Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is an action role-playing game, developed by Level-5. The game is a significantly enhanced version of Ni no Kuni: Dominion of the Dark Djinn, which originally released for the Nintendo DS in Japan in December 2010. It was released for the PlayStation 3 in Japan in November 2011, and published in Western regions by Namco Bandai Games in January 2013. It was also released for Nintendo Switch in September 2019. A remastered version was released for PlayStation 4 and Windows in September 2019, and for Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S in September 2022.
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Players control Oliver, Esther and Swaine during battles, with the ability to access their familiars.
Studio Ghibli's Yoshiyuki Momose designed storyboards for the game's animated sequences, incorporating a "Ghibli-like" style to the game.
An artistic design of the game's main world. Reviewers praised the art within the game, particularly commending the work by Studio Ghibli. The layout and humor of the world was also well received.
Ni no Kuni: Dominion of the Dark Djinn
Ni no Kuni: Dominion of the Dark Djinn is a role-playing video game developed and published by Level-5. It was released in Japan for the Nintendo DS on December 9, 2010. Players control Oliver, a young boy who sets out on a journey to save his mother. The game is played from a third-person perspective and its world is navigated on foot or by boat. While players navigate Oliver throughout the game's world, other characters can be controlled during battles against enemies; during these battles, players use magic abilities and creatures known as "imajinn", which can be captured and tamed.
Ni no Kuni: Dominion of the Dark Djinn
Players control Oliver, Maru, Jairo and Shizuku during battles, with the ability to access imajinn.
Reviewers praised the art within the game, particularly commending the work by Studio Ghibli, and Level-5's imitation of Studio Ghibli's art style. The layout and humor of the world was also well received.