Anyone still playing this?
Puzzle & Dragons (aka "PazuDora") is a puzzle/RPG hybrid game for mobile phones originally released in 2012; it is actually the predecessor to basically
every mobile games of this ilk (such as
Monster Strike), but anyways.
You form teams of five "monsters", each of whom are tied around one of 5 elements; Fire, Water, Wood, Light, and Dark, and these elements are applied to orbs on a 6x5 grid which must be matched in groups of 3 or more. Comparisons to
Bejewled can be made here with this puzzle formula. Matching orbs of your monsters' elements will have them attack enemies, who all have weaknesses and strengths to all elements. When you defeat an enemy, you may have a chance to get an egg of that monster which gets added to your inventory, which you can use to fuse to other monsters to power them up, or sell for coins and Monster Points (MP) for later use.
This game is completely free, but uses a "freemium" model in order to make money; In-game, you have coins, and "magic stones". Coins are given to you throughout the game, while magic stones are given at a much slower pace, or can be purchased through in app purchases/"microtransactions" for real cashmoneydollars. These magic stones can be used to roll on various gacha machines to acquire higher level monsters.
The monsters you can acquire can vary based on strength and appearance, and are drawn from various cultures and mythologies, so expect Ancient Greek, Japanese, and Hindu deities fighting with and against you alongside original monsters. There are also crossovers with various franchises, which involves the inclusion of new monsters based on characters from these franchises; some of these crossover franchises in the past included
Fist of the North Star,
The King of Fighters,
Shin Megami Tensei,
Groove Coaster, and
Street Fighter.
Please check out these P&D sites for detailed strategies and other information!
www.puzzledragonx.com
https://www.padherder.com/
