Think of a world that springs to life in vivid colours and magic. This is Hoyeon APK, the new RPG by NCSOFT. Taking place 3 years before the events of the MMORPG Blade & Soul, Hoyeon will welcome you to a world that’s fun and idyllic, and one that’s also full of challenges, quests, and the good and bad guys we all cherish from every good story.
A Story from Hoenn
It started when Yoo Seol, a naive heiress to an age-old line, first set foot in the emerald meadows and churning skies of Hoyeon. The land glimmered with potential - but it wasn’t yet peaceful.
Yoo Seol had one goal: to collect heroes, each of them with little idiosyncrasies, comical fancies, and personal issues, and build a team of five in all. Some were beautiful warriors, some monstrous protectors, and some were ancient warriors who wore wisdom like battle scars.
They learned to fight not with force, but with the enemy’s moves, the combo screw, to change their tactics and turn the war to make ends meet. Every victory was sweet because it was the result of creative teamwork, and not mere button-mashing.
It was a dark force crawling at the edge of Hoenn one day. Yoo Seol and those five heroes firmly stood. It was a tight battle, every shot crucial. Tina (agile ranger) dodged a cruel trap; Grun (beastman warrior) desperately fought the foe blocking the way; Lina (wise old shaman) directed a forceful couterattack; Mira (spirited young shaman) healed the heroes… Yoo Seol screamed the last combo - a flip, a flash, a strike, furious - and the darkness burst open.
She laughed, surrounded by friends. It didn’t matter the perfect power or the perfect stats - it came down to the heart, the plan, and the connection. Hoenn was not saved by brute force, but by strategy, bravery, and friendship.
Sixty Beauty Heroes, Sixty Stories
In this world, you encounter more than sixty heroes. Some are pretty and cute, others are beastmen, or old hands, even Lins, who each have their own personality and backstory.
Loose them into the streets of Hoenn, and they’ll be as companions, appearing and acquiring costumes and special moves through the secret bases you build.
You’re in Control
Battles are not automatic here. Hoyeon is about manual control - reacting to enemy tricks and patterns, not mashing a touchscreen through endless battles.
That edgy anticipation - waiting, dodging, striking - is what gets your heart pumping.
The Art of the Combo
You don’t need perfect controls or perfect heroes. What matters is synergy. Construct a party of five heroes from an assortment of machinegun-toting banana, funky space llama, and time-traveling head crab in sixty seconds or less. Craft a dizzying amount of combo abilities and deliver a deathnerd design choices ranging from face-melting giant boulders to who to take to the prom. The game is about fluidly crafting combos to serve these strategies.
It’s like throwing in fun ingredients to a magic recipe to punch harder through tougher foes.
Turn-Based Tactics with a Twist
It is turn-based, but it is not static. All heroes have to come together in times of need for strategy and quick thinking.” Suddenly, that spotlight is shared - no longer just focused on the main hero, but equally on the rest of your allies in the frenzy of combat.
Adventures with Friends
You can go alone, but boss raids are next-level when you team up with friends or everyone in the server. Collaborating against powerful opponents together is at its best teamwork and excitement.
A Happy, Bright Story
Tired of the same old fantasies? Here's a refreshing and delightful story. Join Yoo Seol, the last Heir of Ho Yeon-mun, on her sweet adventure in this wondrous and important place known as Hoenn. Follow Yoo Seol and friends as they go on a magical and wonder-filled adventure.
