January 26, 2013

Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch

Date played: January 26th
Platform: PS3
Session fun rating: 10/10

Amazing. I played through two dungeons and am now in a large desert. It all started in Ding Dong Dell, a large city ruled by cats. I have a fancy new outfit, a new wand, tons of new spells, two new familiars and even tons of equipment.

I completed a good amount of side quests. Most of them are just simple fetch quests, though I also hunted some bounty, followed directions to a small island and saved some savages from some wild animals.
Golden Grove
The main quest led me to find the cat king in the sewers of Ding Dong Dell so that he could give me his magic wand. The dungeon was pretty long, though it wasn't very hard. The last boss was a bit tougher though, a giant mouse. At that point, I had two familiars, my trusty Mite and his new friend, a monkey. The monkey thing can't block but he can run quickly and has high evade stats, I really like using him.

The next portion of the game was a trek through some woods. I gathered my third familiar, a little fairy wizard thing. It seems to be a healer/support familiar though it's not high level enough for me to use it yet. There was another boss at the end, Gladiataur. This was a really cool fight and I'm really starting to get a good hang of the combat. The key is to use the right familiar at the right time and to be quick on the trigger to defend and heal. I am totally invested in this game now, I love the mechanics, the story, the characters and the systems in place. Now, for the desert!