Higan: Eruthyl has soft launched today in select countries. If you’re in Singapore, Canada, or Malaysia, you can download and play the game right now!
It’s a new gacha RPG that focuses largely on strategy, featuring engaging real-time combat mechanics. You play as the Director, taking a stand against the arrival of Fantasyland.
Last week Bilibili announced that Higan: Eruthyll would soft launch in select countries. Today sees the studio follow through with its words – the game is now available to download in Singapore, Canada, and Malaysia.
If you aren’t familiar with a soft launch, then it’s essentially a developer stress-testing the game with smaller audiences before introducing the game globally. In this case, Bilibili will be able to figure out what works for Higan: Eruthyll, and what doesn’t, before the full launch.
However, this doesn’t stop lots of eager fans from using VPNs to play the game in regions where it’s not yet available.
A Redditor shared a post on r/gachagaming about the soft launch. Naturally, a discussion followed in the post’s comment section, and fans are sharing their initial thoughts.
One user, @filthnfury, expressed a positive reaction, “Liking it so far. Combat’s great, story’s a bit confusing but I don’t really care about that in a mobile game. Cutscene and animation quality is high.”
Another user, @SkyMarshall_Ellie, summed up their first impressions in a single sentence, “Damn it’s good so far.”
Contrasting these warm reactions is @TurbulentYesterday7, who wrote “I don’t like the combat system at all. Its like Eversoul which I hated too.”
It seems overall the game is being received quite well by the gacha community. However, it’s evidently not for everyone. You can check out the ongoing
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