Soul Ark: New World
Get on Play Store"Soul Ark: New World" is a classic 2D Role Playing Game with a good story, stellar mechanics, and stunning graphics. However, be prepared for a lot of grinding. This game offers an authentic and engaging RPG experience, where players collect, battle, and level up to save the new world.
Phone
Android
Mobile Platform
Tablet
Reviews
- The graphics and artwork are stunning, with impressive character designs and animations.
- The gameplay is engaging and offers a variety of tactics, making it enjoyable for players.
- The game is generous for free-to-play players, providing ample opportunities to collect characters without spending money.
- The translation is poor, leading to confusion about character interactions and skill descriptions.
- There are frequent crashes and loading issues, making the game frustrating to play at times.
- The game can feel grindy, especially when trying to progress past certain levels without spending money.
- graphics147 mentions
- 69 % positive mentions
- 29 % neutral mentions
- 2 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game have received widespread praise for their high quality, stunning artwork, and appealing character designs. Many players appreciate the vibrant art style and smooth animations, which enhance the overall gaming experience. However, some users have noted issues with lag and the need for adjustable graphic settings to improve performance on various devices.
“Great graphics and presentation.”
“The graphics are great, the storyline is engaging.”
“Gorgeous graphics with familiar combat mechanics and character progression.”
“The graphics are bad... the gameplay is worse... and this new RPG needs improvement!”
“Pretty graphics, but literally the worst translation job I've ever seen in a game, mixed with insanely chaotic and disjointed visuals.”
“Like this game, first time I played it wasn't very laggy, now it's so laggy you can't finish a quest and no option for graphics to be lowered and it crashes a lot.”
- story116 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 56 % neutral mentions
- 11 % negative mentions
The story aspect of the game receives mixed reviews, with many players finding it engaging and unique, but hampered by poor English translations that lead to confusion and frustration. While some appreciate the graphics and character design, the overall narrative coherence suffers due to disjointed dialogue and unclear skill descriptions, prompting players to skip through content. Overall, the story has potential but requires significant improvements in localization to enhance player understanding and enjoyment.
“The story is great!”
“Soul Ark has caught my soul without a doubt, the amount of work in art and storyline in this game superseded all my expectations. If you're a fan of turn-based games with a good portion of self-indulgence when it comes to heroes and personal inclusion in games, your stop is right here!”
“The characters and story are so unique and fun, and it's not too difficult to grind and keep up pace with the story's difficulty.”
“I can barely understand the skill descriptions, and the story is even worse; I just ended up skipping everything.”
“The translations really need to be fixed ASAP, as the story is useless to pay attention to.”
“English translation is so horrid that the storyline makes no sense.”
- gameplay105 mentions
- 56 % positive mentions
- 41 % neutral mentions
- 3 % negative mentions
The gameplay is generally praised for its fun mechanics and engaging art style, with many players appreciating the variety of characters and straightforward combat system. However, numerous reviews highlight significant issues with translations that lead to confusion about abilities and mechanics, as well as concerns about progression barriers and the efficiency of auto-battle features. Overall, while the gameplay is enjoyable, it suffers from a lack of clarity and balance, which detracts from the overall experience.
“The gameplay is fantastic.”
“Great artwork, great mechanics, and with over 100 characters there's great variety.”
“Amazing gameplay, and the teams you can come up with are awesome.”
“The gameplay design based on the premise of a single linked attack per turn is flawed even with the latest difficulty adjustments.”
“Gameplay is standard turn-based combat, but the art is really nice.”
“The gameplay is confusing, and most of that comes from the absolutely nonsensical English translation.”
- character development18 mentions
- 78 % positive mentions
- 6 % neutral mentions
- 17 % negative mentions
Overall, the character development in the game is highly praised for its attractive and unique designs, contributing to a visually appealing experience. While the gameplay and mechanics are enjoyable, some players noted that the story and music are mediocre, suggesting that character development could be enhanced with deeper narrative elements. Despite some criticisms regarding optimization and generic concepts, the character design remains a standout feature that many players appreciate.
“Outstanding character designs, great gameplay and story.”
“I like the turn-based combat and the lovely character designs!”
“Really underrated game....just great in every way, the character development is amazing.”
“Optimalization is non-existent; character design is rather weird.”
“This game's female character design resembles manhwa manga hentai.”
“Character design, world building, and game mechanics are awesome, but it needs a proper explanation on how to play the game.”
- grinding16 mentions
- 6 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 94 % negative mentions
Players generally find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and time-consuming, often requiring significant effort to progress, especially in hero development and gear upgrades. While some appreciate the potential rewards and the fun combat system, many express frustration over the reliance on in-game purchases and the lack of efficient farming options, leading to a repetitive experience. Overall, the game is seen as enjoyable but heavily grind-oriented, with calls for improved rewards and more streamlined mechanics.
“The game is really fun and not too grindy.”
“I don't like that you need skip tickets to instantly complete missions for farming.”
“The events are doing daily missions for a limited time currency you exchange for in-game items, so it just reiterates on grinding on classic game material, to possibly earn something worthwhile, but usually not.”
“It takes a hell of a lot of grinding to grow your heroes.”
- music13 mentions
- 38 % positive mentions
- 38 % neutral mentions
- 23 % negative mentions
Overall, the music in the game receives a positive reception, with many users praising its quality and ability to enhance the gaming experience. While some reviews mention that the music is mediocre, others highlight it as a standout feature, contributing significantly to their enjoyment. The combination of good music and appealing character design seems to elevate the game's overall appeal, despite some criticisms regarding graphics and story.
“The music is also great, and character animations are a plus!”
“Okay, you can read other reviews, but what I want to note here is the in-game music/OST is dope.”
“Seriously, I can sit doing nothing at home just to hear the music.”
“Mediocre story, mediocre music but great character design and polished loading screens and inventory, 4.5 due to the music for me.”
“And it doesn't even play any music or such while downloading.”
“Bugs, stuttering, music sound knock off/hiccup.”
- monetization8 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The monetization in the game is a mixed bag; while some in-game purchases are considered overpriced, others are affordable and help alleviate grinding. Players have noted a decline in monetization practices over time, with concerns about cash grab tactics and the use of personal data for targeted advertising. Overall, the gameplay is enjoyable, but the monetization strategies have drawn criticism for being exploitative.
“Some in-game purchases are pricey, but there are also some that are very affordable and take the edge off of daily grinding.”
“Fun gameplay and so far not very cash grabby.”
“Over a year of play and not much has really changed at its core; their monetization plans got worse, and they opened up new ways to power up SSS characters.”
“You know it's a cash grab game when you have banners that are locked on paid crystals and higher stat costumes that require real-life cash to buy.”
“Decent gameplay with bad monetization; the game itself is fun.”
- optimization5 mentions
- 20 % positive mentions
- 20 % neutral mentions
- 60 % negative mentions
Overall, the game's optimization has received mixed feedback; while some players appreciate the visuals and performance on certain devices, many others report significant issues such as bugs, stuttering, and poor optimization that detract from the experience.
“Wow, okay, I thought this was going to be another gacha game, but I'm impressed with the visuals. The art style looks so nice, and the gameplay kind of reminds me of MapleStory. Overall, the summons are not that obnoxiously long, and it looks optimized on my Samsung phone.”
“This game needs more optimization.”
“The optimization in this game is trash.”
“Bugs, stuttering, music sound knock off/hiccup.”
- humor4 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is generally well-received, with players finding it attractive and funny, reminiscent of other titles like Destiny Child. While some mention that the translation can be amusingly poor, it doesn't detract significantly from the overall enjoyment, as many players still find the game fun and engaging.
“Translation is a bit funny at times but overall it's a fun game.”
“Great but the drop rate is hilarious. I just installed and did the reroll thing over and over, still no single SSS. Well, my luck! Edit: I've been enjoying this game, and I'm gonna stick with it. The drop rate is still worse, but I changed to 5 stars because I do enjoy a lot of SSR now, haha.”
“Funny game, beautiful characters; shame about the translation though.”
- stability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game experiences notable stability issues, frequently freezing after completing storylines, which necessitates restarts. While it has some bugs, players still find it enjoyable overall, particularly praising its stunning animations.
“I have played the game for a while now, the only problem I have is that it freezes every time, like after finishing a storyline it freezes and has to restart.”
“It's a bit buggy at times, but mostly a great time killer with stunning animations!”
