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Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch |OT|
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HiddenWings
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Both. Download the 5 GB file first.
Jive Turkey
Unconfirmed Member
Nope. There's a merit award which helps get a taming opportunity but it's almost completely useless. It's really just luck and the game deciding not to be a dick to you.
Well, I guess I can snap a picture of the screen and post it later today, but I don't really have much of reason to lie or anything
Not sure why that should be considered anything special.
As mentioned, I did all bounty hunts, and only enough quests to get the last merit badge (the one that costs 8, which of course means all the previous rows as well).
Still, I didn't really rush through the game or anything, so I honestly have no idea why 33hours would be considered weird.
Well, took a pic of the game clear save for proof
http://i.imgur.com/FHVVkP0.jpg (spoiler for last chapter name + count I guess)
No idea why people seem to take 40+ hours to finish the game, unless going for every single quest or something. I did not really rush through the game or anything.
I did however use Dinocerus, and he is just gamebreakingly overpowered.
AmaterasuOkami076
Member
I had about 26% - finished all the possible bounty hunts and errands up to that point. Currently sat at 38% and grinding through some post-game quests.
AmaterasuOkami076
Member
I was at 42 hours at that point, however I had got pretty addicted to the casino. Would've been around 38/39 with all quests done at that point. To be fair though I've barely touched anything to do with alchemy, so that's probably saved me time.
I found this out last night. Jesus. :\
Yah, you sorta breezed through the game. I'll have to find that dinoceros familiar haha
(http://howlongtobeat.com/gamebreakdown.php?gameid=11119)
As you can see the average is 51 hours.
OH and Ricker,
I am really not finding that. When I press L2 or R2, it doesn't really do anything except move around my attack options.. To go all attack/all defend I only press square/triangle
Jive Turkey
Unconfirmed Member
There are a couple of axes/hammers which don't cause a hit to accuracy. Those really help.
I don't waste time with Attack, just Earsplitter and the rock throwing.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
naja from ding dong well as well as purrloiner
Out of curiosity, what di dyou think of the shaddar fight ? I was so relieved when in his third form they gave you back full health and mp. I really think they should do that in all jrpgs for all boss fights. That being said, by then I had completely ran out of phonix feathers etc and swaine and eser got wiped out quite early on so I ended up soling the dark djin form for a while. Was fun but in a way not very jrpg like given how his attacks were well area based and avoidable if you knew the pattern. Has anyone else had a similar experience ?
uncharted86
Member
His attack stat is OP, and because most of his tricks are dealing physical damage they deal massive damage
When in control of one of your party members during combat, one of their options is Tactics
He takes almost no damage, and hits for a ton. Accuracy doesn't really matter tbh.
Both Earsplitter and that Rock throwing thing has 100% hit rate. Between using those, just attack a bit. Even if you miss, you'll still be dealing insane amounts of damage, without taking much of any yourself.
Yes when
the third form was revealed, I was relieved to have full health again. Overall the battle wasn't that bad for me, in the upper 40's with Oliver, if memory serves.
His attack stat is OP, and because most of his tricks are dealing physical damage they deal massive damage
When in control of one of your party members during combat, one of their options is Tactics
Haha thanks man, I have been playing with oliver way too much I guess so I never really noticed :S
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Thanks to a kind share, I will be playing this hopefully tonight but first, 21GB of data must be DL'd ><
Funnily, I just asked myself the same questions a few minutes ago. I tried to go back in there and that guy was telling me that the miasma became a beautiful lake. Lies. I flew over and it was still pink stuff...
And man do being able to change tactics make fighting against mobs FAR easier lol.
Btw, I am currently fighting
the cowlipha and he asks me to use a spell to give her weight. I had the same issue when fighting that snake boss before. I keep using Burden but it keeps missing -,-
levels? If you mean evolutions the answer is 3.
Just got the boat. 21 hours logged. I'm enjoying the game more now than I did initially. I'm still more in the crowd that enjoys the game more so for its visuals/production values/classiness than for the actual game itself. The book is really fucking cool though. I've just started to read more of the entries and it's like attention to details to the max. Using the book to solve puzzles and finding words for solutions is neat too. That's definitely a side of the game that feels pretty special.
I still don't care for the battle system much. I don't think the monster raising/capturing element is very interesting in this game. I certainly dislike how you capture monsters. It still blows my mind that a game centered around monster capturing, which is 95% of your combative arsenal, is tied to luck/chance percentages. Jesus Christ, has Level-5 never played any other monster raising game? Pokemon, Nocturne, Jade Cocoon, even? It's just a weird design decision/oversight, whatever the fuck you want to call it.
The AI is still questionable too. I also think it's pretty lame that options (like Tactics) are locked away until certain points in the game. Some of the older Tales games used to pull this shit (like not getting the Manual AI option right away) and it's not a very good idea. As far as the difficulty goes I think the game feels fairly balanced. I'm never completely crushing bosses yet and I've found myself dead a few times when I wasn't paying attention.
I think there's a lot of missed opportunities with the everyday spells too. Will I ever create bridges again or use fire to ignite things? They should have had backtrack-able spots (other than the treasure chests, which is very cool) to use those tool-like spells. The first forest dungeon in the game could have had a path that you couldn't cross unless you used the bridge spell, I don't know, shit like that. Go all the way, Wild ARMs style, if you're going to do stuff like this. The kind of shit that you can do with this spells has been done before, but it's all cool stuff still. Like using a spell to talk to animals, it's been done in a few RPGs to my knowledge (again, like in Wild ARMs, only it was a wand) so it's nothing I personally haven't seen before. Still, this sort of shit is highly appreciated and goes a long way with me.
I hope this Shadar shit picks up soon too. That council stuff is cool and everything, but I feel like they haven't done anything yet. I keep hearing about Shadar breaking people's hearts, but I guess it happened already? The volcano boss test was cool, but I'm waiting for "those" kinds of moments, you know what I mean? I'm guessing the game will "get there", but it's taking its sweet as time, so far! =D
I still don't care for the battle system much. I don't think the monster raising/capturing element is very interesting in this game. I certainly dislike how you capture monsters. It still blows my mind that a game centered around monster capturing, which is 95% of your combative arsenal, is tied to luck/chance percentages. Jesus Christ, has Level-5 never played any other monster raising game? Pokemon, Nocturne, Jade Cocoon, even? It's just a weird design decision/oversight, whatever the fuck you want to call it.
The AI is still questionable too. I also think it's pretty lame that options (like Tactics) are locked away until certain points in the game. Some of the older Tales games used to pull this shit (like not getting the Manual AI option right away) and it's not a very good idea. As far as the difficulty goes I think the game feels fairly balanced. I'm never completely crushing bosses yet and I've found myself dead a few times when I wasn't paying attention.
I think there's a lot of missed opportunities with the everyday spells too. Will I ever create bridges again or use fire to ignite things? They should have had backtrack-able spots (other than the treasure chests, which is very cool) to use those tool-like spells. The first forest dungeon in the game could have had a path that you couldn't cross unless you used the bridge spell, I don't know, shit like that. Go all the way, Wild ARMs style, if you're going to do stuff like this. The kind of shit that you can do with this spells has been done before, but it's all cool stuff still. Like using a spell to talk to animals, it's been done in a few RPGs to my knowledge (again, like in Wild ARMs, only it was a wand) so it's nothing I personally haven't seen before. Still, this sort of shit is highly appreciated and goes a long way with me.
I hope this Shadar shit picks up soon too. That council stuff is cool and everything, but I feel like they haven't done anything yet. I keep hearing about Shadar breaking people's hearts, but I guess it happened already? The volcano boss test was cool, but I'm waiting for "those" kinds of moments, you know what I mean? I'm guessing the game will "get there", but it's taking its sweet as time, so far! =D
HylianScribe
Member
That's a pretty fast time and atypical of the average play through. Took me 38hrs and change on my first play through, and I usually clock in on the lower end of the spectrum when comparing my times to GAF when it comes to jRPGs. On my second play through knowing what to do and skipping every single cutscene and doing almost every single side quest I could (were two I didn't finish till post game), I was at the final battle at 24:13. I have two trophies left (250 familiars, 120 recipes), and I'm at 55:28 right now. I expect it will be around 60-65 hours when I finally have every trophy.
I did not use Dinoceros at all in either play through until post game. Even then I got him as a reward rather than capturing him.
Edit: Technically each base Familiar can be evolved twice and has four forms (first two you always get, then you pick from two choices for the final form).
However, there is one that has three evolutions in linear fashion, culminating with a unique fourth form.
Americanmushroom
Banned
hi,
can someone help me about the boutny hunts. How come some are not showing on the map?
can someone help me about the boutny hunts. How come some are not showing on the map?
it's 3 evolutions if you count the 2 final forms as 2 evolutions, if not it's just 2.
who's the one with 4?
If you go to the world map in the Wizard's Compendium, there are red stars over the locations. That might help you zero in on the right zone. In the zone, they're blinking blue dots and optional fights.
HylianScribe
Member
it's 3 evolutions if you count the 2 final forms as 2 evolutions, if not it's just 2.
who's the one with 4?
Yea, that's right. For any one base Familiar, you can evolve it twice, but it can have 4 unique forms in total due to the branch after you evolve it past its second form.
Mandragorer. It evolves after like 2-3 levels into Pendragorer. After 2-3 levels, it evolves into Mendragorer. Finally, after another 2-3 levels, it evolves into Thundragorer. Leveling it up takes more experience than usual like Dinoceros. It's like 10-15K exp for one level at Level 1.
Definitely agree! I started going for them just today and it sucks already. I luckily already had 2 kaleidostones but I still need at least one just to create one item. I checked and I already have 3 recipes that each require 5 of them. I haven't even started trying for the scrolls.
well i got plat, 78hours total :S
well luckily i didnt have to get them now. ended up making 121/134 of the items but if you want to get the best items for esther/swaine then i recommend farming the conductor quest
well luckily i didnt have to get them now. ended up making 121/134 of the items but if you want to get the best items for esther/swaine then i recommend farming the conductor quest
Something melee, something magey, something melee. As long as the melee guys have 3 or more stars in movement and attack speed, you should be fine. Go grind on Swan Islands(the three islands NE from Ding Dong Dell) for a bit, Tokos spawn there and they give 2000 XP. They're somewhat prone to running away though. Not sure if they spawn on all the islands, or only on the south-eastern one.
Tokos only spawn on the ugly duck island, I think.
Yeah, that's what I thought. Good spot for Mites too. Their lvl 50 Trick is amazing.
Napalm_Frank
Member
20+% maybe.
Save your game before you get there. Trust me.
All right, then I will probably hit the 30-35 hour mark by the time I finish. Thanks!
And thank you for this tip.
Delicious Waffles
Member
Yeah, you get a completed game save.
oh he's one of those special monsters, I read how you get him.
thanks.
btw I'm before the final dungeon and only those fucking annoying Derwin quests remain but the report says just 80% task completion, do I get that 20% in the post-game? How many? Also is that the same for the bounties?
Yep. It's my last remaining sidequest before I go beat the
post-game boss