Ni No Kuni 2 has gone gold

https://blog.us.playstation.com/2018/02/22/ni-no-kuni-ii-revenant-kingdom-has-gone-gold-go-behind-the-scenes/

I'm hyped! Will probably end up getting this day 1.. You, SW?

@SolidGame_basic: It will appeal to a certain audience, but jrpgs do nothing for me.... I can't take a game with Higgeldy heroes seriously....

@sealionact: why not? Since when are video games serious business?

@SolidGame_basic: Maybe it's the artwork, or the dialogue - I've just always thought that manga was irritating. Whether it's a movie or a video game, I just think it's awful.

Whether it's the glassy eyed pupils, or the spiky haired heroes, I don't know. I just cant stand jrpgs full stop. I know they have a diehard audience, and people enjoy them as much as I enjoy other games, but you asked if it was a day one purchase, and it's not. For me.

I'm not hype, but I am looking forward to playing Ni No Kuni 2 on PC day one. Enjoy the first game on PS3 years ago, this is gonna be fun :)

Then you need to play something else besides Ni No Kuni 2 and there are other good JRPG anyways.

Lol Wii-A-Moos. :P

@davillain-: My problem lies with JRPGs, not Ni No Kuni 2. Can't stand them whatever the platform theyre on .... but again, I understand why people love them.

Fair enough. Not like I was mad at you for not liking JRPG.

Idk, the first one didnt impress me that much. The world is interesting and lovely, but the combat didn't tickle my fancy at all

I wish more people were like this, JRPG's are my favourite genre, but I also understand why some people might not enjoy them. It's refreshing to see someone open-minded, someone who can understand the appeal of something even if it doesn't appeal to them.

I have the collectors edition pre-ordered, should I cancel and get a regular or no?

I was hyped for the first game however ultimately came away from it disappointed. Found the story pretty dull and the combat kind of so-so. I’ll be in no rush to pick this up when I get a PS4 and will most likely just pass on it entirely.

Had the limited edition preordered since the day it was announced so mega hyped!

@n64dd: oh man, I couldn't say. So many people LOVE Ni No Kuni. I'm not the HUGEST JRPG fan, so my reaction to the first should be taken with that grain of salt.

I loved the first game, and the NNK2 looks good. But for some reason I'm not hyped. I love anime, I love JRPG, I love Ni no Kuni, but for some reason I'm not hyped for the game. What's wrong with me? ):

I'm a huge ghibili fan.

@n64dd: eh if I were you I'd stay with the Collector's edition. I didn't DISLIKE it, anyway. It just didn't hook me like it did so many others

You've played it already?

@n64dd: no no, I meant I have played Ni No Kuni 1. I thought you were asking my opinion about your investment in Ni No Kuni 2 based on my experience with 1

I adored the first one, greatly! This should be a real treat. This year has been spoiling me rotten!

Roger that bud!

Well they ditched the combat of the first for a more "Tales of..." style combat. Since you are supposed to create a kingdom there is also some basic strategy-Rock-Paper-Scissor battles between armies.

first game was trash

I usually have a high tolerance for JRPG/Anime Styles...

But I cant accept this... yuck.

Ill play the PC version at some point, really wish they would port the first.

@glez13: oh that'll be interesting

Loved the first game, but the gameplay video videos I have seen for this haven’t blown me away to be honest! Will definitely get it at some point unless it bombs in the reviews...

@davillain-: Why do you want to play it on PC so bad? Visually it wont look any better and its doubtfull it will do much in the way of mods.

The first game was great. Judging by the trailer, I am not sold into buying this.

The game was originally designed to run 1080/30fps on consoles only. When I saw the system requirements recommended PC, it'll be running ultra settings 60fps. 60fps is a must and besides, I want to support more and more JRPG games into Steam and let Japanese developers know PC gamers are welcoming more JRPG games.

@sealionact: Have you ever watched anything from Studio Ghibli before?

@Jag85: I looked them up, and I recognised a couple of films ..... But it's nothing I would watch. Are they considered good in the manga/anime circles?

Pre-ordered it a few days ago.

@davillain-: Apparently it will run at 60fps on PS4 pro. But if you want more JRPGs to come to steam then i understand.

Giving I don't own a Pro and just the Vanilla version, PC will be the logical choice in the matter.

@xantufrog: I’ll play it if they have improved the party AI significantly. Or at least allow better control. The idiotic party AI was one of the few things I hated about the first game.

First game its fantastic day one for me

@chrischronos: funny, for me the worst part of the first one was the pokemon crap and I love we won’t have to do that anymore:) agree with the rest of your post though, the rts part in particular looks terrible!

Loved the first game but not in a hurry in buying the sequel

No familiar, no interest. That was easily my favorite thing about the first one. I guess I'm in the minority in this. Plus the chibi style for the world map or castle is off putting. I hate chibi style.

A lot of things I liked about the first game have changed so I will wait and see.

@Eikichi-Onizuka: Really? That's interesting. I missed out on the first one but didn't expect to hear something like that?

Last JRPG i liked and actually beat. I'm hyped for the sequel.

In film & animation circles, Studio Ghibli is highly respected, with Hayao Miyazaki in particular often considered a modern-day Walt Disney. Their films are often geared more towards younger audiences (much like Disney & Pixar), but are well-made enough for older audiences to enjoy. And there are some Ghibli films geared more towards older audiences (like the World War II masterpiece Grave of the Fireflies). You might want to try out a few Ghibli films before trying Ni no Kuni, since its main target audience are Ghibli fans.

Can't wait. Sadly I won't have time to beat the first before this comes out so it'll be added to the backlog smh

Idid enjoy the first one but something is off in this one... The voice acting is quite bad, I hope it will be better in the final version and well, I'm not into strategy game and building stuff.

It looks like they didn't want any of the previous caracter to be in this one and to also remove all familiar.

It feels like the only thing that continue from the first one is the fact that Studio Ghibli is behind it.

I just cannot get into the Pikmin in this game. It seems really off. (was not a fan of Pikmin either, so maybe that explains it a bit.)