Game Information
Overall Rank: 2396
Average Rating: 3.2/5
# of Ratings: 3
US Release Date: 01/22/2013
JP Release Date: 11/17/2011
Platform: PlayStation 3
Genres: Role Playing (RPG) (Action RPG)
ESRB Rating: E10+
Multiplayer: No
Developer: Level-5, Studio Ghibli
Publisher: Level-5
Synopsis: Level-5 and Studio Ghibli team up to create an animated RPG adventure featuring an original story, beautiful animation and music from Joe Hisaishi. Follow Oliver as he journeys through a parallel world with the goal of becoming a master magician in order to bring his mother back from the dead - the land of Ni no Kuni. Find and befriend many new and wonderful creatures, and help raise them to fight on your behalf as you come up against formidable enemies - all on a quest to save your mother.
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3/5
Dat Kuni Game
Nelson Schneider - wrote on 05/10/2014
“Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch” (“NNK”) is the latest RPG attempt by developer Level-5, an outfit more well-known for their work on ‘Professor Layton’ series of DS Adventure titles than their work on RPGs. However, Level-5 DID make one of the finest RPGs of the 6th Generation – “Dragon Quest 8” – in collaboration with Square Enix. Unfortunately for fans of that struggling genre, without the help of Square Enix, Level-5 seems far more likely to produce unenjoyable swill than anything resembling a good game. With Namco Bandai taking the place of Square Enix in the development and publishing of “NNK,” I thought Level-5 might be provided the guidance and framework needed to avoid tripping over themselves… but then I remembered that Namco Bandai is responsible …
Rating of
4/5
Ni no Kuni: It's Magic
Chris Kavan - wrote on 09/14/2013
When I first heard that Studio Ghibli (responsible for some of my favorite animated films including Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke) and LEVEL-5 (who worked on the the Professor Layton games) were working on a collaborative RPG, I was immediately hooked. Moreso when I saw how the game was shaping up. Although it's far from perfect, those looking for a decent RPG for this generation should be quite happy with the results. It's a genre that has been neglected (in terms of what would be considered "classic RPGS") and though this is no old-school turn-based game, the spirit is there and it won't leave you hanging.
Presentation: In a word: stunning. You can tell Studio Ghibli had a hand in this as the character design is spot-on and takes inspiration from many of their films from …
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