As the release of Infinity Nikki's "Shooting Star Season" 1.1 update on December 30 approaches, the update's new five-star banner outfit is drawing backlash from some players, who are calling it "uninspired". Initially released on December 5, 2024, Infinity Nikki's combination of open-world and dress-up gameplay has quickly proven to be a popular hit, appealing to some players that might be outside the target audiences of other open-world gacha games like Genshin Impact or Wuthering Waves.

As the game approaches its first major update, however, some players have complaints about the featured five-star "Wings of Wishes" outfit, which will be the focus of 1.1's first banner. A few responses and quotes on the @InfinityNikkiEN post on X regarding the outfit have called it uninspired, comparing it directly to one of the game's five-star banner outfits at launch, "Blooming Dreams". Notably, both outfits are five-star ability outfits for the Floating ability and have somewhat similar silhouettes and aesthetics,...