Apr 072021
Remember World of Demons, the mobile action game from PlatinumGames announced back in 2018?
It’s out now, and while it’s still a mobile game, it’s no longer a gacha game. Instead, it’s become an Apple Arcade exclusive (which means no microtransactions), and it’s pretty different from the original concept.
According to an interview with IGN, PlatinumGames decided to completely rebuild the game after making the switch to Apple Arcade.
World of Demons is described as a 10-15 hour game about fighting and befriending yokai cursed by Shuten Doji to serve him, with a story inspired by the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons legend. It should be longer if you do side content.
I checked out some of the gameplay videos, and it still looks incredibly Okami-inspired, even more than I remembered.
So if I ever get Apple Arcade and a device that can run these games, World of Demons will be another one I play in addition to Fantasian.
This release also makes World of Demons the second game to be announced and released since the announcement of Bayonetta 3… or the third, if you count The Wonderful 101 Remastered. With the April Fool’s Day joke game Sol Cresta now planned to be released for real, that’s on track to be the fourth. (The first, of course, is Astral Chain.) Here’s hoping we don’t get up to five…
Meanwhile, should I finally give Okami another chance… or at least finish my original playthrough?
Man, you just reminded me that I still never got around to getting Astral Chain…
I do have Apple Arcade, but haven’t tried this game yet. Too busy with Disco Elysium.
I’ve still got to play Astral Chain, too, although I have it.