the thing with this game is that, like, i think the story element is kinda cute, but the everything else is so horrendous that it really isn't worth it. like i can deal with some bad stuff but this is so bogged down in mobile game garbage that it's like borderline unplayable. like i think the episodic structure of it is nice, good for playing one when you have 5 mins to spare, and it gives a decent summary of the games if it's been a while since you've played them and want a refresher (though it does completely ruin any pacing of the originals by cutting out sections. i get why they did it but that doesn't mean i have to like it). the original story too i did like but again, genuinely horrible app experience, could not live like this. like the gacha i couldnt care less about it is what it is the rates are good compared to other games iirc, but you're constantly bombarded with microtransactions and timers and the events are grindy as hell
tldr they should have made the first soldier part of this a switch title or something and gotten rid of the rest