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Ni No Kuni 2 Releases on PS4 in 2017, New English Trailer Released

"The light may yet return."

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Ni No Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom will launch for PS4 in 2017, Sony has announced. The announcement was made during the PlayStation Experience press conference, where a trailer was also shown. Check it out above.

Just like the first game, Ni No Kuni 2 is developed by Level-5. Unlike the original however, Studio Ghibli, the company behind acclaimed animated movies My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke, and Spirited Away, isn't involved.

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Now Playing: Ni No Kuni 2 - PSX 2016 Announcement Trailer

Ni No Kuni 2 follows Evan, a boy king who must adventure through a kingdom engulfed in darkness. Evan must prove himself to be a worthy monarch and is joined on his quest by Roland, a visitor from another world. A number of other characters will also tag along for the adventure and the new trailer offers a glimpse at the colorful cast.

The original Ni No Kuni was released for PlayStation 3 in December 2010. It told the story of Oliver who, after the loss of his mother, travels to an alternative world of magic and monsters to seek out his soul mate.

In GameSpot's Ni No Kuni review Kevin Van Ord awarded the title a 9/10, saying it is "a stupendous game because there's so much to do in it, and because all of it is just so good."

He continued: "The hallmark of the greatest RPGs is that you don't want to stop playing them, and Ni No Kuni proudly joins that elite group of games providing such an enticing world that you can't imagine never having visited it. The only problem, of course, is that you may never want to leave."

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Headline: Ni No Kuni 2 Releases on PS4 in 2017, New English Trailer Released

Subheading: New gameplay shown for Level-5 and Studio Ghibli's sequel.

Article: "Unlike the original however, Studio Ghibli....isn't involved"

Tamoor, did you actually fact check your article? What the heck man, if they aren't involved, why'd you state they are involved....

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@uncle5555: looks to me that the character designs are by the same person as the previous game... even if "studio ghibli" is not involved with the sequel, the same character designer may be working on it as a freelancer. that's all that matters really.

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Xbox One BTFO yet again.

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@Prats1993: U do realise Lvl-5 & MS DON'T have the best working relation ... since the whole True Fantasy fiasco right?.

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YAAAAASSSSSS!

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This game or Persona 5? I think I'll try Persona 5 first.

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@lembu90: I also buy a console to play only one game.

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@lembu90: Who would ever only pick one?

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@lembu90: i'm sure persona 5 will release first anyways :D

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Pretty unsure how this will turn out, without Ghibli's touch, I fear for the feeling of the game, same with the gameplay, they may want to improve in the wrong direction.

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@leeshunshin: Studio Ghibli created, supervised, and also helped with the music of the first game. I have been closely following the blogs for for NNK2 by studio 5. They are allowed to use the assets, directions and everything else produced by Studio Ghibli and are getting support by many close to them for this sequel, including studios that are part of Ghibli.

As many may know Studio Ghibli stopped production and any new works after Hayao Miyazaki retired for health age reasons in 2014 and to started work on a Studio Ghibli museum. That was a sad day for many of us, like loosing a friend, I will be attending the museum for sure. Much of the talent have started work on side projects and many of the studios that made up Ghibli before and after have moved onto other projects.

Will the lack of Ghibli's touch have a impact ...... I could not see how it would not. But from what I have been hearing the impact will not be as bad and I have as much high hopes for NNK2 as the first. That is until the publishers push for tacked on multiplayer, always online component, day one DLC, and of course pay to win models- after all that is what publishers are pushing developers to pump out anymore.

This is a very good article and funny headline btw http://kotaku.com/hell-yes-ni-no-kuni-ii-1789642881 which shows a ton of promise still yet.

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@jenovaschilld: looks like the same character designer is working on the sequel... how can those designs not be by the same person? they all have the ghibli look to them without a doubt. also, not sure you heard the news but apparently miyazaki is coming out of retirement to make a new feature film. good news all around.

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@Xristophoros: oh dear lord, what is he now 84ish?

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Moonco  Moderator

The PS4 has so many amazing games coming next year I might have to start working the poles at the local club to afford them all

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@Moonco: Sometimes, you gotta do what you gotta do to bring them games to the table. Care to share an address? :)

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@Moonco: I'm telling Reggie Fils Aime.

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@freeryu: You better not. You have no idea what that man is capable of

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@Moonco: I heard Reggie was the main inspiration behind the character of Anton Chigurh in Cormac McCarthy's No Country for Old Men. He even got contacted by the Coen borthers to play the part in the 2007 movie adaptation, but he politely refused.

EDIT: I wrote David instead of Anton for some reason. Corrected now.

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@Moonco: Hahaha XD

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Hell yeah, bring it on! I loved the first one and I've already done most of the post-game content! I'm ready for the sequel!

Just please fix the dumb AI of the first game. Sometimes it was harder trying to keep my allies alive than to fight the enemies.

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I played the first one on DS, which was pretty fun. I doubt I'll play this though since I have no intention of getting a PS4.

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Really Gamespot, post an article with an accommodating video referenced in it and the video link is broken?! Is it so hard to make sure what you are posting actually works?

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now thats great news

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As far as I'm concerned, LeveL5 can do no evil. I can definitely see the BanNam influence in this game. Plus some huge Princess Mononoke references even without Studio Ghibli's involvement on this entry. I'm really excited for this release.

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@Super_Tramp: Not making Dark Cloud 3 in 15 years after the second one is pretty evil.

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Don't bother watch 30 seconds of advert for a 1 min video. Here, enjoy:

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@nomailx: your're an idiot

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@nomailx: Thanks for the wrong game.

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