She said there is no save points before bosses.. Sis, there is those tombs that give you full mana n health before a big boss

I totally agree with you about the MP restoring items. Why are they so expensive? 800G for a Strong Coffee that only restores 30 MP? They are so expensive that the only time I use magic is in boss battles.

I actually prefer the battle system of this Ni No Kuni over the 2nd one. Familiars are more useful and have more of a personality. I felt more of a desire to get more familiars than I did higgledies.

0:57 stutters while she's talking about it being smooth. The irony lol

The Ni No Kuni on the PS3 has by far my favorite collector's edition of any game as it came with the physical version of the book that was mentioned in this video. Such a cool thing to have

I didn’t seem to notice the issues you mentioned when I played this on the PS3, maybe because I would happily run around grinding I didn’t notice the problems with equipping my companions or even money issues. I also loved the battle system but that does seem to set me apart. I never completed the game though; I repeatedly died at the final boss with her being down to the last few percent in her final manifestation. I found it a long fight and having to do it repeatedly sapped my will to live so accepted defeat and went on you tube to see the kill. I loved the game but haven’t carried that through to Ni No Kuni 2 where I have walked away about a quarter of the way through the game because it never seemed to grip me as much (and I missed drippy intensely).

I loved this game so much I got the platinum trophy on PS3 when I was 14-15 years old

I do not recognize the trouble with money or the battle system. Sounds like you rushed the game tbh. With the ‘tactics’ option you can be very efficient in battles and if you complete the errands and bounty hunts when they’re available money, items and equipment shouldn’t be an issue either.

I found battling quite stressful in the beginning, but once I accepted that you just have to commit to it, you really start leveling up very quickly and gaining perks to further beef up your familiars.

One thing I remember from the PS3 version is the Genie boss battle that comes out of nowhere :0|

IIRC, it would have been a lot easier if they had introduced the ability to defend or go all out around 3-6 hours earlier.

Hmm... I don't think this reviewer plays a lot of jrpg's. The battle system is clunky on the first few hours but really opens up later on. The economy has been fixed since you can sell the potions given at the start for 4.5k each, and the AI is fine, maybe this reviewer didn't have a good party? Overall it's an amazing game, get it.

I am in love with this game and is an all-time favorite, but indeed the AI companions in this Remaster seem a bit dumb. I don't remember having to micromanage during battles in the PS3 version as the AI companions held their own (sadly, I no longer have the PS3 to test this out), or at least I don't remember pausing mid-battle to check on everyone's HP and MP as much then as I do now

I have been looking far and wide for something to explain why Swaine has a longer steal animation in the remaster first some reason

I play this. The game is good i think. I enyoy play this game. The Graphic is stuning, the gameplay, the story is good, and so many information about the world that we can read. Raise the familiar, like pokemon, we give traits and so many to do, which is good.

For those curious , the main problems out lined here, mainly be the battle system and lack of funds, is because this game is based on a old jrpg trope that was still strong back then but is kinda growing a bit old now. Required grinding. This game requires you to grind your levels to complete the guild quests for money, as well as random encounter for money. It requires a (Annoyingly so) long grind session normally to get the familiers you want and to raise them up. It requires you to grind ingredients to be thrown into the alchemy pot. It requires more then surface level investiment for a more enjoyable time. As for the battle system the thing about it is, it flows much better when you play it like a old school jrpg like its other systems call back to. Micromanage your party members. You can't control their every action but you can make seen them due just enough to where it feels like you are. Thats why the Ai is kinda dumb. Not only is it dated but due to the systems ability to manage your party and its actions on the fly it requires you to be more attentive and remember you are controlling 3 members each with the ability to switch roles on the fly with their familiar.

I have finished the story over ten times since it came out and the battle system was never flawed in my several experiences with it

Much like entering a quirky antique shop, I’m somewhat perplexed about everything I’ve seen. I enjoyed the experience nonetheless.

judging from the gameplay footage shown here the reviewers really had no idea how to play this game lol

This is y i overtrain so that i don't have to use too much items

I played this game on my ps3 when I was in second grade and got stuck in the fairy island because I couldn’t beat the boss and the ship was broken. I got the game on my Nintendo switch and finally beat it and it’s a great experience

Hot tip: the DS version has an English fan translation.

I wanted to play NNK1 on ps3 but never got round to it and sold it. I now have a PS4 and I really want to get it so is the remaster the same as the one on ps3 just with graphic enhancements?

I wonder how much that physical spell book goes for nowadays...🤔

I prefer the first one better than the second game. Wish they'd come out with a similar studio ghibli rpg again.

The second one is horrible... No story characters are flat compared to 1.

the first ni no kuni will always be better than the second imo

Thanks for the video. Answered my questions perfectly

this is what we have come to expect from RPS....

6:23 the game constantly throws checkpoints at you before boss battles, literally never had to use a continue after tens of hours of playtime...

This game is actually better than Ni no Kuni 2!

Blows the second game away!

The PS3 version also came with a physical book (in USA and Europe) if you bought the special edition of the game.

So in the pc version, you can't draw the runes. How to you use runes in the pc ver? And you can't run around in fights like the ps3 version? (Turn base only?) Edit: I did play the original

Man. Having to draw the spells with your mouse would have absolutely ruined this game for me 💯. I am so, so glad they didn't include that. Also, it sure sounds like you don't really understand the battle system or making money in this game.

Why always 7 things? Lots of channels. Always 7 "secrets" 7 "items" 7 "reasons". I dont get it 7 bits.

This game looks gorgeous but the battle system seems not very good, i think i'll just wait for DQ11S to be on sale.

much better than second one love this game to me is the best jrpg last decade amazing

The issues you pointed are real. The game can be a grindfest. And the party members AI is non-existent. But the game is gorgeous and I kinda like it. It has that Ghibli magic touch.

I was thinking this is the 2nd one re-mastered :o

I really didn’t like the second one

They should've just improved this combat on this game instead of the basic action rpg battle system of the second one.

Ninokuni 2 is bad i stopped at chapter 6 cuz its relly easy n the bosses r so week but Ninokuni 1 its hard shadar with out grinding tokos is so hard i didnt fight the last boss on ps3 cuz i just decide to stop at the door behind her n stop playing the game

I love both games and I hope they gon release a 3rd one but right now I like the sequel way better.

Have they fixed the animated cutscenes so it doesn't look like it's stuttering?

0:39 *2013

Combat was already annoying with the original PS3 version, because familiars and party members would constantly get in the way of each other and kind of just bumble around blocking each other's attacks.

Nice to hear from Mathew's better half. I can see why Mathew has gotten so much better at Divinity Original Sin 2 Definitive Edition with such an expert RPG gamer to provide tips. Would love to hear more from her on other RPG's. And perhaps she could guest on one of the Divinity Original Sin 2 Definitive Edition sessions.

Loving this game from the smallest creatures to the galactic bosses 😍😲💘

These critiques were spot on. But I still think this game was better than the second one.

4:12 - Aaaaand this is where I lost ALL respect for the people talking

It looks like she didn't like the game or sucks 😕 🤔

the whole drawing runes thing is a bit weird...

Yeah they like mouth full🤣🤣👍

finish downloading it woot

after beating the second game I figured I'd try the first and its sooooo different. I have the same problem with the battles and I haven't gotten far into it yet I'm about to say NOPE and just quit lol

Hello I really like the way you are reviewing games :)! Is there a way I could contact you?

I loved Ni No Kuni 2, but the systems and quirks of this game seem a bit tiring.

Alice is my favorite reviewer.

Guys who cares about the fact that this "remastered" game has practically the same graphics? All I care about is that it's finally on Steam so I don't have to buy a PS3 literally JUST so I can play this game! 50$ is not that much for a game as amazing as this, especially when you realize that an extremely low quality game, Pokemon Sword and Shield, somehow costs 10$ more than this game which was very well-made for its age.

I love this game but I have to agree the companion Ai for esther can be stupid at somepoints. E.g sending out a familiar for all out defence who cant defend

Awesome review

Anyone else having incorrect outtro battle animations for oliver? Hes always exasperated lol

It's disappointing to see the devs not change the battle mechanics (it's like Persona 3 FES contrasted with Persona 3 Portable).

I don’t trust this review. She can’t say Studio Ghibli correctly

I really hate ding dong dell anx its sewer

00:23 - Thats what she said

hahaha, i mean, if you really find this game hard, i mean, you really bad at jrpj 😅

last!

Ugh I’m so disappointed with this game. There’s nothing good about it except for brilliant animations and without them It’s just a painfully average production. Combat feels super tidious and repetitive af, dialogues seem very underwritten. Mana system is plain weird and annoying because it forces you not to use it in case you might need it to perform some out of combat actions (why does lighting up a cauldron which opens the door you need to pass through even take mana ffs?!), so lack of regen feels clunky and unfair. There are countless small issues like that with this game and I’m not sure I can accept it in a ps3 game because we had way better balanced and written classic jrpgs on a god damn psx. Shame

Sounds naf? That a cartoon game aimed at kids shows the player how people can be depressed and that by doing good deeds for them you can cure them? Yeah naf.

ni no kuni wasnt originally on ps3, how do these people review games when they dunno anything about it