Lets just get this out of the way; This game literally fucking plays itself, and it's not even good at it.

Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds was unfortunately my introduction to the series, and I can honestly say that it is possibly one of the worst that I've ever had the pleasure of witnessing. Cross Worlds is so unbelievably grindy that not only does the game actually need to play itself to progress, but even if you do sit through this slog, you'll never actually complete the game. I don't know a single person who has actually finished this game or knows the entire story because it's locked behind hundreds of hours worth of grind hell. However, alternatively you can skip only a portion of the grinding by spending an incredible amount of money since this game has an even worse amount of microtransactions littering it.

For some reason I put about 100 hours in this game before I decided to call it quits. While I was playing it felt like I was actually playing an idle game where I would occasionally check in on my grinding progress so I could readjust when needed.

Overall, don't download this game. It's not worth your time. From what I understand the other games in this series are infinitely better, so if you are interested in the art style and story, I would recommend checking out this series other titles.

Reviewed on Nov 27, 2023


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