Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch

Overview

Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is an action role-playing game, developed by Level-5. The game is a significantly enhanced version of Ni no Kuni: Dominion of the Dark Djinn, which originally released for the Nintendo DS in Japan in December 2010. It was released for the PlayStation 3 in Japan in November 2011, and published in Western regions by Namco Bandai Games in January 2013. It was also released for Nintendo Switch in September 2019. A remastered version was released for PlayStation 4 and Windows in September 2019, and for Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S in September 2022.

Players control Oliver, a young boy who sets out on a journey in search of a way to resurrect his recently deceased mother. The game is played from a third-person perspective and its world is navigated on foot, by boat, or on a dragon. While players navigate Oliver throughout the game's world, other characters can be controlled during battles against enemies; during these battles, players use magic abilities and creatures known as "familiars", which can be captured and tamed.

Development began in 2008, simultaneous with Dominion of the Dark Djinn. The game's animated sequences were produced by Studio Ghibli, while the original score was co-composed by Joe Hisaishi. The art style was also inspired by Studio Ghibli's other productions. The character development of Oliver was a large focus of the game, intending to make children empathize with the character and for adults to relive their adolescence. The developers used the power of the PlayStation 3 to its full potential to render the world with great detail not possible in Dominion of the Dark Djinn.

Official trailer

Trailer. Watch on YouTube

Screenshots

Game details

Genres

Role-playing (RPG), Adventure

Developer

LEVEL-5

Publisher

LEVEL-5, Namco Bandai Games

Series

Ni no Kuni

Engine

Havok

Platforms

PlayStation 3

Age rating

ESRB E10+

Modes

Single player

Yes

Local multiplayer

No

Online multiplayer

No

Co op

No

Age ratings

CLASS IND

10

CERO

A

GRAC

19+

PEGI

12

ESRB

E10+

Release dates

Editions

Check out the store

Trophies

Trophies34

Platinum possibleYes

Platinum

1

Gold

5

Silver

9

Bronze

19

Total

34

Points

1305

Platinum time

55 to 80 hours

Difficulty

3 out of 10

Playthroughs for platinum

1

Missable trophies

0

Players with the platinum

2.8%

Grind

• Treasure Hunter: 100 hidden chests around the world map
• Post-game money for the large guilder trophy
• Familiar training and merit awards after the story

• Wizardry Whiz Awarded for becoming a master magician. Congratulations! You truly are a whiz at wizardry! Platinum 18.43% of players
• Out of this World Awarded for casting Gateway and traveling to another world. Bronze 36.29% of players
• En Guardian! Awarded for defeating the Guardian of the Woods and bringing him back to his senses. Bronze 34.76% of players
• Anchors Aweigh Awarded for obtaining the Sea Cow. Bronze 29.27% of players
• Fly the Friendlier Skies Awarded for befriending Tengri. Bronze 26.89% of players
• Wonder Wand Awarded for restoring the legendary wand Mornstar to its former glory. Bronze 26.01% of players
• A Tonic for the Djinn Awarded for defeating the Dark Djinn. Bronze 25.53% of players
• Council Trouncer Awarded for freeing the other world from the clutches of the Zodiarchy. Silver 24.91% of players
• King of the World Awarded for defeating the Guardian of Worlds. Gold 21.32% of players
• Guildering the Lily Awarded for amassing a fortune of half a million guilders. Silver 22.36% of players
• Man of Steal Awarded for successfully stealing 50 times. Bronze 23.58% of players
• Glim Reaper Awarded for gathering 2,000 glims. Bronze 20.69% of players
• Little Battler Experience Awarded for winning 1,000 battles. Silver 22.08% of players
• Overfamiliar Awarded for maximizing a familiar's familiarity. Bronze 20.38% of players
• Pedigree Breeder Awarded for training a familiar to its full potential. Bronze 20.13% of players
• Viva the Evolution! Awarded for managing 10 metamorphoses. Bronze 27.15% of players
• Familiarizer Awarded for taming 20 different species. Bronze 29.18% of players
• Familiarologist Awarded for taming 250 different species. Gold 18.95% of players
• Boy Scout Awarded for running 15 different errands. Bronze 28.87% of players
• Humanitarian of the Year Awarded for running 60 different errands. Silver 24.94% of players
• New Sheriff in Town Awarded for completing 10 different bounty hunts. Bronze 27.3% of players
• Bounty Hunter Awarded for completing 40 different bounty hunts. Silver 21.9% of players
• Super Hero Awarded for collecting all the merit awards. Gold 19.85% of players
• Pop Pop Fizz Fizz Awarded for alchemizing 10 different items. Bronze 24.68% of players
• Mad Scientist Awarded for alchemizing 120 different items. Gold 18.54% of players
• Treasure Hunter Awarded for finding all hidden treasure chests. Silver 21.53% of players
• Globetrotter Awarded for setting foot in all secluded regions. Silver 20.92% of players
• Raising the Stakes Awarded for collecting your first prize at the casino. Bronze 23.83% of players
• High Roller Awarded for collecting all of the tickets for the Mem-O-Vision by winning big at the casino. Silver 21.77% of players
• Solosseum Slugger Awarded for winning your first bout in the Solosseum Series. Bronze 24.68% of players
• Solosseum Supremo Awarded for becoming the champion of the Solosseum Series. Gold 19.82% of players
• Magic Master Awarded for learning all of Oliver's spells. Silver 23.23% of players
• Prima Donna Awarded for learning all of Esther's songs. Bronze 24.12% of players
• Gunslinger Awarded for learning all of Swaine's trickshots. Bronze 23.55% of players

Playable today

Playable offline todayYes

Single-player only, with no online features.

Online

Plays offlineYes

Credits

Publisher

LEVEL-5, Namco Bandai Games

Developer

LEVEL-5

Released

2013-01-22

Age rating

ESRB E10+

Region

US

Time to beat

about 58.5 hours