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HoYoverse's Nodusfall is free to play but isn't a typical gacha game: 'Characters are not obtained through random draws

If you watched the Nodusfall trailer during Gamescom's Opening Night Live and, like me, thought the combo of Elden Ring's aesthetic and Monster Hunter's fights sounded awesome, but were worried about selling your soul to the god of gacha, fret not!
Nodusfall isn't just a visual departure for HoYoverse, swapping the vibrant anime aesthetic for something gloomier, it also represents a (partial) change in business model.
