I’m probably about an hour into Ni no Kuni, which I bought on sale years back on steam, but so far I feel a bit underwhelmed compared to the hype.
I will say that my biggest complaint is really around the writing and the snails paced intro. Even if you accept the beginning as being a “Ghibli Movie” preface to a JRPG, I actually feel the direction and story telling is much worse than your average Ghibli production.
I’m just past talking to the old tree, and completed what is likely the first dungeon. So far, the battle system is ok but a little bit drab. I feel like the mechanics would have to pick up to make me enjoy the game more.
Should I give it more time? Are there eventually more choices in the battle system or minion growth? Will there be any stand out characters that might alter how I feel about the writing?
Nah the game would probably a lot more enjoyable if you were a kid when it came out and played it right away. If you want to do every last thing its a super grindy rng slog to get all the monsters and I forgot the other chores but none of the 100% route was enjoyable. There’s a couple funny references like the porco grosso but its pretty generic over all.