February 9, 2013

Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch

Date played: February 8th
Platform: PS3
Session fun rating: 8/10

I found a boat, but it wasn't as easy as just asking. It turns out that to get a letter of passage, which the captain of the ship wanted, I had to ask the queen of Al Mamoon, a big cow of a woman. Cowlifa, as she is known, was broken hearted because she doesn't have enough restraint. It made her a glutton for cheese as it turns out. Once I found that out, I made her some cheese with a magic spell, using the fountains of milk in Al Mamoon and was granted an audience with her.

Cheese, your Moojesty
After a quick restraint transfer, our little team had a letter of passage and a picture of the sage we are trying to find on the other continent. I also got a new spell that lets Oliver communicate with animals. A few animal-related side quests later, we were back in Castaway Cove, ready for a trip when another problem slowed us down.

The thief from earlier pick-pocketed our letter and picture. When we found him and confronted him, he was kind of a fucking dick about it. It turns out, he was dealing with a nightmare of his own, which we fought and killed. The fight wasn't too hard but he almost killed Oliver a few times since he hit pretty hard. After the fight, the thief, named Swaine, said he was sorry and that he would join us in our fight against Shadar. Swaine has a familiar of his own and can open distant chests with a weird pistol device.