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An unofficial community for discussion, news, and anything else related to the video game Ni no Kuni and its sequels.

This is an unofficial community for discussion, news, and anything else related to the video game Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch or Ni no Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom.

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Forced Kingdom Management Sucks

Anybody else agree with me, or am I alone in this? I'm at the start of chapter 9 now, amd this is the second or third time that I can't progress because 'my kingdom needs to be upgraded'. This really, really takes me out of it. Maybe I'm overlooking something simple, but as far as I understand, I'm obligated once again to grind the extremely boring side quests, collect a shit ton of guilders and collect a couple more citizens (wich are the least annoying sidequest imo, because the reward feels worth it) 🫂

Why does it take me out of it so much? "The world is in chaos, and we need to act quickly!", is what my companions keep telling me. Yet I'm all over the world collecting, fighting, listening, and solving, all the while the enemy is just patiently waiting? Shut up Bracken! I love you, but just make me the sword and let's punch this baddie in the nose please 😫

I really wanted to love this game, because WotWW is seriously one of my favourite games ever. Who doesn't want to be part of a Ghibli movie? ♥️

Anyway, sorry for my rant. Just curious if I'm alone in this, and if I'm maybe overlooking something obvious that will ease the grind significantly. Thanks y'all 🤙🏻

2 Comments
2024/11/18
20:06 UTC

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Goldpaw is a ghost town

I’m afraid I’ve stumbled upon a game breaking bug - I went to Goldpaw to update a quest and the town is completely empty. Not a single NPC in sight. So I can’t turn in my quest or continue any others…I reloaded the game, went back to an earlier save, restarted my console, etc etc….anyone encounter this before? Am I screwed?

3 Comments
2024/11/18
02:34 UTC

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Why is Ni No Kuni 2 like this?

I want to beat the game but I was getting the bare minimum of citezens that I needed but the game makes me go back for the 100 and that means getting... EVERY SINGLE ONE! And I am not wasting my time with this because the side quests suck and I don't even know where most of them are outside of the main kingdoms. Yeah I'm not gonna ever beat this game I'm not wasting my time!

20 Comments
2024/11/17
16:45 UTC

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Hush-be-gones

Where can I find hush-be-gones? The game says Chandlery but I can’t find it. Please help!

2 Comments
2024/11/17
01:10 UTC

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Fun in the aftergame?

Hey! I just beat the witch… question is, what do you guys think is the fun in the aftergame? I’m thinking of moving on, after a nice time. But maybe there’s something I don’t see

9 Comments
2024/11/15
19:49 UTC

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trying to find this forest folk village and can't seem to fly into it. I'm starting to think its the location of certain post game spoilers I think I remember being in this area... soooo yeah can I access it now, and if so, where exactly do I land tengri?

10 Comments
2024/11/14
03:30 UTC

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NNK1: Speedrun trick - Item Duping Glitch for money

I know you can somehow double the amount of your "last obtained item". I think it's by using up an item that you only had one of in your inventory during a battle. Then you have to flee??? And then die the next fight??? I never fully understood it tbh.

Also you can sell items and then get them back somehow by dying and reloading, but you keep the money you got from selling them?

Speedrunners use this with the Great Sage's Secrets you get from Solomon at the Temple Trials. I've seen it on a speedrun by Palmer at RPG Limit Break 2018. They kinda explain it, but my brain can't fully grasp all aspects of it 😅 And they use it kinda speedrun-specific, just at certain points in the run. But I as a casual player have no problem playing slow and doing it differently.

Anyone here who knows this glitch well and can explain it so that even I can fully understand it 100%? 😁 Also interested to know if it only works for certain ports, since I'll start replaying NNK1 on the Nintendo Switch tonight.

0 Comments
2024/11/13
16:50 UTC

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Nino Kuni 2 - DLC Sidequests

Since I can't find a proper list on the internet – does anyone have any information about the DLC side quests? Every list I found only goes up to quest 175, but I've already unlocked quests 176 to 188, although quest 187 is missing. Are there even more quests, or is that it?

3 Comments
2024/11/12
18:06 UTC

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"How far do I need to level up to get past the city of the armored pigs?"

Howdy. It's been a while since I posted anything. I stopped playing for a while, and only now I'm back.

I'm stuck in the city of armored pigs. I even struggle against common enemies.

Currently, the protagonists are at level 20 to 30.

What level should I be to get past this?"

3 Comments
2024/11/12
07:03 UTC

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Saw my first planet sign familiar.

So I incorrectly read the Robinson island bounty as russet island so I was up around there and ran into an encounter. Happened to have a planet sign familiar, an Acee. I unfortunately saw it just as I… well died as I’m super under leveled for this area. I’ve played probably around 5 playthroughs of the game In total and have never seen one. I definitely could have run into one before but never noticed. Kinda cool!

1 Comment
2024/11/11
21:52 UTC

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Help with seed sprite

His Attack is 28. Yet when I hit enemies it only does 1-4 damage. Explain?

11 Comments
2024/11/11
15:51 UTC

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WHERE IS HE

When i find him ima strangle him

12 Comments
2024/11/09
08:53 UTC

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My opinion on the first game

The story is simple and I think it goes on more than it should.

The chance of capture even with the bonus is very low, makes you waste many hours unnecessarily.

I don't know why voice acting only happens sometimes, the rest is just reading subtitles.

Swain is unnecessary, his pistol is only good for opening green chests.

The Shadar battle is very easy in the third part, just stay in the extreme corners and you don't take damage, Cassiopeia is not very challenging, The last Boss keeps repeating the strongest attack many times, it gets boring and repetitive.

When I went to attack, the orbs kept attacking and I couldn't undo the command, only after I was thrown far away was I able to continue fighting.

You release an attack if someone does a combat animation your attack is interrupted and even without being released it uses energy, this is annoying because it happens a lot.

The game is long, it takes a while to get to the end and for what? Watch two cutscenes that are too short.

Some creatures take too long to level up, when you manage to get strong enough the game becomes too easy.

29 Comments
2024/11/08
15:11 UTC

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Hopefully this goes well

Friend told me about the game i think the game took around 40 hour to beat but how about you

40 Comments
2024/11/08
07:37 UTC

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If I've played wrath of the white witch, is it worth buying dominion of the dark djinn?

title really says it all

I've heard there's story differences and combat differences but idk if there's enough differences in total for it to be too similar to "replay"

3 Comments
2024/11/06
13:46 UTC

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what are the last three items in the multi dimensional lab and can you teleport between floors in the dreamer maze?

I don't know what the last three items are. And can you teleport between every 10 or 20 floors between the dreamer maze. And if so how? Do you have to beat the first 40 floors, do a sidequest or what?

0 Comments
2024/11/02
09:44 UTC

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I don't see a qna thread so hope I can ask here

So I just beat the dark djin and balled my eyes out and all that good stuff but I was wondering if it'll be possible to return to his castle? I'm back in ding dong dell and all but before I save I just want make sure I'll be able to go back cus there was a staircase I activated after touching one of those crystals🔮 but I didn't look for it before beating shadar and don't wanna miss out on anything!! Thanks in advance!!

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2024/11/01
17:44 UTC

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Just came up with an absolutely stupid idea for a challenge run that I call the King's Trial (feel free to suggest any changes or additions)

The King's Trial ruleset is as follows:

  • The ENTIRE game (including the DLC) must be played and beaten in Expert Mode. You cannot lower the difficulty at any point in time under any circumstances.
  • The game must be completed to 100% completion and everything has to be done even if it doesn't add to 100% completion or give you an achievement. That means:
    • Getting all the Higgledies (including DLC Higgledies) Optional challenge: level up every Higgledy to max level
    • Completing every side quest
    • Getting every citizen
    • Upgrading every facility in Evermore to max
    • Upgrading every spell in the game
    • Beating every tainted monster
    • Beating every skirmish
    • Getting every achievement
    • Level up every character to max level
    • You also have to get every recipe
    • Open every chest (not including those found in Dreamer's Doors or the Labyrinth)
    • Do all of the Kingmaker refights until they've reached the max level they can be at (max level refights have to be done as well)
    • Every song in the Songbook must be obtained

If you have the DLC then that also includes:

  • Beating all of the Solosseum Slog challenges
  • Getting every Martial Method Manual

Additionally:

  • You cannot lower the Danger Level of the Dreamer's Doors at any point and if you are given the chance to raise the Danger Level at any point then you have to raise it unless orbs have to be spent to do so.
    • No orbs can be spent in the Dreamer's Doors until you reach the end. The only exception to this is the Labyrinth where you are allowed to spend orbs on the chests that take all of your orbs that appear after you beat a boss
  • No weapons, armor or accessories can be bought from stores. Everything must be obtained from enemy drops or chests
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2024/11/01
12:43 UTC

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How to get overpowered weapons, armor, etc?

What's the best way to get overpowered gear after you beat the game in the Prince edition to do the post game stuff? Last time I played the regular ps4 edition a few years ago. With this being the best way to get old gear. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=G7ojRYIJQEo what's the bestbmethod to get stronger year now in the prince edition with the new dungeons and areas added?

4 Comments
2024/11/01
10:10 UTC

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Some fun with the Blackhart the Winnower DLC boss (hard difficulty), Plumbing the Depths trophy guide (Ni no Kuni 2)

Blackhart, level 110. Faraway Forest Cave, Lv. 40. You need to beat him on hard difficulty to earn the Plumbing the Depths trophy (silver). Blackhart is able to summon the other bosses – Jelly Queen (Rotwobbler) lvl.102, Golem (Necryptolis) lvl. 102 and simultaneously flood you (while being airborne) with Dark magic projectiles. Distance is key.

-if you rush through the Dreamer's Maze and use the Statues (spend orbs), it's possible to fight Blackhart on Danger Level 1, thus making this battle easier,

-I suggest picking Tani as your main character for this battle,

-use the Light magic (Dark magic will work too) – bring Evan (and/or Leander) and equip Zeta weapons (if you have them),

-boss is weak to both Freeze and Poison statuses (this is important) – you can poison his Golem summon too – be sure to arm your teammates with Poison based weapons,

-if you keep the distance, Blackhart won't be able to reach you – except for his forward charge you need to timely dodge,

-every enemy in this fight is susceptible to lower defense debuffs,

-Unbreakable Necklaces will help a lot and prevent getting OHKO'd,

-Ring of Rancor for more status chance,

-Blackhart's second summon is dangerous, especially his OHKO potential attack – you can interrupt Necryptolis's AoE deadly attack with a powerful spell (e.g. Tani's Spark Shower) or simply run away (preferred and less risky),

-dragon type, so it's recommended to set max damage to dragons and level up the Untouchability (to prolong the invincibility frames) in the Tactic Tweaker. For resistances I suggest the Dark magic one,

-try to level up before the fight (I recommend at least level 99), Blackhart is not to be underestimated.

Best of luck!

0 Comments
2024/10/31
22:25 UTC

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Evan Pettiwhisker Tildrum, my fanart, watercolor

Hope you like it 😺

9 Comments
2024/10/31
15:21 UTC

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Sadly seems like the game aint my cup of tea... Critical review

I recently tried out Ni No Kuni remastered since it has been on my bucket list for years.

Initially I really liked the game with its nice cutscenes, dubbing and animated video cutscenes. However, it seems like dubbing gets reduced a lot after the first few chapters and same goes for videos. At this point I am almost entirely clicking through text boxes only which is a big disappointment and shows the game is made to grab someone fast but then they reduced the budget...

Also I feel like once you hit the middle of the game, you pretty much have seen all there is of the world and I expected the story to conclude soon just that I actually checked a guide for something now and noticed I am ONLY in the middle and the game is like 40 hours long. Jesus... Talk about games being too long and dragging on for too much nowadays.

Gameplay is kinda fun but repetitive. Also the fact that the mobs go back to level 1 when they evolve is just pointless and makes it sometimes hard to progress like when you just evolved one and there is a boss battle a cutscene later and you might have low level mobs. Also the healing system is kinda dumb where enemies can still hurt you and the length it takes to heal usually means its wasted anyway since by the time you are done using spell/item you already lost the same amount of health.

The worldmap is ok but there isnt really much to see or explore but then again it is one of "these" worldmaps where you are just walking on a overworld map. Sidequests are also mostly repetitive and boring like all these "fix peoples heart" quests. But I do admit some were a bit more interesting but they are far in between of grind work. Speaking of grind, actually its not as bad as with our JRPGs but might still need grinding depending on difficulty and mob evolution.

Lastly the difficulty is all over the place and its hard to see where are certain level areas but even bosses. Some I beaten without any challenge whatsoever and others almost kill my entire team in two hits with poison and dark spells. (Yeah, damn you Xulans Nightmare...)

So yeah, currently reached the Xulan plot point and I have already been dragging these past 5 hours and might just put the game down since I feel like Im done. Just doesnt have enough to captivate me any longer and seeing how there are still at least 15 hours ahead of me even without sidequests, then I guess I will just spend time playing something I enjoy more. I would have liked to see the story concluded but yeah, guess its not gonna happen.

Thought I put this here. Also because its really rare I spent so much time on a game just to then put it down and not finish it. This happens really rarely.

12 Comments
2024/10/31
12:05 UTC

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What are the best Higgledies for the post game?

What are they? Since they can help out a lot. Are they just a single gravity higgledie with three higgledies with the me too, me too skill. Or two higgledies with the Higgledy Sirrah ability and two me too, me too skills? Since this is too help with some post game stuff.

5 Comments
2024/10/31
11:56 UTC

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Is there any reason to keep citizens in a building after you get all the researchs done in Evermore for said buildings?

When you research everything for a particular building in Evermore. Like with the hubble-bubblery is there any reason to keep people in that building or can you move them somewhere else to work on? Outside of ones where you need certain people or at least one person working at a building to have it stay up like with the general store or the tasty cookshop.

8 Comments
2024/10/30
10:09 UTC

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White Witch Vinyl Release?

I'd love a copy of the OST from Ni No Kuni 1 on Vinyl, but im getting mixed results on if it exists or not. Has it ever been sold/produced? Im not too worried on Price, I'd just really love to add it to my collection if possible. Any help is appreciated :)

2 Comments
2024/10/29
23:19 UTC

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Looking for a particular song!

I've been playing Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch on Switch recently, and I just beat the rat in the well of the cat city (I'm playing the Japanese version so I don't know the names of places or characters, sorry!). After receiving the new wand and leaving the castle, the game was playing a song other than the normal "Ding Dong Dell" theme, and it sounded so good, but I can't find it anywhere!

Does anybody know if there's some kind of victory theme that plays after battles or something like that?

4 Comments
2024/10/27
01:10 UTC

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Spring of Life no MP

So i’m playing through Ni No Kuni:Wrath of the White Witch on Switch and i’ve just beaten the boss in Golden Grove and I can’t restore the Spring of Life because I used up all my MP on the fight, I also don’t have any items at all…what do I do?

5 Comments
2024/10/26
13:31 UTC

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Unsure of how to approach progression

Hi all,

Just come back to this game after going off it for a few years. I'm at the part of the game where you've just got swaine and are heading across the sea (you have a boss battle with shadar when your ship gets too close to the next town). But I have some questions on how to approach the game.

  1. How do I pick which familiar to use? I chose my current ones as it looked like their attack/mag attack stat was higher than others at level 1, but now I have them at level 10ish in their first form and they're still pretty weak. I find it hard to know whether the ones I picked are good for this part of the game. Is there any function in the game that appears later on to make the choice easier?
  2. Should i wait to metamorphose ? It seems the scaling after I meta is way better, so is itbetter to do it once I have all the skills?

Thanks.

5 Comments
2024/10/24
15:15 UTC

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