Caravan Stories

 PlayStation 4
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4.5

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 32 Ratings

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  1. Nasuki
    Feb 6, 2020
    9
    To be honest, I don't get why this game has so many negative reviews here on Metacritic.
    I found it by coincidence on Youtube when I looked for reviews for anoother game and I'm so grateful that I did.
    This game is a mmorpg version of games like Suikoden, etc. where you recuit lots of characters to build your own team. But since this isn't enough you can also recruit a lot of monsters    To be honest, I don't get why this game has so many negative reviews here on Metacritic.
    I found it by coincidence on Youtube when I looked for reviews for anoother game and I'm so grateful that I did.

    This game is a mmorpg version of games like Suikoden, etc. where you recuit lots of characters to build your own team. But since this isn't enough you can also recruit a lot of monsters on top of that. Sure, it is a mobile game in Japan, BUT this doesn't make it a bad game at all. You can easily play it with the PS4 controller (which is what I do), but you can also decide to play this game with mouse and keyboard if it suits your taste better.

    The story is quite nicely written for a F2P mmorpg and every character you recruit has a unique story. In the beginning of the game you chose between one of 4 different stories and when you finished those, you unlock another 2 story lines. After finishing a story, it's merged with the other ones. Moreover those characters also have crossover stories. The battle system is kinda like a real time strategy system, which can be compared to games like Dragalia Lost, etc. Your characters, monsters, equipment, etc. have stars, but this isn't something negative at all. If anything, it actually gives you some feeling of progression, which is something very positve in my opinion.
    Every character can be recruited without any gatcha system or micro transactions and you can upgrade everything in the game just by playing the game. I didn't spend a single cent on the game and I don't see a reason to do so. Sure, it does have loot boxes you can grab, BUT everything you can find in them is also acquired by playing the game and they can only be used to skip some content. But to be honest even MMOs like WOW, etc. have Features to level boost your character and so on, so this shouldn't be a problem at all.

    The graphics aren't top notch, but they sure are nice to look at thanks to the cell shading effects which are used. And even though the game has those typical MMO killing quests, they feel endurable to me (I usually hate them in other games), thanks to the auto Ccmbat functions. Moreover the game features lots of other quality of life features, like a well designed UI, experience dungeons, money Dungeons, etc.
    On top there is a nice guild system, which makes it possible to help your fellow guild members with some items or whatever else they might need.

    You also build your own caravan, which is viasually customizable and even helps you in battle. You also build facilities inside your caravan, which help you to gain gold, fuse items and do lots of other nice things. The character creator is rather barebone, but it is good enough to design your own distinguishable character and on top of that you can create a character for each playable race (of which there are 6 so far) and play all of them in the same caravan.

    And if all of this isn't enough for you this game even features multiple game modes, like a lane figther and so on if you want to do something else. I put quite a lot of Hours into it already and I can't wait to continue to do so. I definitely recommend this game to every JRPG fan who loves to collect characters, Monsters, etc. You should definitely give it a try, after all this game is free :)    … Expand
  2. Zeftyy
    Sep 11, 2019
    8
    Overall fun game I've put about 4 hours into the game. I'm not a huge fan of the auto system but you can "manually fight" by using skills at specific moments which I suggest during boss fights especially. I really enjoy the story of this game, my only suggestion would be to make a simpler system of tracking which enemy your fighting I know because it's a mobile port that everything wasOverall fun game I've put about 4 hours into the game. I'm not a huge fan of the auto system but you can "manually fight" by using skills at specific moments which I suggest during boss fights especially. I really enjoy the story of this game, my only suggestion would be to make a simpler system of tracking which enemy your fighting I know because it's a mobile port that everything was mostly touch screen so there is some leeway.… Expand
  3. Peacewars
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. i don’t expect to many American publications to like this as they are slow to get behind great games
    that don't have similar play styles and are unique to the games they play. like League of legends, i remember all the comercial websites gave it a 7 when it was released and some didn't even review it. they later changed the score as they didnt wanna look stupid but they are ignorant reviewers for not understanding online games keep growing and getting better aswell as consideration to a free model that anyone can get into and enjoy.

    so if you like this game depends on if you like different and interesting different ways to play games.

    if you like Jrpg’s your gonna like caravan stories play style, if you like strategy then you will love it.the battles are turn based but play out automatically most the time unless you want to play manually. some people get torn on why automatic is in a game but it helps with grindin,as this is a mmo with some competitive features, you may find yourself grinding a lot to get on par with other players so it helps and if you dont use it, it just a way for you to easy find quest and enemys like a quest helper.

    this game is part world of warcraft, pokemon
    and castle royale (competitive) and it looks like a level 5 game ala dark cloud on steroids.

    the voice acting is all japanese right now and it definitely adds more interest in the game storys and interactions than most mmo’s i played.

    if you like persona 5,final fantasy xv or anything 5 than those you may fall in love caravan stories and play it for years to come. im about 30 hrs in and i definitely plan to play permanently and make a guild. i am very interested in seeing this game grow, regardless of what people in america do with this game im sure in japan this game is up there and probably the only reason we are getting this game in america.

    this is the best MMO on the Playstation 4, in a way i wish final fanatsy would have made an MMO in this style and potentially can see them make one in the future.    … Expand
  4. UncleCreep
    Sep 13, 2019
    8
    Story and graphics are amazing, some small bugs here and there,but its a new game so expected.
  5. Vectrix21
    Jun 28, 2020
    10
    The game is all around wonderful it's greatly ported to PS4 as the mobile version in Japan the graphics are very detailed the frame rate is constant and there's never a dull moment yes you will hit snag from time to time because like any other great game there are many other players that game does have difficulty spikes can play as multiple races to play and it's basically a hero collector for PS4
  6. LasagnaMondays
    Feb 24, 2021
    10
    Best game ever. I played the game till I made it to the village, and saw a dog and killed. That was the best time ever. I would only play it just to kill the dog over and over again lol
  7. Marik_0
    Aug 27, 2021
    8
    Its originally a Japan gatcha mobile game so understand that the game is heavily p2w and not easy to just pick up and play casually.
    Yes there are a lot of bluescreens/ translation issues/ loading lag times, etc. It's a mobile port to the PS4 what do you expect? Being said- what kept me interested in the game are its character, world design, collaborations, and WoW-esque auto traveling/    Its originally a Japan gatcha mobile game so understand that the game is heavily p2w and not easy to just pick up and play casually.
    Yes there are a lot of bluescreens/ translation issues/ loading lag times, etc. It's a mobile port to the PS4 what do you expect? Being said- what kept me interested in the game are its character, world design, collaborations, and WoW-esque auto traveling/ quest completions.
    The art style reminds me of games out of the 90s JRPG era (Rogue Galaxy ps2 example). The game isn't for everyone but those that stay pretty much are committed to it.    … Expand

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  1. GameSpace
    Oct 1, 2019
    70
    hough it started as a mobile game the visuals good and it has a decent story. Some of the features from it being a mobile game make it a waiting game. Caravan Stories is MMORPG that has more of single player adventure feel to it.
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  2. PlayStation LifeStyle
    Sep 23, 2019
    50
    In the end it all boils down to whether or not you are a fan of mobile games that offer you a virtually hands-off sort of experience.
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