The door to the Crown Kingdom has been opened. It was content that satisfied the heightened expectations.
Shift Up’s masterpiece ‘Goddess of Victory: Nike’ received an update commemorating its 1.5th anniversary on the morning of the 25th. This large-scale content event held under the title ‘LAST KINGDOM’ consisted of new characters ‘Crown’ and ‘Kilo’, an event story, mini games, and limited costumes.
What attracts the most attention at each yearly event of ‘Nike’ are the characters and stories. In particular, the story has the quality and importance of the main scenario. With a story that brings about a decisive turning point in the entire worldview, the powerful attraction keeps users from leaving the game.
First of all, what became a hot topic was the characters, especially the limited recruitment character ‘Crown’. This Anniversary also featured Pilgrim Nike, who played an important role. Crown is growing his own kingdom by volunteering to be king, and although he shows a vain personality, he shows a romanticism in wanting to protect his ‘people’ no matter what, and has been very popular even before the beginning of the war.
Kilo first appeared in a unique mecha form in the 1.5th anniversary special broadcast. The name of the character riding the mecha is Kilo, and the name of the mecha itself is ‘Talos’. The advantage of providing up to 3 hits for free is great, and the character itself was evaluated as cute.
The beginning is a pleasant story in a kingdom, but let’s not forget. The opponent is ‘Nike’.
The ‘LAST KINGDOM’ event story takes place a little later in the first side story that was recently added. The story unfolds as Kilo, a member of the Ark, encounters Crown and Chime during a mecha test, enters the kingdom unintentionally, and becomes a new citizen.
The anniversary event story that ‘Nike’ has presented twice so far has never disappointed expectations. This time too, with only Part 1 released, it shows a dynamic introduction and development. The initially peaceful and pleasant atmosphere soon turns solemn, clearly revealing why Crown deserves to be called ‘King’.
As always, the voice actors’ acting maximizes immersion. In particular, the acting of voice actor Lee Dal-rae, who plays Chaim, has continued to receive favorable reviews, but it leaves an even stronger impression in this Part 1 story. Beyond simple cuteness, the solemnity of a strong loyalist has been revealed, and as this explodes into exquisite emotional changes, the character’s popularity is likely to grow even further.
Until now, mini-games were introduced briefly in the story and then dealt with separately in a separate menu, but this time, they are closely linked to the main story and form a stage together. There are also directings that use this decisively to change the story. You can feel the production evolving with each anniversary.
Of course, a separate minigame mode is also prepared. It is a defense game with an artistic style that seems to parody the ‘Kingdom Rush’ series, and along with the installation of turrets, it is possible to place Nikes belonging to the kingdom and use burst skills. You can also select the upgrade tree you want with the goods you get at the end of the stage.
If I had to pick just one complaint, the tooltip font would be so small that it would be difficult to read the text in a normal way when playing on a horizontal mobile screen. If these points are improved with a future patch, this is a game that will be enjoyable to play during the event period.
Convenience updates such as improved consultation and added profile decoration are also significant.
Crown was expected to have an overwhelming performance among the two-bust Nikes from the reveal of its skillset, and it did not disappoint expectations. The 2-burst formation that has been used as a set in the main party is completely pushed to the next priority. With Pilgrim’s defense-specific equipment, you can focus on Crown without any worries.
If you have a partner who can provide recovery, such as Rapunzel, Naga, or Marchana, you can convert this into an attack buff for a more perfect effect. However, it can be used as a top-level buffer even if placed in any party without considering combination synergy, so it is recommended that users in any situation acquire at least one.
As the 1.5th anniversary content that meets expectations and attractive characters appear together, ‘Nike’ has been ranked first in the Apple App Store in Japan and Taiwan since the day of the update. The festival of this game, which has emerged as a representative work of global subculture, has just begun.
