二ノ国:Cross Worlds |
Ni no Kuni Cross Worlds |
Android, iOS, PC |
Unreal Engine 4[1] |
Netmarble |
Role-playing |
Single-player, multiplayer |
June 10, 2021 (Korea, Japan, Taiwan) May 25, 2022 (Global) |
Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds is a role-playing game created by Netmarble and published by Level-5 released for Android and iOS in Japan. It was first revealed at "G-Star", in November 2019, and Tokyo Game Show presented the first gameplay footage in September 2020.[2] On May 15th 2021, it was announced that the game would be released on June 10th of the same year.
Some sources suggested the game will have a global release on the first half of 2022. [3] The game was finally released globally on May 25th 2022.
Plot
The game begins with a glimpse into Ichi no Kuni in the present day, with technology extensively advanced. The scene then cuts to a large laboratory filled with scientists and specialized pods with test subjects within them. Among these test subjects is the Player's chosen Class, and is a beta tester for a virtual reality fantasy game called "Soul Divers". Once inside, a holographic AI digital assistant called Rania thanks the Player for participating in the closed beta test and explains the potential of the Player being capable of saving the world and ruling their own county. Upon Rania's request for the player to join them she begins to stutter before disappearing, with a more lifelike and human version of herself appearing. This new Rania expresses her joy in managing to connect with the player despite the connection timing out, but then questions whether they are a part of the Mirae Corporation. Before she could continue, the area becomes unstable and she promises she'll come to find the player no matter what before the screen turns to black. The player is then woken up by Cluu, finding themselves in the middle of a fierce battle in a nameless and burning kingdom under attack. Cluu requests that they rescue the Queen who is under attack, and the player must battle their way to the castle entrance. Queen Sia is seen protecting a map that the enemy is after, but upon seeing the player, she entrusts the Guardian Stone to Cluu before they are magically sent away from the danger. Afterwards, the player heads to the Kingdom of Evermore, to seek aid in protecting their nameless kingdom and the whole of Ni no Kuni, and they begin to realize that the new world might not be a game after all...
Gameplay
Unlike in previous Ni no Kuni games, the player can choose their own class. The appearance and name of said main character are also customizable. There are five classes:
- Swordman (Attacker)
- Witch (Attacker)
- Rogue (Support)
- Engineer (Healer)
- Destroyer (Tank)
This game combines aspects of the combat systems of Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch and Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom, in that the player is able to attack with their own weapon but can also utilize three familiars who support them.
Characters
- Rania
- Cluu
- Queen Sia
- Platypaws
- Chloe
- Great Uncle Autumn
- Lucilion
- Edelian
- Natrum, the World Keeper of Earth
- Bryce
- Ignis, the World Keeper of Fire
- Giggles
- The Great Fairy
- Silva
- Varum
- Tariq
- Aren
- Zera
Story
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The Nameless Kingdom
Evermore
The Arcana Expedition
Trivia
- The game grossed over $100 million within 11 days after its release, beating other famous titles such as Genshin Impact and Pokemon GO despite being only available in East Asia at the time.[4]
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Sources
- ↑ Genmatsu article
- ↑ Tokyo Game Show article on ign.
- ↑ //www.siliconera.com/netmarble-teases-ni-no-kuni-cross-worlds-updates-and-global-release/
- ↑ //www.siliconera.com/ni-no-kuni-cross-worlds-grossed-over-100-million-in-11-days/