If you’ve not been keeping up with Infinity Nikki, the dress-up RPG which already has over 30 million pre-registrations, then this overview trailer should help get you up to speed. It outlines the general storyline – returning character Nikki and her cat Momo have once again returned to the mystical realm of Miraland – as well as the overall gameplay loop.
The best way to think of this is a kind of blend of Genshin Impact, Style Savvy, and Super Mario Odyssey. Your main objective is to collect Whim Stars by using your different outfits to navigate the world. One dress enables you to jump, while another can help you to attack. As a live service game, you can almost certainly expect new costumes and gameplay to be added over time.
You can already tell this game is going to have a slightly different audience to your average PS5 console exclusive, and that’s a big deal for Sony; while it’ll also be available on mobile and PC – and other systems in six months – this taps into the Animal Crossing and The Sims audience in a way many PlayStation titles don’t.
Expect it to be huge when it launches, with the PS Store claiming it’ll be available in early December. That date’s yet to officially been confirmed by developer Infold Games, but we suspect if it’s accurate all will be revealed soon.
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Just one more month to go! Hopefully. I don’t typically get excited for new games, but I can’t wait to play this! My brother rarely uses his PS5, so I’ll borrow it once this is out. This game looks so fun and charming.
Cant wait anymoooore
Nice to end the year on a bright note. Because we've got a dark few years ahead of us.
This kinda thing belongs on the switch 😀
@Jrs1 I doubt it'd run on the original Switch but I'm sure they're planning to release it on Switch 2.
This could end up being absolutely massive
The closed beta was great, have high hopes for this game.
That trailer honestly looked pretty good. This doesn’t look like your run of the mill F2P game. I’m waiting for the catch with this one. It seems like a softer, friendlier BotW with Animal Crossing vibes and that’s a good thing.
wish it was coming to xbox.
I ll gladly take my dad sims if thats the next big thing.
I went from rolling my eyes on this to signing and playing the beta and I’m really enjoying it. I have one issue and that’s what feels like stuttering framerates here and there. Even for a chill game it really rips me out of the experience.
I played the beta. No it won't.
Disappointed that the subheader wasn't For the Whim.
I keep seeing this. Liking the look of it. Then remembering it’s a live service game. And my interest immediately evaporates.
I stopped playing ZZZ at like 99% done, think I’ll let this one pick up the slack. I’ve gone back to Disney Speedstorm for the time being but so much is locked away behind a paywall it almost feels more like a demo or trial than free to start. And it’s EXTREMELY pay to win, having your level 14 racer going up against 30s & 40s is 😝
This seems very single player so competition shouldn’t be a problem, curious how they monetize this. Well besides the PS5 page saying FREE GAME at the top and $9.99 at the bottom.🤑
But if it’s just cosmetic stuff I don’t care, I just like wasting time exploring. 🤷🏻♂️
Edit: Wow, watched the vid, that world looks huge and diverse, and graphically impressive. Reminds me why I don’t play on my Switch anymore, this make Princess Peach look like the storyboard version of this. 😂 I tempted to lay out the $10, which I never do. I’m sold.
Yeah live service means no.
@Jrs1 It's always online, which means it's the exact opposite of "perfect for Switch."
I was a little surprised when I randomly decided to watch the overview trailer and saw combat in it xD might look into it deeper some time later when it's out, but right now my plate is already very full^^
It’s a free to play. So good luck paying loads off outfits . And really , this looks like a glorified balan wonderworld . Don’t get the hype for this nonsense .
Absolutely super-over-excited for this one. I’m hoping the trophy list is a decent one.
So it this a gacha game or not?
I probably would play this if it was a normal game but liveservice no thanks. This will be just like everything else daily login bonus etcetera. That voice though is insufferable and the key to jumping is to see where you land. 😱
@kailun Balan could have been so much better easily. Combine costumes instead of extra with slight variations on the costumes that are basically the same. It would be even easy to fix with a simple remake a streamlining of the game.
Might actually be willing to go onto the EGS in order to download and play this, lol. Aside from my hesitations about the gacha model it presumably adopts (which have themselves been significantly tempered by Hoyoverse's titles), everything about this looks up my alley.
I'm weirdly excited for this. I love games that have cross play between console and phone. ZZZ has been a fantastic experience. I play RPG games mostly to enjoy dress-up and new armors/outfits, and this is exactly that, gamified.
Bring it on.
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