Dear Ni No Kuni, please be good.
I’ve watched gameplay videos and mumbled my way through development diaries. I’ve poured over previews and whistled your theme tune. I’ve looked at scans of your reviews in Japanese magazines and marked your release date on my calendar. I’ve got one of your screenshots set as my wallpaper. I’ve done my part, now it’s up to you. All you have to do is be good. Really good.
[Richard Murphy, Thunderbolt]
The PS3 version of Ni no Kuni will come to the West in 2013, but there was also a very impressive DS game released in Japan in 2010. RPG Land gives it a "Great" rating, saying:
"Ni no Kuni is what happens when ordinary and simple pieces are put together by skilled people in wonderful ways. Ni no Kuni doesn’t dazzle with arcane mechanics, complicated story twists, tortured characters, or highly detailed polygons; it sticks to simplicity, and does that better than almost any other game on the market right now. It has a few flaws, and doesn’t stretch its wings and capitalize on some of its unique potential, but those flaws do not add up to anything that could drive people away from the game altogether."
We missed out on a gem here. :(
Thank goodness we're getting the PS3 game in English, at least.
I didn't realize this was also for the DS.
Edit: Just read the subtitle. So this is different from the Wrath of the White Witch? Awesome.
It has a lot of overlap in the story, but the PS3 version takes it farther. This one has a much different battle system and is easier than the PS3 version (younger audience on DS), but is still a great game possessing a lot of the missing aspects of todays Japanese RPGs.
People missing the "golden days" would do well to pick up both versions. It's just a shame this one is apparently going to stay Japan-only.
Gematsu: "Level-5 has put out two all-new, 15-second commercials for Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch. It’s being prepared for a November 23 release on PlayStation 3 in Japan."
So according to this advert, you have to be a 6yr old girl to play this game.
Not really a good start to an advertising campaign.
So, according to you, you have to be identical to the person in the commercial to purchase a product?
Well, isn't that what advertising is about? Consumer & product association? The presentation of ones catchment market? LoL
; )
Gematsu: "2-minute cutscene clips? Ha! Try 8-minute gameplay videos. Level-5 released four new videos of Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch tonight, showcasing a total of 22-minutes’ worth of direct-feed footage."
This can easily be GOTY for 2012. What's FFVersus13? Ni no kuni will bring back the JRPG genre that's been missing in this generation of consoles.
Honestly, I think there is PLENTY of room for FFvsXIII and this. Really, I wish there were more than one or two good JRPGs every year for consoles, as it would make for better competition and push developers even more.
How many really good JRPGs were released on consoles in 2011? Xenoblade Chronicles is the only unanimous one, at least that I can think of (amazing game, btw).
FFV13? What's that? As much as a big fan I am of the FF series, I haven't heard or thought of the game in a while that it slipped my mind.
I'd much rather play Ni no Kuni right now, the game looks so beautiful and fun! Just watching the gameplay videos makes me have that familiar feeling of the classic's and great RPG's we use to have
I seriously hope gamers go out and buy this game, they have no idea how much supporting Ni No Kuni would mean for the industry. Level 5 hardly makes console games anymore and the Japanese are shying away from JRPGs on consoles like Ni No Kuni, so buying this game would help keep Level 5 making console games and show other developers that JRPGs can still be successful in today's market
PS
Please make a Princess Mononoke game.
This guy will be disappointed. No game can live up to your expectations when you to set the bar that high. Well, very few atleast.
No better way to start 2013
Supporting this game 110% Buying it first day.