Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom

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  1. uncharted4
    Mar 23, 2018
    10
    Man omg, Ni No Kuni 2 is incredible and awesome game ever i playing.. it is way better than first one.. the graphic look so beautiful.. Character are adorable : Evan, Roland and other characters.. gameplay is excellent especially real time battle
  2. banmaarten
    Mar 23, 2018
    10
    What a beautiful game! I loved the first Ni No Kuni and they captured the same atmosphere in this game. The gameplay is great: fluent battles and perfect controls. The game looks absolutely stunning and the surroundings are varied. A musthave for fans of the genre and if you've played and loved the first game, you should definitely play this one.
  3. JvJ
    Mar 23, 2018
    10
    An amazing game that won't just tell you a story, but will make you live it.
  4. Prrgangsta
    Mar 23, 2018
    10
    There is too much to say about this game that makes it great. The bright and colorful world and cast of characters. The battles feel great and responsive. I love the Tactics Tweaker and managing the kingdom to make sure it is coming along the way I want it. I want to go into greater detail but then this review might become way too long. If you have or plan on buying a PS4 this is a must buy.
  5. Super_Cloud
    Jan 30, 2019
    10
    This game look amazing, one of the best looking game i ever played. The battle system is really fun, i couldn't get into the first game because of that and this one i really liked it. The soundtrack of the game is fantastic. I really had a lot of of fun with this game, after finishing the game i played the post game content because i couldn't get enough of this game. One thing, i wish theThis game look amazing, one of the best looking game i ever played. The battle system is really fun, i couldn't get into the first game because of that and this one i really liked it. The soundtrack of the game is fantastic. I really had a lot of of fun with this game, after finishing the game i played the post game content because i couldn't get enough of this game. One thing, i wish the game had more voice over, there is no excuse for this game not to be fully voiced. I spent 90 hours on this game, really good game.… Expand
  6. M3RTIPAH
    Apr 1, 2018
    9
    What makes a game great? A wonderful story, amazing characters, beatiful landscapes, lots of fun activites etc? Quess what, Ni No Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom has all of that and even more. Only complain is lack of voice acting, it doesnt ruin the overall feeling but I really wanted to hear some more. I dont remember when I was so hooked to the game that i had to force myself to quit justWhat makes a game great? A wonderful story, amazing characters, beatiful landscapes, lots of fun activites etc? Quess what, Ni No Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom has all of that and even more. Only complain is lack of voice acting, it doesnt ruin the overall feeling but I really wanted to hear some more. I dont remember when I was so hooked to the game that i had to force myself to quit just because humans must sleep. Ni No Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom is beatiful, polished, and a must have game to all (J)RPG fans and its also easy to pick up for those who are unfamiliar to (J)RPG genre.… Expand
  7. Lemonade1408
    Mar 26, 2018
    9
    This is a wonderful game, i've played 11 hours already and feel like I haven't scratched the surface.

    The pacing of the game is spot on, the story while cliched is decent, the characters are all likeable, the combat is fun, the kingdom building is surprisingly decent, i even enjoy the skirmish battles Th only negative I can find is that its too easy, it needs a hard mode (which maybe    This is a wonderful game, i've played 11 hours already and feel like I haven't scratched the surface.

    The pacing of the game is spot on, the story while cliched is decent, the characters are all likeable, the combat is fun, the kingdom building is surprisingly decent, i even enjoy the skirmish battles

    Th only negative I can find is that its too easy, it needs a hard mode (which maybe coming with the season pass I believe) I have only encountered one battle where I had to take a health potion. I have not tried the tainted beasts yet though, so they may offer some challenge

    Buy this game if you like RPG's you wont be disappointed    … Expand
  8. mj_arthur
    Mar 26, 2018
    9
    I gave Wrath of the White Witch 91/100. Revenant Kingdom, despite being slightly inferior to the original, still earns a solid 88/100. Lovely animation, fun and addictive gameplay and wonderful score strongly make up for the lack of difficulty as well as lack of abundant voice acting. Nevertheless, the story remained compelling enough to read through text boxes most of the way. Im justI gave Wrath of the White Witch 91/100. Revenant Kingdom, despite being slightly inferior to the original, still earns a solid 88/100. Lovely animation, fun and addictive gameplay and wonderful score strongly make up for the lack of difficulty as well as lack of abundant voice acting. Nevertheless, the story remained compelling enough to read through text boxes most of the way. Im just about to enter the final dungeon (35 hours on) and im certain that ill play on after i beat it. Might as well platinum the flipping thing! Gameplay is just that engrossing. Must-have for JRPG fans.… Expand
  9. pristiq
    Mar 26, 2018
    10
    I think i'm in love.
    This might be one of the best JRPG's I have ever played, Wonderful characters, a lot of Studio Ghibli influences, In case you were scared for the cut scenes not being drawn and directed by Ghibli, let me tell you, they are still super Ghibliish, and very good.
    Extremely colorful and diverse world, monsters, characters. Every inch of this game is filled with charm and    I think i'm in love.
    This might be one of the best JRPG's I have ever played, Wonderful characters, a lot of Studio Ghibli influences, In case you were scared for the cut scenes not being drawn and directed by Ghibli, let me tell you, they are still super Ghibliish, and very good.
    Extremely colorful and diverse world, monsters, characters. Every inch of this game is filled with charm and moments that make you go: "Wooooaaah".

    I personally love the fluent real-time-battle system, it makes me want to challenge every monster I come across.

    I don't really have a bad word to say about this game tbh, it's just THAT good.
    Buy it if you want a fantastic story, characters, world, dungeons, monsters, design, colors.
    and the Humor is right up my alley. so yeah 10/10. Thanks for this gem.

    side note: The PC port is excellent too, 4k, uncapped framerate and full controller Key-bindings    … Expand
  10. shinshichirou
    Mar 27, 2018
    10
    It is amazing. When playing it it's like having a relaxing walk in the park :D
  11. Reddrag0852
    Mar 24, 2018
    10
    Deep in the game(barely slept). So I'll say a few things and address some of the criticism/complaints I see here.

    Firstly, the game is the most beautiful thing I've seen in my entire life. Secondly, I love the creative characters, enemies and locations. Combat is great. Story is great, but , obviously, sometimes quirky due to it being a japanese game. Kingdom building is fantastic.    Deep in the game(barely slept). So I'll say a few things and address some of the criticism/complaints I see here.

    Firstly, the game is the most beautiful thing I've seen in my entire life.
    Secondly, I love the creative characters, enemies and locations.
    Combat is great.
    Story is great, but , obviously, sometimes quirky due to it being a japanese game.
    Kingdom building is fantastic. Reminds me of dark cloud/dark could 2, but way better.
    Skirmish army battles are super fun.
    Vehicles are awesome looking.

    It really feels like a ghibli game in every aspect.

    Now for what my fellow reviewers complain about.
    Ugly character? What?
    Fetch quests? I've only encountered a few of those in side quests.
    Too much text? Ya'll never heard of jrpgs have you?
    And yeah it might need a difficulty setting.    … Expand
  12. AgriasReign
    Mar 24, 2018
    10
    Ni No Kuni 2 is a breath taking and pleasant sequel to the first game. The art style is so colorful and the game play is fun even though some people disliked the changes from the first. This is one of those games where you can play 3 hours straight and still want to keep going just for the next surprise that is waiting for you. The only negative so far is that the battles and bosses areNi No Kuni 2 is a breath taking and pleasant sequel to the first game. The art style is so colorful and the game play is fun even though some people disliked the changes from the first. This is one of those games where you can play 3 hours straight and still want to keep going just for the next surprise that is waiting for you. The only negative so far is that the battles and bosses are too easy but I am hoping that as it progresses so too does the difficulty. If you are a RPG fan do not pass up this game as it is like playing a dream.… Expand
  13. PULKEMONTHE
    Mar 27, 2018
    10
    Man omg, Ni No Kuni 2 is incredible and awesome game ever i playing.. it is way better than first one.. the graphic look so beautiful.. Character are adorable : Evan, Roland and other characters.. gameplay is excellent especially real time battle
  14. FreeStylerFC
    Mar 24, 2018
    10
    Thank you Level 5 and Bandai Namco for this gem. Much better than the first one, and that's not easy.
  15. Zavi
    Mar 26, 2018
    10
    Simply Amazing, when you think about a classic RPG to enjoy like old time and still hoping for something new and amazing. Ni no Kuni 2 simply the good choice for you. At the beginning you may get bored and tired of the way the game begin , but slowly you just get into the game without noticed.

    Amazing fantasy world , with very interesting characters , even NPCs . Trust me, you will    Simply Amazing, when you think about a classic RPG to enjoy like old time and still hoping for something new and amazing. Ni no Kuni 2 simply the good choice for you. At the beginning you may get bored and tired of the way the game begin , but slowly you just get into the game without noticed.

    Amazing fantasy world , with very interesting characters , even NPCs . Trust me, you will laugh till you cry when you got asked to climb a cliff to get a flower, kill a dragon and raid a bandit band to make a lipstick for a NPC.

    Overall : 9/10 . Highly recommend    … Expand
  16. Gizmo-Guy
    Mar 23, 2018
    9
    Learning japanese language through this amazing game game is just something incrediable
  17. Mizuru
    Mar 30, 2018
    9
    Flawless in graphics! If you're looking for a pretty RPG Ni No Kuni is for you. The scenarios and atmosphere is very well built and soundtrack is very immersive. The downsides is that the connections and personalities of playable characters are not "shaped" enough. The game is very easy, one simple fix for me is halving the damage of the characters and reducing the damage of enemies byFlawless in graphics! If you're looking for a pretty RPG Ni No Kuni is for you. The scenarios and atmosphere is very well built and soundtrack is very immersive. The downsides is that the connections and personalities of playable characters are not "shaped" enough. The game is very easy, one simple fix for me is halving the damage of the characters and reducing the damage of enemies by 25%.

    History: 8.5
    Graphics: 11
    Soundtrack: 9.5 (make voice for all texts for a 10)
    Gameplay (funfactor): 9
    Animations: 8.5 (make animations for talking for a 9.5)
    Difficulty: 6 (System well built but is too easy)

    My Final Score: 8.5 (Rounded to a 9)

    Fun and stunning, definitely worth playing if you like the RPG genre    … Expand
  18. kwstas
    Mar 24, 2018
    9
    wow nino kuni is an amzing game . i am not a big fun of jrpgs but this is the best of all for me and i cant say its not good cz it is a jrpg . the characters especially evan are really good . graphics of the game are great and with some playfull design with some lively colours and astonishing places . combat is also really good and i find exceptional compared to other jrpgs , it propablywow nino kuni is an amzing game . i am not a big fun of jrpgs but this is the best of all for me and i cant say its not good cz it is a jrpg . the characters especially evan are really good . graphics of the game are great and with some playfull design with some lively colours and astonishing places . combat is also really good and i find exceptional compared to other jrpgs , it propably one of the best combat system i have experienced since now and i have played almost everything on ps4 . it is just so fun that it can get you addicted . story is interesting involving some emotion and houmor all allong the journey in the game . it is just a very well made game , am not sure if ot is for everyone but for anyone who played kingdom hearts , dragon quest or tales of berseria then sure can be absolutely love this one . for me is just the best jrpg on ps4 right now , even better than final fantasy… Expand
  19. Aragree
    Mar 24, 2018
    10
    I loved Ni No Kuni 1 and was even more surprised, that Ni No Kuni 2 was able to reach, if not even surpass, my expectations. An Amazing piece of gaming, which every JRPG fan should play!
  20. pixelpassion
    Mar 23, 2018
    10
    A modern masterpiece of storytelling that can transport you into a magical mystical world. Level-5 has brought it's years of honing their craft to bear with Ni No Kuni II and it shines! At a dynamic 4k w/ HDR on the Pro it's jaw dropping but it's so much more than that. Loose yourself in this modern masterpiece you will not be disappointed.
  21. ps4lover
    Mar 23, 2018
    10
    this game is amazing ever i playing and graphic is so beautiful.. combat is incredible in real time battle.. Evan look funny with 2 cat's ears.. Roland is so cool characters. i am very enjoying it in every minutes
  22. Soulsborne
    Mar 23, 2018
    9
    Im only a few hours into the game but its pretty great. Not normally a jrpg fan but the game seemed interesting and has real time combat instead of turn based so i decided to give it a go. Ill update review as i play but only giving it a 8 for now because its ridiculously easy to the point where im afraid of leveling up too much. They need to add a difficulty option and that would fix thisIm only a few hours into the game but its pretty great. Not normally a jrpg fan but the game seemed interesting and has real time combat instead of turn based so i decided to give it a go. Ill update review as i play but only giving it a 8 for now because its ridiculously easy to the point where im afraid of leveling up too much. They need to add a difficulty option and that would fix this issue. Besides that its amazing, great art style and fluid combat.… Expand
  23. gq_foine
    Apr 16, 2018
    9
    Ok - so I just cleared it after 50hrs on Chapter 9. I can tell you this game is great but not a masterpiece like the first one. Its an amazing game but has some things that could be have been done better. Overall, I give it 9/10 any anyone giving this less than 8 isn't really being honest since.. the Music, Gameplay and Graphics are definitely high.

    I have played the first one -    Ok - so I just cleared it after 50hrs on Chapter 9. I can tell you this game is great but not a masterpiece like the first one. Its an amazing game but has some things that could be have been done better. Overall, I give it 9/10 any anyone giving this less than 8 isn't really being honest since.. the Music, Gameplay and Graphics are definitely high.

    I have played the first one - Ni No Kuni and so I had very high expectations. I would say this game has a different tone and game-play than the original, but none the less, just as charming. You don’t need to play the first Ni No Kuni to really enjoy the 2nd one, completely two different worlds, story and gameplay. Overall, I would give this a 9/10 so far and here is how I broke it down.

    Graphics- 10 absolutely the best! Its basically JRPG anime game! It virtually looks like you are playing an ANIME game. The hand drawn characters, background and settings are very impressive. They did a fantastic job and thought the cut scenes were amazing.

    Sound- 9.5. The music chords and instruments are spectacular and very easy to listen to. You can tell that real instruments are being played and it works harmoniously with the story and combat. A few criticisms about the Song are lack of variety being played during certain battle sequences and cut-scenes. I wished final boss songs were different than the regular . I also felt more dubs were needed in the story. They left way too much voice acting out of the story telling. I think it had to be because of budget?

    Story- 9.0- while the story started off very slow compared the first Ni No Kuni this was picks up after chapter 6.. And the final chapter 9 actually has some good spots.. But it just didn't have the charm or story telling that Studio Ghibli had in the original! I felt this wasn’t as emotional, or as impressive as the first one, but still very good! The character development is not as strong and I am not too sure if I have a connection with King Evan as the main protagonist. While the other characters are interesting I wished we had a more of backstory to them as well so we can feel like we are a team rather than randomly adding new characters to the roster.

    Gameplay- 9! Here is where I can tell they (Bandai) spent a lot of time in. I am really enjoying the various gameplays- building my kingdom- Sim City, which has a direct impact on my weapons, magic and everything! Also, the fun Army’s Battles was a great addition as well. The only thing I don't care about are the invisible walls when going into battle fights. The invisible walls are distracting and made some fights a bit difficult since my character can get stuck. Basically, I think they took TALES games and incorporated the battle mechanics in this since they are owned by same company -Bandai. Pe

    -Critics and other gamers are saying the game isn’t challenging enough? I sort of agree in some aspects, but I disagree if they are fighting against enemies 20+ levels higher than your characters aren't fast traveling back to get healed up. If you really want to make it challenging you can! Don't have any armor, don't use potions, don't use any special attacks.. You can make it like Dark Souls if you really wanted too - but 90% of players are just saying its too easy because that's basically the only critique they have.

    Overall- 9.0/10! This is definitely an amazing game and disregard anything lower than 8 on this. With the amazing graphics, sounds and gameplay, it has me hooked and played over 50hrs within 3days. I am looking forward to the expansion that will come later on and I will continue my review once I finished it but so far so good. And the only real criticism I have is the story, not enough voice in story, and character development is a tad weak and not as strong as the first original Ni No Kuni. But that's because Studio Ghibli was not involved. But overall it's still a very solid game and would recommend players to try!    … Expand
  24. maverics
    Apr 18, 2018
    8
    Good Game.. the battle system is not too fun, sometimes boring.. the difficulties are increasing slowly. Quests are various and not that repetitive, it has various events. I somehow feel that this game really more about kingdom building game than RPG, you will spend so much time in building your kingdom, waiting for resources, looking for new citizens, upgrading etc.
    The story is too    Good Game.. the battle system is not too fun, sometimes boring.. the difficulties are increasing slowly. Quests are various and not that repetitive, it has various events. I somehow feel that this game really more about kingdom building game than RPG, you will spend so much time in building your kingdom, waiting for resources, looking for new citizens, upgrading etc.
    The story is too straight, no plot twist.. it lacks of voice acting, what a pity.. i sometimes feel sleepy to have to read all that long and small text
    But the overall game are amazing, i can tell you that i want to play this game longer than i should each day.    … Expand
  25. Raxumotra
    Jun 1, 2018
    8
    Beautiful game the hours pass by fast. I just dont like some of the camera angles and the mandatory fights you go through when a lower level enemy spots you, can be annoying due to enemy being low lvl and you high level
  26. ZacFry
    Apr 3, 2018
    8
    Ni No Kuni II is a worthy successor to the original. While it imitates many of the classic's greatest features, it also loses some of them. From the jump, the game is gorgeous on an HDR-supported screen, strengthening my argument that Disney needs to re-release their classics in 4K HDR. However, the beautiful graphics completely fall apart once the player reaches the world map, which is anNi No Kuni II is a worthy successor to the original. While it imitates many of the classic's greatest features, it also loses some of them. From the jump, the game is gorgeous on an HDR-supported screen, strengthening my argument that Disney needs to re-release their classics in 4K HDR. However, the beautiful graphics completely fall apart once the player reaches the world map, which is an FPS nightmare that lacks the color and fidelity of the rest of the game. Like the world map, the battle system also received a downgrade from the original game. The game ditches the Pokemon-esque fighting system and moves towards something more in the vein of the Tales series, which is to say that it became for vanilla JRPG. This new system is clunky and unrewarding. The saving grace for the game is that it rewards you in other ways. The kingdom creator is the backbone, and what ultimately drives the player throughout NNK2. While not on the level of many city-simulation games, it is still a fun way to reward players for exploring within the game. Spoken dialogue is sparse, and the story really could have been great with more effort, but the ending still evokes emotion dispite all of this, something many games are unable to achieve.… Expand
  27. vahn
    Jan 1, 2019
    8
    Ni no Kuni 2 was a pleasant surprise, to say the least: I hated the first game because the combat was a mess, the characters were meh and overall the only thing that saved the original game was the exploration and the fact you had a huge world to explore...and the sequel does pretty much the same too. To a certain extent.

    First thing first, the game is supposedly set in another world,    Ni no Kuni 2 was a pleasant surprise, to say the least: I hated the first game because the combat was a mess, the characters were meh and overall the only thing that saved the original game was the exploration and the fact you had a huge world to explore...and the sequel does pretty much the same too. To a certain extent.

    First thing first, the game is supposedly set in another world, possibly the same as the first but due to the only reference being Ding Dong Dell it's hard to tell if it's actually the same world: I assume it's the future since there's a reference to an "ancestor" in the game but there's no real hint about that at all.

    The "another world" gist is important since it's "kind" of the main theme of the two games (Ni No Kuni means "second country"), including stuff like soul mates which are a thing of the previous game but is very barebone present here.

    In fact, many things in this game are barebone: the story is about Roland, a president of an unnamed country (most likely USA) who gets transported into another world and meets Evan who's the actual main protagonist since Roland is more like an excuse for the "another world" theme. The plot starts off pretty interesting but falls flat after a couple of hours due to the premise: Evan wants to build a kingdom where there's no war and the first chapters are all about signing an alliance treaty while chasing the obvious final boss complete with dark aura and snake-like costume.

    Problem with the plot is simple: it's poorly told and the more you play the more you notice a severe lack of character development or arcs and it's a shame because the potential was there.
    On the other hand the ending was pretty nice, had a very good twist and the lack of details and hints worked. For the rest it feels rushed to say the least.

    Let's move to the combat, which is actually better than the first game.
    No more action/turn-based hybrids mumbo jumbo that didn't know what it wanted to be but instead legit action combat with dodging, heavy and light attacks and skills to use at full charge: this all sounds great if it wasn't for two major issues that make the combat really bad:

    1) Animation lock. Each time you use a skill or magic your character will be locked in animation for several seconds and this makes you an easy target AND interrupt your skill midway, resulting in losing both mana and charge.
    On top of that enemies have the tendency to aim straight at the player and ignore the other two, resulting in many one-sided battles against them.
    This leads to my other issue which is...

    2) Unbalanced difficulty. The game has 3 difficulties: normal hard and expert, but unless you're a masochist you'll always go for either hard or normal because in expert you can be one shot fairly easy - and since enemies will ALWAYS ignore the other two team members this means you'll always have to kite them. However normal is far too easy but gives the less loot so it's really not worth it which means you'll want to stick with hard most of the time because you get more loot and the fights are more challenging - even though one-shots can still happen.

    However, despite these two major issues of the game it's hard to ignore the best part of the whole package: it's a huge world and filled to the brim with content to do! Sidequests, skirmishes, kingdom simulator, crafting, gathering...there's so much stuff is amazing! The world is also fully explorable and with many dungeons to unlock and secret enemies to beat, they are definitely the best components of the game.

    For starters the kingdom is easy to manage and recruiting all 100 citizens takes a while and involves doing all sorts of activities and requests: each citizen is qualified for something more than the rest so make sure to use them properly to get the benefits out of them. The kingdom also unlocks perks which are very useful for postgame content and it's highly recommended to focus on unlocking everything available as soon as you can.

    Skirmishes are 100% okay but they're not too thrilling. Just make sure to have a skirmishing party around 25-30 for the final chapter of the game.

    Questing is very easy due to a tracker that works wonders and in case you need to find an item the game will tell you where to go and get it! However many quests are all about fetching so be ready for it.

    Crafting is actually not bad for both weapons and armor, as well as higgledies - basically combat helpers - and with the right combination, they can be devastatingly good.

    And overall plenty of challenges which requires a lot of time - for leveling up - and gear to achieve.

    Do I recommend it? Yes of course!

    it's a fun little game with plenty of content to do but ruined by a poorly told story with no character development and missing plot arcs and combat that is not smooth or balanced enough.
    Play it for the exploration and the content that it offers...and ignore the story if you can.    … Expand
  28. Darthtux
    May 4, 2018
    9
    I loved it! Playtime is around 130 hrs
    I did everything that I could even exhausting every one's dialogue; I have a tendecy to do that in every jrpg xD
    It's game I would look back to for it's beautiful art and graphics The story was simple and the characters lacked character development I really wish I knew more about these characters and serve more of a greater purpose than just    I loved it! Playtime is around 130 hrs
    I did everything that I could even exhausting every one's dialogue; I have a tendecy to do that in every jrpg xD

    It's game I would look back to for it's beautiful art and graphics
    The story was simple and the characters lacked character development
    I really wish I knew more about these characters and serve more of a greater purpose than just being there once their arc is finished
    (Would love more interactions and bond with the crew kinda like in Tales games or any other JRPGS)

    Also wish they utilize more of the battle system; its fun but too short except for when you fight some of the harder tainted monsters and giant beasts in the over world.

    The voice acting and music were amazing but I wish there was a bit more!
    Would love a bit more interesting and variety in the side quests! There's so many in this game :O
    Really love the higgledies and some of the ones late game are so fun to use

    I loved the skirmishes too!
    It's a fun mini game and I love the different units you get to play around with; some of them gets pretty intense
    There are some issues with it though like the text boxes are a bit too small to read and some of the units get stuck at a bridge to the next area

    Mainly what I love about this game is Kingdom Building!
    It's really satisfying to watch Evermore grows as you keep recruiting more citizens and I love interacting with them

    Another thing I really like are the kingdoms you get to go; the music and design behind it are amazing. I love exploring these kingdoms!

    Overall I'm giving it a 8.5!
    There are problems with Ni no Kuni 2 but the art style and the whole feeling of building a kingdom is amazing
    It is a very solid JRPG filled with many content and hours
    Definitely recommend it to those who want to get into JRPGS
    I'm left satisfied and hoping the DLC Story will focus on the lost kingdom and sort of epilogue for Evan!    … Expand
  29. ghlladeira
    Jul 7, 2018
    8
    Incredible game with these stunning Ghibli-studio graphics-like.
    The story is for sure a high point, along with the gameplay with elements of JRPG mixed with hack n slash features.
    Cons: side quests are way too repetitive. Poor skills diversity.

    Can't wait for the season pass content!
  30. Reed618
    Aug 20, 2018
    8
    I have mixed feelings about ni no kuni 2. The story while a bit too basic actually ended up impressing me by the time the credits rolled.
    The progression systems in place are quite interesting as well. Developing your kingdom and using it as a kind of skill tree to shape your characters is a really unique idea. The inclusion of tainted monsters is great too as they're fun to track down    I have mixed feelings about ni no kuni 2. The story while a bit too basic actually ended up impressing me by the time the credits rolled.
    The progression systems in place are quite interesting as well. Developing your kingdom and using it as a kind of skill tree to shape your characters is a really unique idea. The inclusion of tainted monsters is great too as they're fun to track down and offer some good experience.
    However, at points ni no kuni 2 really doesn't respect your time and feels padded. One chapter in particular stands out for this. It mostly involves your party trying to get a library card.. but you have to do three favors for the librarian... which are mostly fetch quests... and your reward for all of this is four small written texts offering some information on neighboring kingdoms. This is just one example but dealing with these kind of dull fetch quests repeatedly was disheartening. Also you should note that kingdom building and the skirmish battles aren't really optional as they are necessary for completing certain story objectives. Personally I found skirmish battles to be a nice change of pace and kingdom building can be quite fun too but you should note that none of the progression systems in ni no kuni 2 can really be ignored.
    Also there are difficulty spikes starting around chapter 5/6. You'll start noticing monsters and bosses are much stronger than you. Unfortunately grinding can be quite slow in this game even if you develop your kingdom and build facilities which offer experience boosts. You may find you're spending more time than you'd like fighting monsters.
    Overall though I did really enjoy my time with this game. The story is quite nice, the combat is fun, the progression systems are interesting and the animation is fantastic. It has its flaws but personally it's an improvement over the first game. I'd recommend it to anyone who likes jrpgs/ghibli animation.    … 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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