Tower of Fantasy CBT Review: Players Give Their First Impression

The Tower of Fantasy Global Closed Beta began on Monday and players have been giving their initial thoughts following the first few days of game time.

Tower of Fantasy has been a much-awaited title for players in western parts of the world, as up until now the game has only been available to players in Asia.

With such a huge amount of hype ahead of the CBT, it’s interesting to see how gamers that have access to ToF have been reacting thus far to the rerolls, comparisons to Genshin Impact and gameplay?

Here are some of the reactions from players so far with regards to the Tower of Fantasy CBT that began on Monday 18th April 2022.

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Redditors on the r/gachagaming subreddit have been discussing the CBT for the game since launch, and many seem to be enjoying their early time with the title despite it needing some refinement.

One thread had a good overview of the game so far, with the author writing: “I’m enjoying the game world so far. The touch of sci-fi/steampunk is a lot more appealing to me than the general fantasy works of Genshin. 

“The graphics are nice and crisp but there’s still lots of voice acting missing. Text that appears on screen often disappears before you get a chance to read it. Seems like this game still needs quite a bit of work. 

“The overall gameplay seems kinda boring tbh. So far after 3 hours, it seems like a collection simulator. There are like a billion things scattered around the map that you need to pick up or collect in order to 100% the map. People with OCD gonna be triggered AF. Most of the things that need collecting require some kind of puzzle-solving element like jumping puzzles or using the proper element to unlock something etc. It gets