I watched my bother play the demo and neither of us could even get close to understanding the battle system, but I guess with this review, I should give it a proper go myself

lol Game Informer you clueless fools, typical putting down the great Japanese games

The reviewer pretty much says that while the enemies are present on the screen they tend to see you instantly and move so fast that it is pretty much impossible to avoid them, even after upgrading Oliver's speed, so basically they are like random encounters.

She also hated the "cheap boss fights".

In other words, she sucks at difficult games and can't handle it. I would love to see her play Ninja Gaiden on the NES and see her score, lol. 

Euphoria14 said: Game Informer gave it a 7/10, but they disliked the difficulty level and the "absurd amount of random encounters". There are no random encounters, lol.

lol

Did they say it was too easy or too hard because I've been hearing everyone say it's too easy.

lol its too hard, i have to press more than 1 button evry few seconds and fight enemies that actually attack back rather than stand there mindlessly.

Panama said: Euphoria14 said: Game Informer gave it a 7/10, but they disliked the difficulty level and the "absurd amount of random encounters". There are no random encounters, lol. lol Did they say it was too easy or too hard because I've been hearing everyone say it's too easy.

GameFaqs most sums it up well.

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7/10

Concept: Journey to Studio Ghibli inspired lands in the name of saving a young boy's mother.

Graphics: Vibrant and detailed graphics make a beautiful experience.

Sound: Music drives certain scenes, adding intensity to the journey. The voice acting is impressive.

Playability: Ni no Kuni isn't easy to grasp, but once you pass the learning curve, it gets better.

Entertainment: The world keeps you entranced. Unfortunately, the characters and old-school RPG mechanics don't have the same charm.

Replay Value: Moderate.

the last paragraph is : "Ni no Kuni's a mercurial experience. One minute I was exploring the world with adoration, and the next I was cursing a cheap boss a battle. The journey can be fun; I liked collecting and growing familiars and watching the breathtaking world before me, but Ni no Kuni doesn't come without frustration. Enter for the beat, but know it comes with a price."

She says it's a "respectable experience but it's far from a Ghibli or Level-5 masterpiece."

"Sadly the story and characters don't have the same allure as the world."

Also, she says that most trying is the games old-school mechanics, that every area contains an absurd amount of random encounters.. and that the problem is made worse by limited save points in dungeons.


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In other words, battling your basic enemies to level up, collect money, items, etc... is nice and simple but once you reach a boss all bets are off and the difficult level ramps up.

Which is how I like it to be.

Many people believe the reviewer didn't play very long either since there is no mention of the conceal spell that you learn not too late into the game which makes you invisible to enemies on the field and in dungeons.

Either way, with the amount of complaining she did it still got a 7, so that's great actually.

An excellent review from Colin as usual. Another stellar exclusive too.

To be honest IGN tends to give surprisingly high score (Halo 9.8) but I really like the demo so might get it in february.

I can't find that review in gameinformer