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Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch |OT|
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zeopower6
Member
Yes. But I don't know at what point.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=46828325&postcount=3448
RPGCrazied
Member
Good to know. Will making erranding more easier. Kind of wish it was like Xenoblade and you automatically get credited/rewarded.
Dead Prince
Banned
instead of a multiple choice question they opted for a typing one. also dat force reading.
RPGCrazied
Member
Thats actually my biggest complaint of the game. Not enough voice acting. Its a shame too, cause its really good. I guess they couldn't afford it. Specially Drippy, I hope the person who voiced him wins an award for that.
In a certain dangerous place, the enemies drop them like candy. I left with like a dozen of each. The
volcano
MegaKungFuRadio
Member
Sun > Moon > Stars > Sun
Planet > All, including double planet.
It's in the wizard companion, along with a lot of stuff like alchemy recipes that you may not have the formula for and creature information for stuff you may not have encountered yet. I'm starting to see why the CE book goes for so much on ebay now.
Mikey Jr.
Member
I feel like the battle system needed a few more months to develop.
If you are going to make a real-time combat game, you have to make sure its flawless. This is not flawless.
1. I do not trust my AI companions. I do not trust in their ability to manage themselves.
2. The tactics menu is extremely sparse. There needs to be WAY more options in it. Like, FFXII amount of options.
3. I cannot pause combat and issue actions. I should have the ability to pause the combat, select my familiar, select an action (ie defend, choose a trick,), select a target, switch back to my secondary party member, and do the same thing without having to do that in real time.
4. Enemies should not be allowed to physically block my familiars.
5. If there is a counter move, it is extremely hard to pull off, making it essentially non-existent.
Having said that, there is a GREAT foundation here, and if there was ever a Ni No Kuni 2, I hope that they look at the combat. I just feel like they need to take an extra month, and bring in someone else to put some fresh eyes on it. I could have told you what was wrong with just 3-4 hours with the thing.
If you are going to make a real-time combat game, you have to make sure its flawless. This is not flawless.
1. I do not trust my AI companions. I do not trust in their ability to manage themselves.
2. The tactics menu is extremely sparse. There needs to be WAY more options in it. Like, FFXII amount of options.
3. I cannot pause combat and issue actions. I should have the ability to pause the combat, select my familiar, select an action (ie defend, choose a trick,), select a target, switch back to my secondary party member, and do the same thing without having to do that in real time.
4. Enemies should not be allowed to physically block my familiars.
5. If there is a counter move, it is extremely hard to pull off, making it essentially non-existent.
Having said that, there is a GREAT foundation here, and if there was ever a Ni No Kuni 2, I hope that they look at the combat. I just feel like they need to take an extra month, and bring in someone else to put some fresh eyes on it. I could have told you what was wrong with just 3-4 hours with the thing.
RPGCrazied
Member
Yeah. I've been talking to every NPC(blue dot) in every city.
That's odd, I've been catching monsters left and right the moment I got the ability to do so. Gots me a nice little Clubber Cat!
RPGCrazied
Member
Is there any way to increase the chance of catching one? I've been fighting a lot and not getting chances to tame things.
zeopower6
Member
I think the only way is through a merit bonus that slightly increases the chance of getting a heart.
I figure I'm probably in the minority here but is anyone else kind of not that sold on the overall graphics? Granted I'm still pretty early and haven't even been to the first real town yet but outside of the characters everything in the magic world looks kind of flat. Like the foliage in this forest area seems kind of borderline last gen.
DarknessTear
Banned
For me, the game is beautiful. You'll perhaps think so later on.
zeopower6
Member
The towns are the main draw in terms of graphics, imo. Also when the sky changes due to a sunset/sunrise/whatever... it's just gorgeous!
When it was sunset in Oliver's town it looked really good but the area in general was a lot more detailed than this forest. I think it's just a foliage problem with the game so an area that has pretty much nothing but it is going to look pretty bad.
Deified Data
Banned
I'll admit that sometimes I have to look at the cel-shaded graphics a certain way while doing certain things for the game to live up to its pre-release hype of "it's like playing a Ghibli movie!". The characters move like video game characters. But anyway, the fact that it can even manage to capture the magic of a Ghibli flick some of the time is still worthy of note. It's an immensely beautiful game regardless.
Gintoki313
Banned
I just got the spell to fast travel and I believe I'm about at the half point of the game. If you want a specific part then
I just got done with the story in Hemlin village.
It kinda sucks that you get it so far into the game before getting it but it's useful still nonetheless.
KeioSquad2
Member
Dude,your hating just to hate, knock it off, you don't like the game, shelve it, sell it, what ever. Just stop trying to convince the people that like the game that your not fucking nuts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm up to the genie and boy its tough.just gonna say when you guys get to the coastal area make sure your prepared before you enter.
ColonelSkills
Member
Bit a strange question, but would anyone who got the Wizards thanks to some next day shipping magic be able to tell me what size the box is?
zeopower6
Member
Uhhh, someone posted an image of the box in the packaging and the box is JUST big enough to allow the Wizard's Edition in the box.
Posted these in the official topic, but here it is. The box is the same size as the WE not even fully wrapped in thin foam sheet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcEGEGpFgRU
If you need to know a general size, this video should help since it shows off the Wizard's Edition. The size is almost like two of those special PS3 combo packs side by side?
Gintoki313
Banned
Have you fought the genie yet?
I'm not sure if that battle is just pure luck for what he pulls out, but if it is then he pulled out the umbrella like all the time for me. I still remember that my partner died the first few seconds of the battle and I did the rest myself.
Screw off with that bullshit. I'm free to post whatever I want about my impressions. If you can't take someone saying anything even slightly bad then grow some balls and deal with it.
ColonelSkills
Member
Raven77
Member
OMG
I just bought it...
For real.
Not sure if I should have, the last day or two people have been ripping on the battle system which, honestly, was the part I was most excited about...
Ugh, getting some buyers remorse...to open or not to open. I'm terrified right now and my friend Josh isn't around to help.
I just bought it...
For real.
Not sure if I should have, the last day or two people have been ripping on the battle system which, honestly, was the part I was most excited about...
Ugh, getting some buyers remorse...to open or not to open. I'm terrified right now and my friend Josh isn't around to help.
KeioSquad2
Member
I did fight cause it kinda just popped up on me. My familiars did nothing to him and I barly got him down to half with pulse before i gave up and reset. I had like no energy when i went into the fight, but because he used the umbrella alot(and i mean alot) i managed. Gonna do it again after i heal this time.
It's alright but I'm at the beginning. To be honest the people saying there's no real point in using any other familiar but the first one is making me nervous. I'm generally not a fan of games that don't balance stuff and "leave it up to the player" to spice things up. I much prefer the game itself throwing different challenges at me and forcing me to adapt.
KeioSquad2
Member
I got balls and apparently your choking on em right now. If you wanna bitch about it leave the thread, talking shit on a game that many enjoy is the bullshit, and for that matter you may have already realized that this game means more to others than your pathetic posts.
I don't know, I mean, it's like super pretty in some parts and in others it looks like Tales of Graces f or something similar. Also, I'm not sure if it's my PS3 dying or what but I've also noticed a bit of pop-in, specially in the Golden Grove and while traversing the world map
via the boat.
Anyway, I'm 20 hours in and just got into
Hamelin of the past
There is a point to using other familiars, others have really useful skills for certain occasions and IMO it's fun to just raise them and try to get them to learn as much skills as they can. Besides, if you stick to the same familiars you're sort of wasting experience points since you'll inevitably reach a point where your current area's monsters' experience is too little to make any significant amount of progress in battles unless you do A LOT of battles, so at that point it's probably better to use one or two of your best familiars and equip new ones and battle with them to quickly raise their levels and see how they turn out.
What's the deal with you? OTs are no-critiscm zone now?
I don't even know if you are trolling or not.
Deified Data
Banned
KeioSquad2
Member
the difficulty ramps big time..........trust me.
Ah we've found our first ultra fanboy. There's usually at least one in every OT I follow. They try to chase out anyone who dares say anything bad about the game and interrupt the circle jerk. At least I know I can ignore him now.
Defied Data said:
Well I don't hate it...yet. It's just alright so far.
KeioSquad2
Member
nah its just every post he makes is a hate post, it gets old. But I'm through defending myself.
Revolutionary
Member
Finally unlocked the (not a story spoiler, but some might consider it a spoiler nonetheless)
Casino. Not feeling it as much as I did DQ8's casino. I'm pretty good at blackjack, but the dealer gets an exorbitant amount of 20's off the bat, and she doesn't stop at 17 like a dealer is supposed to. Grr!
I also wasted my time on the horrible Double Cross minigame. Cleared all 5 stages and earned a few grey hairs in the process. Lol
I also wasted my time on the horrible Double Cross minigame. Cleared all 5 stages and earned a few grey hairs in the process. Lol
KeioSquad2
Member
I am a fanboy, or else i wouldn't be on this game forum. Your pathetic, but your also ignored now to.
zeopower6
Member
I had no idea there were so many minigames in that thing... cannot wait to play it!
I remember reading somewhere that planet just gets a huge bonus against double planet and double planet gets a small bonus against everything except planet.
Deified Data
Banned
In all seriousness the game is not without its faults. Some people just get pissed when you don't like everything they like. It's a weird human quirk.
Fine Ham Abounds
Member
I'm gonna respectfully ask that this doesn't turn into another Journey OT. If people didn't disagree, there'd be no point discussing anything.
I'm about 6 hours in and I have to say that the whole Sun / Moon / Star thing sucks so far.
Why are the icons so non-descriptive? The stone book doesn't even show the icons with the corresponding element. I still can't remember them.
Why does Sun beat Moon? Because of the larger mass? By that I mean that I don't get the logic behind their rock paper scissors thing. It's like saying banana beats pineapple. "Why?" you ask? Just cause. I can't remember what element beats which element for the life of me.
Why are the icons so non-descriptive? The stone book doesn't even show the icons with the corresponding element. I still can't remember them.
Why does Sun beat Moon? Because of the larger mass? By that I mean that I don't get the logic behind their rock paper scissors thing. It's like saying banana beats pineapple. "Why?" you ask? Just cause. I can't remember what element beats which element for the life of me.