Ni no Kuni: HD Trailer / Preview / Gameplay 2 (and IRL Magic Master Bonus Book) - Light Spoilers

[CharleeeeLove]

Keroppi.

[aquaroris]

@aquaroris to add on, the in-game book will actually be translated. But I seriously doubt Namco Bandai would bother to release an English physical copy.

[aquaroris]

Hello there, the physical book that came with the limited edition of the japanese ni no kuni will almost certainly not appear in American shores. That is because the physical book is not actually the physical equivalent of the in-game book, but it came with the older, japanese-only DS version of the game. Thus, the book is actually for the wrong game; Level 5 probably had excess copies and gave it to magical edition ni no kuni ps3 buyers as a treat. Upvote this so other fans can see this.

[conker156]

Is this for NA as well I would LOVE to play this game it looks so awesome!!!

[heavyrainloverful]

A prize to jump? lol

[Grethium]

Make a new video please, sir. This and the video prior to this have been really awesome to watch, subbed to your channel just because of the Ni No Kuni vids :D. Also, it's pretty badass that you've got a grasp on the Japanese language (from what I gather in your video descriptions/channel description?). Someday I'd really like to teach English to Japanese kids over in Japan, but that's not relevant is it? Keep making badass videos man, thanks for making the Ni No Kuni ones especially!

[Fetuso8]

MOAR PLEEEEEEASE!

[FaustSketcher]

the magic book looks amazing! wish more games had complements like this, as some sort of assistance book, introducing you to the game story BG, or offering insides on the game

[skysands2008]

على اي جهاز هذه اللعبه؟!

[skysands2008]

in whitch console this game?!

[woarms]

@skysands2008 it is for ps3 coming to US early this year. no release date given yet. europe gets one, too but nothing was announced until yet

[SummonerMeleagros]

I hope we can get the book ;~; even if I have to pre-order some super special awesome edition of the game.

[MRarpegius]

4:52 summon DC comic book spell

[lkrauss100]

why do you thinik so many japanese videogames and animated movies western themed?

[jdniii]

Your narration was much better in this one. You sounded much more profesional without the excessive cursing. I really like your clear explanations and it was great to see the actual book!

[jdniii]

@jdniii well, I got further in and back to the over the top narration. Still its probably the best look at this game. Thanks



[MotigEx]

This game looks awesome. I know this question might come often. But will this come to Europe?

[woarms]

ha ha nice damn vid, bro! you're awesome. your style is fresh and you're easy to understand and god damn funny as well PLUS you share a lot of usefull information of the game with us! just mindblowing awesome xD

totally agree about your comments about journalism and gaming! stick to it. keept it that way! how to finish? ... yeah, well: awesome, bro! xD

[rebornl]

near 21:38 there is a face looking thing

[Deadweight09]

would love to see more ni no kuni

[RikudoSennin89]

Are you far enough in the game to give an estimate of how long it takes to complete everything? I'm really looking forward to this game's stateside release. I really enjoy watching your walkthroughs, keep it up!

[EpicNameBro]

@RikudoSennin89 It's quite long. I can't give a good estimate, but there are free post-game DLC quests. That's right, FREE post-game DLC. Level 5 does it right.

[quitedaboy89]

@EpicNameBro NO WAY!! FREE DLC? i thought kindness didn't exist for in this world im definely buying this =D

[lalilulelo]

@RikudoSennin89 I've read that the story itself is around 40 hours.

[PrinceOfAllSayiyans]

Just as i heard the word spoiler. I was choking on my food.

[Jackalofdeath]

man i want this out in NA soon.

[westandalone13]

Just recently found out about this game then came across your videos and you've really sold me, this game truly looks amazing. I wish there was more information on the NA release. I hope you upload more, these videos are great!

[Crystalgate]

I would like to know how well this game holds up once you get other party members.

[EpicNameBro]

@Crystalgate The difficulty increases quite a bit, so it seems great to me so far. My low level solo game is stuck for now. I know how to clear the boss that stopped me, but I need to execute well.

I wanted to upload some more gameplay, but they are doing content ID matches on this title.

[unknownkeyblade1]

I wanted to know if your stuck playing with oliver or will you be able to change party member's on the world map,for example in Dragon quest 8 you could switch between the Hero, Jessica and the other two,would you be able to switch to the other 2 here?

[Hgkd2]

yay XD

[SkyrimIsBoss]

Dude, I cant get enough of your Ni no Kuni videos, keep em comin'!

[Hgkd2]

more?

[EpicNameBro]

@Hgkd2 Yes, I'll put some more video this weekend... hopefully!

[blurplepie]

SO MUCH WANT.

[Hgkd2]

@blurplepie me 2!

[mrmabb123]

pokemon?? lol

[altairtoro]

oh dios,este juego sencillamente es una belleza,esperandolo ansiosamente,gracias por el video Epic.

[EpicNameBro]

@altairtoro my pleasure :)

[rockyheart609]

i used to hate JRPG combat style but this shit changed my mind

[DARKNINJAJCV763]

i know what is Ni no Kuni mean. it mean Queen of the White Ash Nino country.

[EpicNameBro]

@DARKNINJAJCV763 Ni means 2. Kuni means country, kingdom, or realm. Ni no Kuni means something like "Second Realm." I would call it "Another World." The Queen of White Ash part is separate. :)

[DARKNINJAJCV763]

@EpicNameBro okay can i get this game in japan right i am going to ask my uncle send me some games from there.

[EpicNameBro]

@DARKNINJAJCV763 Yup, this game is available in Japan!

[DARKNINJAJCV763]

it Ninokuni: Shiroki Seihai no Joou right

[alluke24]

I tend to be a power game cause I try to be ready for any thing.

[alluke24]

MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE

OH PLEASE

[krontaar]

I want to see how they evolve and stuff.

[vandal2012]

Hey Epic, have any idea when this will come out in the states? You've got me super excited for it!

[EpicNameBro]

@vandal2012 There's no set date yet, but I'll let you guys know. I'm starting a playthrough of it this weekend, too.

[KoopaSeNpAi]

i love your ni no kuni vids subscribed :D 

[MrLegitWalrus]

Finally a jrpg that tries to make battles more action packed and fun as opposed to the traditional jrpg style which is pretty much scrolling through a menu clicking on things whilst your character(s) and the enemy(s) take turns attacking.

[L0nnie1]

Epic important question! Can you capture random encounter imajins? or are the only ones you get are scripted?

[EpicNameBro]

@L0nnie1 You can capture enemies!

[L0nnie1]

@EpicNameBro Sweet Thank you for the reply. Great videos man.

[franzken]

i read thru all the descrption since im stoned haha good stuff news are irritating

[franzken]

wow this looks amazing.. they need a vita release cause i might sell mt ps3

[areyouserious83]

@franzken Why would you sell your PS3? if anything sell your 360 if you have one

[cooltallt]

I like the name shampoo i think i'll also use it.

[GuiltyinGaming]

Game looks great, kinda reminds me of a Tales of- game, which is one of my favorite game series. Another preview would've been awesome! ^^

[ngu0061]

namco bandai better make that book for us

[ronaldwangdra1995]

Epic, you didn't get the Skyrim's CE, did you?

[EpicNameBro]

@ronaldwangdra1995 Nah, I went stand-ahd

[ronaldwangdra1995]

@EpicNameBro Thought so... 'coz they gave out a similarly big art book that had the towns and some ruins in it. Statues you can find around Skyrim, creatures, races, clothing, armor, weapons, items, effects and even the staff. We also got a war map of Skyrim(separate from book)

It has leather-cover and I dunno what kind of paper it is but it feels like plastic-y.

+ it came with a miniature statue of Alduin and a word wall.

but, it's not free... so Ni no Kuni's book is still awesome

[rebornl]

hopefully namco bandi wont cheap out like the dark souls CE, i really want that book!

[Curl3y95]

ENB FTW!!!!!!

[acerpg007]

WOW! Thanks a lot man! now i'm definitely gonna buy this game when it releases here in the US.

[KIDcanFLY]

Oh my gosh I love this I love this! Too much!

[professorwimpy]

ugghhhhh!

[EpicNameBro]

@professorwimpy Constipated?  Get some Metamucil, bro. You'll feel better!

[professorwimpy]

stop talking!

[yashamaruism]

i need to get a ps3 just for this game

[warnexus]

merry holidays dude, english version coming out in 2012. it looks sweet! :)

[DrixanThePaladin]

waiting for more ni no kuni, cmon broski

[ThePirateJester]

I WANT THE BOOK! AHHHHH!

[NarutoOwnsU]

I would also like to add, for people wondering about the difficulty. There is a 0% chance a kid can beat this game, It ramps up so drastically it's not even funny.

Also I think i used more items in the last 10 hrs then I did in the entire game, its insane.

Also, I knew ZERO japanese, so i dono wtf was going on for most of the game, but I kinda clued in, and it's incredible import friendly. If you need any help where to go, rock me a PM all.

If you like oldschool RPG's BUY THIS GAME

[NarutoOwnsU]

Don't worry, I aint going to spoil anything.

I just beat the game, and my god the game is absolutely fantastic.

From the moment I started, until the ending. I feel like I accomplished a big goal.

The amount of bosses in the game is staggering. I think there was over 40.

But the thing I loved about this game the most, was EASILY the OLDSCHOOL ASPECT OF IT.

Overworld = check

Great gameplay = check

Flying around/boating around = check

Random encounters = check.

The game is a 10/10.

[ardur]

Hopefully the U.S. release will have the book too. I am really looking forward to a new RPG and this looks awesome. Thanks Epic, form NY now lol...

[MUGENOFFICIAL]

In my experience most rpgs from japan force you to level up and upgrade your equipment.

Some late bosses are just impossible..

[EpicNameBro]

@MUGENOFFICIAL Google up some LLGs! Tons of JRPGs can be beaten at ridiculously low levels.

I've cleared about 30% of this game and I've finally found a boss that's giving me trouble... but I think I can beat him as well. Low level, no items, and solo. This game has a deep system so you can use good strategy and tactics to win even difficult battles.

[MUGENOFFICIAL]

@EpicNameBro I had to restart The Last Odyssey a couple of months ago.

Some kids joined your party and you had to fight with them against one boss later, without any chance of leveling them up.. But TLO is a round based rpg.

I'll watch some LLG videos because, honestly, that kind of gameplay never came into my mind. (I love leveling up and all that RPG stuff ^^)

But as I wrote on of your Dark Souls videos you're kinda inspiring me. How you analye the enemies in Ni No Kuni n' stuff

[fitzcannon]

@EpicNameBro i googled llgs, it took me to London Lesbian & Gay Switchboard, lol

[MUGENOFFICIAL]

Is the book along with a limited edition or is it with every japanese copy?

[EpicNameBro]

@MUGENOFFICIAL Every JP copy as far as I know!

[DemureDiffident]

I can't remember the last game I played where you could roam the world map. I miss that...

[NarutoOwnsU]

Ok, I am 50 hrs into the game, Finally looks like its coming to a end. long game. Hey Epic, In the menu screen (the stone face) the 4th option there are Percentages %. can you tell me what each one's are?, from top to bottom.

[RaZor921]

I am really interested in this game, but I would love to see some more gameplay from it

[XxTRJR2123xX]

You should do a FFVII walkthrough. Or 10 if you haven't played it yet.

[JapanForSale]

Dispensing your trademark wisdom even in the description.

[pinglauwa]

Lastly, you ask what we want. DARK SOULS! Hehe.

[pinglauwa]

Watching the rest of the video I can also say that I really really like the soundtrack!

[pinglauwa]

I hate JRPGs.. Mostly because of the Japanese melodramatic "kawaii" going on all the time. But I'm so getting this game, and Iinclude the book, incredibly awesome. Western "DLC everything" companies could learn from this sort of treatment of the people that keep their business' alive!

[ElitistSponge]

I'm actually really looking forward to the US release of this game. It looks like it could be pretty fun with some replay value. To answer your style question, I'll be looking to play this exactly how I play all my RPG's - with POWER and a LOAD of farming. I will max the shit out of everything and faceroll the entire game. I know me. But, like you said, I think doing another play-through being low level could be really interesting/challenging down the road. Thanks for the previews, Epic! \m/

[EpicNameBro]

@ElitistSponge You'll be busy. You can have over 400 pokeymans, and maxing affection levels and experience for that many pokeymans is no joke!

[ElitistSponge]

@EpicNameBro Now that just makes me want it more. Ha.

[MUGENOFFICIAL]

@EpicNameBro horey shat, my body is ready.

[OdinOurSaviour]

@EpicNameBro Sup Epic! Quick question about FFT 1.3... How the fuck do I play this shit? Do I need to get an emulator or some such thing? Thanks in advance for the reply!

Also, of all the games coming out in the US in the future, I'm probably most psyched for Ni No Kuni. This game looks really fun in that kind of Tales of Symphonia / Dragon Quest 8 / Lost Odyssey kind of way. Thanks for your commentaries, sir.

[EpicNameBro]

@OdinOurSaviour Yeah, you need to get an emulator. You also need to make an iso of your copy of tactics, then use a patching program to apply 1.3. Check out

insanedifficulty

(dot) com

for more details. The community there will help / eat you!

[OdinOurSaviour]

@EpicNameBro Sweet, I can't wait to get eaten by the internet. By the way, catch the VP reference in my name?

[EpicNameBro]

@OdinOurSaviour I wasn't sure if it was a mythology reference or a VP ref... but yeah. VP is the shiiiiiiiiiiit. If they make VP Hrist I'll be on it like white on rice.

[pashery]

dam there is no way we'll get a book that nice

[gamemanksa2009]

oh yeah finally a classic JRPG learn squareEnix

[Meowmixxxx]

This game looks great! You said you went to grad school in Business: What for? MBA? Have you found that it has helped you at all?

[EpicNameBro]

@Meowmixxxx Yes, for an MBA. It has not proven helpful at all and I regret it greatly.

Graduate school was the biggest waste of time and money I've ever seen. For some people, it's useful. It depends on the field you want to work in and the degree that you can acquire. At the end of the day, though, specific skills are much more valuable than degrees.

I'm sorry, this is just my opinion, but the current education system is the biggest scam out there. Not just in the US, either.

[basketfoot1996]

DISS SOME GODLY SHIAT DAWG

[NarutoOwnsU]

Hey epicnamebro.

Can you do me a huge favor, I have imported and been playing the game with ZERO Japanese knowledge at all. I know literally 0 japanese, so I don't know what the side quest (stamp page perks) give you.

Can you tell me left from right

I believe the 1st one was press "o" to jump, after that I have no idea. Can you tell me all of them, thanks a ton!

[EpicNameBro]

@NarutoOwnsU iirc- Jump, Move slightly faster on the world map, harvest additional items in the wild, harder to be detected by enemies, and get souls more easily in combat.

Done from memory.. hopefully I didn't make a mistake. I recommend the souls one first. I haven't bought it, but it seems like the only one that is useful in combat.

[NarutoOwnsU]

@EpicNameBro Ya, I am about 25 hrs into the game, when you unlock more, please let me know. Really curious what the boat one

[EpicNameBro]

@NarutoOwnsU Check out the forum I linked in the description. We have a Ni no Kuni section where a couple of other import players are hanging out and talking about NnK

[DemureDiffident]

I was already excited for this game when I saw it was coming state-side. Now it's at the top of my list next to Diablo 3. I hope they can manage shipping it with that baller as fuhhhh book! I'd pay more for a special edition if it came with that.

[darko853]

The board in the side quests system is very reminiscent of FF12. Thats pretty cool, I reallly enjoyed 12. Hope the book comes with the game in the U.S. By the way, great vids Bro :).

[TheShorty11221]

Man.... sometimes i wish i could read/write/speak in Japanese/Chinese. Just so I could play some epic games like this.

[Teann33]

Thanks for the anwser

[EpicNameBro]

@Teann33 My pleasure!

[Teann33]

Thanks in advance

[Teann33]

Hey epic im wondering are u going to play fi al fantasy 13-2 and share videos. Thand

[EpicNameBro]

@Teann33 I might. I'm very busy now, so if I play it will be around xmas.

[NarutoOwnsU]

Also man, the difficult of the game goes in stages. The start, early, 2 characters = harder, 3 characters = really really hard. Your first real hard fight WITH or Without items will be in the (minor early game spoilers) fire boss in the volcano area.

Trust me man, if you beat the game with no items, Screen shot it, video it, prove it, and You will be considered a game god.

[EpicNameBro]

@NarutoOwnsU Ok. Challenge accepted! I don't know how far I can go, but I'll give it a go.

I'll try the volcano tonight.

[NarutoOwnsU]

Great videos man, but there is 0% chance you can beat the game with no items. Just wait until you get the boat, or even the fire boss. you will get destroyed

[Silversaxophone1]

I want more ni no kuni.

[catouthat]

I want to do a Oliver solo just use Oliver lol

[EpicNameBro]

@catouthat I'm actually playing a LLG right now, and Ollie solo is beast

[forrbiden]

Hey there Epic, bit sad your other channel is fully private but it's excusable since you're partnered and typically the terms are a little bleh towards side channels.

Just curious if you're still keeping up with FFT 1.3 these days.

[EpicNameBro]

@forrbiden Yes, I do! Totally stoked about Tonberries and the Worker 8 changes. Don't be surprised if you see some 1.3 on here someday! It's still my favorite mod.... OF ALL TIME

[seedage5959]

i just want this.

[DeadHQGaming]

dudeee pick me up a copy with a book lol thats fuckin awesome its too bad i wont be able to get one.

[hefhef54321]

so epic, ur a teacher eh?

and i bet tht u teach eng 2 jap children

so, how r u at school? r u playin nice with the kids or if any of them so much as breathe in the classroom u skin'em alife?

and im pretty sure tht ur jap is improving rapidly since u play a lot of vid games in jap

who said tht studying cant be fun hhhh

[hefhef54321]

@hefhef54321 *sigh* alive not alife

again with the spelling mistakes

[uzi9mm2002]

I am a goddamn boss! lol. Ni no Kuni looks awesome can't wait for it. Like alot of people, I came to your channel for the Dark Souls videos, and now its every video you upload. After watching your videos, my play style has become similar to yours now, its awesome. You have taught me alot, thanks bro! Good luck in finding a new job and looking forward to more videos from you Epic.

[EpicNameBro]

@uzi9mm2002 Thanks man! I've got an interview next Monday.... hopefully everything will be settled soon so I can get back to gaming!

I also think it's really cool if you adapted some of my style! I'm not the best, but I work hard not to be the worst lol

[hefhef54321]

yo epic, wats up man?

i was wondering when will u make ur new DkS vids?

personally, i would rather watch some of ur vids abt DkS than 2 watch on any other utuber's channel ( with all respect 2 other utubers )

believe it or not, im not very keen on ni no kuni, but i love watchin it cuz u no how 2 present a game man, idk how 2 say it, but u have CHARISMA!!!!!!

[EpicNameBro]

@hefhef54321 Haha, thanks hef. More DkS coming sometime... I'm busy IRL right now, so I'm not sure when it will be! As soon as life settles down a bit, more vids are a-comin!

[hefhef54321]

@EpicNameBro k buddy u take care of ur problems, and keep the good stuff coming

[Megadeth619123]

You know what i like about epic? Is that he is constantly responding to his fans questions not like other youtubers who just don't give a shit about there fans. KEEP BEING EPIC.....EPIC

[EpicNameBro]

@Megadeth619123 I guess my basic motivation for tubing is different than most people... hanging out with you guys is the main reason I'm doing this in the first place (and I love games)

[pazras1]

Hey man, you are talented in marketing, how about you work for some marketing :)

[EpicNameBro]

@pazras1 I actually won my business school's annual marketing competition when I was in Grad School.

Do you know someone who is hiring? :D

[tyblood87]

curious how do you get more monsters in ni no kuni

[EpicNameBro]

@tyblood87 You can tame them. You can also evolve them, as well.

[radiohead106]

you need to do more of this

[ReaperStormDevil666]

for this kind of games i just love to lvl everything up a lot and then maybe 20 lvls more then the boss then will go everything 20 lvl more lol, so the boss cant hurt me too much lol, that how i always play this kind fo RPG games lol

[EpicNameBro]

@ReaperStormDevil666 Haha, yeah one of my bros back home is the same way... opposite of my playstyle but fun as hell sometimes

[ReaperStormDevil666]

i am still here !!

[ReaperStormDevil666]

the Book Is Super COOL

really like a old Magic tomb looking good !!!

[ReaperStormDevil666]

it is ok everyone makes mistake but i like to watch you play that is all important !!!

and i enjoy watching too so play put more on i like all heehee !!!

Support !! Support !!!

[basketfoot1996]

Sometimes when I'm in my bed I pretend I'm a carrot

[MrEvilkatamari]

I am not even sure Epic best describes you anymore. Legendary sir LEGENDARY!

Thanks for all the awesome vids!

[EpicNameBro]

@MrEvilkatamari Woooohoooo I gots me a DIVINE-grade!

LNB? Hahaha

Thanks DrEvilkatamari!

[EatLavaFartFire]

Started with Dark Souls, now I check out every video you upload.

Great videos, keep it up!

[EpicNameBro]

@EatLavaFartFire Thanks man! I hope you enjoy future vids, too

[Kuuchin24]

I want this game so bad! When will they give us (EU) a release date? :[

[EpicNameBro]

@Kuuchin24 I'll let you know as soon as I hear anything... no news yet though! : /

[Rikah22]

@EpicNameBro when will you put up more skyrim

[EpicNameBro]

@Rikah22 Skyrim crashes 5 minutes after I power on every time. It is very sadly dead to me. I want to play, but it doesn't work and they haven't fixed it.

[SkyrimIsBoss]

This might make me buy a PS3.

[87Julius]

I'll admit my nig, you're pretty manly to pull this shit off without anyone questioning your sexual orientation. I guess it's a challenge or something. Next step, go into a locker room and convince all the guys to watch anime with a nice hot chocolate under blankets that have little rabbits stamped on them

[EpicNameBro]

@87Julius Haha, I'm blessed with the power of "doesn't give a fuck."

But seriously, the amount of hate mail / troll comments I get is crazy, so it's pretty easy to ignore these days. They bothered me at first, but I guess my super power activated!

As for the locker room thing.. hehe, have you seen Fumoffu?

[87Julius]

@EpicNameBro I actually did. I'm sure there's a hilarious parallel to be made, but between you and me, I don't watch anime. I can't fathom you getting hate mail, you're such a cool guy, gobble gobble, slurp slurp, how did you like that.

[philpower]

great video! i will buy this game so hard it loses its innocence! thx marcus :)

one short question: did you play "okami"?

[EpicNameBro]

@philpower I sure did!

[Amarantherocks]

This looks like a cool game, I enjoyed playing dark cloud when it first came out. I may just start a new game of dark cloud, since i haven't played that in forever. I tried to get into playing oblivion or skygrim, but they are just not games for me.

[hefhef54321]

hey epic

wanted 2 thank u again 4 watching my vid on utube

hopefully, i'll manage 2 buy a recording device and make more respectable vids on utube

but i was hoping 4 an advice like wat kind of recorder should i get and stuff like tht

[DARKNINJAJCV763]

i really want this when doit come to usa.

[EpicNameBro]

@DARKNINJAJCV763 They announced 2012, with no additional details

[DARKNINJAJCV763]

@DARKNINJAJCV763 this game is called Ninokuni: Shiroki Seihai no Joou the price on play-asia com is US$ 74.90 and US$ 113.49