Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Review

By Nicholas Tan

Hayao Miyazaki would be proud.



 



Ni No Kuni is a clean, wholesome, uncomplicated love letter to the golden age of Japanese RPGs, to a time when sprite-based adventures across sprawling world maps and epic dungeons held supreme. In a certain light, it's surprising to see the need for such a letter, but nearing the end of the PlayStation 2, the traditional…

  • Revives the classic JRPG genre
  • Heartwarming story and characters
  • Sprawling, gorgeous environments
  • Sweeping soundtrack
  • Like being in a Studio Ghibli film
  • Plenty of sidequests, plus post-game content
  • Sometimes not enough time to defend/evade
  • Tactics menu buried in combat, not many AI options available
  • Capturing familiars based on random chance
  • Lots of animal puns

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Nicholas Tan
Nicholas Tan

Nick Tan is a SEO Lead Writer for GameRevolution. Once upon a time, his parents took away his Super Nintendo as a punishment. He has sworn revenge ever since.

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