It has been quite a few years since I’ve watched the Seven Deadly Sins anime. I remember liking the characters and the world it was building. However, my memory of the actual events are hazy. With that in mind, I wasn’t really too sure about what was happening in the start of Seven Deadly Sins Origin. I get that it is made for the specific audience so I was keeping that in mind. Regardless,

I felt like these characters all had inside knowledge of each other without clueing in the audience. A lot of anime to video game adaptations are like that, sure, but my first 5 hours or so, I wandered around aimlessly in the world. Not really a bad time, but it was more confusing than anything else.

Seven Deadly Sins Origin is a nice-looking game. The anime aesthetic is ever so present and extremely fitting since it comes directly from one. The music, the voice acting (superb!), the over the top animations. It’s all there. I really have been enjoying attempting to build the world and characters in my head to translate to the game so far. The world you roam around in is bright and colorful with the overlooking darkness of the game’s story creeping in. It blends well and I liked exploring new areas to find treasure chests and collectables scattered throughout.

The game fails, however, to stay optimized as when exploring or in combat, frame-rate drops, game lag, and other performance issues pop in and out, hindering the experience. There were times where the game would run smoothly only to start stuttering every ten or so seconds, forcing me to restart completely. Sometimes this would fix the issue and sometimes it wouldn’t. I also had a mouse cursor stuck on the screen at all times during cutscenes. I am playing this on a Playstation 5. So that was weird as well.

Seven Deadly Sins Origin does suffer from being a mobile game that is coming to console/PC. There is an auto-run to your next destination button, strange translations in menus and trophy descriptions, among other things you’d expect to see on your phone rather than TV or monitor. It actually tells you to touch your screen in a few menus of the game and for some reason, that is just weird to see.

It’s not all bad, though, as the combat is decent. It’s your typical gacha game so you’ll blend different element types to form your team depending on what you get in Draws. I drew all fire wielding characters initially but eventually got some wind elements to assist and mix it up. You can tag-team enemies by swapping at the right moments to perform combos and status effects to opponents. Unleash ultimate attacks after filling your gauge. Or just spam regular attacks until your special moves are off their cooldown. It’s pretty standard for a game of the genre. It’s not bad but it’s also not revolutionary.

The exploration is fun when the game isn’t driving you bananas with the stuttering. Go claim some warp-points to open up portions of the map. Collect materials for crafting food, potions, armor, and more. You’ll use the things you find in the world to level your characters up alongside their weapons. You’ll encounter puzzles to unlock treasure chests. Maybe you will stop and enjoy some scenery while fishing. You might even catch yourself a new pet (just like Pokemon) to join you on your journey. In any event, I cannot find too much of a flaw in the actual exploration unless you start comparing it to games like Wuthering Waves and Genshin Impact.

There are plenty of sidequests and missions you can complete in towns and alongside roads as well. Eventually, you unlock the option to complete dungeons/trials with friends and other players online. There’s an MMO-lite aspect to the game where you can join guilds and get rewarded by participating in activities and events. There IS a lot here for sure and if Seven Deadly Sins is your thing, it’s worth looking into.

The Power Is Within The Draw

Gacha games strength are arguably in the most expensive things about them: The Draws. Seven Deadly Sins Origin is no different. You can earn (very slowly) items to draw from the premium store to hopefully get a character you want. Or you can hand over your wallet to the cruel but addictive RNG Gods and hope they bless you with the pull of your dreams. Mounts, skins, characters, and weapons all fill the shop and are there with different pricing tiers.

It is a F2P game for sure, but to get the good stuff, you have to dish out some cash. I did use the 10 free draws I got with a Playsation Plus pack and got a gold ranked character and it did feel good. I can imagine it would be better if I was a bigger fan of the anime, however.

Is It Worth Your Time Or Is It A Sin?

So the big question remains: Is it worth your time? Well. If you like gacha games and haven’t burnt through Genshin, Wuthering, Tower of Fantasy, and others, then yes. I recommend waiting for some optimization, though, as it can be pretty rough in its current state. If gacha or Seven Deadly Sins isn’t really your thing, you can probably safely stay away without missing out on too much. But hell, it’s free. Why not try it out for yourself?

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