Infinity Nikkiis a free-to-play action adventure game from Infold Games. Although this Chinese developer isn’t exactly a household name worldwide, it has actually been makingNikkigames for quite some time.Infinity Nikkiis the fifth installment in the overarchingNikkifranchise, and it’s the first to be released on modern consoles.Infinity Nikkiboasts an open worldto explore, and it combines several gameplay mechanics, like puzzle-solving, platforming, and dress-up, to create a wholly unique experience.
One of the biggest gaming success stories of 2024,Infinity Nikkicame out at the tail end of last year and was downloaded more than 20 million times across PS5, PC, and mobile devices in just a few days. These days, however,Infinity Nikki’s reception is a lot more mixed. Despite getting off to a relatively strong start, the game is now mired in controversy due to some recent changes made.
The New 1.5 Update for Infinity Nikki Has Upset Many Fans
The Changes to Infinity Nikki’s Pity System Make the Game’s Outfits More Pricey
InInfinity Nikki, players have the option to spend in-game currency to receive certain randomly-selected items. To get the rewards they want, though, they will often have to spend tons of money to purchase several pulls. Fortunately,Infinity Nikkialso features gacha games' pity system. If a player is unlucky and doesn’t get the item they want even after ‘pulling’ multiple times, they are guaranteed to get said item on the 20th try.
Infinity Nikki(and most gacha games in general) have something known as banners, which are essentially groups of items that are offered by the developers at a certain event or specific period of time.
Players candress the protagonist ofInfinity Nikkiup in several different outfits, many of which are only accessible via the game’s gacha mechanics. Each of these outfits is divided into several pieces, so players need to obtain all of them to be able to wear them. This is where the center of the controversy lies.
Infold Games recently announced, as part of theInfinity Nikki1.5 update, that all future dresses will be broken up into 11 pieces. Because of this, players will now have to buy a maximum of 220 pullsin order to get a complete dress, which makes the outfits a lot more pricey.
Infold Games' Decision to Retcon Infinity Nikki’s Intro Has Led to Fan Backlash
As if that wasn’t problematic enough,Infold Games has also retconnedInfinity Nikki’s opening scenesand replaced them with a new “Sea of Stars” level. Many find this new opening to be a massive downgrade over the original, in large part because it relegates the popular quest-exclusive character, Ena, to a minor side role, and completely changes the tone of the game. Some fans consider these sudden story changes to be a sign of poor post-launch planning on the developer’s behalf.
Some Infinity Nikki Fans are Holding a ‘Girlcott’ Against Infold Games
ManyInfinity Nikkiplayers have taken to social media to express their frustrations about the new 1.5 update. Althoughthe developers at Infold Games have issued an apologyfor the problems with the game, they seem to be censoring fan feedback, much to some people’s disappointment. On sites like Discord and Reddit, for instance, the studio has reportedly muted the word ‘boycott’ from its social media channels. In response to this move, many fans are holding a ‘girlcott’ againstInfinity Nikkiand its developers until they make efforts to reverse these controversial decisions.
