Vortex Gaming

In the early 2000s, Mabinogi gained great popularity with its unique gameplay. In 2017, the news of its mobile release raised fans' expectations, but development delays and controversies over the showcase quality earned it the derogatory nickname 'pet tumor'. There was great disappointment before the release.

Fell short of expectations for Mabinogi's unique emotional graphics. The cartoon rendering style isn't bad, but the quality of the background and objects is severely lacking. Frame drops occur even on high-end PCs due to optimization issues. Complaints about changes to NPC designs.

BGM is positively evaluated, evoking nostalgia for the past. The absence of the semi-turn-based combat system, which was a feature of the past Mabinogi. The addition of a job system makes a free skill tree impossible. The process of changing jobs by changing weapons is cumbersome.

Lack of communication between users due to the auto-hunting system. You can't feel the romantic atmosphere of having a campfire or playing instruments in the town square. The automation system is applied to most content, including life quests.

The developers attempt to encourage party play and in-game SNS, but it's not enough to revive the past emotions. The tutorial to start the goddess descent story, which was one of the best stories in the past, is boring. The dubbing quality is inconsistent when progressing through the story. Many parts are different from the original or skipped, causing disappointment.

You can enjoy it at your own pace with few competitive elements. Provides a variety of content to suit users' tastes. Easy to enjoy lightly with dungeon entry restrictions. BM structure focused on look-ism rather than heavy pay-to-win.

Mabinogi Mobile is a game like Pyeongyang Naengmyeon: it doesn't have unique fun, but it has a strange addictive quality. Needs optimization and story improvements. If future problems are solved, it could become a game loved by a specific user base.