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Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch

LEVEL-5

2011•RPG•PEGI 12•About 59 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurefamilyfantasyanimalsdetectivemonster/alien/supernaturalmyth/fairytaleromancevehiclesfasttried & testedwholesomelightimaginarylinearglossybig & variedall consuming questfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivallove conquers allsocial commentaryunderdog triumphsunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, wide-ranging RPG, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

85 / 100

217 ratings

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About This Game

"Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch, a heart-warming tale of a young boy named Oliver, who embarks on a journey into a parallel world in an attempt to bring his mother back from the dead. Along the way, Oliver makes new friends and adopts many of the wonderful creatures that inhabit the world, raising them to battle other creatures on his behalf as he takes on formidable enemies. Developed by LEVEL-5 alongside Studio Ghibli, the legendary animation studio, Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch combines beautiful animated visuals, masterful storytelling and a sweeping score into an epic role-playing adventure like no other." Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is an enhanced version of the Nintendo DS game Ni no Kuni: Dominion of the Dark Djin that was only released in Japan.

Summary: IGDB

Story

After a young boy named Oliver loses his mother, his tears bring a fairy companion named Drippy to life, who reveals the existence of a parallel magical world threatened by a dark wizard called Shadar. Learning that people in his world have "soulmates" bound to counterparts in the other, Oliver sets out on a journey there in the hope that saving a great sage who resembles his mother might somehow bring her back. Guided by Drippy and joined by new friends along the way, he travels a vast and wondrous land, mending the broken hearts left in Shadar's wake as he grows from a grieving child into a...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureFamilyFantasyAnimalsDetectiveMonster/alien/supernaturalMyth/fairytaleRomanceVehiclesAll consuming questFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalLove conquers allSocial commentaryUnderdog triumphsUnlikely connections

Keywords

AnimeMagicAction-adventureFairyParallel worldsOverworldChosen oneTalking animals

Details

Developer: LEVEL-5
Publishers: LEVEL-5, Namco Bandai Games
Released: 17 November 2011
Series: Ni no Kuni
Platforms: PlayStation 3
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 59h normally, 149h complete
Age rating: PEGI 12
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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