the only thing that ticks me off is arena and honor duel (mind you it says fair play top left of it too) but as you play this it just gets aggravating I just got done with a arena battle because I needed arena points and that’s only reason why I play that game mode anymore but I had a total power of 697,000 almost 700,000 and the opponent I faced was 523,000 and they still beat me how does that even happen they are practically a whole 200,000 power below me and they are still able to beat me just feels diminishing like I put all this effort into upgrading and someone lower than me with less levels less rank ups wins?? And honor duel just put that fair play portion out because that’s a lie I had my whole team maxed out last fight still 3 lives all I needed was one more win and I lost 3 times in a row last fight and that’s just one situation I’m not going to babble about more but either take the fair play out because it’s 100% not or fix the power system because I don’t even believe it anymore because that’s clearly a lie too if I’m losing to someone 200,000 power below me

★★★★★ Gameplay is nice, but other aspects need work

This game has very high potential, but coming from a writer’s standpoint, I need to offer critique. Storytelling- The story is good! But it’s the way it’s told that is the issue. The story is very spoonfed, and leaves the player no chance to use their head, leaving a very dull experience. A lot of information given can in fact be inferred with context clues, rather than it being right there. The dialogue has the same issue, and leads to unrealistic and awkward interactions. For example, Atandra’s “I am Atandra, an exile.” No person would open with saying that they’re an exile. That is information someone tells you after a lot of interaction. Character design- The characters are cute, but I wish there were more body types and diversity. Sure, there are dark skinned characters like Atandra, but they’re portrayed in very skimpy, tribal clothing. If you added just one or three other dark skinned characters, things would be a little better. I also have issue with the grugglins being portrayed in tribes, which is often associated with natives and the stereotype that they’re “feral”. Voice acting- The voice acting is cute! But, sometimes the inflection makes things sound disingenuous and dull. All in all, the game has very good potential, and if those minor details were fixed, it would be so much better!

★★★★★ Amazing game with not-so-amazing bugs and glitches

I want to start off this review by stating that this game is absolutely amazing! I’ve had so much fun playing this game because of its gameplay, rewarding mechanics, exploration, music, and most importantly the AFK mechanic that allows me to progress in the game without having to put in too much effort at all times. I’m very busy, and so having the ability to let the game run on its own while I work on other things is super helpful so that when I DO return to the game, I don’t have to worry about so much grinding. This game is EASILY 5 stars, but my problem lies with the many glitches and bugs. I’m not sure if it’s the app itself or my phone just bugging out but I’ve recently as of May 14th noticed that the app never seems to run for very long before glitching out of the game on my phone. Whenever I try to go into the Dream Realm, the app shuts down and kicks me out and I have to start over again. There were a bunch of visual glitches I ran into as well and I have a lot of screenshots and screen recordings of the app not loading or working properly. I can’t enjoy the game if I can’t play it! And that’s unfortunately what has been happening lately. I REALLY want to give this game 5 stars, but the app just won’t load properly and I can’t fully enjoy this game because of it.

★★★★★ Fun game but imbalanced required resources

This game is very fun and addictive. I would give it a higher score but certain elements are still imbalanced making it impossible for F2P players. As a note I have purchased some in game packages. The developers have been listening to feedback and I give them props for that but one item still bottlenecks playing: temporal essence (the orange one). This is REQUIRED for character upgrades but there literally is no way to access this if one were purely F2P (the game gives some but mostly it requires paying to hope one gets in the Dream rankings to get it as a reward, but most of the higher rankings are from whales so it’s a catch-22). The game gives plenty of opportunities for the lower and higher essences but for some reason this one is literally impossible to acquire through normal game mechanics. The shop also doesn’t have balanced packages to acquire this; the cheapest package for ONE character costs $50+. This is ridiculous as there should be a way in game to get these items (albeit with a bit more challenge) or a decent option for paying. OR the dragon crystal shop portion should be a bit more balanced. My rating “increased” due to positive developer response to players’ feedback but is decreased due to the aforementioned imbalance. Should this be rectified I would likely give the game 4 or 5 stars.

★★★★★ Genshin Impact Storage

The game is very good, fun and lots to do. I like collecting the characters and exploring the world and having the option to AFK grind to get better equipment and level up, but there is one problem. I first got the game to play on my phone when I was bored and away from home and it was the best option I had. Until it needed an update for a new character. It was so much storage I had to delete my other games for space and after I deleted those games it still wasn’t enough storage. I had this problem before with my mom’s phone. My niece installed Genshin Impact on my mom’s phone and my PlayStation. I had to deleted it off my PlayStation because it took too much space. And before I knew it my mom’s poor broken phone was fried. I told my mom for my niece not to install Genshin Impact on anything. AFK Journey reminds me of Genshin Impact update-wise, so I saved my data from my phone to my computer. I wanted to play on my phone but I’m afraid that in later updates it could fry my phone too. Now I barely play it because I have better games to play on my computer. Not saying the game is bad but to me I would rather play it on my phone. Better to be safe than sorry..

★★★★★ Fun game terrible performance

This game is poorly optimized for older devices. Takes over a second to register any input and freezes on every tap. Not to mention the number of crashes. It lacks snappiness and responsiveness. I feel like I’m constantly under water playing this game. Like the title says, fun game, when I’m able to play it. Please fix these issues! Also, stop forcing us to play Honor Duel to get weekly rewards (there isn’t a timer that tells you they are weekly, you just have to learn by missing your first rewards if you don’t participate the first week). Honor Duel should not be something you are compelled to complete due to fomo each week by spending half an hour every day waiting for screens to load. Edit: The developer responded via an apple email which is wonderful. However, when trying to find an email address to respond, I’ve been unsuccessful. I can’t seem to find an email address or formsite to submit the video of the lag issues or contact the developer. I’m assuming I can’t reply to the apple email that showed the developers comment. I don’t use other social medias, so I can’t reply via Facebook as suggested. If you could please send me an email address that I can send the video to.

★★★★★ Not worth monetary investment

This game is f2p friendly to a fault. As a gatcha game it is highly encouraged not to spend right after starting . A few weeks into the game, the content dries up until the first season starts and the cycle repeats. The graphics are by far the best part imo...the story, well...most are in such a hurry to level up their player and heroes and that they skip all the dialogue. The few times I stopped to read what was going on, the story lacked depth and remains childish. Even when new heroes are introduced, it sounds like two children telling us a lackluster story and you have to watch 20 mins just to get to the screenshots to figure out what the new skills will be for the hero. As one who spent in the beginning of the game, the biggest downfall for spenders is that maximizing your heroes really has little impact on progression and overcoming f2p players who simply get their heroes to Supreme + and remain a constant competition in every event. You keep telling yourself that the investment will eventually pay off...it does not. Play the game and enjoy the competition, but it is highly recommended not to spend. Sadly there are few who spent $10-40K in the first few weeks to find out their investments really got them nowhere.