100% Orange Juice - Saki & Kyousuke Character Pack Review Summary

The two DLC fighters are well-received, with a powerful hyper and a versatile tank whose hyper swaps stats, so the add-on is optional but still worth buying.

Saki's hyper is powerful: Saki's hyper, Big Bang Bell, is a feared trap that can steal stars and deal area damage over time.

Kyousuke is a versatile tank: Kyousuke is frequently described as a flexible tank that can switch to an offensive role using his hyper.

Saki is a fun character: Many players find Saki enjoyable to play, praising her personality, appearance, and voice lines.

DLC adds voice lines and content: The developer added voice lines and other content to the DLC without raising the price.

Both characters are well-received: The two characters are often described as fun, unique, and having held up well over time.

Saki's Low Durability and Evasion: Multiple clusters highlight Saki's low HP and reliance on evasion, making her feel squishy and underpowered. Her base stats, including +1 evade, are often insufficient to avoid attacks, leading to frequent targeting and deaths.

Saki's RNG-Dependent Hyper: Saki's hyper, Big Bang Bell, requires opponents to land on it and additional hyper cards to be effective, making her gameplay highly inconsistent. This reliance on RNG is a common complaint among players.

Kyousuke's Inconsistent Deck Building: Kyousuke's ability to switch between tank and attacker roles makes deck building inconsistent, and his hyper's frequent appearance and hyper-reliance are problematic. He is also challenging to play effectively as a tank.

Saki's Hyper Causes Negative Play: Players dislike Saki's hyper for its game-ending effects, which can lead to salt and negative behavior. Some consider it overpowered in the current meta, reducing respect for Saki as a character pick.

Kyousuke's Weak Offense and Bullying: Kyousuke's high defense and HP result in low attack power, making him poor at attacking and often bullied by experienced players who avoid risking attacks behind them. His hyper also makes him easier to kill.

Kyousuke's hyper swaps stats: Kyousuke's hyper card Cast Off swaps his base attack and defense until KO or re-use, turning him from a tank into a glass cannon. It requires level 2 and costs 10 stars to activate.

Saki's Big Bang Bell trap: Saki's hyper Big Bang Bell is a trap card that deals damage to all units within a 2-square radius and gains +1 damage every 2 chapters since it was set. Triggering it halves the stars of affected units, giving them to the trap setter.

Saki's base stats: Saki has 4 HP, 0 ATK, 0 DEF, +1 EVD, 4 REC, and no character ability. Her high evasion and recovery support a passive playstyle focused on traps and hyper cards.

Kyousuke's base stats: Kyousuke has 5 HP, -1 ATK, +2 DEF, 0 EVD, 5 REC, and no character ability. His high defense and HP make him a tank character.

Saki as trapper character: Saki is a trapper character whose hyper and traps can be placed on various board spaces, including home spaces, to damage or hinder opponents.

DLC Purchase Recommended: General sentiment strongly recommends buying the DLC, with reviewers saying it is definitely worth picking up. The pack is described as a good buy overall.

Kyousuke Highly Recommended: Multiple reviewers recommend the character pack especially for Kyousuke, describing him as a strong reason to buy. Saki is seen as okay but less essential or harder to recommend.

Good Value for Fans: Reviewers agree the DLC offers good value for players who enjoy 100% Orange Juice and want more variety. It is considered worth the asking price.

Tank and Trap Playstyle: The character pack is recommended for players interested in a solid tank role or trap-heavy playstyle. This niche appeal is noted by at least one reviewer.

Budget-Friendly and Newcomer Option: One reviewer notes the DLC is designed to help budget-conscious players and newcomers who are hesitant about what to buy. It can be a good starting point.

Community fair range: $2.99 - $4.99.

Versatile Tank Mindgame Main: Plays a high-HP bruiser, maintains safe HP to discourage aggression, then suddenly flips to a feast-or-famine attacker for surprise KOs. Motivation: Mastering a versatile tank that toggles between turtling and burst-damage kills to control opponents' decisions. Stance: buy.

Passive Trap & Star-Stealing Specialist: Avoids direct fights, plants damage-scaling traps to zone the board, and relies on stolen stars for swingy comebacks. Motivation: Winning through indirect trap pressure and star theft that punishes careless opponents. Stance: sale.

Roster Variety & Value Seeker: Sampling multiple characters and playstyles rather than committing to one main. Motivation: Adding new characters and playstyle variety to an existing roster at fair value. Stance: buy.

Monetization: The reviews focus on optional character-expansion DLC for 100% Orange Juice. They describe the DLC as fun, reasonably priced, often discounted or bundled, and not pay-to-win, with no mention of real-money gacha, loot boxes, paid currency, convenience items, battle passes, or a post-purchase cash shop. The evidence therefore supports traditional optional DLC rather than predatory monetization.

Kyousuke and Saki character pack DLC: The second DLC for 100% Orange Juice introduces Kyousuke and Saki as playable characters. Players note it is a character expansion pack available in bundles and on sale periodically.

Kyousuke's feast-or-famine playstyle: Kyousuke is compared to Fernet for battle stats and Yuki for a high-ATK feast-or-famine style. He is also compared to Kill la Kill, and receives considerable costume love from the developers.

DLC quality and value praised: This is regarded as one of the better DLCs for 100% Orange Juice, adding variety without being necessary or superfluous. The developers balance DLC characters when they become pay-to-win.

Characters remain unique and viable: The DLC's characters have held up well despite stronger recent additions, and Saki and Kyousuke are considered two of the most unique characters in the game. The cast continuously grows with new characters like Nanako, Syura, and Dangerous QP.

Characters originate from Orange_Juice games: Kyousuke originates from QP shooting - Dangerous!!, and Saki originates from Suguri. The Steam version characters were designed by the original Orange_Juice team.