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Ni no Kuni II New Gameplay and Previews
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YEEEEEES
Hino looks like he could use about a week straight of pure sleep.
ChaosZeroX
Banned
Man I can't fucking wait for this game to release.
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
Hnnnng give it to me now!
DriftingSpirit
Member
Bless 2017.
Newtype-001
Member
Rolands a PRESIDENT
Omnistalgic
Member
Everything looks perfect, but why aren't familiars in? Like even if they aren't in the combat, not even the side-quest mission stuff where you battle them like Pokemon? I thought that was really something that made the game stand out and part of it's DNA, you and all your little monster friends along for the grand journey.
Here's the whole interview with english subs :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmdX1BxsgKY&feature=youtu.be&a
JetSetRadio
Banned
Beautiful, HDR 4K it is.
wapplew
Member
Hey, familiar collect is cool, I love thier design. Hope they are still in the game in some form.
GinoFelino
Member
Bit underwhelming for a gameplay reveal, isn't it? A single battle and a simple platforming element.
TimeEffect
Member
Oh wow. No more familiars. Im largely okay with it but hoping the elementals arent OP or basic
For example, if I can equip 4, it seems easy peasy to attach a water elemental to fight a fire enemy right?
Combat sounds better, as I loved Dark Cloud 2 combat. Would have loved turn based, and think familiars would have worked under a turn based model
Loving the story and kingdom building. Maybe its like georama
i really loved the towns and exploration in the first game but i was so annoyed by some mechanics and didnt like combat so i gave up. I regret that now because it was such a gorgeous and perfect rpg world
For example, if I can equip 4, it seems easy peasy to attach a water elemental to fight a fire enemy right?
Combat sounds better, as I loved Dark Cloud 2 combat. Would have loved turn based, and think familiars would have worked under a turn based model
Loving the story and kingdom building. Maybe its like georama
i really loved the towns and exploration in the first game but i was so annoyed by some mechanics and didnt like combat so i gave up. I regret that now because it was such a gorgeous and perfect rpg world
TimeEffect
Member
Im playing dragon quest for the first time and while i like collecting monsters, its the humans in the party i care most about bringing on the journey
To that end, I hope we have a nice party. The three in the game seem fun, I wonder if you can collect more players. In fact, Id much prefer to recruit a few well designed NPCs
franklyshankly
Member
According to the polygon vid it was only provided to them for use as B-Roll.
Interfectum
Member
clarknova156
Member
It is disappointing. That collection system and upgrading system was actually one of the most fun parts of original and it's gone now..
My hype for this is certainly down.
It's really nice this gen that we get to play such amazing looking games as BF1/BFront, DOOM, RE7 and now Ni no Kuni 2 running at 60 fps, I don't remember having last gen amazing looking 60 fps games that can look among the best in the market, 30 fps games included (maybe outside of racing, not sure)
I was afraid this game would be missing out on the cute animated critters when I learned the familiars were gone.
Not anymore, seems there's plenty of adorable Ghibli aesthetic to go around.
GinoFelino
Member
Maybe that means IGN First or something will get full reveal and footage?
Impeccable
Member
So wait, it's not the fun collectable game anymore?
... erm.
... erm.
giancarlo123x
Banned
60fps on base is great. I wonder if pro will have 4k support.
Equanimity
Member
Yeah you're absolutely right.
Kenzodielocke
Banned
I expected more footage of an RPG coming out this year...
Nope. Without that, it's just another jrpg. The familiars are really what drew me to the first game.
mentallyinept
Banned
This is why I want the game. I dropped NNK because of how clunky the familiar system was for me.
Lady Siara
Member
Hm, can't really find a definitive answer on this. Is Ghibli still involved? I recall hearing they aren't helping with 2 but now I'm reading former Ghibli staff are involved?
Really looking forward to this. I didn't mind the combat in 1 but I'm not sure if I would have liked another collectathon with familiars in 2. The fresh take should be interesting.
Also, PC release is stellar. The more folks that can witness Ni no Kuni, the better!
Really looking forward to this. I didn't mind the combat in 1 but I'm not sure if I would have liked another collectathon with familiars in 2. The fresh take should be interesting.
Also, PC release is stellar. The more folks that can witness Ni no Kuni, the better!
Omnistalgic
Member
Yeah, I'm not worried about the story or the characters or anything, just collecting the rare familiars and feeding them and the battle league were part of the charm IMO.
Same, it extended my session to over 100 hours, those last battle were tough!
The combat system looks fine now and we have these familiar replacements that's like pikmin, just want them to have a battle league and maybe rare monsters to catch again like last game.
Don't get me wrong, I really don't mind if the familiars are there, just as long as the gameplay is a shitload better than the first
Ghibli aren't involved anymore because of how much they've changed since the first game. Hino (the general director) discusses it in the interview in the OP.
Holundrian
Unconfirmed Member
I feel like whenever you change a lot of things that people would consider essential to a franchise doing drip out marketing is the worst move.
You gotta blow out and lay your cards on the table and sell why this is going to be great.
You gotta blow out and lay your cards on the table and sell why this is going to be great.
Omnistalgic
Member
Your avatar makes me sad '-(
I spent many moons looking for you! The payout was amazing everytime I found him!
reminds me of CC2 fire animations
Fire spells were fantastic visually in the first game too.
YankeeDonB
Member
I love the look of the overworld in this game. In fact, I far prefer it to even the prettiest realistically scaled open worlds.
Story sounds good too. My most anticipated game this year!
Story sounds good too. My most anticipated game this year!
wapplew
Member
Lady Siara
Member
Ah, yep, just got to it. May have been because of the tonal change as well. Seems like they wanted to avoid the "kiddie story" complaints and go with something more adult this time around.
Sad that people felt that way, I deeply enjoyed the story of the first game.
castaction
Member
Wow this look great
Infinite_Daremo
Member
Loved everything about the original except the combat. The braindead AI wasting all its mana on a random crappy enemy killed it for me. I stopped after the Desert town. Will be getting this on Steam day 1.
nelsonroyale
Member
Looks great. I loved the aesthetic in NNK, one but never got round to finishing the game.
Impressive that it hits 60 fps. I reckon Gravity Rush 2 is the nicest looking cartoon style game out there, and I don't think this will displace it, but it is up there.
Impressive that it hits 60 fps. I reckon Gravity Rush 2 is the nicest looking cartoon style game out there, and I don't think this will displace it, but it is up there.
That's weird. Ghibli aren't a 'kiddie story' company though. Mononoke and Grave of the Fireflies would have a word, they are far more violent and bloody and 'pushing the limit' than this game will be
I feel like ultimate ninja storm games are still the best looking, but grav rush, and NNK are up there definatley