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Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom - Prince's Edition
Released On: Sep 17, 2021
80
8.3
All Platforms
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 39 Critic Reviews
80
79% Positive
31 Reviews
31 Reviews
18% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 39 Critic Reviews
80
79% Positive
31 Reviews
31 Reviews
18% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Is Ni No Kuni II better than the first game overall? It’s quite possible — the slight difference in graphics is more than made up for by the improved combat and deeper gameplay, though much of that can also be written down to personal preference. What I know for certain, however, is that if the first game was an impressive achievement, this one is too, and, like it’s predecessor, Ni No Kuni II is a worthy addition to any Switch owner’s library.
Playing Ni No Kuni is like having an active role in an anime. The superb presentation and the wonderful humour are welcoming so that you can easily lose hours in its fantasy world. The game offers a rarely seen variety of gameplay mechanics and delivers where it should. The Switch Version lacks better graphics, but offers individual difficulty levels.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 26 User Ratings
8.3
85% Positive
22 Ratings
22 Ratings
0% Mixed
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15% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 26 User Ratings
8.3
85% Positive
22 Ratings
22 Ratings
0% Mixed
0 Ratings
0 Ratings
15% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
Enjoyed this game a lot more than the first game although I thoroughly loved the first game. There are stark differences between the two. You don’t need to play the first one to play the second; really this game is a 9/10 but I wanted to give it a 10 to off set some of these bad reviews which repelled me from getting this game sooner! This game I reminds me a lot of kingdom hearts but in its own way.
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Nintendo Switch
There are a few things wrong with ni no Kuni 2 on the switch, like slowdown in the over world and I play it handheld so they could have made it where you could adjust the size of the words on screen, or just made the words bigger. If it's tough on my eyes on the OLED I can't imagine it on the switch lite. Yet the game is so darn charming I can't resist but continue to play it. And it's portable. It has a lot of systems to learn and I originally played the first 15 hours on PS4 but gave up on it because I found it confusing but I do remember wishing that I had instead bought it for the switch. It did sit on my switch wishlist for several months before I took the plunge and I bought it after beating Grandia of the Grandia hd collection and I needed another adventure to go on and Grandia 2 didn't do it for me. Justin and Evan have a lot in common. Young and plucky and full of life setting off on an adventure to save the world or in this case, build a kingdom. I love the gameplay as far as fighting goes, and the graphics, I'm not the biggest fan when it comes to the army battles but I'm intrigued by the kingdom building and character recruiting process. There is a game of delayed gratification the game sinks into where everytime it seems you have a task there are tasks to do before you can actually complete the one you actually set out to do. Ms Boddly I'm looking at you. But I've had a fun time with the game. I find that it's much better than ni no kuni wrath of the white witch which I also bought twice and I look forward to spending more time with young Evan and company. 9.25 out of 10. This switch port doesn't hold ni no Kuni 2 revenant kingdom from being a real winner
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Nintendo Switch
While not as pretty as it’s PS4 older brother, Ni No Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom Prince’s Edition is a delightful experience all around. All the additional DLC is just a welcome bonus.
Ni no Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom Prince's Edition signals the first coming of the game on Nintendo’s hybrid console three years after its original release. It brings together all the magic, all the thrill of Evan and Roland’s adventure, and all the content that was released post launch, plus all the technical sacrifices and compromises that should be expected on a weaker hardware. A must for those who haven’t played Ni no Kuni 2 before, and only wish to experience this on the go.
Ni no Kuni II is a good game, rather on the easy side but blessed with a unique charm. This Switch version comes across as the least performant of the bunch, but the inclusion of DLC and portability are good reasons to consider it if you really don't have any other platforms to play on.
Ni no Kuni II is still an excellent game. In most respects, I find it superior to the original, with fewer barriers between the player and the game itself. It’s packed with quality-of-life features, cool subsystems, and interesting side content to conquer. Unfortunately, the Switch version is the worst way to experience a fantastic game. For most players, the original will provide the best experience. There’s no new content to speak of here, and the visual setbacks make taking advantage of the Switch’s form factor a dicey prospect. You should absolutely play Ni no Kuni II. But you probably shouldn’t play it on the Switch.
It's good to see Ni no Kuni II follow its predecessor and make an appearance on the Nintendo Switch. Technically, however, this port is a mess. The framerate's all-over-the-place and the same can be said about the game's resolution. The gameplay's fine, but this title's shortcomings cannot be ignored.
Eins der besten JRPGS die ich je gezockt habe. Fantastische geschichte, super nebenaktivitäten, tolle grafik, tolle atmosphäre.
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Nintendo Switch
Juegazo su sistema de combate es mejor que la primera parte, subarte y banda sonora sublimes
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Nintendo Switch
really fun game the battle system is pretty much the same as the one from Yokai watch 4, it's just so much fun.
i already owned this on steam, but i still wanted to have it portable since i can't play on steam often ( due to health issues ).
as a switch game it comes with certain concessions you have to make, they're not really bad things, they're just... things. the simplified graphics, the lower framerate, occasional lag. it could have been lessened with a big of a fog in the overworld, but it's fine as it is really, it sounds borderline unplayable when you read this stuff on reviews online but you barely notice it when you're actually playing.
let's face it, the switch is not a graphics/performance machine, it's mostly a way for people to be able to enjoy games anywhere, whoever expects anything else is out of their minds. ( the same can't be said about steam deck though )
anyway, that's just my opinion.
I have only 2 complaints:
1- in the switch version they forgot to disable the gameplay timer when the system goes into sleep mode, so it is useless. ( it's the first time i see a mistake like that in a game, it's pretty amusing. it's like the timer in undertale now, all nonsensical long numbers. )
2- the graphics seem to not have been properly ported in some places, for example, characters a lot of the time don't have their mouths visible, you have to focus and see the jagged lines from the edge of the mouths to know what they are emoting at that moment. some prompt boxes ( like, x joined your party ) seem to have been done in photoshop as they have visible black borders about idk, 200~300 px away from the actual box.
if you play this and have some experience in action games or hack and slash, just jump in on expert mode ( you can change it later ), it's pretty easy and you get a lot of nice equipment and items.
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Nintendo Switch
The frame rate seems to be a target of 30 fps and averages half that in well-lit environments. It runs better in caves, but sad to see the quality suffer so much on the port. Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch runs MUCH better than this one.
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Nintendo Switch
This is missing the charm of the original, and I'm so disappointed. I'm only a couple of hours in, so will play a bit more to see if things change, but so far this is an enormously linear game and all about battle, battle, battle.... and it's the button-mashing style of battle, and I don't love that. The story so far is entirely ho-hum. Maybe something is going to change here, but I was fond of the last game with villages here and there on the map and the very open other parts of the map where you could engage to level up or try to avoid to get to your next destination. Instead here, there seems to be twisty mazy paths to be followed and lots of teleports so that you can get back later, and just ugh.
Update: I guess I'm near the end of the game now, and I really wouldn't recommend this to anyone. So many things are repetitive, including lots of the world, shrines and caves, where they just repeat the same visual elements over and over again. Every facet of this game is grindy. Regular fighting, skirmishes, managing your country, and the different types of quests. The only thing good I can say for it is that if I have to put it down for a stretch, there's a bunch of reminders of what needs to be done. Might forget some out-of-the-way places, but overall, it's easy enough to stay on track after a break.
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Nintendo Switch
Summary Ni No Kuni 2 kicks off with the President of a real-world Earth country transported to a magical kingdom in which every person is also sort of an animal as well.
Rated T
for Teen
Platforms:
- Nintendo Switch
- PC
- Xbox One
Initial Release Date: Sep 17, 2021
Developer:
- Level 5
Publisher: Bandai Namco Games
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