Sword of Convallaria
Last updated: 2025-05-05
- Tactical RPG evoking classic titles.
- Appealing graphics and art style.
- Deep 'Spiral of Destiny' game mode.
- Engaging story and world-building.
- Gacha system can be unrewarding.
- Restrictive energy system limits playtime.
- Reviews
(sample size) - 2000
- Helpful reviews
- 75%
- Unhelpful reviews
- 22%
- Protest reviews
- 2%
- 80%Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
- 20%Helpful reviews with negative sentiment
- Positive points
- 3809
- Negative points
- 2328
- Gameplay points
- 932
- Perf. points
- 47
- Rec. points
- 1033
- Misc points
- 277
| Point | Description | Importance |
|---|---|---|
| Generous, fair free-to-play system | The game is praised for its generous free-to-play model. Players can acquire characters, currency, and items without spending money. The gacha system is considered fair, with reasonable rates and pity mechanics, and the game provides ample resources through gameplay, events, and achievements. | 87% |
| Evokes classic tactical RPGs | The game's tactical gameplay, art style, and music evoke nostalgia for classic tactical RPGs, especially Final Fantasy Tactics. Reviewers praise the game's strategic depth, engaging battles, and well-crafted mechanics, making it a must-play for fans of the genre. | 79% |
| Appealing graphics and art style | The game features beautiful graphics, a well-designed art style (often pixel art), and smooth animations. Reviewers consistently praise the game's visual presentation, noting its high quality and appealing aesthetic. | 57% |
| Deep, free 'Spiral of Destiny' mode | The Spiral of Destiny mode is a free, substantial story mode with branching paths and multiple endings. It offers a gacha-free experience with character recruitment through gameplay, providing dozens of hours of content and high replayability. | 49% |
| Gacha system is relatively generous | The game's gacha system is considered more generous than others, with a higher base rate for legendary characters and a pity system that carries over between banners. The story mode is separate from the gacha, and character shards can be farmed, reducing reliance on gacha pulls. | 37% |
| Engaging story and world-building | The game features a well-written and engaging story set in the war-torn land of Iria. The narrative includes political intrigue, moral dilemmas, and complex characters, with player choices impacting the story's course and leading to multiple endings. | 32% |
| Enjoyable and accessible gameplay | The game is enjoyable and easy to pick up, with a fair difficulty curve and a good amount of content available. Reviewers appreciate the game's accessibility and the positive first impression it creates. | 17% |
| Excellent and immersive soundtrack | The game features a great soundtrack, often composed by Hitoshi Sakimoto, that complements the gameplay and adds to the immersive atmosphere. The music is praised for its quality, variety, and seamless integration with the game's setting. | 16% |
| High replayability with branching storylines | The game offers high replayability due to multiple decision paths and branching storylines. Each playthrough feels unique, with different outcomes and endings based on player choices. | 12% |
| Lower-rarity characters are viable | Many lower-rarity characters are viable and can clear major content, reducing reliance on rare gacha units. This makes the game more accessible and F2P-friendly. | 11% |
| Unique blend of RPG elements | The game uniquely blends live-service and non-gacha RPG elements, appealing to fans of both genres. It offers an engaging story campaign and settlement management system, making it one of the few gacha games where the reviewer enjoys reading the plot and dialogues. | 10% |
| Well-integrated and fun events | Events are well-integrated with the game's themes, characters, and stories, offering extra content and character interactions. The developers put love and care into designing the characters and storyline. | 8% |
| Constantly updated with new content | The game is constantly updated with new content, providing a constant stream of upgrade materials, currency, free items, free characters, and new game modes. The developers actively improve the game with new ideas. | 8% |