Worst Gacha Ever? - Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds

[@Stixxy]

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[@Danny2k34]

This is so sad. I can see the great game in here and how good it looks, but they ruined it and the only ones who get hurt by this in the long run are the players.

[@Stixxy]

Yup. They're doing more damage than they are good.

[@superrunnerx1]

Could have been 100 times better as a console game.

[@VII_777]

@@superrunnerx1 no as a pc game

[@TheDarkguide]

I'm a player and I haven't hurt in the slightest. In fact I'm completely enjoying this game and I didn't spend a dime. I guess you are not designed to enjoy this type of game 🤣

[@danielmontano2696]

@@TheDarkguide they don't like putting in time. It's a beautiful game, even if you're free to play

[@Sheevlord]

Auto-playing games are the videogame equivalent of cuckoldry. You sit there and watch someone else having all the fun.

[@Stixxy]

Lmao, what an analogy!

[@chaserseven2886]

this argument assumes the ai is a person and isn't our own minds which are a part of the matrix

[@ShadowKnight153]

from now on, i'll use this phrase everytime someone says auto-play based game is a good thing

[@abdelrahmanrad]

Game is not auto play at all. I'm literally playing completely manually right now.

[@sonofben9766]

doesnt that directly apply to watching gameplay videos and streamers?

[@heyocean489]

And there are people who complain about Genshin not having a lot of interactions woth NPCs in their cities, when we have a glaring example of why it's not the best mechanic, like presented in Ni no Kuni.

[@Stixxy]

Hundreds of windows of text every 10 minutes is not a good design choice, haha.

[@ziedzaafrani9749]

Who even said that, we saying we need end game and better event

[@0Tommy1]

The thing that was really really really lacking in genshin was the multiplayer part of the openworld :/

[@combobreaker1059]

@@0Tommy1 Also not being able to skip cutscenes etc. I dont wanna hear annoying Paimon talk 90% of the time because the MC somehow cant talk while they discuss which cake is better suited for their tea... Dont understand why you cant skip such useless cutscenes.

[@digichu007]

@@combobreaker1059 I think it's because I've seen some gachas with the MC voiced. People put 2-3 star reviews that they don't want a voice so they can self-insert like Azur Lane, not kidding.

[@lechungus1832]

i hope the new seven deadly sins doesn't gets ruined by this company.

[@IvanNgTY]

I was so excited for this game because of how it looks but the execution had been very disappointing.

[@Kamiyouni]

You're a very elaborate reviewer. Even when I don't agree with your stance, you explain it in a way that makes sense, kudos to you, dude. I look forward to seeing you analyze other gachas.

[@Stixxy]

Thank you! I appreciate that!!

[@aimiyabi]

I've been playing since launch, my opinion: 1. As F2P you will be gated almost everywhere upon reaching lvl 40, quests and side contents alike. Chaos farming won't yield that much results either. 2. F2P in PvP contents, play at your own peril.

[@chiboy5567]

I saw someone who have all 5 characters at level 30 above I was like bruh this guy started the game from beginning for each and every character so I tried another character for myself and discovered that you can equip the same gear on all characters except the weapon which I liked a lot this made the new character breeze through the beginning content at a fast pace

[@JoeBarrientes]

Yup you get bonuses for leveling each characters class grades!! Boost to inventory space, terite, skills and bunch of other stuff

[@mariocontiki]

yeah, is recomended to level all 5 classes to 40 (since the yellow questline takes you almost there and you unlock accounwide storage slots by doing so. and that you shouldn't use any weapon coffer before you decide which class will be your main (since weapons aren accountwide) there are classes that aren f2p friendly (like destroyer, his main skill is behind the store, same with swordman)

[@TheDarkguide]

My main is at lvl 40 and my other characters all of them at lvl 20. It didn't take much time.

[@TheStantriX98]

Your alts get bonus exp if the different of lvs from the main char is 10 or greater

[@nurusds3]

@@mariocontiki So I shouldn't pick destroyer and swordman for MAIN character? I want to try many skills available. If I want to level 40 fast what class do you think easier?

[@alwayne01]

"why cant you just turn off the auto feature if you dont like it?" The reason is they made a repeated "defeat the attacking enemies" and "reputation" quest and also a LEVEL LOCKED QUEST so that the game will force anyone to play with auto feature to catch up with others, auto feature gives the players who REALLY (real, as in play the game for real) wants to play the game a massive handicap if auto feature is not used. still playing the game, since im broke as f.

[@Manbat440]

Honestly I didn't mind the whole autoplay feature as it gave me something to do while I did other things like play better gacha games and think about Tower of Fantasy. The thing that really killed it for me was the huge monetization of the game oh you completed a simple thing here's a bundle like atleast 7 times of doing simple stuff there was a bundle for it all. I get a game has to make money but this was just disgusting and it was done very poorly.

[@matthewclark1305]

it only does it the first time u do something. if u play the alts u dont get the bundles popping up. if u level up a second weapon the same as the first it wont pop up either.

[@someshrimp]

i completely agree! you took the words right out of my mouth, like they really ruined their chances for me at least🙄

[@pete5516]

The auto play is only for farming mobs, you can’t really use it for the story since it will not dodge roll or kite. So you’re essentially nerfing yourself really hard, and if you auto play a boss fight you’ll just get oneshot. It’s kinda a QoL feature for levelling alts and farming certain currency, you can’t actually autoplay and expect to get that far unless you’re very overpowered for the content you’re playing.

[@Manbat440]

@@pete5516 Considering I steamrolled through content until roughly 40 in auto play I’d say it’s certainly possible and whales could easily just auto play everything since the max cp for content that I saw was what 900k? I saw that you could roughly reach an overall cp level of 3.1mil but I forget where I saw all this. 🤷‍♀️

[@pete5516]

@@Manbat440 highest CP of any player in global servers rn is about 1.3mil. Free to play players will be at about 200-400k. And no that’s not really how it works, you can autoplay the content if you are over-levelled, this means you will clear that content extremely fast and move on to the content that matches your power level which you will need to play manually. To sum it up, if you want to use the autoplay feature for most of the game you’ll have to pay quite a lot of money to keep that up, and even then you’ll just reach content that you have to play manually even faster if you’re spending more money. So like I said, you will be nerfing yourself and most whales in this game want to climb PvP elo and have the best gear so it’s not in their best interest to do that. you can autoplay the game, you will just be hardstuck way behind everyone else who at least uses dodge roll and manual abilities while letting the auto combat attack for them so they don’t have to spam the attack button

[@charlestorres3172]

Ey yo this channel is a gem, keep up the beautiful content my man, you keep it concise and precise with the review.

[@Stixxy]

Thank you! I appreciate the kind words man!

[@polcumaku3546]

This game screams”give me money”

[@oozamaki5242]

Looks like a lot of people played til about lvl 10 and quit. lol

[@saimyintmyat9373]

I immediately quitted after prologue..

[@Ramza10th]

Based on your review, it looks like you breezed through the game for just an hour or so while complaining and looking at flaws althroughout. I played lots of gacha games, and so far, the game is good for what it is. It's not for everyone, but it's not bad. Everything that you complained about is purely based on player preference, nothing really showing that the game is bad, just you badmouthing a game that you did not like. Very biased review. For other people watching this review, check out the other reviews from other gacha gamers here in YT, there you'll hear in their voice honest reviews about the game, you will see what's good and what's not, unlike here where he tries to say that something is good (just to try and show that he's not biased) when he himself doesn't believe that it's good, just because he doesn't like the overall game.

[@TheDarkguide]

He can just not enjoy this game I don't care. But why goes so far as to make review when he didn't even play at least until lvl 40. I guess to make content out of negativity. I feel sorry for him.

[@elknolasshrineofraja3966]

🌸🌺I concur with your assessment of the classes! One needs to consider ahead of time what class they shall play, for once resources are dedicated to a chosen class, you are genuinely screwed should your mind be changed later.🌺🌸

[@Stixxy]

My only issue with classes is that they're gender-locked. I wish they weren't.

[@elknolasshrineofraja3966]

@@Stixxy 🌸🌺I too do not adore gender lock, but the Ghibli Aesthetic softens the blow for me at least and the fact that my gender and favorite class witch match up.🌺🌸

[@whitevortex]

@@joab7820 Mans from the 1100s pay respect

[@MrZer093]

@@elknolasshrineofraja3966 Wish that were the case for me. I love being a dude mage. Happy for you but gender lock is silly

[@jotakuplays1536]

And this game is going to integrate nft/cryptocurrency play similar to Mir4 and we all saw what’s happened with Mir4. Eventually most of the player base will be mining bots.

[@Stixxy]

Yup. It's a disappointing direction.

[@DragonthornX]

You can't autoplay your way through it when you hit level 30+. That's when the game gets difficult. Also that's about the time group PvE and PvP content become available. Everything up to that point is basically an introduction...

[@TyroneisWhite]

this right here..

[@NoXoZ]

Others can get easily influenced by what they see online so they would not even bother to get beyond that far if they are already disinterested with the game in the first place. That is the same disinterested vibe that I feel from this honest video review. Even though I disagree with some of the points presented, I guess the game is just not for everyone so to speak. Just seeing a video review is not enough of a factor to let me decide if the game fits for me though. I always try it first.

[@AshHayBrax]

I hit lvl 40 and as a F2P everything stop progressing. Maybe I am doing something wrong?

[@TheDarkguide]

These people are not just designed to play this very enjoyable game 😂. I honestly don't care what they think when they at least don't know when PvP unlocks and when it unlocks I will see them playing with auto play feature while complaining about it when you actually can just simply turn it off.

[@Le_Crook]

@@AshHayBrax U get used to it. U just let your character grind for hours in the chaos until the game finally resets for swift solutions. BTW, im a lvl50 player and so far it feels really an mmo because of the grind and the fact that you can't finish the game within days unlike rpg genres where you have small walls or even no walls to stop you from progressing. It even is easier to grind in chaos because I can just auto the game and play something else like league or something.

[@Stolaszfri]

I catched the same feeling from this game, glad to see this video, I double confirmed it was not as good as it looked. Sad tho

[@Stixxy]

It's unfortunate, but truthful!

[@JohnCivor]

@Fernando Onofre if the contents are auto grind, auto navigate, auto everything then i 100% choose genshin than this shit At least i can enjoy true good open world with great music and good story than constant grinding to flex your character just beat by a lazy whale.. you cant even compete with field boss and world boss without spending.

[@Ohakoo]

@@JohnCivor Nah bro. Find a pretty small channel (ch 10-xx) and ull deffo be able to top rank. I'm f2p and almost always top 1 on silverbeard and the first chicken (not vulcan cause he strong af for our server and only some channel can beat it)

[@YoungEntrepreneurY3]

@@JohnCivor na I beat em no problem and I'm free to play. But I will say kuni soundtrack is by far better than Genshin in my opinion.

[@heizoukazuha9042]

@@JohnCivor auto everything, huh? There is an option to even customize which button/skills u want to autoplay or even play them all manually, bro.

[@azriel8716]

Imo. Autopathing and autocombat is a staple in games today cause its very appealing to those that really want to play a game but unfortunately do not have the time to focus on it. And at times like these, there are a shit ton of people like this. Like for a working student like me, I can feel atleast a little bit sense of enjoyment from autocombat/auto questing while I’m studying or working.

[@Reuizi]

with autoplay fucntion. you better off watch some youtube cut-scene/ movie than playing the actual game , becos your attention is else where right after you open the game , you dont even pay attention to the story or game mechanic or what ever happen in the screen bcos you busy doing something else . the next thing you know you already beat the game . if you wanna enjoy the story just watch cutscene, ateast your attention is there . or worst you still doing something else while opening the game YT video cutscene which defeat the whole purpose.

[@azriel8716]

@@Reuizi To each their own. I dont get as much entertainment watching youtube vids than the “feeling of playing” a game. As a kid who grew up with video games (mainly mmorpgs), games with autoplay or autocombat allow me to get that satisfaction or feeling of building/progressing characters with the minimum time and effort I can give to a game.

[@Reuizi]

@@azriel8716 let me guess your favorite game is " TABS " (totally accurate battle simulation) . but even that have thinking strategy to place unit for different outcome,

[@khandimahn9687]

It's too bad they didn't put as much quality into the gameplay as they did into the graphics.

[@Stixxy]

It's a gorgeous game!

[@Ceppz]

To me the game is not great but it is not bad either. The gacha is very fair, you get a lot of tickets to draw the gacha while playing. You compared the 1-star and 4-star pets combat powers and said the gacha will be pay 2 win, however I will disagree on this. Gacha is for only looks in the end, you can upgrade that 1-star into 4-star too and get the same combat power. Same goes for gears and I would say its much easier to do for gears than familiars. Gacha isnt gating your power gaining. You can also get combat power from collections, for example looking for chests in the wild and opening the certain chests you get cp. You get tons of crafting materials for weapons and armors in addition of farming in chaos gate. Field Boss appears every 6 hours so you have 4 chances a day to get in, world boss is 50 people "raid" which is usually before field boss appearing. I have totally different view from you, but I do respect your opinion. Although what comes to gacha, this game definetly isnt the worst. Only thing I hate is the game trying to nickel and dime you everytim you get some sort of achievment like getting level milestone etc. Oh and also hat ethe fact that what Netmarble tried to pull off. I also like the auto-battling atleast I can watch your streams while the game is running and I dont need to pay that much attention to my game.

[@Ceppz]

Ok I stand corrected the gacha is totally pay2win after looking into it more carefully. The bonus stats are the ones that are insane on those equipments that starts at 4-stars. So yea, Ni No Kuni is another pay2win game. Sad really.

[@partlink1]

You really don't do justice to how bad it is For instance the Crypto is in the global release only and acts as a stop/gating mechanism as you can buy a currency with the crypto called territe which is incredibly limited Gems and summoning tickets are sparse and rarely given out Enhancing, crafting, and evolving all require the limited crypto currency Store sells incredibly powerful upgrade packages for gems... which the game rarely if ever gives Game assualts you with Bundles and advertisements with about 6 different battle/progression passes with the progression passes having 4 seperate versions at increasing prices The rewards for playing the game get worse and I mean way worse with every act you complete. Field/World bosses rewards are based on ranking which means whales will always get the rewards and you'll get a fragment... Also worth noting crypto gating is only in global version JP version there is nothing substituted you just don't need it. IT is far worse than this video portrays Also every act ending has a Reputation gate that you are forced to grind either levels or daily rep quests to progress.

[@StarseekerAtlas]

This game is honestly very enjoyable at a casual level, and you can tell there was a lot of love put in here by the devs. Yes, there is a lot of "bundles" thrown at you. But aside from that, this has such a unique identity to it. I've been playing XIV for about three years consistently now, and have sunk over $500 on it alone, and that's just on the fee for entry (sub + game and expansions). Very burnt out with XIV rn, and this came in at a great time. I'll be cancelling my sub and focusing on Ni No Kuni for a while, as I'm enjoying it so much. I can play it on my PC, iPad and phone whenever I'm at work. Genuinely feel like this could be my go-to MMO for a bit, contrary to Stix's narrative.

[@papertowel7026]

I agree with your points. Everyone's been shilling this game lately, so I felt like trying it out (loved the Ghibli art style), I bailed the minute I caught a whiff of the focus on auto. Its also strange to me how devoid of life the world feels as far as gameplay goes. It looks vibrant and colorful, but there's nothing much to it as far as substance goes, which is a shame. It may or may not pop off eventually, but I don't know if this game will last that long (Netmarble).

[@Stixxy]

Yup. And if you don't agree, you're automatically labeled a "hater!" haha.

[@flexecutegaming2997]

The game is very misleading once you reach level 40+ 90% of the time you wont be using auto at all since you won't clear any content expect auto farming mobs for exp. The are so many different modes in this game the bosses actually are a challenge not just auto attack face roll the list is endless of positives. It's just a shame they made the game full auto at the start that instantly put 30% of its market ..off nothing is pay to win in this game either I REPEAT NOTHING everything can be obtained in game very easily. Honest do your research correctly before you start jumping on band wagon. Some of your point are valid but most aren't netmarble is to blame here. But people that have this game a bad review have returned to the game and are actually seeing the game for what it is. The beginner experience design was very poor but trust me after level 40 the game changes direction. The cash shop is for lazy People who are casuals but if you have a bit of time everything is obtainable in game and I don't mean 60 hours a week either I play 3 hours a day I'm 310,000 CP f2p . You never covered PvP which has 3 modes 1v1 3v3 6v6 also kingdom guild battle where you can take over the city. So much more content not reviewed. Honestly review the game again skip all the text and your see

[@nurusds3]

@@flexecutegaming2997 I'm asking is the skills and passives obtainable? I heard people said it's the p2w factor. Meaning unless you gacha more you won't get those variety of skills and passives to fully enjoy a character potential.

[@flexecutegaming2997]

@@nurusds3 100% not true everything is obtainable free to play, the skills are obtained by various different bosses, rare drops from normal monsters and also players trade the pages which you need to exchange with a merchant who appears at random every 2 hours in different locations. Not only that but there is a free gatch NPC with your use tickets on that also has the skill books as main prize this is down to luck really .. so much misinformation about this game it's actually sickening reviewers clearly incompetent at there jobs

[@miyamotomusashi5480]

Same... looks nice graphically but put the game down due to combat, rather hands on combat

[@zaythleon5847]

Tbh I liked the beginning of the game but... as the first quest happened after hitting the open world where we went into auto combat I immediately closed and Uninstalled the game lol. I don't hate autoplay but I was disappointed with it in this game in particular

[@Stixxy]

Yup. I felt similarly.

[@JoeBarrientes]

Y'all realize they have a way to completely disable all autoplay elements right? Being close minded is gonna lead you to missing out on a lot of great stuff

[@Linzyia]

@@JoeBarrientes There is a way to disable auto-battle. But not many people know how to disable it. It took me until Lv.30 to even learn how.

[@andrewgonsman]

Love the channel but this “worst ___ ever, were you play every ___ to find the worst one” just sounds a bit too similar to Josh Strife Hayes worst mmo series. Even the intro is almost word for word with “mmo” swapped for “gacha” Just voicing my opinion. Still enjoying the content though.

[@Stixxy]

Yup, Josh and I discussed it. I wanted to do a “Best Gacha Ever” series but he told me to do “Worst Gacha Ever” instead. He spoke about it on stream as well - and discussed how he took the series from another channel (Team Triple Jump) with their “Worst Game Ever.”

[@andrewgonsman]

@@Stixxy Happy to hear two of my fav mmorpg channels are on good terms and even communicate with each other. Keep up the good work.

[@Stixxy]

For reference (with regards to his stream): clips.twitch.tv/OpenBelovedFalconKAPOW-rTfjcN6BLh07rnjH And I'm glad to hear that you're a fan of both channels! We both appreciate it!

[@drangstveitmark]

THERES NOTHING OPEN WORLD ABOUT THIS GAME, OPEN HALLWAYS INTO MEDIUM SIZE ROOMS...SURE

[@JohnCivor]

I nearly spit my coffee 😂😂😂... Good one 👍

[@BrunoFernandes-videoart]

played for 8hrs and felt the same so i've deleted it

[@imannews5419]

That nft has been addressed by netmarble. No much concern. I normally hate mmorpg games. This is the first I've actually enjoyed. That's saying something.

[@Wraith_of_Wrath]

Yeah NO … HARD PASS … although aesthetically pleasing, all the auto play/combat is a big negative for me. I want to play a game in this type of genre how I want, go where I want and at my own pace controlling my character for myself and not being forced to play like they want the player to play … even though you can shut off some of these auto settings it seems to severely handicap you in progressing in game smoothly. Such a shame … 😑

[@dawgyv72]

So turn off the auto-combat?

[@bestofluck9766]

Just don't play the who cares about your opinion

[@seink9163]

I can't help but feel that even when you are trashing a game you still sound too nice! XD

[@Stixxy]

Lmao thank you! I’m not trying to be mean!

[@karemkhaled8855]

nice vdo man thx 4 review

[@Stixxy]

You're welcome!

[@elknolasshrineofraja3966]

🌸🌺I too agree that most of the challenge is absent within the early game, but later it becomes quite difficult (especially world bosses), and one needs to manually take control of their character to perform well.🌺🌸

[@Stixxy]

I tried every day for 4 days to find a world boss, but they were never alive! I was so disappointed!

[@sabrum2279]

@@Stixxy you mean field boss? world bosses put you into a dungeon with a fresh boss

[@ofimportance5458]

@@Stixxy thats field boss

[@ShiningLight]

Yeah I tried World Boss for the first time today and it's HARD. I died like 60 times on MANUAL

[@JoeBarrientes]

@@Stixxy lmfao bro you don't see the timer that shows you the exact moment field bosses spawn and also allows you to fast travel even to specific channels... 👀 Wow how you couldn't find it is beyond me to be honest. Incredible detective work.

[@valkeda]

I actually enjoy the autoplay aspect for farming. It allows me to play another game or do something else without having to attack the same group of monster for an hour just to get some items that have a low drop rate

[@thanosks]

games should just not have both of those things

[@ragtagboyrebel]

So you're not playing the game. You're doing something else while the game plays itself. xD lmao Is this the future of gaming? It's like having a stream on while doing other things. WHAT!

[@valkeda]

@@ragtagboyrebel well if you enjoy spending half the day just to get one item it's up to you but i know for sure that i wouldn't press the same 3 buttons over and over or i would've already uninstalled the game

[@saimyintmyat9373]

@@valkeda bet you never diablo on pc. Cause ni no kuni copied on it .

[@valkeda]

@@saimyintmyat9373 i did play quite a lot of diablo 2 especially diablo 3 why?

[@Le_Crook]

I am a lvl50 player since launch. I can only say is that you need to play more and learn more about the gacha system in this game. U dont need to pay to get high rarity ones? U get them from grinding in the game. I played like 6 days now and have PULLED LIKE 400+ IN THE GAME and got so many 4stars and shiny 4stars. The game has no limit for you pulling for gacha. U can grind the F out of everything. Their crafting system is like pulling for gacha, u can also get the highest rarity in it, no need to pay. Their hatching is also like that, u can get the highest rarity in it. The only problem for me is that THE FCKNG CONTROLS ARE STUPID. It feels like I am playing an RPG + MOBA. Wont it be better if they just made it like how any other rpg there are?

[@opmules2574]

I’m just disappointed that Tales of luminaria closed within a year. I’m still betting that this ni no kuni is going to last several years. Level 5 has made great games it’s so sad that these JRP companies can’t make a successful mobile game.

[@Stixxy]

Right? 9 months is such a short life.

[@opmules2574]

@@Stixxy you sir, have earned your subscription

[@Stixxy]

I appreciate that!

[@salmonmeister]

I've been playing Ni No Kuni: Crossworlds since launch with no prior experience with the series, and I've got to say the main thing keeping me playing is that I found a pretty awesome guild before launch and playing with them is the best part. Other than that it's really grindy and the gacha sucks

[@livanzz9331]

i am not gonna stop playing exactly becouse of that tbh the kingdom is the only thing that keeps me hooked

[@Oradimi]

@@livanzz9331 The kingdom is in Ni no Kuni 2, which is a much better game.

[@livanzz9331]

@@Oradimi thx for the advice but in crossworld the guild is called kingdom

[@Oradimi]

@@livanzz9331 Oh that's just the guild system... how lame. Ni no Kuni 2 has an *actual* kingdom building side thing

[@fairisu]

@@Oradimi you... you haven't played the game yet you're already forming your own opinion smh

[@Obaitz]

Oh and Stix, make one for the fate/night game. Idk, personally, I feel that the only thing that grabs your intention will be the various stories and the characters, but that is all. The gameplay is that of a 2014 gotcha game, oh and don't get me started on how much of a p2w it is. You either have to rush the story to earn gems or buy them.

[@Stixxy]

Grand Order?

[@alaina_plays_games]

Oh Stix, you know i couldn't not press the bell, i'd miss you telling me what a blink sounds like too much -Ali

[@Stixxy]

Awwwwww. I have very large eyelashes, so it sounds a lot different to normal!

[@Ahriela]

I've heard a lot of shit about this game and it doesn't seem like it's worth playing to me, but I think the auto-battler is great. I play Azur Lane on auto at all times. I used to play NieR Reincarnation too, also on auto. I just find it way more convenient. I can understand having the game built around the auto system being an issue, though; it probably means the manual controls are terrible, which is, in fact, something I've seen people complain about. I also read the auto system doesn't stay off when you turn it off, which sounds super annoying.

[@saimyintmyat9373]

It also have nft too which is coming in future.

[@harrisontran8045]

It does stay off you have to turn off certain settings though. I don't really get the manual controls complaints because on mobile it is completely fine for me. And on PC while the key binds aren't changeable and are strangely positioned it is still definitely playable.

[@JoeBarrientes]

Bro you'll play those but not this? Yooo lmfao.

[@JoeBarrientes]

It most definitely does (: people just don't disable it properly.

[@JoeBarrientes]

Manual controls are great 👍

[@DarkPry0]

What is the thumbnail from

[@novaboy1174]

I love it when you bash game for doing this. Not that the game itself is the issue, but the morality of the PR team. I still can't believe that they would want to ruin everything at launch.

[@Stixxy]

Haha I try my best!

[@galaxybeaker4269]

Are there any dungeons(Instanced or non Instanced) that you can explore solo? Even if the odds of survival are insanely low?

[@Stixxy]

There was the Labyrinth. But that was a single room and completely auto. I didn’t see options for dungeons but they may have just been titled something else.

[@galaxybeaker4269]

@@Stixxy Any of the dungeons accessed via the open world? Or is this just a very visually pleasing version of numerous other gacha games(With limited Daily Dungeons)?

[@Obaitz]

great video! It really depends on the person, for me, I view the game as a good time waster (I mainly play for the story). Every gotcha games has its ups and down, and I personally play it while listening to the Witcher osts and some Celtic music, it makes me really feel that I'm actually in the game. and also what OST did you use as well? cheers!

[@Stixxy]

Yup! Everyone appreciates different things and has different tastes. Some people will like it, some won't. That's the whole purpose behind having an opinion! haha

[@Harmonia96]

I take pity on anyone who thinks this is the "future of gaming". No honey, this is a menial task-a high-end idle game at best, a part-time job at its worst. If an rpg lacks those engaging elements, you're just chipping away at an hp bar until the enemy dies, no effort on your part. Can you really consider that to be "playing" the game at this point?

[@reiryghts639]

The sauce not on the description

[@bread_dawg]

I literally got one of those gamer girl fake gameplay ads for this game before the video started and threw up in my mouth a little

[@Rin._._]

i literally got bored on day 1 i hated the fact they didnt let you customize your character that much

[@smolb0i270]

i dont mind the autoplay option but i hate that it is a built-in function instead of making it an optional function. on the other hand, at least i get to work on school while the game was on also i wish the ui wasnt so full. like theres so much going on, i cant close the world chat and theres contant pop-ups of some player getting this or whatever and not to mention the achievement and tutorial pop-ups that stays on screen for more than a few seconds instead of disappearing when you tap the screen like most mobile games

[@fairypabu]

uk its funny when u can grind ur own high tier gear and familiars with just farming the mats without actually spending a single dime on the gacha, thus make this game's gacha banners almost irrelevant for f2p players :EShrug

[@TyroneisWhite]

lmao play more you can't auto play in later levels

[@mjdibella]

I have been known to drop (too much) money on gachas, but I have yet to pay for a game in order to watch it play itself.

[@sayanara5223]

P2E games are not meant to be played and enjoyed, they are designed to be farmed hence the auto function, you are supposed to play several accounts on several devices at the same time in order to farm cripto and unlock nft

[@jeahranz1700]

I agree that an mmo that has auto-ing is trash but ive endured the first few hours (as i myself loathe auto mmo) but still found my self quite enjoying it, sinxe my friends play. Currently lvl 43, using auto combat is useful for field boss and world boss as i can focus on doding using movement and let the ai use the skills. Though if you've reach a bottle neck of your cp, its evident that it'll be p2w at endgame(specially if you wanna be competitive) At the end of the day its a good game to use a filler for upcoming games

[@maddog_27]

took about ~200 dollars from me already but I have now realized it’s really not worth continuing I see myself powering up in the next weeks only to eventually hit the wall of gacha so I’m going to lose my 200-250 dollars and just move on to something else

[@bakura0]

now share this with everyone. lol especially the part they say if you not been active for 6 month your account will be deleted. automatically. if not true read the policy. that was crazy.

[@hifzuddinmortza7755]

I mean it's Net Marble we talking about, it's when EA, Activision and Blizzard made a baby and put them at Asia.

[@aero4856]

Unfortunately, to get to the part of the game where you CAN'T just auto to get through, it takes way too long (World Bosses and Field Bosses, which are both on a timer, so you'll need to keep track of when they spawn and raid them with everyone else on the server). Luckily, the gacha element isn't as unbearable as you'd think, since everything can be gotten without using the IRL currency gacha (there's an in-game currency gacha with worse rates, in the form of item crafting and familiar hatching). The NFT thing can and will almost certainly be ignored by a majority of the playerbase.

[@anggawibi5170]

I basically created a macro, and I don't even know what's the story till level 28 :D

[@johnbaptist6231]

I wish other games had this level of production value without the autoplay. I could live with the gatcha if they gave us actual game play.

[@elknolasshrineofraja3966]

🌸🌺I would not dub it the worst MMO possible nor the worst gacha ever (even if not the best of all time). It’s community is phenomenal, it’s aesthetics and story are quite good, the voice acting is surprisingly “not bad”. I am utterly shocked by the sheer amount of content to feast upon and am enjoying my experience. It may not be for everyone (and that is ok if you do not enjoy it) and it may have its quirks, but I adore even with the auto!.🌺🌸

[@Stixxy]

Yup. It's far from being a bad game. It has some bad features, but it also has some good ones! Like most games!

[@lkaryy]

Seems like the only thing everyone hate is the auto part

[@delischeslp6109]

80 Hours into the game. I still love it. U don't see the problem? Gacha is not important, just a nice side think not like Genshin where the main part was Gacha. Nft and chains just don't care about it. Don't waste money and go for it. Me with a broken hand, really liking the auto path and Fighting. Let's see how it going. After 900 hours in Genshin I need something else.

[@saimyintmyat9373]

I don't think genshin main point is gacha.

[@delischeslp6109]

@@saimyintmyat9373 well it's for sure the point where all kids complained about all the time. Not enough free characters, not enough free wishes, expensive prices And more... It had a big focus on gacha, besides the good story and great visuals. But Ni No Kuni, gives a shit about Gacha, it's not important, everything you need, you can farm without money, and some time. It has definitely more Grind then genshin.

[@saimyintmyat9373]

@@delischeslp6109 Genshin have worse gacha systems in history of gacha if it is not even more worsen but we don't need anything to enjoy the game and for stories. Spiral abyss is not even mandatory for everyone too so we can skippable.

[@delischeslp6109]

@@saimyintmyat9373 Nah i had Worse Gacha games, where there was no Pity system. Stack System and 5* chance under 0,5% But yeah you dont need Gacha in Ni No Kuni and in Genshin its a nice to have. But the F2P Community in genshin are a punch of cry Babys for not having 10000 Free wishes every week. Besides by Ni no Kuni there is 0 reasons for gacha. All my 4* weapons and Summons are from Eggs or Crafting.

[@saimyintmyat9373]

@@delischeslp6109 about genshin communities are true.

[@AzariusR]

Yeah the game ain't all that bad but jeeze getting all your characters to level 40 is just a chore and awaken system has a failure rate which makes your hard to get dupes poof to nowhere is just painful to watch. The rates stated there is also kinda false too as 70% success rate do fail alot more than you think it wouldn't for Mount upgrading lol. Overall if your Gacha luck on 4star/3star equips are bad then you'll be destroyed at level 30+ and you shouldn't use your resources to upgrade your lower star gears too as you will want to save them for your 4stars which are SSR. They do have free crafting method to get pity 4 stars but it's not always 100% or getting which weapon type you wanted.

[@rhaxephon]

I like auto play games. It allows me to have 4-5 games running in the background simultaneously while i watch anime/manga/LN or play FPS in the foreground. XD

[@FaeDream]

I think the story is really compelling, but everything else sucks giant ass. The witch at low levels feels like a simple spear wielder but the spear is floating, so it's magic right? :/ They released a survey, so I hope they listen to the responses...

[@symphonixblades]

I'm playing the game for the story because so far it's the better story in an mmorpg that I have seen for awhile. That's it. Will I play it long term? Most likely not. When Tower of Fantasy releases goodbye Ni no Kuni Cross Worlds, when Wuthering Waves releases goodbye Tower of Fantasy, when Blue Protocol releases I will play both Blue Protocol and Wuthering Waves since they are different genres and since Kuro Games knows what they do.

[@saimyintmyat9373]

@@symphonixblades hope blue protocol won't get ruin.

[@Stixxy]

Yup. I'm glad the story is at least intriguing enough to make you want to continue playing. Because the gameplay definitely isn't! haha. As long as someone keeps you playing - that's what's important.

[@Exirock]

Another video on this game,, jeez you do like farm. A tip for those watching this videos of Stix ranting, the game is f2p of course its gonna have p2w stuff, but nothing stops you from playing, progressing and enjoying it, the game can be played fully f2p without investing money, try it yourself dont let yourself go by the words of Stix which seems to be a hater, which he is known for giving missinformation, there is content creators out like Demons kim that gave a honest review of it and people should see it.

[@unwanted_criminal4498]

ikr, I'm f2p and so far I've been keeping pace with the p2w crowd. I understand that this games got some flaws just like any gatcha or emo game but still the excessive videos hating on it are redundant.

[@ziedzaafrani9749]

I got hyped so hard, and than disappointed even harder

[@Stixxy]

Lmao, yup. Same here.

[@saimyintmyat9373]

Auto play implementation was already inside of the game during alpha gameplay showcasing .

[@Nexultiverse]

I reached level 46 today with the witch and the rest of the classes 20. I'm deleting this now. Very disappointing to see where they're heading. I don't want to either regret it later or spend thousands to go further. See you never Netmarble. And thank you Stix;)

[@symphonixblades]

Actually I wrote a comment thinking I would disagree with your opinion over a mobile mmorpg but I agree with mostly what you said except for the auto combat stuff. You can disable all auto combat features in options and honestly as somebody who plays on PC that's what I did, you can't disable auto quest tho and that's frustrating I'll be honest which is why I rarely click the quest and I try to find the Npc in the map. It's not why would you disable it? It's more like you disable it if you don't like it which is what I did, I disabled it because I don't like it. The story and the world of the game is actually good I'm enjoying the story more than I have been enjoying an mmorpg story in awhile. But I do agree the monetization will eventually ruin the game. I'm playing it because of the story mostly and also because Steam is not updating Lost Ark I pause the update and it just restarts it from the beginning. At least I can play V Rising while waiting for Lost Ark to properly update in Steam. Anyway like I said the game have good story, graphics and world but the monetization ruins the game, I don't agree about the autoplay because you can disable it except for the auto quest

[@Stixxy]

I try to be honest and fair with my opinions, discussing both the *good* and the *bad* with as little bias as possible. So I'm glad you didn't entirely disagree!

[@mousepotatoliteratureclub]

You can disable autoplay, yes. But a good game doesn't _need_ autoplay to begin with. For example, if _Genshin Impact_ had an autoplay feature, I would still spend almost all of the time playing manually because not only is the grind lighter, but the combat is way more engaging.

[@w.dbendy3561]

the problem is that the auto play is there and it exist you can disable it yes but those who use it will do things faster and easier than you so it's a must use thing in order to progress easier and by time the game gets repetitive like any other mmo...

[@JoeBarrientes]

@@w.dbendy3561 shows you haven't played the game. You can't just autoplay to complete story missions, the game puts checkpoints in missions where you just complete an activity on your own or click through dialogue. Autoplay is only efficient for farming, and if you complain about auto farming that's just dumb as hell. Why would you not appreciate devolopers giving you a way to farm offline instead of having to pour 20 hours just to get enough materials to craft 10 times

[@TheDarkguide]

@@Stixxy I might be biased toward this game but when you talk mostly about cons of this game, even make pros of this game sound like cons for example auto play feature, you possibly can't say you are not biased against this game because you definitely are!

[@fr4203]

The game has so much potential I just hope that they don’t ruin it down the line.

[@MisterDraken7609]

Do Ragnarok M Eternal Love next as episode 3 pls My FB friends loves this game idk why Im only one i dont like it because of Gender Locked Classes

[@Stixxy]

Is it a Gacha?

[@MisterDraken7609]

@@Stixxy costume + card + box + job change(if there is anime COLLAB event) gacha hell The game is more than 2-3 years in SEA server and many years in China The update has semi-auto pathing anyway it has only 4 server in SEA version and lots of channels

[@chocowill630]

I agree the grind is too much its not worth getting into if any new players wanna play

[@koraymaru2926]

It's just like any cash grab mmo with auto path and auto play I thought it would be different but am really disappointed also the combat is not that great and the story is very boring..... When I saw it's from netmarble it all made sense tho

[@Stixxy]

I think the story's alright. But auto-pathing and the combat were definitely an issue.

[@deondremorris3680]

Hi, not an expert by any means when it comes to mobile gaming, tho I have seen if you play the PC version and add key bindings this may help. I haven't tried it myself tho

[@W0lfscythe]

Downloading the game on your phone just to download it on your pc sounds like a huge hassle. Might as well play it on a emulator.

[@Stixxy]

Lmao right?

[@jorgepalermo4091]

I went through the BS process to play on pc, play for about an hour and then uninstalled the game.

[@Blueblur599]

Superprisim made a gatcha game called kingsense telling people to leave a good review for the game to get in game stuff and got in trouble now ki ni kuni is doing it to ugh..

[@charginginprogresss]

Appalling graphics I can't believe people call this beautiful...it is ugly. UGLY...

[@sguizzooo]

got to lv80, was top 100 in my server as a f2p and... at some point i knew i had enough, the autoplay was the game's saving grace, something a lot of these types of mmos lack (games where you have to keep farming for hundreds to thousands of hours to get any progress at all) the actual issues were mainly with the global players getting absolutely cucked by NM, no free income of diamonds, replaced by the absolutely terrible territe which is a scam and a half of a system, forcing players to either wait or buy it (when the asian versions have no such thing and have instead farmable diamonds...) and the ultimate slap to the face to global players, the insane (stealth) nerf to the eggs system that dropped the already low chances of getting 4 star familiars for free by like 70%... and they did it while playing dumb, hoping nobody would notice that. the territe system isn't actually too terrible, until you get to higher levels where you need it for literally everything and upgrades requiring it aren't even guaranteed to succeed, in fact they can fail and damage your gear even turning it back to lower levels, you need territe to craft gear which you'll need to dismantle for absurdly low chances of getting upgrade materials that can go to waste really easily... i was hoping they would get their shit together and do something to make the game even a little bit better for us global cuc- i mean players but nope, kept getting worse, the game (glb ver.) deserves nothing but to fail.

[@LeHunter70]

I've been hearing this in youtube for a While, and I was Lucky to not download it because the storage (and the reviews from the playstore) and games that u mentioned some at 2 mins of the video

[@nyankoakagami]

you have to download the game twice to play on pc? bruh.

[@elknolasshrineofraja3966]

🌸😹I tend to be predominantly a mobile oriented MMO gamer, thus I am not bothered by the difficulties experienced with the pc version of the game.😹🌸

[@Stixxy]

Lmao, that's fine!

[@KAMX222]

Dropped it at launch. I definitely don’t regret it.

[@ArchAngelKnights]

im glad people are calling this game out.....its about time. I was actually gonna give it a shot...seriously but when I saw the amount of excessive pay walls, the gender locked classes and the fact that the class i wanted to play is seriously pay walled.....i said f it. Lets not forget the nfts....unbelievable

[@richcast66]

Oh God, nft's are getting into videogames?!

[@KiteAltreize]

reviews like this made me stop watching most of your content. And I feel there are others that felt the same way. If you are providing an honest review of any MMO mobile or PC, getting to play every aspect of the game is important. excuses like you are a ronin, and that is why you didn't play any guild activities as a reviewer is weird. and just because you failed to find the Field boss... it is an MMO. field bosses dies fast. specially the lower level ones. that is why reminders were set in place. in any case, I felt your review was more of a review on how impatient you were. Remember, you are not a regular player, you review games for a living. I wouldn't have made this comment if I didn't like your content before. And I wouldn't really mind you making a bad review on games as long as you do it thoroughly. But now, I feel you are bored with what you do. Your content the past few months feels like you have burnt yourself out. If you read this comment, take a break, rethink things on how you should approach new reviews in the future.

[@TheDarkguide]

I'm not mad at he giving this game bad review. I'm mad at he didn't put much effort in reviewing it. He just looked for flaws the whole time he played it. I won't even call him a game reviewer.

[@KiteAltreize]

@@TheDarkguide True. Imagine an MMO being reviewed in it's entirety in 8 hours of gameplay. And not even touching all aspects of the game that was available in that 8 hours. It is the same as giving a bad review on WOW when it first came out because he got tired of it in 8 hours. Is that fair and accurate review of a game that has tens or hundreds of hours of content? of course not. He did this review like he was sick and tired of his job in a sense. (exaggerated there a bit since I feel he is headin down that path.) If he is upset that we still do not have blue protocol out yet. at least do a decent job at reviewing alternatives while it is not out.

[@justaperson8852]

I honestly loved all the previous ni no kuni games, and this is certainly a nostalgia trip, seeing the same art style again in a similar setting. The gameplay was pretty garbage tho. I'll just play Tales of Arise if I wanted ni no kuni 2 gameplay.

[@Stixxy]

It's very disappointing, unfortunately.

[@HavelsRing96]

I kinda like this game tbh

[@Stixxy]

That’s fine! Everyone has their own likes and dislikes! Not every game will appeal to every person haha.

[@ayanispo]

clearly you didn't get to play the lava valley haha. the most exciting part of this game

[@vireo2543]

I legit only play still even though I saw that it was one of those crappy CP games was that I am enjoying the story and found a guild with chill people to chat with. I would have quit after a few hours of playing.

[@kaitoshirokami]

I have no idea why the hate for this game is about, especially from genshin community. i know the games not perfect but im having fun after a long while while spending zero dime😂.

[@ParafrostV]

Hate how the ui is so cluttered

[@Stixxy]

Yup, same here.

[@velvetra29]

The moment i saw "Netmarble," suddenly tons of red flags showing up. Played it for 4 hours and feel so stupid for wasting my time. Immediately uninstall. - The control sucks if not using auto. - Auto to whack enemies, auto to do almost everything. - GACHA EQUIPMENT CRAFTING, ARE YOU SERIOUS? - Want to play on PC? Install it at your mobile device first to boost our download count! - The most half-assed, half-baked MMORPG i've ever played.

[@kinggamerx5758]

I’m was waiting for nikke the goddess of victory to confirm global version release date and didn’t show up , that’s crazy😑

[@princexrocco38]

Ni No Kuni = Auto Fest!!!

[@s.j.8936]

Some really good points but some bad ones too. Game is hardly pay to win imo. Rates are better than most people think. The auto isnt for everyone but it is designed for mobile and auto games have started their own genre which is idle games/gacha. 8 hours of progress and have not unlocked all or most seems like the goal here was to find all the worst things about the game and not look at whats good too? Since you can reach level 40 in less than 2 hours. Field bosses require you to manually control your character as you can easily get 1 shot, Same goes for Labyrinths. Kingdom has so much good stuff too for all members. Character progression can be easily done through multiple characters. Other than your weapons gears/familiars and even codex carries over. Wanna be in the top 100? Then yes you absolutely need to spend but can you be competitive with the general population as a F2P? Most definitely! PvP takes skills. Especially Lava Valley, You can be a whale and still.absolutely get demolished by good players since match making is CP based. Equipments are craftable with a pity system and which pull rates are decent! Familiar system is not too bad either. I have hatched around 7 4 stars as of now. Mount system can be p2w in a way but not entirely, Since you can turn your 2 star mount into a 6 star too! And there is only 3 mounts that can be purchased through real $ in which the last one requires you to be at least 700k CP to get too and the rest are aquirable for everyone in game. Also people dont be worried about the "territe problem" cuz its def not the wall in this game, Its the upgrade stones! But you can call get that through dailies and a lot more through leveling your alt characters. Gives resources and even inventory slots. As F2P as it gets. Also CP isnt everything. You can have all that fake CP and if your character isnt built right, You still will suffer in both PvE and PvP. I am in currently in the top 200 as a F2P. So it is doable

[@purr4829]

Some how i just felt nothing about this game ? Like how do i play it even for daily commision ? There are no ways for getting diamond i think i give it 1 month if the game is trash i’m gonna throw it since there still new

[@pirlouit9116]

So much wasted potential... The autoplay I could have get used to it but as you said the game is built around it and it shows. The pc version clipping is the worst I've ever seen (even with max settings). Oh and the shady blockchain/nft ... And the nail in the coffin: the whole "review" event debacle. My Time Is to valuable to waste it on this trash 😂

[@farlonmuentes6004]

mmo mobile f2p is already a tumor but add a gacha in that system? that's like hitting a trifecta then used kaioken on it.

[@saimyintmyat9373]

Just look at Tof too. An mmo with huge gacha systems..

[@blindeyesurgeon6576]

Cross Worlds isnt a bad game. It seems your distain for netmarble and their shady practices. Your letting that bias bleed over onto a game that truly isnt that bad. Everyone who plays or have played mmo gacha games understand and are already familiar with p2w features/shady developers and companies taking advantage of their more naive/impatient consumers. Aside from it already being proven that compared to dozens of other mobile gacha games, ni no kuni isnt necessarily going way out of whats expected from gachas. In fact the p2w in this game is not as bad as many.. other gacha games on the market right now. Look guys, its a brand new game. With that comes alot of skeptics and ppl who just generally arent going to like the game. Whether it be because of their bias’s against netmarble and that reflecting on their experience and enjoyment of the game, the auto play, or anything else. All in all, if you dont enjoy it fine. Dont let your judgment on the game be clouded with your obvious hate for the company that developed it. Not saying thats what this video or any of the other 6 videos the last 3 days that stix has put out on Cross worlds is about. But oof. These vids have a hint of spite to them

[@blindeyesurgeon6576]

I get your channel is basically a drama channel. You’ve gathered an audience of ppl who enjoy hearing rants about the games they ironically love/play. The core of your channel seems to be about the games you dont enjoy. And why. I think ppl dont know they can enjoy the games. While also enjoying vids like these, shitting on their favorite games 👍🏻

[@lovelessshoot883]

@@blindeyesurgeon6576 i think they're marketing more on the eastern audience where it seems that this type of gameplay sells , still i , as well as many other players , was waiting for something more action based with no automatic wich is rare for thie mobile mmo market so the dissapppontment is certain. Well i think i'll wait for TOF then ಠ_ʖಠ

[@Stixxy]

If you watched the video, you’d have heard me state “this isn’t a bad game.” I also stated there are plenty of positives, along with negatives. But at the end of the day - to me - this game is average. Concerning disdain for Netmarble: I have no issue with them at all. On the contrary, I’ve been hyping up Solo Leveling and The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin because they look like fun games.

[@dianrriski]

I have to ask my friend to register my account in his mobile acc so I can play it right away on PC. The task mechanics is way too repetitive and boring. And yes, it's P2W, not even semi anymore. I don't mind gacha games if the game give us a way to get the currency, but this game trample on it all

[@Stixxy]

Yup. The PC experience is pretty terrible.