
Indie sensation Dave the Diver started selling sushi on PS5 and PS4 earlier this year, and now Stellar Blade developer Shift Up is plunging new depths with a NIKKE: Goddess of Victory event inspired by the iconic game. The minigame – set to be playable within the smartphone favourite from 4th July – will take a titillating twist, as you’ll be assuming the role of buxom beauties as opposed to, well, Dave.
The event – part of NIKKE’s big beach update – will come with a bunch of new unlockable swimsuit outfits, as well as various in-game rewards. Unfortunately, there’s still no word on the gacha game launching on PlayStation; when asked earlier in the year, the developer told us it has no plans to port the saucy release to Sony’s systems. A crossover event with Eve is on the cards, however.
NIKKE: Goddess of Victory is one of the biggest mobile games on the planet, regularly topping revenue charts and courting controversy due to its eye-popping character designs. Its plot, an otherwise rote “what it means to be human” tale, is surprisingly well written, however – and is much stronger than its art assets may lead you to believe.
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It's not really an indie game though. But close enough I suppose.
I still want to play Dave the Diver, but I'm glad the game is doing well to have crossovers like this.
I just finished Dave the Diver the other day with the platinum trophy and had a lot of fun with the game. Not sure this would pull me back into it but glad to see it's still getting support.
I feel my day has been enriched. Now I know there’ll be an event in a smartphone game that isn’t coming to PS5.
Dave IS a buxom beauty! How dare you!
I tried playing Nikke after Stellar Blade, it is sadly very stereotypical mobile game trash.
No real gameplay, an interface that overwhelms you with a hundred different things to level up, each with their own currencies. A "spreadsheet" game where you sink in ludicrous amounts of time or money just to make numbers go up and ogle some barely animated 2D waifus.
It's a shame this kind of garbage is overtaking the popularity of proper video games in east Asia.
@nessisonett I know right.
@Sweetz
Ironically it's games like this that make sure devs have the funding to make stuff like Stellar Blade without having to bow to the whims of investors.
Well... I made have to take the plunge now!
Featuring Dave and Bancho...
I suppose a tie-in with the Gunsmith would have been a bit too on-the-nose, true.
Seems like old Dave is up for some motorboating.
Waifu the Diver.
@KoopaTheGamer I think this debate was kind of explained really well that games costing under 5 million are indies whether or not theyre published or funded by AAA publishers.
So Bg3 despite being independent technically still made a AAA game since it costed 100 mil+.
@Sweetz Asia is a nearly doomed market for premium games (especially single player unless you're Mario, Zelda or a Playstation exclusive). Gachas and F2P rule the roost.
@breakneck I don't think there is any one, actual definition for an indie game. I just think it's a bummer that the word has lost its meaning as a game from independent developers. It's not that big of a deal, but it kind of downplays the achievement from actually independent developers, especially when games with massive funding get to be nominated on award shows.
That said, Dave the Diver is definitely a good game and I don't blame the developer. The problem is with news sites and other media using the word carelessly.
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