World of Demons

Short description: 2021 video game

World of Demons

Developer(s)| PlatinumGames
Publisher(s)| PlatinumGames
Director(s)| Ryoya Sakabe
Producer(s)| Koji Tanaka
Designer(s)| Takanori Sato
Ryotaro Honda
Writer(s)| Matt Alt
Hiroko Yoda[1]
Composer(s)| Hiroshi Yamaguchi
Naofumi Harada
Platform(s)| iOS, macOS
Release| April 2, 2021
Genre(s)| Hack and slash
Mode(s)| Single-player

World of Demons is a 2021 hack and slash video game developed by PlatinumGames. The player plays as a samurai who controls yōkai to fight against oni. The game was released on April 2, 2021 through Apple Arcade.[2][3] On January 5, 2024, PlatinumGames announced the game would end service and be removed on January 18, 2024

## Contents

* 1 Gameplay
* 2 Development
* 3 Reception
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Gameplay

World of Demons is broken up into individual chapters, in which the player completes combat challenges and puzzles to progress. The player can collect yōkai through gameplay, which each have different attacks. The game has four playable samurai, who have unique weapons. Both yōkai and weapons can be upgraded through two currencies earned through gameplay, gold and gems.[4]

Each character can use spirits called yōkai who fight alongside the player in combat. The samurai can perform different attacks based on how fast they tap on the touchscreen, and how long they hold between taps. Players can use different moves together to perform combos. World of Demons has a bullet time mechanic, where if the player dodges right before an enemy attack, time slows down and allows the player to get additional hits in.[4]

## Development

World of Demons was announced in April 2018 as a partnership between PlatinumGames and DeNA, and was set to release later the same year as a free-to-play experience.[5] The game soft-launched on iOS in June 2018 in Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines. The game was not updated after its launch, and was removed from the App Store in September 2018, leading some to think the game was canceled.[6]

The final game was entirely redesigned from the soft-launch. Apart from the graphics and concept, nothing in World of Demons is the same as the 2018 release. PlatinumGames studio head Atsushi Inaba stated that "it is a completely different game. We had the opportunity to release the game for Apple Arcade, and instead of just making a few small adjustments for the new platform, we decided to take this opportunity to rebuild the game from the ground up." Inaba stated one of the inspirations for the game was Hyakki Yagyō, a Japanese folktale.[7]

The game was released on April 2, 2021 through Apple Arcade on iOS and macOS.[3] On January 5, 2024, PlatinumGames announced the game would be removed from Apple Arcade on January 18 and shut down on February 1.[8]

## Reception

Reception

| Aggregate score

Aggregator| Score
Metacritic| 76/100[9]
Review scores
Publication| Score
Destructoid| 7/10[10]
Edge| 6/10[11]
GameSpot| 7/10[12]
Jeuxvideo.com| 15/20[13]

World of Demons received "generally favorable" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[9]

GameSpot's Jason Fanelli praised the versatility of the combat system for encouraging strategizing with enemies, summarizing "it's fast and it's frantic, but most importantly, it's a lot of fun". He found fault with the lack of variety in the mission structure for "follow[ing] this exact same structure", finding the only variety was the different yōkai in fights.[12]

CJ Andriessen of Destructoid praised World of Demons' use of the touchscreen controls, and that while he thought the game was best played with a controller, "everyone should be able to hold their own without one." He criticized the game's "slow" camera controls and "unreliable" auto-target system, though noted he was usually able to avoid the latter through dodging. Overall, he felt that the game should be treated like a free-to-play title, calling it "more bite-sized fun rather than sink-your-whole-weekend-into-it fun."[10]

## References

1. ↑ "Who Are the Yokai?". https://www.platinumgames.com/official-blog/article/11297.
2. ↑ "World of Demons™" (in en-us). https://apps.apple.com/us/app/world-of-demons/id1504641068.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 (in en) PlatinumGames Releases World of Demons Today on Apple Arcade - IGN, 2 April 2021, https://www.ign.com/articles/platinumgames-releases-world-of-demons-today-on-apple-arcade, retrieved 2021-04-15
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "World of Demons Review" (in en-US). 2021-04-15. https://gamerant.com/world-demons-review/.
5. ↑ Harris, Iain; Writer, Staff (19 April 2018). "Platinum partners with DENA for Okami spiritual successor World of Demons". https://www.pocketgamer.biz/asia/news/67955/platinum-partners-with-dena-for-okami-spiritual-successor-world-of-demons/.
6. ↑ James, Chris; CEO (30 January 2019). "DENA and Platinum's World of Demons possibly canned after App Store removal". https://www.pocketgamer.biz/asia/news/69915/dena-and-platinums-world-of-demons-removed-from-app-store/.
7. ↑ (in en) PlatinumGames Explains Why It Scrapped World of Demons and Started Again - IGN, 3 April 2021, https://www.ign.com/articles/platinumgames-explains-why-it-scrapped-world-of-demons-and-started-again, retrieved 2021-04-15
8. ↑ "Regarding World of Demons End of Service" (in ja). https://www.platinumgames.com/official-blog/article/13725.
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "World of Demons for iPhone/iPad Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/world-of-demons/critic-reviews/?platform=ios-iphoneipad.
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Review: World of Demons". https://www.destructoid.com/stories/review-world-of-demons-627204.phtml.
11. ↑ "World of Demons". Edge (Future) (359): 121–122. May 2021.
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Fanelli, Jason (28 May 2021). "World of Demons Review - A Cut Above". https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/world-of-demons-review-a-cut-above/1900-6417684/.
13. ↑ "World of Demons : Un pur PlatinumGames (Bayonetta, Vanquish) adapté au mobile". 10 April 2021. https://www.jeuxvideo.com/test/1388660/world-of-demons-un-pur-platinumgames-bayonetta-vanquish-adapte-au-mobile.htm.
14. ↑ "World of Demons, análisis. Lo nuevo de Platinum Games es para iOS (y es muy bueno)". 10 April 2021. https://as.com/meristation/2021/04/10/analisis/1618049313_778798.html.

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