Arknights - Wikipedia

Arknights is a free-to-play tactical RPG/tower defense mobile game developed by Chinese developer Hypergryph. It was released in China on 1 May 2019, ... Arknights FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch 2019videogame 2019videogameArknightsDeveloper(s)HypergryphPublisher(s)Hypergryph(CN);Yostar(WW/JP/KR);Longcheng(TW)EngineUnity3DPlatform(s)AndroidiOS ReleaseCHN:1May2019JP:15January2020KR:15January2020WW:16January2020TW:29June2020Genre(s)TacticalRPG,TowerDefense Arknights(Chinese:明日方舟;pinyin:MíngrìFāngzhōu,"Tomorrow'sArk")isafree-to-playtacticalRPG/towerdefensemobilegamedevelopedbyChinesedeveloperHypergryph.ItwasreleasedinChinaon1May2019,inothercountrieson16January2020andinTaiwanon29June2020.[1]ArknightsisavailableoniOSandAndroidplatformsandfeaturesgachagamemechanics.AnanimeadaptationbyYostarPictureshasbeenannounced. Contents 1Gameplay 2Plot 3Music 4Reception 5Animeadaptation 6References 7Externallinks Gameplay[edit] OneofthelevelsofArknights.Inthislevel,enemiesproceedfromrighttoleft,andtostopthemtheplayerhasdeployed(fromthetop)arangedoperator,ameleeoperatorandahealerontheleftsideofthescreen.Atthebottom,theremainingdeployableoperatorsaredisplayed. Thecoregameplayisthatofatowerdefensegame,withanumberofcharacters("operators")astowers.Meleeoperatorscanbeplacedongroundtilesandrangedoperatorsonelevatedtiles.Meleeoperatorsphysicallyblockenemiesfromadvancing,andrangedoperatorsdealrangeddamage,healorotherwisesupportmeleeoperators.Playersmustplaceoperatorsonthecorrecttilestopreventtheenemyfrominfiltratingtheplayer'sbase.Becausethereisoftenalimitednumberofviablesolutions,especiallyathighdifficulties,Arknightshasalsobeendescribedasapuzzlegame.[2] Astheplayerprogressesthroughthegame,theyunlockmorestages,operatorsandresources,andarealsointroducedtonewtypesofenemiesandgameplaymechanics.Levelsthathavebeenclearedwithathree-starratingcanbeauto-completedwithoutplayerinput,asthegamerecordstheplayer'sactionsandreplicatesthem. Thegamealsohasabase-buildingaspect,whichallowsplayerstoconstructfacilitiesandassignoperatorstothem.Thisallowsplayerstoincreasetheirresourcesinthemannerofanincrementalgame.[3]Itfeaturestheusualarrayoffree-to-play,gachagamemechanics,suchasdailyloginrewardsandrandomizedcharacteracquisitionthroughvirtualcurrencywhichcanbeobtainedbyplayingthegame,throughlimited-timeevents,oroptionalin-apppurchasesusingrealcurrency. Seasonalgameplayeventsintroducemorecomplexbutoptionaldifficultiesandhandicaps,suchasthegame'ssemi-quarterlyContingencyContract. Plot[edit] AcosplayerrepresentingtheArknightsoperatorcharacter"Savage". Thegameissetinthedystopian,post-apocalypticfuturesettingoftheplanetTerra,wherepeopleexhibitkemonomimifeatures–characteristicsofanimalsormythologicalraces.Naturaldisastersleavebehindavaluablemineral,Originium,whichenablestheuseof"Arts"(magic),andofteninfectspeoplewithaprogressivedisease,Oripathy.Duetothedisease's100%mortalityrate,anditshighinfectivityatthetimeofdeath,hostilitytowardstheInfectedbecamewidespread,leadingtotheirmassquarantineandexpulsionbygovernmentsworldwide,andsparkingtensionsbetweentheInfectedandnon-Infected. Theplayertakestheroleofthemaskedandamnesiac"Doctor",whocommandsateamof"operators"ofRhodesIsland,apharmaceutical,medical,andself-defenseorganization.AsOripathyspreads,theteammustsearchforacurewhiledefendingthemselvesagainstthreatssuchastheReunionMovement,anInfectedanarchistmilitaryforcebentonoverthrowingthegovernmentsofTerrainrevengeforpersecutingOripathyvictims.[3] Music[edit] ArknightshasaneclecticsoundtrackdrawingonarangeofWesternandAsianmusicalgenres.HypergryphhaspartneredwithmusicalgroupsacrosstheworldtoreleaseArknights-relatedsongsandmusicvideos.TheseincludeSteveAoki("LastofMe"),YellowClaw("EndLikeThis")[4]andStarset("Infected").[5] TheArknights-relatedsong"Renegade"writtenbyJasonWalshandperformedbySubstantialandX.ARIwasnominatedfor"BestOriginalSong–VideoGame"atthe2020HollywoodMusicinMediaAwards.[6] Reception[edit] PocketGamerhighlightedthegame'sextensiveloreandhighproductionvalues.[7]JuliaLeeofPolygonwrotethat"ArknightsistheonlygachagameIrecommendtopeople"becauseofitsartdesign,lackofpurchasepressureandcompetition,andlimitedgrind,[2]andSisiJiangofKotakunotedthatArknightsisrareamonggachagamesinthatitseasilyobtainablecharactersarebetterinsomecircumstancesthanthegame'srare,high-poweredoperators.[8] ThegamewasnominatedforGooglePlay"Users'ChoiceGame"attheBestof2020awardsandfor"BestScienceFictionorFantasyMobileGame"atthe2020DragonAwards.[9]ItwonanawardasoneoftheBestInnovativeGamesof2020.[10] Animeadaptation[edit] InOctober2021,Hypergryphpublishedateasertrailerforthefirstseason("PreludetoDawn")ofananimeadaptationofArknights,madebyitsglobalpublisher'sin-housestudioYostarPictures.[11] References[edit] ^Lada,Jenni(24January2020)."TheDoctorIsinasArknightsIsAvailableOutsideJapan".Siliconera.Retrieved7February2020. ^abLee,Julia(2020-10-30)."ArknightsistheonlygachagameIrecommendtopeople".Polygon.Retrieved2020-10-30. ^abJensen,Brock(29January2020)."ArknightsReview-GachaTowerDefenseDoneRight".NoisyPixel.Retrieved7February2020. ^Yopko,Nick."ArknightsCelebratesOne-YearAnniversaryWithNewTrackbySteveAoki,YellowClaw,andRUNN".EDM.Retrieved2021-04-29. ^Childers,Chad(2021-04-26)."StarsetRelease'Infected'toMark'Arknights'VideoGameAnniversary".Loudwire.Retrieved2021-04-29. ^Willman,Chris(2021-01-15)."HollywoodMusicinMediaAwardsAnnounces2021Nominees;KennyLogginsSetforLifetimeHonor".Variety.Retrieved2021-04-29. ^Gregson-Wood,Stephen."ArknightsisatowerdefensegameforiOSandAndroidthatputsahugeemphasisonitslore,youcanpre-registernow".PocketGamer.Retrieved7February2020. ^Jiang,Sisi."ArknightsLowRarityCharactersAreBetterThanHighRarityOnes".Kotaku.Retrieved2021-09-27. ^Liptak,Andrew(2020-09-06)."Announcingthe2020DragonAwardsWinners".Tor.com.Retrieved2021-04-29. ^Faisal,Muhammad(1December2020)."GameArknightsMemenangkanPenghargaandariGooglePlayBestof2020!"[ArknightsGameWinsAwardfromGooglePlayBestof2020!].NawalaKarsa(inIndonesian).Retrieved15February2021. ^Luster,Joseph."ArknightsAnimeAdaptationRevealed,Season1'ComingSoon'".Crunchyroll.Retrieved2021-10-24. 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