Gacha games are very popular online. These games involve playing through various types of game types in order to gain currency and obtain characters at random. One of the more popular games of this type is Summoners War, a strategy game that allows players to take on the role of monster summoners as they build their own armies of fantasy creatures.

Features

Summoners War is classified as a turn-based MMORPG, though this label may be a bit misleading. It is perhaps more accurate to refer to this as a strategy-based gacha game with some multiplayer elements, though players can largely progress through the game without encountering other players if that's their wish. The bulk of the game revolves around summoning and strengthening various creatures in order to fight stronger foes in turn-based battles. The game takes its name from the player's role in summoning a variety of different monsters, which can then be used as permanent team members in order to tackle the game's myriad challenges.

Benefits

There's an awful lot to do in Summoners War and more content to get through than most might realize. The benefit of the game is that there's a somewhat larger degree of strategy involved in playing than in other similar gamers. While stronger monsters are almost always necessary to take down the bigger challenges, having the right monsters on the field at the time is usually the surest path to victory. Though the story isn't necessarily deep or compelling, it does give players a reason to keep coming back to the game's world.

Summoners War also allows players to scratch a competitive itch that is rare in games of this type. There are both raids and player-versus-player content, which allows those who want to prove themselves the best at this game to flex their collections against real people. Few games of this type manage to offer quite as much to do for multiple types of players as Summoners War.

Pros and Cons

Summoner's War certainly provides players with a lot to do. Not only is there a lengthy single-player campaign, but there is also some great multiplayer content. There is also a very steady trickle of new content for players, as unlocking new summons is relatively easy and doesn't require too much grinding. Though there's a lot of effort that goes into leveling up creatures, the game itself never feels like a chore in the way that so many other gacha games do.

The gacha mechanics are, unfortunately, also one of the worst parts of the game. Though it's very easy to get low-level monsters without spending money, you need either a lot of luck or a lot of premium currency to get the better monsters. Though this won't necessarily have too much of an impact on those who play alone, getting these higher-level monsters is a must for those who want to do any kind of content that involves other players. The microtransactions in the game are not as problematic as they are in some, but it's easy to tell that the game really does favor those who spend.

Conclusion

Summoners War is an interesting game that rewards players who put in a great deal of time and/or money. Though it can be frustrating to grind away for new monsters only to get those that are already on your roster, the game itself is still quite fun to play. If you are looking for a good gacha game that pairs some solid gameplay mechanics with some relatively fair systems, you'll absolutely want to download this game.