Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom

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  1. SilverGriever
    Sep 6, 2019
    6
    This is such a step down for the series. The story is fine, but the pacing, characters and gamepley are so inferior to the original that I had to force myself to keep playing. The biggest problem with the game is that it removed the monster collecting and is now an action rpg like the Tales or Star Ocean series. But doesn't do anything different or better than any other action rpg. MyThis is such a step down for the series. The story is fine, but the pacing, characters and gamepley are so inferior to the original that I had to force myself to keep playing. The biggest problem with the game is that it removed the monster collecting and is now an action rpg like the Tales or Star Ocean series. But doesn't do anything different or better than any other action rpg. My biggest complaint is that there is nothing today like the original game. Yet there are several similar action rpgs coming like Ni no Kuni 2. The characters are also not as interesting and seem boring. Maybe because this game is not fully voiced like the previous game was. If you haven't played either of these games yet, just stick to the original. Or wait for the remaster coming out soon.… Expand
  2. SuperkenGaming
    May 22, 2018
    7
    Ni no kuni II Revenant Kingdom
    Still a good game, but took a massive step back.
    Ni No Kuni 2 is less of a sequel and more of a 2nd installment in a series.. this game takes place many years into the future after the first ni no kuni, so playing the first game isn’t necessary to play this one. .however I would recommend you play that one instead.. This is an action jrpg that telsl the    Ni no kuni II Revenant Kingdom
    Still a good game, but took a massive step back.
    Ni No Kuni 2 is less of a sequel and more of a 2nd installment in a series..
    this game takes place many years into the future after the first ni no kuni, so playing the first game isn’t necessary to play this one. .however I would recommend you play that one instead..
    This is an action jrpg that telsl the story of evan who sets out to start his own kingdom and unite all the nations of the world.
    The story this time around is much less personal.. its vewry politics heavy.. hes just a child that wants to make the world a better place. .a lot of cgrowing and learning to hopefully become a great leader of this land and because of this less personal tale, I had less interest in how the game played out overall…
    The first game had a slow but beautiful build up and introduction to its characters, this time around everything is sped up, youre told your motives in passing, everything happens so fast, and I just found myself not caring.
    So no good story, were off to a bad start..
    Thankfully the gameplay and rpg ellements of this game keep you hooked for this games roughly 30 hour campaign..
    unfortunately also changed is the pokemon aspect.. youre no longer collecting monsters, instead theres an action rpg twist, when youre roaming the open lands youre in chibby form and youre pulled into a little arena to battle, and hwen youre in tighter spaced evrythiong is pulled in and its much more westernized where you hop right into battle and go, the combat system is much more simpler this time around, magic is rewarded quickly and spent with the hold of a trigger and the press of an action button, leaving combat to be fast and fluent requiring little strategy…
    however the strategy of the first game is what made me fall in love with it aside from the pokemon character collecting aspects..
    here not much thinking is required… hack and slash your way through battles..
    things are so easy that I found boss battles to be easer than regular random encounters…
    I still had fun with all of this though, opening chests and picking up loot, throwing loot on my part members which like the first game can be swapped through during battle at anytime, and you can bring up to 3 members into combat, gaining new party members as you get deeper into the story..
    There are also thewse little higgledy characters you can collect by trading them items that will join you to aid oyu in battle with elemental damage or healing you.
    the good of this game ends thers, in it combat..
    the rest it just sets out to take away all of the heart and charm this series had…
    theres and insane lack of cutscnes and voice acting here.. giving you more reason to not care whats going on.. theres a little siege battle mini game that adds absolutely nothing to the game, and the worst addition the kingdom management that sets out to turn this giant jrpg into a mobile game, if jrpgs weren’t long enough, you now have to wait hours in real time for your kingdom to collect currency for you to build stations and set out residence to do research so you can craft the best gear…
    you aren’t bothered with amanging this kingdom, but there are definitely speedbumps that stop story progression until you build your kingom up to a certain point…
    so youre forced to go out and do sidequests to recruit new citizens for your kingdom
    it feels like a giant time waster, I don’t necessarily hate that it’s a thing.. you are a little adorable king after all.. but I hate that its forced on you at times and runs on a free to play mobile game timer nonsense, I didn’t find the kingdom to be necessary at all as the combat is so easy here…
    but I do like the new fast travel options making this forced sidequest bit not too much of hassle..
    and I did love the design of this world its towns and its bosses…
    If theres one thing this series does right its world building…
    im disappointed that this isn’t more of what the first game was…
    but this is still a solid game..
    sure youll have to bite down and pull yourself through the mobile garbage, and skim theough the boring generic feeling story…
    but in between these bits is a great and addictive jrpg set in a world that feels connected and real.
    I give Ni No Kuni 2 Revenant Kingdom
    a 7.5/10    … Expand
  3. pixeldrum
    Jul 10, 2019
    7
    Story 5/10- A simple plot does not mean boring and very predictable. By the time the third or so chapter was finished, you could predictably figure out the ending
    Art 10/10- Amazing art for a JRPG of this type of genre. Of course, we are talking about only in dungeons and towns. The overworld is kind of weird. but the art is so great that I don't even mind that there was no custom made    Story 5/10- A simple plot does not mean boring and very predictable. By the time the third or so chapter was finished, you could predictably figure out the ending
    Art 10/10- Amazing art for a JRPG of this type of genre. Of course, we are talking about only in dungeons and towns. The overworld is kind of weird. but the art is so great that I don't even mind that there was no custom made animations, since using the character models for cutscenes actually was fine since the art is great. OST is quite unique, in that it uses only orchestra music to make them, and it is a hit or miss. For me, the majority of the OST is quite nice and a refreshing twist to the normal JRPG OSTs.
    Gameplay 5/10 - Now the majority of the actual gameplay. is fine, with the tactic tweaker, dodging mechanics, and your higilidies and the sorts. However, the kingdom building is only used to further the plot and is 100% useless, and also absolutely boring. The army fights are similarly you walking through the enemies and hoping your army levels are high enough. Recruiting citizens in particular is very very long, and a boring process that has to be done to further plot. These useless time wasters ultimately brings the gameplay from a "decent" to a "pretty bad" rating to me
    Character 6/10- Nothing to be said about the characters. Pretty basic, but also not too stupid main cast. Story clearly invests a lot of time into developing the main character into a more mature ruler for his kingdom.
    Enjoyment 7/10 - Even with some flaws, it was pretty enjoyable
    Overall 7/10 - For JRPG, the expectations were set, and although not a masterpiece, still a fine game. That said, if you are looking for something amazing, look elsewhere    … Expand
  4. Jrson
    May 5, 2020
    5
    Unlike the last Ni no kuni, this one has very little voice acting and the Studio Ghibili animations are also gone. Still, the art style attempted to stay true to the last game which I think it succeeded in doing. The combat in this game can get pretty repetitive and the battles are super easy. The amount of padding in this game though is pretty annoying. The game forces you to work on yourUnlike the last Ni no kuni, this one has very little voice acting and the Studio Ghibili animations are also gone. Still, the art style attempted to stay true to the last game which I think it succeeded in doing. The combat in this game can get pretty repetitive and the battles are super easy. The amount of padding in this game though is pretty annoying. The game forces you to work on your kingdom in order to progress through the story. I personally think that this type of padding makes the game less enjoyable. Yet, many jrpgs still do it to this day.… Expand
  5. HamletArcher
    May 29, 2018
    5
    The Studio Ghibli style artwork is unquestionably beautiful. A few of the cities (particularly Goldpaw) are a joy to look at. The music is atmospheric and enjoyable until it got old. Unfortunately, the combat is monotonous and repetitive. The item collection is arbitrary and mostly pointless. The citizen collection is tedious and most of the citizens do not add to the main story or theThe Studio Ghibli style artwork is unquestionably beautiful. A few of the cities (particularly Goldpaw) are a joy to look at. The music is atmospheric and enjoyable until it got old. Unfortunately, the combat is monotonous and repetitive. The item collection is arbitrary and mostly pointless. The citizen collection is tedious and most of the citizens do not add to the main story or the character development. The main story is cliche and unbelievable, especially with the over-idealistic pure-hearted king changing the world by endlessly running the dumbest errands for everyone he meets and giving substance-less cheesy speeches every once in a while.

    The art is superb. Everything else is subpar.    … Expand
  6. Tyralyon
    Jun 4, 2018
    6
    Such a huge disappointment, considering how great the first game was. The writing and story is atrocious and I ended up skipping most of the dialogue, it was super generic and boring. The skirmishes are ok, the combat is decent (would say it is the only thing better than the first one), but that's the only reedeming factors for this game. The kingdom building is inspired by Farmville andSuch a huge disappointment, considering how great the first game was. The writing and story is atrocious and I ended up skipping most of the dialogue, it was super generic and boring. The skirmishes are ok, the combat is decent (would say it is the only thing better than the first one), but that's the only reedeming factors for this game. The kingdom building is inspired by Farmville and other clones better suited for mobile platforms. The sidequests are totally generic and uninteresting, mostly just "kill x mob" or "gather x of ". Most surprisingly is perhaps the graphics, though naturally techincally better (though not by much), are also much worse than the original. Copy-paste layouts of environments and enemies and even the music is to a large degree re-used from the first game. Combine that with the lack of voice acting and it's clear this game was not given much TLC, or budget, by Level-5. Because of sunk cost fallacy (the time I spent playing this game, though 80% of it was leaving my computer on over night, and the ridiculous amount of money I splashed out thinking it would be as good as the first one). I'm giving it a generous 6/10.… Expand
  7. Deothor
    Sep 15, 2018
    5
    Graphics are solid 10/10, but gameplay is really weak. It gets super repetitive hardly 2 hours in the game. Plus the game has several annoyances like after every won battle your character has to make a "victory pose", that stops you for 2-3s. Like... You fight every damn minute. This is so annoying.
    The chibi characters (for when you move on a map) also take away from any interesting    Graphics are solid 10/10, but gameplay is really weak. It gets super repetitive hardly 2 hours in the game. Plus the game has several annoyances like after every won battle your character has to make a "victory pose", that stops you for 2-3s. Like... You fight every damn minute. This is so annoying.
    The chibi characters (for when you move on a map) also take away from any interesting gameplay.

    Game is focused on to be child-friendly. Grown ups might get really tired playing it (that says anime-fan).    … Expand
  8. Eyji
    May 8, 2018
    5
    Deceiving.
    It's beautiful and fights are dynamic.

    But that's it !
    Far too easy, repetitive, FedEx type quests...
    Too bad.
  9. DJKrimson
    Feb 16, 2020
    7
    Fun game. Good graphics and music. However, the combat is a bit dull and the skirmishes just feels like a huge waste of time.
  10. Mandulum
    May 29, 2018
    5
    Five Word Review: Beautiful game but weak story.
    Favorite Thing: The art style is really great.
    Least Favorite Thing: The story is weak; nothing interesting or consequential happens until the very end. Regicide? Forgiven. Unleashing a great evil on the world and committing (attempted) mass murder? Don't worry about it! Date Completed: 2018-05-29 Playtime: ~ 40h Enjoyment: 5/10    Five Word Review: Beautiful game but weak story.
    Favorite Thing: The art style is really great.
    Least Favorite Thing: The story is weak; nothing interesting or consequential happens until the very end. Regicide? Forgiven. Unleashing a great evil on the world and committing (attempted) mass murder? Don't worry about it!

    Date Completed: 2018-05-29
    Playtime: ~ 40h
    Enjoyment: 5/10
    Recommendation: No. The story makes this a game I would only recommend to a child (because they like silly things).    … Expand
  11. DreamCore
    Apr 8, 2018
    7
    Pros:

    * Lots of variation with Skirmishes, City Building etc. * Beatiful art style, especially characters. * Combat system is nice, but could be more challenging. Cons: * Story is too childish. * Way too easy without any difficulty options. * Overworld is quite ugly looking. * Lack of voice overs in most dialogues. * Many dugeons feel bland and lack detail. The game has    Pros:

    * Lots of variation with Skirmishes, City Building etc.
    * Beatiful art style, especially characters.
    * Combat system is nice, but could be more challenging.

    Cons:

    * Story is too childish.
    * Way too easy without any difficulty options.
    * Overworld is quite ugly looking.
    * Lack of voice overs in most dialogues.
    * Many dugeons feel bland and lack detail.

    The game has many flaws but I still enjoy it and I would still recommended it to RPG fans. Make sure to do some research on the Skirmish and City Building mechanics because they have a big focus in the game and if you don't like that kind of thing, this game is not for you.    … Expand
  12. ADeadDeath
    Jul 26, 2018
    5
    Se estiver esperando por um jogo desafiador bem parecido com este e com uma história infinitamente melhor, jogue Tales of Zestiria ou Tales of Berseria (tanto faz), ambos dão de 10 a zero nesse em todos os sentidos (exceto graficamente, onde é o único ponto realmente positivo de Ni no Kuni II.
    Tudo no jogo é muito fácil, como em qualquer RPG que não traz qualquer necessidade de abordar    Se estiver esperando por um jogo desafiador bem parecido com este e com uma história infinitamente melhor, jogue Tales of Zestiria ou Tales of Berseria (tanto faz), ambos dão de 10 a zero nesse em todos os sentidos (exceto graficamente, onde é o único ponto realmente positivo de Ni no Kuni II.
    Tudo no jogo é muito fácil, como em qualquer RPG que não traz qualquer necessidade de abordar uma estratégia para enfrentar qualquer inimigo. Vc basicamente só precisa estar no mesmo lvl que seu adversário e tudo correrá tranquilamente e extremamente fácil.
    A história é bem regular, não chega a ser tudo isso que a maioria das pessoas estão dizendo (acredito que tenha sido feito para crianças como alguns estão afirmando).
    O pior de tudo é o jogo nem deixar a gente escolher a dificuldade, já que não existe essa escolha, então tu terá que jogar na dificuldade padrão, não existe médio e difícil, apenas fácil (mas não aparece a opção de fácil no jogo, só estou dizendo isso pq o próprio é extremamente fácil de jogar)
    Se vc já for maturo o suficiente provavelmente não irá gostar tanto assim do jogo então te recomendo os dois jogos a cima por terem um combate mais parecido.    … Expand
  13. Dalray3s
    Jun 6, 2018
    6
    Serás un repartidor de Glovo
    Antes de entrar en detalle quiero decir que es EXTREMADAMENTE REPETITIVO
    Puntos a favor: -Visualmente te dejará embobado -Los personajes Tienen su encanto. -La gestión del reino te anima a completar misiones secundarias Puntos en contra: -Solo eres el chico de los recados de otros reinos. -cuando llevas 7 horas de juego ya sabes la estructura de las    Serás un repartidor de Glovo
    Antes de entrar en detalle quiero decir que es EXTREMADAMENTE REPETITIVO

    Puntos a favor:
    -Visualmente te dejará embobado
    -Los personajes Tienen su encanto.
    -La gestión del reino te anima a completar misiones secundarias

    Puntos en contra:
    -Solo eres el chico de los recados de otros reinos.
    -cuando llevas 7 horas de juego ya sabes la estructura de las siguientes 20 algo que no debería verse como algo positivo
    -Evan, no tiene sangre y por ende transfondo.
    -Los jefes finales, son extremadamente aburridos y el
    combate más que un reto es un trámite    … Expand
  14. DarkFireUmad
    Jul 18, 2020
    7
    Juego con una historia del montón apta para todos los públicos, la banda sonora acompaña bien pero no es memorable no como otras. El gameplay está interesante pero al final si no lo juegas en dificil el juego es muy asequible.
    Este juego si lo quieres jugar adelante, pero no te pierdes nada por no jugarlo.
  15. Vitalick
    Apr 9, 2023
    7
    El juego está bien pero esperaba algo mas después de haber jugado la obra maestra que es el primer Ni no kuni.
    No se si por falta de carisma de los personajes, la historia flojilla, o el batiburrillo de juego que se ha quedado con tantas mecánicas como lo del castillo o batallas campales pero el juego no termina de cuajar tan bien como el anterior.
    Aun así si te gusta el género pues no    El juego está bien pero esperaba algo mas después de haber jugado la obra maestra que es el primer Ni no kuni.
    No se si por falta de carisma de los personajes, la historia flojilla, o el batiburrillo de juego que se ha quedado con tantas mecánicas como lo del castillo o batallas campales pero el juego no termina de cuajar tan bien como el anterior.
    Aun así si te gusta el género pues no es mal juego, simplemente regular.    … Expand

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81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Sep 13, 2018
    80
    Ni No Kuni II is all that fans wanted after the first game. Despite the lower difficulty, the game can absorb and offer a magical and welcoming experience of the Japanese RPG genre. [Issue#285]
  2. Jeuxvideo.com
    Jun 6, 2018
    80
    Ni No Kuni II is truly a tale, deliberately naïve and full of colorful characters. The combination of different genres, JRPG, management and RTS, works well, as each style is interwoven with the others.
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  3. Merlin'in Kazanı (Turkey)
    May 29, 2018
    80
    With the successful fighting system and the dynamics of the story, Ni Ko Kuni II is once again the challenging JRPG we miss.
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