New Games I'm Playing!

Now that Abrann and I have beaten Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch(in 8 days too!!) we're playing games similar to it. I'm so sad it over!

It just so happens these games are also by Bandai Namco!

Eternal Sonata トラスティベル 〜ショパンの夢 a game released in 2007 that I've seen around before, but never picked up.

I like the gameplay on here, very similar to Final Fantasy XIII-2 in terms of being "turn-based" attack strategies. I also like that the story revolves around Frederic Chopin, my favorite piano composer. The animations are also super cute! I love the Victorian culture with an anime twist.

The second game, Tales of Vesperia テイルズ オブ ヴェスペリア, was released in 2008. I don't like the gameplay as much. There's a lack of the rotating angles and inverted camera, making my movement feel very limited. The fighting style is similar to Streetfighter which isn't my favorite. I get annoyed with the battle scenes more than I do enjoy them. The style is also Victorian, but more... futuristic?

The voice-acting is decent— I much prefer that over the unnaturally high Japanese voices. Don't judge me, I just like to feel at ease and comfortable when playing, not cringing at every cutscene!

Hands down, Ni No Kuni is one of the best games I ever played next to the Kingdom Hearts franchise.

Have you played these games? Are there any cute anime style games with cool battle sequences? Let me know!

My Bday Surprise Part 1!

I have the sweetest guy anyone can ever ask for. I walked into Abrann's room ready to play Ni No Kuni and I see a Mr. Drippy from Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch plush next to my controller! I almost cried, but I didn't want him to see so it took everything in me to fight back the tears.

I love that Abrann surprises me in the most unexpected ways! You'd think I'd have him figured out by now!

Oh, and here's a selca of us. n___n He was obviously playing while I was camwhoring. *smirks*

Ni No Kuni 二ノ国

I love this game: Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch ! My amazing fiance surprised me with this game on Valentine's Day when he barely told me about it the same day!

It's an RPG made by Studio Ghibli and the gameplay is unique in its own way yet very fun. So far there is nothing bad I can say about the game.

In the beginning we noticed some parallels to Pokemon (you capture "familiars" as pets that fight for you,-'d they metamorphose!), which is entertaining, especially since they're drawn Studio Ghibli style!

To put it in brief, the story is about a boy wizard named Oliver accompanied by a fairy called Mr. Drippy, who tries to save a distant world so he can save his mother who sacrificed herself for his safety in the beginning of the game.

We are about ten hours into the hundred-hour-long game and we're determined to beat it! My favorite character is Mr. Drippy for sure!