{"id":6884,"date":"2021-12-02T11:32:44","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T02:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=6884"},"modified":"2021-12-02T11:41:00","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T02:41:00","slug":"20211202-6884","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20211202-6884\/","title":{"rendered":"Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin new update overhauls \u201cSakuna the Efflorescent\u201d minigame"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Publication date of the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20211202-184267\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a>: 2021-12-02 10:39 (JST)<br>Translated by. Ryuki Ishii<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Marvelous and XSEED Games have announced that the latest update for <em><strong>Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin<\/strong><\/em> went live on December 2 (JST). The update overhauls the \u201cSakuna the Efflorescent\u201d minigame, adds a bunch of dishes, and makes various adjustments and bug fixes.<\/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\">\u3010\u5929\u7a42\u306e\u30b5\u30af\u30ca\u30d2\u30e1\u3011\u66f4\u65b0\u30c7\u30fc\u30bf\u306e\u914d\u4fe1\u3092\u958b\u59cb\u3044\u305f\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<br>\u672c\u66f4\u65b0\u3067\u306f\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u5185\u30df\u30cb\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u300c\u82b1\u54b2\u304b\u30b5\u30af\u30ca\u300d\u304c\u300c\u82b1\u54b2\u304b\u30b5\u30af\u30ca\u5bfe\u30e1\u30bf\u30eb\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30e0\u30b7\u304f\u3093\u300d\u3078\u5927\u5e45\u30ea\u30cb\u30e5\u30fc\u30a2\u30eb\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3059\u3002<br>\u8a73\u7d30\u306f\u30b3\u30c1\u30e9\u21d2<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IqMqMXp6mL\">https:\/\/t.co\/IqMqMXp6mL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SAKUNA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SAKUNA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lrt05mD7hg\">pic.twitter.com\/lrt05mD7hg<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u30de\u30fc\u30d9\u30e9\u30b9 \u30b3\u30f3\u30b7\u30e5\u30fc\u30de\u516c\u5f0f (@marvelous_cs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marvelous_cs\/status\/1466192552445448194?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 1, 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 use Sakuna\u2019s various skills to combat waves of sap-sucking Aphids and protect the Tree of Creation. The minigame is first played as part of the main story, and you can revisit it later for more rewards. The developer Edelweiss announced their plan to overhaul the minigame in October of this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reworked version, Sakuna the Efflorescent vs Metal Aphids, increases the pace of the minigame and makes various balance adjustments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A group of new enemy types called Metal Aphids will be introduced as well. There are several variants of Metal Aphids, including the Giant Aphids, and when Sakuna knocks other Aphids into a Giant Aphid, the knocked Aphids will bounce back. Rainbow Aphids are a variant that explode after being knocked back by Sakuna\u2019s attack.\u00a0When you defeat the Angel Aphids, Sakuna enters Fever Time, which increases the score multiplier and the likelihood of enemy-induced explosions.<\/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>There are a number of new rewards available for the minigame as well, including Spirit Boughs for basic stat boosts, ranged-attack damage reduction, and the randomization of Otherworldly Affliction\/Eldritch Enfeeblement\/Supernatural Slowdown skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This update also adds a large variety of new dishes to make use of ingredients that were previously underutilized. A total of 19 new dishes are listed on Edelweiss\u2019 <a href=\"http:\/\/edelweiss.skr.jp\/works\/sakuna\/history\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">official website<\/a> (in Japanese).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can check out the full patch notes on the abovementioned official website or on <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/news\/app\/1356670\/view\/3104665704156876783\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fafcfd\">Patch notes (Steam version)<br><br>Added Content<br><br>-Implemented a complete overhaul for &#8220;Sakuna the Efflorescent&#8221;<br>-Added new Spirit Boughs as rewards for &#8220;Sakuna the Efflorescent&#8221;<br>-Added dishes that use ingredients that were previously underutilized<br>-Added several new icons for dishes<br><br>Adjustments<br><br>-Buffs for different weather patterns now take effect everywhere instead of only indoors<br>-Full Throttle now correctly applies to raiment skills that cause debuffs<br>-Full Throttle and Divine Maiden now correctly apply to Toxic Crown<br>-Added to the divine raiment tutorial during the opening<br>-Minor typo fixes<br><br>Bug Fixes<br>-Fixed an issue where changing equipment during battle on the lowest floor of Amagaeshi Shrine could cause a crash<br>-Other minor bug fixes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><em>Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin<\/em> is currently available for PC (via Steam), PS4, and Nintendo Switch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin new update went live. 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