Higan: Eruthyll Review

A Well-Hyped Gacha Game

Higan: Eruthyll is a 3D real-time combat gacha Android & iOS RPG that has garnered over one million total pre-registrations worldwide before its global release this April. Here, you can collect several heroes to help you get rid of Fantasylands, which are rifts in the fabric of reality that threaten to plunge the entire world into an everlasting nightmare.

The hype surrounding this mobile gacha game was quite huge, which is a given since it was published by none other than Bilibili—one of Southeast Asia’s largest media-sharing sites.

But the big question here is: Did they deliver?

A Story Mode You’ll Either Love or Hate

Higan: Eruthyll features a classic swords-and-magic fantasy storyline that most gachas seem to have nowadays, but the developers did succeed in separating themselves from most of their competition in a good way by having multi-language voice acting, well-translated dialogue, engaging 3D cutscenes, fantastic art style and a compelling cast of supporting characters.

Although the game’s story was pretty decent, I do have a few criticisms that other players seem to share. First off, I am not a fan of the silent, faceless main character. I think it takes away from his characterization, and he just reminds me of some off-brand anime character more than anything. The supporting characters—Rooco, Eupheria, Isa and Kloar were pretty great, but the main character just doesn’t do it for me.

And as if the Combat Power restriction isn’t enough, the developers also decided to lock story mode stages according to your Troupe Reputation (player level), which means you can’t just play through the story in one sitting.

Now, putting certain stages behind a level wall isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but I just think it’s wholly unnecessary since the game already has a Combat Power feature that limits players from bulldozing through the story.

The Grind Continues (Manually or Automatically)

Higan: Eruthyll allows you to make teams out of different heroes you summon via the Wish feature. This is pretty standard for most RPG gachas, but the developers did pretty well by integrating several gameplay mechanics like terrain effects, Orgonite skills and minion protection into the usual party-based combat to make it more fun and engaging.

Another upside (or downside depending on what you think about auto-battlers) is the multiple quality of life features Higan: Eruthyll has. For example, you can use Auto-Battle during combat for a hands-free experience, as well as for farming numerous stages consecutively without your input.

The only thing I don’t like about Higan: Eruthyll’s combat system is that if your team’s Combat Power or CP is lower than recommended, the penalties you get will slap your team harder than Will Smith at the Oscars. The mechanic lessens the value of strategy, and it forces players into a mind-numbing cycle of just waiting and farming until they have enough CP to clear each stage.

Is It F2P Friendly?

Higan: Eruthyll is about as freemium friendly as any other gacha game that’s out in the market right now. You can get to the late game without buying anything in the premium shop if you don’t mind spending a lot of time grinding for upgrade materials every day.

The rate for the highest rarity units (SSR) is 2% and the guaranteed SSR pull is set at one hundred and twenty pulls—both of which are pretty average for gacha games of the same genre.

The biggest problems for F2P players in this game are the high stamina consumption of certain stages and the lack of sources for the premium currency (Dubriostals) in the late game. But like I always say, being a F2P player in a gacha game requires focus, commitment and sheer will. This can be a turn-off for many, but a worthy challenge for seasoned gacha game players.