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Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Demo

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It should drop soon. Niche games like JRPGs drop pretty quickly. I've seen it on Amazon and GameStop online for 49 even.

But shame on you for not supporting the devs. This isn't a CoD, they put a lot of time and care into this, including Namco in the localization. I understand they were VERY picky with voice actors and didn't want to rush it. Rare these days.

Studio Ghibli and Tokyo Philharmonic getting involved in something like this for a game that has only sold 500k copies... at least you KNOW where the money went in the development here.
 
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exdeath said:
It should drop soon. Niche games like JRPGs drop pretty quickly. I've seen it on Amazon and GameStop online for 49 even.

But shame on you for not supporting the devs. This isn't a CoD, they put a lot of time and care into this, including Namco in the localization. I understand they were VERY picky with voice actors and didn't want to rush it. Rare these days.

Studio Ghibli and Tokyo Philharmonic getting involved in something like this for a game that has only sold 500k copies... at least you KNOW where the money went in the development here.
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Its ultimately it a sale that they would have never otherwise had. No shame felt at all.

I have a lot of games in backlog that I don't touch, and I may not even get to touch this. The only COD I played was the first, and I loved it; never played another one after that though 🙂
 
Correction just crossed the 600k mark. w00t.

It's in my interests and in the interests of anyone who is tired of shooter and sports rehashes to see this game succeed. It's a pretty big JRPG title getting lots of attention and scrutiny from other devs. Some say it could revitalize and reintroduce the dying JRPG genre that's been MIA this ENTIRE generation.

So a new unknown IP, non mainstream, and a niche genre, is 600k considered a success?

You see and hear some of the things in this game and you KNOW it cost a shit ton to produce.
 
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I purchased my PS3 used and it came with this game, the hard back guide, and a code for a familiar. Up until I saw the ad I had never heard of Ni No Kuni. It took me about a month before I heard enough good things to play it. Over all I'm very impressed with(other than my other AI characters being total idiots and wasting their MP)
 
I think I am going to get this once I widdle down my backlog. I have heard enough positive things to give it a shot even when the demo wasnt impressive to me. I have a few games yet to be completed. I recently picked up xenoblade chronicles for the Wii and need to play that (gonna use my wiiu for it). Still working through monster hunter 3 quests too. Just a lot to complete before I can jump into another RPG. Hopefully can get to it before soul sacrifice comes out around the end of the month but I dunno cause Pandoras tower is also slated for release soon. Ugh...
 
I don't know the culture at Level 5, but I hope they're willing to recognize the shortcomings of Ni no Kuni and try and make something better. While the game may be better than a lot of others these days, it still has those nagging issues that I've mentioned earlier.
 
I'm only about 6 hours into the game and I'm really enjoying it so far. It definitely is a tad easy, but the graphics and story are superb. The battle system feels cluttered and clunky. Seems like there are too many things to control from switching out characters to rotating through the menu system. A lot of times in the heat of the battle, I feel like it's too easy to panic and press the wrong things. The game is super easy though so not like I die any...still though, clunky battle system. Other than that, it's an amazing game. Oh yeah, music is pretty awesome too.
 
tomb raider is alot of fun, but its pretty short. You could red box it and win it in 1 or 2 days. ni no kuni will take much more time.
 
Used prices on this game have finally fallen pretty far so I picked this up yesterday. Having a blast thus far. It's a definite throw back game and the Ghibli impact is felt immediately. I do feel like it's extremely kiddy and does a lot of hand holding thus far but overall I'm enjoying myself. The hardest part of this game is going to be taking the time to finish. I've heard it's 40+ hours minimum so will be interesting to see if I still have the fortitude to finish a lengthy jrpg these days. At least there won't be any complaints about the game being too short!
 
You enjoy it so much but you couldn't support the developer by spending $10 more on one non mainstream title. Awesome.

Niche games like this need all the support they can get unless you are content with shit like Xbone and COD for the rest of your life.
 
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You enjoy it so much but you couldn't support the developer by spending $10 more on one non mainstream title. Awesome.

Niche games like this need all the support they can get unless you are content with shit like Xbone and COD for the rest of your life.
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Eh you're bitching because I bought this used? Ha you're so insane.
 
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For some its buy used or don't buy at all. I haven't bought a single new game for my PS3, and I don't plan on doing so. I'd rather not play it then get screwed over buying it.
 
OK, the one thing I definitely don't miss about old school jrpgs is the grind. Anyone have tips on helping reduce this? I'm just now at Hamelin and already starting to get annoyed with it. Granted I just metamorphed a couple of familiars so it's even more painful right now.
 
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