Is Onmyoji the Right Game for You? A No-BS Guide

It's 3:17 AM and I just burned through another 30 AP trying to get that damn Shuten Doji soul set. Which makes me wonder – how many people out there are staring at their screens thinking "should I even be playing this?" Let's break it down like we're chatting over boba tea.

The Brutal Truth About Onmyoji's DNA

This isn't some casual match-three game. NetEase built Onmyoji with three core ingredients:

• Grind-heavy progression (we're talking 100+ runs for perfect souls)
• Deep Japanese folklore (if you don't care about yokai, 40% of the charm vanishes)
• Gacha mechanics that'll make your wallet tremble

Remember that time I pulled 120 times without an SSR? Yeah. That.

Who Actually Enjoys This?

You'll Love It If...	You'll Hate It If...
Strategy turns you on (team comps matter)	You want instant gratification
Lore deep-dives excite you	Anime aesthetics bore you
You enjoy long-term goals	Mobile = toilet gaming only

The Time Sink Reality

My guild leader plays 4 hours daily. Minimum. Here's what that gets you:

• Events completed with decent rewards
• SSR shards through persistent begging (I mean, trading)
• Actually decent soul sets after 3 months

But if you're thinking "I'll just play 20 minutes before bed" – good luck getting past chapter 6.

Hidden Costs They Don't Tell You

That free SSR at the start? Bait. The real expenses creep in:

• Storage expansions (you'll need them by week 2)
• Skin purchases (Tamamo no Mae's summer outfit broke 3 guildmates)
• AP refills during double drop events

According to a 2021 mobile gaming report, 68% of mid-tier spenders drop $15-30/month without realizing it.

Cultural Barrier or Bonus?

The English translation's decent, but you'll still encounter:

• Yokai names that make zero sense phonetically (try saying "Hakutaku" drunk)
• Folklore references that require Wikipedia detours
• Event stories lost in translation

Personally, I grew to love this – discovering new myths through gameplay. But my cousin quit after two days calling it "weeb overload."

Device Nightmares

My old Galaxy S8 ran this at 12 FPS during boss fights. The specs they claim are optimistic at best:

Official Minimum	Reality
2GB RAM	Stutters during realm raids
Android 5.0	Crashes on older OS versions
1.5GB storage	With updates? Try 4GB+

BlueStacks emulator works... until the anti-cheat system randomly flags you.

The Community Factor

This game lives or dies by your guild. Good ones will:

• Carry you through demon encounters
• Explain why your Ubume build sucks
• Trade SSR shards reliably

Bad ones? Imagine begging for Orochi shards for three weeks only to see the guild leader hoard them.

The Discord's surprisingly active though – 2AM and there's always someone ranting about pull rates.

That Soundtrack Though

Even haters admit the audio design slaps. The composer used actual:

• Traditional biwa lutes
• Kabuki-style percussion
• Even some Heian period melodies

I've left the game running just for the login screen music while doing dishes. Sue me.

My neighbor's cat once fell asleep to the peaceful realm BGM. True story.

Final Verdict?

If you're still reading at this ungodly hour, you probably already know. This game rewards obsession and punishes casual interest. The art style either captivates you or leaves you cold. The grind either feels meditative or like a second job.

Maybe just download it and see if that first SSR pull hooks you. Just don't blame me when you're researching optimal Onikiri builds at sunrise.