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Jan 19th is probably a better date for it in a sense.
It can do really well in that release window.
It can do really well in that release window.
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I like the new date because it means I wont be on holiday on release. Good decision.
Yeah at this point for me, I think it's a I'll wait for reviews before deciding on purchase.
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Just pre-ordered the King’s Edition. Anticipations levels are sooo high for me.
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Pre-order is not too far away!!
Just working through the first game in preparation! It's taken about 3 years... but I'm finally gonna beat it.
For all the bits of that game I don't like (endless handholding, endless give/take heart quests, clumsy battles) there's so much that it just ******* nails.
The party members are unrealistically good natured and determined to do good and just awesome to spend time with. I love them. The story is straightforward but epic. The world is so well put together it's a joy to adventure in and explore. Looks and sounds just as good as it did on release too as you would expect (only the world map looks a little bit daggy). Great stuff.
Can't wait to bash the s**t out of the evil wizard, then will be ready to help the cat boy do whatever the hell goes down in NNK2.
For all the bits of that game I don't like (endless handholding, endless give/take heart quests, clumsy battles) there's so much that it just ******* nails.
The party members are unrealistically good natured and determined to do good and just awesome to spend time with. I love them. The story is straightforward but epic. The world is so well put together it's a joy to adventure in and explore. Looks and sounds just as good as it did on release too as you would expect (only the world map looks a little bit daggy). Great stuff.
Can't wait to bash the s**t out of the evil wizard, then will be ready to help the cat boy do whatever the hell goes down in NNK2.
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I’m about 3 hours in. It’s ok but it’s lacking the charm/depth/immersion of the first title IMO. Can you even travel between worlds? That was one of the coolest things in Ni No Kuni 1. Motorville was great.
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How are people finding it? Haven't picked it up yet - too many other games that I haven't touched sitting there right now.
After 20 hours I'm enjoying it but not loving it. It's a solid 7/10 but not a patch on the original.
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Started this over the weekend and am enjoying it a lot after a few hours.
The game has a real 'Level 5' feel to it, so I'm looking forward to getting as much of it done as I can before GOW hits.
The game has a real 'Level 5' feel to it, so I'm looking forward to getting as much of it done as I can before GOW hits.
Hard to say how long it'll take you. I've played for 35 hours and I'm in the final chapter but that includes a lot of side quests and kingdom building. It's not a super long JRPG though.
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I've read it can be done in about 30-35 hours, but given that I take my time I'd guess it'll take me about 40-45. I've put in about 5 hours and I'm only up to chapter 3, but given the game seems to lack difficulty I might grind a little less than I usually do in an RPG.
Finished with 40 hours. Good solid JRPG. Nothing spectacular though and certainly not as good as the original.
The characters were good and graphically the game can be quite beautiful. The world map was fun to explore.
Kingdom building was a little simplistic but mostly fun enough. I didn't upgrade the entire way - it probably would've taken another five hours - but I got enough out of the system.
There was a lot of dumb s**t near the end. The random villain love story; the curious boy who is your son projected to the past who also fakes the past. Sometimes a simple approach is better but that's unfortunately something that few JRPGs truly understand.
Battle system was fun but it was an incredibly easy game. Tainted monsters created some challenge - particularly if you fight them underleveled - but the game for the most part offers little challenge.
Overall I'd give it a solid 7/10. Charming but a little repetitive.
Kingdom building was a little simplistic but mostly fun enough. I didn't upgrade the entire way - it probably would've taken another five hours - but I got enough out of the system.
There was a lot of dumb s**t near the end. The random villain love story; the curious boy who is your son projected to the past who also fakes the past. Sometimes a simple approach is better but that's unfortunately something that few JRPGs truly understand.
Battle system was fun but it was an incredibly easy game. Tainted monsters created some challenge - particularly if you fight them underleveled - but the game for the most part offers little challenge.
Overall I'd give it a solid 7/10. Charming but a little repetitive.
Some things i thought the game did fairly well but others fell flat and have been done better in similar games. The combat for me was fairly meh and i wasn't a big fan of anything that involved your character looking like a chibi. I never played the first game and if the battle system and chibi parts are in it i dont think ill try that one out either.
Music was fantastic and really liked the Goldpaw town theme, i liked the character progression for Evan aswell.
Music was fantastic and really liked the Goldpaw town theme, i liked the character progression for Evan aswell.
