With Oliver I used a Dynamite, Dragamuffin and Sweetpea Sprite. My Dragon was a beast at level 27 Psych Up then Earsplitter would take out most enemies.
Dinoceros's line was OP, give him earsplitter and watch them all fall down (except bosses, they don't like to fall down), Griphy(Griffy?) was also a life saver (literally) for Esther, rivaled my dinoceros in power
90% of my problems with this game would have been solved with the implementation of a block button rather than having to cycle through the menu to find the defend option.
I never had a problem with them going back down to level 1. This game is easy enough that you can get them back up to their previous level pretty quickly, and their stats are all the better after it.
And then there's putting the Lore together. As someone who put the pieces together for 1, putting together from 2 hurts at the feels. Of course, there's the DS, then there's the PS3 for Ni No Kuni. I am playing 2 to help me see which of the two is it following through.
It's wild how the game is simultaneously shallow and deep. The wizard's companion is tremendous and actually having to write things down from it for problem solving was a treat, I just wish there was more involvement with it, hat off to the localization team as they did a really good job.
He claims that the game goes full Bambi with Oliver's mom dying at the beginning. However, I've never cried while watching Bambi but, the scene with Oliver's mom in this game really gets me every time that I see it.
Matthew Alder just because it was made by some of the same people doesn't mean it was their first films. As far as ghibli goes totoro was the first produced by the company
Wait really? I completed the game back in 2013 on PS 3 but maybe i should play it again on Switch for the nostalgia run. Or just play again on my old dusty PS 3 beacuse it is still working
Thrilled to hear Jirard talk about this, got a huge fondness for this game even though I was never able to play it. Plus the Welsh fairies made me happy as a welsh woman, can't wait to get my hands on ni no kuni 2 now that I actually have a console it's on!
Natetroxide actually I kind of enjoyed Final Fantasy Spirits Within Myself if you forget it's a Final Fantasy sort of thing you can actually enjoy it for the story it is. It's not bad
Aside from the joke I referred to, I do agree with you. Sometimes people will hold on to certain things, story or plot or characters from other entries into a series and dictate something solely on that, when it doesn't have any connection to it other than the name. Sometimes, if you just take a step back and look at something for what it is and stop looking at what it isn't, its not that bad.
Oh this takes me back! I bought NNK when it was first released when I was living in the middle of nowhere, Korea, to pass time. Holy smokes did it do just that! Two and a half gameplays and over 200 hours of dedication was put into this. I loved this game! This video makes me want to dig up my old copy and play it again,
Yes but seek fortune basically charts out their exact locations As looking to the wizards companion and back to the map is tedious and more difficult than just simply using the spell
@@lillith7257 Yeah, but it's still really nice to have some of the stuff in the level range when you get access to the area, and lots of the stuff near the cities isn't useful for anything other than vendor trash if you wait on Seek Fortune.
What! I didn't notice that at all! The only secret treasures I'd found were just me mashing A at "suspiciously empty" pieces of the world map. Well, this is certainly a cool thing to learn since I'm playing through this on the Switch years and years after having first played this back on the PS3.
Not the best game mechanically, but MAN I absolutely loved Ni no Kuni. My special edition of II just got here, I can't wait until I get to review it next month!
2 is amazing really. My only complaint on it is its way to easy combat wise and the rpg part of it Story is great so far. Only 5 hours in and level 15 or 16. Have fun with it
Ni no Kuni was the game that brought me to play JRPG. Before Ni no Kuni I played only a few JRPG (like Pokemon, and FF13 that I got stuck on the start. and Ar Tonelico). But after some time, I started other JRPG, and highly enjoyed them. "Tales of" became my favourite game series (which I played all the games on PS3, Including Vesperia), and Tales of Xillia is still my favourite game since I played it. I then play Nights of Azure, Golden Sun, Shining Resorance, and White Knight Chronicles, Disgaea, Ateleir, and Time and Eterinty. Most of that is thanks to Ni no Kuni.
I feel like the Wizard's Companion goes so underappreciated. It's definitely one of my highlights on playing the game for a second time, it's basically a built in wiki. It shows tons of information on nearly every enemy, tons of lore, interesting stories, foreshadowing, explanations and even the map proved very useful as it showed all the rough locations of the hidden treasures and forest dweller villages. At a lot of points in the game I said out loud "I know this, I studied my wizardry!" At least 25% of my 90 hours in the game were spent in the wizards companion I honestly want one irl
Not going to lie, I've not done much post game. But trying to get an few specific familiars was painful. Even more so when the game decides to give you the second copy almost immediately while making the first one a complete PITA. But that doesn't stop this game from being a complete joy to just replay every now and again.
I just finished playing this for the first time and despite its few flaws (the familiars and rare items were a bit much. Also the dragon riding music) I loved it. I'm older and have neither the time nor the wrist strength to play a lot of games anymore, so it's really nice to have a bright, simple game like this, even if I could see the ending coming a mile away.
Dude, I've been working on this game for about 3 weeks and I've finally got the plat. I just want to say, thanks. I've been watching your vids in the background while endlessly grinding for alchemy ingredients. Just knowing that someone else does this crap too really helped me finish this. I almost dropped this game at least twice. That alchemy trophy is no joke.
It's no surprise why this game is so beautiful, Studio Ghibli's artstyle is incredible. I didn't even know until a while ago that it was animated by Studio Ghibli, but it's obvious now that I know.
Now what got me hooked to leveling 5 was their hidden gem of a game called "Rogue Galaxy". It ended up being one of my all time favorite classic games of the ps2 era
That's what I needed to hear at the end, after about 90 hours of gameplay my journey comes to an end. While I did not complete it entirely its been a lot of fun and memories were made.
Want to add. In the wizard compendium, you zoom in on the map portions. This shows keyholes littered on the map showing locations of the invisible chests, so you can do these at anytime in the game, making their items not so obsolete
Im so glad u mentioned level 5 and dark cloudXD Ive heard ppl talking abt ni no kuni without mentioning level 5 when they're largely responsible for the game~ So thank you jirard!!!
Dark cloud was fantastic, dark chronicle on the other hand is one of the best PS2 games ever, imo. Please bring it back, another sequal is my dream game from Level 5.
Just completed the Remastered and this game is so amazing with great story and music that I spent almost my whole 60 hours completing it with my 5 year old son and he's enjoying it along the way. He even helped me to grind some levels lol.
Did you know that the DS version of the game came with an actual bound book of the wizard's companion which you need to play the game? You need to look up the spells the first time you use them and some of the puzzles rely on the player finding the answers in the actual physical book! Additionally it also has a few short stories that are written in a fairy tale style and that flesh out the Ni no Kuni world! It is such a shame that the DS version never made it across the ocean from Japan. I got the Japanese DS game and the book and it was an amazing feeling playing the game with the book in hand. It is also beautifully illustrated and explains the in-game mechanics very meticulously. You can basically feel the care and charm that was put into this game oozing from this book! I wish they also included it with the PS3 game but I suppose the costs to actually print that would be enormous.
Just one minir correction at 1:50 mark... Studio Ghibli started with Nausica, not Totoro. But yes, it was Totoro that made them famous worldwide. And before Nausica, Miyazaki was already a legend in animation, and had directed a Lupin III movie, The Castle of Cagliostro and many others like Future Boy Conan and a bunch of World Masterpiece Theaters
I don't think words can express just how absolutely excited I am that you finally are covering Ni No Kuni! It's one of my all-time favorite games, and the impact and affect it had on me during an extremely hard time of my life was super meaningful. For real, I know that JRPGs take a while for you to cover because of how long they take but this is fantastic and further secures how good I feel about finally covering this game on my own channel. Can't wait to hear what you got to say on the sequel!
the effing rare alchemy parts after the game is over is what I've never been able to complete, I haven't finished your video but if you did... YOURE A GOD I played the game with the Japanese voices I've never played it in english I should tho lol
Yesyesyeayesyesyesyesyesyesyeayes!!!!!!!!!! I love you and your beard! I preordered the sequel after making this game my favorite of all time. Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom comes out in 5 minutes. I'm ready to explode!!!!!
Phew this was a lot of memories but I need to replay this so I can beat it XD I didn't get but about 30 minutes or so from the end of the White Witch's "castle" and then I started college and couldn't play games anymore.
Oliver was supposed to be 13?! I always assumed he was supposed to be like 8-10. It would be creepy and weird (and worrying) for any 13 year old to be that childish.
I may be late to the party, but the last gaming console/handheld I owned was the 2DS. I got my Switch Lite this week, this game was on sale and this review did it for me. I'm enjoying it so far being that it's my first time playing it. Thank you, Jirard!
One day completion beard boy will 100% complete sunset overdrive. If you do see this and you wanna try and 100% sunset overdrive. *you have my condolences*
I hadn't watched a video from you in a long time but when I saw you were covering this game I had to watch it! This is definitely in my top 5 JRPGs of all time. The fact that someone would 100% this beast blows my mind. Nothing but respect for Beardman. Keep up the solid work ^-^
I had a really close friend a few years back and he loved this game and being a healer keeping a team of cute monsters going. He died back in 2016 and I'll always associate this game positively with my friendship with him, despite never owning or playing it myself.
I fucking love you so much for this, Gerard. I've wanted to see you complete this for a while. This game is a huge undertaking! You're doing God's work, son, keep up the great work
I just platinum trophied Ni No Kuni Wrath of The White Witch remastered on my PS4 at the end of my 2019 Christmas vacation. Now I completely finished No no Kuni 1 as well as 2. lol.
I completed the game lore wise, but not familiar or equipment, because those rarest materials are a pain. And they came from GOLDEN creatures as rare drops. Let that sink in. Double Planet creatures are hard enough to find as it is, let alone getting one tamable on defeat.
Very very cool video, I thoroughly enjoyed it! I never owned a ps3, just xbox360s, and have always felt like I've missed out on Ni no kuni. I own a PS4 now but it sadly overheats constantly, so I decided on getting Ni no kuni 2 on my laptop and I am having tons of fun. Also it runs great, maxed settings, and looks absolutely beautiful. I Subscribed and plan on watching all of your videos, based off of this video alone I expect that I will not be disappointed. Thanks for all your work and that of your team as well, please keep on creating and take care!
Is Xenoblade Chronicles in the pipeline? I know its hard to restart after getting so far in but Id really like to see that game on the show. All three for that matter :)
I have NEVER understood the people who claimed this game was Hard. The Bosses "really" telegraph their big attacks giving you ample time to issue the "defend all" command. Sure there were a few small spikes in difficulty, but i have seen people who claim the game required tons of grinding to finish the main story and i find that crazy
I think their getting hard confused with bad mechanics. The bosses aren't hard, but trying to effective play with how the mechanics are set up is. So much would've been better if defend, magic, and your items had their own assigned button during combat so you're not constantly shuffling pass actions
I had to laugh at this bit. Its like being in the middle of running a marathon and you just happen to clothesline your grade school bully in the process without stopping.
Just throwing this out there because I've already seen people talk about skipping ahead or that there's a sponsor: If you want to see videos of this length, at this quality, this often, and you can't spare cash for Patreon or Red, it really isn't asking a lot to wait a few minutes or even 10 seconds to whitelist your Adblock blah blah run on sentence. Great work Jirard!
Herman Falck How I was thinking that to, because I don’t want to play the second after looking at the first one. The world and Pokemon aspect interest me more.
What are your favorite and least favorite familiars?
The Completionist mine is the Mediocrist and his *BEARS*
With Oliver I used a Dynamite, Dragamuffin and Sweetpea Sprite. My Dragon was a beast at level 27 Psych Up then Earsplitter would take out most enemies.
Dinoceros's line was OP, give him earsplitter and watch them all fall down (except bosses, they don't like to fall down), Griphy(Griffy?) was also a life saver (literally) for Esther, rivaled my dinoceros in power
The pods from Nier:Automata
Jeremiah Hall
Hahahahahah, hilarious dude, you should be a comedian
90% of my problems with this game would have been solved with the implementation of a block button rather than having to cycle through the menu to find the defend option.
Strain42
Or get to dodge... Kingdom Hearts be proud on that dodge roll.
Japan needs to learn that there a more than 4 buttons on a controller.
Skull_Latte well they learnt that in the new game
My biggest issue was how Familiars went to level 1 after metamorphic.
I never had a problem with them going back down to level 1. This game is easy enough that you can get them back up to their previous level pretty quickly, and their stats are all the better after it.
Poor Jirard. Jrpgs aren't friendly to completionists.
You would have thought he'd learn after the _Golden Turd_ he received in Breath of The Wild...
It would be if he just played the Suikoden games.
And then there's putting the Lore together. As someone who put the pieces together for 1, putting together from 2 hurts at the feels.
Of course, there's the DS, then there's the PS3 for Ni No Kuni. I am playing 2 to help me see which of the two is it following through.
Unless they're sadistic.
But he IS supposed to be a completionist.
I love watching Oliver go up and down stairs it makes you feel like someone actually took time and care to make this game!
There's so many small quirks like that. Even how Oliver opens his mouth very slightly when he begins walking.
Absolutely true
It's wild how the game is simultaneously shallow and deep. The wizard's companion is tremendous and actually having to write things down from it for problem solving was a treat, I just wish there was more involvement with it, hat off to the localization team as they did a really good job.
Those cut scenes and overall art work style are five star. Incredible.
He claims that the game goes full Bambi with Oliver's mom dying at the beginning. However, I've never cried while watching Bambi but, the scene with Oliver's mom in this game really gets me every time that I see it.
Totoro is not Ghibli's first feature-length movie. Laputa, Nausicaa, and Grave of the Fireflies all came before it.
I know that Nausicaa was made before the company was officially founded. I don't know about the others.
Matthew Alder just because it was made by some of the same people doesn't mean it was their first films. As far as ghibli goes totoro was the first produced by the company
Castle in the sky was the first film by ghibli
I fuckin hate Laputa aka Castle in the Sky. Almost as much as princess monokai
I don't think he was saying it was the first film ever. I think he mentioning that Totoro was one of the first films to be popular in West
Jirard, now you can replay it on Nintendo Switch!
It's so fucking good on switch..perfect for the system
Duchesse de Berne YES JUST BOUGHT IT
The switch version feels like it was meant to be on the system
Wait really? I completed the game back in 2013 on PS 3 but maybe i should play it again on Switch for the nostalgia run.
Or just play again on my old dusty PS 3 beacuse it is still working
@@butelekbutelkowany8375 play on the switch it's much better
11:33 That's Lord High Lord of the Fairies to you!
Damn right!
Thrilled to hear Jirard talk about this, got a huge fondness for this game even though I was never able to play it.
Plus the Welsh fairies made me happy as a welsh woman, can't wait to get my hands on ni no kuni 2 now that I actually have a console it's on!
The first ni no Kuni is also being remastered on the ps4
Free on gamepass lol
Playing this again on switch. Such a beautiful game in every single way.
LOVE the second one but the first is just something special
"My favorite scene was none of it!". That got me. 10/10
Natetroxide actually I kind of enjoyed Final Fantasy Spirits Within Myself if you forget it's a Final Fantasy sort of thing you can actually enjoy it for the story it is. It's not bad
Aside from the joke I referred to, I do agree with you. Sometimes people will hold on to certain things, story or plot or characters from other entries into a series and dictate something solely on that, when it doesn't have any connection to it other than the name. Sometimes, if you just take a step back and look at something for what it is and stop looking at what it isn't, its not that bad.
Hey, I saw that movie in theaters!!!
Oh this takes me back! I bought NNK when it was first released when I was living in the middle of nowhere, Korea, to pass time. Holy smokes did it do just that! Two and a half gameplays and over 200 hours of dedication was put into this. I loved this game! This video makes me want to dig up my old copy and play it again,
I think I threw up a little when you said Dorito-flavored Mountain Dew...
hahaha it looks so gross
Me too
The ultimate gamer drink
@@_understandable that might be good, it's all about texture, I dont wanna drink doritos unless I'm forced to
This is the first game where I've completed all side quests. I was not ready for it to end.
Actually, you don't need Seek Fortune to find the secret chests. The locations are marked as keyholes on the maps in the Wizard's Compendium.
Yes but seek fortune basically charts out their exact locations
As looking to the wizards companion and back to the map is tedious and more difficult than just simply using the spell
@@lillith7257 Yeah, but it's still really nice to have some of the stuff in the level range when you get access to the area, and lots of the stuff near the cities isn't useful for anything other than vendor trash if you wait on Seek Fortune.
What! I didn't notice that at all!
The only secret treasures I'd found were just me mashing A at "suspiciously empty" pieces of the world map.
Well, this is certainly a cool thing to learn since I'm playing through this on the Switch years and years after having first played this back on the PS3.
Not the best game mechanically, but MAN I absolutely loved Ni no Kuni. My special edition of II just got here, I can't wait until I get to review it next month!
i agree. wasn't a big fan of combat, but it was a great game. i am planing on getting 2 ASAP, because im a real sucker for base building in RPG's.
2 is amazing really. My only complaint on it is its way to easy combat wise and the rpg part of it
Story is great so far. Only 5 hours in and level 15 or 16.
Have fun with it
The Golden Bolt's Game Reviews Seriously, Ni No Kuni is actually in my top 5 favorite games of all time. Love this game.
The Golden Bolt's Game Reviews Can't wait for you to do a review on Ni No Kuni 2, if you're willing to do it.
The Golden Bolt's Game Reviews I
Ni no Kuni was the game that brought me to play JRPG. Before Ni no Kuni I played only a few JRPG (like Pokemon, and FF13 that I got stuck on the start. and Ar Tonelico). But after some time, I started other JRPG, and highly enjoyed them. "Tales of" became my favourite game series (which I played all the games on PS3, Including Vesperia), and Tales of Xillia is still my favourite game since I played it. I then play Nights of Azure, Golden Sun, Shining Resorance, and White Knight Chronicles, Disgaea, Ateleir, and Time and Eterinty.
Most of that is thanks to Ni no Kuni.
Yeah. Not gonna lie, this was one of the toughest platinum trophies I earned in terms of sheer length. Only Diablo 3 came close.
Me and my brother will attest to that since we wound up getting the Platinum as well and 100%ed the game.
See I don't get that - I plat'd this game in just over 90 hours. D3 took WAY longer.
Getting the scrolls lol geez I spent an entire day dedicated to acquiring them
97.5 hours finished my platinum. A lot of grinding items towards the end but I loved it haha
Zenith Will Review I found the Alchemy trophy especially challenging, it took forever to get the scrolls and kaleidoscopes.
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I feel like the Wizard's Companion goes so underappreciated. It's definitely one of my highlights on playing the game for a second time, it's basically a built in wiki. It shows tons of information on nearly every enemy, tons of lore, interesting stories, foreshadowing, explanations and even the map proved very useful as it showed all the rough locations of the hidden treasures and forest dweller villages. At a lot of points in the game I said out loud "I know this, I studied my wizardry!" At least 25% of my 90 hours in the game were spent in the wizards companion I honestly want one irl
This game touched me so much and so deeply. Words cannot describe it's magic. I am truly grateful that it was made.
Same
Can you point to where it touched you on this doll?
I was definitely like that at 13. I didn't have a wild streak until 16.
Yet another inspiring episode! Thanks and hope you enjoy Ni no Kuni II, Jirard.
Not going to lie, I've not done much post game. But trying to get an few specific familiars was painful. Even more so when the game decides to give you the second copy almost immediately while making the first one a complete PITA.
But that doesn't stop this game from being a complete joy to just replay every now and again.
I just finished playing this for the first time and despite its few flaws (the familiars and rare items were a bit much. Also the dragon riding music) I loved it. I'm older and have neither the time nor the wrist strength to play a lot of games anymore, so it's really nice to have a bright, simple game like this, even if I could see the ending coming a mile away.
Dude, I've been working on this game for about 3 weeks and I've finally got the plat. I just want to say, thanks. I've been watching your vids in the background while endlessly grinding for alchemy ingredients. Just knowing that someone else does this crap too really helped me finish this. I almost dropped this game at least twice. That alchemy trophy is no joke.
Don't forget that Level 5 made Yokai Watch.
Imo their two best games series are Ni no Kuni and Yokai Watch
@@lillith7257 both are good series. For me Professor Layton is one of my favorites
This is one of my all time favorite games. So much charm.
YES! This is my favorite JRPG of all time. I’m so excited to get my Collector’s Edition of Revenant Kingdom!
Just waiting for school to end to pick up my pre ordered copy
Amazing game but persona 4 golden is better :p
Im waiting for mine to come!!
This game has my soul
Joshua Serrano amazing game but persona 3 is better
Why does it seem like most Level-5 games have this whimsical vibe to it?
It's no surprise why this game is so beautiful, Studio Ghibli's artstyle is incredible. I didn't even know until a while ago that it was animated by Studio Ghibli, but it's obvious now that I know.
Now what got me hooked to leveling 5 was their hidden gem of a game called "Rogue Galaxy". It ended up being one of my all time favorite classic games of the ps2 era
Lmfao that description of you as 13 is something we can all relate to I think.
*Spot on.*
That's what I needed to hear at the end, after about 90 hours of gameplay my journey comes to an end. While I did not complete it entirely its been a lot of fun and memories were made.
i've 100%ed this game twice and i'm right about to buy the second game. this couldn't have come at a better time.
shadowfan2004 if 100% you need to max out all their levels?
nah you just have to evolve all the boys
Bruh the second game sucked so hard
Collecting all the familiars wasn't even as hard as getting the items for that fucking ax
Opened up my ni no kuni 2 collectors edition earlier......love it
Tbh I thought Oliver was like 8 years old at first
Since you mentioned Professor Layton... it would be great to watch you and Alex play one of the games on Super Beard Bros.
TheDarkM YEESSSSS I could watch them actually use their brains
TheDarkM Yokai Watch is better
Professor Layton will always be one of my favourite game series' of all time.
One of my favorite PS3 games. Just listening to this again while I platinumed Revenant Kingdom
Loved this game, thanks for covering it.
Want to add. In the wizard compendium, you zoom in on the map portions. This shows keyholes littered on the map showing locations of the invisible chests, so you can do these at anytime in the game, making their items not so obsolete
One of my favorite games from last gen. I was giddy when I heard it was coming to switch!
Im so glad u mentioned level 5 and dark cloudXD Ive heard ppl talking abt ni no kuni without mentioning level 5 when they're largely responsible for the game~ So thank you jirard!!!
I'm currently playing on the switch and I finally caught a toko. 10 hours later it is finally level 5. This is going to take a while.
I just platinumed this game last night. Nearly 100 hours, had the game for a long time. Big congrats dude. Hope you enjoy the sequel.
wait people know about dark cloud? I thought it was the spellforce of the ps2
I honestly thought I was the only one who liked Dark Cloud.
Yeah I was only half watching the video but heard that and cracked up
Are you saying people don't know about Spellforce? o.O
Dark Cloud is way too underrated. I loved that game, especially the duels or the georama system. It really needs a remake.
Dark cloud was fantastic, dark chronicle on the other hand is one of the best PS2 games ever, imo. Please bring it back, another sequal is my dream game from Level 5.
Just completed the Remastered and this game is so amazing with great story and music that I spent almost my whole 60 hours completing it with my 5 year old son and he's enjoying it along the way. He even helped me to grind some levels lol.
"my favorite scene was none of it" i had to pause the video for a moment for a good chuckle
Did you know that the DS version of the game came with an actual bound book of the wizard's companion which you need to play the game? You need to look up the spells the first time you use them and some of the puzzles rely on the player finding the answers in the actual physical book! Additionally it also has a few short stories that are written in a fairy tale style and that flesh out the Ni no Kuni world! It is such a shame that the DS version never made it across the ocean from Japan. I got the Japanese DS game and the book and it was an amazing feeling playing the game with the book in hand. It is also beautifully illustrated and explains the in-game mechanics very meticulously. You can basically feel the care and charm that was put into this game oozing from this book! I wish they also included it with the PS3 game but I suppose the costs to actually print that would be enormous.
Castle in the Sky was Studio Ghibli first film.
Nope, it was Nausicaa.
Imal00ter20 Nausicca was made by Miyazaki but I believe it predates Studio Ghibli. could be wrong tho
Ben W yup, Nausicaa was made while Miyazaki was still in Toei, but it's still considered a Ghibli film.
Castle in the sky is a good move. Maybe not the first, idk, but it's a good movie.
Imal00ter20 nausicaa wasnt made by ghibli technically. It was made by ghibli staff, but before ghibli came to existence.
Please, please, please complete Xenoblade Chronicles. These two games are my favorite games of all time.
*(Sees title)
*(has war flashbacks of 100%ing the game)
*(Salutes)
"Good Luck sir"
Spirited Away was my first Studio Ghibli film!
Omg this is my Literal Number 1 favorite game
Just one minir correction at 1:50 mark... Studio Ghibli started with Nausica, not Totoro. But yes, it was Totoro that made them famous worldwide. And before Nausica, Miyazaki was already a legend in animation, and had directed a Lupin III movie, The Castle of Cagliostro and many others like Future Boy Conan and a bunch of World Masterpiece Theaters
Welcome to Japanese RNG, the evilest of all RNG.
I don't think words can express just how absolutely excited I am that you finally are covering Ni No Kuni! It's one of my all-time favorite games, and the impact and affect it had on me during an extremely hard time of my life was super meaningful. For real, I know that JRPGs take a while for you to cover because of how long they take but this is fantastic and further secures how good I feel about finally covering this game on my own channel. Can't wait to hear what you got to say on the sequel!
Man I still need to finish this one. Great video as always! 🙏🏼
Me too. I used PS now to play it but eventually cancelled the sub after I beat a bunch if the games
the effing rare alchemy parts after the game is over is what I've never been able to complete, I haven't finished your video but if you did... YOURE A GOD
I played the game with the Japanese voices I've never played it in english I should tho lol
I rarely laugh and have a hard time doing so but did when Jirard said in regards of The Spirits Within, “My favorite scene was none of them”
My favorite familiar was the light/dark cat thing. I thought it was really cool.
Yesyesyeayesyesyesyesyesyesyeayes!!!!!!!!!! I love you and your beard! I preordered the sequel after making this game my favorite of all time. Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom comes out in 5 minutes. I'm ready to explode!!!!!
Can you please do a review of Nino Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom. It's not as painful.
That sims background soundtrack in the ad segment
*nostalgia much*
bruh, facts
Is level 5 not known for rogue galaxy as well?
Phew this was a lot of memories but I need to replay this so I can beat it XD I didn't get but about 30 minutes or so from the end of the White Witch's "castle" and then I started college and couldn't play games anymore.
Oliver was supposed to be 13?! I always assumed he was supposed to be like 8-10. It would be creepy and weird (and worrying) for any 13 year old to be that childish.
Please Complete the original Devil May Cry games
Been waiting for this! I loved this game so much! I played it for like 3 weeks straight without break until I finished it.
Great show as always! You should complete crypt of the necrodancer.
I love Ghibli and I love this game seeing jirared complete this game makes my day
I didn't know you had a girlfriend. Good on you man! You deserve all the love you can get... from us and from your gf!
he mentions her on beard bros all the time, you should watch it it's tight #pikagate #wheat #stillcops
Oh! Thanks for informing me man! Il'l be sure to watch it!
Creepy comment.
I may be late to the party, but the last gaming console/handheld I owned was the 2DS. I got my Switch Lite this week, this game was on sale and this review did it for me. I'm enjoying it so far being that it's my first time playing it. Thank you, Jirard!
One day completion beard boy will 100% complete sunset overdrive.
If you do see this and you wanna try and 100% sunset overdrive.
*you have my condolences*
1 of my just 3 platinum trophies, i loved this game sooooo much
Shoutouts to that stand-up routine by those 2 faeries...I loved that shit. It was legit pretty funny.
I hadn't watched a video from you in a long time but when I saw you were covering this game I had to watch it! This is definitely in my top 5 JRPGs of all time. The fact that someone would 100% this beast blows my mind. Nothing but respect for Beardman. Keep up the solid work ^-^
FYI. "A land far, far away" is how the title should come off, not literally. (imho) Fairy tale vibes. Nice video and I picked up the sequel today.
I had a really close friend a few years back and he loved this game and being a healer keeping a team of cute monsters going. He died back in 2016 and I'll always associate this game positively with my friendship with him, despite never owning or playing it myself.
I fucking love you so much for this, Gerard. I've wanted to see you complete this for a while. This game is a huge undertaking! You're doing God's work, son, keep up the great work
Sooooo when's the Ni No Kuni 2 video gonna be released xD
Level 5 is one of my favorite development studio's and they have brought some of my favorite games. Even some that arent as popular
Dark cloud 2 is still one of the greatest arpgs. Imo it still holds up/ is more innovative then 99% of games still coming out.
I just platinum trophied Ni No Kuni Wrath of The White Witch remastered on my PS4 at the end of my 2019 Christmas vacation. Now I completely finished No no Kuni 1 as well as 2. lol.
Please port this to PC!! The sequel is on PC. Do it level 5. Please do it!
I've 100% this game and it took me a whole summer with a little over 211 hours. I loved it and im glad you enjoyed it was well
A friend of mine told me this was a bad game and I should save my money.
I believe he went on to complete this game later.
lol it's a bit addicting
I completed the game lore wise, but not familiar or equipment, because those rarest materials are a pain.
And they came from GOLDEN creatures as rare drops. Let that sink in. Double Planet creatures are hard enough to find as it is, let alone getting one tamable on defeat.
Very very cool video, I thoroughly enjoyed it! I never owned a ps3, just xbox360s, and have always felt like I've missed out on Ni no kuni. I own a PS4 now but it sadly overheats constantly, so I decided on getting Ni no kuni 2 on my laptop and I am having tons of fun. Also it runs great, maxed settings, and looks absolutely beautiful. I Subscribed and plan on watching all of your videos, based off of this video alone I expect that I will not be disappointed. Thanks for all your work and that of your team as well, please keep on creating and take care!
I love this game. When I saw this, I dropped everything
so did i just as i was about to continue playing this exact game
What happened to the graphic at 28:40? It's like looking through a foggy window
Is Xenoblade Chronicles in the pipeline? I know its hard to restart after getting so far in but Id really like to see that game on the show. All three for that matter :)
I have NEVER understood the people who claimed this game was Hard. The Bosses "really" telegraph their big attacks giving you ample time to issue the "defend all" command. Sure there were a few small spikes in difficulty, but i have seen people who claim the game required tons of grinding to finish the main story and i find that crazy
I think their getting hard confused with bad mechanics. The bosses aren't hard, but trying to effective play with how the mechanics are set up is. So much would've been better if defend, magic, and your items had their own assigned button during combat so you're not constantly shuffling pass actions
Dude you have to design a game and give the perfect 100% completion bonus
I already completed this game. And I loved every minute of it.
"my favorite scene is none of it"
LOL!!!!!!
I had to laugh at this bit. Its like being in the middle of running a marathon and you just happen to clothesline your grade school bully in the process without stopping.
Just throwing this out there because I've already seen people talk about skipping ahead or that there's a sponsor:
If you want to see videos of this length, at this quality, this often, and you can't spare cash for Patreon or Red, it really isn't asking a lot to wait a few minutes or even 10 seconds to whitelist your Adblock blah blah run on sentence. Great work Jirard!
They should do a PS4 remaster of this game. Hyped for the sequel, but the first one is one of my favorite JRPGs ever.
Herman Falck How
I was thinking that to, because I don’t want to play the second after looking at the first one. The world and Pokemon aspect interest me more.
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And playing second after playing one actually gives players the feels trip, for those who understood the story and lore.
Wish granted!
Castle Of Coligostro was the first "Ghibli" film, they formed the studio after that Lupin movie