Ni no Kuni (that Studio Ghibli/Level 5 PS3 game)

NeoTheranthrope · Jun 2, 2012

aria said:
All I know is the second printing, like the one I linked to, is printed in the Japanese format so you have to remember to read everything "backwards" (pages, panels, the order of voice/thought bubbles, etc).

Given a choice, why would you not read it un-reversed?

I have the set of the Viz 95' (reversed) Nausicaä manga printing, but I'd kill a man to get to get the full set of the second printing. Like with the crap-tastic English-language subtitles for the Criterion-editions of the Kurosawa films, just because that particular version came first, dosen't mean it's the best.

Late · Jun 2, 2012

HeartlessNinny said:
New trailer out. Looks great, and we finally get a release date (it's Jan 22, 2013):

Koll, I'm eagerly anticipating this game.

max 330 megafartz · Jun 2, 2012

yay. finally something i am actually excited about. still got a half a year to wait though! damn.

Average Joe · Nov 20, 2012

i've been watching a ton of videos on this

one of the few games i'm super-pumped to play

also the only reason i still have my PS3

Taiso · Nov 21, 2012

I'm pretty pumped for this, too. Got my special witch edition on reserve from Namco as we speak. I think this is going to be one hell of a game.

Magician · Nov 21, 2012

January 22nd? I'd like to finish FFXIII for a second time before this arrives, but I don't believe that'll happen. I love Studio Ghibli and everything they do. I'll throw down a preorder for this.

neojedi · Nov 21, 2012

Great that this is coming out. Too bad they didn't get it before xmas... this would have been ideal for everyone's list. It's kind of crazy, last year around this time was outstanding for RPGs, and now there is nearly nothing. If I put any vg on my list this year it'll be some oddball release like PS allstars.

Late · Nov 22, 2012

Finally. Good that it'll take till January, I'm still grinding FFXIII-2, gotta get all the Fragments, minus the monster encyclopedia one, the requirements are downright ridiculous one that one.

Colorado Rockie · Nov 22, 2012

Can't wait for this game. First PS3 exclusive I have been interested since Uncharted 3.

Debating on whether to get this Limited Edition

http://store.namcobandaigames.com/s...=UK5NcgoBAlcAAHAkPwQAAAAy&rests=1353600370466

Average Joe · Nov 22, 2012

Colorado Rockie said:
Can't wait for this game. First PS3 exclusive I have been interested since Uncharted 3.

Debating on whether to get this Limited Edition

http://store.namcobandaigames.com/s...=UK5NcgoBAlcAAHAkPwQAAAAy&rests=1353600370466

i love the box art on this

it's simple and elegant

Mugicha · Nov 22, 2012

Average Joe said:
also the only reason i still have my PS3

my wife wouldn't let me get rid of mine, she loves journey too much, looks like this game will be my reason for turning on my ps3 again

Average Joe · Dec 3, 2012

http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/12/03/ni-no-kuni-demo-lands-on-psn-this-week

Magician · Dec 3, 2012

Awesome! Thanks for the update, Joe.

Mugicha · Dec 6, 2012

thx for the update on the demo joe, I dl'd yesterday, it's fantastic. I haven't been this excited for a new game in a very long time. It definitely has alot of the light-hearted charm I like about the dragon quest series, and it really is gorgeous. Here's hoping my ps3 doesnt YLOD anytime soon, since I barely play the thing, I don't wanna replace it

Lagduf · Dec 6, 2012

Looks like I'll be turning on my PS3 again this weekend. I'm sure i'll have a slew of updates, but I hope this is worth it.

Grandmaster · Dec 6, 2012

played the demo, didn't like it. the look of the game is pretty cool but the designs for the creature things you use in battle remind of more strangely designed pokemon and i kind of felt no connection to anything going on. battles feel a little too hectic for me because i was expecting a slower turn-based type of thing. i guess overall i was expecting something different than what i played so i didn't feel like it was my kind of game after all. i realize it's just a demo, but i got a taste and i think i'll pass.

Castor Troy · Dec 6, 2012

Liked the demo. Looks and sounds pretty. The battle system, which I also liked, will take some getting used to.
Can't wait to play the full game.

Blue Steel · Dec 6, 2012

Grandmaster said:
played the demo, didn't like it. the look of the game is pretty cool but the designs for the creature things you use in battle remind of more strangely designed pokemon and i kind of felt no connection to anything going on. battles feel a little too hectic for me because i was expecting a slower turn-based type of thing. i guess overall i was expecting something different than what i played so i didn't feel like it was my kind of game after all. i realize it's just a demo, but i got a taste and i think i'll pass.

Dude, it's Level-5. I think you need to give it another shot.

Average Joe · Dec 7, 2012

i started to play it and then stopped

just seemed too odd to play something like this not right from the beginning like you're meant to--kind of analogous to starting a Miyazaki film from a few a chapters in

think i'd rather just wait it out

Grandmaster · Dec 7, 2012

Blue Steel said:
Dude, it's Level-5. I think you need to give it another shot.

it's possible. might be better to start from the very beginning, and being a demo of an RPG, getting thrown into the game without much explanation or lead up to anything is probably not a good thing. and one of the creatures i was using wasn't gaining experience although it was killing everything and even the boss. after the boss, it gained a very small fraction of experience when all the other things were leveling up and they didn't even do any fighting.

Late · Dec 7, 2012

Downloaded said demo yesterday, will probably play it tomorrow, today is for getting plastered.

Taiso · Dec 7, 2012

Demo was great, but I didn't like the timer. I'd rather they just gave me a small part of the area to explore and let me do it at my leisure.

Overall, I'd say the game looks very strong and is going to be a lot of fun.

The battle system is a little weird to get used to at first, but I'm glad its not simple turn based combat. I think it would be a regression and a waste of a lot of potential for Level 5 to go with simple turn based. Turn based can work well in modern gaming (X-Com, Valkyria Chronicles) but I think this particular game will be better for being active.

Colorado Rockie · Jan 17, 2013

Wizard Edition is back in stock today.

Doubt it will last long

http://store.namcobandaigames.com/store/namcous/DisplayHomePage

Taiso · Jan 17, 2013

Huh? I don't get it. This isn't supposed to be released until 1/22. Why is it 'back in stock?'

Kid Panda · Jan 17, 2013

Taiso said:
Huh? I don't get it. This isn't supposed to be released until 1/22. Why is it 'back in stock?'

They are accepting more preorders on it

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