[PS3] Ni no Kuni: Wrath of All Y'All Niggas That Got Swindled

Ok, so I know I've been going on about this game a bunch lately, but it deserves its own thread.

Developed by Level-5 and animated by the people at Studio Ghibli, this jRPG is probably one of my (as well as many others) most anticipated RPG titles to be announced.

The story is about a boy named Oliver, who tries to save his mother in a different realm, which ends up taking him into an epic journey to save that land.

Here's some trailers:

Ni no Kuni: Innocent Strength

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The game will also be dual audio! Where you can play it in English voice overs, or original Japanese audio with English subtitles.

Namco also announced a collector's edition available only from ordering from them.



$100 for:

The Game

Plushy of Drippy

300+ Hardcover beastiary/artbook

2 exclusive DLC characters.

Sad that there's no soundtrack to it, but hey, can't have it all.

If you enjoyed Dragon Quest 8 and 9, Dark Cloud and any other of Level-5's titles as well as Studio Ghibli's works, then you'll love this game.

So let the discussion on this games hopes and interests begin!

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The demo has been on the PSN for about a week. It comes in two parts. I played the first part and I'm really enjoying what I've played so far. The game drops in about a month and I know it is going to be one of those titles that will eat a ton of my time.

I expect nothing but great things from this game, anyone else play the demo or have been keeping up with this title?

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It took me a while to figure it out, also. Once I did though, I was able to fare a bit better during it.

Here's a video from IGN going into the details of Battle Mechanics (they did a few days ago)

Ni no Kuni Battle System

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Hmmm, that's very interesting. I may have to check my pre-order from them to make sure they didn't cancel mine either. I know I ordered as soon as it was announced (even paid the $17 for next day shipping) so if they are starting to cancel orders, I'm sure a lot of people will end up being pissed.

They got to about halfway into goal 3 with their Ni no Starter program. The Wizard's Edition will have 5 art cards, a golden coin and a soundtrack sampler. ( I would have loved a full soundtrack but meh)

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Namco announced that the Wizard's Edition will be back in stock tomorrow from their website, so if anyone's interested in it or missed that window of opportunity, you can snag it.

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I was speaking idiomatically.

That's probably what these "new stock" are. The people who pre-ordered but then for whatever reason, was cancelled (invalid cards, addresses, etc...)

If it means anything, Digital River handles their shipping and I've heard tales of Digital River being god-awful.

Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Unboxing Video - YouTube

the unboxing of the Wizard's Edition

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

They only took the money upfront if you used PayPal. If you had to change your credit card information or address you had to call Digital River's CS and from everything I've seen from people's complaints, their CS is horrendous.

Originally Posted by This guy is so handswim

Still not available to buy.

That video just made me want it more.

10 AM PST... so in an hour, get your trigger finger ready :P

FELIPE NO

Originally Posted by Lukage

I called and threw a shitfit about my other cancel. No dice. Blah blah I have the regular edition they can go fuck themselves great game yadda yadda.

Yeah, there were a pile of cancellations going on yesterday. I'd say a nice chunk of people were getting told their CCs didn't go through. Some people had to go higher up the chain and finally get someone who would replace the order and everything went fine after that.

Hopefully Namco decides to drop Digital River in the future. I know I've been told before, but this launch has been a big headache. Of course Amazon isn't helping either with me having had the guide pre-ordered since the first day it was announced, only to be left with my thumbs twiddling because I don't have Prime and having to hope that a new shipment comes in.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

I don't play games by the guides on the first playthrough, but I'd like to have it in just incase I get stuck, or something to look at while I get sleepy and ready for bed. It's a non-spoiler guide anyway.

Call Digital River up, and ask to speak to a manager/supervisor. They've been fixing cancelled orders for the past couple of days.

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Just got my shipping confirmation, so it should be here sometime tomorrow. Like I said earlier, people HAVE been able to get their cancellations re-ordered by going a little bit higher up the chain at Digital River. Their systems are the one that massively dropped the ball on this release.

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This pisser of all this is, last night a "backdoor link" popped up, when clicked it auto added the Wizard Edition to your cart. That was the ONLY way to do it, however it was never meant to be open to the public, it was a CS only link. So people would order 1, 2, 3 or more copies through that link and it went through and shipped, because it had "CS Order" written on it. That was supposed to only be for customers trying to get their cancelled orders back. But it got leaked somehow and a lot of people are insanely pissed over it.

*some* people who have cancellation emails have also received shipping confirmation (if their order still read In process and not Cancelled) hours later.

This has been a giant clusterfuck and places like IGN and Kotaku have already been reporting on it. It doesn't help matters that some people have called DR's CS and were hung up on and in some cases, point-blank laughed at over this. It's a shame that some game companies still rely on them for their distribution.

Also, PlayCanada has pretty much admitted they made a deal with namco to buy like 400 copies of the Wizard Edition first run and are now charging $400-500+ because of the shitstorm Digital River caused.

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I think this is pretty fucking funny (in a I'm laughing but I want to strangle these asshole's necks funny) that everyone who got an order in through the Customer Service link feel justified for doing so. Trying to make everyone believe that they didn't steal anyone else's orders, but only those people who were "stupid enough to get their order cancelled".

This is seriously one of the most fucked up launches I've ever seen.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

The thing is, the orders on the 17th shouldn't have happened anyway. It's a huge debate what the true nature is. Some say that those were held for the people who ordered during the Ni no Starter promotion and had their orders cancelled the week before due to whatever reason and Namco saw that there was a "surplus" and decided to open pre-orders back up, or that PlayCanada made a deal with Digital River to order how ever many they did and Namco wasn't told and held the pre-orders anyway.

No one knows for sure, but the actual final nail was when that backdoor order link was leaked. Since that was the one that held the most weight (with it being pre-approved since it was company use only), it screwed a lot of people out of their orders from the June-Sept order period trying to get it back after Digital River acknowledged the screw up was there and was trying to help get their orders back.

I was speaking idiomatically.

I'm enjoying what I'm playing so far. There's been a few times that time has actually slipped away from me and I realized that I have been playing for hours.

Sometimes you'll have to grind like crazy, but I miss that feeling. Overall, I've been pleased with this. I just hope I can play it to the end and not get a case of ADD and let another shiny take my interest.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

I wish Namco refunded my money and still sent me a Wizard's Edition.

FELIPE NO

I'm finding myself sidetracked now trying to tame everything I can. I have a feeling before I start advancing the story, I'll be like level 50 and pure rape mode the rest of the way.

Also I tamed a Monolith and morphed it into a Megalith. Best familiar on Earth. Why lie. Maybe I should have named it Zeal.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Yeah, I'm in the Tombstone Trail and only level 35 and everything is running from me. I just want to capture a Girlfiend! ;_;

Jam it back in, in the dark.

I dunno if this is a universal price drop or not, but some places, like Target, are selling the game for $39.99 now. So if you've not picked it up for whatever reason, there's no excuse now!

There's nowhere I can't reach.