2023-03-07 16:34 UTC · Rock, Paper, Shotgun
March’s first batch of Game Pass additions included JRPGs and remixed versions of history, and the second group is adding… more JRPGs and remixed versions of history. We now know what’s coming to Game Pass through March 21st, and there are some big highlights like Ni No Kuni 2, Civilization 6, and Guilty Gear. Read more
2021-04-30 14:48 UTC · Eurogamer
UPDATE 20/5/21: Bandai Namco has now officially confirmed Ni No Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom for Nintendo Switch, and given it a release date of 17th September. As detailed in the earlier ratings board leak, below, this will be the Prince's Edition version of the game with both of its major DLCs included: The Lair of the Lost Lord and The Tale of a Timeless Tome. You'll also get a collection of items, including a "Proper Tidy" ring themed around the game's fairy helper. Here's a look at all that in action: Read more
2020-11-11 22:30 UTC · Rock, Paper, Shotgun · contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Graham Smith)
Last year brought RPG gems like Disco Elysium. Was there an RPG as good released in 2020? We’ve updated our list of the best RPGs of all time to reflect the best of the past year – and there’s still dozens of older classics, too. (more…)
2020-02-03 07:30 UTC · Rock, Paper, Shotgun · contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Katharine Castle)
Have You Played? is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day, perhaps for all time… The first Ni No Kuni game arguably pulled off the biggest art coup in the history of games: getting the renowned Japanese animation giant Studio Ghibli to magic up a living, breathing game world that looked (and sounded) just like their beloved films. Its sequel, Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom, never benefited from the same Ghibli wizardry as its predecessor, but put the two side by side and you’d be hard pushed to tell the difference. Sure, Revenant Kingdom doesn’t ha
2020-01-30 16:40 UTC · Rock, Paper, Shotgun · contact@rockpapershotgun.com (RPS)
The best RPGs have always found their home on PC, but it’s a big genre and it can be difficult to know what you should play next. That’s why we’ve put together this list. (more…)
2019-10-30 10:20 UTC · Rock, Paper, Shotgun · contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Katharine Castle)
HDR on PC hasn’t improved much in 2019. Despite there being more HDR gaming monitors than ever before, the very s for HDR continue to be quite expensive compared to non-HDR monitors, and the situation around Windows 10 support for it is still a bit of a mess. However, provided you’re willing to fight through all that, then the next step on your path to high dynamic range glory is to get an HDR compatible graphics card. Below, you’ll find a complete list of all the Nvidia and AMD graphics cards that have built-in support for HDR, as well as everything you need to know about
2019-09-17 17:00 UTC · Rock, Paper, Shotgun · contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Katharine Castle)
Developer: Level-5, Qloc Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment Release: September 20th On: Windows From: Steam Price: 40/$50/ 50 In Ni No Kuni: Wrath Of The White Witch, saving the world isn’t so much about doing battle with the forces of evil (although that’s certainly part of it). Instead, it’s about mending the broken hearts of the people within it. Whether it’s restoring the enthusiasm of a depressed town guard or snapping the bovine ruler of a desert kingdom out of their all-consuming cheese obsession, it’s the personal struggles that come to define this ot
2019-06-11 17:08 UTC · Rock, Paper, Shotgun · contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Dominic Tarason)
Studio Ghibli and Level-5’s JRPG Ni No Kuni: Wrath Of The White Witch is the next console game of yesteryear to see a remastered PC release. Due September 20th, it seems that publisher Bandai Namco aren’t changing much from the PS3 original beyond a boost in resolution and frame rate. Not there’s much that needs changing, as the game’s real-time art was almost as pretty in motion as its gorgeous, traditionally animated cutscenes. Overly padded combat aside, it’s a lovely game, and Ghibli’s influence shines through in its heartwarming but oft-tragic fairytale
2019-03-26 12:20 UTC · Rock, Paper, Shotgun · contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Katharine Castle)
HDR on PC continues to be a bit of a mess these days, but provided you haven’t been put off by the astronomical prices of the s for HDR or, indeed, the ongoing debacle surrounding Windows 10 support for it, then the next step on your path to high dynamic range glory is to get an HDR compatible graphics card. Below, you’ll find a complete list of all the Nvidia and AMD graphics cards that have built-in support for HDR, as well as everything you need to know about getting one that also supports Nvidia and AMD’s own HDR standards, G-Sync HDR and FreeSync 2. I’ve also put
2019-03-19 09:34 UTC · Community Announcements · [BNE] Kara
https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/30281808/7a4a531e5e675a4413b26dd2fb84fcfd5b8f7004.jpg Join Evan and his friends on a new quest in The Tale of a Timeless Tome, the new DLC available today for Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom! Travel to a mysterious place where people’s memories mix and mingle, try new combat methods, test your monster-fighting skills in the Solosseum Slog and face the Nightmares, a darkness that threatens to consume the world.
2019-03-11 15:25 UTC · Eurogamer
Level-5's Ni no Kuni sequel Revenant Kingdom gets its second major DLC episode next week, March 19th, in the form of The Tale of a Timeless Tome - and there's a brand-new trailer to get you in the mood. According to publisher Bandai Namco, The Tale of a Timeless Tome will introduce new story elements, new locations, new characters, and new fighting Methods, with much of it themed around a mysterious entity known as the Conductor. The Conductor - a giant, tuxedo-wearing rabbit - inhabits a dream world "where people's memories mix and mingle" that protagonist Evan slips into while falling asleep
2019-01-31 17:35 UTC · Rock, Paper, Shotgun · contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Katharine Castle)
HDR on PC continues to be a bit of a mess these days, but provided you haven’t been put off by the astronomical prices of the s for HDR or, indeed, the ongoing debacle surrounding Windows 10 support for it, then the next step on your path to high dynamic range glory is to get an HDR compatible graphics card. Below, you’ll find a complete list of all the Nvidia and AMD graphics cards that have built-in support for HDR, as well as everything you need to know about getting one that also supports Nvidia and AMD’s own HDR standards, G-Sync HDR and FreeSync 2. I’ve also put
2019-01-08 05:33 UTC · Community Announcements · BandaiNamcoUS Community
Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom's DLC "The Lair of the Lost Lord" is now available for download. Step into the newly added dungeon "labyrinth," where new quests and abilities await you. Explore new floors and unlock Martial Methods that allows you to change your battle style as you take on enemies and raise your party members to the new max level of 120. The labyrinth awaits. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/30281808/94b13115ec21baf51ab21cd63c56eacf5859ed8d.jpg
2018-12-27 09:00 UTC · Rock, Paper, Shotgun · contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Malindy Hetfeld)
We asked a bunch of our regular writers to tell us what their five favourite games this year were. Today it’s the turn of Malindy Hetfeld, who probably has the most varied list My 2018 in games had me dealing with failure in multiple ways. Designed to move further and further away from the fantasy of the all-powerful player ever looking for an appropriate challenge, these games teach to forgive and accept forgiving someone a past hurt, accepting the lack of a perfect solution to a problem. From the satisfyingly familiar to a type of game I would usually avoid, 2018 had it all. (more&h
2018-12-11 23:47 UTC · Eurogamer
Level-5's Ni no Kuni sequel Revenant Kingdom is poised to get a little larger this week, with the long-awaited arrival of its first major paid DLC expansion on December 13th. The Lair of the Lost Lord, as it's known, will be available on PlayStation 4 and PC, and introduces a new zone, new quests, over 80 new weapons and armour pieces, a "returning enemy", and an expanded battle system. Players that purchase the new DLC will be able to explore a brand-new area, the mysterious Labyrinth, in a bid to "rid the world of an ancient evil". It's accessed via a strange gate in the Rubbly Ruins, and th
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