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Arknights: Endfield Review: Why it became Genshin-like and the core of its gameplay
Arknights: Endfield is a new social game that combines unique RTS elements and an industrial system while having elements similar to Genshin Impact. It has received low ratings due to the length of the initial tutorial, the difficulty of rerolling, and the Genshin-like gameplay, but the depth and strategy of the industrial system are praised. The gacha system is designed for heavy spenders.
1. 🎮 Overview and Review Objectives of Arknights: Endfield
- ✅ Review of the new Arknights Endfield
- ✅ Differences from the previous Arknights, from the perspective of an Ex Astris believer
- ✅ Honest review without any sugarcoating
00:00 - 00:50
1. 🎮 Overview and Review Objectives of Arknights: Endfield
- ✅ Review of the new Arknights Endfield
- ✅ Differences from the previous Arknights, from the perspective of an Ex Astris believer
- ✅ Honest review without any sugarcoating
00:51 - 02:55
2. ⚙️ Tutorial and Reroll Status: Comparison with Genshin Impact
- ✅ 3DR time strategy RPG released on January 22, 2026
- ⚠️ The tutorial is long, 1 hour without skipping
- ⚠️ Rerolling is difficult to get the highest rarity character that doesn't overlap with the distributed characters
- ✅ Quests for base development begin
02:56 - 05:58
3. 🏭 Game Evaluation: Similarities with Genshin Impact and RTS Elements
- ⚠️ The open world and action parts are very similar to Genshin Impact
- ✅ The essence of the game is the RTS part and the industrial system
- ✅ Automation from ore mining to equipment creation
- ✅ Buy and sell products and upgrade facilities
- ✅ No auto-battle or auto-farming
| Element | Details |
|---|---|
| Ore Mining | Automatically mined |
| Conveyor Belt | Transports ore to the factory |
| Equipment Material | Mass production possible |
05:59 - 07:32
4. Character and Gacha Evaluation: Design and Sales Strategy
- ✅ The feel of the battle is similar to Genshin Impact, but with a sense of command
- ✅ There are also 3D tower defense elements
- ⚠️ Character design is for fans of the previous game
- ✅ The gacha is designed for heavy spenders
07:33 - 09:34
5. 💰 Sales Ranking Report and Gacha System Details
- ✅ 9th place in sales ranking on the first day, 5th place at best the next day
- ⚠️ Limited gacha has a 0.8% chance of the highest rarity, 0.4% for the featured character
- ⚠️ Guaranteed highest rarity in 80 pulls, guaranteed featured character in 120 pulls
- ✅ Securing a non-duped character is slightly easier, maxing out dupes is a demonic specification
- ✅ High pressure to spend money
09:35 - 10:36
6. User Review Analysis: Positive and Negative Opinions
- ⚠️ The tutorial is long and you can't skip it, which is discouraging
- ⚠️ Not very original, and the graphics are presented in an overbearing way
- ⚠️ There are few actions in both battles and exploration, and the strategy is weak
- ⚠️ The story is difficult to grasp with many proper nouns
- ✅ The strength is the feeling of all party members fighting at the same time in battle
- ⚠️ GooglePlay's rating is full of low ratings
10:37 - 13:07
7. Final Evaluation: Future Prospects and Impact on the Game Industry
- ✅ I want to put it in A in my personal smartphone game tier list for 2026
- ⚠️ The story is commonplace and the Genshin-like entry is not commendable
- ✅ It's not just a character game, but it can be praised for pushing it up to a highly playable internal affairs game
- ✅ You can clearly see that they want to create and make you experience something new
- ✅ I want the industrial system to be accepted by the world
- ✅ Solved the problem of boring battles where you just tap commands and stare blankly
- ✅ Surprisingly close system to Palworld