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Journey back to the other world in Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch: Remastered. Level-5's classic tale returns better than ever, with improved graphics and performance. Join Oliver as he embarks on an adventure through a world inhabited by new friends and ferocious foes alike in the hopes of bringing back his mother after a tragic incident. This charming tale unfolds through the use of animation storyboarded and created by the legendary Studio Ghibli with music composed by the renowned Joe Hisaishi. Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch combines beautiful animated visuals, masterful storytelling, and a sweeping score to create an epic role-playing adventure like no other...
In truth, it's like any one of a thousand role-playing games to arrive out of the Japanese market, but what drives this game is the touching storyline and engaging characters that you encounter (obviously the gorgeous animation and score help greatly too). There's also plenty of humour injected into the narrative, mostly coming from Mr Drippy, but characters like King Tom XIV (who likes to be called "your meowjesty") have plenty of feline related puns lined up. The game was originally designed to appeal to children, who would be able to relate to the main child character of Oliver, as well as drawing in adults who would it brought back nostalgic feelings from their own youth.
The gameplay sees you travelling around the world. Outside of the towns are environments which are inhabited by numerous vicious monsters. As you travel you'll be forced into battles which if you win will see you earning money and other random artefacts. However should you die in the game you will have to start from the beginning, or go back to the last save point - but if you do that you have to forfeit money that you have in your inventory. Once in the towns, you can interact with the townsfolk and help some of the locals complete quests in exchange for rewards. Some of the quests may lead you back to your original world to track down the doppelganger of the individual in the other realm. You learn magic spells as you progress, which helps complete certain tasks. For anyone whose played games like Zelda, this is all familiar territory.
The story unfolds at a decent pace, keeping you hooked as you traverse the worlds. You'll spend many hours engrossed in the gameplay. If you've never played this before then you'll totally fall in love with it. It's perfect for the novice to the experienced role-play gamer, as well as young or seasoned gamers. This is one game that the entire family will be captivated by. 10 Darren Rea Buy this item online
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