The game is fine, but the 3 "character slots" is misleading.
What they actually are in practice are 3 account slots.

Nearly nothing is shared between them. Not the wardrobe, not the paid seasonal pass, and most odd of all: not even the premium currency.

I’ve spent around 120 hours in Blue Protocol: Star Resonance, trying to give it every chance to win me over. The art style is gorgeous, the music hits hard, and the combat (at first) feels fast and satisfying. But after a few dozen hours, you start to realize something’s wrong: beneath all that pretty anime polish, this game just doesn’t respect your time.

1) Server issues & lag:

Let’s start with the basics: there’s only one global server, located in North America. I play from Colombia, and the ping fluctuates between 180–250 ms. You feel it in every dodge, every combo, every boss fight. Combat that should feel dynamic instead becomes sluggish and inconsistent. Imagine playing an action MMO where the delay makes you miss half your skills, that’s this game.

The server instability isn’t just combat-related either. Random disconnects, infinite loading screens, rubber-banding during dungeons.... it’s all there.

2) Monetization & time-gates:

This is where most people drop it. The monetization is aggressive, even for a free-to-play MMO. Nearly every system is designed to push you toward the cash shop, whether it’s cosmetics, inventory slots, crafting boosts, or limited-time “Battle Pass Plus” rewards.

But what kills motivation is the time-gating. Daily limits on progression, capped dungeon runs... It feels like the game punishes you for wanting to play it. I wanted to grind, to unlock builds, to farm materials — but the game constantly says, “No, come back tomorrow.”

I’ve played gacha games before (Warframe, Genshin, ToF), but none of them feel this restrictive. Here, you don’t hit a wall, you hit one every day.

3) Combat & gameplay loop

Combat starts off exciting, especially when you unlock your first few abilities. The animations are flashy, the characters have style, and boss fights look kinda cool. But mechanically, it gets old fast.

- Enemy variety is minimal.

- AI is braindead.

- Most fights boil down to dodging a glowing red circle, spamming two abilities, and watching cooldowns.

After 100 hours, you’re basically doing the same thing you did at hour 10 — just with slightly bigger numbers.

The quest design doesn’t help either. “Go to point A, kill 10 mobs, collect 5 crystals, repeat.” There’s little to no storytelling in between, and NPCs are static cardboard cutouts. Even main story cutscenes feel lifeless, like watching puppets talk in slow motion.

4) UI, UX, and design flaws

Oh my god... the interface is a nightmare. It’s clearly designed for mobile — tiny fonts, endless menus, submenus, pop-ups, and an overcomplicated inventory system. You spend more time clicking through windows than actually playing.

It honestly feels like the game was built for a phone and then hastily ported to PC.

5) Localization & voice acting

No Spanish, no French, no German, no proper localization at all. English text is okay, but voice acting is inconsistent — half the time characters speak Japanese with subtitles, the other half there’s silence. It kills immersion.


Final thoughts:

I really, really wanted to like Blue Protocol: Star Resonance. The world is beautiful. The potential is there. But the business model, the server setup, and the shallow gameplay loop drag everything down.

I don’t mind spending money on a free-to-play game when it’s fair. But here, it’s not about “optional cosmetics” — it’s about monetizing your patience. The game constantly reminds you that you’re a user, not a player.

Pros

✅ Beautiful anime-style visuals and soundtrack
✅ Fun first 20 hours
✅ Decent character customization (if you pay)

Cons

❌ One global server = constant lag
❌ Heavy monetization and time-gates
❌ Repetitive quests and shallow combat
❌ Poor localization and mobile-tier UI
❌ Feels more like a mobile gacha than a real MMO

Verdict:
A beautiful world trapped in a predatory system. Play it if you’re curious, but don’t expect it to respect your time.

I'll keep this brief, as I do not believe that Star Resonance is the same fundamental game that the original Blue Protocol was - or was ever meant to be.

Blue Protocol: Star Resonance is as wide as an ocean, as shallow as a puddle. It has predatory and complex monetary systems, gambling with wishes, a poor translation the further into the game you delve, and shallow mechanics that - on the surface - appear engaging and fun, but quickly get repetitive and simplistic. I had high hopes, but they were sadly crushed by the weight of disappointment.