Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom

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  1. NazgulzLegacy
    Apr 15, 2023
    2
    This game is ridiculous the characters are unlikable, and when traveling the character skins turn into crappy boardgame pieces, the game looks like a ps3 game but for some reason my ps4 has a hard time with overheating, and they overpriced this game a ridiculous amount, also who honestly wants to mash the same button dozens of times for each battle its boring and my thumb gets tired beforeThis game is ridiculous the characters are unlikable, and when traveling the character skins turn into crappy boardgame pieces, the game looks like a ps3 game but for some reason my ps4 has a hard time with overheating, and they overpriced this game a ridiculous amount, also who honestly wants to mash the same button dozens of times for each battle its boring and my thumb gets tired before a single normal battle is over, and they seem to think i want to grind a .ot to make progress i kept running into monsters 5 levels higher than me which made all the battles take longer meaning sore thumb.… Expand
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. hector_bcn98
    Nov 16, 2022
    8
    Abandonando el sistema de captura de monstruos del primer Ni No Kuni, propone nuevas mecánicas acertadas y un sistema de ejércitos que a mí no me acabó de gustar ni de entender ciertas cosas. Que Studio Ghibli siga haciendo juegos, por favor.
  5. tdebug
    Aug 16, 2022
    2
    I guess this is only for jrpg lovers, just as with nearly all jRPGs.. Looks beautiful as ads with all those anime cutscenes videos, but everything changes once you reveal the actual gameplay - which is very boring and repetitive, with cheap mechanics. Mostly remind some kind of low budget online rpg from 15-18 years ago.
  6. MechGundam13
    Jul 18, 2022
    10
    If you like Studio Ghibli, you need to play this game.
    The visuals are stunning, combat fells good and the story is great.
    Ni No Kuni 2 is my favorite Game overall.
  7. 3WordReview
    Jul 14, 2022
    8
    7.8/10 Played this game on a PS5 - finished the main game & platinum, didn’t play the DLC.

    Lighthearted

    Enjoyable

    Artsy
  8. TiraFisu
    Jun 30, 2022
    3
    I have never used so much Google to complete simple quests. It's annoying how you need items in quests that have small chance of appearing and its also unclear where you can acquire such needed things. The storyline is mostly boring with boring characters and the combat is repetitive.
    100% completion is almost impossible to obtain and takes over 70 hours depending on how your luck in    I have never used so much Google to complete simple quests. It's annoying how you need items in quests that have small chance of appearing and its also unclear where you can acquire such needed things. The storyline is mostly boring with boring characters and the combat is repetitive.
    100% completion is almost impossible to obtain and takes over 70 hours depending on how your luck in getting an item to spawn is. I would never recommend this game to enyone.    … Expand
  9. 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
  10. Yaacgold24
    May 9, 2022
    9
    A really good, game, beautiful music as Joe Hisaishi used to give for the licence. Nice story, not that complex but enjoyable, the gameplay is really smooth. Really good game, I recommend it.
  11. 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
  12. Fredavila
    Dec 29, 2021
    9
    Excelente rpg, una historia muy bien llevada de principio a fin, un gran juego que no debes dejar pasar
  13. DangerDave1409
    Dec 21, 2021
    8
    I did not play the first part, but saw the second one in a store. I never played Japanese rpgs before, except FF, but I liked it from the beginning. Good, solid story, nice graphics and easy combat. I liked the mini games which were strategic and funny. Maybe I give the remastered first part a chance :) Would give 8,5 if it would be possible.
  14. DevilSurvivor
    Nov 19, 2021
    3
    Had to force myself to finish this game. Compared to the first one, which felt like a classic old school japanese RPG with a lot of charm and modern upgrades, this one just feels like a huge cash grab without any care for the gameplay or the story.
    Main character is crying after an important plot twist is revealed, character tells him "you have to be strong", main character instantly    Had to force myself to finish this game. Compared to the first one, which felt like a classic old school japanese RPG with a lot of charm and modern upgrades, this one just feels like a huge cash grab without any care for the gameplay or the story.
    Main character is crying after an important plot twist is revealed, character tells him "you have to be strong", main character instantly stops crying and continues the game. Like what?
    Countless uninspired moments, obnoxious side quests, bad and boring gameplay that is too easy even on the highest difficulty, and you can see that the hack and slash aspect was badly thought out when enemies have no tells to their attacks and you're always swarmed.

    Awful game, very disappointing after the first one, was already fed up by the time I got to the base building part, which is probably the most fun but also the most waiting around you do.    … Expand
  15. Dibalin
    Oct 24, 2021
    0
    Отсутствует полная русская локализация. Нет озвучки!
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. Stefanobed
    Apr 3, 2021
    2
    Boring ,slowly ,boring! -1000 from the first game , I can t finish this game ,bad story and gameplay
  19. Bobthelad
    Jan 18, 2021
    9
    Absolutely love this game, I’m not even that much of a jrpg person but I still enjoyed every second of it
  20. Guados
    Jan 12, 2021
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My top PS4/PS5 list
    1. Ghost of Tsushima 9,7/10
    2. God of War 9,5/10
    3. Other for TOP3 Meme    … Expand
  21. Gaudy
    Jan 7, 2021
    8
    Magnifico y precioso. La BSO, pese a ser algo repetitiva, se nota que tiene el sello Giblhi, es preciosa. Da gusto explorar el mundo, es de lo mejores que he visto. LLeno de rincones que da gusto visitar. Las ciudades son una pasada y da gusto hacer todas las misiones secundarias para ampliar tu reino. El desarrollo del reino es una gran idea, da gusto ver tu reino crecer. Pura diversion.Magnifico y precioso. La BSO, pese a ser algo repetitiva, se nota que tiene el sello Giblhi, es preciosa. Da gusto explorar el mundo, es de lo mejores que he visto. LLeno de rincones que da gusto visitar. Las ciudades son una pasada y da gusto hacer todas las misiones secundarias para ampliar tu reino. El desarrollo del reino es una gran idea, da gusto ver tu reino crecer. Pura diversion. Como contra los combates estan mal nivelados, enemigos o muy faciles o muy dificiles. Aun así es arte hecho videojuego, imprescindible. Lo mejor del JRPG.… Expand
  22. 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
  23. Miguelsanchez
    Dec 8, 2020
    10
    Muy buen juego, muy buenos gráficos de lo mejorcito que he visto en estilo anime, buen sistema de combate, buen diseño de personajes, la historia no es la rebomba pero tampoco es mala como mucha gente dice, hay decenas de jrpg con peor historia que este juego, buena banda sonora. Lo único que malo de este juego es la dificultad es demasiado fácil, jueguenlo en modo difícil.
  24. 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
  25. Revoltado
    Sep 21, 2020
    4
    Um razoável Hack and slash, um mediocre NI NO KUNI, o jogo tentou inovar a série, seu gameplay é drasticamente diferente do wrath of the white witch, que era baseado em captura de monstros que por sinal foi muito divertido.
    - A história é rasa e fracamente desenvolvida, tem potencial mas não chega a ser imersiva, é branda com uma personagem principal sem graça que é quase secundária...
    -    Um razoável Hack and slash, um mediocre NI NO KUNI, o jogo tentou inovar a série, seu gameplay é drasticamente diferente do wrath of the white witch, que era baseado em captura de monstros que por sinal foi muito divertido.
    - A história é rasa e fracamente desenvolvida, tem potencial mas não chega a ser imersiva, é branda com uma personagem principal sem graça que é quase secundária...
    - Mudaram tanto a jogabilidade enquanto a trilha sonora permaneceu, em grande parte do jogo, a mesma de seu antecessor.... Para piorar as adições são em grande sua grande maioria estranhas, para não dizer feia...
    - A dificuldade do jogo me incomodou muito, mesmo com os patchs que inseriram novas dificuldades, o expert até metade do jogo é facil depois fica quase impossível a IA é muito burra também....
    - Graficamente razoável, não chega a ser uma obra prima
    -Os combates no início achei muito bacana, mas ficam extremamente monótonos, os elementos (fogo, ar, vento, luz...) são pobremente desenvolvidos pouquíssimos inimigos tem uma maior resistência ou fraqueza contra determinado elemento... ou seja smash button na maior parte do jogo em lutas curtas ou bastante demoradas no expert
    - Outra coisa que me incomodou muuuito foi que o jogo não tem absolutamente nada a ver com seu antecessor, minto, tem uma cidade e a trilha sonora que foi quase um copia e cola.... De resto não tem nada nada a ver, me deu a impressão que fizeram o jogo depois o encaixaram no universo de NI NO KUNI.
    - O final também é bem ruinzinho, não chega a ser decepcionante porque a história do jogo já não é boa. Até os créditos são inferiores ao wrath of the white witch.
    + construção do reino
    - Pode construir mas é um avanço fixo que só tem um um ponto final e as moedas do reino ficam inúteis bem rápido

    A mecânica do jogo se difere tanto, a história não tem nada a ver com wrath of the white witch então por que chama-lo de 2, podiam ter criado um novo IP para este jogo. Decepcionado com a Bandai    … Expand
  26. JediMasterluke
    Sep 6, 2020
    10
    Ni no kuni 2 so beautiful tail. Music so peaceful and beautiful.
    Love this game
  27. GabFire
    Aug 9, 2020
    9
    Jogo lindo e bem feito, não sei até hoje como que a Bandai não dá o foco que essa franquia deveria ter?!
  28. Halfnail
    Aug 7, 2020
    10
    One of the best JRPG of this gen. Fun and fast combat gameplay. Bring some memories from another Level-5 classic, Rogue Galaxy. Story and characters are light hearted and grounded to the world around them. Art style is beautifully complimented by graphics and a nice HDR.
  29. veilovtheabyss
    Jul 30, 2020
    0
    Ni No Kuni is overall a very good JRPG. If you liked the first iteration, you'll probably enjoy this one as well. The graphics aren't quite as great, since Studio Ghibli wasn't involved in this one, but they're in the same vein as the first game for the most part. At first, I found the 3D world map models really weird, but after a while you get used to it and kind of enjoy it. TheNi No Kuni is overall a very good JRPG. If you liked the first iteration, you'll probably enjoy this one as well. The graphics aren't quite as great, since Studio Ghibli wasn't involved in this one, but they're in the same vein as the first game for the most part. At first, I found the 3D world map models really weird, but after a while you get used to it and kind of enjoy it. The soundtrack isn't quite as delightful and memorable as the first, but it has its moments.

    Trading out hundreds of collectible familiars, ala Pokemon, with familiars that act as support only works really well for the way this game was developed. One of the things that got really nerve-racking about the first iteration was just how many different familiars there were, and how you ultimately had to collect two of every base familiar if you wanted to pop the proper trophy and do a full completion. The battle mechanics overall are very nice, easy to grasp, and it's nice that in dungeons it's full action-RPG without having to always go into separate battle segments.

    I dig the simplicity of the story. JRPGs in the 90s have long had a horrible track record of getting more and more convoluted, and this series has done pretty well to stay away from that - though it has its moments of adding in bits that don't heighten the story all that much. No major twists, but when they happen they usually sort themselves out pretty quickly. But it's the story of a boy who fell victim to a coup de'tat, and now he has to build a new kingdom up from the ground and seek out new alliances. It doesn't get overlaid with major "ultimate evil" stuff until the end game, and it's otherwise very subtle throughout. It's a breath of fresh air in this genre.

    The kingdom building reminds me slightly of games like Dark Cloud 2, and the wide cast of recruitable citizens, as well as the army skirmishes, were both reminiscent of Suikoden - both of these things made the experience of Ni No Kuni 2 that much more awesome, it was a real throwback and now I want to go back and replay both of those titles.

    So all of that said, here's the bad:

    There's way too much for completionists to do. There are SO MANY fetch quests. If you're wanting to just focus on the main story, and do a few extra fun things, this game is probably about 20-30 hours of playtime. But if you're going full completionists, you're talking 80+ hours, and that's before you consider jumping into DLC. The kingdom building has almost way too much going on and it takes way too long to expand, build-up funds, etc, and a lot of the citizens were hard to find. There were a lot of quests, familiars, and other things that required ultra-rare items that you can only get on the last 10 floors of the last Dreamer Maze, and take way too long to get. The wild goose chases get so tedious sometimes.

    Speaking of which, there's a quest in this game where you have to find "smelly shoes". This was one of the first/few things I sourced the internet to figure out where the hell, because I hadn't found any smelly shoes, and it required hours of grinding to eventually get them. I shouldn't have to spend hours just to complete one quest because the devs didn't think to make an easier workaround and just list them for sale in a single item shop in a single town. There are way too many iterations of things like this in this game.

    There's not a lot of grinding to be had in this game, and honestly, I was always ahead of the curve when I'd enter new dungeons - until you get to the end game. The last Dreamer Maze had me facing enemies at level 90 and higher, and the additional endgame tainted monsters were ridiculously hard. The difficulty really ramps up on those 10 battles, and the only way you're going to beat them is if you finally spend way too much time grinding away for days. The level 150 cap is also not necessary, it's way too high.

    One of the non-completionist gripes I have is the lack of voice acting. They really skimped on this here. A game like this, on a system like PS4 and PC that can hold tons of data, should have almost all voice acting when it plays to the main story. So many situations where important dialogue would be going on via text, and then suddenly it switched to voice acting. Also, there's a certain charm to the writing of the first game that's just not captured in this one. Try as they might, Lofty was no replacement for Drippy, but you might find him in just the same loving company if they had more voice acting.

    Also, the rich, beautiful Studio Ghibli cutscenes being gone is just such a shame. But it is what it is.

    I definitely recommend JRPG fans, especially fans of the first game, to give this a go if they haven't already. But if you're a completionist, godspeed.    … Expand
  30. JWil
    Jul 23, 2020
    8
    Definitely better than the first one in terms of battle and gameplay, and what you could do in it. Very fun and enjoyable! I love RPG’s do this one was nicely done. Good orchestrations along with it. Real time combat is something I’m a sucker for and they do it so well here! Definitely worth a buy.
  31. ElCaptain
    Jul 19, 2020
    5
    Look it's not as terrible as everyone says it is, it is definitely borderline average though
  32. kotfr1tz
    Jul 6, 2020
    9
    Excellent game! I had a blast playing it. There are some minor drawbacks, but the rest is gold.
  33. tantotonto
    Jun 21, 2020
    8
    No destaca en ningun aspecto, pero es excelente en todo. Ideal para alguien que quiera empezar en un action rpg, sobre todo los mas pequeños de la casa, adorable.
  34. Jmart8
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    Masterpiece, its just an amazing game for everyone. They tend to be on the pricey side but if you get a promotion, its a must buy.

    Lengthy deep story, very fantasy and probably a bit too childish but it succeeds at telling a true, meaninful story with characters you care about with a fun gameolay system I wish other JRPGs would adopt. For all Zelda fans who dont have a Nintendo, this is    Masterpiece, its just an amazing game for everyone. They tend to be on the pricey side but if you get a promotion, its a must buy.

    Lengthy deep story, very fantasy and probably a bit too childish but it succeeds at telling a true, meaninful story with characters you care about with a fun gameolay system I wish other JRPGs would adopt.

    For all Zelda fans who dont have a Nintendo, this is pribanly the closest thing you might get to a simillar game    … Expand
  35. 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.
  36. 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
  37. XxAlbertoBuzzxX
    Jun 2, 2020
    7
    NI NO KUNI II: REVENANT KINGDOM
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  38. 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
  39. Philippe1983
    Feb 8, 2020
    10
    Took me a few hours to get in to this games. But wow!! One of the best jrpg's I played this console generation. The only thing I didn't like was the story.
  40. Turbodowg
    Feb 3, 2020
    8
    I bought Ni No Kuni 2 Revenant Kingdom shortly after release. I played if for a few hours and gave up.
    My problem and mistake was comparing it to the phenomenal Ni No Kuni Wrath of the White Witch.
    In comparison it is hard to live up to the first game, the original is the better game, but Revenant Kingdom is not a bad game, in fact it’s a very sold JRPG. So before I praise the great    I bought Ni No Kuni 2 Revenant Kingdom shortly after release. I played if for a few hours and gave up.
    My problem and mistake was comparing it to the phenomenal Ni No Kuni Wrath of the White Witch.
    In comparison it is hard to live up to the first game, the original is the better game, but Revenant Kingdom is not a bad game, in fact it’s a very sold JRPG.

    So before I praise the great stuff in this game, I’ll get the comparison out the way first.
    Ni No Kuni WotWW had a much better story and characters. It’s hard not to miss Mr Drippy while playing RK, the game feels like it’s lost some of the magic that made the original so great.
    The original story was much more intriguing and kept me wanting to play to discover more. It was also complemented by the beautiful Studio Ghibli anime cut scenes. The animation style is what really set the game apart from other JRPGs at the time and made it a truly spectacular game. It’s a shame they are missing from RK.
    Combat was better in the original game, mixing classic turn based combat with a more modern action style of combat worked beautifully and added a deeper layer of tactics.
    The lack of Familiars has also really affected the game. With over 400 different creatures to collect and level up in the first game it feels like a big part of the game is missing in RK,

    The above complaints were what made me completely dismiss the second game and leave it to go dusty until 2020.

    Around a month before writing, I decided to give RK a second chance. I went into playing it with an open mind, assuring myself I would not compare it to the original and I’m having a lot of fun.
    The story may not be as good, but it’s still interesting enough to keep you playing. The characters aren’t as good, but they grow on you. The combat isn’t as great but once you get into it, it’s surprisingly deep and varied. The tactic tweaker adds extra layers to the combat system making it much deeper than it first appears. The cutscenes are dull in comparison, and there’s way to much text, voice acting would have been preferred, but the animation does try to feel like studio Ghibli.
    The Familiars have been replaced with Higgledies. Which are admittedly cute, and can help in battle and are fun to collect.
    The world is well designed and the sound score is fantastic (mainly because it’s a rehash of the first games).
    The game has a fair bit of variety with the Kingdom management system, which is a welcome change and Skirmish battles which are large scale battles that take place in a isometric view and require a different form of tactics than the main combat system.

    There’s a lot to love when not compared to the original. Ni No Kuni 2 is a fun action RPG with hours of entertainment to offer, if you can forgive the changes and just give it a chance!    … Expand
  41. PK-Renan
    Jan 9, 2020
    0
    If exist one thing that for me makes a game got grade zero is when have bugs.

    And this game has many, simply inadmissible.
  42. mijan
    Jan 8, 2020
    8
    I'm not big JRPG fan but I played this game till the end, it was that good to me. Didn't play first game so can't compare them, but this is a solid game on its own. 7,5/10 but I'll give it 8 because it surprised me and made me play one whole JRPG from start till end
  43. Nunomagalhaes
    Dec 12, 2019
    9
    I don t give a ten because The game don t have portuguese subtitules,but is a wonderfull game,Nice story, great artstysle,good graphics,good sound Addictive Gameplay,The combat in real time is better then The first,buy this If you like this type of game,great rpg.
  44. gabrieuum
    Dec 2, 2019
    10
    Ni no Kuni II was a amazing experience to me, with an incredible lore, beautiful animation and a incredible soundtrack. I've spent almost 200 hours doing all the content of the game, and never became boring doing the sidequests and other tasks (which is rare in nowadays RPGs). Worth every single penny to buy it and get the platinum trophy.
  45. 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
  46. hasansins
    Nov 5, 2019
    0
    This game is an absolute horror. There is no voice acting except few cinematics, you need to read texts. Musics are so horrible they game me a headache I had to turn it off. Gameplay is terribly easy and just button mashing.

    I truly just created an account just to write the truth about this piece of garbage so others wont spend their hard earned money on this. They obviously had no    This game is an absolute horror. There is no voice acting except few cinematics, you need to read texts. Musics are so horrible they game me a headache I had to turn it off. Gameplay is terribly easy and just button mashing.

    I truly just created an account just to write the truth about this piece of garbage so others wont spend their hard earned money on this. They obviously had no budget making the game and wrapped it up quick and cheap.    … Expand
  47. 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.
  48. 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
  49. 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
  50. BulgarianCritic
    Oct 3, 2019
    9
    I fell in love with the story and characters.The combat was really good and i enjoyed fighting random monsters and building my badass kingdom.Recruiting people for your kingdom was also great and i enjoyed every story and quest that the citizens gave me.The music sounded incredible that it inspired you to just go outside and explore like a little child.The only thing i disliked was theI fell in love with the story and characters.The combat was really good and i enjoyed fighting random monsters and building my badass kingdom.Recruiting people for your kingdom was also great and i enjoyed every story and quest that the citizens gave me.The music sounded incredible that it inspired you to just go outside and explore like a little child.The only thing i disliked was the long walking to reach any destination but overall the game is amazing… Expand
  51. 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
  52. Dc270880
    Sep 2, 2019
    9
    Un juego que parece una película de animación japonesa, no tan bueno como el anterior, pero que sabe aguantar el tipo, una buena historia y personajes entrañables.
  53. Tomy666
    Jun 13, 2019
    10
    Amazing sequel of one of the most gorgeous Jrpg of all time , characters,world,music,gameplay,graphics all things in this game is perfect ❤❤❤
  54. 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
  55. Tseppelin
    Jun 7, 2019
    8
    Maybe Ni No Kuni 3 will be the consacration of this IP, with some improving. This still is a really good game, but not a masterpiece
  56. 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
  57. tomyvengeance7
    May 3, 2019
    10
    Amazing sequel of one of the most greats Jrpg franchise of all time, graphics, sounds, characters,world,history all in this game is almost perfect
  58. Volsyden
    Apr 29, 2019
    8
    This game really was different. I got this game because it seemed more like a kids game but the story was very good. there are ups and downs but i was overall pleased. The visual gave a more cartoon / anime feel and it played very well. not as violent as i hoped and it was all giggidy but i still liked this.
  59. oknsnl
    Apr 23, 2019
    8
    Gameplay : 6 (Somewhat awkward)
    Art : 9 (Cool art :))
    Story : 8 (Nice anime stuff :))
  60. 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
  61. Hobobo
    Apr 8, 2019
    8
    Surprisingly, I'm enjoying this a lot more than I thought I would. I wasn't much of a fan of the first game, but the second one introduces seemingly fresh concepts that bring me back to the Dark Cloud days. I'm of course talking about the kingdom building aspect and talent recruitment systems in place. The combat is satisfyingly smooth and the art style is a refreshing change of pace fromSurprisingly, I'm enjoying this a lot more than I thought I would. I wasn't much of a fan of the first game, but the second one introduces seemingly fresh concepts that bring me back to the Dark Cloud days. I'm of course talking about the kingdom building aspect and talent recruitment systems in place. The combat is satisfyingly smooth and the art style is a refreshing change of pace from all the ultra realistic games coming out these days.

    Ni No Kuni 2 does a lot of things right that JRPG's don't these days and I'm looking forward to what else Level 5 has in store next coming off of this one. Here's still hoping for Dark Cloud 3.    … Expand
  62. megabear
    Feb 14, 2019
    0
    Pros:
    - Beautiful art
    - Good Japanese voice acting - Smooth combat Cons: - Terribly thin and generic story. Early teens or kids might like it though - Games tries to do too many things and makes the entire game shallow - Shameless copying of sounds from Zelda Breath of the Wild - Turn based is still better. Might've been good to see X-Com style combat instead of the poorly    Pros:
    - Beautiful art
    - Good Japanese voice acting
    - Smooth combat

    Cons:
    - Terribly thin and generic story. Early teens or kids might like it though
    - Games tries to do too many things and makes the entire game shallow
    - Shameless copying of sounds from Zelda Breath of the Wild
    - Turn based is still better. Might've been good to see X-Com style combat instead of the poorly executed warfare combat    … Expand
  63. Kanter666
    Feb 12, 2019
    10
    Firstly let's mention the "bad" stuff - the main story is very simple/childish and combat can be repetitive. But if you don't let that discourage you, you will experience one of the best game worlds (it feels like playing a fantasy book). Everything is really nicely connected - from countries with own substories to side quests that connect to the country and then often continue in your ownFirstly let's mention the "bad" stuff - the main story is very simple/childish and combat can be repetitive. But if you don't let that discourage you, you will experience one of the best game worlds (it feels like playing a fantasy book). Everything is really nicely connected - from countries with own substories to side quests that connect to the country and then often continue in your own kingdom. Building a kingdom is a lot of fun and getting new citizens via completing side quests motivates you to often revisit other kingdoms - the progression of side quest over chapters makes the world feel alive.… Expand
  64. 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
  65. sakubo
    Jan 28, 2019
    4
    Beyond the pretty graphics and legitimately good music lies a shell of a game with uninspiring cliche story, shallow characters and boring gameplay (yes even for jrpg). This would be a perfect game for a 6 year old kids, but pass on it if you like original stories with deep and complex character development - it simply does not exist here.
  66. 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
  67. 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
  68. 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.
  69. 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 :/
  70. 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
  71. 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.
  72. Davrosdaleks1
    Dec 23, 2018
    9
    I liked the first one a little more but that is not to knock this entertaining/content-filled game.

    I am a little disappointed that they switched from the time-based combat to an active attack system. The old-style is dying out, and I liked having a throwback. I do like the new combat here. It does give you a bit of variety in choice of attacking your enemy. (Plus, there is one boss who    I liked the first one a little more but that is not to knock this entertaining/content-filled game.

    I am a little disappointed that they switched from the time-based combat to an active attack system. The old-style is dying out, and I liked having a throwback. I do like the new combat here. It does give you a bit of variety in choice of attacking your enemy. (Plus, there is one boss who requires an interesting combination of platform elements.) The Higgledies, sort of like Pikmin, are a helpful source of offense and defense. The long-range weapons are really effective, unlike a lot of RPGS where they're mostly useful just for flying enemies and don't do as much damage as short-range.

    I found this game to be very easy. Though to be fair, I did play this on easy mode. Yeah, the last game wasn't that difficult, but the last boss battle and one other were pretty challenging. Here, the last boss is a piece of cake provided you've leveled up to the 60s. Admittedly, the easiness is reliant on you exploring and actually leveling up. Otherwise, the enemies could present a challenge. There are a fewer harder monster you may have to revisit and I know there is a level 90 optional boss for completionists. The dream door paths do offer a little challenge.

    In fairness to the difficulty, this is more of a kids game. It only has a T because the game has some elements that are okay for Japanese children but not Americans.

    This sequel has two new features: 1) You build your own kingdom similar to SimCity or Dark Cloud. This is a fun feature that is a little addictive. Only downside is that the game could've explained the various features of this a little more as I didn't even realize that certain game features needed to be unlocked through this. 2) You command your own army and launch battles against your enemies at certain parts. This was my least favorite aspect of the game. The fighting takes too long and is a little clunky.

    Ni No Kuni II should be commended for the vast quests you perform for people. They keep your missions pretty varied so completing them doesn't feel like a drag.

    I am disappointed that Studio Ghibli isn't doing the design this time around. You don't get the exact same type of detail or creativity. That isn't to knock this game. It does look gorgeous, and since the world is more physically explorable this time around, I understand how the look had to be slightly less complex. The world map is far more expansive than the last one and I really digged it.

    Joe Hisaishi returns as the composer, and it's another pretty good score, though it does repeat a few pieces from the last one.

    The story is a little inventive. You play a young king who seeks to create a new kingdom that will unite everyone. (Though if you're really anti-socialism this probably won't be for you.) You're assisted by a president from our reality who's been given younger form, which is different. The ending is definitively more satisfying than the first game.

    I had pure, innocent fun playing this and highly recommend it.    … Expand
  73. carlosmiras86
    Dec 1, 2018
    10
    It was difficult to get a better game than the first Ni No Kuni, but Ni No Kuni 2 is a great game with an amazing story which helps us to evade from this world. Adorable characters in an amazing world where there are loads of things to do in order to create a kingdom from scratch! Great game!
  74. frzpop
    Nov 30, 2018
    4
    Boring story, boring characters, boring combat and awful music. Seriously, one specific track was so horrible I had to mute the music. The game looks nice but that's pretty much it.
  75. 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
  76. Arma15
    Nov 18, 2018
    10
    Many hours of gameplay, beutiful story, entertaining gameplay, a loooot of extra game in missions, developing your kingdom, etc. Very entertaining.
  77. Skyblue93
    Nov 13, 2018
    4
    Horrible shallow version of the first game. A big disappointment as a fan of the first.
  78. MajesioKlapsTom
    Nov 9, 2018
    10
    Oh my goodness! What a game. I have no words, to describe properly the experience with playing that game. It's just a masterpiece.
  79. Snyx
    Nov 6, 2018
    3
    This game is too easy. Even on hard difficulty you can easily defeat monsters that are higher level than you by randomly pushing buttons.
    Most of the story is being told in subtitles, as there is very little voice acting in the game. Either way, the story and characters are cringy.
    The cel-shaded graphics look great, but the overworld has a different art style and looks pretty bad.
  80. Jvbcdtm3
    Nov 4, 2018
    8
    Story:7
    Graphics:8
    Style:9
    Animations:7:8
    Gameplay:8
    Mechanics:8
    Sounds:8
    Boss fights:8
  81. Palhedra
    Oct 21, 2018
    10
    **** awesome great game , havent played a better jrpg on ps4 . Beautiful, fun, Awesome this game is one of the best games on the ps4 if your a fan of studio Ghibli this is an absolute must play.
  82. hime
    Oct 16, 2018
    6
    Кошкомальчик и красивая графика не могут вытянуть этот слащавый сюжет и обилие гринда в чистом виде. Разочарование года.
  83. Phuz
    Oct 8, 2018
    0
    I pretty much bought my PS4 to play this game. I can't rate it any higher, as I couldn't play it long enough. I love Joe Hisaishi's music, I love Ghibli but this doesn't feel anything like it. There was terrible voice acting but even so it was better than when they just stop the voices to accompany the text with grunts of one word, the boy king was highly irritating. I play many games atI pretty much bought my PS4 to play this game. I can't rate it any higher, as I couldn't play it long enough. I love Joe Hisaishi's music, I love Ghibli but this doesn't feel anything like it. There was terrible voice acting but even so it was better than when they just stop the voices to accompany the text with grunts of one word, the boy king was highly irritating. I play many games at once and this was so boring compared to others I was playing at the same time that I got rid of it because it gave me nothing to make me chose it over the others. I know this isn't Studio Ghibli but it tries to be and fails. Miyazaki is a legend for a reason, he cannot be replicated.… Expand
  84. 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
  85. 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
  86. Power4xz
    Sep 18, 2018
    10
    Uno de los mejores RPG de PS4, una autentica maravilla. El mundo que ha construido Level-5 es increible, fomenta mucho las exploración. Graficamente se ve espectacular, lo mejor que puedes encontrar con esta estetica grafica hoy en dia en el mundo de los videojuegos. La música otra maravilla del juego, muy buena banda sonora. Absolutamente un must have de PS4, sobre todo si eres fan de los RPG.
  87. TatsMcGee
    Sep 8, 2018
    6
    Why did you want to play this game?

    The one genre that I have never really gotten into is the JRPG genre. I had heard good things about this game from nearly every outlet that consume content from. What did you not like about it? There is nothing special about this game. Its a jack of all of trades but master of none. The game is too ambitious for its own good and it just doesn’t    Why did you want to play this game?

    The one genre that I have never really gotten into is the JRPG genre. I had heard good things about this game from nearly every outlet that consume content from.

    What did you not like about it?

    There is nothing special about this game. Its a jack of all of trades but master of none. The game is too ambitious for its own good and it just doesn’t do anything overly well.

    The story is, eh, the graphics are good but for a triple-A game very average. The combat is okay and there is also another type of combat and it’s an RTS. That’s not fully fleshed out either. To me, it felt like a very average video game.

    I sunk about 20 hours into the game and I just didn’t have it in me to keep playing.

    Do you think you’ll try it again at some point?

    No, I’m okay. I know what the game is and it’s not for me.    … Expand
  88. shiftyman
    Aug 26, 2018
    1
    The game looks great but that’s about the only positive, it’s the ultimate fan boy trash, from a dialogue written for 5 year olds to the most typical generic quests. Just your average over hyped open world rpg. With the most boring, unimaginative main characters in gaming history, make this, 2018’s biggest piece of overrated trash.
  89. AsaZimbabwe
    Aug 20, 2018
    5
    the studio ghibli-inspired animation is lovely, but too many baffling development choices simply make this game tedious & not much fun to play; frustrating controls & no ability to customize the control scheme; while you zig-zag across the pretty but generic & empty, winding maps collecting anonymous sparkles, you'll naturally want to move faster, but pressing L3 opens the slow-loading &the studio ghibli-inspired animation is lovely, but too many baffling development choices simply make this game tedious & not much fun to play; frustrating controls & no ability to customize the control scheme; while you zig-zag across the pretty but generic & empty, winding maps collecting anonymous sparkles, you'll naturally want to move faster, but pressing L3 opens the slow-loading & slow-closing 'leafbook' instead of letting you run like most other games; the map & options buttons are mysteriously opposite most modern, comparable games; you'll need to save often, but there is no auto-save and no-less than 7 clicks are necessary to manually save when you find the very out-dated, randomly-placed save shrines; within the first two hours you'll find dozens of new items that need to be equipped, but if you die, you'll have to run across the empty map to collect them all over again; gathering loot, armor & weapons should be fun, but this game somehow manages to remove the satisfaction; difficulty spike-gated maps have the exact same looking enemies suddenly twenty times more powerful -- whoops, looks like we're not going this way yet! gonna have to go find more sparkles & run all the way back over here later; most of the dialogue has no voice acting, so you're reading a lot of subtitles while the characters repeat canned "oohs" and "aahs" and grunts.. you'll spend half your time clicking through candy-coated menus without much noticeable reward; there's little-to-no explanation as to why the graphics switch to a glaringly different, super-deformed look for exploring the world map, perhaps a misguided throwback to old-school rpgs; unfortunately, in-spite of it's good looks, Ni No Kuni II just feels bland, dated & is more of a chore than a joy… Expand
  90. 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
  91. Kenmei
    Aug 6, 2018
    7
    For everything this game seems to do right, there's something that comes around that brings it back down. The combat in the game is a very well done action RPG style that I thought was the best part of the game. However while the combat is extremely fun and engaging, the extremely cookie-cutter story is beyond boring and seemingly meant for a much younger audience. I kinda expected thatFor everything this game seems to do right, there's something that comes around that brings it back down. The combat in the game is a very well done action RPG style that I thought was the best part of the game. However while the combat is extremely fun and engaging, the extremely cookie-cutter story is beyond boring and seemingly meant for a much younger audience. I kinda expected that but there were moments where it was almost agonizingly hard to get through. I found myself just skipping alot of the dialogue towards the end because I just really didn't care about what was going on. The main reason to keep playing was the kingdom building aspect of the game. It's how you get basically all of the upgrades throughout the game and gaining new citizens to build up your kingdom was the highlight for me. I wasn't impressed that EVERY side quest devolved into a fetch quest. There are so many fetch quests in this game it could probably have been added as a subtitle to the game. Nothing was too hard to come by, even though there are a few quests that are oddly misplaced in where they are available in the game. Meaning there are some that were designed for items you get in the end game they ask for early on and vice-versa. It seems like a bit of an oversight. The main thing I can say about this game is that at least the story was more bearable then the first game. It's not as kiddy as the first game was, but its still extremely boring at times because it was clearly made with a younger audience in mind. I could recommend this to anyone who's pre-teens might be wanting to get into a light JRPG style game. As the combat and kingdom building parts are actually very good. It's just hard to recommend to anyone over that age because that's not exactly this games target audience IMO.… Expand
  92. rychu_elektryk
    Jul 29, 2018
    5
    I'm amazed how tragic audio layer has made this game unbearable. The music is irritating to say the least, and when you disable it it appears that there's not much left - besides the dialogs the game seems muted. This is the first time in ma gaming carrer that I've felt that the game is destroyed because of sound only.

    Beside that the plot is dull
  93. Revalithechamp
    Jul 13, 2018
    10
    TO start, ignore those **** who say this game is too childish and immature. Not everything needs to be gritty and mature just to be good. I didn't pick up NI No Kuni II until the difficulty setting was added, when I started playing it I knew I wouldn't want to stop. I'm currently at 60 something hours and I've been trying to reach level 4 on my kingdom. I'm currently at level 3. NNK2 is aTO start, ignore those **** who say this game is too childish and immature. Not everything needs to be gritty and mature just to be good. I didn't pick up NI No Kuni II until the difficulty setting was added, when I started playing it I knew I wouldn't want to stop. I'm currently at 60 something hours and I've been trying to reach level 4 on my kingdom. I'm currently at level 3. NNK2 is a delightfully charming game and for a series newcomer, I love it. I've spent more time doing sidequests and trying to build my kingdom. I can't think of any other game that had me more interested in doing sidequests than the main story, the main story is good itself, but my focus is on the kingdom right now.

    The game isn't without its cons however. You may find some fights slightly difficult and being limited to a select amount of healing items during a fight can be a pain if you encountered a foe that's too strong. Some of the skirmishes are way above the level of your army so you'll have to repeat a few skirmishes and do some sidequests to level up, thankfully, the skirmishes are optional and the sidequests aren't drags.

    I can't think of anything that makes me hate this game. I'm surprised I liked it as much as I do considering how I was getting tired of action RPGs and there not being enough turn based games. Nonetheless this game is charming and delightful, it's nice to play a game that's not so serious all the time. I reccomend buying this game, I just might get a subscription to PlayStation Now and play the first one. Charming game!    … Expand
  94. 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!
  95. dannyboi765
    Jul 1, 2018
    8
    Still finishing up the game, but I have done most of what the game has to offer. There is some great stuff to say here, and the game deserves its praise. To start, there is a lot of gameplay variety and a whole lot to do. It seems often that you are playing multiple different games, yet each type of activity blends with the others seamlessly. The game is composed of three parts; aStill finishing up the game, but I have done most of what the game has to offer. There is some great stuff to say here, and the game deserves its praise. To start, there is a lot of gameplay variety and a whole lot to do. It seems often that you are playing multiple different games, yet each type of activity blends with the others seamlessly. The game is composed of three parts; a real-time arena type combat (similar to final fantasy 15), real-time army tactics (total war series), and a city building simulator (sim city). The goal of the game is to build a new kingdom and to have all the kingdoms of the world sign a peace treaty called the "declaration of interdependence". This journey will have you traveling throughout each kingdom and discovering new lands as you build your little town into a thriving kingdom. Of the three gameplay types, the real-time strategy is definitely the weakest. it is not by any means a negative, but it does stand out as being less engaging an activity. The art style and animation is what will stand out for most. It is very reminiscent of Ghibli films and their art style, Cartoony and simplistic, but endearing. The open world is for the most part an traditional RPG format with miniaturized character models who travel through areas with sparse roaming enemies who will trigger a combat scenario if encountered. The leveling system and combat mechanics are superb with many ways to master combat abilities to take on the toughest foes. Very rewarding. To mention some negatives, the game sometimes relies to heavily on reading character text rather than hearing the voice actors. It would have been nice to have that extra effort put in and experience more character acting. The story is fun but by no means the pinnacle of pristine story telling. Overall, there is a great time to be had with Ni No Kuni 2 for those fans of modern and traditional RPGs.… Expand
  96. abcitsv
    Jun 27, 2018
    9
    The story behind this game is incredible. My only complaint is that I wish there were more narrated scenes instead of subtitled dialogue with sound effects. I want to find more games like this which feature first/third(/I'll even take second) person battles but also managing a kingdom.
  97. natanfk
    Jun 20, 2018
    3
    This was one of the biggest disappointments of my life. I loved the first Ni No Kuni, but this is pure GARBAGE. The story would make a 3 year-old fall to sleep, because it's so flat and stupid. When Evan gave his "speech" which was like "Let's make a kingdom where everyone gets happy! Hooray!" and the characters were like "wow, best speech ever, Evan", I just couldn't go further.

    Combat    This was one of the biggest disappointments of my life. I loved the first Ni No Kuni, but this is pure GARBAGE. The story would make a 3 year-old fall to sleep, because it's so flat and stupid. When Evan gave his "speech" which was like "Let's make a kingdom where everyone gets happy! Hooray!" and the characters were like "wow, best speech ever, Evan", I just couldn't go further.

    Combat is TERRIBLE compared to the first Ni no Kuni, it's just button mashing. Instead of capturing pokemon-like monsters, we have these stupid higgledies with their stupid mechanics. We also have no tactics to give to our companions. We also have this "kingdom management", which is absolutely boring, as are these terribly done skirmishes. The game also puts music that don't combine with the environment. You're in a canyon and the soundtrack makes you look you're in a Hitchcock movie. Characters are flat, stupid, boring and voice acting just makes it worse.

    I just dropped it after 10 hours. Don't buy this crap.    … Expand
  98. Berrlett
    Jun 20, 2018
    9
    Ni No Kuni II is really fresh and full of great ideas right from start, liked the combat style very fitting for the nature of the game as was the case on the first Ni No Kuni, balanced to the point and inciting enough to get you to play more. charterer building would say not as excellent as wrath of the white witch but overall its a great game/experience.
  99. YukaiFA
    Jun 18, 2018
    8
    For the most part this is a pretty amazing game. I love the real time battles, the character development, the rich environments and the amount of depth you can go into when developing your kingdom. A lot of people on here seem to have a problem with the difficulty being too easy, but to be honest I liked that I could fly through the earlier sections as it gave me a better sense ofFor the most part this is a pretty amazing game. I love the real time battles, the character development, the rich environments and the amount of depth you can go into when developing your kingdom. A lot of people on here seem to have a problem with the difficulty being too easy, but to be honest I liked that I could fly through the earlier sections as it gave me a better sense of achievement and felt like I was really motoring through.

    The thing is, as the game came to it's third act I found the difficulty spiked up and I had to run around doing a bunch of fetch quests and random monster kills just to get my level up when all I wanted to do was to finish the story. I get that games like this need a bit of grinding here and there but it felt like that's all I did for the second half of the game, and even then I was faced with an end boss that I almost didn't beat, and not in a valiant struggle way, but more of a 'FFS what is this?' way.

    The characters are a mixed bunch and overall were put together and voiced very well. The thing is, when you're wandering around in general, as well as in the middle of battle, you can choose to control anybody in your party. For 95% of it I chose Roland and the 5% I didn't was because either I'd got Roland killed in battle or I pressed the switch character button by accident. That's not to say the other characters were bad, it was just that Roland was the standout cool guy that I couldn't not be, you know?

    My main bugbear with the game though is the military battle sections. They were fine the first few times but to have to keep grinding through these all the way through to the end was a pain in the ass and it really ruined the flow of the game for me. It's a testament to the rest of the game that I wanted to power through these and not turn my console off. It's nice that they tried to explore something new, but I think it fell a little flat for this.

    But look, if you loved the first one (and most people did) then I think you will enjoy this as well. Just be patient and be prepared to soak in the gorgeous and colourful backdrops and characters.    … Expand
  100. artificeprime
    Jun 16, 2018
    8
    Ni no Kuni 2 adds a lot of great new gameplay mechanics. The Kingdom building has a surprising amount of depth and ties into almost all other aspects of the game. Unfortunately, it also left out a lot of the elements that made Wrath of the White Witch so good, such as collecting and taming familiars. The combat is also far less strategic and more of a hack and slash. The story was goodNi no Kuni 2 adds a lot of great new gameplay mechanics. The Kingdom building has a surprising amount of depth and ties into almost all other aspects of the game. Unfortunately, it also left out a lot of the elements that made Wrath of the White Witch so good, such as collecting and taming familiars. The combat is also far less strategic and more of a hack and slash. The story was good enough to keep me engaged but it lacked a lot of the nuance that made the first game great. Overall I really like this game. I think people who liked the first will also like this one and it offers something new but I don't think it is on the same level as the first in terms of story, characters, and combat.

    Gameplay 8 - The thing I liked most about the gameplay is that it has a lot of variety, it is a mix between RPG, strategy, and city building but what makes it unique is how all of those elements compliment each other. Upgrading your Kingdom allows you to upgrade your weapons and magic in combat. Finding new citizens through side quests allows you to grow your population, upgrade your buildings and technology. Certain characters you find improve your military and give your army advantages in skirmishes. Dungeon crawling and questing can grant you new items that can be used to win over new citizens for your city. It all works fairly seamlessly together to make an addictive experience. On the downside, a lot of the side quests are just basic fetch quests. There is usually a bit of story involved but many of the quests felt like more of a chore than a fun immersive experience. Combat is also quite shallow. There are some cool spells but I found most of the time I ended the battle before even getting to use my more impressive abilities. There were a good number of boss battles but almost all of them were quite easy. The enemies look better in this game than in Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch but there is much less variety. Since enemy monsters can't be tamed like in the first game it made combat far less interesting and there was less motivation to engage. The menu system is good but not as good as the Wizards Companion in the first game.

    Story 7 - The story is enjoyable enough, it has a lot of similarities to the first game while still having its own identity but it is more simplistic and has far less lore and depth. There are a few twists and turns but I found it fairly predictable. It kept me engaged but never really amazed me. I did appreciate that almost everything is well explained though and it does a good job of justifying how the world works even if it is fairly simple.

    World 8 - While I didn't like the world as much in this game as Wrath of the White Witch, it was still full of many interesting locations. Every area that you visit has something new to offer and all of the major cities in the game are totally different in terms of their design and culture. There are quite a few different dungeons to conquer and while there is a lot of repetition there is also a lot of variety. There aren't quite as many puzzle sections as I would have liked but enough to keep things interesting and fresh throughout the whole experience. The over world seemed a bit sparse but just like in the first games there are some really cool ideas both in terms of visual world building and lore.

    Characters 6 - The game gets points for having a huge cast and each character that you recruit for your Kingdom has a little story. Considering that there are over 100 that is very impressive. Unfortunately I just found that almost none of them really evolved. You learn almost everything you need to know about each character within minutes of meeting them. For an RPG of this scale I would have liked to see more depth and meaningful character development especially in the main cast members. Evan went through far less development than Oliver did in the first game. Roland's story starts out very intriguing but it failed to really build on that intrigue. Batu and Tani are kind of generic side kick characters who never really grow or have meaningful interactions with Evan. The main villain of the story is also far less interesting than the villains from the first game. I didn't really find any of the characters compelling.

    Visual Design 8 - The game looks very good for the most part. The anime style looks great in cities and dungeons. The character designs are simple yet appealing and the menus look good. There are some really good monster designs, although it would have been nice if there were more. The weakest part of the game visually is the over world and skirmishes. For some reason they decided to go with a different style for the over world in this game and I think it looks much worse. The big headed characters just look silly and I don't know why they chose to change styles because the first game over world looked better.

    Sound 8 - The music is great and voice acting was pretty good.    … Expand
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  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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