(this is a ramble, sorry)

I'd like to preface this that other than KHUX I have never really played a Kingdom Hearts game. Never. However, I started KHUX near the English version's first release. Why did I decide to play it? Because a popular person I followed was super enthusiastic about this free-to-play game so I decided to give it a go. (A really shallow reason, I know.)

But I really liked KHUX. I had recently gotten my first mobile smartphone (which I still use), so I had little experience in the world of smartphone games and gacha in general. But KHUX was super fun! I was hooked. I played it every day for a few months.

That isn't how I feel about the game now, however.

Simply put, KHUX is one hell of a tedious game. The only reason I still play it is purely out of stubbornness and the daily free jewels. Honestly, I'd be better off quitting at this point.

Story: As a person that has still not invested themself in the Kingdom Hearts canon timeline and shenanigans, the story is okay. It's also exceedingly sparse. Most of the story consists of exploring other worlds because Chirithy, that talking cat-bear, told us to do so. Which is okay for the first few times, but after awhile, it just feels like one long fetch quest. The rest of the quests are filler where you only complete it once and then you forget about it. 600+ quests is intimidating for both returning and new players, to say the least.

Jewels: The jewels packages are atrocious. The game was pay-to-win from the early days. It was forgivable at first, since everyone was trying to get the hang of this new KH game, and it wasn't required to pass content.

Fast forward today however, and that's no longer the case. Simply turtling through quests and events is no longer possible if you're a weak player like me. Getting new medals was important, which meant getting jewels was the most vital part of the game. The better medals you got, the stronger you were compared to other players.

As a person who missed out on a lot of daily jewels, this took weeks/months of saving, just for a mercy pull every month or so. Buying VIP was not a viable option. Paying $15 dollars every week for a 1-week-long access to premium content? There was no way I could afford something like that.

Game Mechanics: I don't recall Tiers in early KHUX. But I can certainly say that once Tiers became a major game mechanic, there was that slow realization that every medal would eventually be powercrept.

You could either pull now, or save for a more powerful one later on, at the cost of possible falling behind on current content. With the limited amount of jewels I had, this was an important decision to make.

Nevertheless, I was a super weak player. There were many rewarding events I could not complete simply because I wasn't strong enough to complete it.

The only times I felt like I smashed these ability barriers were when a new game mechanic was released. (Nova function finally helped me beat Ava's first fight, Illustrated Kairi EX+ and the recent KHII Kairi EX really helped me clear a lot of content I was struggling with.) But this was a temporaryu euphoria. Eventually, players with stronger keyblades would surpass me again and I'd fall behind.

At this point, I kinda just accepted my fate that I'd be a weak player.

The current fiasco:

The entire event was scummy. I was never a lux raider to begin with, but with my lucky Kairi pull at my side, I felt like I could actually contribute for once.

HOWEVER - The bosses were ridiculous. There was no way I could complete the raid boards when I only had 10 minutes to defeat the RB. - The amout of coins to unlock a prize was ridiculous. - The third phase was especially ridiculous, 500 Trillion Lux? Man, I racked up 1 billion lux. That may not seem much to you, but that's probably the most weekly lux I ever gotten. 500 Trillion lux tho? Ain't no way I could ever make a dent into that. I just raided while I washed the dishes lmao. Also, they explicitly stated that they wouldn't have bonus lux times, but ???? there was one on Sunday? Also the RB was reset, and that's like, wow there's DEFINITELY no way I'll ever reach Lv. 99 at this point.

The end reward was super disappointing as well. I mean, I'm still gonna take that 2K, but was it worth the three weeks of hype and disappointment? Hell no.

Lastly, my opinion of 7* and PVP.

7* stars are cool! The process of obtaining them? SO Not cool!!! PVP is a drag, and because I'm weak, I have never acquired a silver ticket. Which means I'm behind other stronger players even more, haha feels GREAT.

I SAW THIS CONTRADICTION.

I SAW IT A MILE AWAY. EVEN WHILE THE VISION WAS STILL UNREFINED.

BUT NOOO, THE GAME WOULDN’T ALLOW IT, SO WE HAD TO GO ON A DIFFERENT CONTRADICTION THAT LEAD TO AN UNNECESSARY ASSUMPTION.

THAT NOW THAT THE VISION’S BEEN REFINED (GEE THANKS) I CAN NOW SELECT THE CORRECT CONTRADICTION, HOWeVER IT’S ONLY CORRECT IF I SELECT THE RIGHT LOCATION AT THE RIGHT FRAME, HAHA GOOD LUCK DOING THAT WHEN THE CONNECTION BETWEEN CONTRADICTION AND INSIGHT IS SO VAGUE, I HAD TO GO LOOK UP THE CORRECT FRAME AND LOOK WHERE WE ARE NOW, RIGHt AT THE SAME PLACE I’VE BEEN TELLING THIS FALCONHEAD TO GO ALL ALONG

I’ve recently just started playing Ace Attorney, and I’m enjoying it, but goddamn does it like to frustrate me sometimes.