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[Aenima]

Well, BD2 devs made an emergency dev note addressing the livestream and censorship:


Quoting for length, but you can also view it directly on their site:
https://www.browndust2.com/en-us/news/view?id=10070


So TL;DR according to them, the reason for the censorship was that certain regions were planning on blackballing the game, not an attempt to try to get on Steam. Most of the changes were done because of loli designs (as expected) and because some things were 'abusive" or 'fearful' towards (virtual) women (pixels). They also talk about how the Liberta interactive skin was canned because it was too lewd even for them, so they took out the interactive elements and just made it an alt look. But now that they got shit for it, they're going to remake it but less lewd.

Doesn't sound good to me anyways, but they're offering a bunch of compensation (useless since the game is already very f2p friendly).

This doesn't really change my mind on anything, but it's nice that they didn't wait and let it fester over the weekend to handle it on Monday. What say you guys, Angry_Megalodon Aenima ?

This is a clusterfuck...

As i mentioned before, i dont have a problem with the lolis being redesigned or have they cutscenes changed, i dont like lolis, i dont mind them in the game but i know they are always problematic when you put them in a game that is focusing in fanservice. During the livestream the big red flag was when they told they wanted to level down the game nudity as a side effect of the game gaining popularity. I knew they just shot themselves in the foot.

Now they are removing the Slap Pop minigame because it can be seen as "abusive". If a rythm game where you playfully slap girls ass to stay in rythm is abusive then the Elise interaction scene is gonna be removed as well cuz that interaction scene show much more abuse with the BDSM theme where you can whip the girl ass countless times . What about Bunny Loen being shocked? (Hasan would be proud) Thers also a Sherazad illustration from the Goblin Slayer collab that can also be seen as abusive, and much more.

Right now as i see it, the game will be toned down to avoid possible censorships, and nothing is really safe from censorship, so instead of having the creative freedom they used to have, they now following guidelines. I understand that at the end of the day they are a studio trying to make more money, but once you start censoring the things that made your game feel unique in a flood of generic gacha games, you risk making your game feel generic as well.

Maybe its all too fresh, but the fanbase is furious about this. I only play 2 gacha games, Brown Dust 2 and Nikke, so im going down with this ship. It just sucks to see the ship is already letting water in.

 

[Pejo]

Now they are removing the Slap Pop minigame because it can be seen as "abusive". If a rythm game where you playfully slap girls ass to stay in rythm is abusive then the Elise interaction scene is gonna be removed as well cuz that interaction scene show much more abuse with the BDSM theme where you can whip the girl ass countless times . What about Bunny Loen being shocked? (Hasan would be proud) Thers also a Sherazad illustration from the Goblin Slayer collab that can also be seen as abusive, and much more.

100% this. If the 'powers that be' already got them to censor this stuff, it's just the tip of the iceberg, and all new content will be put through the comb as well. BD2 will entirely lose its identity and the metrics they're using for the censorship are so random and ill defined, it could be almost anything. The fact that Sier is getting changed because she acted scared in her cutscene is fucking wild, they weren't even sexual in nature at all. The one scene was her being scared of a literal tiny cat. SOMEBODY SAVE ME CENSORMAN!!!1!!1

Right now as i see it, the game will be toned down to avoid possible censorships, and nothing is really safe from censorship, so instead of having the creative freedom they used to have, they now following guidelines. I understand that at the end of the day they are a studio trying to make more money, but once you start censoring the things that made your game feel unique in a flood of generic gacha games, you risk making your game feel generic as well.

Yep this has the potential to turn BD2 into one of the hundreds of light fanservice slop games like Outerplane, Action Taimanin, etc - or those other cash grab AI games you see in mobile ads. Its identity will essentially be gone.

In my opinion, they should just censor the regions/platforms that are demanding it, and leave the other versions untouched.

If they were really top tier, they'd pull a Snowbreak and have a hidden uncensor unlock method. Snowbreak devs actually went the extra mile when they were force censored by the CCP and they actually permanently create 2 versions of every single new character and every single costume. One censored, one uncensored. I dunno if BD2 devs are cool enough to do something like that, but they really should if they want to retain any goodwill through this stuff.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Just grabbed the 5* weapon for Chen from the pre‑registration web event for Endfield, so that's that.

Edit: Endfield Official Release Special Program will air on Jan 16.

Well, it's going to be a pretty boring two weeks until Endfield drops, so I'm just sticking to dailies in all the gachas I've got in my rotation and maybe some more Shiyu Defense and Deadly Assault in ZZZ. In the meantime, Imma try some western slop aka Borderlands 4 (grabbed it for €37 on CDKeys), since I've heard the gunplay is better than BL3, which I already liked, and the open world exploration is supposedly done well. Still a bit worried about how badly it runs, but hopefully my PC can brute force its way through it.

Yeah… I'm enjoying Borderlands 4 more than I expected. The gunplay and movement remind me a lot of Destiny 2. They really nailed it. The game also runs good on my system (90 - 120 FPS with no FG).

 

[Peroroncino]

You can also go to their pre-register site and enter your email to see if you made it in the beta(I did not make it in).

Silver Palace - Where shadows whisper, traces never lie

In the third year of Queen Feliana’s reign, the detective returns. Silvernia straddles the crossroads of splendor and decay, where reality blurs with fables. Through diplomacy, deduction, instinct, and steel—trace the origin of that fatal shot. Your choice will carve not just your destiny... but...

silverpalace.elementagames.com

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In other news, that idle game (Lost Sword) that I was playing for a while is at its half-anniversary, giving out a bunch of pulls and whatnot, and their character designs have really GROWN.

Her release comes with a paid skin option...

Spoiler: Too spicy to not spoiler tag.

how does that thing on her vajayjay even work?

 

[Aenima]

In my opinion, they should just censor the regions/platforms that are demanding it, and leave the other versions untouched.

They just made an Emergency Livestream.

- They gonna make diferent versions of the game. Game will only be censored in selected regions.
- The new character coming up will come in her more revealing original design (They just showed the already censored version in the previous livestream)
- They are not removing or changing anything from the uncensored version of the game
- The original Prestige Skin for Liberta that they cancelled because the interaction scene with tentacles was too lewd, its gonna be given away for FREE

This was just some keynotes i gathered from someone that translated the livestream. Big W.

 

[Sakura]

They just made an Emergency Livestream.

- They gonna make diferent versions of the game. Game will only be censored in selected regions.
- The new character coming up will come in her more revealing original design (They just showed the already censored version in the previous livestream)
- They are not removing or changing anything from the uncensored version of the game
- The original Prestige Skin for Liberta that they cancelled because the interaction scene with tentacles was too lewd, its gonna be given away for FREE

This was just some keynotes i gathered from someone that translated the livestream. Big W.

Did they think people were going to be ok with the changes?
Feels like the response would've been pretty predictable.
Very strange.

 

[Peroroncino]

Exactly, we've seen this scenario play out a couple of times by now in other gachas. What were they thinking, isn't this what the game is in big part about? xd

 

[Pejo]

how does that thing on her vajayjay even work?

Spoiler

They just made an Emergency Livestream.

- They gonna make diferent versions of the game. Game will only be censored in selected regions.
- The new character coming up will come in her more revealing original design (They just showed the already censored version in the previous livestream)
- They are not removing or changing anything from the uncensored version of the game
- The original Prestige Skin for Liberta that they cancelled because the interaction scene with tentacles was too lewd, its gonna be given away for FREE

This was just some keynotes i gathered from someone that translated the livestream. Big W.

Huge win, so they just did exactly what I suggested. You're welcome, BD2.

Joking aside, it was definitely the right choice. Do you know which region(s) were demanding the censorship to begin with? I'm guessing CN and maybe the middle east?

I'm really proud of the community for staying together about things. Honestly it was probably one of the most unanimous sentiments I've ever seen in a gacha game. The censorship path didn't even last 3 days, and it's entirely because of the community.

That Liberta skin, holy moley.

 

[Peroroncino]

Spoiler

 

[Aenima]

Huge win, so they just did exactly what I suggested. You're welcome, BD2.

Joking aside, it was definitely the right choice. Do you know which region(s) were demanding the censorship to begin with? I'm guessing CN and maybe the middle east?

I'm really proud of the community for staying together about things. Honestly it was probably one of the most unanimous sentiments I've ever seen in a gacha game. The censorship path didn't even last 3 days, and it's entirely because of the community.

That Liberta skin, holy moley.

Yeah, im really happy with the outcome, cuz to me it was also the best solution possible for this situation.
He didnt mentioned any especific region yet. Guess we will know soon.

I have been following the players reactions this entire weekend, and holy crap ppl were so mad i saw whales nuking they accounts with refunds. Shit was really crazy but was pretty much a flood of ppl all fighting against censorship.

Did they think people were going to be ok with the changes?
Feels like the response would've been pretty predictable.
Very strange.

Yeah in they previous livestream i found it weird they just casually announcing the game was going to be censored. They are in the gacha business for a long time they should have predicted ppl would not take it well. Some Gacha comunities can be absolute savages.

 

[Agent_4Seven]

This friday:

 

[Pejo]

Yeah, im really happy with the outcome, cuz to me it was also the best solution possible for this situation.
He didnt mentioned any especific region yet. Guess we will know soon.

I have been following the players reactions this entire weekend, and holy crap ppl were so mad i saw whales nuking they accounts with refunds. Shit was really crazy but was pretty much a flood of ppl all fighting against censorship.

Yea that's what I'm saying. Usually people will complain and say "i quit!!1!!" but very rarely will they actually follow through. There were plenty of social media posts of actual (spending) account nuking, so they really meant it in this case.

It's probably good for the game that they decided to forego the censorship quickly, because if they'd have done the loli refund plan, their revenue would have taken a massive hit for at least a year, with the most hardcore players getting 640k diamonds (that they could just invest back into the selector banner immediately and end up way ahead).

Yeah in they previous livestream i found it weird they just casually announcing the game was going to be censored. They are in the gacha business for a long time they should have predicted ppl would not take it well. Some Gacha comunities can be absolute savages.

This is the strangest part to me. Like these guys are making this game, have been for ~3 years. They're well attuned to what the players want and expect. To think they could just slide in censorship in the last segment of the livestream and everyone would just go

And move on...

It doesn't make any sense. Maybe it was a directive from the business suits and they were counting on the fan backlash (probably not as much as they actually received though) to set things right? I'm not sure how much sway a game director has in asian markets towards the future of their game. Absolutely insane to do this move right after their biggest month ever.

 

[Aenima]

It doesn't make any sense. Maybe it was a directive from the business suits and they were counting on the fan backlash (probably not as much as they actually received though) to set things right? I'm not sure how much sway a game director has in asian markets towards the future of their game. Absolutely insane to do this move right after their biggest month ever.

The game director say thers no one else above him when it comes to final decision about the game service policies. And takes the blame for the previous decisions. Even if thers external pressure from certain countries, at the end of the day its the game director decision to choose what to do with the game.

The translated dev notes are up now. https://www.browndust2.com/en-us/news/view?id=10083

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Looks like Silver Palace is sending out beta access for a test in ~3 days, got a nice surprise in my email

I'm guessing the beta servers aren't up yet, but I just saw (well, heard) the piano OST they're using for the main menu, and it sets the mood for the game pretty well. Curious to hear some of your impressions once you get to play it.

 

[T4keD0wN]

I'm guessing the beta servers aren't up yet, but I just saw (well, heard) the piano OST they're using for the main menu, and it sets the mood for the game pretty well. Curious to hear some of your impressions once you get to play it.

It starts very early tomorrow so gonna dive in as soon as i have some time. Hope they deliver thematically across the game, they have a nice chance to set themselves apart from most gacha games in that aspect, seems theres even EN audio in the files already which is dope. I am 99% sure there isnt any NDA for this one so should be fine, although ill double check just to be 100%.

This and Ananta both look super promising to me, with quite a few question marks hanging around them, so pretty excited to see how at least one of those stacks up to the trailers soon.

 

[Agent_4Seven]

Got the weapon, but since they're giving it away for free (there's RNG envolved of cource, but still), can't imagine it's amazing, but uh, I guess we'll see.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Got the weapon, but since they're giving it away for free (there's RNG envolved of cource, but still), can't imagine it's amazing, but uh, I guess we'll see.

Got it too yesterday. The weapon is BiS for Chen which is one of the starter 5* characters you'll get for free by playing the story.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Random meme on my Twitter timeline:



Never heard of this game before but I was curious so I followed the link to the relevant video



I was expecting some Hoyoslop clone but instead what I got was Anime Sherlock Holmes, this thing is on my radar now and approaching fast wew

The investigation mechanics aren't complex or anything but they remind me of the Detective Pikachu games for the other 2 people on Earth besides me who played those. Also you get to "observe" anime girls

 

[T4keD0wN]

So, ive played a couple hours of Silver Palace and its excellent. Game is great from the very start.

The visuals (cutscenes + graphics) are great, it uses UE5.4 and runs very stable, cant activate DLSS or frame gen yet for some reason despite the dll files being in the game which sucks since ive been playing it on a 5090+12600k which is a very unbalanced build and ends up CPU bound slightly below 100fps, GPU is half asleep. Quite demanding, but very well optimized given just how impressive the world is, i think it only has sw lumen for now, id rather not dump the files to verify, hope theres proper RT for full release. Should run great once it has DLSS/FSR. Draw distance and NPC count is amazing already and aside from reflections the effects are very stable, being UE5 i think this game will have a lot of room to push some aspects above max settings with ini tweaks. Super impressed by the tech side.

The writing is a clear step up above the gacha games ive played, closer to AAA games like Witcher and the characters are very intriguing, no words wasted here, something that i feel every game fall prey to. Voice acting is also very solid. Only small issue i have is that i dont know much about the setting, could use a bit more lore/info, but i dont expect them to put everything in a beta. They are revealing a bit through conversations in a really fitting way so hope it stays that way.

Gameplay is top tier too, feels like playing Lies of P with a modern God of War camera angle, very parry heavy and there are flashy ultimates along with intro skills just like in WuWa/ZZZ, however you can customize what character switching does which is amazing for player freedom. The protagonist is good mechanically, but not my thing, dont enjoy its skill attack as much. Other characters are a lot more fun to me, the MMA lead investigator and the bartender dude especially, wont have Cinderella until tomorrow which is a shame.

As for the mount, its pretty good, havent used it too much, the world is really nice so dont even wanna rush anywhere.

One of the game modes is quite similar to simulated universe from Star Rail, which is great, that was my favourite.

I feel like this has a lot of meme potential:

Spoiler: character investigation mechanics (NSFWish?)

Spoiler: some screenshots

Overall looks like itll set a new standard as far as quality goes in this space (at least for the main story) unless they fumble the dailies/balance/progression, liking it more than Rinascita already.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

So, ive played a couple hours of Silver Palace and its excellent. Game is great from the very start.

The visuals (cutscenes + graphics) are great, it uses UE5.4 and runs very stable, cant activate DLSS or frame gen yet for some reason despite the dll files being in the game which sucks since ive been playing it on a 5090+12600k which is a very unbalanced build and ends up CPU bound slightly below 100fps, GPU is half asleep. Quite demanding, but very well optimized given just how impressive the world is, i think it only has sw lumen for now, id rather not dump the files to verify, hope theres proper RT for full release. Should run great once it has DLSS/FSR. Draw distance and NPC count is amazing already and aside from reflections the effects are very stable, being UE5 i think this game will have a lot of room to push some aspects above max settings with ini tweaks. Super impressed by the tech side.

The writing is a clear step up above the gacha games ive played, closer to AAA games like Witcher, no words wasted here and the characters are very intriguing, something that i feel every game fall prey to. Voice acting is also very solid. Only small issue i have is that i dont know much about the setting, could use a bit more lore/info, but i dont expect them to put everything in a beta. They are revealing a bit through conversations in a really fitting way so hope it stays that way.

Gameplay is top tier too, feels like playing Lies of P with a modern God of War camera angle, very parry heavy and there are flashy ultimates along with intro skills just like in WuWa, however you can customize what character switching does which is amazing. I dont enjoy playing the protagonist, which is good mechanically, but not my thing. Other characters are a lot more fun to me, the MMA lead investigator and the bartender dude especially, wont have Cinderella until tomorrow which is a shame.

As for the mount, its pretty good, havent used it too much, the world is really nice so dont even wanna rush anywhere.

One of the game modes is quite similar to simulated universe from Star Rail, which is great, that was my favourite.

I feel like this has a lot of meme potential:

Spoiler: character investigation mechanics (NSFWish?)

Spoiler: some screenshots

Overall looks like itll set a new standard as far as quality goes in this space, unless they fumble the dailies/balance/progression, liking it more than Rinascita already.

Damn, didn't expect such glowing first impressions, especially since this is just the 1st CBT. I'm gonna watch some gameplay myself in a bit since I just wrapped up work. But man, really glad to see you're enjoying it this much already!

 

[Pejo]

Overall looks like itll set a new standard as far as quality goes in this space (at least for the main story) unless they fumble the dailies/balance/progression, liking it more than Rinascita already.

Thanks for the impressions, sounding pretty good. I was worried it was too derivative of the now standardized open world gacha model, but your impressions sound like it's somewhat fresh at least? Glad to hear the parry heavy combat is fun too, that was my biggest hope after watching recent footage.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Part 2 of the video. This guy was streaming and it was his stream recording. He captured the entire first chapter of the story between these 2 videos

The mystery story and the detective stuff are definitely the highlight of this. It's hard to say much about the combat because there's actually so little of it, most of the playtime is spent advancing the story through doing your investigations

 

[T4keD0wN]

Just seen Chen from endfield is Ciacconas VA, dope.

Thanks for the impressions, sounding pretty good. I was worried it was too derivative of the now standardized open world gacha model, but your impressions sound like it's somewhat fresh at least? Glad to hear the parry heavy combat is fun too, that was my biggest hope after watching recent footage.

The side activities are similar to that, but yeah, the main story feels quite different from other gacha games (tighter focus, less stakes) and so does the map. Fresh is how id describe it, i kept forgetting its even a gacha game when sticking to the main story missions.

Boss/elite fights require a lot of parrying, had the most fun with those, but i am afraid its going to become too easy and less engaging at high levels with good character builds as is tradition because youll just steamroll everything.

Writing, missions and the map are the highlights for me.

 

[Pejo]

The side activities are similar to that, but yeah, the main story feels quite different from other gacha games (tighter focus, less stakes) and so does the map. Fresh is how id describe it, i kept forgetting its even a gacha game when sticking to the main story missions.

I feel the same about post 2.0 WuWa story bits, so I'm excited to try out Silver Palace's. By far my favorite part of these high budget gachas lately.

Boss/elite fights require a lot of parrying, had the most fun with those, but i am afraid its going to become too easy and less engaging at high levels with good character builds as is tradition because youll just steamroll everything.

Well, no worries about that, I'm sure they'll have a timer-based inflated HP boss mode for endgame, lol.

Writing, missions and the map are the highlights for me.

Glad to hear they're a step above. Are the VAs the usual American english crowd, or did they go with the EU/UK agencies again? I feel like for the aesthetic of the game, European VAs would be great.

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In other news, the latest Nikke character is drumming up an insane amount of JP fanart considering she's not even out yet. Japanese artists sure do love the dirty librarian girl archetype.

 

[T4keD0wN]

Glad to hear they're a step above. Are the VAs the usual American english crowd, or did they go with the EU/UK agencies again? I feel like for the aesthetic of the game, European VAs would be great.

I think theyre mostly, if not all UK actors. One of the characters (Red Rose) has a few voice lines which kind of made her sound like Cantarella, but i dont actually think its actually her.

Made a few short combat clips, the quality got ruined by the streamable tho

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Looks like hoyo filed a lawsuit on an HSR leaker, and the dude got pretty lucky to walk away with only 1/10 of their original demand, especially considering the guy didn't even bother to show up in court, lol.

A Honkai: Star Rail leaker seems to have the gacha gods on their side, as they've managed to somehow shake off their $156,600 lawsuit with Genshin Impact developer HoYoverse by simply ignoring it.

I guess some things really do go away if you close your eyes. Stephen Totilo reports in his Game File newsletter that the leaker, identified as Alfredo Lopez, shared a pre-release stream of Star Rail character Castorice before she was officially debuted in 2025 to a Discord channel with 12,000 members, prompting HoYoverse to seek the maximum $150,000 in damages for copyright infringement, plus an extra $6,600 in attorney fees to salt the wound. Lopez never responded to HoYoverse's suit, though he did tell someone on Discord, "It's okay. It doesn't bother me…"

"They got like 3 screenshots on me," he said. "Lmao never knew I would get famous."

These comments all got added to HoYoverse's lawsuit like tallies on the naughty chart – but Lopez was nonetheless chosen to receive a miracle.

Despite Lopez's failure to respond to the copyright infringement lawsuit and what judge André Birotte, Jr. calls "an apparent disregard for the action" in his ruling, the judge acknowledged that Lopez took down the offending stream. So Lopez now owes HoYoverse just $15,000 in damages, plus $1,500 in lawyer fees.

In comparison to the developer's original demand for $150,000, just a tenth of that almost seems affordable – though I think $15,000 makes Castorice a little overpriced.

A Honkai: Star Rail leaker was sued for over $150,000, but skipped his own court date and somehow ended up owing $16,500: "They only got like 3 screenshots on me"

I mean, if it's only 3 screenshots…

www.gamesradar.com

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

I think theyre mostly, if not all UK actors. One of the characters (Red Rose) has a few voice lines which kind of made her sound like Cantarella, but i dont actually think its actually her.

Made a few short combat clips, the quality got ruined by the streamable tho

Not sure if it's just me, but the combat in your clips actually looks better than in the gameplay video they posted a few weeks ago. Btw, I heard there's no gacha in this beta, so does that lady boss who's also a playable unit gets unlocked through main story progression?

 

[Pejo]

I think theyre mostly, if not all UK actors. One of the characters (Red Rose) has a few voice lines which kind of made her sound like Cantarella, but i dont actually think its actually her.

Great to hear!

Made a few short combat clips, the quality got ruined by the streamable tho

Does the parry have its own button, or is it treated like WuWa where you just attack when you see the circle prompt?

Looks really good for a beta.

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Gotta love when the translated text fits just right...

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Mayar You don't play any gachas anymore? I noticed you're not even updating the Infinity Nikki OT these days.

Spoiler

 

[T4keD0wN]

Not sure if it's just me, but the combat in your clips actually looks better than in the gameplay video they posted a few weeks ago. Btw, I heard there's no gacha in this beta, so does that lady boss who's also a playable unit gets unlocked through main story progression?

She gets unlocked just by logging in for 2 days. There is another 5 star that requires 10k currency (stellar jade/asteries) but she doesn't seem that interesting tbh. Gonna try to get her next.

The actual real bosses are better than this imo.

Great to hear!

Does the parry have its own button, or is it treated like WuWa where you just attack when you see the circle prompt?

Looks really good for a beta.

So you parry by pressing shift once, to dodge roll you double tab it. I like it over the wuwa solution where some characters have a hard time parrying over others.

Theres also a button for execution (kinda like souls games have or wuwas new tune break)

You perform skill by right mouse button, took me a while to get used to.

controls are customizable btw, so no worries.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

Great impressions. I just wish they removed any Hoyo influence and the fucking distance markers too. I hate them with all my soul. Other than that the game looks fantastic.

 

[Mayar]

Mayar You don't play any gachas anymore? I noticed you're not even updating the Infinity Nikki OT these days.

Spoiler

I continue playing Nikki and Nikke. I don't want to update Nikki's thread with every little piece of news, since the thread already looks like I'll be talking to myself, so this will simply be a wall of my messages (plus, just following their Twitter is enough for that). Also, Nankatsu gets very nervous every time I write something in Nikki's thread.

That's why I only post news about major patches. I created a news post for patch 2.0, then followed it up with a news for 2.1. But since this is an interim patch, there's not much content and only one 5-star banner. Naturally, I'll post trailers for the 4-star banner as they become available. The next patch, 2.2, will be larger and more important, as it will arrive during the Chinese New Year. We're expecting double the 5-star banner and gifts. Therefore, there will likely be significantly more news there.

Therefore, my activity directly depends on the activity of other people in the thread. And no, I'm not planning on abandoning this thread, I'll keep it going until the end as long as I play Nikki, and I have no plans to quit.

P.S - Bonus for you (New OST)

 

[Unknown Soldier]

I really really hope the tracks aren't placeholders and they keep the remixed classical music in the final game

The Cinderella boss fight (with the infinite getting stomped on) is set to a remix of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons and it's actually the second time I've ever heard it that way

The first time was in an obscure early 360 game that no one remembers now but I'll always remember this track

 

[Peroroncino]

Silver Palace looks very good, but unfortunately the setting isn't up my alley, so I don't think I'll be trying it out at all. Endfield and Ananta so far are the only 2 gachas I'll try for sure, but I'm still keeping my eye on the 7DS game.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

I continue playing Nikki and Nikke. I don't want to update Nikki's thread with every little piece of news, since the thread already looks like I'll be talking to myself, so this will simply be a wall of my messages (plus, just following their Twitter is enough for that). Also, Nankatsu gets very nervous every time I write something in Nikki's thread.

That's why I only post news about major patches. I created a news post for patch 2.0, then followed it up with a news for 2.1. But since this is an interim patch, there's not much content and only one 5-star banner. Naturally, I'll post trailers for the 4-star banner as they become available. The next patch, 2.2, will be larger and more important, as it will arrive during the Chinese New Year. We're expecting double the 5-star banner and gifts. Therefore, there will likely be significantly more news there.

Therefore, my activity directly depends on the activity of other people in the thread. And no, I'm not planning on abandoning this thread, I'll keep it going until the end as long as I play Nikki, and I have no plans to quit.

P.S - Bonus for you (New OST)

Ah, thanks for the explanation. I was worried for nothing then! ;D

May your pulls in both Nikke and Infinity Nikki be blessed this year!

 

[Mayar]

Ah, thanks for the explanation. I was worried for nothing then! ;D

Well, let's not waste this worry then. If I ever quit playing gacha games, it will be thanks to Infinity Nikki.
There are no Gacha mechanics with characters, all Gacha is cosmetic, no randomness on items and artifacts, no meta or tier lists. Honestly, after a year of playing Infinity Nikki, I have less and less desire to play Gacha games that require you to get characters and farm for items and artifacts. Therefore, your fears are not unfounded.

May your pulls in both Nikke and Infinity Nikki be blessed this year!

Thank you very much! I hope that 2026 will also be successful for you in terms of pools!

Regarding Nikke, I'm not entirely sure I'll continue playing. I'm not entirely thrilled with their recent decisions, and if they actually bring back and add the surface mode again, I'll definitely quit because I simply refuse to play it. So this might be my last year playing the game. In Nikki, I don't really care about luck in pools, I only pull what I like. And if we're talking about 4-star banners, you have a 100% chance of getting one item with every 10 spins (usually two at a time). It's very easy to get a 100% guaranteed in this game if you know how to plan ahead. And then we are all surprised by the game revenue every month.

 

[Spyxos]

So which big Gatchas are coming this Year? Nte and Arknights Endfield, anything else?

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

So which big Gatchas are coming this Year? Nte and Arknights Endfield, anything else?

I'm guessing you're interested only in the big ones? Well, there are some major KR gachas I'd like to try, like Seven Deadly Sins: Origins (releasing at the end of the month) and Mongil: Star Dive (which was recently delayed to March). As for the big CN gachas, the ones you mentioned are basically the only ones we know for sure will be releasing this year; the others are still a ways off.

 

[Spyxos]

I'm guessing you're interested only in the big ones? Well, there are some major KR gachas I'd like to try, like Seven Deadly Sins: Origins (releasing at the end of the month) and Mongil: Star Dive (which was recently delayed to March). As for the big CN gachas, the ones you mentioned are basically the only ones we know for sure will be releasing this year; the others are still a ways off.

I didn't know Deadly Sins was a gacha. It looks very interesting, even though I don't really like the anime. I probably should have said interesting gatchas.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

I didn't know Deadly Sins was a gacha. It looks very interesting, even though I don't really like the anime. I probably should have said interesting gatchas.

There's also Nexus Anima from hoyo, which was announced last year and already had a CBT, so there's a chance it might release later this year. But that one is targeting a different audience than the usual hoyo games like ZZZ or Genshin.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

On a different note, supposedly there will be an Ananta closed beta test starting tomorrow. Here's the leaked details for the test:

NANTA Closed Beta Test 1

Closed Tech Test build is out! 46GB
Requirements:
• RAM: 16GB
• VRAM: 8GB
• CPU: i7-10700 / equivalent AMD
• GPU: 3060 / equivalent AMD
• Storage: 60GB SSD
• Controller: PS5 DualSense

Test Period:
Jan 16–20, 2026
Platform: PC
Type: Closed Technical Test

Via: seele leaks

Confidential Test Instructions — Part 1
Dear Captain,
The Infinite Closed Technical Test is about to begin!
Charge your phone, fuel up, and get ready for a brand-new journey.
Test Schedule
January 16, 2026 – January 20, 2026
Test Details
• Type: Closed Technical Test
• Platform: PC
Thank you for joining this closed technical test. The current build is still under development and does not represent the final quality. Our primary goal is to gather authentic player feedback to help us improve the game experience and polish every detail. Your input is incredibly valuable to us.
During this test, you'll have early access to:
• Five main chapters and character storylines
• Playable characters including Taffy, Rich, and more
• Multiple roles such as driver, hacker, and other unique identities
• Exclusive missions, appearance customization, and ability systems
• A highly open city with weapon skill combinations, vehicle upgrades, street challenges, and dynamic city interactions
Every choice you make will shape your unique adventure.
Important Requirements Notice
Because this is a closed technical test, participants were carefully selected. If your launcher displays "Your device does not meet the test requirements," you will not be able to continue.
If the launcher detects "Non-SSD," your device lacks an SSD and installation will be blocked.
If either situation occurs, please contact Feedback Assistant No. 2 via private message for registration.

 

[Spyxos]

On a different note, supposedly there will be an Ananta closed beta test starting tomorrow. Here's the leaked details for the test:

Nothing in the mail.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

On a different note, supposedly there will be an Ananta closed beta test starting tomorrow. Here's the leaked details for the test:

Wait… the Ananta News twitter account got suspended. The leaked info is coming from seele, which is a legit source for leaks.

I wonder why, but I'm guessing it's just NetEase issuing a DMCA takedown or something on that account, lol.

https://x.com/Ananta_News

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

So which big Gatchas are coming this Year? Nte and Arknights Endfield, anything else?

Silver Palace looks really top. That and Endfield I will definitely try out. Let's see those Ananta impressions, I'm not quite sold on that. As for NTE... I give it 18 months, slow death.

 

[Spyxos]

Silver Palace looks really top. That and Endfield I will definitely try out. Let's see those Ananta impressions, I'm not quite sold on that. As for NTE... I give it 18 months, slow death.

Silver Palace looks really unfinished, its probably atleast a year away from release. But i want to try it out too. I am most interested in Ananta. Nte, I can't really get a feel for it. Their previous game was very poorly managed and almost a scam. But after that, you just don't have much trust in the developer. You're probably right about the 18 months.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Huh, looks like the ex-Blue Archive devs (Dynamis One), who worked on the now canceled Project KV (I've included the teaser for KV below), are now making a new gacha RPG that will be published both domestically and overseas by NCSoft.

Dynamis One has started working on a new game now, tentatively titled Project AT. According to NCSoft, the new title is a magic-themed, anime-style RPG that makes full use of Dynamis One's past experience in the genre. It seems likely that the game will be targeted towards both Korean and overseas audiences, as NCSoft states that it has secured domestic and global publishing rights.

Former Blue Archive developers’ studio working on new RPG following cancellation of controversial Project KV - AUTOMATON WEST

Dyamis One, the studio behind the cancelled Project KV, is working on a new game backed by investment from NCSoft.

automaton-media.com

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Looks like the new NTE closed beta test starts on February 6. Here's the new trailer they released.

 

[Peroroncino]

Neverness to EoS.

I actually hope they pull it off, but my interest in that dev's next game after ToF is really low.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Just got announced that PGR is coming to Steam.