Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds

However, the character we direct doesn't realise that this isn't just a virtual reality game. Somehow the protagonist has been transported to a parallel world. How did it happen and what is the connection with Rania, whom we met in the introduction to Project N? This is what the hero will have to find out with our help.

Mechanics

We start our adventure in Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds by choosing one of five character classes. We can choose between Engineer, Destroyer, Swordsman, Witch, and Rogue, which are distinguished by their appearance, style of play and special abilities. In addition, the game faithfully transfers the gameplay known from previous installments of Ni no Kuni to MMO games. We have real-time combat straight from the hack'n'slash games, development of stats and conversations with NPCs, but also meetings and t adventures with other players' avatars.

Interactions with players are not just about completing missions together. The developers have prepared many activities that allow for group play, but also for inventing your own attractions. The heroes can move various objects, including stones, wood and animals (read: lambs), which is also very important from the point of view of the Kingdom. This mechanic from the second installment of the series returns in Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds, allowing players to develop their own domain. To do this, however, we need resources, including lambs, which we can, in a way, steal from other players. As more buildings are constructed, the kingdom offers more and more facilities. Over time, this allows you to take part in battles, the winners of which will be able to turn their city into a capital, which allows you to, among other things, decide on the events taking place there.

Among the highlights of the game are various dungeons and battles with world bosses, as well as many side quests, including orders from the Tsubakuro Company. It is also worth looking around for creatures, which you can take in. In Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds you'll find more than 100 pets, which will you in exploration and combat with their unique abilities.

Game modes

In addition to the story campaign full of main and side quests, Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds offers a cooperative Kingdom mode and a competitive Team Arena mode. In the former, we develop our own kingdom together with a guild of allied players. The second one allows for 3-on-3 PVP clashes, where the team that collects the most creatures called higgledies and avoids enemy heroes for a short period of time wins.

Technical aspects

Graphically, Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds stands out from the competition thanks to the style characteristic of the series. This one refers to the Japanese animations of the Ghibli studio and uses cel-shading technology to give the visuals a cartoonish feel. Of course, everything has been adjusted for mobile devices, but the game still looks very good thanks to the use of Unreal Engine 4. We can find a variety of locations, from green meadows, through scorched deserts, to frosty, snowy fields. Joe Hisaishi, a legendary Japanese composer who has scored soundtracks for Ghibli studio films and many other cinematic productions, composed music to the game.