Pojodin Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 Well, I know which version of the game I'll be getting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursday Next Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 (edited) SOLD! Assuming this is a retailer exclusive. Also... pretty shameful this: http://www.play.com/Search.html?searchstring=ni+no+kuni&searchsource=0&searchtype=allproducts http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=ni+no+kuni&x=0&y=0 http://www.game.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/AjaxCatalogSearch?storeId=10151&catalogId=10201&langId=44&pageSize=20&beginIndex=0&sType=SimpleSearch&resultCatEntryType=2&showResultsPage=true&pageView=image&predictiveSearchURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.game.co.uk%2Fwebapp%2Fwcs%2Fstores%2Fservlet%2FAjaxPredictiveSearchView%3FcatalogId%3D10201%26langId%3D44%26storeId%3D10151&searchTerm=ni+no+kuni&searchBtn.x=0&searchBtn.y=0&searchBtn=Search So two "jack of all trade" online retailers have references to ni no kuni, but the "specialist" retailer is apparently utterly unaware of the existence of this title. Edited July 2, 2012 by Thursday Next Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted December 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 Demo is in the PSN store. 2.6 GB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 Anyone try the demo yet? I haven't had time to try it myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vecha Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 It's out! Gotta try it this weekend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturnine Tenshi Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 I tried it the day before last. It was all right, I suppose. Beautiful-looking, but I'm uncertain where the combat is concerned. And the rest of the game isn't really experienced in the demo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted December 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 (edited) Combat is somewhat like Kingdom Hearts where you can run around with a menu to do everything. You use the triggers to scroll to what option you want. Each familiar has their stamina so you should switch them out with L1 before they run out of it so they can rest up. The odd part to me is the timer but I guess it makes sense. The overworld is very cool as well for the "dungeons". There are no random encounters. It really reminds me of the Tales games in this regards. Overall, it is as I expected: A more traditional JRPG in line with Tales/KH flavor. It has a slow feeling to me. Edited December 7, 2012 by MaliciousH 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted January 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 I just realized I need to preorder this game and I want the Wizard Edition. Seems like I am out of luck since it was Namco's website exclusive until Aug 31st of last year. I'm sad. Hold me. ... And with that, I'm heading to Gamestop to use my giftcards. Hopefully I have at least $30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 (not mine) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 I really like this game so far. I feel like if Pokemon ever did a battle system like the one Ni No Kuni has, I would actually want to get back into that series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madbassman39 Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 I downloaded and played the demo. I thought it looked absolutely spectacular. Gameplay didn't capture me all that much (I also came home from a night of drinking so I might have to play again). I will buy this game down the line. I have no issue paying full price, it looks so good that I have no reservations for buying this game. I'm not buying it for two reasons right now: 1) the gameplay (as I mentioned earlier) didn't sell me on it and 2) I have way too many games to play before I can even consider buying a new game that doesn't scream "BUY ME NOW" to me. Honestly, its one of those games I will probably buy force my girlfriend (who loves Studio Ghibli) to play it while I watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredEffinChopin Posted February 16, 2013 Report Share Posted February 16, 2013 It's a little too hand-holdy for way too long. The ending was a bit anti-climactic. One might say that the story was a bit too all-ages at times, and seemed lazy sometimes as well. The 4-character final count seemed weird to me. It's not like you can work on different parties/combinations when grinding, it's a situation where one person is always being left behind. I really don't think it would have been too harmful to the chemistry of the game to let players switch one of the character slots out mid-combat. It's enough work managing the familiars. In my opinion, anyway. About everything else I've got is praise. The demo had me really nervous about the combat when I played it (about which I had a draft in here that I accidentally deleted and refused to rewrite), but I wasn't sure if it just seemed that way (a combination of rough and bad) because I wasn't aware of all the mechanics. Once I played the full version though, and became acquainted with it properly, not only did I really appreciate and enjoy it, but it got pretty challenging at times. At least it was until later in the game, at which point I had already spent lots of time completing quests and grinding spots for xp and familiars. I did enjoy the story, despite its occasional eye-rollers, and it was a lot of fun getting to the end, which kind of made its forgettability even worse. There seems to be a whole lot of post-game content to dig into. I made sure to clear out everything I could before completing the story, thinking I might just quickly mop up whatever might come after it, but it was a little more than I expected, so I'm putting it off for a little bit. But yeah, good times. If you thought the game looked good from trailers, and if you enjoy a good JRPG, this will probably deliver the way you expect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted February 16, 2013 Report Share Posted February 16, 2013 There's a "auto-saved content" option on the bottom of the post you're writing btw for quickly recovering from accidents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredEffinChopin Posted February 16, 2013 Report Share Posted February 16, 2013 ashamed.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pojodin Posted February 16, 2013 Report Share Posted February 16, 2013 I'm not done with the game yet, but it really feels like a Dragon Quest VIII style world with Kingdom Hearts style combat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted February 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 (edited) I gotten up to the place with the Sheikh of Spice (Non-important NPC) and just got the girl. It has taken about 7.5 hours which includes doing any side quest I can find. I feel like this might be a 50 hour game if you do all the side quests, which is totally cool. So far the story is fine and it is what you expect from Ghibli. The dialog is a bit humorous. Subtle curse words and stuff like what Dean posted. Combat isn't hard but there are times where I do get nervous since HP is shared between a character and his/her familiars. I don't recall if its between characters but I don't think it is. Edit: That genie battle is such horse shit. Edited March 5, 2013 by MaliciousH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted March 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 (edited) Okay I have one annoying thing about the battles... I FUCKING USED THE PHOENIX FEATHER YOU DAMN GAME. And I wish that keyboards worked for this game. Inputting words is such a pain in the ass. Edited March 5, 2013 by MaliciousH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted July 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 I'm finally going to take this out of my backlog but to reiterated... I USED THE PHOENIX FEATHER. I SAW IT IN USE WITH LIGHTS COMING FROM THE HEAVENS AND ALL. But of course a move by an AI that initiate a cut will stop the revival or anything. I can overlook all other flaws in the game but this is such bullshit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted December 5, 2015 Report Share Posted December 5, 2015 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted December 5, 2015 Report Share Posted December 5, 2015 THE MAIN CHARACTER IS A BOY?! Is this game very progressive or just poor character design?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted December 5, 2015 Report Share Posted December 5, 2015 Ni No Kuni may be my favourite RPG, and I was not expecting a sequel. I'm really happy about this news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vecha Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 Oh hell yeah! This is the best news out of PS Experience for me....can't wait! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pojodin Posted December 7, 2015 Report Share Posted December 7, 2015 Oh man, that's awesome news! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted February 9, 2017 Report Share Posted February 9, 2017 Seems like it maybe improved on the battle controls someone, they are a bit clunky in the first game especially given the real time nature. Scrolling through a list is not always ideal. However the world graphics look horrible, what was wrong with the painterly style of the first game. It suited it to a T. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted June 13, 2017 Report Share Posted June 13, 2017 Some more prettyness 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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