GameZone's Stephanie Carmichael gives her opinion on why Ni no Kuni, a RPG for the Nintendo DS that sold well in Japan, will make a great RPG for the PS3.
Dear Ni No Kuni, please be good.
I’ve watched gameplay videos and mumbled my way through development diaries. I’ve poured over previews and whistled your theme tune. I’ve looked at scans of your reviews in Japanese magazines and marked your release date on my calendar. I’ve got one of your screenshots set as my wallpaper. I’ve done my part, now it’s up to you. All you have to do is be good. Really good.
[Richard Murphy, Thunderbolt]
I seriously hope gamers go out and buy this game, they have no idea how much supporting Ni No Kuni would mean for the industry. Level 5 hardly makes console games anymore and the Japanese are shying away from JRPGs on consoles like Ni No Kuni, so buying this game would help keep Level 5 making console games and show other developers that JRPGs can still be successful in today's market
This guy will be disappointed. No game can live up to your expectations when you to set the bar that high. Well, very few atleast.
The PS3 version of Ni no Kuni will come to the West in 2013, but there was also a very impressive DS game released in Japan in 2010. RPG Land gives it a "Great" rating, saying:
"Ni no Kuni is what happens when ordinary and simple pieces are put together by skilled people in wonderful ways. Ni no Kuni doesn’t dazzle with arcane mechanics, complicated story twists, tortured characters, or highly detailed polygons; it sticks to simplicity, and does that better than almost any other game on the market right now. It has a few flaws, and doesn’t stretch its wings and capitalize on some of its unique potential, but those flaws do not add up to anything that could drive people away from the game altogether."
We missed out on a gem here. :(
Thank goodness we're getting the PS3 game in English, at least.
Gematsu: "Level-5 has put out two all-new, 15-second commercials for Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch. It’s being prepared for a November 23 release on PlayStation 3 in Japan."
So according to this advert, you have to be a 6yr old girl to play this game.
Not really a good start to an advertising campaign.
I seriously can't wait for this.
Come early 2012,
Level-5 and Studio Ghilbi will be taking my cold hard earned cash on this one. Thank you for listening to your fans and localizing this. :)
will buy the crap out of this, and the new movie looks interesting too, ghibli is badass.
What the heck?
Why aren't they just calling this game "The Another World". That sounds awesome. The whole White Witch part is totally unnecessary.
Anyway, I've got high hopes for this game. I can never really get into JRPG's, but this one looks great.
One of the most beautiful games I have ever seen. I plan on importing AND buying the NA version.