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Esse jogo fez parte da minha infância :0... e eu ainda gosto muito desse jogo :0... pena que perdi a pratica e eu sou uma droga jogando fkskks 0:

This game is…like a wasted opportunity to make the best rpg ever? Glorious visuals, music and cutscenes, accompanied by a simple but effective plot. Only to be hindered by a very boring pacing and battle system.

One of the best JRPGs of all time.

Playable Ghibli? Sign me up! It's gorgeous, the soundtrack by Joe Hisaishi gives the game just the right vibe, and the story and character designs are just right for the type of game it is. The only thing I didn't really like about it is that the monster collection is a little too reliant on RNG. But it's really not that bad, and upgrading your mons to create the perfect team is addicting. I also like how, much like SMT, your characters actually takes part in battle, they don't just hide behind their monsters. They're squishier, sure, but they can cast spells and use abilities too, and it gives the battle system a lot more depth. Fantastic game. If it looks at all interesting to you, you probably will enjoy it.

Gives me Studio Ghibli vibes. SMH cant believe they shamelessly copied them. Do better Level-5


FFXII and Pokemon had a Ghibli-shaped baby and it was pretty good!

The art direction is gorgeous but the writing is just not it

I like the presentation of the game since it's done by the same people that refreshed and remodernized the Dragon Quest series: Level-5.

I got it interested ofc because character design and animations was done by Studio Ghibli. I remember got stuck in a battle because of the companions evolution and then dropped it.

a história é realmente muito simples mas, a linda arte do jogo extremamente linda com os traços da ghibli a sua gameplay e o jeito que a história é contada faz com que pareça que você está realmente em uma aventura magica escrita pelo estúdio ghibli. É uma aventura muito cativante que te prende a cada segundo e nunca enjoa por mais de todos os clichês da história e a simplicidade

One of those games i wish i could get into. Looks amazing and gorgeous but i just don't vibe with the gameplay.

Disappointingly, Ni No Kuni's fantastical setting and story are remarkably uninspired and derivative, both visually and conceptually, with only a few imaginative locations and curious ideas; it is only thanks to its grandiose, sweeping soundtrack and delightful worldbuilding elements that its world yields some wonder and whimsy. It isn't particularly fun to explore its basic level design either, but the peculiar combat system proves to be quite enjoyable as it blends real-time multitask management and stratified, strategic planning to craft a fairly unique, rewarding challenge.

The following was written by me for a GOTY voting thread back in 2013...

Proof that a JRPG with a sizeable budget can make the transition to high-definition without being stripped of the known hallmarks that make it what it is. Towns! An overworld! Non-linearity! Ni no Kuni plays in a dependable, familiar fashion, but comes equipped with dazzling cel-shaded graphics, Joe Hisaishi's quintessential orchestration and the novelty of playing an interactive Studio Ghibli film, all of which rises it above the competition in its respective genre. Magical, heart-warming stuff.

Great story with great characters

Creo que pocos juegos me producen sentimientos tan contradictorios como este. Primero lo primero. Es un juego que a nivel artístico, musical y de diseño de personajes es una auténtica pasada, Se nota la mano de Ghibli desde el minuto 1, hasta el mismo final, y Joe Hisaishi no decepciona, como siempre. El mundo también está construido muy bien, quedándote claro como va todo, pero dejándote sorpresitas para ir descubriendo. El sistema de combate tiene muchísimo potencial, pero aquí me temo que tengo que empezar a meterme en lo malo.

El combate normalmente se basa en darle a atacar como un loco, esquivar aquellos enemigos que atacan cuerpo a cuerpo, y protegerte a veces de ataques fuertes. Y ya. Se introducen un montón de mecánicas en el combate (que si evoluciones, que si cambiar de personaje y un millón más) que nunca se llegan a aprovechar del todo, siendo bastante repetitivo. La historia es buena aunque no sea nada del otro mundo, pero es que no lo pretende. Quiere ser una historia infantil con algo de trasfondo y lo consigue, hasta ahí 0 pegas. Ahora, cuándo hay bosses que literalmente se cargan plot points solo por el mero hecho de que esto es un RPG y debe haber muchos bosses... Duele.

Tienes a tu disposición muchísimas misiones, pero la mayoría consisten o en cazar un bicho, o en acertarte a una persona con un "objeto" concreto (no diré más por spoilers). Solo algunas tienen un poco de enjundia, como hacerte evolucionar a ciertos bichos, pero esto al final, no es más que farmeo, cosa que por suerte, no te obligan a lo largo del juego, aunque puedas hacerlo si quieres.

Pero creo que si algo me ha pesado son los paseitos. Sobre todo al principio, antes de empezar a desbloquear formas de viaje rápido, vas a andar MUCHO. Después también, pero algo menos. Y no creas que andas rápido o algo, no, vas bastante lento, sobre todo por el mundo fuera de las ciudades (y dentro también, que cojones). Te da la impresión todo el tiempo de que es un relleno totalmente innecesario andar el mismo minuto de A a B y volver varias veces para hacer cualquier misión. El apodo de "recadero" aquí se aplica al 100%.

Y aun con todo, lo puedo recomendar. Si, los paseos constantes son pesaos, el combate podría haberse dado mucho mejor con las mismas ideas, y las evoluciones de tus "pokemon" podrían cambiar algo aparte del color y dos tonterías; pero aun con todo, pocos RPG de corte japonés se hacen hoy día de esta calidad. Sobre todo fuera de los clásicos. Ideal para que un pequeño lo juegue, aunque un adulto que aguante esas cosillas también lo puede disfrutar.

Ghibli and Pokemon, what else you need to know :D It was very wholesome and beautiful. Sure, not a deep mature story but a modern fairy tale with very heartwarming moments, you should check it out. I liked that enemies that are too weak run away from you when you get too close to them on the map :D

i watched my sister play it so

The game looks great but playing it is just meh

Painfully underrated. Beautiful game with a lot of heart

Not as good as Studio Ghibli's best films, and the battling system can be somewhat wonky at times, but not a terrible time.

So charming, made me tear up a bit at times and also the GOAT MR DRIPPY solos.

Ok first of all the game is drop dead gorgeous and has some of the most cozy locations in a video game. The story is serviceable. The game itself is a perfectly fine rpg with monster catching mechanics. Unfortunately the AI of your monsters can be frustrating as hell, but I found the game easy enough to not make me angry.
Lovely game.

super fun game to play, very beautiful cutscenes and artstyle, great character designs, unfortunately very slow

This review contains spoilers

I really wish the last portion was another game. It makes the whole game feel a bit disjointed. Other than that, amazing game! 💕 So pretty, and Joe Hisaishi is amazing as always.

Looking like a Ghibli movie could not save this game for me. The combat wasn't great especially since your AI party members were pretty dumb and loved to burn through their MP very quickly.

A beautiful and fun game that I can even say was the basis for Yo-kai Watch, which is my favorite jrpg. However, despite the beautiful graphics, the monster tame of this game is terrible, in addition to being forced to manage 9 monsters, you still have to recruit them with the prehistoric system of Dragon Quest V, and when you recruit or evolve them, they they return to level 1. yokai watch also uses this method and I hate it in the franchise, but they managed to make recruiting much easier and they also made the grind easier. The AI in this game is horrible. A shame, because the game is really beautiful, it has a super deep worldbuild.


Was good. Nice visuals. Skippable cutscenes, but it's pretty and fun so you probably won't. Camera angles for battles are the worst part of the battle system but the rest of it is relatively balanced. Story was great and character designs are great too.

one of my favorite games of all time and severely underrated. joe hisaishi's soundtrack to this game is one of the best ever and the graphics still hold up.

NEED TO FINISH THIS BUT AM STARTING AGAIN

I almost gave up on this game, but this cite convinced me to stick around