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Hello, I'm Kim Chae-yeon from the 3rd Stove Crew! 😊

Today, I'm going to show youa complete newbie's attempt at trying out Kazena.

First, let me share the information I already know about Kazena:

① It's a Smilegate game

② It features Live 2D

③ It's a turn-based card game

④ It feels like Darkest Dungeon

→ A bleak world subculture 2D card game?

That's really all I know... lol

So, while it's hard to compare it to the previous story, instead!

Genshin, Arknights, Honkai: Star Rail, ZZZ, FGO, Wuthering Waves, CounterSide, etc.

I played it while focusing on what position Kazena can take among the subculture games I've played so far.

I played it with this focus in mind!

There are too many games in the world now, and it's an era where you can pick and choose the games you want to play...

To survive, you have to establish a uniqueness that other games don't have 🤔

Spoiling the conclusion first:

👍 The dark world is well-realized through animation cut-ins and 2D direction!

→ If the direction shown in Epic Seven was the freshness of a traditional fantasy world,

in Kazena, you can see a much deeper and more grotesque dystopia feel...

Personally, I like heavy stuff, so Kazena was more to my taste!

👍 The existing story issue where 'the Captain is neglected and other characters shine more' has been completely changed!

→ Before starting, I looked up what the problem with the story was.

But when I actually played it, it was fixed so well that I couldn't even feel any remnants of it lol

I was actually a bit embarrassed because they liked me so much...?

There isn't even a trace of the Captain being alienated from the story...

I'll cover this in detail below 🙌

👍 A unique game system among mass-produced games

→ It does look similar in structure to Darkest Dungeon,

but I definitely think it's a rare method in subculture mobile games.

That's why I also got a dopamine rush and had fun when drawing cards.

However, this can be a double-edged sword for both newbies and veterans,

so the key will be how they handle the entry barrier and fun in future updates!

Then, let's start the detailed review 😊

Oh, let me say this first

I really like this female character whose name I don't even know yet...

Everything from her design to her color palette is my type. I really love that wheat-colored hair and blue...

But I couldn't put her in my deck??? Damn it

Anyway, after saying some incomprehensible things,

oO(What is this, I don't know)

My girlfriend who confesses directly to me

It seems like we're married, right?

The problem is that it seems like we got married in a dream

And since dreams aren't reality, we have to wake up.

But when I woke up, there was a female character with a similar color palette to my dream girlfriend?

Her name is Lenore, and she has a black rose on her head.

This black rose seems to be the identity that symbolizes Lenore!

So... like many games...

Captain, we're doomed is the start.

We came here to do something about our affiliation, but something just exploded,

to summarize, we're doomed now and only these people are left.

What do we do?

Hmm, it's a familiar development for a gamer who has saved countless worlds.
I've seen giving command to someone with amnesia in Arknights too. Yes, yes, don't worry, guys.

Cute 😊

But it seems like a big blow that they aren't all 5-stars.

There's talk about whether it would be better to use something called a Life Core to make an emergency return...

They say the Life Core has significant side effects for everyone except the Captain, who is a special human? entity?

Life vs. Balance game of side effects other than life

What did the Captain choose?

I can't even impose those side effects! Let's put the Life Core away!

A personal opinion bringing in other games here.

Since I think life is more important, I was on the side of just use the Life Core.

The player character, the Captain, decided just like that, so I was like, 'No...! No, I...!' lol ㅠ

It would be different if the protagonist was a type far from user self-insertion like in Genshin, Honkai: Star Rail, or FGO...

Kazena is still in the early stages, but the protagonist's personality isn't very prominent.

Since the games I mentioned above are games that keep the protagonist and the user almost separate...!

Then, couldn't they have given an option to use or not use the Life Core,

and if you chose to use it, included an inner monologue of worry, or forced it to the side of not using it...

I had a little bit of regret about that.

The presence of choices is important 💧

Back to the in-game talk!

So, someone refused?

But we still have people to find.

Since I'm the Captain, I can't just abandon the other members.

So, after gathering opinions to put the Life Core away and search,

I also have various conversations with Ray.

I see the doll Ray carries around,

and I hear the backstory that this doll was a gift from her younger sibling.

I want one too. It looks like a jellyfish and is cute.

But is that by any chance the Chronomicon? Then is Coco doll's full name ○Chronomicon?...

I don't know its true identity, but it's definitely stupid and cute, so I'm eyeing it.

If you search diligently while walking around such dangerous places,

you find one friend who was scattered,

Ray collapses,
and overcomes that collapse.

Yes, many things happened...

Right, there's a stress level in addition to stats, and if you exceed this, you get a debuff!

This was a method similar to Darkest Dungeon!

There's one more stat to pay attention to, so personally, it was actually fun lol

And as an otaku...

It means I can see the mental breakdown illustration for any character, right?

Even better

After that,

I see such flashy skills of Lenore,

and see Ray overcome the collapse and fight,

...Cr. Crazy? I also meet a monster.

As soon as I saw this guy, I thought of Bleach (I reduced the size in case it's gore)

I couldn't beat this monster, so I left Lenore behind and used the Life Core...........

One-line summary: Because I got caught by the monster, my Life Core broke,

so Lenore gave me her Life Core instead and sent me back.

It's a cliché, but the direction and the dark atmosphere were so good...

I... I escaped leaving the beautiful girl alone...??? I became in a state of

Then, when I opened my eyes, I saw Elaine, who was supporting us through communication from time to time.

Look at the beautiful Elaine, she's beautiful.

And when I tried to re-enter to save Lenore, Ray

is in a deep trauma state...?!?!

No, didn't you solve the collapse somehow systemically earlier!?

Is that separate?! To the point where I have to take her out of the deck?!

→ There is a separate mental care in the in-game system, so use that~ was the answer.

I had no choice but to take Ray out... and put in another friend I saved earlier instead.

This friend has a unique setting, it seems she brings bad luck.

Maybe that's why she has a low self-esteem attribute? She also has a slightly gloomy feel.

There's an unlucky beauty.

And after this and that, I met? Lenore? But? Lenore...?

Lenore... right...?  🥹🥹🥹

If you beat the monster and move forward, there is a real Lenore separately 😊

She's also lying there very beautifully waiting for me.

Personally, that pocket watch feels ominous, so I think it will be used importantly in the future?...

The outer surface carving looks like rose vines or Cthulhu-like tentacles...?

Anyway, I saved her, right? I have to take her out, right?

If you go out, as a reward

they give you girlfriend Lenore.

Actually, it was a lie and they don't give her to you.

They said it was a lie.

Still, you can see the beautiful Lenore CG.

How beautiful is a beautiful girl with light pigmentation........

And in addition to this, one piece of good news!

Ray, who was receiving treatment after being unfortunately removed from the deck, has finally! woken up.

I should go see her right away, right? So I ran there, but

...uh...?
...........

........LIFE CORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

..................................................

For now, up to this point... I've looked through the story...

In my opinion......

👍 This was good!

✔️ Act 1 story where the protagonist's presence became clear

✔️ 2D production quality that has been good since Epic Seven

✔️ Animation cut-ins that make you immerse more into the world

✔️ User-friendly reroll system provided for newbie settlement

→ You can record up to 2 results in the newbie-only draw window and spin 10 draws 20 times!

If you confirm the 10-draw you like the most out of 20, you get that 10-draw!

✔️ Genre advantage of deck-building roguelike that is hard to see in subculture

❌ This was a pity!

✔️ Combat system that is overwhelming for a newbie to understand immediately

→ Of course, you can't do it all at once, so it's a problem that will be solved if the landing is good!

✔️ No voice support for the log window

→ Usually, they support re-listening to voices by placing an icon like a speaker next to it...

I hope this gets patched... It's annoying to go out and back into the story one by one...

While playing, I didn't feel like the Captain was alienated or that other characters were particularly active,

rather, they left everything from command to decisions to me, so'Guys, do I really do this??' I had that feeling.

I also like female characters who are wary of me, dislike me, and despise me, but ㅠ lol

If they were like that before I got attached to the game, I think I would have been like 'Huh?' and quit.

This is all for fun, I'm not spending time playing a game to watch them have fun without me...

Even if it came out later, if they were like that from the start, I'd have to say 'Oh, have a good time...' and quit, what else can I do...

In that sense, the story reorganization was really well done! 👍

If there's one thing that's a bit regrettable, it was the combat system tutorial.

I like turn-based games, but I've hardly played turn-based games in a way similar to Kazena...

Doing the tutorial without basic knowledge, I wondered what this was about,

and actually, I still don't know. I'm just following my gut.

It works because it's the beginning, but I don't think it will work later heh...

It seems like they intentionally increased the HP of one monster to emphasize that the order of card usage is also important...!

I cleared that messily too lol

Tutorial clearance and actual understanding are different, right? 😂

But there are many cases where rote or overly long tutorials cause backlash, so finding the middle ground is really difficult......

Once you settle into the game, you will naturally understand the system gradually!

But until then, this is also an entry barrier to whether to play this game or not, so I mentioned it once 💧

Above all, for those who like this deck building, it will be a game with no substitute.

Among other games, there are games that are supported by a handful of people who like that genre, right?

Rather, I think a lot that games these days should target enthusiasts...

To survive in a market where mass-produced subculture games are springing up, it's right to establish the concept clearly.

Whether it's incorporating GTA, mixing in mystery, going for tower defense, or releasing a story that rivals light novels...

In that sense, it seems like a game that is targeting and servicing clearly, so I hope it hits its 30th anniversary 😊

The rambling was long, but even if I can't play Kazena intensely, I'm going to try to play it steadily little by little!

I was going to write a review, but I ended up picking up another game, is this right?

At least 5 worlds to support... I don't have enough body

If you have any tips for a newbie, please, please leave a comment, I would appreciate it.

This character is good, it's good to use this and that together, it's good to clear this content first,

it's comfortable to do this in advance, you can farm resources here, etc., etc.

Whatever you tell me, I'll take it and show you what a newbie growing up looks like.

For reference, I saw a tier list saying Kayron and Hari were good during the newbie reroll, so I spun 20 times...

Was Hari a limited pick-up character? She didn't come... so I started with Kayron...

Was this perhaps too old of a post?

I'll leave a meme that's good to use and step back.