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Game of Dice review

Introduction

Game of Dice, made by JoyCity, is one of the rare gacha game examples that is played as a dice game. Does this concept work well and is it still an exciting game to play? Time to play to find out!

Gameplay

If you think about it, then Game of Dice’s gameplay has some resemblance of Monopoly. Which you could say is true, as the main objective of this game is to bankrupt other players that you are competing against with. If we look at other signs of what could be related to Monopoly, then it is the layout of the map you play at, which includes a chance to claim properties and build houses on them. The good and bad events from Monopoly are converted into Misery and Fortune road. The last thing that sets it apart is the Minigames that you can play there as well. The only big twist here that sets it apart is the fact that you can use various skill cards in this game.

While we’re at it, I should mention that if you don’t play it for a while, then the game will automatically play for you instead. Nice to know that such a feature exists.

Asides from the playing the main game, there is also an option of playing two of their offered minigames. One of these is called Penalty Kick, other one being Tap Tap Game. But we’ll be talking about that more in a minute.

PvP and PvE

Moving onto this part, I initially thought on what much there could even be. Turns out, there are actually quite a handful of things to do around which will be plenty to keep you around for a good time. Let’s begin by looking into them.

PvP

First thing that is available when playing PvP is the Versus Mode, which is one of the main things in this game. As you move on and play the matches, you try to climb higher in the Genius League. You start off you way in Bronze League, and from there you are working your way up on higher leagues. It should be mentioned that you can play it either as Solo or in teams of two, which is good that there is given an option to choose as well. Another thing that you can do PvP wise is the Guild Match, and as the name tells, you play versus other Guilds. It should be mentioned that the Guild Match opens at certain times – from Friday until Sunday. And with by that this concludes the PvP options. And as you can tell, they are lacking in this department.

PvE

While there are decent options for PvP, PvE also provides bit more options on what to do. First thing, Minigames, you can play these Minigames to be acquiring rewards. Interesting about that is that you can put your Characters to the use, which is one of the ways. However, there is only two minigames – Penalty Kick and Tap Tap Game. Penalty Kick is a dead simple game, where you have to pick the direction to shoot – left or right. As for Tap Tap Game, as you move through corners, which requires fast fingers and precision.

The drawback to Minigames is the fact that after you have used them once, you have to wait for quite a while until you can use them. For instance, after I had played it once, I could not play again for 18 hours. Not to mention you won’t be able to enjoy it much. Especially if you’re an beginner who doesn’t have much characters to use.

Another thing that could be included as PvE, is the Friendly Match. On this mode, you can play without fearing that you might lose your JOY.

Another thing to do is the Lab and Sub Story. But I’ll mention that under the Story since it belongs more there.

Story

Jumping into the next section, being the story, it is nice to see it has made some improvements. If we take a look at it now than what it was couple of years ago, they have finally added Story Mode to this game. Welcome sign indeed for the game that there more things to do as to also explore the game’s given story.

Looking at it, there are 3 given options once you enter in – Lab, Main Story, and Sub Story. However, it should be said that the Story can only be accessed after playing certain amount of matches on Versus Mode.

Starting off with Lab, it allows you to play by setting up cards, Goods free of your choice. After that, you can play it versus CPU to test, which I assume is it’s main purpose. Story Mode, on the other hand is unlocking the Story. Sure, it is better than it was before, but I think this would be nice that if Story Mode would be playable. I don’t mind reading the Story, but I think making it interactive would make it better.

The Sub Story, if you ask me, is rather more exciting than the Main Story. It’s because due to the fact that you can play through the matches. While on Story Mode you just plainly read the story and that’s it. The way on how you complete them can vary – either by bankrupting the opponent, completing a condition and so on.

Another thing to add to Story as a bonus is that you can read a bit of a short comic in their main page. Only drawback to that is the comic is one chapter long. If anything, then the comic was pretty interesting for me to read, so it’s a shame that there is only one chapter to it. Would have gladly read it more, if they would of considered making more!

Art

I’ll be honest with you – after I saw the Game of Dice’s title screen, then it raised my expectations for me that the situation had improved art wise, rather than it was couple of years ago. Sadly enough though, it was roughly about the same with some changes here and there. But still, it has made its progress better than it was before. Time to go through some of the things I decided was important to look over.

Videos and short scenes

The first thing to mention is the scene when drawing a character. It hasn’t been changed for a very long time and has stayed the same. If I have to be honest about it, then the graphics seems out of date as quality is mediocre. One of the things that could use an update in my opinion. Speaking about the video that plays repeatedly when downloading data – I have two sided opinions about it. The good thing, being the video content being good.

As for negative issues, there were many things that bothered me. One of which being the fact that the same video repeats over and over again. Poorly executed if you ask me, should have launched it in the game’s intro or when the download is complete. Another problem which was bugging me is that the video wasn’t displayed at full screen. Not sure why, but I think it could have been better if they fixed that as well.

Skill cards and character art

One thing to clear up before I talk about this part – it should be pointed out that there isn’t a big amount of characters in this game. Rather yet, there can be easily found more Skill cards.

With that said aside, lets finally look into the arts of Skill cards first. The art on the cards might not seem as anything much, but for me the art is actually done pretty well, as i liked a lot of the Skill cards’ art. Reasons are why I liked because they were quite fitting and also the quality is there. So there’s that to be said about them.

But if we talk about Characters, then I have to say that the art of the Characters depends. For instance, some of the old Game of Dice Characters as Ion or Mary for example, can be seen that they look rather plain. Especially if you compare them with the new Characters, where the quality for them has gotten quite up and is more appealing to the eyes. Good example of it was the current available limited characters Lucy and Yura. Different level of art when you compare them. So it’s good to see that their art has improved over time.

Live 2D

The negative side to this one is the fact that they still don’t have any Live2D Characters. As I mentioned it before in Crash Fever review, then I think that more games should utilise this more. Why? It’s because I believe that there is a missed opportunity, also Live2D art is only becoming more of a common thing if you could say like so in more games. So here’s to hoping we might see a difference to this not too far away, as there is always hope. You might never know!

Interface

Same as it can be similarly said about the game’s art, then it has made improvements over time, but with their own drawbacks. And even yet the Interface is pretty understandable, it feels pretty plain and sort of empty. As if almost something would be missing…

Music

If I have to say something about the music in this game, then I guess you could say that it is pretty good. The variety of the tracks is enough, as also they are not boring but with something a twist that makes it enjoyable to listen it. It fits rather quite well to it and isn’t too boring, so that’s a good sign. As a matter of fact, I think the soundtrack is quite fitting for this type of a game, so bonus points there from me as well.

F2P or P2W?

The game feels as like that it is mostly doable as F2P, where the P2W doesn’t dominate as much in the game. To begin with, considering that you get starting mission that you can do to earn resources is one of the nice things to get you started. Another feature is the Choice Draw that can give you pretty good 6* cards. I think it’s safe to say that this puts you in a situation that you won’t be finding a need to spend money.

However, it’s not all sunshine and roses. As there are some things which are hard to miss out. One of them being the VIP system, which, as expected out of a VIP system, gives a significant advantage over the F2P players. Does it much affects though? If I had to say, no, not really. But the VIP system has always been one of the main gripes for me that I’m not too fond to see in any games.

Then there is a premium currency in this game called Topaz. Where do you use them? As you guessed it, they can be used to buy packages, where nearly all of them are very valuable. Same as the currency itself is valuable, as it isn’t that easy to get it. To get Topaz, you would have to sacrifice your money. Or just play events, which also gives Topaz.

Another thing that confused me was their ‘Sales’, if I could put it like so. For example, they have a Sale for Gold. From $9 to $99. Alright, fair enough. Then how about Black Skill package? From $19 to $249. And then there is Starting Package II. From $9 to $249. With those insane sales they had going on, I was not sure if I should take them seriously or what. Because that is one hell of a discount, not to mention some part of the packages seemed…expensive. While it is nice that they give out this sort of a discount, it still left me doubtful.

Overall, I think that it could be said that this game is alright for people who are looking for a game that doesn’t really require the player to spend any money and still be pretty decent at it. However if you’re willing to spend some bucks on it, then I guess the deals despite of what I stated are still alright.

Gacha and rerolling

As of this review when reviewing this game, there was various available gachas.

Let’s look into the Skill Card gachas first.

As of this review, there are 3 Skill Card gachas. First option is Super Slow Challenge Pack, where for 5 draws you can get an X card, and after that an option to do other steps that gives resources. Second option, Season 4 Skill pack, features Season 4 cards – as said per pack. The last one, being Choice Drawing, allows you to do 10 draws where you can claim 10 6* cards. Should be mentioned it can be rerolled as many as 20 times.

Moving onto the next one, Character Draw. There were also 4 available draw options. One of them was Catch Yura Pack, a chance of getting a hidden character. Second option, named Enforcers! Assemble!, gives you EXP Enforcers. Third option, Premium Draw, allows you to get 4* or higher original character. The last and the fourth option, named Normal Draw, is useful for Gameplay or as an upgrade for another Character.

Next section brings us to Goods Draw, where are also 4 options given. And at this point it can be seen that there is a pattern. First option includes a chance of getting a Limited item. Second option offers Popular Goods, as it gives you a Good that is used often. Third option is Assemble Kits, which is used for EXP to improve the Goods. Last and the fourth one is Premium Draw that gives a 2* Goods or higher.

When starting off the game, there is not much of a need to be rerolling in the game, as you will be able to set yourself to a pretty decent start already by the given option to get 10 6* Skill cards, which you are able to reroll for twenty times until you are satisfied with the given roll.

All in all, the gacha options are plenty in overall, however you may find yourself struggling on getting the gems for the Draws, which might keep you away from pulling as much. Especially considering that getting gems in this game does not come easy.

Closing Words

If there is one thing to say about this game, then it is the fact that this game was still pretty darn entertaining for me to play around, ignoring it had some notable issues here and there. But despite that, it still didn’t ruin my enjoyment of this game, as I genuinely had fun playing it. Other than that, it is sad that despite how much it has been played, the community is quiet about it.