In ONE PUNCH MAN: The Strongest, you don't get to play Saitama that much, but with Good Reason

ONE PUNCH MAN: The Strongest is the first One Punch Man anime gacha game to hit Southeast Asia.  I have been playing the game for a few weeks now, and it is actually quite fun and is friendly towards free-to-play players. So let's take a look at this game which lets you play the most overpowered character... sparingly.

Jam Project,  which performed the theme song for the anime, is also performing the theme song for the game. And my word, is the music good! While you're waiting to load, the music really pumps you up as you wait to clobber some bad guys. As for the voice cast, it's clear that the devs did not skimp out on the budget

with this one, as the anime voice cast has returned for the game.

It's a turn-based RPG with gacha elements, with opponents dropping loot that can help your heroes get stronger. And to get heroes, players have to use the gacha system, which has some pretty low rates. I mean, I have not yet gotten an SSR character yet, and I have been playing this since October. And you don't just get to draw heroes, but bad guys as well! Hey, I have Armoured Gorilla in my line-up alongside Genos and Mumen Rider. Players can also auto "Sweep" matches that  they have completed before when farming.

As for the battles, it's turn-based and players can choose which attacks they will do. They also have a special move which they can charge with a special gauge. You cannot use specials unless that gauge is full charged. This makes support characters like Mumen Rider very important, as they charge up those gauges with moves like Justice Crash. 

And then there's Saitama himself. Well, you can use him in special missions... which are all just a walk in the park as he tends to beat opponents with just... One Puuuuuuuuuuuunch! Since he is overpowered, players can use him sparingly in normal battles. There's actually a Saitama Assist gauge where Saitama can step in and beat one opponent when it's full charged. This is pretty handy when going against tough bosses. As for the battles where he does participate, they can be quite boring gameplay-wise since you already know he's gonna destroy anybody with one punch.Graphics-wise, the game is OK. It looks great, and the animations are nice, but does not really stand out. It looks like what you would expect with a One Punch Man mobile game. 

As for the game being a gacha game, it does not feel pay-to-win. F2P players can get some very powerful teams if they play the game long enough, or lucky in their rolls. However, as I said, the gacha system is pretty hard, with some very low rates for SSR characters.

[b]The Good:

[/b]Excellent soundtrack and Saitama's assists are fun. Does not feel like Pay-to-win, and is very forgiving towards Free-To-Play players. Auto-Sweep for farming items is very useful.[b]The Bad:

[/b]Gameplay not that unique and does not stand out against other anime gacha RPGs. It also has some very low gacha rates. Been playing for a month and still no SSR.

[b]Final Verdict: 

[/b]Despite all of that, the game is pretty good! I had fun, and that's all that matters in the end. The fact that it's not Pay-to-win is also a huge plus as well.