StevePharma
Member
Hurry up postman!
I want to feel 12 again.
I want to feel 12 again.
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Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch |OT|
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Shloc are a new name but a number of their staff have worked individually on a number of JRPGs translations in the past. I believe that some of them assisted Plus Alpha with the translations of the DS DQ games, plus they worked on the Inazuma Eleven games too.
Like Richard Honeywood, some of them are ex-Square localisation staff (from Europe rather than Japan) which explains a lot about the "feel" of the Ni no Kuni localisation.
Suikoguy
I whinny my fervor lowly, for his length is not as great as those of the Hylian war stallions
I don't think it's really limited, I would suggest cycling through 3 just in-case of corruption. There is really no reason to keep archive saves since nothing is really missable. Unless of course you are going for 100% bestiary entries... I'm actually not sure that is possible, unless they don't count some of the 3rd form familiars.
DarknessTear
Banned
There you go. Just level Demoliceros and he'll be unstoppable. I finished all the post game stuff with his insane defense and attack power.
maniac-kun
Member
Just played the first hour and it was realy good so far 
They're not particularly great familiars. More of a novelty than anything. Don't sweat it.
This game reminds me of Little King's Story on Wii. The cartoon visuals with a mostly lighthearted aesthetic, an overworld with observable enemies, and the somewhat similar battle systems.
I'm really enjoying it thus far.
Also, I'd like to mention that the official guide is fairly good. I like how it shows you where the hidden items are, and offers advice regarding what level you should be at before going to an area or how to fight bosses. One thing I don't like, however, is that their sections on errands is a bit lacking. I would've liked more pictures or representations on a map as I generally have trouble with text-based instructions. Regardless, I recommend it. There's a lot of awesome interviews, the build is nice, and it's a comprehensive guide.
I'm really enjoying it thus far.
Also, I'd like to mention that the official guide is fairly good. I like how it shows you where the hidden items are, and offers advice regarding what level you should be at before going to an area or how to fight bosses. One thing I don't like, however, is that their sections on errands is a bit lacking. I would've liked more pictures or representations on a map as I generally have trouble with text-based instructions. Regardless, I recommend it. There's a lot of awesome interviews, the build is nice, and it's a comprehensive guide.
Meatvillain
Banned
I really don't care much for the battle system in this game, but I'm thoroughly enjoying everything else about the game now.
I'm going there now, just killed
CANDELABRACADABRA
lol, I killed like 60 to get the first form of those fuckers.
not gonna waste 2 hours for that one.
All great tips guys but where I am stuck now,there is no Toko's or what not...you are stuck in this little area,with 3 or 4 mobs to grind over and over,with the stores having nothing interesting to buy or it's too expensive,pretty soon the ennemies will run away from me because I will be overleveled for them but the Boss is still a huge pain in the ass...
I'm giving the Royal Jelly guy a few more tries this morning,I realise part of the problems are on my side but still,this fight in this area should not be this hard...
I'm giving the Royal Jelly guy a few more tries this morning,I realise part of the problems are on my side but still,this fight in this area should not be this hard...
What level are you now? 27, right? You can get through this. Put the difficulty down to Easy on the options screen. There are no trophies associated with it, and it doesn't make things very much easier at any rate. Try the soloing strategy (fireball it to death).
Katana_Strikes
Member
I'm soooooo loving Drippy's voice over. I'm just smiling and laughing at what he's coming out with. Just started the game but really entertaining from the off.
ipitydatfu
Member
is he any good?
About 12 hours in and I'm having a ton of fun. This is probably an animation issue, but I find the visuals lacking in much of the charm I was hoping for. It sits right in the middle of where I feel it needs to be. It's not up there with the Pixar style games (Ratchet and Clank) and yet it doesn't really emulate the 2D low frame rate anime style either. I don't know if you could do a polygon game like an anime, but what they got now is just bleh. There are just so many dead eyes, and boring animations. Overall it works out because of the general quality of writing, good voice acting, and OCD friendly gameplay.
Pachterballs
Banned
Garnett from Weekendconfirmed sold me on this. Backlog is keeping me away. :/
I tried for half and hour last night and no dice. Decided it was more worth my time to advance the story for now. Fuck those things.
This is such a relaxing game for me. I don't understand the complaints about the battle. It seems rather easy but still challenging because you can't just sit around and hope not getting hit by the enemy. I like doing the merit award missions. It reminds me so much of the missions in "End of Eternity" ("Resonance of Fate"). I already claimed 2 of the merit award cards.
If you have the evolved form (lvl 2) of the first mite you get (can't remember the name) or Little Bighorn leveled up some, you can have Oliver tank it and still do some decent damage as well. The mite is also good for his multi enemy attacks to get rid of jelly adds and his special move can be quite powerful.
I beat it last night with a mix of having Esther on heals, Oliver on back up, and keeping Oliver alive till the end. Still had to solo with him and his familiars.
When I press square or triangle, nothing happens. Am I missing something here?
You need to unlock those moves first, at about 10-15 hours in.
It's not unlocked until a certain point in the game. Really helps out with boss battles.
I think you still need to set your character/familiar to defend/evade as well since all-out defense and all-out attack only modifies the AI actions.
Meatvillain
Banned
I think my main issue with the battle system is just that it's not the sort of battle system I tend to enjoy anyway, it's not necessarily a big knock on the system itself, more to do with my own preferences, I guess.
Definitely agree about the game being generally relaxing, it's really lovely and I'm now really enjoying the story and have been enjoying pursuing sidequests from the moment they became available.
:-/ and how shall I win my boss battle now
Best strat I found as most people mentioned was to use Olivier as a casting/healing character in boss fights. If the AI ever dies, simply stay ranged, block major attacks and get the orbs when you can.
400...
Oh wow, are you kidding me. My completionist nature will take a hit when I simply can't find the time to do everything and see/kill everything.
Is this available anywhere online in the UK? I can't remember the last time I couldn't find a new game! I thought the need for pre-order was a thing of the past. Dammit.
I'd download it but I feel like my hard drive is 20gb.. (I'm away for weekend so can't check, but I got the fat one in like 2008. Anyone know if that was 20gb?).
I'd download it but I feel like my hard drive is 20gb.. (I'm away for weekend so can't check, but I got the fat one in like 2008. Anyone know if that was 20gb?).
"Relaxing" is an interesting word to use. This game is at its best when it's pure whimsy and adventure (which it is most of the time), and it's a definitely relaxing feeling. Unfortunately, some of the design decisions do no service to this at all: grinding several hours for a Derwin quest, losing to a poorly tuned boss on its third form and having to fight all three forms again, finding random encounter enemies with instant death abilities. I didn't hate the battle system until the latter part of the game, when the leveling curve gets completely blown up and battles start to take much more intricate strategy; that's precisely when the janky combat mechanics fail.
There's a thousand small mechanical deficiencies that great games get right, but this one leaves bare. You can't open the main menu while
flying on Tengri
I'm glad that this game exists, and I even hope it gets a sequel. I enjoyed the vast majority of my time playing it. I'm really glad that other people are, too. It's frustrating to me, though, that it doesn't quite live up to its potential.
In that one sidequest in Hamelin where you have to try to make the plant grow... after you use the growth spell and then she says it won't quite work you need a sun familiar...
I have a sun familiar, but it still isn't working? Does only the unevolved version work or some shit?
I have a sun familiar, but it still isn't working? Does only the unevolved version work or some shit?
famfrit
Member
Wow, now i really need play this game.