Ni No Kuni: Wrath Of The White Witch: Remastered (PS4)

50 hours played game (Completed) review: The game is slow to start with a long tutorial period, so a lot of the game elements are locked until you reach certain parts of the story. I found the further you get into it, the better it becomes, opening new team members, areas to explore and things to do. The music is fantastic with different tracks for each area that bring it all together. The battle system is mostly live action but time freezes when you are selecting a spell or an enemy to attack. At an early point in the game you get the ability to catch monsters, sort of like Pokémon. It's a good idea and works well, but the drop rates are very low (RNG!). As someone that enjoys turn based games it took a while to get used to, but it was fun mastering the mechanics. Graphics: The graphics are fantastic and if you enjoy Studio Ghibli movies you will love it. It switches between traditional animation to 3D a reasonable amount, so you get the best of both worlds. with the option for 4K at 30 FPS or 1440 at 60 FPS. I went with the higher frame rate, but switching between the two I see no noticeable difference, even with the PS4 pro and a 4K TV. Overall I would rate the game a 7/10. The story is good, game mechanics are fun and it was fun to explore and learn about the world. Tips for beginners: - Don't grind levels until you get your second party member. It's not worth it, and it drags out the start of the game. - Save your game often, I only suffered one crash but like any RPG game I was punished and had to redo an hour's worth of content. - You can complete the story line with basically any combination of caught monsters, don't worry about googling the best teams until very late in or post game. - learn the battle system, and take advantage of the defend action. You will get punished when fighting bosses if you don't. - If you enjoy trophy hunting this has some very tedious trophies. You have been warned 😑

It's sad how Final Fantasy is such a dominant name in the RPG genre when I don't feel it's been very effective in years (probably going back to when FFX). So when looking for something new to play I stumbled across this on the suggested released, so thank you Amazon for this one! This game brings back the RPG feel of the classics with a touch of the new. The best way I can describe the gameplay feel is like if you mixed Pokémon, Final Fantasy IX, and Kingdom Hearts. The story is sweet and heartwarming, brought to life with some brilliant voice acting (especially Mr Drippy), and gorgeous cutscenes animated by Studio Ghibli. Further to this the stunning soundtrack, composed by Joe Hisaishi, makes you feel like you're part of a grand LOTR-esque world. There are quite a lot of fetch quests and bounty hunt missions, but for once in an RPG I didn't find them irritating. I found it felt natural to the main character to want to help everyone. The game does front load the game with tutorials, but once you've found footing it really opens up. The attention to detail makes it an instant classic to me, which I will most definitely play again. I cannot recommend this game enough! If you like classic Final Fantasy, you'll love this!

great game

The improvements from ps3 to ps4 are minimal at best, however the game itself is still fantastic. Whether you played it on ps3 and are craving a good monster catcher or are new to the game there is a lot to enjoy here. The story is simple but charming as are the characters and presentation. If you like jrpgs, monster collecting, a beautiful art style and many hours of content this is probably a good bet. If you are coming to this after playing Ni No Kuni 2 be aware that the combat system is very different so you may want to watch a video or two to see if you will like it.

Not quite the level of Dragon Quest XI , but great graphics (studio Ghibli) , great music (Joe Hisaishi) , gets very repeditive very quicly.

It's very good but the battles are very hard

This is a truly beautiful game with the appearance of a Studio Ghibli movie. Even prior to being remastered it was still impressive. It's a lovely story with memorable characters and moments. It also has many hours of gameplay if you want to see and do everything. Although it is not difficult it will take a while to do it all.

I love this game, the graphics of course are beautiful, but in every other aspect it fulfils every expectation. The narrative cracks along with charming characters (I love Drippy) and an exciting plot line. The game play itself is rewarding with plenty of little bonus features. One of my favourites.