Side Quest, Episode 17: Ni No Kuni II Review

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Colin Moriarty

Thank you so much! Hopefully the next video you see (after today's) is the God of War review... but we'll see how that goes! <3

Colin Moriarty

Love the review Colin. Makes me want to pickup the original. For games you really like I'd love to see more. God of War is coming!

Ray Briggs

Great to see you doing reviews again. Had it not been for your review of the first Ni No Kuni, I never would have given it a chance. Turned out to be a great game. After this review, I am tempted to just go back and play through the first again. Gotta love that Oliver.

Paul Molina

There were legitimate rumors.

Thank you! I wish they would, too!

Colin Moriarty

I'm shocked they didn't before the sequel came out, so I'd say it's highly unlikely at this point.

Colin Moriarty

Great review. Wish mainstream media would just knock off the scores and hit the highs and lows like you did here.

Has anyone heard any rumblings of bringing the first game to ps4? I'd love to play it, but no longer own a working ps3. As a side not, I played Far Cry 5 some late last night. Great game so far.

Jimmy Valentine

Thank you! No Far Cry 5 review (though I wanna do a video on it), but God of War is on my radar to review.

Colin Moriarty

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Colin Moriarty

The first one is legendary.

Colin Moriarty

Thank you for watching, and for your feedback!

Colin Moriarty

The games are quite different, but the DS one came first, and I think the PS3 version uses a lot of the original.

Colin Moriarty

Thank you or your kind words! I'm not sure how regular it'll be -- a lot of it depends on access -- but I certainly want to do more!

Colin Moriarty

Thank you so much! I appreciate you!

Colin Moriarty

It's safe to assume that I'm going to at least try to review the three games you mentioned (and others), but reviews will certainly not constitute the lion's share of CLSSQ content.

Colin Moriarty

I don't want to think about it. LOL.

Colin Moriarty

While not a JPRG fan, it's great to see you reviewing games again. Hoping for reviews on Far Cry 5 and God of War.

Ron Chastain

Boom.... The master is back!

Tony Colton

I am interested in trying out Ni No Kuni, never played the first one but it looks pretty aight.

ConeZone

Enjoyed the video, even though I don't think it would be a game I'd play. On the question of having reviews, I think they would work on games you have a strong opinion on but I don't think you need to feel you have to do them if its games that aren't doing much for you. I'd much rather have a point of view in a view, no matter the subject, rather than a do it because its expected habit.

Peter Campbell

Great video, I wonder why the 1st one is a PS3 exclusive, its a remake of Ni no Kuni: Dominion of the Dark Djinn on the DS. The DS has all the animation from Studio Ghibli, the DS has an extra animation movie clip I believe, but its was only released in Japan.

Hose A Contra Razz

Great to see you do game reviews in this style again Colin. I really enjoyed it! Keep up the great work.

Leo Maniscalchi

I have also been a little on the fence with this one, and I am going to wait until I can rent it, because of the lack of a good story and characters. I am all about story and characters :) I liked your review and hope that you will do more this year like God Of War, Red Dead, Detroit. No score at the end is not a problem for me, you say everything we need to know in the review.

Theis Jensen

Good review Colin. I would enjoy more of these for sure. I would also like to mention that the reason I played original game was because I constantly heard you praising it. I borrowed a PS3, bought it and wow... what an experience it was. The game literally had me tearing up in the first 5 minutes. The combat was weird at first, but I got used to it. I was so happy that this one came to PC, so I can play it without borrowing a console lol. I will say the challenge level is pretty low so far, which is kind of disappointing, bit it's still fun. As a side note... did King Tom from the first game have intercourse with a human at some point... how else would we get a cat boy for the protagonist. Still makes me uncomfortable when I think about it too much lol.

Carson Smith

Thank you for your feedback! If I'm leveling with you, there's a 0% chance I put a score (or other system) on my reviews. I've been saying for years that review scores are dumb, and now I can put up or shut up, as it were.

Colin Moriarty

I'm personally not seeing much Suiokden here, though there's certainly something to be said about that comparison. Honestly, I get Actraiser vibes (like I said in the review), in addition to -- if I'm being honest -- perhaps Little King's Story? Obscure, but an apt reference. Like you said, it's not boring by any stretch. I think it's pretty great. But it doesn't have the SPIRIT of the first, and that, to me, was stunning.

Colin Moriarty

Thank you so much!

Colin Moriarty

I'm glad you liked those little touches.

Colin Moriarty

I hear you loud and clear, and will deliver. =D

Colin Moriarty

I died a few times, but I was really pushing it fighting enemies I had no business going up against.

Colin Moriarty

I'm thinking that you will. Maybe one a month?

Colin Moriarty

Thank you!

Colin Moriarty

I'm glad to hear that!

Colin Moriarty

Thanks ma!

Colin Moriarty

You're playing the PSone Classic of CT? Dude, that's a terrible port! =\ Glad you liked the review, though. =D

Colin Moriarty

'Tis an interesting idea. Maybe I could put the script in the body of the postings here on Patreon? It's something to consider.

Colin Moriarty

You're quite welcome! The first game is one of the best on PS3, period. I think you'll love it.

Colin Moriarty

You're very welcome. Thanks for watching.

Colin Moriarty

Thank you! &lt;3

Colin Moriarty

I know you're said in past you don't like ratings, but it kind of stinks you don't include them. The way I see it, if I'm really on the fence about a game, I'll usually just check out the scores and see if it's high then I go off that. I was fine with waiting on getting Metal Gear Solid 5 at launch, but then when IGN/Gamespot gave it a 10, I picked it up without reading the review...I'll usually double back to read reviews after I've played it in a while. Ni No Kuni 2 is one of those games as well, I watched the review to see your thoughts, but probably won't watch future ones unless there is a score, or until I've given the game a try. Just some food for thought on the whole "Review Scores vs No Review Scores" - Thanks Colin :)

Stephen Crane

Awesome! I pretty much agree except a few things, despite only playing the original's beta. My points of comparison were Suikoden because of the party recruiting and Fable for the kingdom building. I don't think the characters grabbed me like they did in Suikoden but then I've played that game at least 6 times. Loved that the your time investment fed in multiple systems regardless what you were doing. I was surprised at the lack of VO and found the game waaaay too easy. I was having to fight enemies 10 levels higher than myself to find any challenge and yes, the combat system was like a lesser version of the The series. In saying that, it was very fluid and I've never found it boring, but then I'm a big advocate for the jrpg move to real time combat, despite how clumsy most attempts have been. I'm at around 30 hours and pretty sure I have another 10-20 to go at least and I'd be surprised if this game doesn't stay in my top 5 or at least top 10 for the year. In the mean time I better play its predecessor! Cheers for the review, Colin! Hope to see more for those special games.

Leonard Jacobson

God Damn Right.. awesome to see a review from you. Looking forward to more.

Great review. I would definitely love to see more reviews from you. I appreciate that you mentioned the trophie list for the game and that you didn't tack on a score at the end.👍👍👌👌.

Cameron Paterson

Really enjoyed it Colin, I think reviews of big games or ones you feel strongly about would be very welcome as a part of Side Quest.

Bryan Finck

i miss the animation from the first one and this game seems to be really easy. I have not died once. Even when fighting enemies 5-10 levels above mine.

walter pocasangre

Great review. I hope we get to see at least a few of these throughout the year.

Chris B

What a great episode! It’s nice to hear you reviewing games again!

Will Hahn

Nicely done, bud. I’ve missed ‘this particular voice’ ... 👍🏻😉❤️

BettyAnn Moriarty

Excellent review Colin. I would love to see you do more of this. I was already thinking about picking this up, but definitely will later this year after watching this!

Brock Thomas Walsh

Great review. Once I finish replaying Chrono Trigger on my Vita, this will be next on the list.

AndyofCT

I know you've only done the one review so far, but have you considered posting your script for them? Video was great btw, but sometimes I'm in the mood to read a good old fashioned review sans video/sound. Your writing is fantastic (I'm still hoping you do another 'history of (developer)' article in the future). Just an idea. Keep on gaming brotha.

Owen

Would looooove reviews on the channel, Colin. This review was extremely informative and let me know that while I still intend to play the first in the series, this one doesn't seem like its for me. I get overwhelmed fairly easily when there's a million different things to do in a game, and Ni No Kuni II seems like there's plenty to juggle. Excellent review, thank you!

Ian (616Entertainment)

Great review Colin! I was waiting on purchasing until I heard your feedback so thank you for putting this together.

Jeff

Colin, for what it’s worth, I love you for this episode. Now. Must. Watch.

Jacek Debowski