Miitopia
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| Developer(s) | Nintendo EPD |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Director(s) | Yuichiro Ito |
| Producer(s) |
Kouichi Kawamoto Takayuki Shimamura |
| Designer(s) |
Kazuhiro Yoshikawa Naoya Yamamoto |
| Programmer(s) | Takaomi Ueno |
| Artist(s) | Kyohei Seki |
| Composer(s) |
Toshiyuki Sudo Shinji Ushiroda Yumi Takahashi Megumi Inoue |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo 3DS |
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| Genre(s) | Role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Miitopia is a role-playing video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. The game was released in Japan in December 2016, and worldwide in July 2017.[1][2]
Gameplay
The game plays as a role-playing video game with life simulation elements, starting with standard character classes such as warriors and mages, but more classes such as cats and flowers are unlocked as the game advances.[3] Playable characters are created by use of Mii avatars, with them having certain personality traits that influence their role in combat.[3] Similar to Tomodachi Life, Miis and their relationships out of combat with each other affect the game, such as Miis not getting along with one another making combat more difficult.[3] The game also supports Nintendo's line of Amiibo figures, which allow players to use unique cosmetics on their Miis.[3] Miitopia supports the ability to import any Miis and their trait settings from Tomodachi Life, as well as from a player's friend list.
Plot
The game begins with the player's main protagonist, a Mii of the player's choice, arriving in Greenhorne Town, which is soon attacked by the main antagonist, the Dark Lord, who wields the ability to steal faces from Mii and use them to control monsters that ravage the land. The protagonist is then gives magical abilities by the god of Miitopia, and sent on a journey to stop the Dark Lord. Along their journey, the player is provided with three more Mii companions, until they reach Greenhorne castle, continuing the quest after the Dark Lord steals the faces of both the King and the Princess. After they're saved, the team proceeds to enter Neksdor, the next kingdom, to be attacked by the Dark Lord, who steals the protagonist's companions and strips them of their powers. After the god provides the hero with new powers, they head out again through Neksdor, meeting three new companions and meeting two new characters, the Genie of the Lamp, and the Great Sage, whom the hero will meet on several occasions throughout the story. After saving the Genie of the Lamp's face after it is stolen by the Dark Lord, the hero and their companions continue to the Realm of the Fey, where the Dark Lord attacks again, stealing the hero's companions and their powers again, prompting the god to provide new powers again. The hero is then tasked with saving the three Fab Fairies of the Realm, who then provide the hero and their third team the way to the Dark Lord's castle in Karkaton. Upon arriving in Karkaton, the Dark Lord attacks again, stealing the new companions, but failing to steal the hero's powers this time. The hero is then tasked with saving all of their friends, with some help from the Great Sage along the way. The hero and their group of 9 friends then fight the Dark Lord, defeating them, to discover that the Dark Lord was in fact just a poor soul possessed by the Dark Curse, a small blue wisp. While the hero is distracted, the Dark Curse attempts to possess them, until the Great Sage intervenes, getting possessed instead, becoming the Darker Lord. The hero and their team are then tasked with tracking the Darker Lord, through the lands of Powdered Peaks, Peculia and Nimbus, before reaching the Darker Lord's Domain in The Sky Scraper, fighting all previous bosses along the way, with assistance from the Ex-Dark Lord. Upon reaching the pinnacle of The Sky Scraper, the hero and their forced to go on without the Ex-Dark Lord to the Otherworld, for the final showdown against the Darker Lord. Upon reaching the Darker Lord, they evolve into a stronger state, forcing the hero and their team to split up, with three members each fighting the two hands of the Darker Lord. After this, however, the Darker Lord steals the faces of these six heroes, evolving again into the Darkest Lord, forcing the hero and their last three companions to fight the Darkest Lord, in both its first and final forms. After the Darkest Lord is defeated, the Great Sage is freed, trapping the Dark Curse, and explaining the history of the Dark Curse to the hero: it was once a normal human, rejected due to having a boring face, which they then rid themselves of, fading away into a soul of hatred, malice and evil, which became the Dark Curse. The hero is then given an opportunity to either destroy the Dark Curse, or provide them with a new face and body. If the hero provides the Dark Curse with a new life, the Great Sage takes the Curse and travels with them to have them atone for their mistakes, while the hero and their companions are praised for saving Miitopia from evil.
Reception
Miitopia received "mixed" reception with a Metascore of 67, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[4] By February 2017, it had sold over 168,000 copies in Japan.[5] Famitsu awarded it a total score of 31/40.[6]
References
- ↑ Pereira, Chris. "Nintendo's New Miitopia 3DS Game Unveiled, and It's Coming to Japan Really Soon". GameSpot. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ↑ Frank, Allegra. "Even Miis get to be RPG heroes, thanks to Miitopia". Polygon. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 Sato. "Miitopia, The Tomodachi Life-Style 3DS RPG, Actually Has A Lot More To It Than Expected". Siliconera. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ↑ "Miitopia for 3DS Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ↑ Sato (February 15, 2017). "This Week In Sales: A Week For Everyone With Dragon Quest Monsters, Nioh, And Neptunia". Siliconera. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
- ↑ Romano, Sal (November 29, 2016). "Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1461". Gematsu. Retrieved February 18, 2017.