Kemono Friends: Kingdom
- May 31, 2022
- NEOCRAFT LIMITED
"Kemono Friends: Kingdom" is a single-player fantasy role-playing game with an intriguing story, marvelous gameplay, amazing graphics, and a good soundtrack. The game features "Animal Girls" for players to befriend as they journey through the kingdom. Immerse yourself in this vibrant world with its unique characters and captivating gameplay.
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Reviews
- The game features adorable characters and beautiful artwork, creating a charming atmosphere.
- Gameplay is unique, combining elements of Angry Birds with RPG mechanics, making it engaging and fun.
- The gacha system is generous, allowing players to progress without feeling pressured to spend money.
- The game suffers from frequent crashes and resource pack download failures, making it unplayable for some users.
- The user interface is cluttered and confusing, leading to frustration when navigating menus.
- There are issues with character gender recognition, as players selecting male are still referred to as female.
- gameplay87 mentions
- 60 % positive mentions
- 36 % neutral mentions
- 5 % negative mentions
The gameplay is generally well-received, praised for its unique blend of Angry Birds mechanics with RPG elements, offering a fun and engaging experience. Players appreciate the cute character designs and vibrant art style, though some express concerns about balancing issues and the need for grinding. Overall, the game is seen as enjoyable and innovative, despite some technical bugs and accessibility challenges.
“Unique gameplay that's basically Angry Birds with a twist.”
“The gameplay is simple and fun!”
“Very good gacha game with an interesting combat mechanic mixing strategy and Angry Birds style catapult system.”
“The gameplay is just a poor Angry Birds rip-off.”
“I had to uninstall because of terrible gameplay.”
“Gameplay is boring and gimmicky.”
- graphics37 mentions
- 76 % positive mentions
- 16 % neutral mentions
- 8 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are widely praised for their beautiful art style, cute characters, and overall high quality, contributing to a cozy and engaging atmosphere. While the visuals are impressive, some users noted issues with the user interface being confusing and the presence of minor visual bugs. Overall, the combination of charming artwork and solid animations enhances the gameplay experience significantly.
“The artwork, UI, and animation are gorgeous!”
“High quality graphics and UI, good translation, and most importantly: cute animal girls with fun animal facts!”
“Beautiful visuals, and a fun battle mechanic.”
“It's fairly cute, but I don't like art styles that look like skimpy outfitted kids.”
“I enjoy the game so far and the drawings seem to be well done, and the artwork is well executed.”
“Graphics are pretty, but they run well on my older phone.”
- story36 mentions
- 56 % positive mentions
- 36 % neutral mentions
- 8 % negative mentions
The game's story has received mixed reviews, with some players finding it engaging and charming, particularly praising the characters, art, and voice acting. However, others expressed frustration with pacing issues, stamina limitations, and translation quality, which detracted from their overall enjoyment. While many appreciate the unique narrative and cute elements, some feel the story can be cliché or boring at times.
“The story is very engaging and the voice acting is superb.”
“The story is surprisingly intriguing while also capturing the cute and silly bits of the game, the gameplay is a good mix of simple combat with strategic team building, and the art is amazing.”
“This is a very charming game, I enjoy the gameplay and the story; it's way better than generic turn-based combat you usually see, it actually gives me something to do instead of watching characters autobattle until my eyes glaze over.”
“The tutorial/prologue is rather long-winded and can leave some players frustrated if they don't enjoy the story.”
“The translation's pretty bad at points though, reads like they had some story scenes machine translated with little to no oversight.”
“The main story is very boring.”
- music10 mentions
- 70 % positive mentions
- 20 % neutral mentions
- 10 % negative mentions
The music in the game is widely praised for its relaxing vibe and high quality, enhancing the overall experience alongside the cute art and engaging gameplay. Players appreciate the satisfying sound effects and fully voiced segments, although some have noted a lack of options to mute the music or sound effects. Overall, the soundtrack contributes significantly to the game's charm and appeal.
“Absolutely love the game, cute girls, great art and music, and a different combat system from other games like this.”
“The music and sound effects are quite satisfying to listen to.”
“Music is great and love the art style.”
“No options to mute music/sfx.”
- stability6 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Overall, user experiences with stability vary significantly; while some report no bugs or glitches, others encounter frequent freezes and crashes that detract from gameplay. Although many glitches have been addressed since launch, persistent issues remain a concern for some players.
“The little I got to play didn't make all these glitches seem worth it.”
“It's good but... the freezes are annoying.”
“Freezes and crashes.”
- monetization6 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The monetization in the game has received mixed reviews, with some players finding it aggressive and potentially predatory, particularly for those with poor impulse control. While it is not considered the worst in the market, concerns about high prices and a lack of necessity for purchases persist. Overall, the game's monetization strategy raises red flags for some users, suggesting a possible cash grab approach.
“The monetization system feels aggressive, making it hard to enjoy the game without feeling pressured to spend.”
“While the cute animal girls are charming, the gameplay resembles Angry Birds with RPG mechanics, and the prices for in-game purchases are quite steep.”
“I worry that the monetization could be predatory, especially for players with poor impulse control.”
“Useless characters, aggressive monetization.”
“Cute animal girls, gameplay is basically Angry Birds with RPG mechanics; monetization, while not needed to progress, has insane prices for everything.”
“I fear the monetization could be very predatory towards people with poor impulse control.”
- optimization5 mentions
- 40 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 60 % negative mentions
The game has notable performance issues, including freezing and black screen problems, even on current-generation devices like the Samsung Galaxy A53. While some users find it well-optimized and smooth, others report significant optimization needs that hinder gameplay experience.
“Cute game, well optimized and smooth.”
“Easily gets stuck on a black screen when opening, froze my phone once during gameplay, and now can't continue due to 'failure to download resource pack.' Horribly optimized even with a current-gen phone.”
“Needs better optimization on Samsung Galaxy A53.”
“But it needs optimization.”
- humor4 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game is widely praised for its humor, featuring cute and funny animal characters that enhance the overall experience. Players appreciate the blend of comedy with engaging gameplay, particularly in the context of a turn-based RPG involving animal friends. Additionally, it serves as a good source of entertaining animal facts, further contributing to its charm.
“Amazing and funny game, good source of animal facts as well.”
“Cute and funny animals.”
“Funny angry bird RPG turn-based game with animal friends.”
- grinding3 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players have mixed feelings about the grinding aspect of the game; while some enjoy the grind and find it engaging, others express frustration over the lack of quality-of-life features, such as collect or deploy all buttons, which can make material farming tedious. There are concerns that the game may become excessively grindy as it progresses.
“My only gripe with this game is the lack of quality of life features; there are hardly any collect or deploy all buttons for material farming.”
“So far, I'm loving this game, but it looks like it will become very grindy... hopefully not.”
- character development3 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Character development is praised for its charming and polished designs, contributing to a cozy and appealing world. However, players note that the currency for summoning characters is somewhat limited, which can hinder the experience of fully exploring the character roster.
“Character designs are lovely and feature a polished presentation.”
“I love how comfy and cute the world and character designs are!”
“It's pretty good with summons and character design, but the currency for summoning is slightly low when trying to gather enough.”
- emotional2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The emotional aspect of the game is characterized by its adorable and wholesome nature, with many users praising it as a charming and polished gem within its genre.
“Adorable and very wholesome.”
“..of its genre, a gem to be certain.. charming, wholesome, and polished.. 🍻”
- atmosphere1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game's atmosphere is characterized by its cute and beautiful artwork, creating a cozy environment that enhances the strategic yet relaxed gameplay experience.
“The artwork and characters are very cute and beautiful, creating a cozy atmosphere in the game. The gameplay is strategic yet relaxed and fun.”
