When Nintendo released Super Mario 3D World on Wii U - you know, the console that barely anybody owned - the game maker included a handful of experimental levels starring perennial Mario sidekick Toad. Ni no Kuni 2 is a solid contemporary JRPG that brings a lot of design ideas that I love into sharp, clear focus while staying entertaining and engaging throughout.”Īvailable on PlayStation 4 and Windows PC. Here’s Cameron Kunzelman’s take from our review: “There’s not a wasted breath or a plot point that doesn’t manage to pay off in a significant way. A fairytale storyline gives its motley band of heroes a playful pep that feels anachronistic, if not flagrantly in conflict with our times.
Its colorful animation conceals a rich but not overly complicated kingdom-management system that gives the adventure a grand sense of scope. No, you needn’t have played the first Ni no Kuni to enjoy its sequel, a feverishly optimistic (and welcomingly naïve) Japanese role-playing game inspired, in part, by the works of Studio Ghibli.
