I'm not sure what that is.
I read somewhere online that it's an exact amount issue? so I could buy a 20$ card on Amazon, put that in, then pay the rest with my CC? Think thatll work?
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Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch |OT|
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I'm not sure what that is.
I read somewhere online that it's an exact amount issue? so I could buy a 20$ card on Amazon, put that in, then pay the rest with my CC? Think thatll work?
Deified Data
Banned
Thought Oliver's voice actor was an adult female.
zeopower6
Member
In Japan, maybe.
He's a regular male child actor in the Western version. I think most of them come from British TV, actually.Do people not like the lack of save points in most games that much? Or is it something else...? 'Cause I see the 'outdated gaming mechanic' thing reaaalllly often (not about this game necessarily).
He's exaggerating a bit, because there is a save point in there, the puzzles are far from hard and restoring MP off of monsters is pretty easy.
In Japan, maybe.
Do people not like the lack of save points in most games that much? Or is it something else...? 'Cause I see the 'outdated gaming mechanic' thing reaaalllly often (not about this game necessarily).
Games like Lunar did it right - save anywhere. I despise losing progress, especially in an RPG where I'm dedicating a large amount of my time to them. Also, if I'm in the middle of a dungeon and I need to stop for whatever reason I could just pop a save in Lunar and then shut off the console. In a game like this, I have to back track all the way out or try to find the save point, hope I don't die, and then save which is a huge waste of time.
For the old school hardcore RPG'rs, they may prefer this, but it's just that - an outdated mechanic that's not a necessary addition in regards to difficulty. You can make the game plenty difficult without adding in artificial difficulty with infrequent save points.
grandjedi6
Master of the Google Search
Who was the localization director for this game?
zeopower6
Member
You can pretty much save anywhere in Ni no Kuni except in dungeons. I think it's a pretty normal occurrence in games really... to be able to save anywhere in a dungeon seems so odd to me.
Richard Honeywood, it seems.
Ugh, that sounds terrible, especially considering how long the most trivial of battles seem to take.
found it! can't seem to find exact amount though. but it lets me do 50+5, that's close enough!
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one card: wont work! we wont tell you why. sorry!
other card: unable to add funds right now.
even though the sony website. They really don't want my money.
Deified Data
Banned
I'm still so early on that I still enjoy every encounter. Once I've got the battle system mastered that might change, but so far enemies seem pretty easy to ignore, at least on the world map.
Man, this game is so damn fun. I should have been to bed 2 hours ago but I couldn't stop playing. Everything about it is amazing, the combat is fun as hell.
Glad I bought the WE now! Picked up the regular edition while I wait on the WE, so much fun. Think I'll put the Drippy plushy on my desk at work.
Glad I bought the WE now! Picked up the regular edition while I wait on the WE, so much fun. Think I'll put the Drippy plushy on my desk at work.
VitalNerve
Member
play PS4G, skip WKC2 and get this game.
Deified Data
Banned
Really want to read the in-game bestiary but I don't want the familiars spoiled for me...
Lion Heart
Banned
Alright GAF, I confess I've had this game for 5 hours but haven't played it yet. Wasn't in the mood to game for some reason and didn't want to tarnish my first impressions so I just held off. I'll wake up early to play.
SolidSnakex
Member
That was the case for the Japanese version. Tabe Mikako does his voice in that version.
JetBlackPanda
Member
walked into my Gamestop and picked it up without a pre-order but it was one of two left and some other older guy behind me grabbed the last copy. The idiot worker asked me what the big deal was and wanted to know why the characters look like a kids cartoon. UGH
I tried to work him over for a steelcase but said they only had enough for some of the pre-orders and could not cover everyone as is.
Anyways.. the game is fantastic. I love everything about it so far.
this is why I fell in love with this genre.
I have had a smile on my face for hours.
I tried to work him over for a steelcase but said they only had enough for some of the pre-orders and could not cover everyone as is.
Anyways.. the game is fantastic. I love everything about it so far.
this is why I fell in love with this genre.
I have had a smile on my face for hours.
TimeEffect
Member
I really want to know the sales. Humble surprise? Next Demon's Souls? Standard flop?
Reluctant-Hero
Member
Too early to say, wait for people to complete the game and have time to reflect on it.
This is not going to be an all time greatest RPG - even the reviews have said that the story is pretty much run of the mill.
The game may look pretty and have nice music, but if the story doesn't stand out from the rest then it's going to be an unmemorable game down the road.
The game may look pretty and have nice music, but if the story doesn't stand out from the rest then it's going to be an unmemorable game down the road.
heh, so I tried to add via paypal now. A different error.
"We're sorry, but your payment resulted in an error. The problem has been reported to our operational staff and will be fixed as soon as possible. Please select another payment method or try again at a later time."
They dont want me to buy. I'll shut up now lol. So much fury.
I'm on the fence of just getting amazon prepaid cards but then I'd be forced to pay 15$ extra.
I disagree. I have specific RPGs I love above others but I couldn't breathe a word of what the story was in any of them heh.
"We're sorry, but your payment resulted in an error. The problem has been reported to our operational staff and will be fixed as soon as possible. Please select another payment method or try again at a later time."
They dont want me to buy.
I'll shut up now lol. So much fury.I'm on the fence of just getting amazon prepaid cards but then I'd be forced to pay 15$ extra.
I disagree. I have specific RPGs I love above others but I couldn't breathe a word of what the story was in any of them heh.
Mikey Jr.
Member
Should probably do well. Futureshop.ca and bestbuy.ca are sold out online. I dont see that often. Its probably that they didnt order enough copies more than selling like gangbusters, but i still think it will do well.
Hours Left
Member
Has anyone received any sort of shipping email for the Wizard Edition from the Namco store?
I'm going to guess when you put it like THAT it own't even crack the top ten, maybe not even top twenty, but I may yet be surprised!
Humble surprise, next Demon's Souls if we're lucky. If it's a flop then something's gone horribly wrong given there's reports of 20 or so pre-orders at GameStops and it's been #1 on Amazon until the FarCry 3 sale pulled the rug out from under it, and it's still at 3 despite that, effectively 2nd since the first two are FC3.
I don't think that'll matter if gameplay's exceptional or it otherwise stands out spectacularly, just look at Demon's Souls, Dark Souls, and maybe the Elder Scrolls games. This sounds like it has enough gameplay hiccups to not hit that either though.
I can barely remember what the heck was happening in Suikoden, but it's still a memorable game for me based on the art and characters.
DevilWillcry
Member
I just completed the first couple of hours of this and I can easily say that this is one of the best games I've played in a while. The production values are as breathtaking and charming as I'd expect from a Ghibli film. Everyone needs to play this game!
MuzzledBasher
Member
Just started this game, but is it just me or do the anime cut scenes seem to have pretty choppy frame rate?
Maybe a silly question, but does your cc information match up with what's stored in the billing info under your user account?
dragonflys545
Member
Welcome to my world. I swear, they must allocate bandwidth by a queue system or something because I had literally downloaded just under 400 MB in an hour. I came back to it and the first 5.6 GB download was done and I'm currently 33% of the way through the 16 GB download and it's just flying.
So, yeah, no idea.
Oh, and don't try to play the game with just the 5.6 GB portion installed - it'll just tell you that it's not installed correctly
So much for that idea.I do want to see the inverse, since if our guesses are right that could well be the core game. Probably still won't work though since the International versions probably assume the extra content IS there, or at least wasn't QA'd to see what happen if it wasn't.Oh, and don't try to play the game with just the 5.6 GB portion installed - it'll just tell you that it's not installed correctly
SlasherJPC
Banned
Funny I just said on my twitter! "Ni No Kuni is magically. Really hits a sweet spot for me!"
Totally agree though! So damnnn gooooddd.
FrenchMovieTheme
Member
Holy smokes this game is great! I got to the cat king and did that quest but I have to be up early tomorrow.
As someone said, this feels like the first real jrpg on HD consoles. Maybe I'm wrong and missed some but this is where I imagined jrpgs going in the future. Great looking, lots of side quests, stat tracking for monsters killed, Pokemon style creature helpers, etc etc. a lot of little things that I love to see
Can't say the story is too cookie cutter tbh. Not like you're some outlaw who plays by his own rules but god dammit gets the job done. I like the story, characters and world so far. The Cthulhu looking villain is cool although I've only seen the portrait from early in the game
If you like jrpgs or want to experience one for the first time in a long time then you won't be disappointed
As someone said, this feels like the first real jrpg on HD consoles. Maybe I'm wrong and missed some but this is where I imagined jrpgs going in the future. Great looking, lots of side quests, stat tracking for monsters killed, Pokemon style creature helpers, etc etc. a lot of little things that I love to see
Can't say the story is too cookie cutter tbh. Not like you're some outlaw who plays by his own rules but god dammit gets the job done. I like the story, characters and world so far. The Cthulhu looking villain is cool although I've only seen the portrait from early in the game
If you like jrpgs or want to experience one for the first time in a long time then you won't be disappointed
JetBlackPanda
Member
I agree with everything everyone is saying. The game is an amazing delight. It's what I've been waiting for in my JRPG's
I do think not having a proper game in the genre (that feels wrong to say because there have been some gems this gen) has really allowed a game like this to come out of left field and take everyone's imagination again.
For a long time I thought we would never get another RPG like we did in the golden years. Well I was wrong Ni No Kuni is that game and damn If it doesn't feel right.
I do think not having a proper game in the genre (that feels wrong to say because there have been some gems this gen) has really allowed a game like this to come out of left field and take everyone's imagination again.
For a long time I thought we would never get another RPG like we did in the golden years. Well I was wrong Ni No Kuni is that game and damn If it doesn't feel right.
Lucent
Member
[SPOILER ] [/SPOILER]
You don't have to use caps really. It's just a habit of mine. Looks cleaner to me.
Also, I booted up the demo to refresh my memory of how the game looks after OrbitingCow made it seem like the ugliest thing ever. I don't see it at all. It's not blurry to me. And it's not THAT jaggy.
thiscoldblack
Unconfirmed Member
Played for 7 hours straight... I haven't done that since I played Minecraft for the first time back in the alpha state days.
The game is truly amazing.
The game is truly amazing.
Deified Data
Banned
Met my first familiar, the Mite "Percival". We're kicking ass and taking names.
I think my first and only complaint so far is NPCs repeat their idle chatter too often.
I think my first and only complaint so far is NPCs repeat their idle chatter too often.
Acrylic7
Member
abilities that are gained by doing Hunts/tasks and completing cards such as more Hp/Mp orbs during battle, do they activate automatically?
same here.
I just completed everything in Ding Dong Dell. I haven't used a single item in battle yet, have no idea whats up with some of the reviews. Game is giving me no hassle.
same here.
I just completed everything in Ding Dong Dell. I haven't used a single item in battle yet, have no idea whats up with some of the reviews. Game is giving me no hassle.
Enemies were running from me at that point in Ding Dong Dell, nearly got wiped 2 battles into the desert area.