{"id":4148,"date":"2021-10-14T15:41:56","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T06:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=4148"},"modified":"2021-10-14T15:41:57","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T06:41:57","slug":"20211014-4148","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20211014-4148\/","title":{"rendered":"Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin\u2019s tower defense minigame \u201cSakuna the Efflorescent\u201d will add Metal Aphids in future update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Publication date of the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20211014-178921\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a>: 2021-10-14 13:11 (JST)<br>Translated by. Ryuki Ishii<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Edelweiss has announced on October 14 that <em><strong>Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin<\/strong><\/em>\u2019s tower defense minigame \u201cSakuna the Efflorescent\u201d will be reworked in a future update. The standalone version of the reworked minigame will be distributed at \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/kome.ketto.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Komeket 2<\/a>\u201d (\u30b3\u30e1\u30b1\u30c3\u30c8\u5f10), a \u201c<em>Sakuna<\/em> and rice related content only\u201d doujin fair scheduled to be held on October 17 JST at Tokyo, Japan. The update will come to <em>Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin<\/em> at a later date.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">10\/17(\u65e5) \u30b3\u30e1\u30b1\u30c3\u30c8\u5f10\u306b\u3066\u3001\u300e\u5929\u7a42\u306e\u30b5\u30af\u30ca\u30d2\u30e1 \u82b1\u54b2\u304b\u30b5\u30af\u30ca\u5bfe\u30e1\u30bf\u30eb\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30e0\u30b7\u304f\u3093\u300f\u3092\u5148\u884c\u30ea\u30ea\u30fc\u30b9\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002<br>\u203b\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u88fd\u54c1\u306b\u306f\u5f8c\u65e5\u30a2\u30c3\u30d7\u30c7\u30fc\u30c8\u3067\u9069\u7528\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3059\u3002<br>\u203b\u9812\u5e03\u3059\u308b\u306e\u306f\u82b1\u54b2\u304b\u30b5\u30af\u30ca\u3060\u3051\u304c\u904a\u3079\u308b\u7279\u5225\u30d0\u30fc\u30b8\u30e7\u30f3\u3067\u3059\u3002<br>\u203b\u30b3\u30df\u30b1\u306b\u3082\u540c\u3058\u3082\u306e\u3092\u51fa\u3059\u304b\u3082(\u672a\u78ba\u5b9a)<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NOwDds4bOl\">https:\/\/t.co\/NOwDds4bOl<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u306a\u308b (@nal_ew) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nal_ew\/status\/1448484740118368261?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 14, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sakuna the Efflorescent is a tower defense minigame included in <em>Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin. <\/em>The objective is to protect the Tree of Creation from sap-sucking Aphids. You\u2019ll use Sakuna\u2019s various skills to combat waves of Aphids. The minigame is first played as part of the main story, and you can revisit it afterward for more rewards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reworked version is called \u201cSakuna the Efflorescent vs Metal Aphids\u201d (\u82b1\u54b2\u304b\u30b5\u30af\u30ca\u5bfe\u30e1\u30bf\u30eb\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30e0\u30b7\u304f\u3093). The pacing of the minigame will be much faster, and various balance adjustments will be made. A group of new enemy types called Metal Aphids will be introduced as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are several variants of Metal Aphids, including the Giant Aphids. When Sakuna knocks other Aphids into a Giant Aphid, the knocked Aphids will bounce back. The Rainbow Aphids explode after being knocked back by Sakuna\u2019s attack. When you defeat the Angel Aphids, Sakuna enters Fever Time, which increases the score multiplier and the likelihood of enemies\u2019 induced explosions. All of the new Aphids&#8217; traits can be used to Sakuna\u2019s advantage, and I\u2019m hopeful that this rework will make the minigame more exhilarating to play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u5929\u7a42\u306e\u30b5\u30af\u30ca\u30d2\u30e1 \u82b1\u54b2\u304b\u30b5\u30af\u30ca\u5bfe\u30e1\u30bf\u30eb\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30e0\u30b7\u304f\u3093\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9NCHATizZLY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Some unique strategies for Sakuna the Efflorescent have been made by the players, but with the upcoming rework, it may be necessary to reevaluate how best to approach the Aphids. In any case, the rework will surely bring more opportunities to enjoy <em>Sakuna<\/em>\u2019s exciting combat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a side note, the standalone version of the minigame that will be distributed at Komeket 2 will include an exclusive feature called the viewer mode. It\u2019ll allow the players to view all the in-game characters from different angles. This feature is exclusive to the standalone version, and it will not be a part of <em>Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin<\/em>\u2019s future update. You can see the viewer mode in action below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/nal_ew\/status\/1448484800709292034\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin\u2019s tower defense minigame \u201cSakuna the Efflorescent\u201d will add Metal Aphids in future update.  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