Re: Ni no Kuni discussion

by SanAndreasX Tue Aug 20, 2013 9:24 pm

lenny.b wrote:Although I feel Ni no Kuni (I'm only in Almamoon, so far) is a great game, I feel as though it's a lot slower-paced than I would have initially thought or anticipated it to be. It really seems "child-like" when I play it, but the fact that studio ghibli created it, I really enjoy the animation style. It's not even too far off from Level 5's Rogue Galaxy. Rogue Galaxy, however, felt a lot more ... "grown up", I guess(?) with much fewer tutorial scenes.

Oh well. It's become a little more entertaining with a second party member, now. I'll probably write a review when I'm done (if I'm done before the next term starts).

Ni no Kuni really starts showing its teeth after you get Esther. That game is balls-to-the-wall tough in some areas.

by pspiddy Tue Aug 20, 2013 9:50 pm

San stated it perfectly. The game does open up pretty quickly after Almamoon. The only reason I'm commenting is I literally chortled Sprite out of my nose when I saw San's new avatar. Call me lowbrow but that shit is funny.

by SanAndreasX Tue Aug 20, 2013 10:05 pm

pspiddy wrote:San stated it perfectly. The game does open up pretty quickly after Almamoon. The only reason I'm commenting is I literally chortled Sprite out of my nose when I saw San's new avatar. Call me lowbrow but that shit is funny.

George Kamitami FTW.

by lenny.b Tue Aug 20, 2013 10:26 pm

SanAndreasX wrote:Ni no Kuni really starts showing its teeth after you get Esther. That game is balls-to-the-wall tough in some areas.

You were right! After getting Esther and finding out that I can capture familiars and evolve them, I've been playing non-stop for almost 4 hours now. Strangely enough, I seem to be drawn to playing my Mite more than any character I've had so far. :p I'm hoping this is normal.

by pspiddy Tue Aug 20, 2013 10:55 pm

Don't forget to check the PS store for some freebie familiars.

by BretBaber Wed Aug 21, 2013 12:57 am

Ni No Kuni just gets more and more addicting. I needed it like addicts do drugs.

by lenny.b Wed Aug 21, 2013 1:48 am

pspiddy wrote:Don't forget to check the PS store for some freebie familiars.

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!??!! I'll do this as soon as I get home!!!!!!!!! XD

by SanAndreasX Thu Aug 22, 2013 12:11 am

You are a world-class pusher, spiddy. You just keep enabling Lenny's Ni no Kuni habit. Damn, I'm starting to get excited about Ni no Kuni again!

by pspiddy Thu Aug 22, 2013 12:18 am

SanAndreasX wrote:You are a world-class pusher, spiddy. You just keep enabling Lenny's Ni no Kuni habit. Damn, I'm starting to get excited about Ni no Kuni again!

I blame Lenny. He's got me wanting to play again too. Must...resist...too much backlog...noooooo...

by lenny.b Thu Aug 22, 2013 12:31 am

I enjoy the draggle (DLC), even though it's got creepy eyes.

by SanAndreasX Thu Aug 22, 2013 1:25 am

lenny.b wrote:
SanAndreasX wrote:Ni no Kuni really starts showing its teeth after you get Esther. That game is balls-to-the-wall tough in some areas.
You were right! After getting Esther and finding out that I can capture familiars and evolve them, I've been playing non-stop for almost 4 hours now. Strangely enough, I seem to be drawn to playing my Mite more than any character I've had so far. :p I'm hoping this is normal.

Same here! I kept the Mite in Oliver's active roster the entire game. I also liked the Draggle, although he's a bit slow, sitll powerful, and I also had a Puss-in-Boats for my final party.

by BretBaber Thu Aug 22, 2013 1:38 am

Mite, and both forms of Puss in Boats. Feline power!

by pspiddy Thu Aug 22, 2013 1:51 am

Puss n bouts and puss n boats are awesome in all ways. They fight well and look kick ass. Must resist the urge to boot up a new game...you guys are terrible...Blaaaaahhhhhgggg (runs away with arms flailing)

by lenny.b Thu Aug 22, 2013 2:19 am

I just got a Purrloiner and stored it in the Familiar Retreat. After hearing you guys, I'll probably pull it out and work on evolving it meow. Smile

by chocobot Thu Aug 22, 2013 5:58 am

You have to have the pirate kitty with you. Otherwise you are just playing it wrong Razz

by lenny.b Thu Aug 22, 2013 8:35 pm

I shall have it. Soon! Smile

by SanAndreasX Thu Aug 22, 2013 11:56 pm

chocobot wrote:You have to have the pirate kitty with you. Otherwise you are just playing it wrong

There is not a single word in this post that is incorrect. I salute you, ma'am.

by lenny.b Sat Aug 24, 2013 8:18 pm

So I'm on a mission to get the Mornstar and I've just metamorphosed all of my main guys, and everything's gotten tougher due to their low levels. I rarely use anyone except Oliver, but I think I need to start doing so until my Mite becomes mighty once again.

by lenny.b Sat Aug 24, 2013 8:33 pm

Interestingly enough, while I was in the desert (Shimmering Sands?) the overall music and feel reminded me of Legend of Zelda - A Link to the Past... This game has its quirks. When it comes to Level 5, though - I think that they could have improved a bit more on combat tactics. Their previous game Rogue Galaxy had options for your team mates to "conserve MP" and I feel like my party could have definitely used that option. After one battle out of a town, they'd be running on empty already, and that was fairly ridiculous.

by pspiddy Sat Aug 24, 2013 9:16 pm

You're going to have to master switching toons during fights to get the dumbass' to do even remotely what you want them to do. Luckily it is far from game-breaking. During end-game and farming I had to take all of their familiars and equipment away and mash all-out defense so they stayed the hell out of my way.

by lenny.b Sun Aug 25, 2013 2:48 pm

It wasn't until recently that I started using Swaine's gun to steal items, so I'm enjoying him for the time being. Hahah.

by SanAndreasX Sun Oct 27, 2013 1:09 am

Looks like Ni no Kuni did well enough to make the PS3 Greatest Hits line.

by BretBaber Sun Oct 27, 2013 11:26 pm

I saw that too. Hopefully Level-5 made some cash and make another Ni No Kuni inspired game.

by lenny.b Mon Oct 28, 2013 2:59 am

Have you guys played Level 5's Rogue Galaxy? I highly recommend it if you thoroughly enjoyed Ni no Kuni.

by BretBaber Mon Oct 28, 2013 10:31 am

I have not. Came out at a time when I wasn't playing many games. Level-5 is probably my favorite game company right now so I definitely would like to play it. Haven't played their Professor Layton games, but they don't make bad games (Dark Cloud 1 and 2, Dragon Quest VIII, Dragon Quest IX, Jeanne D'Arc, Ni No Kuni).

by SanAndreasX Tue Oct 29, 2013 3:12 am

I have Rogue Galaxy. It's a great game, although I prefer both Dragon Quest VIII and Ni no Kuni. I still haven't finished it, but I'm thinking of starting a new playthrough and finishing it this time.

by BretBaber Wed Oct 30, 2013 6:18 pm

I wish Square would do more HD remixes. Finally getting on the ball with Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy X, so hopefully they get good sales from those and see that it is a profitable venture.

by volvocrusher Sun Jan 19, 2014 2:45 am

Giving this game another shot once again and just want to know what creatures I should capture. Because getting the wrong ones is the exact kind of thing to make me stop playing.

by pspiddy Sun Jan 19, 2014 3:01 am

Hope this posts correctly this time. My phone freaked out and tried to update as I was typing this the first time while I was getting a text. First world problems.

Get purrloiner on the coast. Both evolutions are great. It's quick and will do away with most foes easily. The cheetah/tiger thing outside of the sand city is pretty good. Plessie can be found right after you get your boat and is excellent. Dinoceras is found on the steppes above the cave of trials which you can get to when you get your dragon. It will kick the living shit out of everything in the game period.

by pspiddy Sun Jan 19, 2014 3:07 am

I want to add that you can dominate with any pokemons, but the ones I mentioned are mostly quick and physical so it's kind of easy mode. (Yes, I call them pokemon)

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