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Infinity Nikki’s First Trailer Leaves Many Hints

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On November 30th, Paper Games released a trailer for Infinity Nikki, the 5th generation of the Nikki series of dress-up games.

Players will explore the new open-world game as Nikki, the main character of the series. Like other games in the Nikki series, collecting different kinds of costumes will still be an integral part of Infinity Nikki. The way they will be used is quite different, though.

In the trailer, we see that when Nikki jumps off a ledge, she switches to a floppy blue dress. Each time she performs a long jump, she will switch back to this costume as well. The dress seems to help her float in the air for a bit longer so she can jump further or position herself better.

A screenshot of the trailer shows Nikki jumping between platformsLater, when she faces a wicked creature with an evil purple aura, a white fantasy dress appears. When Nikki wears this costume, she gains a spell-casting ability that helps her repel enemies.

A screenshot from the trailer showing Nikki preparing to cast a spell.We can also see costumes with other functions like:

Gliding

Some textures in the trailer have a delayed appearance which may hint at the trailer being recorded in the game.

Investigating

Fishing

Catching Bugs

Training Ducks

Piloting a UFO

Another interesting feature is Nikki’s ability to alter her size with some special costumes. In the trailer, Nikki shrinks to a tiny size with a costume and explores a miniature cave on the back of her cat friend Momo. In another scene, she wears a dinosaur-like costume and becomes gigantic.

A screenshot from the trailer showing Nikki becoming tiny and exploring a cave.

The methods behind obtaining new costumes have yet to be fully revealed, but the trailer shows one way to do it. After completing a challenge, Nikki gets a blueprint-like item as a reward. She may use the blueprint along with the materials collected from the world to unlock a new costume. It could be that the gameplay loop of Infinity Nikki revolves around exploring the world to unlock new costumes; after that, the new costumes may provide new abilities to enable the player to explore the world easier.

A screenshot from the trailer shows the unlock screen for the costumes.

Infinity Nikki will be available on PC, PlayStation, iOS, Android, and more. The game is still in development, and the final game may be quite different. Stay tuned for further news.

Source: YouTube

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