VIDEO GAME: Umamusume – Pretty Derby (2025)
Umamusume: Pretty DerbyYear: 2025Rating: TTime Played: ~36 hours
I was first introduced to Umamusume a few months ago when I saw a random Reddit post about an anime girl running on a track like a racehorse. When I looked into it a little more, I found there was a whole anime and mobile game called Umamusume: Pretty Derby that basically boils down to famous Japanese racehorses re-imagined as pop-idol anime girls racing to be the best. Of course, I had to try it out. While it’s a pretty standard gatcha game containing tons of characters with lots of personality, Umamusume doesn’t have much going on for a free-to-play player.
Just like other gatcha games, Umamusume allows you to pull for characters and cards, which are used to give these horse girls abilities to help them race better. The real issue is that there seems to be one card that’s overpowered, which makes doing a career run fairly easy. Sure, I still had...