Update: First images of the book and the package it all comes in have made their way online! Head past the break to catch a glimpse.
Level-5 and Studio Ghibli's upcoming DS RPG, Ni no Kuni: The Another World is sure to be a big success. Why? Uh, have you watched the video above yet? The game looks awesome. With the visual presence that Studio Ghibli provides with its great animation and wonderful character design, along with Level-5's RPG experience, this is going to be a game you want to keep your eyes on.
Know what else is cool? The game is going to come with a custom spellbook specific to that copy of the game. What's inside? Spells, of course (among other things, such as a bestiary)! You can see a bit of it in the video above, where the weird symbols are drawn. After the video, hit up this link to read the Level-5 president's interview with Famitsu about the game.
Source - TGS 2008 trailer
Source - Level-5 pres talks about Ni no Kuni
Source - Pics of the spell book
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
10-09-2008 @ 3:14PM
Gendreavus said...
Oh my gosh...that was beautiful! Here's hoping for a North American release, so that I have another great game to look forward to!
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10-09-2008 @ 3:19PM
Jo said...
Wow. I enjoy Studio Ghibli movies, and in combination with Level 5 I expect more than a positive result! The footage feels magical :)
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10-09-2008 @ 3:20PM
sixtyfps said...
"For Nintendo DS and Another Platform"
...Right there at the end on the info screen. ;)
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10-09-2008 @ 3:37PM
leonus11 said...
you understand japanese? if you do (and if it isn't against DSfanboys TOS) then maybe you can translate what the whole video said (if its no trouble to you of course)?
10-09-2008 @ 3:54PM
sixtyfps said...
I'm sorry to get your hopes up regarding a translation of every passage in this trailer, but the bit about being multi-platform is written in plain English.
10-10-2008 @ 4:10AM
hellhammer said...
Yeah, I saw that too.
At first I thought it was weird, but now that I think about it more, the new FF Crystal Chronicals is going to be multiplat with both DS and the Wii. I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if this does also..
10-11-2008 @ 11:31AM
chibi_wings said...
or they could just be talking about the DSi. Just I thought.
10-09-2008 @ 3:30PM
elsng said...
I have to say WOW to the animation to be like so on the DS.
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10-09-2008 @ 3:44PM
thesimplicity said...
Looks cool, but what's with the encoding? It looks like someone botched a DVD rip and forget to set the frame rate properly. Or maybe it's whatever hosting service the video is at.
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10-09-2008 @ 3:55PM
sixtyfps said...
Faulty handling of interlacing is a much more likely culprit than frame rate in this case.
10-09-2008 @ 4:04PM
BlackPeregrin said...
The cut-scenes look very Miyazaki.
The graphics themselves are quite beautiful.
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10-09-2008 @ 4:23PM
MechaBouncer said...
This looks to be the most beautiful game for the DS yet! What's more, it looks like it takes a page from Lost Magic's playbook, which I think is a great idea. Despite the poor AI, Lost Magic was a great game with unique gameplay. I'm glad to see that another game looks to use a similar rune drawing method of spell casting. I so hope this gets a US (or some kind of English) release.
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10-09-2008 @ 5:16PM
chibi_wings said...
just wow. never thought a DS could do that! Let's hope the graphics don't cut away at the game's length. As much as I like nice graphics, I don't like them if they are the sole focus of the game and leave me with a short (10 hour) experience. But since this is Level 5, I have high hopes. ^^
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10-09-2008 @ 6:47PM
Ethan said...
I already love the little lantern dude.
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10-09-2008 @ 7:24PM
Red said...
I'd be thrilled if I thought it was coming over here. Still looks pretty, though.
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10-09-2008 @ 7:52PM
Abbii said...
This game looks beautiful but I'm hesitant about the book idea, especially for a portable game. I don't want to have to haul around a special book with me, nor do I want to have to set a game aside because I'm out and don't have the book with me. I think they should at least have the option of viewing the book in the game.
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10-09-2008 @ 10:37PM
chispito said...
This is going to sell bajillions in Japan. Ghibli + DS + RPG = love.
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10-09-2008 @ 11:05PM
Josh said...
Level-5 is making a real brand name for themselves...But I'm still having trouble separating them from Square-Enix (or even Sony) in my mind.
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10-09-2008 @ 11:20PM
Cayt said...
I actually love the idea of the book that comes with the game, though it may hurt our chances of it coming stateside.
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10-09-2008 @ 11:28PM
Matt G. said...
This totally reminds me of Drifting Away (I think that was the name of it). The animated film with No-Face in it. Talk about engrossing.
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