Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom Delayed Until January 2018

Published: July 13, 2017 5:55 PM /

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Ni no Kuni fans will have to wait a bit longer for the next game in the franchise - Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom has been delayed until January 19, 2018, according to a press release from publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment.

Ni No Kuni (literally, "The Second Country") is an RPG series developed by Level-5 where the player travels to a world mirroring their own where each person has a soul mate on the other side. The game was originally released on the Nintendo DS as Ni no Kuni: Dominion of the Dark Djinn in 2010 and subsequently released in an improved version for the PlayStation 3 as Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch. The PlayStation 3 release of Ni No Kuni was generally received quite favorably with a score of 85 on Metacritic and a User Score of 8.7.

Level-5's sequel to the game was set to release for the PlayStation 4 and PC in 2017, but those plans have been changed. A video was uploaded to the company's YouTube channel where Level-5's CEO nicely encapsulates their reasoning for the delays along with clarifying that the game will not have multiplayer functionality and coverage of other topics. A short statement was also included with the press release:

“We have decided that more development time is required in order to deliver the full Ni no Kuni II experience to our fans. I deeply apologize to those who have been looking forward to the game's release. Please rest assured, however, that we will continue to strive to provide a deep and satisfying single player experience that our fans can look forward to enjoying.” - Akihiro Hino, CEO and President of LEVEL-5 Inc.

As Nintendo luminary Shigeru Miyamoto once said, "A delayed game is eventually good, but a rushed game is forever bad." For the moment, fans of Ni No Kuni will be waiting for until next year to get their hands on Level-5's latest RPG. In the meantime, why not have a gander at our hands-on impressions of the gameNi no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom will release for the PlayStation 4 and PC (via Steam) on January 19, 2018.

What do you think of Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom being delayed until January 2018? Are you okay with waiting a little longer for the game to be finished? What are you most looking forward to in the game from what you've seen so far? Let us know in the comments below!

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Developer
Level-5
Platforms
PC, PlayStation 4
Release Date
March 23, 2018 (Calendar)
Genre
Action RPG
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