Ni No Kuni Cross Worlds: Release date, trailer, platforms & more

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Ni No Kuni Cross Worlds

The “Other World” comes to mobile with Ni No Kuni Cross Worlds. Here’s everything we know about this next chapter of the fantasy RPG series.

Ni No Kuni: Cross Worlds is a free-to-play MMORPG in a new first for the popular JRPG franchise.

The Netmarble developed game will be Ni No Kuni’s first foray into online multiplayer, earlier games told a linear story through a single-player adventure. It will still make use of the Ghibli-esque art style found throughout the Ni No Kuni-verse. Here’s everything we know.


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Ni No Kuni Cross Worlds gameplay
The game will feature a similar art style to previous entries.

Does Ni No Kuni Cross Worlds have a release date?

Ni No Kuni Cross Worlds is scheduled to release on May 25, 2022 on PC and mobile, including iOS and Android

The game was released in Japan in 2021, but western fans have had to wait nearly a year for the international release.

Platforms

So far, Ni No Kuni Cross Worlds is only due for release on mobile and PC.

A console release has not been confirmed, but dependent on success, it could be ported to more platforms in the future.

With many of the prior games in the series living the majority of their lives on Nintendo, Playstation and Xbox products, there’s no reason to suggest that Cross Worlds will never be playable on console.

Ni No Kuni Cross Worlds trailer

Check out the trailer below:

What do we know about gameplay features?

Ni No Kuni Crossed Worlds offers a wide range of gameplay options. Offering elements of Idle Games and interactive novels you have the option to advance through the narrative questline only interacting with dialogue.

With the aim of living on as more than most mobile MMO’s Cross Worlds offers a wide spectrum of gameplay options as you progress through the five distinct character classes.

Playing as a Destroyer, Engineer, Rogue, Swordsman, or Witch, each with their own strengths, weakness and customization options, you will power through the standard RPG game loop of exploring the world, battling monsters and learning lore through cutscenes.

The game will feature two different gameplay modes. The first is Kingdom Mode, a cooperative multiplayer experience where players can explore the world with friends and other players from around the world.

The second will be called Team Arena, which is a competitive PVP multiplayer mode that will allow six players compete against one another after being split into two teams. The game is also likely to be supported with additional content periodically after its worldwide release.


So that’s everything we know so far about the Ni No Kuni Cross Worlds.

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