blind boxes and gacha games
Mar. 11th, 2025 12:55 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kossaiswell entertainment put out video about blind boxes and oh , have some thoughts . pretty much agree with everything here - this is why refuse to buy into any sort of mystery toy , but also think about gacha games now .
years ago , actually did play LLSIF - think one of friends from back then recommend as fun rhythm game , and want someone else to talk with , no problems there . but did find was hard to stay away from gacha mechanic , because of how everything structure - scores , accomplishments , everything depend on better cards , and those better cards come from rarest gacha pulls .
never did spend any actual money on that game , but for some time was obsessive about all ways to earn free gacha gems , and not to mention high ranks in events to get those good cards . game part was fun , but at some point start to feel like design as gacha first and game second . even when take breaks and come back , would end up right back at gacha despite everything .
anyway . while kossai did not spend money , did watch others who did . and this one which stick in head was this woman who look for fruits series eli ayase . 40 minute video , as record in several different sessions . in each one , woman fail to find fruits eli . and would say , OK , can not give up . this next time will be lucky , will just buy more gems .
after hundreds of dollars , never did get that fruits eli . did get plenty of other rare cards , but all of those outright disappointment . absolute devastation in this woman's voice , over what was essentially digital picture .
kicker is that this original LLSIF is now dead and gone . everyone who ever spend money on that game now have nothing to show .
pro tip : if ever really like some kind of gacha card , just save that picture to computer . no one can take away then . :P
think only mystery products kossai would consider is something like trinket or craft supply grab bag . imagine in most cases would be able to enjoy and use anything which receive , which is very important part for kossai .
years ago , actually did play LLSIF - think one of friends from back then recommend as fun rhythm game , and want someone else to talk with , no problems there . but did find was hard to stay away from gacha mechanic , because of how everything structure - scores , accomplishments , everything depend on better cards , and those better cards come from rarest gacha pulls .
never did spend any actual money on that game , but for some time was obsessive about all ways to earn free gacha gems , and not to mention high ranks in events to get those good cards . game part was fun , but at some point start to feel like design as gacha first and game second . even when take breaks and come back , would end up right back at gacha despite everything .
anyway . while kossai did not spend money , did watch others who did . and this one which stick in head was this woman who look for fruits series eli ayase . 40 minute video , as record in several different sessions . in each one , woman fail to find fruits eli . and would say , OK , can not give up . this next time will be lucky , will just buy more gems .
after hundreds of dollars , never did get that fruits eli . did get plenty of other rare cards , but all of those outright disappointment . absolute devastation in this woman's voice , over what was essentially digital picture .
kicker is that this original LLSIF is now dead and gone . everyone who ever spend money on that game now have nothing to show .
pro tip : if ever really like some kind of gacha card , just save that picture to computer . no one can take away then . :P
think only mystery products kossai would consider is something like trinket or craft supply grab bag . imagine in most cases would be able to enjoy and use anything which receive , which is very important part for kossai .
