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Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch |OT|
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MegaKungFuRadio
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I'm guessing it's motivation to learn to make the better treats. What I don't like is that if you don't have the formula, but know how to make it since it's in the Wizard's Companion, you have to make them one at a time.
The Conductor is so god damn creepy.
Crafting seems mostly useless without the
dragon
I have Cuttpurrse. He's one of the few familiars I have that does actual damage.
GotchaForce
Member
How do I get my partner to block quickly? Fighting the fire boss and I barely have enough time to block on my own. In the manual it says square is "all-out block" but nothing happens when I hit the button.
VitalNerve
Member
I am about 7 hours in right now I believe and am in love with this game.
Now I realize I am just at the beginning but how much more difficult does this game get? I hope that it will provide a little bit of a challenge in the late game.
Also, I have not experienced anything as cute in gaming as I have with feeding mitey chocolate, so damn adorable.
Myrtle has finally taken a step outside of her house.
Now I realize I am just at the beginning but how much more difficult does this game get? I hope that it will provide a little bit of a challenge in the late game.
Also, I have not experienced anything as cute in gaming as I have with feeding mitey chocolate, so damn adorable.
DarknessTear
Banned
I named my newly captured Girlfiend "Handgelina" because I'm single. Sigh.
TDLink
Member
Yeah get Purrloiner, he's a beast.
If you're just having trouble finding them, they are a common enemy on the beach on Teeheeti opposed to wandering around southern Autumnia hoping to find them (where they are rare). Found that out via the Wizard's Companion since I was getting aggravated with the low spawn rate. Once I figured that out though I fought like 4 and was able to get one without too much hassle.
That's the thing, I HAVE been fighting Sprog Cogs on the beach of Teeheeti for the past 3 hours and I haven't had a single one get hearts above his head. It's seriously killing my enjoyment of this otherwise fantastic game. The fact that there is no way to influence your ability to capture familiars is absolutely ridiculous.
I don't know if there's a way later on to catch a familiar more easily (I'm about half in the game) but I found today that my success rate seemed higher when my familiars where well fed.
I was doing an errand which required a particular familiar and I farmed about 1 hour for him without any chance to tame, and the tame event never came for any of the other familiars either. When to town and fed to full my primary familiars (the first of each character) and went back, had about 5-6 chances to tame in about 5 battles and 2 of those had the familiar I was looking for.
Could be simple luck but worth a try.
This was the errand I was working on also, such a pain...
TDLink
Member
Wow, guess I was just lucky. That really sucks.
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
Kind of disliking that they let you capture duplicate familiars, I was hoping the game would just remind me I already had them in some way, especially since you can't double check without visiting a manhole.
Lucent
Member
GotchaForce
Member
Anybody? The AI just keeps getting hammered by the fire guys roar. Getting fed up with this.
zeopower6
Member
I'd imagine they do that since you'd need to get more than one for most Familiars if you want all of their forms. It's not that big of an issue unless you approach 400 though, right?
HueyFreeman
Banned
In another of the game's many odd combat design choices, the ability to "All attack" or "All block" only comes about ~10ish hours in. Just bizarre, as I spam it pretty frequently now during battle.
FrenchMovieTheme
Member
The boss? Just go to town on him early with ice/water attacks while your worthless partner distracts him.
After that, I would keep my distance and spam with ice/water projectiles always preparing "defend" for his volcanic eruption. I had to use a couple 100 hp provisions and 1 recover all mps but eventually I beat him
I had this problem for 3 different boss fights but was still able to beat them on the first try using Oliver as my last resort. When the AI dies, simply move back with Olivier and stay far enough so the tail wipe and fire won't hit you, the fire guy shouldnt come in melee range. From there, cast the ice shard spell, keep your health high and block the big move. Collect the blue/green and yellow globes if you get the chance and refill your mana with items.
I've killed that guy along with
Shadar on the boat
pig tank
HueyFreeman
Banned
Soo cute.
Lovely gif, feel free to keep them coming.
I must say, while I adore the art style in this game, the fully animated cutscenes are few and far between and the ones which are there are undeniably second rate Ghibli, especially compared to their contemporary work.
The more you look at the art style, the more it just screams level 5.
Anybody know if there is a hard mode that gets unlocked at the end of the game. It seems like one would fit next to the normal one.
Second rate Ghibli still looks better than most animations.
Also doesn't anybody know how far I am in the game?
Second rate Ghibli still looks better than most animations.
Also doesn't anybody know how far I am in the game?
I just arrived at the fairy place.
This is true, though I definitely felt it looked more Level 5 based on the character designs. That doesn't look like the typical Ghibli design, but rather something more like what I'd expect from a Level 5 game.
Ollie Pooch
In a perfect world, we'd all be homersexual
I didn't really find that boss battle much of a problem, but I'm finding this really frustrating - I have Esther set to 'keep us healthy' which generally seems to keep her out of harm's way, but more often than not she's a lifeless corpse by the end of the battle.
Crash Station
Member
ESTHER, STOP FUCKIN TAKING THE GREEN GLIMS I NEED TO NOT DIE!
Anyway, 2nd nightmare down. Almost teared up when
This is what I expected from this generation before the crushing realization that traditional console JRPGs were dead dawned on me. It really is the game that's been missing from my life.
Anyway, 2nd nightmare down. Almost teared up when
I got to see the world map with the ship.
TDLink
Member
A bird at the very entrance to the town.
GotchaForce
Member
Thanks for the advice everyone. It's odd how almost brain-dead the combat is and then a boss hits and it's very challenging. And not soon after fire dude I'm on another frustrating one, lol.
HueyFreeman
Banned
lol in what is probably the most random fetch quest in the game.
"You need a levitate spell to lift this thing for this guy. That bird has it... the one that's several steps away."
For sure, but it's notably lacking in detail, even when compared to one of the initial Ghibli movies like Kiki's Delivery Service. My point is that, the more I play the game, the more I'm wondering how much Ghibli actually had to do with the game, besides some B team animation segments. I feel a little bad for level 5 in that respect - that game's being billed as "the Ghibli RPG" when it's increasingly clear it's Level 5's baby through and through.
I don't get the poorly handled complaint; something weird happened - in a world of magic. The kids address that is has happened and they just go with it. I don't think that's too immersion breaking considering what has happened before.
Because it's not beyond the pale to have two of very strong familiars (I'm running with two Monoliths at the moment).
Because it's not beyond the pale to have two of very strong familiars (I'm running with two Monoliths at the moment).
zeopower6
Member
Well, still, having Ghibli involved is already a huge deal considering that they are usually pretty wary of getting involved with games in any way. They seemed to only take on this project because they had resources freed up at the time and they liked the concept that was presented to them so... that's why we got what we got. I don't really think (well they shouldn't anyway imo) anyone expected an entire movie's worth of cutscenes at the quality that they normally put their own movies out at.
Character design was done by Yoshiyuki Momose (the animation director for this game and the main 'Ghibli' influence in the art/etc) and apparently he was asked to make the designs "Ghibli-like". Also reading this article from The Verge, it seems like they produced about 18~ minutes of animation in about 3-4 months.
TDLink
Member
I've heard 40-50 on average. 30 if you just stick to the story and do no side stuff, 80 if you do all the side stuff. Someone who has actually beaten it already can correct my numbers though.
kingofthedead45
Member
Yeah, I have the, I guess, third tier of food formulas. You get them
from some npc's in the pig mechanical city.
Nintendude712
Neo Member
This game looks absolutely gorgeous. Wish I had a PS3.
JRPGs almost always fuck up crafting systems by having the recipes be too obscure to find or putting materials for items at your current level at the start of the world map.
thelurkinghorror
Member
wish me luck ... I have a good chance to get the game today!
And outside is a cold, rainy day... tonight will be THE NIGHT?
And outside is a cold, rainy day... tonight will be THE NIGHT?
I enjoy games just like most people do, the occasional shorter, the uncharted games, FIFA sometimes but it's been a very long time since i fell in love with a game, this game is so beautiful, not only its visual style but the characters, the way the story is told, best 60 I've spent in a long time GAF
HylianScribe
Member
So much more story is derived from some of these post game quests, love when games do this type of stuff. Though one of them left a bad taste in my mouth, so it wasn't all great.
So there are infinite universes in this game according to the resolution of the Conductor quest line. Oliver visits one of them -- an alternate version of Motorville where he was never born. Basically this rabbit in a suit who is actually Oliver from another universe tries to explain all this nonsense. Apparently he's (the conductor) also in the DS version, so I'm guessing this 'multiverse' garbage is the official rationale/canon for why the DS and PS3 versions are so different, too. The only good thing to come out of this is you get the Philmobile 2000 -- the go cart from the beginning of the game is now available to drive around in across the world map. So strange.
5 more hours of work until I can get to play the game for the first time. 
I'm preparing myself by listening to the soundtrack and whoa... it's amazing. Hisaishi <3
edit:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVCdLi6FGVg
I'm preparing myself by listening to the soundtrack and whoa... it's amazing. Hisaishi <3
edit:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVCdLi6FGVg
Maxwood
Oh rock of ages, do not crumble, love is breathing still. Oh lady moon shine down, a little people magic if you will.
Dawh!
Only...four...more...day's....!
You're lucky, I ordered the Wizards edition from amazon.de. It's estimated between the 2nd-4th Feb.
Dawh!
Only...four...more...day's....!
If you're fine with a digital only copy, get yourself an US PSN account and buy it there. Worked like a charm for me
(I'm from germany)Midnight Phoenix
Member
Dawh!
Only...four...more...day's....!
Only one more month...
MegaKungFuRadio
Member
Woo, Rank S Cleared, now I can stop play---WHAT ANOTHER FAMILIAR THAT TAKES A BUTT LOAD OF XP TO LEVEL?
I am heading up the volcano now for that Boss fight from the demo,which I couldn't beat back then,even with a few higher level familiars then I probably have right now...and I am level 18 I believe...what level where you in the demo,anyone remember?...just wondering if I should grind a bit up to level 20 for this fight...