I’m scrolling through my Instagram feed when out of nowhere I’m presented with a sponsored post showcasing this random free-to-play mobile strategy game, “Terminator Genisys: Future War.” All of a sudden, I’m in the app store downloading it. I can’t exactly recall why I took the plunge right then an there but this is my experience with the game so far.
Gameplay
The game consists of two factions: Skynet and rebels. My allegiance landed with Skynet because robots rule.
Arnold Schwarzenegger as a T-800 instructed me on how to build my base (he’s such a good teacher). This is done by following a simple to-do list of what to focus my resources on. At first, I found the tediousness tasks to be annoying but then I couldn’t stop upgrading all my damn buildings and units. Upgrading things takes a certain amount of real time. Using a boost can reduce that time but boosts are hard to come by and require real money if you want to buy more. That’s the big catch to a free-to-play. Then I got recruited into a clan.
Clans
I was solicited by the clan chief and the only prerequisite to join the clan seemed to be whether I spoke English. I do (sort of). So, I joined up! I haven’t experienced any raids or anything in-game but I’m assuming being in a clan protects my base from invaders. Either way, I have friends now.
Check out the very basic convo with my clan chief below:
Addiction
I’ve heard about the mobile gaming addiction but shrugged it off. Now, I can’t stop playing the silly game. I’ll pick up my phone to see what upgrades I need to fulfill or whether something is posted on the clan message boards. It’s pretty funny the way things end up.