Many Free To Play Mobile Games Are Ultimately Part Of A Giant Scam / Digital Information World

We need to talk about mobile gaming; more particularly, we need to talk about free-to-play (also known as F2P) games as a whole. On the surface, they seem to be perfectly harmless endeavors, designed to allow for fun while providing players with the option to pay devs if they so choose. However, more often than not, such illusions are more akin to a blue pill than actual legitimate choices to be engaged with. Also, on a side note, I just want to make it clear that I’m not referring to myself as a red pill or anything. Lord knows the internet completely ruined that phrase, with 4Chan playing no small part.

I’m going to base my arguments upon some of the most popular examples of free-to-play games. Spoiler alert: nearly all of them are gotcha games. Gatcha games, for those unaware, are apps that typically involve card games based around a popular IP. There are many for Dragon Ball, Final Fantasy, Yu Yu Hakusho, the list goes on. Gatcha games provide users with the ability to play versus card games daily and allow players to do so for free. However, there are multiple catches: first off, only a limited number of games can be played per day; secondly, many high-tier characters and cards cannot be unlocked without payments; and finally, one is rarely ever allowed to buy those characters directly. Instead, players have to invest in mystery boxes that feature an assortment of items and characters, one of which might be your dream character.

One can already start to see the flaws…