CheatHappens write:
"It didn't take me long to fall in love with the world of Ni No Kuni. The whimsical and often fantastic visual style reminded me of my adventure seeking childhood and the movies I would watch that would fuel that need to explore. Then it hit me -- that's all I was in love with. Yes, Namco Bandai has created a remarkably fantastic RPG world that's unlike much you've seen in gaming, but it's still an RPG, and a pretty predictable one at that. For all it does right; the in-depth world, interesting mechanics, Ni No Kuni is filled with RPG clichés and the same predictability that has put the genre on the endangered list."
Matt from We Game Daily writes: "Cross Worlds isn’t going away. It’s making a small fortune, particularly in Asian markets, so there’s no reason for Level-5 to pull the plug. That said, there’s no real reason why a full PC/console sequel can’t be developed alongside efforts to support Cross Worlds."
While Ni no Kuni 3 would be cool, if it was like the first game, where is Dark Cloud 3 and Rogue Galaxy 2?
They should've worked with Ghibli to put out a proper movie. Should've also made a Pokemon-esque spin-off rather than make Yokai Watch. If they do make a third game they gotta work with Ghibli!
Get ready to embark on a journey filled with monsters, magic, and overpowered haircuts, because this list features the best JRPGs on the PS3.
There wasn't that many. Thanks to the west's criticism. It was definitely lacking compared to every other ps system. Dont get me wrong there were a few good ones i know that.
Only gripe I have with Ar Tonelico 3 is that Saki is annoying as hell whether English or in Japanese. Then Saki's English voice actor became Ionasal on Ar Nosurge she was a little annoying but not as bad. Johnny Young Bosch voicing Tatsumi I thought he did a great job. And Akiko Shikata with her vocals and the music from the games just went hand and hand.
Twinfinite: "During the PS3’s tenure, plenty of huge games launched, but the interesting thing is, many of the system’s rarer titles are largely not amazing games. Sure, there are one or two exceptions to that rule (I’m looking at you Ni No Kuni!), but many of the more desirable and valuable games in the PS3’s library are usually rare for a reason."
Hindsight is a wonderful thing.
Sold my Painkiller for around £3 years ago and my Asuras Wrath for even less. Managed to pick up Lollipop Chainsaw and Splatterhouse again but they cost me a fair bit more than I initially paid on release when I first bought them.
Wish I bought Godzilla, the number of times I saw it in the game store for the price of a coffee and didn't bother.
i own nba, lolipop and nino kuni. never heard of the rest tbf xD surprised they are worth that much, for what they actually are.
Getting a valuable game is all luck.. I had three of these. Africa is one that people might have seen coming, but otherslike Ni No Kuni wouldn't have been.
My most valuable game I remember owning was Conkers Bad Fur Day. When the game was being re-released on Xbox (remake/ upgrade if you will), the price dropped dramatically. Once the game released and the changes were seen, the value went back up. Then it was released on Rare Replay and value dropped again. 2020 hit and all collectables shot up along with Conker. Before stopping around $110 which it currently is.
Games change all the time because their digital media that can be reproduced even in weird contract bindings (GoldenEye as an example). One day it can be worth $300 and the next $150. The shrink wrapped items in mint condition cannot be reproduced.. but that takes strength to spend, not open, and hope its worth something.
"Namco Bandai has created..."
Wow, a review that doesn't even know who developed the game. No reason to click this.
This being said, I also thought that the game was going to be an ARPG and it was billed as such.
So I was pertty disappointed when I saw what the combat system actually was.
I don't understand why Star Wars KOTOR is billed (appropriately IMO) as a turn-based RPG because of its discrete time rounds, but this was billed as an Action RPG all along despite seemingly employing a similar system.
I was very disappointed to see that it was all menu based combat and cueing up moves.
I don't understnad why so many people compared it to Tales Of, which got me pumped for it.
So at least this review gets the point across very clearly that this is not an Action RPG.
Got it. Playing it. Love it. 10/10 with certainty.
"Ni No Kuni is filled with RPG clichés and the same predictability that has put the genre on the endangered list"
Um. No. The reason JRPG's are on the "endangered" list is because they abandoned these "clichés" and tried to be more western. Look at Final fantasy 13.
Ni No Kuni is a traditional JRPG, it's not a cliché. It's proud to be traditional and it's the natural evolution of the genre. Are good stories, level grinding, monster training, side-quests & world maps considered cliché now?