I am but a humble Shrimp.

[Dragon Lord]

Whether I like the game, like the characters, like the character art (when it comes to games that offer lots of skins, like Azur Lane), how I like the gameplay, and yes, whether or not I think the game is going to have longevity. That's why I will no longer spend money on Square Enix mobile games, because I cannot trust them not to shut the game down after a year. Same with Bandai Namco mobile games.

Azur Lane has been going on for three years in English so far and looks to not be stopping any time soon. Yostar as a publisher really knows what they are doing and that's going to translate into a nice, long life for the game.

Arknights is doing incredibly well, and with Yostar once again behind the wheel as publisher, there's definitely a bright future for the game. It also just got announced that they are going to add English voices to all of the characters in the game, so that must be a very good sign of how well the English version of the game is doing. Granted voice acting in this game is minimal, with characters voices only being heard when deployed in battle, when their skills are used, or on the victory screen when you win, but it's still a good sign.

Genshin speaks for itself. It's basically been the #1 grossing mobile game since it released in September 2020. The game made over $66,000,000 in December 2021 alone, and that's only counting the Android/iOS sales. PC and PS4/PS5 sales are not included, so it could be much, much higher than that. MiHoYo also has a 10-year plan for the game, and so far there's been nothing to indicate they plan to deviate from that schedule at all, so I shouldn't have to worry about Genshin shutting down any time in the foreseeable future.

Revived Witch is the only game I've spent semi-heavily on so far that I'm kind of sus about. The Global version is being published by Yostar once again, so I know it's in good hands when it comes to the publisher. However, its sales have been middling at best so far (around $700,000 in December 2021, combined between Korean, Japanese and Global servers), so there's a bit of worry about the future of this one. Hopefully they stick it out and the game picks up steam, but sadly I could see this game going down within a couple of years if it continues at the pace it's going.

So there's a little insight into each of the gacha games I spend money on. It basically comes down to giving me a huge game with lots to do and cute girls (Genshin) or get Yostar to publish the Global version of your game.

As for that area in Dark Souls 2, it seems a bit annoying at first, but it's actually not that bad. Lifegems pretty much counteract poison, so that becomes a non-factor for the most part. The only big issue with it is if you fall into one of the pits and you don't know the area well, it can be pretty annoying to get your bearings again. Outside of that the area is much better as the poisonous area than Blighttown from Dark Souls or Valley of Defilement from Demon's Souls.