Luxia Le

In 2019, NTT Solmare released Obey Me! One Master to Rule Them All an otome game slash gacha where players complete events to gather resources to pull for cards featuring the Seven Rulers of Hell: Lucifer, Mammon, Leviathan, Satan, Asmodeus, Beelzebub, and Belphegor. Since the release of Obey Me! One Master to Rule Them All, NTT Solmare has released a sequel for the game. So, many new players might wonder if the original game, which still receives updates, is still worth playing in 2024. Let’s examine the game in detail.

Genre

Obey Me! One Master to Rule Them All combines otome and gacha games. Otome games are ones where players take control of a player character and are given a roster of male characters to date. The genre is designed primarily for women. However, in recent years, many otome games have been released allowing the players to choose to play as a male character. This game is one of those. The player will always be referred to with gender-neutral terms, allowing them to choose to “play” as male or female flexibly.

Payment Model

Obey Me! One Master to Rule Them All is a free-to-play game supported by microtransactions. The in-game purchases are in the form of Devil Points, which can be used in the game’s Akuzon menu to purchase various in-game items. Devil points are primarily for purchasing pulls but can also be used to buy Intimacy Mode gifts, costumes, and other resources, such as Grimm and AP.

Consumers concerned about the friendliness of the game will be glad to know that the game is relatively friendly to free-to-play players. The game gives plenty of free resources that players can save. The difficulty would come if you intended to pull for every single card that is released. You cannot feasibly pull every card without spending money. However, if you only pull for cards of your favorite character(s) you will find that you don’t need to spend much money at all.

Consumer Friendliness

Events

Events in Obey Me! One Master to Rule Them All consist of unique stories that reward free cards for players who reach certain levels of engagement with the event. Events are also the primary source of Memory Cards, which boost stats when deployed in battle. There is an assortment of free Memory Cards available from the Chapter M draw. However, new Memory Cards are released with each new event.

Gameplay

The game uses a “dance battle” combat system where players can deploy up to three Demon Cards and three Memory Cards. The combat system is not an actual rhythm game, despite having musical components. As the battle progresses, the Demon Cards deployed to the battle will charge their special skills and players can activate those skills by tapping on the character. Trails of hearts will also appear and players can swipe the screen to collect bonus points from them. Memory Cards are solely for increasing combat stats but have unique effects that trigger during combat.

Is the Story Any Good?

The story in Obey Me! One Master To Rule Them All is charming and fun. The main story has been completed with eighty total chapters available from the start. Players will be gated from completing chapters because they cannot complete the battles without leveling their cards. However, the story is not exceptionally difficult to complete as long as you do the other facets of the game, such as Jobs and events. The story is not bad. It’s a bit shallow in some areas, but it is roughly in line or better than other otome game stories.

Are the Events Worth It?

Events in Obey Me! One Master to Rule Them All are not optional like they are in some games. The only way to receive new Memory Cards is to play events, which reward them at high levels of engagement. Memory Cards aren’t strictly necessary, but without them, high-level content is difficult or impossible to complete.

Is the Game Worth Playing?

There are some notable differences between Obey Me! One Master to Rule Them All and the newer Obey Me! Nightbringer. Nightbringer has some important quality of life changes that would have been good for the original game, such as a 24-hour job and Jokers. However, Obey Me! One Master to Rule Them All has very calm and low-stress gameplay that allows the player to access the game with a lower skill floor. Since both games get the same events and cards, choosing this game won’t rob you of any new events. The only thing you won’t be able to access is the new game’s main story. Overall, this game is worth playing if you enjoy husbando games.