Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch cover

Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch 2011

Released: November 17, 2011
Anniversary: Turns 15 on November 17
Genres: Role-playing (RPG) · Adventure
Platform: PlayStation 3
Developer: LEVEL-5
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Is it still worth playing?

Level-5's 2011 action role playing game for the PlayStation 3, remastered in 2019, with animated sequences by Studio Ghibli and music co composed by Joe Hisaishi. Oliver, a young boy, sets out on a journey in search of a way to bring his recently deceased mother back to life. His story runs through linear quests in a world you roam freely, later by boat and dragon. Fights happen on an open battlefield mixing turn based and real time, with each combatant on a timer. At their centre are familiars, which you tame, level, evolve and equip, and each hero carries three and swaps them at any time. Around the story, side quests give merit stamps and bounty hunts, and an in game Wizard's Companion book explains the world. A long adventure built around collecting and training familiars still stands up today.