Ah, yes, the joy of poor AI. I've really only had a few issues in mine, but that's likely only because I'm rather over-leveled now.
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Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch |OT|
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Ah, yes, the joy of poor AI. I've really only had a few issues in mine, but that's likely only because I'm rather over-leveled now.
Johnlenham
Member
Man Drippy is a right dick at the beggining haha. Only got to play up to where the demo starts last night 
will have to wait till saturday to play more. laaaame.
will have to wait till saturday to play more. laaaame.Man Drippy is a right dick at the beggining haha. Only got to play up to where the demo starts last night
Haha, yes his first few lines were something
Saying "Yer mam dropped dead" or something like that. So blunt
Jive Turkey
Unconfirmed Member
It's actually not even the AI I'm annoyed with now it's the stupid buff animation overriding my movement. Then the boss hits me and I get stuck in a knockaround loop where the boss keeps tossing Oliver like a ragdoll before he can get to his feet. I went from full HP to 3...All of it completely out of my control.
Oh wow haha. Thanks for the response!
witchedwiz
Member
question for those who ordered from amazon.uk..
in us there's a griffy familiar dlc for preorder sent by amazon.. is there something similar for uk? or?
in us there's a griffy familiar dlc for preorder sent by amazon.. is there something similar for uk? or?
there whas but only for people who preorderd til date x
nelsonroyale
Member
Only played an hour or so, but this game is full of the kind of charm that I expect from Ghibli's involvement. Drippy is a gem.
slaughterking
Member
There's apparently some problem according to SCEEs twitter.
British Monsoon
Member
It's been taken down for the moment because SCEE are incompetent.
They only uploaded one of two files needed (the 6gb one), and only just realised an hour or so ago that there was another 16gb file they needed to upload. It should reappear on the store when it's done uploading.
slaughterking
Member
The third familiar you come across is amazingly adorable.
Palette Swap
Member
They're fixing the fuckup I mentionned earlier. As a result it apparently messed up the store page for the game during the transition.
It's kind of amusing they'd repeat the mistakes from the US digital launch, ignore people telling them 2 days before something is amiss and go on to full panic mode on launch day. Doesn't really foster confidence or good will towards digital preorders. Or their ability to run a digital store.
Great. I was going to take advantage of the fact that I am stuck at home because of the flu and start the download. Guess it will have to wait!
Played about an hour or so and it's pretty good so far. I like how the game looks, and the dialogue is top notch.
I also like how the game trains you to use the dpad early on. At first I was annoyed by how the game was forcing me to use the dpad for some menus. It later makes sense why the designers chose to do it that way.
I also like how the game trains you to use the dpad early on. At first I was annoyed by how the game was forcing me to use the dpad for some menus. It later makes sense why the designers chose to do it that way.
take the one that boots your speed. no point in saving them since you won't unlock new ones until you get all of the ones available.
In battle, when choosing an action, you can also use R2/L2. It's easier than using the d-pad when you are also moving your character with the left stick
I don't understand, Amazon still hasn't dispatched this game and it's February 1st, WTF amazon?
Edit: Oh crap, I just read this email someone from Amazon got.
"As we discussed, Ni No Kuni is now back-ordered and we expect to dispatch your order on the 19th February using 1st Class delivery."
February 19th!? What!? lol I didn't think this game would be sold out, my fault for preordering so late I guess.
I guess I'm gonna check the stores later on today instead.
Edit: Oh crap, I just read this email someone from Amazon got.
"As we discussed, Ni No Kuni is now back-ordered and we expect to dispatch your order on the 19th February using 1st Class delivery."
February 19th!? What!? lol I didn't think this game would be sold out, my fault for preordering so late I guess.
I guess I'm gonna check the stores later on today instead.
Aeon712
Member
If you no one asked for it, I'll gladly take it.
-Stranger-
Junior Member
I'm about 4.5 hours in, really enjoying it still.
Passing through Golden Grove Woods now, somehow I've gotten lost and there is so many enemies in here.
Passing through Golden Grove Woods now, somehow I've gotten lost and there is so many enemies in here.
New baby Familiar!
-Stranger-
Junior Member
Ok, I've think I've finally hit that "level curve" point the game where things get harder. I've made it to
Some of you have already mentioned the AI issues this game has.
I'm curious about strategy used to get past this point. Oliver is currently level 27.
Fairyland and traversed Mom's stomach. I'm having some serious issues with the squid boss. I've had some success with the all out attack and defense, some character switching and all around heals. It just seems that either the AI want to use one familiar till they're blocked or attack themselves. At most, I get the boss to about 1/2 HP and then team members start to die, usually with Esther first.
I'm curious about strategy used to get past this point. Oliver is currently level 27.
Several of us have had to solo bosses like this with Oliver/his familiars after everyone dies. Basically you end up running around, using defend against the big attacks, and waiting for blue and gold glims. With that particular boss,
it gets a bit hectic at around 25% or so because it spawns mini-jellies, luckily they are slow so the strategy of running and focusing on the boss still works.
Others report that with the right mix of familiars and tactics, you can keep the party alive and win.
Several of us have had to solo bosses like this with Oliver/his familiars after everyone dies. Basically you end up running around, using defend against the big attacks, and waiting for blue and gold glims. With that particular boss,Did the fight with Oliver at 24, took a loooong time.it gets a bit hectic at around 25% or so because it spawns mini-jellies, luckily they are slow so the strategy of running and focusing on the boss still works.
Others report that with the right mix of familiars and tactics, you can keep the party alive and win.
Thanks.
I'm looking to mix up the familiars and try Esther in a pure heal role for the fight. It sucks because while she has a decent mana pool, Oliver's is just bigger. Hopefully I'll succeed this next time.
In boss battles, I tend to have Esther heal, but also supplement the healing. Oliver's heal spell isn't that strong, so I use a lot of healing items. Then it just becomes a war of attrition.
British Monsoon
Member
In regards to the missing install file on the EU store;
"The Store Team are publishing the Ni No Kuni file now but it is a few Gigabytes so may time some time to complete. This second file will be made available for free for users who have paid for the game (accessible from the game product page) and it will be bundled in for new purchases."
Apparently SCEE telephone reps are saying the missing file will be on the store by 6PM GMT :/
To think I actually pre-ordered digitally for the CONVENIENCE.
"The Store Team are publishing the Ni No Kuni file now but it is a few Gigabytes so may time some time to complete. This second file will be made available for free for users who have paid for the game (accessible from the game product page) and it will be bundled in for new purchases."
Apparently SCEE telephone reps are saying the missing file will be on the store by 6PM GMT :/
To think I actually pre-ordered digitally for the CONVENIENCE.
The only reason why the larger mana pool can matter is Esther's original familiar can get a lvl 2 heal spell that heals for around 100 hp, which can be great in tight spots. Only downside is the 11mp cost.
Sure. You can always switch that familiar to oliver for that fight.
Finally beat it with 56 hours! That was a really short ending, and I wish all this stuff that is unlocked after you beat it was given to you before the end. Oh well, more content is more content.
easy or normal?
final character level?
I'm about 50 hours, but not even close to finishing
currently doing Three Stones
HammerOfThor
Member
This game is so much fun. I only wanted to play for around 1 hour last night and played for like 4 lol.
But man, it can be hard in a frustrating way. I'm just finished Al Mahmood(sp??) and right now I'm clearing up some rewards before heading out.
Any tips? Any familiars that are must-haves at this point?
But man, it can be hard in a frustrating way. I'm just finished Al Mahmood(sp??) and right now I'm clearing up some rewards before heading out.
Any tips? Any familiars that are must-haves at this point?
Glorious Ownage
Member
Happened to me. Amazon sent me a replacement
Majmun
Member
Finished the game yesterday. I defeated three Tokocold's in the last dungeoun.
They gave me almost 30k exp each. So the last fight was pretty easy, lol.
I had a blast with this game. I also followed Aena's advice and put Esther on support command. The game does get less frustrating that way.
The only thing I didn't like about the game was the constant hand holding.
Putting the objective marker in the map can be considered handy to some, but I thought it made the game less adventurous. I love to figure out where to go next myself
But I loved everything else about the game. I didn't even mind the lack of voice acting. The whole game is so charming and it captures the Ghibli style so well.
Now it's time to tackle the post game. But I think I'm going to give the game a rest for now. Hearing the game's intro all day long in my head is a sign that I need to take a short break from it.
They gave me almost 30k exp each. So the last fight was pretty easy, lol.
I had a blast with this game. I also followed Aena's advice and put Esther on support command. The game does get less frustrating that way.
The only thing I didn't like about the game was the constant hand holding.
Putting the objective marker in the map can be considered handy to some, but I thought it made the game less adventurous. I love to figure out where to go next myself
But I loved everything else about the game. I didn't even mind the lack of voice acting. The whole game is so charming and it captures the Ghibli style so well.
Now it's time to tackle the post game. But I think I'm going to give the game a rest for now. Hearing the game's intro all day long in my head is a sign that I need to take a short break from it.
Happened to me, I spoke with Amazon yesterday, hopefully I get a new one in a couple of days.
The only thing I didn't like about the game was the constant hand holding.
Putting the objective marker in the map can be considered handy to some, but I thought it made the game less adventurous. I love to figure out where to go next myself
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Why not just turn it off?
Majmun
Member
It just happened to me too. I'm going to email Amazon now.
You can turn off the star guide and the mini map if you want to just hunt for quest points and the next plot point.
British Monsoon
Member
The 16gb file is now FINALLY on the EU store - it won't be in your download list, you have to go into the game page and the 16gb file should be free to download from there if you've already purchased the game.
175 minutes before I can play - not too bad, but I've been off sick all day and would have loved to have been playing this for the past 5+ hours. Last time I ever pre-order anything from PSN.
175 minutes before I can play - not too bad, but I've been off sick all day and would have loved to have been playing this for the past 5+ hours. Last time I ever pre-order anything from PSN.
Acquiescence
Member
Going to start this game soon. Any basic tips for a total newcomer?
eXistor
Member
Not really, the game eases you into everything. It explains everything as if it were your first rpg. I suppose I'd say: do all the sidequests to minimize grinding. Only go to the next storypoint when you've done everything there is to do.