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Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch |OT|

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JebusF

Neo Member
Tiduz said:
preordered, this is the bonus i get:

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The bottom right of that picture is an "Iron Man" (could be a "Tin Man", hard to tell from the pic), is there anything in the text about that?
 
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GDJustin

stuck my tongue deep inside Atlus' cookies
Sn4ke_911 said:
So this guy has nothing but praise for this game still the score is 9.4. Why the fuck?

Fucking IGN.

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Games don't start at a 10 and lose points for things they do wrong. They start neutral and go up or down from there based on how good the overall experience is.

There's been games I had a hard time articulating any specific negatives about that I still wouldn't give higher than a 7 or 8, just because it didn't do anything to push itself into that top tier.

Lyng said:
The thing about IGN is, that if this game had been a Bioware game it would have received a 10.
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IGN hasn't given any Bioware game this gen a 10. In fact Bioware's best games scored... right around a 9.4.
 
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commish

Jason Kidd murdered my dog in cold blood!
Anyone else in the U.S. miss out on the Wizard version picking up the EU Wizard version? Sucks that the EU Wizard is missing items... not sure if I want to keep that EU preorder :\
 
Gouty

Gouty

Bloodborne is shit
Wow, where in the hell did this come from? Just found out about Ni No Kuni last night, preordering today.
 
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Aeana

Member
JebusF said:
The bottom right of that picture is an "Iron Man" (could be a "Tin Man", hard to tell from the pic), is there anything in the text about that?
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I assumed it was the griffurnace or something. The text says that Griffy can evolve into more deadly forms, griffurnace and griffrigerator.
 
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Demoncarnotaur

Member
I can't wait til this comes out.. but Ill have to wait a while to pick it up, being broke sucks. None the less, Im glad its getting great reviews.
 
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marcurius

Member
I'm really excited for this game! I'm a huge fan of Studio Ghibli and Joe Hisaishi, and though I don't have tons of experience with Level 5 games, I thought Rogue Galaxy was quite good even if I didn't finish it.

Got the CE pre-ordered for months now, and I'll be going in fairly blind as well - I've just watched screenshots, played the first section of the demo and only have a very basic understanding of the story, so it will be fun to discover more about it.

A bit of a shame that Europe gets it a little later than the US, but no big deal.
 
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Deleted member 57681

Unconfirmed Member
marcurius said:
I'm really excited for this game! I'm a huge fan of Studio Ghibli and Joe Hisaishi...
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He's actually one of the main reasons I am hyped for this. Love him, he should totally do more video games.
 
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QisTopTier

XisBannedTier
SniperHunter said:
dat score...so does the story get mature later on or should I just take the plunge anyway?
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Not that I can say myself but I'm sure as with the golden rule of JRPG's is that no matter how chummy and cheery things are shit will always hit the fan eventually.

Gouty said:
Wow, where in the hell did this come from? Just found out about Ni No Kuni last night, preordering today.
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I wish I was as lucky as you... I have been drooling over this since it's reveal :(
 
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Kave_Man

come in my shame circle
Oh wow forgot about this game, and it's coming out soon!

I promised myself I'd only Day 1 about 2 or 3 games tops this year, this one looks like it will take the first slot.
 
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daevv

Member
The Prima Guide released the same day comes with a exclusive gold hurly familiar DLC. I bought the excellent Skyrim guide and will be getting this one too.
Key Features:

Gain access to the Gold Hurly Familiar DLC with the purchase of the guide
Detailed spoiler-free walkthrough for the entire game, including all errands and bounty hunts
Complete charts showing all information and metamorphose of each familiar
A breakdown for all spells, alchemy formulas, and items
Solve every puzzle, defeat every boss, and find all hidden treasures
A hard cover with unique treatments for collectability
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Posted on their site today:
LINK
 
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cpp_is_king

Member
The rpgland review was written on 10/28. Isn't that when the demo was released? Did they write that review based on only the demo of the game? Seems a little disingenuous if so
 
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Midou

Member
Was worried after first part of demo, recovered after playing 2nd part of the demo, but great to hear. May buy earlier than intended then.
 
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Pai Pai Master

Banned
God damn that review got me hyped. I absolutely loved the demo and I am so ready for this game. This is the JRPG I've been waiting for all generation long.
 
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Strange in Stereo

Member
daevv said:
The Prima Guide released the same day comes with a exclusive gold hurly familiar DLC. I bought the excellent Skyrim guide and will be getting this one too.



Posted on their site today:
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That sounds great. I wasn't able to purchase the Wizard's Edition and I'm not in the US so I can't get the steelbook, but I'm getting the guide for sure.
 
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Derrick01

Banned
The IGN review brought me back into the "will probably buy" camp. I was concerned it was going to be a typical jrpg and the side quests were going to be typical basic fetch crap, and while that seems to be there I liked that idea of the stamp card or whatever it is. It also helps that this game is coming out when just about nothing else is.
 
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PolishQ

Member
cpp_is_king said:
The rpgland review was written on 10/28. Isn't that when the demo was released? Did they write that review based on only the demo of the game? Seems a little disingenuous if so
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Probably based on the Japanese version of the game, which was released more than a year ago.
 
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kswiston

Member
Really surprised at those reviews scores. I thought this game had so-so WOM when it came out a year ago in Japan. I don't remember it making much of a splash with J-GAF.

I was planning on skipping it until it hit bargain prices, but reviews have convinced me to give the demo a spin and go from there.
 
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Aeana

Member
kswiston said:
Really surprised at those reviews scores. I thought this game had so-so WOM when it came out a year ago in Japan. I don't remember it making much of a splash with J-GAF.

I was planning on skipping it until it hit bargain prices, but reviews have convinced me to give the demo a spin and go from there.
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Not many people here played it. But I've continually said that it's one of Level-5's most highly rated games in Japan. The most major complaints about it are fairly minor (poor voice quality, crappy AI, difficulty spikes).
 
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Tex117

Banned
DMPrince said:
all that's left is word of mouth. let's make this the Demon's Souls.
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Dude, really? You can't just "do" that.

Anyway,

Can someone (without any spoilers), tell me if the story is actually compelling? That is the only thing holding me back. Is it light and fluffy on the top with some more mature themes running underneath the surface? (Like every excellent JRPG, especially from the 16bit era).
 
Cornbread78

Cornbread78

Member
I just read that IGN review on my cell. Great review, I just can't wait for the game, it looks awesome and is building more hype for me. How the hell and I going to put away Tales of Graces though?? arrgghh tough problem...

The part that makes me most happy:

We’ve come a long way since the glory days of the Japanese role-playing game in the 1990s. Indeed, many would argue that perhaps we’ve come too far. Today, the genre is split between the heavily watered-down and the absurdly niche. This leaves many of us floating somewhere in the middle, in the well-worn ether that, for some reason, too few developers and publishers have dare tread in the 21st century. But with Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch, Level-5 has delivered something special: a JRPG that feels like the games of yore, looks like the games of tomorrow, and draws heavy inspiration from the classics old-school JRPGs fans adore.
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Sushigod7

Member
commish said:
Anyone else in the U.S. miss out on the Wizard version picking up the EU Wizard version? Sucks that the EU Wizard is missing items... not sure if I want to keep that EU preorder :\
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mxgt said:
Can't wait for this.

To import and save the 10 day wait, or add +1 to UK sales numbers. hmmmm.
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This is what I'm debating I got my Game pre-order in but thinking about just getting the Prima guide and game from Amazon. ughhhh I don't want to wait but I love the idea of the spellbook in English.
 
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JebusF

Neo Member
The Japanese spellbooks are gorgeous. Hope the English ones are just as nice.

For what it's worth, namco are really trying to push this in the UK, possibly more than I've ever seen with a jrpg here actually.
 
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Sushigod7

Member
JebusF said:
The Japanese spellbooks are gorgeous. Hope the English ones are just as nice.

For what it's worth, namco are really trying to push this in the UK, possibly more than I've ever seen with a jrpg here actually.
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Well at least I can wait to hear what you guys all think about the english spellbook and if it doesn't sound up to the standard I'll just cancel my order. That's one advantage to waiting a extra week I guess.
 
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DJIzana

Member
Aeana said:
Not many people here played it. But I've continually said that it's one of Level-5's most highly rated games in Japan. The most major complaints about it are fairly minor (poor voice quality, crappy AI, difficulty spikes).
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For me... I tend to look past bad game elements if I enjoy everything else. (Voice acting is a little harder to overlook but like crappy AI or difficulty spikes, they don't tend to bother me)

I'm glad you think that way.
 
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Rootbeer

Banned
Ni No Kuni continues to climb the amazon charts. Currently sitting pretty at #12 in all of video games. Good accomplishment for a non-Final Fantasy JRPG. Hope the overall sales are strong.
 
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JebusF

Neo Member
Sushigod7 said:
Well at least I can wait to hear what you guys all think about the english spellbook and if it doesn't sound up to the standard I'll just cancel my order. That's one advantage to waiting a extra week I guess.
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Couple of pics from the Japanese version below:

Pic 1 - Pic 2

(Couldn't work out how to post them directly into the post without them being huge, sorry!)
 
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Vortex566

Member
They have the limited edition on the banned site. It's really tempting, just to show my support to the game. Anyone else got the feeling that this is going to be something really special?
 
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marcurius

Member
Cornbread78 said:
I just read that IGN review on my cell. Great review, I just can't wait for the game, it looks awesome and is building more hype for me. How the hell and I going to put away Tales of Graces though?? arrgghh tough problem...

The part that makes me most happy:
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Wow, that quote is extremely encouraging! I hope it's accurate!
 
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Sn4ke_911

If I ever post something in Japanese which I don't understand, please BAN me.
Prepare Your Playstations, Ni No Kuni is Massive

While Ni No Kuni might still be a week away for gamers in the United States, the game has already appeared ready to download on the Japanese Playstation Store. And you are not going to enjoy the downright magical size of the download.

How big is it? Nineteen gigabytes. It hurts just to type that. Sure it isn't the largest game installation ever, but you have to keep in mind that the Playstation 3 requires at least double the size of the game's download size to be free and accessible in order to install the game, so you actually need to have 38gigs free on your hard drive to download it.

So if you're looking to go on a magical adventure on your PS3 next week, then you better start making space for it.
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Damn.
 
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Aeana

Member
That's why the installation step is super lame.

For digital distribution to work, it has to work like XBL or Steam where you download the files and you don't need extra space after the download is completed. There are so many complications that can be avoided by doing that, too, beyond just reducing the amount of space necessary. Like being able to fix a broken installation without redownloading the whole thing.
 
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