If you’re looking for something new to play that won’t cost you a penny, allow me to remind you that Arknights: Endfield has finally launched.
Developed by Hypergryph and published by Gryphline, Arknights: Endfield pitches itself as a 3D industrial RPG.
I’d sell it to you as a blend of the worlds of Genshin Impact and Cyberpunk 2077, perhaps with some Death Stranding thrown in.
Available on PlayStation 5 consoles and PC
The game is set on a moon known as Talos-II which was colonised 152 years before the events of Arknights: Endfield by pioneers from Terra.
The dimensional portal that got them there though shut, stranding the pioneers.
Life on Talos-II is tough and essentially, over the next 152 years, the Terran pioneers faced various hardships, but I won’t spoil the entirety of the lore.
In the present day, the moon is supported by Endfield Industries which seeks to recycle Talos-II’s materials in order to rebuild and expand civilisation on the rapidly crumbling planet.
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As the player, you’ll take on the role of an Endministrator for the company.
In the semi open-world, players will seek to build and manage bases as they control a four-person team.
That won’t be as straight forward as it sounds, with Arknights: Endfield boasting plenty of combat encounters, so you’ll need to be tactical in the building of your party.
If I’ve piqued your interest, Arknights: Endfield is available on PlayStation 5, PC, iOS, and Android – and as a reminder, it’s totally free-to-play.
There are, unsurprisingly, in-game purchases. It features the usual gacha mechanics, with players also able to purchase a Battle Pass.
As the game has only launched today, there’s not exactly a wide review consensus yet from players, but the media has had its say.
Arknights: Endfield currently boasts a ‘generally favourable’ Metacritic score of 79 according to 15 critics, correct at the time of writing.
CMMagazine awarded a score of 90, writing, “Arknights: Endfield combines fluid combat, elaborate factory building, and Death Stranding-esque building to create a gacha RPG like no other.”
RPG Site said, “I like a lot of what I’ve seen in Endfield. The combat system seems really engaging and the visuals are some of the best I have seen for a gacha game. While the story does seem quite promising so far, I am not sure if I want to fully commit to the game with a gacha system this predatory as someone who enjoys a lot of gacha games.”
TheGamer was less impressed, awarding a score of 60. It wrote, “I can’t help but be a little disappointed with Arknights: Endfield. On paper, it has the makings of an excellent gacha game, and with some updates in the future, it potentially might become one. But for now, it’s a slow and often tedious experience.”
The game is free at the end of the day, so if you can resist those gacha elements, there’s no great harm in giving it a try.
