Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom - Easy Allies Review

[@andyb7738]

Subscribed! I've watched a fair few reviews for this game already, then came across this one which is easily the most informative. I had already pre-ordered the game, but it's reassuring to have seen such a great review. Many of the mainstream review sites (I'll mention no names) have barely skimmed over many details, and I'm drifting further from them now. Thanks for this, I'll be sure to check out your reviews first in future.

[@eklecticismm]

Easy Allies (formerly Gametrailers), best in the biz

[@jzilla1234]

This looks like a ghibli movie. Gorgeous.

[@mrstrdknmabalz1412]

because it is ghibli. XD

[@OSTOwnage]

Stkrdknmibalz it’s actually not. They helped develop the first but didn’t in this sequel. Still feels very Ghibli though 😃

[@Rudimentarypenis]

The first was. It was way better.

[@-pressxtostart-]

🤔

[@sinnohen]

@@OSTOwnage The character designer for this game worked in character design at Ghibli, so that makes it Ghibli enough, for me at least.

[@adityariyer6794]

Wow! Super hyped to play this. 9.5 makes me so happy!

[@ayush1713]

Aditya Iyer new rating system is great

[@technologyanimals]

yesssss

[@Kcwright415]

I was so looking forward to this game but now im really disappointed i cant stand town building and management in any game

[@slapthekillswitch]

Its too bad IGN review bombed it

[@TotemoGaijin]

And it's a Damiani review, and he always seems to be super critical, so it must be amazing, haha.

[@smeepUCA]

The only review that matters

[@e1iteyoshi998]

I have to agree. I mean if the game is easy, how is that a negative? It's like every JRPG they review is expected to have Dark Souls difficulty.

[@VegaMyster]

Scores don't determine how good a review is, there is reviews that give good scores to critically claimed games but still suck because they cover very little or do a bad job explaining why the game is good.

[@e1iteyoshi998]

And people found the stuff that they covered in that review bad.

[@Eric-yt7fp]

Amen.

[@drakenfist]

E1ite Yoshi I agree. I actually found the first Ni No Kuni really frustrating because of the amount of grinding that was needed..It got to the point where I spent ages leveling up by attacking Toko's (familiars that give you a tone of xp) and powered through the game on level eighty or something so I could just enjoy the story.

[@destino3945]

First JRPG Iv'e ever played and i thought it was brilliant

[@Shadow6212]

Play the first game, remastered :)

[@evanpetelle9744]

@@Shadow6212 so good

[@AFriendlyRobot]

If there's someone I trust to be a critic and maybe a bit of a nitpicker, it's Damiani, so to hear him give so much praise only fills my heart with joy. Great job

[@id104335409]

I want to build a kingdom where everyone can live happily ever after! I will unite all the kingdoms in peace! ...goes to annihilate everything in his path! Typical tyrant!

[@id104335409]

hahaha, no it doesn't. Every type of regime ever had that mentality. It is the concept of uniting everyone under one rule. Every king or emperor on the planet had the same goal. To say that communism is the root of all evil is just brainwash propaganda. You picked that up at some point in your life. Many people have, after the fall of the communistic regime. It is the way of the winners to discredit the losers, by showing their worst sides and then add some crazy shit on top of that. You know - the winner gets to write the history. Capitalists are responsible for just as many atrocities as any other, we just don't talk about it. There is nothing wrong with communism, capitalism, fascism, tyranny or any regime. The problem is in the humans - give them power and they do unspeakable things. Like the do-good prince Evan here. I have been slicing and dicing all types of free roaming monsters in the name of Good. But I noticed right away that the Pirates on our side are all good guys, while the Bandits that we are killing are all bad guys... because they rob people.

[@Sarcastix7]

If you like the look of this game, please go and play Dark Chronicle. It's a PS2 game also made by Level5 and Ni No Kuni looks like it borrows heavily from that game. You won't regret it.

[@sayukireload]

Oblivion I played it and hope it will come to Switch because I dont have much time to play on PS4

[@brennancortez1880]

Dark Cloud 2 outside of Japan.

[@Sarcastix7]

Brennan Cortez Dark Chronicle in Europe

[@brennancortez1880]

In North America, I should have said.

[@yourmum997]

I immediately thought of Dark Cloud 2 as soon as I saw the Kingdom building part of this game, although Dark Cloud 2's building aspect is a lot more in depth.

[@michaelhudson3737]

god i wish i was not an RPG fan all these excellent games and there all dozens to hundreds of hours long (both good and bad) EDIT: wait its only 30hours... thank god

[@amurter19]

After Persona 5 and Xenoblade I'm totally ok witb this being short. Though might be ncie if theres some post game stuff as well.

[@Drstrange3000]

amurter19 Both those games require so much time 😌

[@Gaming-Legends007]

Michael Hudson 👀 it has a season pass 😎

[@michaelhudson3737]

i currently own both of those and have not started either.

[@iKickBullies]

if you start one, just know you may never get the chance to start the other. My first playthrough of P5 was 133 hours. To be fair though, because the world is properly connected I didn't use fast travel for most the game because I wanted to learn and master the games layout since it was the only thing I wish P4 did that was missing. So basically, if I wanted to go somewhere instead if the 10 seconds to choose and jump immediately, I leave home, run down the alley, go to the train station, jump on the train, go downtown, and yeahh lol.

[@quanticprophecy]

This review was more important than most given the quality wasn't guaranteed. Thankfully this game and review lived up to the hype. 30 Hours! Sounds great to me, will be done in time for Far Cry. Mass Effect 2 was around 30 hours as well.

[@uooutlandshousing3817]

Don't forget that Paid DLC (season pass) is coming soon. New story, New dungeons etc.

[@Haru_VII]

I didn't want to buy another game because of my massive backlog... sigh. Great review!

[@bettergetdave]

Haru I'm right there with you

[@seansmith4038]

Haru I mean it's not going anywhere...

[@FlavioThepianist]

True true

[@Nero_PR]

I'm have at least 10 games from my head that I have to finish. Just have to add God of War, Ni No Kuni 2, OnRush, The Last of Us part 2, Death Stranding... The list goes on

[@IskandarTheWack]

You have no idea how much I don't need to buy this game yet but I'll buy it when it's like 30 dollars: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Games I've started but need to continue AND want to continue/finish (out of pleasure or ocd) Persona 5 (beat Egypt palace boss) Gravity Rush 2 (beat the tutorial and I'm at the part where it opens up to a city) The Last of Us Remastered (I believe I left the one gay guy part just recently in the game) The Evil Within (I was around halfway done but re-bought on pc along with 2 so I'm at the level with the chainsaw man) Resident Evil Revelations 1 Reigns (no idea since the nature of the game) The Black Watchman (finished 6 levels or chapters or whatever) Doom (hell gate opened and I did the level where you have to keep going up for a shit ton of time) Bayonetta (around the point where you flashback and fight a boss fight) The Banner Saga 2 (barely started) DreadOut (barely past the pig) Diluvion (need to go back a ways so that I can build up to stronger ships and so forth so I can beat the final boss, iffy if I want to do this but ocd) Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide 1 (need to beat the boss) 80 Days (finish my first playthrough, either win or lose) Blue Estate (level after the first boss) Resi 6 (barely into it) LISA (pretty early into it and recruited a few people so far) Stardew Valley (I think I have to restart it) Oceanhorn (beat the first boss) Hatoful Boyfriend (Joe Biden, or Biden Joe, needs to date some pigeons and learn about the world) Costume Quest 2 (early in it) Chroma Squad (need to try another playthrough to try another branching path, ideally motorcycle one) DMC 4 (beat the first boss like 2 years ago and stopped) Serious Sam BFE (probably around halfway through) Valkyria Chronicles (did some grinding but I'm only a few levels in past the tutorial) Dishonored (stopped after sewer level pretty much) Castlevania Lords of Shadow 1 (beat first boss) Dead Space (like a half hour in) Battleblock Theater (probably halfway through) Alien Isolation (not sure I ever have the alien attacking me actively yet) Darksiders 1 (was on first spider boss) Witcher 3 (did this twice since had on ps4 then gog pc but I pretty much finished bloody baron on both and a good amount of side quests and stuff) Dead in Bermuda (if it didn't save my progress I"m not bothering with it but I had fun with it and was decently in, though nowhere close to finishing) SteamWorld Dig (no idea but it's fun) I Expect You To Die (all vr games are psvr since that's what I have now. Anyway I beat 2 levels and I'm on sinking escape pod level and I'm trying to figure it out myself) Superhot VR (I think I'm decently into it, not sure) Mortal Blitz (beat firstish level, vr) Megaton Rainfall (a few levels in, in vr of course) Thumper (beat the first real boss, vr is super good in it) Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 1 Citizens of Earth (3rd of the way through maybe? Did a little more grinding than I probably should have though) God Eater: Ressurection (beat a few levels lol) Wolfenstein: The New Order (when you have to sneak into the place after family takes you there) Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime (early on) Day of the Tentacle Remastered (fashion show stuff) Skulls of the Shogun (barely started) Stories: The Path of Destinies (fairly into it) Styx: Master of Shadows (a few levels in) Disgaea 5 (I did the story but want to do post game and rest of dlc since I have it all) Final Fantasy 15 (replay for all the new content) Lucius (going around at night) Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham (in the space sections) Dementium II HD (I'm outside or something) Borderlands 2 (a few bosses in) Mytheon (beat Hephaestus I think) Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition (beat first boss I think) Not a Hero (beat a few levels) Those are ps4 or pc, but as far as old games I need to go back to: Nier (ps3), Puppeteer (ps3), Folklore (ps3), and Yakuza 5 (ps3) I'll probably play yakuza 5 soon to prepare for yakuza 6, will have to restart since I lost the save that was decently into haruka's plot. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Games I need to start that I own AND that I WANT to play: Dark Souls 3 (pc) Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (pc) The Evil Within 2 (pc) Dead Space 2 (pc) L.A. Noire (pc) Fallout New Vegas (pc) Binary Domain (replay on pc) Condemned: Criminal Origins (pc) Resi 4 (pc) Resi 5 (pc) Killer is Dead (pc) The Last Door - Collectors Edition (pc) Lucius 2 (pc) Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number (pc) The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing 1-3 (pc) Shadowrun Returns (pc) Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition (pc) Alan Wake (pc) The Marvellous Miss Take (pc) God Mode (pc) The Walking Dead Season 1 (pc) and Season 2 (ps4 through plus) The Testament of Sherlock Holmes (pc) Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments (pc) Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter (pc) Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen (pc) Mount & Blade: Warband (pc) Metero Last Light Redux and 2033 Redux (pc) Arkham series replay all on pc except knight (pc) Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines (pc) Castlevania Lords of Shadow 2 (pc) Darksiders 2 whatever edition (pc) Undertale (pc) Grand Ages: Rome and The Guild II stuff ideally (pc) The Flame in the Flood (pc) Titan Souls (pc) SteamWorld Heist (pc) Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun (pc) Mr. Shifty (pc) Deponia (pc) We Are The Dwarves (pc) The Dwarves (pc) Outlast (pc) Grim Fandango Remastered (pc) Deadly Premonition: Director's Cut (pc) Jotun: Valhalla Edition (pc) Layers of Fear (pc) Mighty No. 9 (plus game so meh, ps4) Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes (psvr) Doom VFR (psvr) Windlands (psvr) Light Tracer (psvr) Bloody Zombies (psvr) The Solus Project (psvr) Grand Kingdom (ps4) Psycho-pass: Mandatory Happiness (ps4) Uncanny Valley (ps4) Final Fantasy Type-0 HD (ps4) MGS 2-4 (ps3) Tokyo Jungle (ps3) Alienation (ps4) Life is Strange (ps4) And I want to play more Chivalry: Medeval Warfare (pc), Crawl (pc), and Tabletop Simulator (pc), along with Rec Room (psvr) and Werewolves Within (psvr) Those are just games I WANT to play, there are a bunch I'm meh about. Within the next few weeks I'll also have purchased at least: No Heroes Allowed! VR (PSVR) Stark Trek: Bridge Crew (probably) (PSVR) Hidden Agenda (ps4) and have these games due to amazon prime next month: SteamWorld Dig 2, Kingsway, and Tokyo 42 (have the other 2 on twitch prime already) Then whatever ps+ gives. I'll also pre order yakuza 6 and kiwami 2 without a doubt. Plus buy a lot of games from sales. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Also yes I've been doing a decent amount of gaming. I beat Knack, Ratchet and Clank, Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom, finished Bloodborne (did all dlc bosses but the flame one cuz meh didn't even want to try and I did the moon presence 3 cords playthrough), Bound, Archangel, Until Dawn: Rush of Blood, and MGS 5: The Phantom Pain (finished it, got the true ending) this year so far (at least, maybe 1 or 2 more as well)

[@zanychelly]

30 hours is good enough when you don’t have the endless grinding. Awesome rpgs takes less than that such as Chronno Trigger and Parasite Eve

[@-pressxtostart-]

Except its way more than double that if you dont just blitz your games to rush and move on to the next thing to consume

[@dianateabag]

WHAT!! 9.5??! I didn't want to buy this game but I trust your reviews a lot.... time to find some money

[@armandohernandez1879]

OMG you are the guy who make the review for gametrailes.com?

[@armandohernandez1879]

Easy Allies yes!!!!!! Love your reviews are the more complete and profesional!!!

[@N7Prime]

im well aware

[@robrirk]

That's what I said!!

[@benimo6]

Oh that's interesting

[@mozmger]

Yeah Armando I like these guys too they really doing great job in GT and now as Easy Allies.

[@alsopsarchive5384]

Super excited for this, but wish they didn't use the chibi designs for the over-world/skirmishes.

[@jhemp]

Alsop's Gaming while I can agree I dislike the art style, after playing world of Final Fantasy, I'll tell you that you get used to it eventually.

[@alsopsarchive5384]

I got about halfway through WoFF and gave up unfortunately. Really tried to like it. I also tried to play as the non-chibi versions as much as possible. But I hated that transitioning back and forth was an integral mechanic to the game. Really took me out of the experience.

[@jhemp]

Alsop's Gaming I guess there's a limit to what we can accept and we have different limits, while I honestly think Chibi style stuff looks dumb, if I really try its easy enough to get passed. I just fail to see a reason to make "cute" things in what should be a more adult game. WoFF was aimed at younger people so I guess I can get it on that side, and I get that the sprites are probably easier to animate and produce, but real praise comes when you do difficult things and do them well. So I'm with you on not liking it, but I doubt it'll detract from my experience too greatly.

[@LiangHuBBB]

day 1 buy for me great review

[@haileymatthews1777]

Can't wait to receive my King's Edition and Collector's Edition! Great review which made me even more hype for the game!

[@renosacinoful]

the only review i can trust on internet

[@gatsbymovingrubber]

They are so accurate when reviewing games. If they say its a good game then most likely, its a good game. Back during gametrailers they rarely gave 9's so im expecting this game to be that good.

[@djbpresents9584]

Reno Sacino acg

[@-pressxtostart-]

Lol

[@ShalahudinAlAyubiZLA]

Wtf! An RPG and classic RTS in one game? I'm sold!

[@louisgworld]

30 hours. Good, good.

[@bettergetdave]

louisgworld I know that was refreshing to hear since for whatever reason I always spend double the standard time it says. 60-80 hours can mean 120+ for me!

[@mcokim6543]

bettergetdave Same. I'm super thorough with my exploration. Helps with trophies and such but it really inflates my playtime.

[@jhemp]

I actually am not happy about it... I want more enjoyment per dollar I spend. 60 hours is the bare minimum for an hour per dollar ratio, but I spent 80, so hopefully it'll give me that much.

[@Drstrange3000]

30 hours seems like the perfect amount for an RPG. These days, after 30 hours in a game, I am ready to move on. I love long jrpg games like Persona 5, but wish it cut down the fat.

[@louisgworld]

"60 hours is the bare minimum for an hour per dollar ratio" If you're an idiot, I guess.

[@shavooo]

based on what you said on the review I think a 9.5 feels oddly generous. But I trust in the professional reviews you guys deliver~ game was preordered anyways ;P

[@MrScrawnjuan]

Never preorder.

[@aeriagloris4211]

Pre order lmao

[@necropig]

Awesome, ordered the kings addition just now :3

[@CyclonicDeath]

i love you pig

[@SissySara113]

admit it cause of those small creatures.

[@redknight801]

First I've seen from this channel and immediately recognized the voice - subscribed and I look forward to watching your reviews on future titles , glad you are back in the reviewing world! Welcome back and best of luck!!

[@821lancevance]

God i cant wait for this game.

[@akou12]

Of course you can't. Of course you can't ...WEAAAAAAAB

[@marcmckernan5815]

Omg im gonna cry cant believe its as good as the original great review guys

[@impact9310]

So glad the star system is dead. 9.5! Awesome.

[@oscmag13]

This would've been a 5 star...

[@fightnight14]

Oscar Magaña 4.5 bruh

[@VGJunky]

or a 4.5. The point is that 9.5 is closer to what they actually wanted to give it than either 4.5 or 5.

[@-pressxtostart-]

And a number makes any difference why?

[@thegamejunky7223]

As of right now, This review for this game got 40K more views than gamespots review. Today is 03-20-2018 Time: 12:13 pm IN. USA

[@hellsfoxes]

I know it’s not always possible but can’t tell you guys how huge it is to have the review up early when the embargo is lifted. Makes it so much easier to spread the word!

[@Thatdeadpenguy]

Cool. I'm convinced to pick it up now. Hopefully I'll like it even more than the first. Glad to hear it's a bit shorter than the average jrpg too.

[@AJNguyenYT]

Thanks for the review, already bought this. I know I will enjoy this game.

[@TheGameGrinder]

I have the first game but still haven't played it. I feel like I'm seriously missing out but my backlog is massive and I do what I can to get through it. Some day!

[@digiclowded]

I loved the first one. It was one of the rare RPG's that i actually finished.

[@mikeclarke3990]

The Game Grinder same, I started it but didn't really like the little avatars you use in battle so haven't gone back to it yet.

[@ealing456]

+Mike Clarke The second one might be more to your liking then. The familiar/Pokemon aspect to the game was fun, but I'm glad to see it replaced with something new for this game.

[@mikeclarke3990]

Bloody useless yeah for sure, I already pre-ordered it :)

[@ravath6574]

Same category.

[@Jonesy0218]

I've got about 22-25 hours into this game and just got to the middle of the map in Hydropolis. At first, I literally walked everywhere, so that added time. I explored a lot and ended up in some places with some high level monsters lol. I think if I get 40-50 hours in this one like I did the first game, I'll be happy. This is a great review. I was VERY hesitant when they introduced the new battle system and skirmishes, took out Familiars and added Higgledies, and made Evan look very feminine... But, after playing it, my thoughts completely changed. I love the combat and feel like a badass. Higgledies add great depth to the fights and have saved me quite a few times. Evan is a solid lead. The whole kingdom building and citizen mechanic is my favorite part of the game. I spend a lot of time tracking down new citizens so I can maximize my IQ in my kingdom. Overall, I think this game is easy for new/casual players to pick up but in depth enough to keep JRPG fans satisfied. Easy 9/10 for me.

[@DragonDDark]

CAN'T WAIT

[@adrianelias2365]

Best channel to review video games. Their review are somewhat longer than most. They are detailed and cover everything!

[@angramainyu6429]

I really like you guys but even though no one should be safe from valid criticism. So even if I get slapped by angry fans, here goes: How in the world did you see an 9.5 in Ni nu Kuni 2. It is, graphics and cuteness aside, a slightly above average JRPG. It suffers from many shortcomings in: -Voice acting ( only very few scenes are VA) -story arcs (Hydropolis is seriously rushed) -character development (6 characters but only 2 seem to make some progress 2/3s into the game) -difficulty (feels too easy. you have to fall behind in levels to make the game a challenge) Then there are rushed aspects. The world map looks nothing as the first location you start in. The fields are vibrant and full of foliage and things to look at. Later regions are way closer to the original PS3 game. Many systems, like the improvement of gear, are not needed to progress through the game. (but that could be fixed with more difficulty options) It feels like a very shallow game at times. It's cute, it makes you smile and it is fun. Yes. Absolutely a positive score. But 9.5?! NEAR PERFECT?! How do you even....what?!

[@tyototriumphs7861]

I hold your opinion in high regard, and you're seemingly one of the few that realizes how severely lacking certain aspects of this game are. For me, its a 6.5/10. When combat isn't mindlessly easy, the story misses so many beats for me. The main cast is very one note, especially characters like Batu that are just kinda.......there.....Nothing about the story was unique and honestly I'm really bothered by the high praise when this game borders on average. This game is, simply put, a decent game. Its well put together, and has good moments, but it feels empty despite how full of life it appears to be at the start. If I had the point out my favorite part, I'd probably say that Zip's redemption arc and how much he means to Bracken was the only moment where I felt something.

[@Galimah]

damn, i was gonna buy the game. but now, after your... assassination of the game i will continue my search for some other old fasion jrpg. i adore NNK1

[@sidneyshaw9205]

Dragonquest @@Galimah

[@Galimah]

@Sidney Shaw which one? there are a whole bunch of them.

[@sidneyshaw9205]

The most recent. 11 @@Galimah

[@jonifelix7112]

I must say you have the best ni no kuni review ! still have nostalgia of the old game trailers reviews . keep up the great work

[@KrazyBean14]

7.8 TOO MUCH WA... Oh wait, wrong review. Now should I get it on PC or PS4...hmm.

[@leon4545]

I have a beast of a PC but lately due to buggy PC ports I have been buying all my games on PS4 pro, so you know what to do. Plus sitting on couch seems perfect for thus game while playing :-)

[@aetjohn4016]

Go PS4 the game feels AMAZING with a control.

[@robertgray9271]

dont need a ps4 for that

[@yaeven4943]

John You mean the thing that he can also use on his PC?

[@iKickBullies]

the type of game it is, only makes sense to play with a control. So I'd say PS4. Of course you can on PC too. But PS4 is so much more simple to deal with. I only buy Shooters and games where using a mouse makes more sense on pc over ps4, because those just feel better that way for me lol

[@kipplafond1142]

Never forgiving taking out the familiars though, best part for me personally in the first game.

[@sandesh263]

Another great game... sony i have a life u know

[@jpo6714]

Sandesh Gharat after 200 hours in mhw 100+ in persona 5 100+ in ffxv ive come to the conclusion that they dont care....they just...dont.

[@djbpresents9584]

This isnt sony as its on pc as well

[@crashpal]

that's why the game isn't as long as say Diablo.

[@joelsutton2858]

J Po those are rookie numbers, you got to pump those hrs up!

[@InMaTeofDeath]

Thanks Sony, Loved playing this on my PC.

[@tanteiritzo]

Did the host of this channel a formerly work for Game Trailers? The voices for the reviews of the two sound similar.

[@tanteiritzo]

Woah! That's so cool. I really missed listening to his reviews. Subbed!

[@LiangHuBBB]

3 days more until Ni No Kuni 2

[@brennancortez1880]

I didn’t know this channel existed until now. Glad you guys are here to fill that GameTrailers-shaped void in my life.

[@hemangchauhan2864]

NOW! If only Bandai Namco didn't put an *abysmal regional pricing* on Steam. The game costs *more than three times* than what is asked for other $60 games.

[@JBlizzyFan]

Hemang Chauhan buy it on PS4 then

[@breadordecide]

Your first failure was playing it on steam.

[@darkmist977]

how so

[@noleo23]

In my poor country it cost 30 dollars.

[@PamdaDev]

where a live its pretty cheap. around 45/50.

[@catchifyoucan232]

How is this game related to the first one? Is it a sequel? Do I need to play the first game in order to understand the second game?

[@qweqwe2058]

30 hours is fine, a lot of these jrpgs devs much asume all gamers have no life and can just spend 60+ hours on a game with ease

[@draugnaustaunikunhymnphoo6978]

You can artificially make Revenant Kingdom last 60 hours. . No fast travel. 😆

[@UNSTABLE111]

Uh dude you know some gamers could be devs and QA people who play games like nothing....it's not hard to spend 60 hours on a game if yiu play let's say maybe 1 or 2 hours every 2 or 3 days..

[@AlexCaste]

This review has me SOO HYPED to play, Day 1!! Thanks, Damiani!!

[@BoomstickGaming]

Good review but I'm concerned with the lack of difficulty. Is there a difficulty setting or any way to increase the challenge? RPGs crumble for me when they are too easy, making the whole process counter intuitive.

[@SuperJakuta]

there is in the game options and trust me hardmode is a challange

[@draugnaustaunikunhymnphoo6978]

Then run past all the enemies and only fight what it in Red. Those are overlevelled. :/ Some people prefer the easy, because they don't want to mindlessly hit every enemy 20 times.

[@mackstertube]

I am picking up my Kings Edition tomorrow and you have made me so excited to pick it up. I have been waiting ever since I finished the first one. I wish i could still use my physical copy of the Wizards Companion book.

[@alexanderchilton911]

Metacritic is at 85 for this game right now, so people seem to be positive to very positive in this case. Loved the first game, but for some reason never finished it (got like 30 hours in, I believe). The difficulty seems to be a point of discussion, as the game seems a bit on the easier side. To me, that aint a huge deal as long as it plays well, and it seems like it does. And those graphics! Wow. I'll take graphics like these over a photo-realistic game any day.

[@QuartinhoNerd]

Great review! Thanks!

[@larrycollins1116]

Is the first game on ps4

[@rob19ny]

Yes. You'll need PS Now to play it.

[@larrycollins1116]

rob19ny ok thanks

[@mrstrdknmabalz1412]

Its PS3 if i'm not mistaken

[@MarxasThomas]

first game was made for the DS and remade for the ps3

[@larrycollins1116]

rob19ny thank

[@sekirosshadow9319]

Found this channel through a comment on the ign "review". This is a real review, thank you

[@alanze18]

This game is so Enjoyable and fun, I love it.

[@TheBoundingBoxes]

Good to hear that it’s only 30 hours to finish the story. I wasn’t sure about a day one purchase but that run time seals it for me. I cannot wait.

[@PenskeMaterial]

After watching this review i decided to buy the game. Im about 10-15 hours in and i just cant get into it. I usually like jrpgs too. Its just missing something to keep me hooked. To each their own i guess

[@Andrei3253]

I agree this review is by no means an accurate reflect of what this game is, super boring story.

[@InMaTeofDeath]

Having finished it yeah the story isn't great, imo the very best part storywise was the very beginning with that huge event, that kept me wondering wtf was going on for long enough to get my kingdom. After that upgrading your kingdom is fun enough to keep the game going but that was really the only worthwhile bit.

[@kseries1981]

Yeah, you can't trust the reviews by these guys. IGN did a better job

[@altec3600]

kseries1981 lol

[@draugnaustaunikunhymnphoo6978]

God, thank the comments in IGN's review. They said Easy Allies did a better job reviewing this game, and you really did. It's not the fact that you gave it a higher score, but the fact it seems you actually played it thoroughly in the first place. IGN docked the game for being too easy, which was annoying.

[@GermanStrands]

Yes!!! Finally!

[@Rackatiakka]

wow that's a really high score. this games been chilling in my backlog for a little while but I think I'll play it

[@warweeny5127]

Is there a way to make the battles harder? i rather not play sesame street...

[@omensoffate]

war weeny then don’t play the game

[@chovue2363]

Hoping for a hard mode to start with here also.

[@FabzP96]

Yeah, I agree. Where's the fun if there's no challenge?

[@akou12]

You guys hate on IGN for calling it too easy, yet you come over here and start complaining for a hard mode. Hahahaha! !!

[@INFERN0FIRE]

Challenging combat is the most important thing in a JRPG. Without it, all other systems are unnecessary, since there is no reason to power up your character. Let's hope the combat is at least enjoyable; otherwise the only draw of this game is its narrative.

[@K_Sketch]

What was the song at the very end of the video?

[@DriedPlank]

The story is 30 hours? I'm not sure i like that. Hopefully there's a balance that ends up as me beating the game at around 55 or more hours. I actually perfer grinding and long adventures.

[@RDGridJanika]

Im not sure myself if its just the story or everything all together , but i think its more likely just the main story.

[@IskandarTheWack]

Depends how bulked up the side content is, Yakuza 6 is around that long but has some cool side activities. I for one will enjoy the rts and kingdom building. Also persona 5 needed to be that long, you need time to relax and build up relationships and so forth between dungeon stress of trying to do a dungeon in one sitting (well to the treasure, then another for boss) Persona 5 is perfect on pacing, exactly where it should be given the gameplay style of management, relationship building, and dungeons.

[@IskandarTheWack]

I mean it's a complicated game that I still felt overwhelmed with even after that long tutorial. Also don't you mean ng+ gym juicing period?

[@UncleSev]

Quality over quantity?

[@IskandarTheWack]

Persona 5 and Yakuza 0 are super long and are more quality than short games with vastly bigger budgets.

[@ErebosGR]

Evan's accent and delivery sounds like he came right out of a Charles Dickens novel lol

[@SoundwormBite]

You guys absolutely REKTED IGN`s review in every sense possible..

[@kongzihsin]

Not sure if this is relevant but 1) kingdom building 2) how you're royalty and there is an uprising 3) A character that gets transported to your world is very much like Dark Cloud 2 which is unsurprisingly also by Level 5 but hey it could be a coincidence

[@rbdriftin]

4:25 Ugandan Knuckles meets Lisa Simpson?

[@abdou023]

Why is it in 2018 there are still games with no full Voice Overs?!

[@blackviper7797]

Played until chapter 6, and gave up. This game has so much grind, and so many fetch quests is not even funny. But I think that the straw that broke the camel's back was the fact that we have to recruit to level up the kingdom, and to recruit first you have to go on some fetch quest. Repeat it 25/50 times. Boring af

[@sakuyasama8986]

Welcome to jrpg land lool

[@Zinfidel1]

Damn, if only I had a PS4! I really loved Wrath of the White Witch. Just thinking about capturing enemies and then feeding them copious amounts of sweets really makes me want to play it again... Wait, NnK 2 doesn't have enemies to capture?

[@lacunarikain2]

Not my style of game, I don't like the actiony combat and the pikmin. I enjoyed the grinding and capturing monsters of the first but I understand why people didn't

[@countryboyred]

lacunarikain2 Same. The first is one of my favorite games of all time. So disappointed they changed the combat and got rid of the familiars. I’ll be passing on this one.

[@w0ng659]

lacunarikain2 Really you don’t get how people don’t enjoy grinding? in the first game i had to grind 10 fucking times for like 4 hours each time i grind it was terrible and normal enemies give jack shit for exp the only way to level up normally is to grind on tokos and them appearing is like what a 30% chance of appearing and most sidequests are the same shit and repetitive i ended up just skipping all of the sidequest’s text the only ones that are fun are the post game ones where you fight recolors of all the bosses again and even that is lazy as shit since they’re all just recolors in my opinion the first game had a hell of alot more flaws than the second game.

[@alexbest6537]

Same, I lost interest in this one. The 1st was my all time fav, especially how the capturing monsters whereas this one completely removed it. Which turn out this is a big disappointment. I would rated 8 at best since I completed it.

[@Squeenix1]

I don't know what Damiani is talking about. The music is absolutely masterful.

[@neogauntlet1008]

Since this game seems to have non-existant hype, I predict it'll go on sale rather quickly. I'll probably wait to grab this one in a sale.

[@omensoffate]

neogauntlet it won’t

[@neogauntlet1008]

omensoffate okay, maybe it wont go on sale "rather quickly" but it will go on sale eventually and im willing to wait.

[@timytimeerased]

Thankfully not all gamers think that way and some like to support studios for making great games, instead of looking at the videogame release calendar like a stockmarket.

[@neogauntlet1008]

Terence Caron I understand the need to support artists who create great, enjoyable content, but not everyone can afford to buy releases at full price all the time.

[@fightnight14]

It got low scores on the more reliable sources so yes it won't sell well for sure

[@Xristophero]

Great review! Question, though. Which "side characters" aren't developed? The playable cast, or the characters you meet in the world (NPCs)?

[@297fihsy]

I love the Allies but after playing the game I disagree with the score. The lack of effort put into the voice acting and general cinematic feel of the game, especially compared to the first game, really hurts things. Building your kingdom is fun but for the most part you won’t need to delve too deeply into it just to finish the game - there are a lot of unnecessary systems at play. Still enjoyed it but probably a 7.5 for me

[@HerosTheme]

Are there different costumes to collect in the game, or do you exclusively just wear the standard outfits we've only seen in the trailers?

[@caliklepto1316]

This review makes the game sound unbalanced, messy and unpolished. 9.5 seems too high, i haven’t played it, but I’ve seen less criticism on games that only get 8.5’s..just doesn’t seem right to give it 9.5

[@CP9Company]

when you are starting to fly? in which chapter you are getting plane or other flying transport?

[@Baoran]

Well it sucks if they used easy action combat instead of combat system that is challenging and requires you to think more.

[@Stealitnot]

Glad it's as good as it looks, just disappointed they apparently cut story content for DLC. I'll be happy to pay $60 when the deluxe edition or whatever they call it goes on sale, though. Also, good review. Feels very Damiani yet not at the same time. Best in the biz.

[@BloodyFox1]

You guys must have written that review on acid. Except for its musical score, this game is deeply flawed. The combat is shallow, unengaging, and most of the systems (weapon slots, "pikmin", power meter) are completely pointless for 95% of the game. All you do in the early game is mash buttons, encounters turn into tedium after half an hour in the first open world section. The story and characters are boring and under-developed - the most interesting part to it happening in the opening cinematic. How anyone could say that this game was "brilliant" and an "improvement" in literally every department over its predecessor is completely beyond me. Did we play the same game?

[@petersicaja2222]

Thank you. I finished this today and was super underwhelmed.

[@pavlovsdawg6366]

Sounds like everything you mentioned were subjective, personal preferences. Good thing you don't review games.

[@PamdaDev]

the difficulty and lenght saddens me a little...that aside, hype AF for this. thanks for the review

[@chaz9808]

but does japan have to keep making games where the main character looks like a weird furry girl even when its a guy?

[@ReiseLukas]

Fun fact: There was a time in Europe that the Upper class male children wore dresses when they were little.

[@stefanssmellsvictory105]

​@@ReiseLukasFun Fact 2, that was hundreds of years ago, and they still looked male.

[@ncrikku]

Wtf? Why don't I ever get notifications of your reviews? I'm subbed and clicked the bell thingy.

[@kaimerk1099]

Like always with great games Not on Xbone lol

[@herwinprem9939]

May i just add that I am happy to listen to the old GT Voiceover again

[@Brutalious]

This review has me a bit skeptical. It's sounds too gushy to the point that things like a 30 hour story and easy combat are suddenly a good thing? Sounds like there's a lot of shortcomings that you expect us to just ignore.

[@purplatypus7405]

Currently doing a 100% run of FF 10 but can't wait to start this after

[@staceejaxx3071]

How can you give It a 9.5 with those easy battles? Takes away the challenge :(

[@BradH240]

Stacee Jaxx mario odyssey circlejerk got 9-10 and was super easy

[@staceejaxx3071]

Brad Hamilton Mario is a platform game not an RPG ...two very different genres. I would rather have a difficult RPG that prioritizes tactics over colorful pikmins but whatever at least It seems good

[@jhemp]

Maybe there is a challenge in the optional content, and they just made the story less grindy. I don't know anything about the first game, but bosses that have a billion health and basic AI aren't fun, bosses that have a challenging AI, that don't require me to luck my way through, are fun. That is one of the reasons monster Hunter is doing well right now, and the whole RNG thing is a big reason why fighting Kirin sucks in said game. You can only roll into that 4th horizontal lightning stream that wasn't supposed to be there so many times.

[@marthinsuryasetiawan3993]

Stacee Jaxx Catherine is platformer.. And has high difficulty.. Mario is rubbish compared to it then? Biased, double standard.. But ppl are entitled to their own taste and opinion anyway. So, ending rant :)

[@fancypants5782]

Because not everyone wants to play a super difficult game. The casual gamer audience is much, much larger than the hardcore audience. There are games out there for you if you can't enjoy something without dying 50 times in the space of 5 minutes.

[@MrMOTUMan]

I could listen to this guy review games all day. lol Definitely buying this game day 1.

[@raulrojas9253]

i disagree with this entire review and that is a first time.

[@Koeras16]

8:41 Name of that soundtrack ?

[@nvidiaGTX-ue7if]

Not 10/10 because it doesn't include "zelda" or "mario" in the title name.

[@thegamejunky7223]

nvidia GTX1080 RIGHT!?Dude there are things in breathe of the wild that are absolutely AWESOME..... BUT! It probably deserves a 9 tops. Wind waker for the time it was released was almost better. I'd have to think about that though.

[@Jack655321]

They didn't give Breath of the Wild a 10.

[@trigger1377]

nvidia GTX1080 Dumbass Nintendo haters in their purest form, yeah let's just fucking blame it on Nintendo for making a good game. And why are you pissed? 9.5 is a fucking great score. I feel as though people like you haven't actually even played those games.

[@trigger1377]

THE GAME JUNKY That's fair enough. I would personally rate the game a 10/10 but I could see why people would rate it a 9. The game was just way too fucking easy in my opinion.

[@morganmariex]

I'm at 34 hours and only at the beginning of chapter 5! Although I'm the kind of player that enjoys exploring every nook and cranny, and leveling up my kingdom to get better weapons and items before rushing to the end.

[@metalmilitia89]

I would get this on the Switch.

[@JBlizzyFan]

metalmilitia89 too bad it'll never happen

[@ayush1713]

It doesn't look dat demanding maybe like 900p 30fps

[@otepezano]

JBlizzyFan Why not? Wasn’t the first Ni No Kuni originally on DS?

[@jinkisaragi874]

JBlizzyFan Be careful, people said the same thing about the Crash remakes.

[@thegamejunky7223]

metalmilitia89 Totes bro.... such a missed opportunity 😢

[@RawHunterX]

EZ, with the new (or old, if you think back to GT), review scoring, how much would you give BoWT?

[@IanHatol]

> 50% of the video consists of the negatives > gets 9.5

[@IanHatol]

Spiderman - The Emissary From Hell uhh what? Of course the score tells you something about the game. A perfect score tells you that the reviewer thinks that the game is perfect, without having any noticeable flaws. "What is actually being said" is that he thinks this game has too many flaws, not actually warranting for an almost perfect score. Did you also get graded at school for an A+ even if you fail all your exams?

[@IanHatol]

Spiderman - The Emissary From Hell haha god, you are so triggered. Chill the fuck out man. What the hell.

[@CYLok]

Just looking at those footage make me want to dive into this game to explore the wonderful world there.

[@marcofunke3607]

There is NEVER a good reason to switch to the japanese language, except you understand that language. ^^

[@Superfly9999]

More like there is never a good reason not to use the Japanese language.

[@marcofunke3607]

If not understandable gibberish is your thing...

[@mrstrdknmabalz1412]

i dont know, man. i prefer playing a game in its original language. i've played Araya in thai, White Day in korean, Dread Out in indonesian, and of course, any japanese games in japanese. Its gives me more authentic experience, as each languages have their own unique intonation & manner of speaking. =)

[@thoru4367]

Marco Funke best way to study kanji

[@tbr2109]

+Marco Funke Sure there is. Voice acting is a much more prestigious profession in Japan and, as a result, Japanese voice actors are in general far more talented than their western counterparts. Western voice acting philosophy tends to be "get a talented actor for the main character and whoever is cheap to fill out the rest of the cast." Japanese voice casts are much more consistent.

[@reaktorleak89]

On my purchase list, though I don't get games with text only scenes. It couldn't have been THAT much more expensive to just record audio for the whole game, right?

[@Ainotar1]

*sigh* i loved the combat system ni no kuni had. this seems so boring compared to that.

[@omensoffate]

Sacredwalrus the first game combat was boring lol

[@Ainotar1]

I liked the pokemon aspect of it. Finding the most powerful monsters and curb stomping everything with them was just so satisfying

[@TheAnimatedGamer]

Sacredwalrus imo I'm not about turn based. Watching animations play out without any interaction is like watching grass grow. To me I prefer this change

[@Ainotar1]

let's agree to disagree :D

[@chovue2363]

I always felt im not utilizing the combat in part one. Like there are these new mechanics that will make combat for interesting towards the end of the game...but there wasnt. Hated that system. Welcoming the new!