PirateKing
Junior Member
Still pretty butt hurt about all that Wizard Edition issues and drama.
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Ni no Kuni is $20 at Best Buy
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Booker Dewitt
Member
Great, just bought another JRPG that I'll put a couple of hours in and never get around to finishing because of the time investment. I think this is like number twenty-three.
The Spoony Hou
Member
Should I bother with this if I don't care about its graphics?
PirateKing
Junior Member
I thought the best thing about the game is the gameplay.
The Spoony Hou
Member
Well, I got one vote for gameplay. Anyway, I guess I'll wait for a bit more bomba.
ChitoCrisis
Member
I'm really liking the game a lot. Bought the Wizard's Edition when it came out but only started playing it as of last week. I spent about 5 hours or so yesterday. I like the game so much that I imported the DS game too! (It's in Japanese though)
I love the visuals and the gameplay is fun. The story seems ok so far. Although I heard it picks up and gets better later in the game. In any case, its great for fans of classic JRPGs.
I love the visuals and the gameplay is fun. The story seems ok so far. Although I heard it picks up and gets better later in the game. In any case, its great for fans of classic JRPGs.
DracoBlade
Member
Also, for all those fearing grinding, I literally only had to grind towards the very finale (2nd to last boss fight) and even then there is a specific method of grinding via killing Totoro looking monsters that nets you ridiculous exp (like i leveled up 20 times in 2 hrs). Its a relatively easy game but spikes sporadically in difficulty when fighting bosses.
I totally understand the desire to save money, but I honestly felt the game was easily worth $60 and was happy to support it/pay full price.
To everybody else, buy it! Although it's not without its own problems (a bit cliche in structure), the game's was fantastically well put together (also <3 Ghibli art)
Should have just been an anime, I got like 15 hours in and nothing was happening and I was still getting tutorials.
clay_ghost
Member
Guys this game is worth $20. Buy it.
Not worth the $60 + i spent on it
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Does this game have lots of dungeons and sidequests? Is the exploration meaningful?
RPGCrazied
Member
Lovely game. Got the steelbook with it. I just wish it was voiced just a tad bit more. At the halfway point or so it felt like they used all of their budget or something.
few dungeons, every sidequest is a fetch quest, no exploration
clay_ghost
Member
Yes.
Yes but they are mostly fetch quests and get old very soon.......
yes, there is a nice world map with lots of secrets. you have a ship and even a
DRAGON!
WTF?
MagicWithEarvin
Member
Guess I should use my $5 reward certificate on it
the game sucks, nothing to be surprised about
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
I debating whether I should get this or WKC 2?
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
I don't even know what that other game is, but I'd still buy it over Ni no Kuni.
clay_ghost
Member
I agree that my (low) expectations were not met but there are a decent amount of dungeons.Sure there are the traditional forest and lava and castle etc but they are all look nice with a few branching paths. Also the world map is really nice to explore, especially after you upgraded with the umm i forget (good deeds thingy).
WKC is the worst level5 / Sony game. never played two but did not hear good review about that game. Avoid.
RPGCrazied
Member
Didn't the servers get shut down in the WKC games? Sure they have a story mode, but you wouldn't be able to do any of the group stuff.
I'd still get this over that though. It doesn't suck, I'd probably give it a 7.5/10.
I'd still get this over that though. It doesn't suck, I'd probably give it a 7.5/10.
I really liked WKC1 but haven't gotten very far into WKC2.
I am playing Ni no Kuni now and having a blast. Though I don't mind grinding. If you played WKC1 the level progression will fill very similar to you. The first time you go into a new are most of the monsters are at a higher level than you. However, after some leveling they will run from you.
If I had to choose, I'd choose Ni no Kuni; especially if you are a Studio Ghibli fan.
Keavy_Rain
Member
I'm still bitter over losing my Wizard Edition and I didn't like what I played of the first part of the game through my GameFly rental....
Should I bite the bullet?
Should I bite the bullet?
Tom Brohanks
Banned
Sadly, unless I plunk down another $200+ I will never be able to play the copy I own. My PS3 Bluray drive was destroyed by my son and now I have a backlog of disc-based games still in their wrapping.
Like the hat?
Banned
I want the game but I just bought fire emblem and smt4 and $100 eshop cards
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Deleted member 20415
Unconfirmed Member
Weird.... the game is only available online if I send it to a store? Earlier it was available at a bunch of stores... now it's showing unavailable nearly everywhere.
Hope it's just a bug...
Hope it's just a bug...
daninthemix
Member
That works out at about one cent per 10 battles. Good value if you're into that.
Exentryk
Member
Very close to platinuming it. Beautiful game.
It is what I was expecting from a HD Final Fantasy, with a world map, HD towns and shops
, "modes of transport" and gorgeous art. The story is a bit simple though, but the above "JRPG comfort food" makes up for it.
Definitely worth playing once if you're a JRPG fan.
It is what I was expecting from a HD Final Fantasy, with a world map, HD towns and shops
, "modes of transport" and gorgeous art. The story is a bit simple though, but the above "JRPG comfort food" makes up for it. Definitely worth playing once if you're a JRPG fan.
I paid double that 4 weeks ago; definitely worth it at that price.
I'm nearing the end of the game now. I think the game is beautiful, I love the old school open world and feel of the game.
That being said, it's not the most fun game in the world. There is a lot of pointless filler that doesn't really contribute to the game experience and your hand is held through out the whole game eliminating any sort exploration challenge.
I'm nearing the end of the game now. I think the game is beautiful, I love the old school open world and feel of the game.
That being said, it's not the most fun game in the world. There is a lot of pointless filler that doesn't really contribute to the game experience and your hand is held through out the whole game eliminating any sort exploration challenge.
DeathGlobe
Member
Why wasn't it available for shipping? I got it shipped to my house
When i first saw that i thought "OH NO!" because my Best Buy NEVER has any games like this in stock. Luckily the best buy across town does. Yeah, it's a 20 minutes drive but totally worth it. Besides, there is a steak n shake by it and i can go for a shake and a burger.
They're never available near me. The closest one available is in Brooklyn which is like at least a good hour and twenty minutes away. Not worth it.
Delicious Waffles
Member
I picked this up when it first came out and it was totally worth it. Enjoyed it very much. For $20, totally worth it even more.
MemoryHumanity
Member
Region free?
dreamer3kx
Member
Stopped playing this pretty early on, Ill get back to it at some point, not a huge fan of the pokeman like familiars.