Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch

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Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White is a Japanese role-playing game with anime visuals. In addition to the visual style in the game, there are animated sequences from Studio Ghibli, where famous animator Hayao Miyazaki works. The player takes control of Oliver the young boy, who goes on a journey to save his mother.

Gameplay

The player controls the main character using the third person perspective. The main task is to complete the linear quests for further development of the plot. During a collision with enemies, combat mode is activated, and the gameplay slightly changes. To win it is necessary to use magical abilities and so-called Familiars. Familiars can be tamed and upgraded. After defeating monsters, Oliver gets experience points, a local analog of money and loot.

Visuals and other features

The whole world of the game is available for research right after the game starts, the completion of game’s quests and task further on the story opens up new game mechanics and makes the gameplay more interesting and elaborated.

Release Date

Nov 17, 2011

Metacritic Score

84

Rating

Achievements Count

36

DLCs

2

Play Time

44 hours

Games in Series

3

ESRB

Everyone 10+: Alcohol and Tobacco Reference, Fantasy Violence, Mild Language, Simulated Gambling

System Requirements

  • CPU: Intel Core i3-2100 or AMD FX-4100
  • RAM: 4 GB
  • GPU: GeForce GTS 450 or Radeon HD 5750
  • HDD: 45 GB

Interesting Facts

  • Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch, known in Japan as Ni no Kuni: Shiroki Seihai no Joō is the second game in the Ni No Kuni series.
  • Players control Oliver, a young boy who sets out on a journey in search of a way to resurrect his recently deceased mother.
  • Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is an action role-playing game that uses a third-person perspective.
  • Ni no Kuni follows the journey of Oliver, a resident of Motorville.
  • In the PS3 version, most of the 2D animated cutscenes stayed, however the character sprites and hand-drawn backgrounds were replaced by CG animation.
  • The in-game Wizard’s Companion book includes pages featuring Oliver’s spells, as well as a bestiary, short stories, alchemy recipes and maps.
  • The majority of the game takes place in a magical world, referred to as the “other world”.
  • The battle system used a turn-based system.

Cheats support

Yes

Family/Child Friendly

Yes

Number of maps

17

Third/First Person

Third person

Platforms

Nintendo Switch PC PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 Xbox One Xbox Series S Xbox Series X

Genres

RPG

Game Engine

Havok

Protagonist sex

Male

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