Summary
- Infinity Nikki has angered players by deducting Ethereal Stars and Starlit Crystals, dropping some accounts into the negatives.
- Infold's response to the issues found in Version 1.5 has led to a mass boycott of the game.
- Following the release of Version 1.5, many players have reported game-breaking bugs.
Infinity Nikki is catching some fire from its community after deciding to deduct Ethereal Stars and Starlit Crystals from its players. While Infinity Nikki had a successful launch in December 2024, and Infold had gathered a lot of goodwill, the game's reputation plummeted in the wake of Version 1.5. Countless game-breaking bugs, an empty co-op zone, a comprehensive retcon of its story, and a deceptive dye system were among the chief complaints from players.
While Infold rushed to compensate fans after the initial reception to Version 1.5, the emergence of new issues, the censorship of criticism on official channels, and the lack of a proper response caused Infinity Nikki players to boycott the game. The aptly-named "girlcott" has since been a concerted effort by the Chinese and global community to force Infold to change course, but recent decisions made by the developers may have only stoked the fires further.
Infinity Nikki Players Aren't Happy With Major Story Changes
Infinity Nikki players share their frustration about several alterations made to the game's story with the release of Version 1.5.
On top of nerfing the Floating ability of the new Crimson Feather outfit, Infold has also gone ahead with its plan to deduct currency from players who benefited from a bug that allowed them to collect extra Ethereal Stars and Starlit Crystals in the new zone. For players who have already spent their Ethereal Stars to obtain the Sea of Stars in Infinity Nikki, this deduction has made their currency drop to a negative value, effectively locking them out of the system. This can be observed in NuuclearPasta's post on the Infinity Nikki subreddit.
Infinity Nikki Players Are Unhappy With Infold's Response to Version 1.5
It should be noted that Infold compensated players with Starlit Crystals and Ethereal Stars in Infinity Nikki via mail in an effort to redistribute the currency fairly, but this has still left many accounts in the negative. Due to other circumstances, the Infinity Nikki community feels that the deduction is in poor taste, as many PlayStation players continue to struggle to even login to the game.
That being said, it hasn't been all doom and gloom in Version 1.5. A majority of fans have praised Serenity Island in Infinity Nikki, and believe that the update should have just focused on the Pieceys and their story. Ultimately, the boycott wants a return to the cozy experience offered by Infinity Nikki prior to Version 1.5, and Serenity Island proves that the game can still provide. While it remains to be seen if Infold will bring back the old storyline, or if it will back down from some of its choices regarding the dye system, its current approach appears to do more harm than good.
-
OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 80 /100 Critics Rec: 84%
- Released
- December 5, 2024
- ESRB
- T For Teen // Blood, Violence
- Developer(s)
- Papergames, Infold Games
- Publisher(s)
- Papergames, Infold Games, Fearless
WHERE TO PLAY
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 5
- Genre(s)
- Adventure, Open-World, Dress-Up, RPG
