Ni No Kuni reviews

If you enjoy the Final Fantasy and the Pokemon franchises your in for a treat !

i simply cant express how much fun this game is !! I brought a PS3 Just for it haha and i have 0 regrets.

Full of laughs and tears, this game has it all.

Estimated time of 70+ Hours to complete all aspects of the game. (50+ for the main story )

And As below the question about the languages. Ni No Kuni Is in English and Japanese with English subs. You can switch between the two at any time. ( i prefer the Japanese ) as the Welsh and Scotish accents get annoying

Loved it, A very well made game, looks beautiful and has a fun story. Very Similar game play to a lot of the Final Fantasy games with a bit of a Pokemon twist in there. It's only let downs are: Most of the game is spend reading un-skip able dialog, this can be a good thing if you are trying to learn to read, but this brings me to the next let down, the dialog has a lot of slang in it, making it difficult to read at times. Still, I adore the game and if I could go back in time before I bought it, I would still buy it.

Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch can best be described as a breath of fresh air in the video gaming community. It encapsulates many gaming series' such as Pokemon, Final Fantasy, Zelda – even Kingdom Hearts to some extent and blends them together into one incredible gaming experience.

The overall presentation is thoroughly polished with magnificent graphics encompassing vast and differing environments from Sahara-esque deserts to Arctic coasts and tropical archipelagos. The 3-D animations alongside cartoon drawn characters works exceptionally well and the colourful world is aesthetically beautiful.

The creatures in the game (familiars), are equally dynamic ranging in sizes and shapes – typically being animal-like in appearance with unique colours and patterns. What makes it more amazing is the ability to catch, train and metamorphose these familiars into higher and more powerful forms – akin to Pokemon.

The gameplay mechanics are real-time but with the ability to almost pause in mid-battle and quick select magic spells, use provisions etc…at any time during the battle! With the progression of the game, you gain more spells with differing functions to cast and use in battle, adding a further dynamic. The options are endless too with the ability to select your familiars from ones you've previously obtained and really change things around in your party – you can even swap them with your party members.

In terms of longevity, Ni no Kuni's story takes 40–50hrs on Easy difficulty with Normal being anywhere from 50–70hrs. The story is highly engrossing with a plethora of characters being very likeable and again, varied in appearance making an enjoyable fantasy story. Your adventure will comprise of the story, over 100 errands or tasks along with at least 40 bounty hunts where you take on a boss. If that isn't enough, there is an arena at the School of Trials, a casino, the ability to alchemize 134 different items when mixing different ingredients as well as trying to obtain over 300 different familiars.

Fans of RPG and action-adventure games will thoroughly enjoy this but overall, every PS3 owner should at bare minimum, try this out. Anyone from any background or age group would thoroughly enjoy this! You really won't regret picking this up! 9.5/10.

Ni No Kuni is a beautiful JRPG adventure game that takes you on a magical journey of discovery, restoring the broken-hearted and finding out your destiny, through the purity of a child's eyes.

The story is genuine and heart-warming with adorable characters, well-designed combat and stunning graphics that stays true to the fidelity of anime.

I can not recommend this game enough.. It's highly addictive, entertaining and satisfying. The learning curb and difficulty level is quite high, but is extremely rewarding.

Its a pretty darn perfect game =)

This game is so much fun. I have never played a game like this and it is completely amazing. I would highly recommend it to anyone who likes animes and rpg games.

Very excellent gameplay, visuals and story. Battle style for me is refreshing and new; also a little reminiscence of Pokemon. I recommend playing this if you wanting to have an enjoyable RPG to play through.

The game as amazing. Excellent homage to classic jrpgs. guaranteed 50+ hours of content. You can also get free DLC from psn to get 2 cool little familiars.

The plot has a lot of laugh out louad moments and bits that do pull at your heartstrings. A definite buy.

Great Game Gameplay is good So is the story Classic JRPG element make this my favorite game so far

This game is simple great, I'f you love the team picking and creature development of pokemon and the size and depth of a JRPG then you NEED this game.

Really enjoy playing levelling up your Familiars and befriending new ones, has amazing scenerary and is very enjoyable interesting story also

I didn't like this game. It's slow-moving, time-consuming and it just didn't capture my attention enough to keep playing. I didn't like the fact my character was so weak and kept dying. It was torturous.

I bought the game because it was Studio Ghibli and I am quite a fan of their works, but playing it I was surprised by just how good it is. The animation is amazing and the story that goes along with it is a really heartwarming, tear-jerking tale. I haven't finished the game yet but I am thoroughly enjoying every minute of it.

Hours of fun, a joy to play and one game that should be in any collection 10/10

Even if you're not an anime fan you'll like this game-beautiful art, fun game-play and a solid story.

A grown man and I cried! Very good game, with heart-touching cinematics by studio Ghibli. A must buy!

Ive really enjoyed this game, kinda reminds me of the same feeling as FF7. You have to play this if you like any RPG. The cutesy stuff isnt even that annoying.

The best JRPG I have ever played

Charater design good, story very good, management system is brilliant. The graphics are – well not suprisingly – spectacular, thanks to Studio Gibli. Should you liked Flying castle, Spirited away, Princess Mononoke, and the other titles, you will have a sense of actually playing a similar story yourself. Higly recommended for fans of the genre, and anyone who wants to spend time exploring a magial, well designed world from the perspective of a 10 year old boy, who has only good intentions in him.

Beautiful story to follow, if you enjoy studio Glibli films you will enjoy this game.