Captor Clash is a Role Playing game with an excellent story, beautiful mechanics, and perfect graphics. However, players must be prepared for lots of grinding and annoying ads. The game invites you to "unleash your power in the ultimate captor showdown!" as you progress through the showdowns and enhance your characters' abilities.
Reviews
- The game features amazing art and character animations, making it visually appealing.
- The combat system is fun and engaging, providing an enjoyable gameplay experience.
- The game performs well on older devices, ensuring accessibility for a wider audience.
- The gacha system is heavily criticized for its predatory practices, including high costs and low drop rates for characters.
- Many players report issues with account resets and login errors, leading to frustration and loss of progress.
- The game is perceived as pay-to-win, with significant advantages given to players who spend money on in-game purchases.
- gameplay70 mentions
- 51 % positive mentions
- 40 % neutral mentions
- 9 % negative mentions
Gameplay reviews are mixed, with many players enjoying the fun mechanics and character designs, but expressing frustration over repetitiveness, control issues, and unbalanced multiplayer experiences. While some appreciate the smoothness and variety of gameplay modes, others criticize the lack of depth, poor communication of mechanics, and aggressive monetization strategies that hinder progression. Overall, the game has potential but suffers from significant gameplay flaws that detract from the overall experience.
“The gameplay is very good, it's fun to play, and mostly I love the character designs, but the control system is frustrating. It's very difficult to aim your abilities and skills on the enemy, especially when you have a timer in the adventure levels.”
“The character designs are well done, gameplay feels smooth, and the levels are something to be admired.”
“Great graphics, control, storyline, action, and gameplay!”
“They want to show how much stuff they got and are willing to give, but in the end, it's all useless since gameplay is very repetitive.”
“The gameplay, fight mechanics, and matchmaking are just frustrating to play due to unbalanced matches. Not only that, but the lag persists even with a good internet connection (I have 100 Mbps).”
“Another gacha game with boring, repetitive gameplay and lacking in depth.”
- graphics50 mentions
- 82 % positive mentions
- 12 % neutral mentions
- 6 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are widely praised for their vibrant artwork, smooth animations, and appealing character designs, often compared to popular titles like Borderlands and Cyberpunk. Players appreciate the overall visual quality and immersive art style, although some report performance issues on lower-end devices. While the graphics contribute positively to the gaming experience, concerns about gameplay mechanics and progression systems are noted.
“The artwork is vibrant and eye-catching.”
“The graphics are dynamite, the sound is superb, zero ads, smooth gameplay, very interactive, don't know what else to say.”
“The graphics are amazing; it has a great story and performs very well on my phone.”
“No lag on highest graphic setting, but the anime art and designs could use a little work.”
“The design is very beautiful, but why is it so laggy even on very low graphics? Please fix it... I want this game.”
“Censored artworks and terrible gacha (not disclosing rates and shards instead of characters) and multiple battle passes.”
- story39 mentions
- 51 % positive mentions
- 41 % neutral mentions
- 8 % negative mentions
The game's storyline receives mixed reviews, with many players praising its captivating narrative, character design, and integration with the gameplay, while others find it repetitive and lacking depth. Some users express frustration over technical issues, such as account resets and lag, which detract from the overall experience. Overall, the graphics and art style are consistently highlighted as strong points, enhancing the storytelling aspect.
“The intense combat, captivating storyline, and beautiful anime art style make it a must-play!”
“It's got the feel of all of the big three anime, the art style of Cyberpunk Edgerunners, the story of Sword Art Online mixed with the dark and funny chaotic energy of Borderlands and Bioshock.”
“The graphics are amazing, it has a great story, and it performs very well on my phone.”
“The story could be better and the game becomes very repetitive.”
“Bad game, story cannot continue, it just stuck, and I'm a beginner that just plays, bad, bad, bad.”
“Story very mediocre, gacha horrible, can't get a character, only shards.”
- character development17 mentions
- 65 % positive mentions
- 18 % neutral mentions
- 18 % negative mentions
Character development in the game is highlighted by exceptional character designs and animations, which many players admire. However, progression is hindered by expensive character acquisition and a grind-heavy system that often feels exploitative, leading to frustration with gameplay mechanics and controls. While the artistic aspects are praised, the overall experience is marred by clunky combat and a lack of respect for players' time and wallets.
“Character design is one of the greatest I have ever seen, but on the other side, getting the characters is very expensive, and the progression gives you barely anything to progress.”
“The character designs are well done, gameplay feels smooth, and the levels are something to be admired.”
“Love the character design and animation.”
“The gameplay is okay, especially the character design, but there's a bug in the game's sound.”
“It's just buggy, and the beautiful character designs get wasted when actually in battle; they look nothing like in the character art.”
“The character designs are well done, but the character development feels lacking.”
- monetization17 mentions
- 12 % positive mentions
- 18 % neutral mentions
- 71 % negative mentions
The monetization in this game is widely criticized as excessively greedy, featuring a heavy reliance on microtransactions and a flawed gacha system that hampers progression without spending money. While the gameplay and art are praised, many reviewers label it a "cash grab," highlighting the imbalance and frustration caused by the monetization strategies. Overall, players feel that the game's potential is undermined by its aggressive monetization practices.
“It's a pity that this game has unique gameplay and design, but could not pay for a better translator, with all these monetizations.”
“In-app purchases are expensive.”
“Great gameplay but the effort put into that and the art are betrayed by some of the most greedy monetization I've seen in the game.”
“With a truckload of microtransactions and a bucket full of the worst kind of gacha you can find.”
“Game is a cash grab with limited progression on the battle pass and also the gacha rates are flawed on their own.”
- grinding12 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- -17 % neutral mentions
- 92 % negative mentions
Reviews highlight that the game features excessive grinding typical of gacha titles, with numerous menus, daily tasks, and a focus on PvP that can feel tedious. While some players find the mechanics intuitive and manageable for free-to-play users, many express frustration over the grind required to access top-tier characters and the predatory nature of the gacha system. Overall, the game is criticized for being overly grindy and repetitive, often feeling like a pay-to-win experience.
“The mechanics are very intuitive, making the grinding feel rewarding rather than tedious.”
“Grinding in this game strikes a perfect balance; it feels engaging and purposeful.”
“I appreciate how the grinding mechanics are designed to keep players motivated and invested.”
“Everything is purposely made more grindy than it should.”
“Gacha system in this game is trash and super predatory, artwork is nice and gameplay is average which kept me playing but the systems are very grindy and repetitive.”
“Top-tier units are completely inaccessible without grinding for shards in, and only in, the premium gacha where every 10-pull is $45.”
- optimization6 mentions
- 83 % positive mentions
- -33 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
Overall, the game is well-optimized for older devices, providing good performance and fluid graphics, which enhances the gameplay experience. However, some users report lag issues and suggest further optimization, particularly regarding the gacha system, to improve user satisfaction.
“The game is well optimized to run on older phones, which makes it fun, and the way the plot advances, including amazing character art, is so well done.”
“This game deserves a higher rating: great story, good fighting mechanics (you feel the impact), beautiful character design, and high-level optimization.”
“Really fun game, nice graphics, and fluid performance.”
“The gacha system needs optimization; adding features like pity rates would ensure players can guarantee a character from the pool, similar to other games.”
“The game's performance is severely lacking; frequent frame drops and long loading times make it frustrating to play.”
“The user interface is cluttered and not intuitive, making navigation cumbersome and detracting from the overall experience.”
- stability5 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game suffers from significant stability issues, including frequent bugs and glitches that hinder gameplay, such as rewards not activating after completion. Users have reported a high volume of troubleshooting topics related to unmet expectations and technical problems, suggesting a lack of transparency from the developers. Overall, these stability concerns detract from the experience, overshadowing the appealing character designs.
“Buggy, glitchy... after I finished it within the time, the reward won't activate (the star) and it still doesn't count.”
“Their Discord has over 300 troubleshooting topics related to 'didn't get what I paid for' issues, and it is because they hide the fact that you don't get what is displayed.”
“It's just buggy, and the beautiful character designs get wasted when actually in battle; they look nothing like the character art.”
- music5 mentions
- 80 % positive mentions
- -40 % neutral mentions
- 60 % negative mentions
The music in the game is generally well-received, with many players praising it as "awesome" and "great," contributing positively to the overall experience. However, some users feel that the game could benefit from more variety in sound effects and music to enhance gameplay. Overall, while the music is a strong point, there is room for improvement in terms of diversity and depth.
“Awesome graphics, awesome music, awesome storyline.”
“Gameplay, art, and music are great.”
“Good graphics, good music, good design, intense combat, lovable characters.”
“The gameplay overall is fun, but the game could use more sound effects and music.”
“The music is repetitive and lacks variety, making it feel monotonous after a while.”
“I found the soundtrack to be uninspired and not fitting for the game's atmosphere.”
- humor2 mentions
- 150 % positive mentions
- -50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game features a blend of humor reminiscent of popular anime and chaotic energy akin to titles like Borderlands and Bioshock, providing a darkly comedic experience. However, some users note that the humor is overshadowed by a pay-to-win model, which detracts from the overall enjoyment.
“It's got the feel of all of the big three anime, the art style of Cyberpunk Edgerunners, the story of Sword Art Online, mixed with the dark, funny, and chaotic energy of Borderlands and BioShock, along with the quick time events of Until Dawn!”
“This game is hilarious and keeps you laughing with its clever writing and absurd situations.”
“The humor is spot on, blending witty dialogue with slapstick moments that make every encounter entertaining.”
- emotional1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Players frequently express that the game evokes strong emotional responses, often leading to tears, indicating a deep connection to the narrative and characters. This emotional impact is a significant highlight in many reviews, showcasing the game's ability to resonate with players on a personal level.
“I cried after experiencing the heartfelt moments in the game.”
“The emotional depth of the characters left a lasting impact on me.”
“I felt a profound connection to the story that made me reflect on my own life.”