Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2018 6:39 pm
Pretend you are trapped on the proverbial deserted island with only your cell phone, but no phone signal. The only app on your phone is the game Gailardia. With nothing else to do, should you use precious battery power to play the game, or look for ways to improve your primitive shelter, or perhaps search for more food sources? Answer: NEVER Gailardia.
Pretend you are trapped in a hospital bed, your mind a fog caused by various drugs, barely able to move anything except one hand, which clutches your priceless smart phone on which the only app is Gailardia. Do you pass the boring hours playing the game? Answer: NEVER Gailardia.
This is just about the worst android RPG I've seen. There is no story, no dialog, and practically no choice or thought in the play. I would call it a "grind fest," except there is no "festival" involved, only grinding. There are no subquests, and your journey is almost linear.
There are just 3 types of consumable items, only one of which I ever used (and then only early in the game). You have 3 characters at the start, and they are the only ones in the game. They have no jobs, no points to be assigned, no formation, and no weapons that can be enhanced. There are no combos, unisons, or limit breaks. You just watch them level up as you win battles. They gradually learn some magic, but there are only a few spells available in the entire game. With so few options available, battle tactics are easy to figure out and quite repetitive.
You are underpowered for most of the game. In fact, instead of a difficulty spike, Gailardia slowly (VERY slowly) becomes easier as you gain levels. Money is scarce, so how to spend your money on weapons is one of your few choices.
And, just to make it frustrating, there are NO save slots, but only a single saved position, with NO "load" option. You have to quit the game, restart and "continue."
The post game consists of one mini-dungeon with a few treasures and the toughest boss in the game. Metal-type monsters, while rare in the base game, are plentiful in the post game, and help in the necessary grinding if you wish to defeat the boss.
Pretend you are trapped in a hospital bed, your mind a fog caused by various drugs, barely able to move anything except one hand, which clutches your priceless smart phone on which the only app is Gailardia. Do you pass the boring hours playing the game? Answer: NEVER Gailardia.
This is just about the worst android RPG I've seen. There is no story, no dialog, and practically no choice or thought in the play. I would call it a "grind fest," except there is no "festival" involved, only grinding. There are no subquests, and your journey is almost linear.
There are just 3 types of consumable items, only one of which I ever used (and then only early in the game). You have 3 characters at the start, and they are the only ones in the game. They have no jobs, no points to be assigned, no formation, and no weapons that can be enhanced. There are no combos, unisons, or limit breaks. You just watch them level up as you win battles. They gradually learn some magic, but there are only a few spells available in the entire game. With so few options available, battle tactics are easy to figure out and quite repetitive.
You are underpowered for most of the game. In fact, instead of a difficulty spike, Gailardia slowly (VERY slowly) becomes easier as you gain levels. Money is scarce, so how to spend your money on weapons is one of your few choices.
And, just to make it frustrating, there are NO save slots, but only a single saved position, with NO "load" option. You have to quit the game, restart and "continue."
The post game consists of one mini-dungeon with a few treasures and the toughest boss in the game. Metal-type monsters, while rare in the base game, are plentiful in the post game, and help in the necessary grinding if you wish to defeat the boss.