For years, I have found absolutely any opportunity to lore dump about one of my favourite mobile games, Love Nikki. A shockingly good dress-up game with gorgeous visuals and incredibly sloppy translations that obfuscated an already bizarre story where folks waged war with fashion rather than violence. Well, for the most part anyway, until one bloke comes along and murders someone like 15 chapters in. With a sword, even, not a lacy blouse or ballet pump!
I fell off the wagon by the time sequel Shining Nikki came around, but you can bet I've been back on board ever since the announcement of Infinity Nikki in 2022. It's the first time the series has ventured beyond mobile, with plans to release on PC and console, blending its traditional dress-up gameplay with action and exploration. As soon as I discovered it had a giant booth at Gamescom this year I just knew I had to check it out.
