Wuthering Waves enters the world of gacha games with its own fantasy sci-fi storyline. Like most ARPGs, it follows a similar structure of powerful characters and immersive gameplay, which are also two of the common elements shared in Bluepoch’s Reverse: 1999.
Now, if you are a Reverse: 1999 veteran or looking forward to playing Wuthering Waves, you must be curious whether these two titles are alike. So, here’s what you need to know about these two ARPGs.
Is Wuthering Waves Similar to Reverse: 1999?
Wuthering Waves shares similarities with Reverse: 1999 in terms of having powerful characters with abilities, a gacha system to get new characters for your team, banners that introduce new chapters to the storyline, and incorporation of missions with puzzles.
Additionally, both games have a similar concept of elemental magic when it comes to the characters. For Reverse: 1999 it is called Afflatus which has Spirit, Intelligence, Plant, Beast, Star, and Mineral types. On the other hand, Kuro Games’ Wuthering Waves has Fusion, Glacio, Conducto, Aero, Havoc, and Spectra as the characters’ elemental types.
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Wuthering Waves and Reverse: 1999 Differences
While gacha remains the common factor for ARPG games like Wuthering Waves, Reverse: 1999, Genshin Impact, and Honkai Star Rail, Wuthering Waves and Reverse: 1999 have many differences that set both the games apart. The differences are:
- Storyline – Wuthering Waves focuses on a post-apocalyptic storyline where the main character has to deal with evil lurking in every corner of the world. While the Reverse 1999 time-traveling story takes the player to iconic timelines to prevent a disaster.
- Battle – Boss battles in Wuthering Waves are pretty intense and rely heavily on your characters’ abilities to take each enemy down. On the other hand, Reverse: 1999 features a turn-based card battle where you can choose the action card for the ability you want the character to perform in that turn.
- Gameplay – Reverse: 1999 is not an open-world game; players cannot freely explore areas. They have to attempt that particular mission in the area to explore it in a point-and-click manner. Wuthering Waves differs from that by being a completely open world where you can freely move around and explore.
- Multiplayer – Wuthering Waves offers a three-player multiplayer mode, whereas Reverse: 1999 multiplayer is only present for exploring your friends’ wilderness.
- Mechanism – Mechanisms like climbing, running, and interacting with NPCs by approaching them are not present in Reverse: 1999; instead you can find them in Wuthering Waves.
If these comparisons have made you interested in trying out Wuthering Waves, download the game as soon as it comes out so you can dive right into its stunning world.
