Infinity Nikki is the cozy open-world cell sport that Nikki followers have been ready for. Even should you’re not into the earlier Nikki video games, there’s loads that this huge world has to supply should you love amassing objects, exploring enormous landscapes, or simply dressing up in cute outfits.
If you happen to’re not accustomed to the gacha-mobile sport mannequin, Infinity Nikki could be overwhelming — and truthfully, even should you are accustomed to them, it’s nonetheless loads to soak up directly, because it has a little bit of a special gameplay loop than you might be used to.
Beneath, we offer some suggestions for getting began in Infinity Nikki to help each fully new gamers and gacha consultants alike.
Sure, it’s a gacha sport!
Earlier than you get too excited a couple of new shiny free-to-play open world sport, notice that, yep, Infinity Nikki is a gacha sport (identical to the opposite titles within the franchise). Whereas this received’t be shocking for followers of Nikki video games, simply keep in mind that it’ll give you lots of microtransactions, and tons of the fanciest outfits are going to be locked behind the RNG gacha system. Play and buy responsibly!
Moderately than constructing for fight, you enhance your outfits
Related video games on this style (like Genshin Influence or Wuthering Waves) have you ever leveling up your characters, weapons, and specialised tools for every character, however in Infinity Nikki, you’re leveling up the visible stats in your garments. This has no impact in your fight (which is simply firing a easy orb at enemies), however it does allow you to beat styling duels, which require you to set Nikki up with an outfit that meets a sure stat requirement.
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Don’t be intimidated by the sheer variety of menus
The whole lot on this sport is extra complicated than it appears — and it admittedly appears fairly complicated. Your Pear-Pal menu will refill with icons rapidly, every taking you to a special menu, however these jargony names could be simplified down when you understand what they really imply. Your “programs” are your achievements, “glow up” is upgrading your outfits, “Mira Journey” is the battle cross, and so forth. Take a second to skim by the entire menus till it clicks, simply to keep away from later frustration and confusion.
Take issues at your personal tempo
There’s a ton of content material on this sport at launch. Whereas doing the principle story bits, you’ll run into and by accident begin dozens of facet quests. The map is crammed with folks to have styling duels in opposition to. You’ll gather tons of outfit items that you simply’ll wish to craft and equip. Take it a step at a time and give attention to stuff you wish to first. There’s no must rush by all of the content material.
Decide up the whole lot you discover
As you run all over the world, you’ll rapidly discover lots of little collectables. Between flowers, fish, bugs, and animal fur, you’ll wish to amass a bunch of this stuff. Not solely do you want these items for crafting new clothes items, however you’ll wish to commerce it to get a great deal of Perception, a foreign money it is advisable to broaden your ability tree. Rolling for a four-star fishing outfit within the gacha received’t enhance your fishing abilities, however amassing a great deal of Fishing Perception and upgrading your ability tree will.
Don’t sleep on amassing Whimstars
A number of factors of the principle story will let you know that you simply can’t proceed till you gather extra Whimstars. That stated, take note of Momo when he says there’s a Whimstar close by. If it’s not horrendously out of the way in which, it is best to go get it to keep away from getting your story progress blocked. It’s a lot simpler to search out Whimstars once you’re operating round new areas than it’s to backtrack them once you completely want them.
You’ll additionally want Whimstars to improve your ability tree, so… yeah, don’t skimp on the Whimstars.
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Spend your Important Power at warp spires
It may be straightforward to neglect to do that as you progress by the story, however this is a cell sport at coronary heart, which implies there’s a stamina system. Your Important Power will recharge over time and you should use it at warp spires to do a plethora of issues: battle bosses to get particular drops wanted to make garments, farm eureka (particular equips that increase your styling stats), commerce collected objects for Perception, and extra.
You’ll additionally amass a ton of EXP to extend your Mira Stage, so spending your Important Power is a must-do.
Fulfill your every day needs
Your every day needs are a set of duties that you simply’ll get day by day, because the title implies. Fulfilling these will provide you with premium foreign money, cash, and plenty of EXP, so don’t neglect to verify to see what your duties are for the day. Most of them could be accomplished simply by enjoying the sport, however there’s no hurt in double checking.
You’ll additionally must amass the needs from right here to degree up within the programs menu.
Maintain your eye out for promotional codes
As with the remainder of the video games on this style, the social media accounts for Infinity Nikki often hand out promotional codes to make use of in sport that fork over a handful of the premium foreign money, crafting supplies, cash, and different helpful goodies. If you happen to don’t wish to be on social media (comprehensible), we’ve got a information that stays up to date with all of the codes you’ll must get that free Nikki loot.
Maintain observe of your findings with an interactive map
If you happen to plan on going arduous with collectables — grabbing each Whimstar, chest, and Dew of Inspiration — you’ll wish to preserve observe on what you’ve discovered and what you continue to must seize. Similar to for different open-world video games, we advocate utilizing an interactive map the place you possibly can mark your findings and preserve observe of what you’ve discovered already. Whereas we don’t have an on-site interactive map for you, we preferred utilizing this one by IMapp.