Level-5 may have reduced its western operations, but it is actually still releasing new titles in this part of the world.
Following on from a local launch of Fantasy life online for mobile in December last year, it is now released the game that can be downloaded for free Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds for PC and smartphones with the help of Korean developer Netmarble.
How amazing its trailer is (with “actual gameplay footage” and referring to a collaboration with the famous Japanese animation company Studio Ghibli), it seems that this game is not quite as innocent as it seems.
As highlighted by Kotaku, it is actually filled with “crypto-nonsense”:
“This is actually a gacha game that also has cryptocurrency b *** s *** baked in. Netmarble has their own cryptocurrency wallet called Marblex and as this website helpfully points out, players are able to take items in the game. , exchange them for Netmarble’s Asterite or Territe Tokens (which are currencies you can trade on Marblex), and then exchange them for other cryptocurrencies. “
And here is a picture of the exchange process, taken directly from the game’s website:
If that was not already enough, the front page of the website also mentions the “blockchain system” in place, and the roadmap for the game includes the addition of NFTs in Q4 2022 …
“Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds uses a gameplay-based blockchain system that gives players who enjoy Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds the opportunity to play to earn tokens through gameplay.
“Players can acquire two types of tokens in Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds blockchain system, and our team will do our best to preserve the token values.”
As previously mentioned, Level-5 has reportedly downplayed its focus on the West. Its latest release on Switch was the only Japanese mech RPG, Megaton Musashi.
If all of this has somehow got you in the mood for Ni no Kuni, there are some excellent Ni no Kuni games you can try on Switch: Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch and Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom. Level-5 is also best known for other series such as Inazuma Eleven, Professor Layton and Yo-kai Watch.
What do you think about the Ni no Kuni series being turned into a mobile and PC game like this? Leave your thoughts below.