Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom

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  1. ZXSth
    Feb 4, 2023
    5
    For as wonderful as this game's undeniably charming art style is, I found its insultingly simplistic combat and story so devastatingly off-putting that I could not bear to continue playing past the introductory chapter.

    I truly wanted to fall in love with this game, and get over that initial hump to enjoy what I have seen be regarded as a fantastic game. But that initial hump of the    For as wonderful as this game's undeniably charming art style is, I found its insultingly simplistic combat and story so devastatingly off-putting that I could not bear to continue playing past the introductory chapter.

    I truly wanted to fall in love with this game, and get over that initial hump to enjoy what I have seen be regarded as a fantastic game. But that initial hump of the trope-filled narrative and excessively simplistic combat made playing any further impossible for me. I regret that I lacked the patience to delve any deeper into what might be a very enjoyable game for many people.    … Expand
  2. Clivesdale
    Feb 4, 2023
    5
    This was a rather disappointing game. I wouldn't say it was a waste of time, it's not what I was looking for at all. If I didn't have such high hopes it would've been a 7, because the combat is rather enjoyable and I somewhat liked managing the kingdom.
    My biggest gripe is the lack of familiars, which was the best part(in my opinion) of Ni No Kuni: Wrath of The White Witch.
    The combat    This was a rather disappointing game. I wouldn't say it was a waste of time, it's not what I was looking for at all. If I didn't have such high hopes it would've been a 7, because the combat is rather enjoyable and I somewhat liked managing the kingdom.
    My biggest gripe is the lack of familiars, which was the best part(in my opinion) of Ni No Kuni: Wrath of The White Witch.
    The combat would be an upgrade, but everything else is a little worse if not far worse.    … Expand
  3. chrisdan23
    Jun 8, 2022
    7
    Mit Revenant Kingdom veröffentlicht Level 5 den zweiten Teil ihres ursprünglich zusammen mit Studio Ghibli entworfenen Action Rollenspiels. Wie bereits der phänomenale Vorgänger, bezaubert auch Ni No Kuni 2 mit seiner fantastischen Zeichentrick Optik, die an Studio Ghibli Filme angelehnt ist, auch wenn das renommierte Anime Studio am zweiten Teil des JRPGs nicht mehr direkt beteiligt war.Mit Revenant Kingdom veröffentlicht Level 5 den zweiten Teil ihres ursprünglich zusammen mit Studio Ghibli entworfenen Action Rollenspiels. Wie bereits der phänomenale Vorgänger, bezaubert auch Ni No Kuni 2 mit seiner fantastischen Zeichentrick Optik, die an Studio Ghibli Filme angelehnt ist, auch wenn das renommierte Anime Studio am zweiten Teil des JRPGs nicht mehr direkt beteiligt war.

    Map und Content sind in Revenant Kingdom um einiges gewachsen. Neben den typischen Dungeons, verschiedenen Städten und der frei zu erforschenden Oberwelt, kommen nun auch kleinere Schlachtenscharmützel und ein recht simples, aber motivierendes Städtebau Minispiel hinzu. Das eher strategische Kampfsystem des ersten Teils wurden hingegen durch ein actionreicheres Echtzeit Kampfsystem ersetzt. Leider fällt so aber die motivierende Monsterzucht des Originals unter den Tisch, wie auch die vielen strategischen Elemente, die das äußerst komplexe Kampfsystem des Vorgängers ausgezeichnet hatten. Statt im Schlachtengetümmel vor allem den Überblick zu behalten und die richtigen Monster zur richtigen Zeit geschickt einzusetzen, spielt sich Revenant Kingdom eher wie ein Hack'n Slay und fordert dem Spieler so auch deutlich weniger strategisches Geschick ab.

    Statt Monstern zu fangen hat man nunmehr die Möglichkeit Bewohner für das eigenen Königreich anzuwerben. Ein Großteil der Subquests dreht sich so auch darum, möglichst viele NPCs zwecks Besiedelung der eigenen Stadt in kleinen Nebenmissionen für sich zu gewinnen. Auch abseits der Mainstory ist Ni No Kuni 2 so ein äußerst motivierendes Spiel geworden. Den einzigartigen Charme des Vorgängers erreicht es jedoch nicht. Hierzu fehlen einfach die viele kreativen Studio Ghibli Einflüsse, wie auch die tiefsinnige, phantastische Erzählung im Stile eines Michael Ende, die den ersten Teil so einzigartig gemacht hat. Dennoch ist Revenant Kingdom ein durchaus würdiger Nachfolger, der über viele, viele Stunden gut zu unterhalten weiß.    … Expand
  4. Sensou
    Feb 26, 2022
    6
    Straight to the point. This game is different from the 1st Ni No Kuni but most of the game element and feature is a complete downgrade from the 1st Ni No Kuni

    The world is not necessarily larger than before, its at least the same or even smaller. The world still beautiful but not as rich as the previous title of the series. This time around they make the jump feature "a bit" useful    Straight to the point. This game is different from the 1st Ni No Kuni but most of the game element and feature is a complete downgrade from the 1st Ni No Kuni

    The world is not necessarily larger than before, its at least the same or even smaller. The world still beautiful but not as rich as the previous title of the series.

    This time around they make the jump feature "a bit" useful than before where jump button is a complete trash as it didn't serve any purpose or anything in the game.

    Enemy or monsters type is a complete downgrade, there are too few of them which you will meet all of them whenever you go in the world of Ni No Kuni 2.

    Input buttons is way too confusing. Even after spending around 50 hours in the game I still miss-press the button which I intended to like why you back to traditional buttons input? And there's no setting to adjust or change that.

    Once again, they are trying to create a way of customization for player in the game but for me it still just way too much. Tactic tweaker, armory which consist of 3 weapons, armor, boots, necklace, etc.

    One thing that they do right in my opinion is the addition of "Kingdom" which you manage your own Kingdom and its fun but later when you reach level 3, the coins is moving up very slow which I abandon it at the last minute.

    Conclusion: Great game but they change and broke too many great things from the 1st Ni No Kuni. Drop the game after 67 hours (Chapter 8) due to leveling is not really smooth so I often encounter enemy that 5-7 levels above me where I can say that I'm the type of grinding player when playing RPG    … Expand
  5. Hackslashshoot
    Aug 28, 2021
    5
    Boring, repetitive, borderline mobile phone game. Really wanted to like it. Made it to about 14 hrs of gameplay. I would end up falling asleep with the controller in my hand on most of my attempts to play this one. On the bright side if you’re having trouble sleeping I would highly recommend this game. The music is boring the combat is really easy and the characters and story will put yourBoring, repetitive, borderline mobile phone game. Really wanted to like it. Made it to about 14 hrs of gameplay. I would end up falling asleep with the controller in my hand on most of my attempts to play this one. On the bright side if you’re having trouble sleeping I would highly recommend this game. The music is boring the combat is really easy and the characters and story will put your azz to sleep… Expand
  6. bergcamp101
    Jun 6, 2021
    7
    I have very mixed feelings after 80 hours playing this game. From the one side, there are so many different mechanics, so many stuff to do.. and it's great. From the other side for some reason, it just doesn't work. Characters are too shallow, you just don't buy it. Side quests are super boring. And the grinding is here too... When I entered the final battle, I was like 55 level, and theI have very mixed feelings after 80 hours playing this game. From the one side, there are so many different mechanics, so many stuff to do.. and it's great. From the other side for some reason, it just doesn't work. Characters are too shallow, you just don't buy it. Side quests are super boring. And the grinding is here too... When I entered the final battle, I was like 55 level, and the boss was 72! I lowered difficulty level to normal, because in another way I would have to spend 20-30 hours to get to 72. Overall, it's super mixed.… Expand
  7. Emrys89
    Jul 20, 2018
    6
    A fun easy RPG with a Ghibli feel. I enjoyed the game play but also felt that the combat grew soon a bit to easy. Very rare I felt like i was put to the test. The story I felt though was the weakest. Its sweet but at the same time just left me with a whole lot of unanswered questions. Overall an enjoyable play but not so much for me who much more enjoys a well put together story in an rpg
  8. Kingdomhear
    Dec 6, 2020
    7
    Divertente ..bella storia ...bel gameplay grafica e musiche non male...tutto sommato un buon gioco anche se un passo in dietro dal suo predecessore
  9. ElCaptain
    Jul 19, 2020
    5
    Look it's not as terrible as everyone says it is, it is definitely borderline average though
  10. DTanilG
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    Почему в игре такой маленький шрифт? Я в упор стою возле телевизора и не могу прочитать текст. Позор разработчикам игры, которые намеренно ухудшает здоровье (зрение) потребителям! Ну а сама игра... Однообразная, скучная.
    Единственный плюс игры это субтитры на русском языке.    Почему в игре такой маленький шрифт? Я в упор стою возле телевизора и не могу прочитать текст. Позор разработчикам игры, которые намеренно ухудшает здоровье (зрение) потребителям! Ну а сама игра... Однообразная, скучная.
    Единственный плюс игры это субтитры на русском языке.
  11. serges17
    Jun 18, 2020
    6
    Uno de los videojuegos más aburridos y tediosos que he jugado en los últimos años. El único aspecto positivo de este videojuego es que tiene unos gráficos muy bonitos que llaman mucho la atención y que corre a 60fps pero los demás aspectos del juego son mediocres o malos.
    ¿Por qué es aburrido y tedioso? Por la sencilla razón de que es un juego muy repetitivo, es un Simulador de Recados,    Uno de los videojuegos más aburridos y tediosos que he jugado en los últimos años. El único aspecto positivo de este videojuego es que tiene unos gráficos muy bonitos que llaman mucho la atención y que corre a 60fps pero los demás aspectos del juego son mediocres o malos.
    ¿Por qué es aburrido y tedioso? Por la sencilla razón de que es un juego muy repetitivo, es un Simulador de Recados, el 90% de las veces estarás intentando cumplir con alguna diligencia que un npc te haya pedido "Consígueme un listón rosa" "Derrota a tal monstruo" ¿eso es malo? no, porque es un ingrediente básico de los rpgs, lo malo es que una vez que crees que has cumplido la misión y entregas le entregas al npc el objeto que te pidió, por ejemplo, un listón rosa, cuando llegues y se lo entregues, el npc ahora te pedirá uno amarillo y cuando se lo entregues, luego te pedirá un listón azul, así de tedioso es el juego, haciendo recados una y otra vez duplicando o triplicando el tedio de esas misiones. Pero eso no es todo, el juego está aderezado con dos minijuegos tan aburridos y tediosos como las misiones: un simulador del reino de Evan y un minijuego de enfrentamiento de ejércitos (tipo Warcraft) ambos muy rudimentarios que están al nivel de esos juegos genéricos free to play que descargas para el teléfono, y que requieren una cantidad increíble de farmeo de recursos en el del reino y de experiencia en el minijuego de ejércitos y lo peor es que no puedes evitarlos, debes de jugarlos forzosamente en momentos puntuales porque de otra forma la historia principal no puede progresar, lo cual vuelve al juego doblemente tedioso de lo que ya era.
    Lo peor del caso, es que todo ese tedio es acentuado a través de la historia pues los personajes son muy planos, carentes de carisma y nunca se desarrollan a lo largo del juego y lo peor es que hay capítulos en los que haces prácticamente lo mismo, visitar a un reino, tratar de convencer al rey malvado de ese reino para que se convierta en bueno, a este último el villano mayor lo despoja de su deidad protectora la cual corrompe por lo que la enfrentas la derrotas, el rey se vuelve bueno, final feliz por lo que ahora toca ir al siguiente reino a repetir la tarea.
    La música es horrorosa, repetitiva y fuera de lugar y muy olvidable, las melodías en algunas partes de vuelven muy fastidiosas como en la fábrica de Velintonia y en cuanto a la jugabilidad en los combates pues puedo decir que no es mala, los controles responden bien sin embargo tiene demasiados ingredientes, cambios de arma en medio del combate, hechizos, ecualizador, fofis para que al final el juego sea la mayor parte del tiempo muy fácil y por lo tanto muchas mecánicas su vuelvan innecesarias para los jugadores (terminé el juego en modo difícil).
    El único capítulo donde se revela historia interesante, donde ocurren giros argumentales decentes es el último capítulo, el 9 ¿Pero vale la pena sufrir por 8 capítulos tediosos y aproximadamente 40 horas para disfrutas 5 horas buenas? la verdad es no.    … Expand
  12. XxAlbertoBuzzxX
    Jun 2, 2020
    7
    NI NO KUNI II: REVENANT KINGDOM
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  13. heila
    Mar 20, 2020
    7
    剧情和台词太过于幼稚和无聊, 唯一让我坚持玩下去就是因为画面, 战斗系统比较糟糕, 要么越级打Boss很容易就被秒, 养成方面也比较无聊, 而且任务物品有时候没有任何提示, 不查攻略根本找不到, 一直肝到底, 没有灵魂的新作, 有点失望
  14. whatiswrongwith
    Nov 18, 2019
    6
    I was really transported yesterday. I'm only about 8 hours in with lots more to do, but I felt compelled to chime in after visiting a magical forest and an amazingly animated city yesterday. Those two locations gave me that magical Ghibliesque feeling of another world that I was looking for when I picked this up. If you're looking for that magical Ghibli feeling and you're interested inI was really transported yesterday. I'm only about 8 hours in with lots more to do, but I felt compelled to chime in after visiting a magical forest and an amazingly animated city yesterday. Those two locations gave me that magical Ghibliesque feeling of another world that I was looking for when I picked this up. If you're looking for that magical Ghibli feeling and you're interested in the positives and not too put off by the negatives of what I describe below, you will enjoy this game.

    Thus far I can say the primary character and environmental animations are incredible, battling on hard mode is fun, equipment and character progression is intuitive and enjoyable, and the music and sound are wonderful. This game has everything necessary to be a perfect game, but three factors have already held it back in my relatively short time with the game. I would have been happy to give this game an 8.5 and flirted with giving it a 9 just for the true magical feeling that this game can give you, but I will reserve 9s for games that never give me a drop in my stomach that the following features gave me when I was playing this game.

    First, there are serious issues with the pacing early on. The presentation starts out being too kidsy. I was struck with the sense of dread that this game might just be too easy. The opening area animations are too basic and contrived to give one that sense of unique wonder. Thankfully, this feeling dropped away with a shift in setting, but in my opinion a matter of hours is too long a time to get things moving and to give a player a real feeling of wonder. Now that things are moving and the plot has been setup, I'm falling in love.

    Second, adding to the dread I initially felt about this game being too contrived and kidsy, the overworld chibi-style animation is absolutely terrible, and every moment I'm in it is a disappointment because it's a far cry from the beautiful animations in the rest of the game. This same chibi style is used in the skirmishes, a thus far small part of the gameplay, which are a real drag because the controls lack depth and you just steer your army into another army. I appreciate the world-building aspect of the skirmishes in light of Evan's story, but the bad chibi-style animation and the lack of depth to the gameplay bog down the positive impact this element should have on the feeling of a real world and its story.

    Ultimately, I love this game for what it offers outside of the overworld and the skirmishes. If the game had opened more elegantly and those features had been eliminated or improved, I would undoubtedly give this a 10. If you're looking for that Ghibli sense of wonder and you're okay with waiting 5 or 6 hours of play time to get it, get this game. I'm earnestly looking forward to many more hours with the game, and I will check back in if my impressions change.

    ** Checking back in: After writing the above review, I eventually grew tired of this game's simplistic battles and terrible overworld design. The game just stopped giving me new and beautiful locations to admire at a quick enough clip, and the story didn't make me care enough to keep doing more of the same. I stopped playing, and I'm pretty sure I won't be picking it up again anytime soon.    … Expand
  15. MomoVoss
    Oct 28, 2019
    5
    Very boring and repetitive gameplay. With a world so big who would think there are only lik 6 type of monsters, just with another type of color ? Very easy to that point gear does not matter, spaming one button in combat is dull. Skirmishes are also not worth playing to that point if you wanna collect all trophies you gonna waste 10 hours just to find them. Overall game feels unfinished.
  16. Whoo1e
    Oct 26, 2019
    7
    Из минусов: Много гринда и однообрпзня боёвка.
    Из плюсов: Сюжет, неплохо так завезли механик (жаль что с ними знакомят на протяжении ⅔ игры), игра отлично раскрывает персонажей и сложные боссы.
    К минусам отнёс бы ещё квест из бесплатного длс т.к. для его выполнения нужно выполнять очень много однообразных побочных заданий, и гриндить ресурсы. Короче игру рекомендую для любителей ммо и    Из минусов: Много гринда и однообрпзня боёвка.
    Из плюсов: Сюжет, неплохо так завезли механик (жаль что с ними знакомят на протяжении ⅔ игры), игра отлично раскрывает персонажей и сложные боссы.

    К минусам отнёс бы ещё квест из бесплатного длс т.к. для его выполнения нужно выполнять очень много однообразных побочных заданий, и гриндить ресурсы.
    Короче игру рекомендую для любителей ммо и подобных гриндилок, если брать простому игроку которого гринд бесит то это того не стоит! Ишрал на слимке, по производительности нареканий нету, всё плавно и картинка радует глаз.    … Expand
  17. Aronallo
    Oct 12, 2019
    7
    Muy infantil, se nota que está hecho con prisas. La mano de estudios Ghibli casi no se nota y la historia pasa inadvertida
  18. SOLIDSNAKEN64
    Sep 3, 2019
    6
    I didnt really get much enjoyment out of playing Ni No Kuni 2, I felt like I was forcing myself to try and finish the game. After 20 hours of playing I threw in the towel. NNK2 had some good concepts going for it but ultimately the bad out weighed the good. The things that I didnt sort of enjoy are: the combat was done decently as a action rpg, but even that got repetitive after aI didnt really get much enjoyment out of playing Ni No Kuni 2, I felt like I was forcing myself to try and finish the game. After 20 hours of playing I threw in the towel. NNK2 had some good concepts going for it but ultimately the bad out weighed the good. The things that I didnt sort of enjoy are: the combat was done decently as a action rpg, but even that got repetitive after a while. the kingdom building was somewhat fun, which i usually enjoy but its not really customizable. The graphics are really pretty in some areas but while exploring the world map you can tell they did a **** job.
    Things that I didnt really like are: All the characters are so bland and unlikable. The loot and weapons are all just better versions of the weapons you have no real variety of weapons. I never really felt like I wanted to go out and explore the map. every enemy is the same just different colors. If the are going for a studio ghibli looking world, they failed miserably. the Music was well done, that was probably the best part of this game. I bought it on sale for $20 and felt like it was a waste of time to play!    … Expand
  19. Empyrea
    Jun 29, 2019
    6
    This game would deserve an 8 or so but because it gets more difficult while you advance in the game I have to rate this game with a 6. First of all, the story of this game has nothing to do with the first Ni No Kuni, only remains some soundtrack. All the rest, gameplay, characters, etc are different. As I said this is not a bad game but now I'm in the middle of the game (almost 20 hours)This game would deserve an 8 or so but because it gets more difficult while you advance in the game I have to rate this game with a 6. First of all, the story of this game has nothing to do with the first Ni No Kuni, only remains some soundtrack. All the rest, gameplay, characters, etc are different. As I said this is not a bad game but now I'm in the middle of the game (almost 20 hours) and I see I should grind my team about 10 levels to defeat normal enemies, and all this after they made you do some sidequests to keep advancing in the game. If I compare it with the first Ni No Kuni, I remember I found some difficult enemies but at the end of the game and you could avoid them using an item and you could beat the final boss with a bag full of potions and dodging at the right times but as I said, I'm in the middle of the game and I find myself 10 levels under so I'm not in the mood to spend hours leveling my team just because of the developers' will. Plus, I had this game borrowed so I don't mind to leave it this way. It should have been better that they give you the choise to play an easy level or to put enemies that are more or less at the same level than your team.… Expand
  20. SplitMind
    May 21, 2019
    6
    I don't understand the rave reviews for this. Once you strip away the delightful graphics you are left with quite a dull and repetitive game.

    The quests and puzzles are what ruined the game for me. So many of the quests are simple fetch quests, annoying and tedious. Combine this with their obligation in order to upgrade your kingdom so the story could advance and I was nearly tearing my    I don't understand the rave reviews for this. Once you strip away the delightful graphics you are left with quite a dull and repetitive game.

    The quests and puzzles are what ruined the game for me. So many of the quests are simple fetch quests, annoying and tedious. Combine this with their obligation in order to upgrade your kingdom so the story could advance and I was nearly tearing my hair out. I don't mind assassination missions, but there are just too many dull missions disguised as content, when really the game is quite shallow.

    The puzzles are another despairing experience, not because they're hard, but because they are just so tedious. It's basically "go there and push that switch, cross the bridge, push another switch then double back" ad infinitum. I'd much rather have skipped these and saved time.

    The final bizarre experience I've had is that around chapter 6 I suddenly found myself being quite under-levelled, which is in contrast to many reviews saying the game is quite easy. Albeit I didn't struggle much, I did lose patience with how long levelling up took. I love RPGs but the monotony here made levelling up such a tedious grind.

    If you're desperate for a JRPG then maybe go for this, but there are so many better options out there now. Do not spend anything more than £10/20 on this game.    … Expand
  21. OwtDaft
    Apr 23, 2019
    7
    + Different gameplay elements help bring purpose to the otherwise dull side quests.
    + Graphics are great for a JRPG, though there is a slight stutter in 4K mode.
    + Music is extremely good. + Voice acting is very good. + The game is fun to try 100%. You will want to get the platinum. + There is a small town where they speak in Yorkshire dialect, it's funny. +/- The side quests are    + Different gameplay elements help bring purpose to the otherwise dull side quests.
    + Graphics are great for a JRPG, though there is a slight stutter in 4K mode.
    + Music is extremely good.
    + Voice acting is very good.
    + The game is fun to try 100%. You will want to get the platinum.
    + There is a small town where they speak in Yorkshire dialect, it's funny.
    +/- The side quests are very basic though rewarding to do.
    - Story alright but it's nothing amazing.
    - The main story is quite short.
    - Easy to miss in gameplay dialogue comes and goes quick, should of been voiced.
    - The combat is very basic and mindless and easy.
    - More of the game could of been voiced acted.    … Expand
  22. BlitZeR_95
    Jan 22, 2019
    7
    Though I think this is a good game, it is lacking in a couple of departments.
    I thought this would be a full-on JRPG open-world but it turns out you turn into a chibi character travelling the world. This was a turn-off for me, though I should've done my research before playing the game.
    The story is decent at best, mostly cliche. Combat is mediocre at best too, but it can be fun at    Though I think this is a good game, it is lacking in a couple of departments.
    I thought this would be a full-on JRPG open-world but it turns out you turn into a chibi character travelling the world. This was a turn-off for me, though I should've done my research before playing the game.
    The story is decent at best, mostly cliche. Combat is mediocre at best too, but it can be fun at times.
    Maybe my expectations were too high on this game? But I would give it a fair 7/10 at best.    … Expand
  23. pongkrit03
    Jan 20, 2019
    6
    I love Dragon quest XI so I gave Nino 2 a chance since it is considered a same genre from most people. Well, it is true that Nino 2 is kinda same genre, but the quality is not at the same level. I played Nino 2 approximately 10 hrs+ and couldn't bring myself to continue. On the surface, it looks like a good charming JRPG, but if you dig in for real, you will find out that this game, kinda,I love Dragon quest XI so I gave Nino 2 a chance since it is considered a same genre from most people. Well, it is true that Nino 2 is kinda same genre, but the quality is not at the same level. I played Nino 2 approximately 10 hrs+ and couldn't bring myself to continue. On the surface, it looks like a good charming JRPG, but if you dig in for real, you will find out that this game, kinda, lacks of serious elements to hook players. It is hard to explain but everything in this game is not interesting enough. Story is shallow, it starts off ok, then feel boring in the middle. Character design looks unique at first but their facial expression looks bland, stiff. Combat is also feel good at first, responsive, but it lacks of depth. it become repetitive quickly. Not enough voice actors (Some feels terrible too) . Kingdom management also not that kind of simulation I want, again it lacks of depth. Music and Graphic are just fine.

    In sum, I think 6/10 is a fair score for Nino 2. This game is too casual for me. Yes, the difficulty can be adjusted, but the problem is the game mechanic itself, the repetitiveness, and Story is too light, too boring. I think Nino 2 is only good for casual players or kids. It lacks of a punch for hardcore gamers.    … Expand
  24. KratosKong
    Jan 18, 2019
    7
    Ni muchísimo menos es mal juego pero se ha notado un bajón de presupuesto gigantesco respecto a su primera entrega.
  25. duxdaro
    Jan 5, 2019
    5
    The biggest disappointment of 2018. After the magical Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch I had high expectations for the sequel, but I got a boring game, with a boring story, with shallow characters, and a simple gameplay with difficulty for 5 years old kids :/
  26. DrZomboid
    Dec 26, 2018
    7
    Very good RPG with ton things to do. A lot of voiceless dialogue can be boring. Graphics in distance is poor even on Pro.
  27. Greenfox
    Nov 23, 2018
    7
    This game is good and visually is great! I liked many of the changes they made, but I didn't care for the change from monsters gaining levels to players. If this had been the only NI No Kuni I had played then my rating would have been higher.

    However, because of the changes there is no longer a need to grind levels or fight over and over just to get that monster you desire. In other    This game is good and visually is great! I liked many of the changes they made, but I didn't care for the change from monsters gaining levels to players. If this had been the only NI No Kuni I had played then my rating would have been higher.

    However, because of the changes there is no longer a need to grind levels or fight over and over just to get that monster you desire. In other words, once you finish the game there isn't much reason to play again.    … Expand
  28. hime
    Oct 16, 2018
    6
    Кошкомальчик и красивая графика не могут вытянуть этот слащавый сюжет и обилие гринда в чистом виде. Разочарование года.
  29. aditya1101
    Oct 8, 2018
    7
    With 60+ hours logged so far, I can definitely say that this is one of the best RPGs I've ever played. The first thing I have to point out is the game's visual presentation. Not only is the overall style just so cool (I literally felt like I was playing through a Miyazaki movie!), but there's clearly so much effort put into the visual presentation. There's a ton of really smooth andWith 60+ hours logged so far, I can definitely say that this is one of the best RPGs I've ever played. The first thing I have to point out is the game's visual presentation. Not only is the overall style just so cool (I literally felt like I was playing through a Miyazaki movie!), but there's clearly so much effort put into the visual presentation. There's a ton of really smooth and detailed character animation (both the pre-rendered and real time animation both looked amazing), the enemies all have really unique models that tie in well with their attack patterns (and different versions of the same enemies aren't just reskinned, but actually have fairly significant visual changes that I almost never see in RPGs), and all the in-game settings are just a joy to explore. It was just so easy to put a ton of time into this game because the visuals were constantly keeping me excited to play more.

    In terms of the core RPG mechanics (combat/leveling/shopping/etc), there's a nice level of freshness, but nothing super special - however, I think this game's strength's lie elsewhere. By presenting a very polished and not overly complex set of core RPG mechanics, this game allows its new and interesting ideas to have the perfect stage. The game constantly switches between real-time combat, questing, a kingdom building idle game, and an RTS style military battle system. Besides the fact that these are all individually really fun and quite polished (the military battles were my least favorite but were still pretty enjoyable), the game really succeeds in tying all of these different game styles together. While it's certainly possible to not spend much time on the kingdom building or military battles if you don't want to, the game really incentivizes you to put time into it by having rewards in each gameplay mode that directly impact the other modes. I'm probably overstating how good these mechanics are, but I was just really impressed by how polished it all was, and given how impressive the visuals were, all this game needed was some solid RPG gameplay and I think they went over and above that.

    The one major detraction was that the story was incredibly cheesy. There were some great characters (especially Roland!) but for the most part the characters were underdeveloped, peoples' motivations were either super transparent or were poorly substantiated, and there was just overall a lack of tact and subtlety. So much of the time, things just seemed to happen because the developers clearly wanted the story to go a certain way - there were a lot of conflicts that were either introduced or resolved in ways that were cheesy, unsubtle, or frankly even a bit confusing (Nerea in particular left me scratching my head). I did really like the main storyline, and especially the conflict between the cats and the mice, but most of the other storylines were pretty unsatisfying. This definitely wasn't enough to hugely detract from the game however.    … Expand
  30. RepentantSky
    Oct 5, 2018
    5
    This game is nowhere near as good as the first one. I know people are going to hate me for saying that, but it has problems none of the Level-5 games I've played has. The characters don't have enough focus, the main antagonist is probably the worst one Level 5 ever had in any their games, and no, the last bit at the end does not redeem him enough to make it worth it. Level-5 is usuallyThis game is nowhere near as good as the first one. I know people are going to hate me for saying that, but it has problems none of the Level-5 games I've played has. The characters don't have enough focus, the main antagonist is probably the worst one Level 5 ever had in any their games, and no, the last bit at the end does not redeem him enough to make it worth it. Level-5 is usually great at these things, but the pacing, the story and everything else are far below the standards I have for a game made by this company. Ni No Kuni II is the worst Level-5 game I have ever played, and it's Bandai Namco's fault, because all the problems i have are for sure things you'd see in a Bandai Namco game, but not a Level-5 one. The game does look great, and the music and acting are fantastic, provided the music isn't using tracks from the first game, which is does often enough that you notice it, and they often just don't fit.

    I had hoped Ni No Kuni II would my favorite RPG of the year so far, but I'd rather the play the ones I've bought so far this year on my 3DS. Level-5 is better than this game, and it saddens me to see them release a game like this that is so far below their standard of quality, especially since it doesn't feel like it's their fault. I'm sure people are going to hate me for giving this game a bad score, but I can't help it, it's just not what it should be.    … Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 84 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 76 out of 84
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 84
  3. Negative: 0 out of 84
  1. CD-Action
    Jul 6, 2018
    80
    Part an RPG, part a strategy game, part a city builder, as a whole a fairy tale that makes Studio Ghibli and Dragon Quest spring to mind. [06/2018, p.56]
  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. New York Daily News
    Jun 3, 2018
    80
    It's all fantastic and layered and balanced.
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