I don’t know about it. Just saying that video in PS channel is false advertising. Even if the game is F2P, they sold a preorder version.
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Fabieter
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It's explicitly said its gonna be free on the psn store.
Roman Empire
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Oof, there's a big distinction between mobile/ipad with PS5 and PC. Geometry may look all the same but the loss of detail is astonishing that I wouldn't recommend playing on lower spec devices if you can.
And? False advertising yet.
If you publish a video from PC version as console version is false advertising. I don’t think this is too much hard to understand
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Well, that's about what I wrote, the game has a very high level of detail in the environment. That's why I think the target platforms for the game were PS5 and PС, this game was ported to mobile devices and tablets based on the principle - "Turn off all detail until it somehow works decently on phones." People also wrote here that "Well, it works on phones", it works on phones with such sacrifices, in fact, on minimum settings with the world detail turned off, roughly speaking, you turn on the PS5 or PC settings on phones, I think absolutely any phone that is currently on the market will die.
The map is huge,fast travel, and the use of bicycles is practically mandatory. This is by the way without taking into account dungeons and caves, which are not displayed on the map, they are simply marked with an entrance icon.Damn, this game is huge. I thought I had explored everything and then suddenly a new huge area opened up for me and I just now realized what I had been exploring is actually maybe 20% of the whole map.
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Thick Thighs Save Lives
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I've read all the comments in this thread and I have the game installed on my base Gacha Station 5, but I'm currently knee deep in Wuthering Waves and also 2 other gachas on the side, so I don't have the time to play this one yet. I'll get to it eventually, and hopefully by the time that happens they'll also patch in a 60 fps mode, at least for the Pro.
Coming soon, get ready to download it too
I stopped playing it on PC, waiting for the release on PS5. Until it comes out, Honkai Star Rail and Nikki are enough for me =)
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Thick Thighs Save Lives
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Yeah, I couldn't wait any longer since they recently confirmed that the PS5 version will have cross-save with PC and mobile when it launches, so I just started playing it on PC last week to get a head start, lol.Coming soon, get ready to download it too
I stopped playing it on PC, waiting for the release on PS5. Until it comes out, Honkai Star Rail and Nikki are enough for me =)
But I totally get the sentiment about playing too many gachas, as I'm currently juggling a few too many of them myself (WuWa and ZZZ as my mains, while HSR and Heaven Burns Red are on the side). That's why I'm saving Infinity Nikki for later.
dreamstation
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Hey I'm not quite there yet...So let the forty year old man speak.
Yea my daughter isn't that old and I tend to agree. The trailer makes you think it's a game for girls of any age. Laid back, dress up fun fest but that's not the game at all. Anyway she'll play until she's bored and move on. It's the right price for that.
This is a Gacha game, there is no point in being patient. All characters sooner or later become obsolete in terms of meta, so it doesn't matter when you enter the game. I would even say the later you enter the game, the better, because you immediately get to banners with meta characters, and you miss characters that are already out of meta.
I stopped playing ZZZ, to be honest the game loop is just awful, the combat system is extremely bad and much worse than the same WuWa, I tried Heaven Burns Red but it was a waste of time I would recommend looking at Blue Reflection from Gust, everything is the same, but much better without Gacha, there is also a sequel Blue Reflection: Second Light.
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I can say with 200% certainty that a child under 14 in this game is unlikely to cope without the help of parents. But if you play together, in fact, it is a good option for joint accompaniment and you can prepare the child for more adult games. And so yes, according to the videos, this game looks like something pink and simple, but when you get into the game and look at all these functions, craft, exploration of the world and puzzles (several of which I failed several times), you come to the understanding that the videos are a little misleading =)))
MaKTaiL
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Nikki is different though. There are no "characters", only outfits. None of them give you any sort of advantage as all skills you need you will get by just playing the story.
Yes, Gatcha in this game a purely cosmetic version, plus it saves time. All costumes with Gatcha come already crafted + this gives you the opportunity to get 4-5 star costumes without crafting,and thus speed up some of the content. That's why I'm doubly interested in this game in terms of Gatcha, how it will show itself, considering that this is a Gatcha game without banners with characters.
I completely agree, and the screenshots don’t convey it very well, in dynamics with particle effects it looks even juicier.
I really liked this scene, this is a plot spoiler so I will hide it, watch at your own discretion - Flight on a large Paper Crane
MaKTaiL
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I loved this section when I played it too. The song that plays here is really catchy and cought me off guard.
Well, there is nothing scary about it, there are things in this world that are much scarier, let's say you could buy dragon age veilguardCan't believe I'm doing this..
Roman Empire
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Better get those matching looks mah dude. I'll challenge you for a fashion duel any time of the day.Can't believe I'm doing this..
The game is cool and cozy enough for you enjoy it for what it is, and it is free. Idk how long I'll stick to the game as I am always a story/lore/worldbuilding type of guy, if the world and story is interesting enough I'll keep on playing.
poppabk
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How scalable is this on PC. My daughter's PC is probably as powerful as an ipad.
Also it's a shame that there is no co-op in this, as of yet.
Gacha is not very strong, unless you go to the store of course. And here, unlike other Gacha games, it plays (for now) a very mediocre role, in fact, it is only cosmetics, well, and some costumes change animations of skills (the same as in POE), but you get all the skills for completing the game and they do not depend on Gacha. Although of course I play a lot of other Gachas, but so far I have not seen anything that would stand out beyond the bounds of decency among these games.
mayham2199
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This has been my experience with most Gacha from mihoyo honestly. HSR was probably the worst because the story bosses could actually be really hard without the right team.
Roman Empire
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Didn't get to play the last two days, but here is my Nikki chilling like the mf she is
killatopak
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Have you heard of a little game called Sims?
MayauMiao
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After a couple of hours in, I find the game to be..good? Gameplay mechanic feels easy to control and the game really looks beautiful even on my old PC. I can't believe I even spent time trying to dress up Nikki, its ridiculous. Probably because the game allows me to customize Nikki's dress and looks from something as small as a hair clip to her shoes and even socks is what made the game..appealing? I can truly make Nikki dress up the way I want her to be and can't think any other game that can reach that level of detail. I'm beginning to question my manhood.
As for characters, as I only met up to the magician dude before I stop playing, and before that, Dada. Not much to say but glad they are not cringe like the Dragon Age Veilguard clowns.
Momo is a great buddy and actually is adorable.
I did encounter plenty of stuttering but maybe its due to my old PC, and there were some server issues too where I though the game almost booted me out from the game. They really need to fix that.
The big turn of to me was, as expected, the gacha system introduce early on. The monetization could have been introduce a little bit later after getting used to the crafting.
As for characters, as I only met up to the magician dude before I stop playing, and before that, Dada. Not much to say but glad they are not cringe like the Dragon Age Veilguard clowns.
Momo is a great buddy and actually is adorable.
I did encounter plenty of stuttering but maybe its due to my old PC, and there were some server issues too where I though the game almost booted me out from the game. They really need to fix that.
The big turn of to me was, as expected, the gacha system introduce early on. The monetization could have been introduce a little bit later after getting used to the crafting.
There is no pressure here, there are not even Tier Lists and Meta. Therefore, this problem is absent here as a fact.
No, that's not it at all, The Sims is a life simulator, where you manage the lives of characters without the ability to directly control them, plus the clothes are purely decorative, you can leave them alone. Here the game comes directly from the character, clothes are of great importance from the point of view of gameplay (Each outfit actually opens up some specific activity for you, or allows you to participate in certain duels). Plus, it's still an adventure game with a huge open world, in The Sims you are locked in box locations =)
I play with PS5, and unfortunately I can't give advice on technical issues on PC, but in general the game is quite demanding in terms of hardware, especially if you set everything to maximum (This is actually one of the reasons why they had to lower the graphics on phones to the minimum settings). The problem with the Servers, yes, there is an influx of players, it turned out to be too big, now some of the servers are stalling, although on PS5 I am already better experience than on the first day, today I played on average with a ping of 45-70, on the first day my ping was consistently in the yellow zone of 80-120.
Well, as for Gatcha, unfortunately, there's no getting around it, the game is free and they need to earn money somehow. Although I agree, I would first give the player the opportunity to craft 2-3 costumes, to explain the crafting mechanics in the game, and only then connect Gatcha.
killatopak
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You want it to be exactly like this game?
Let me introduce you to FF X-2 and FFXIII-LR which I love.
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No thanks, this is one of my least favorite FFs
Yes, they made the combat system better, but this is perhaps the only positive point in the whole game.
MaKTaiL
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PS5:
PC MAX SETTINGS | RT OFF (not available on AMD, RX 7800XT):
I tried my best to match the screenshots. PS5 appears to have better more detailed reflections. (RT maybe?)
I can't tell if Ray Tracing is enabled on PS5 or not since I can't turn it on on my PC for camparison. They left AMD out of RT compatibility for some reason.
PC MAX SETTINGS | RT OFF (not available on AMD, RX 7800XT):
I tried my best to match the screenshots. PS5 appears to have better more detailed reflections. (RT maybe?)
I can't tell if Ray Tracing is enabled on PS5 or not since I can't turn it on on my PC for camparison. They left AMD out of RT compatibility for some reason.
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Most likely a crookedly configured renderer, such things usually constantly pop up in multi-platform games, especially those on the Unreal engine - shadows, lighting, reflections, etc.
I don't think they care much about such minor problems now. Although I am honestly surprised that I log in to my PS5 every day and the game constantly downloads some 100-300 MB patches every day, so the guys are clearly doing something =)))
MaKTaiL
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One thing I hope they change is the photo camera controls. They have to detach the camera from Nikki's orbit. It is pretty cluncky right now.
Roman Empire
Member
It is just in-character as Nikki is a star and has an orbit of her own. Girl is just that powerful.
So wait, what are you going to photograph besides Nikki???!!!
If you just want to photograph a location, you can turn off Nikki's display in the menu on the left and then you can move the focus with the stick. Although of course you I always want more options. I would definitely add the ability to photograph Momo, I already have 4 costumes for him, and it would look good =)))
And so, when I climbed into the camera, and realized that there is a camera upgrade on the right at the top (LVLUP), for a special resource (You need to take the quest and do it), and this opens up new flashes, filters, poses, etc., my reaction was something like this:
Wonko_C
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Exactly what it sounds: It's a game where you dress up your character with tons of options (Think Style Savvy or Fashion Dreamer on Nintendo platforms). The twist here is that it is also an open world Action-RPG that happens to have a shitload of clothing customisation options for your character. (Clothes are what opens up new abilities)
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Roman Empire
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Talking about momo, I'd love poses where we catch him up or hugs him. He needs to have his own photo options.So wait, what are you going to photograph besides Nikki???!!!
If you just want to photograph a location, you can turn off Nikki's display in the menu on the left and then you can move the focus with the stick. Although of course you I always want more options. I would definitely add the ability to photograph Momo, I already have 4 costumes for him, and it would look good =)))
And so, when I climbed into the camera, and realized that there is a camera upgrade on the right at the top (LVLUP), for a special resource (You need to take the quest and do it), and this opens up new flashes, filters, poses, etc., my reaction was something like this:
I would also add the point that later the possibility of Evolution will open up and as a result, through crafting you can create an alternative version of the costume, which has an alternative look and color + better stats (Evolution in the menu), each costume in the game has 2 versions...
It's not just this moment that's upsetting, I just don't want to spoil it, but later in the story Momo and Nikki will have a feature that you really want to take a photo of, but in this mode you can't turn on the camera .
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MaKTaiL
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There are plenty of quests that ask me to photograph specific things and Nikki always gets in the way. Even when you turn her off it still orbits around her.So wait, what are you going to photograph besides Nikki???!!!
If you just want to photograph a location, you can turn off Nikki's display in the menu on the left and then you can move the focus with the stick. Although of course you I always want more options. I would definitely add the ability to photograph Momo, I already have 4 costumes for him, and it would look good =)))
And so, when I climbed into the camera, and realized that there is a camera upgrade on the right at the top (LVLUP), for a special resource (You need to take the quest and do it), and this opens up new flashes, filters, poses, etc., my reaction was something like this:
Yes, there is such a problem, sometimes you have to run around to find a good place for a photo
I'll probably even say more, this is one of the best games for relaxation that came out this year. And yes, the game has gameplay, there is a plot, there are dialogues, there are quests, there are a bunch of systems and a kind of its own RPG system with suits. Plus at the moment this is probably the most technologically advanced Gacha game on the market, the visuals in this game are very good. I'm almost sure that there are more polygons in one suit than in the entire Genshin character (Joke, or maybe not
)By the way, the game will soon have its first event with rewards - Companion's Day:
P.S - I forgot, for heaven's sake don't play this game on your phone, there is no phone on the market right now that can handle this game, the graphics are really bad.
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Pantz
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It's free and better than a lot of paid games. Open world platforming and exploration like a 3D Mario or Zelda, maybe not as deep but completely painless and pleasant.
Collecting stars and chests in hard to reach places is probably the most fun part. Graphics and draw distance are quite amazing. Even has some dungeons and caves and stuff.
Todays Nikki:
Tried to make a Yankee girl (Japanese delinquent), with what I have available so far.
Collecting stars and chests in hard to reach places is probably the most fun part. Graphics and draw distance are quite amazing. Even has some dungeons and caves and stuff.
Todays Nikki:
Tried to make a Yankee girl (Japanese delinquent), with what I have available so far.
Synastry
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I just opened the Bike in my game its not that far into the game I wont spoil anything.The starting quests keep on introducing the mechanics and chasing god knows what animal. I just want to ride a bike