Famitsu Reviews (Ni no Kuni II, Valkyria Chronicles 4)

texhnolyze · Mar 13, 2018

Courtesy of patapon.

Valkyria Chronicles 4: 9-9-9-8 = 35/40

Ni no Kuni II: 10-10-9-9 = 38/40

Monster Energy Supercross: 7-8-7-7 = 29/40

D.S. Dal Segno: 6-7-6-7 = 26/40

http://ryokutya2089.com/archives/8601

For comparison, Valkyria Chronicles got 34/40 in 2008. Ni No Kuni was 36/40.

Lock if old.

ThroughtheVoid · Mar 13, 2018

Ni No Kuni II getting that score! Woo boy we in for a treat

mindsale · Mar 13, 2018

Great scores for Ni No Kuni and Valkyria. Can't wait for both.

Mauricio_Magus · Mar 13, 2018

A bunch of games that are not as good as Nintendogs.

WillySJ3 · Mar 13, 2018

Good for them, just hope both sell a lot.

kadotsu · Mar 13, 2018

Anything of value in the review commentary?

SK4TE · Mar 13, 2018

Is this connected to the first one, will I be ok if I skipped that?

tiebreaker · Mar 13, 2018

Seems solid for VC4 and NNK2, better than previous releases.

Yeah, it's Famitsu, but previews have been good too.

purseowner · Mar 13, 2018

Mauricio_Magus said:
A bunch of games that are not as good as Nintendogs.

Needs saying in every one of these threads. Famitsu scores are sadly pretty meaningless.

Lnds500 · Mar 13, 2018

Why do we have threads for Famitsu scores? They are meaningless.

fiendcode · Mar 13, 2018

Ni No Kuni DS also got 38/40. Likewise VC2 also got 35/40 and VC3 got 36/40.

cw_sasuke · Mar 13, 2018

Nice reviews - sadly both will likely underperform in Japan.

Lnds500 said:
Why do we have threads for Famitsu scores? They are meaningless.

You arent forced to visit or comment on them. Everyone know what the deal is with Famitsu reviews.

Exentryk · Mar 13, 2018

kadotsu said:
Anything of value in the review commentary?

Yeah, since the scores are meaningless, the thread is only worth the reviewer's comments.

Vishmarx · Mar 13, 2018

both rpg's outscoring their predecessors ,(even though famitsu scores mostly mean jack shit). good stuff. it may not be an accurately reliable score but at least we can infer theyre good in the same way the last ones were.

signal · Mar 13, 2018

texhnolyze said:
Valkyria Chronicles 4: 9-9-9-8 = 35/40

Ni no Kuni II: 10-10-9-9 = 38/40

guess
the
checks
/
cheques
cleared

haha : )

Egida · Mar 13, 2018

And the struggle to decide which one should I get first continues.

PS: Why isn't VC4 listed on Amazon?

texhnolyze · Mar 13, 2018

Vishmarx said:
both rpg's outscoring their predecessors ,(even though famitsu scores mostly mean jack shit). good stuff. it may not be an accurately reliable score but at least we can infer theyre good in the same way the last ones were.

Yup. That's one way to see it. Too bad I couldn't find the commentaries.

Skeleton · Mar 13, 2018

never sure if to trust Famitsu scores, they usually contain $$$$$ bribes,

Saint-14 · Mar 13, 2018

When are reviews hitting for NNK2?

cw_sasuke · Mar 13, 2018

signal said:
guess
the
checks
/
cheques
cleared

haha : )

You are overestimating the marketing budget for these games in Japan lol.

signal · Mar 13, 2018

Skeleton said:
never sure if to trust Famitsu scores, they usually contain $$$$$ bribes,

Evidence pls

Skeleton · Mar 13, 2018

signal said:
Evidence pls

https://kotaku.com/5520937/do-not-trust-this-magazines-review-scores

Nopon_Merchant · Mar 13, 2018

Egida said:
And the struggle to decide which one should I get first continues.

PS: Why isn't VC4 listed on Amazon?

Because no english release date yet . Are you going to get jp version ?

purseowner · Mar 13, 2018

Egida said:
And the struggle to decide which one should I get first continues.

PS: Why isn't VC4 listed on Amazon?

Because VC4 doesn't have a Western release date yet.

silva1991 · Mar 13, 2018

Their reviews are worthless as usual, but I'm expecting NNK2 to get higher scores everywhere too.

NNK2 high 80s
VC4 low 80s

LightEntite · Mar 13, 2018

not even as good as Final Fantasy XIII

fiendcode · Mar 13, 2018

Since some seem to be missing it and think NNK2 and VC4 are topping previous entries:

Ni No Kuni: Dominion of the Dark Djiin (DS) 10 / 9 / 9 / 10
Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (PS3) 8 / 9 / 10 / 9
Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom (PS4) 10 / 10 / 9 / 9

Valkyria Chronicles (PS3) 8 / 8 / 9 / 9
Valkyria Chronicles II (PSP) 9 / 9 / 9 / 8
Valkyria Chronicles 3 (PSP) 9 / 9 / 9 / 9
Valkyria Chronicles 4 (PS4) 9 / 9 / 9 / 8

signal · Mar 13, 2018

Skeleton said:
https://kotaku.com/5520937/do-not-trust-this-magazines-review-scores

While that one example of the Famitsu guy appearing in the ad is suspect, some of the article's points are laughable:

Some would say that Famitsu has sold its soul long, long ago. The publication always has exclusives and game reveals before anyone else, arousing the suspicions of some. Then again, it can be argued that since Famitsu is the most influential game publication in Japan, it would naturally have these exclusives, as publishers would be keen to get their games to the largest audience possible!

A gaming publication getting exclusives and reveals before others should arouse suspicion, huh. Well, I agree, but be sure to keep that same energy with every other review outlet.

massoluk · Mar 13, 2018

People keep bringing up Nintendogs, the game least likely paid for a good review instead of like FF13.

Tito · Mar 13, 2018

Mauricio_Magus said:
A bunch of games that are not as good as Nintendogs.

People loved Nintendogs, sold a lot on word of mouth alone.

Japan had always loved their virtual pets since the Tamagotchi.

I don't get your point, and if it's a joke, it really wasn't funny the first hundred times it's been said.

tolkir · Mar 13, 2018

VC4 has same score than Sonic Forces. SEGA check isn't enough to get a better score.

Skeleton · Mar 13, 2018

signal said:
While that one example of the Famitsu guy appearing in the ad is suspect, some of the article's points are laughable:

A gaming publication getting exclusives and reveals before others should arouse suspicion, huh. Well, I agree, but be sure to keep that same energy with every other review outlet.

Yeah I do, I genuinely look at reviews as seeing if there are glitches or a game is broken, other than that I will just buy and make my own assumptions from that.

Acquiescence · Mar 13, 2018

High scores! I wish it could mean something, but essentially it means nothing. This is Famitsu we're talking about here.

RockmanBN · Mar 13, 2018

Looks like VC4 is only slightly better than Sonic Forces average of 34/40.

Egida · Mar 13, 2018

Nopon_Merchant said:
Because no english release date yet . Are you going to get jp version ?

purseowner said:
Because VC4 doesn't have a Western release date yet.

Say whaaaat?! I was convinced it was releasing this month! (╥_╥)

Well, at least this makes for a much easier choice.

Deleted member 21693 · Mar 13, 2018

purseowner said:
Needs saying in every one of these threads. Famitsu scores are sadly pretty meaningless.

Are you implying that Nintendogs ISN'T a 40/40?

GUMDROP · Mar 13, 2018

purseowner said:
Needs saying in every one of these threads. Famitsu scores are sadly pretty meaningless.

All scores are meaningless. If you give Gran Turismo a 10/10, is it now better than Baldur's Gate? The Nintendogs joke stopped being funny after the first time it was made, tbh.

abrasivemurk · Mar 13, 2018

GUMDROP said:
All scores are meaningless. If you give Gran Turismo a 10/10, is it now better than Baldur's Gate? The Nintendogs joke stopped being funny after the first time it was made, tbh.

Yeah Dark Souls II has higher(92) metacritic than Dark Souls I(89) which is a much better game. Review scores are generally not worth comparing.

Keldroc · Mar 13, 2018

GUMDROP said:
All scores are meaningless. If you give Gran Turismo a 10/10, is it now better than Baldur's Gate? The Nintendogs joke stopped being funny after the first time it was made, tbh.

The Nintendogs score was a joke the instant they printed it.

I remember back when Famitsu was basically holy scripture in the early '90s, then Vic Ireland started translating the capsule reviews on USENET each month and the stuff the reviewers said about the games was the most vapid, "book report on a book I barely read" nonsense you could imagine. So much disillusionment in one newsgroup all at once was something to see.

Rushoff · Mar 13, 2018

GUMDROP said:
All scores are meaningless. If you give Gran Turismo a 10/10, is it now better than Baldur's Gate? The Nintendogs joke stopped being funny after the first time it was made, tbh.

If you rate chicken breast with a score of 10 and then an apple pie with 8, does it mean that in the end the first one is better? In the end what is more important are the aggregates reviews + you should rather compare games of the same genre, not totally different.

Xenosaga · Mar 13, 2018

yea Nintendogs is getting old. we should move on to Jojo.

Deleted member 2791 · Mar 13, 2018

Review scores from Famitsu aren't meaningless because of Nintendogs, they're meaningless because the people reviewing those games only play a handful of hours of each games and their review are literally as long as a single tweet.

Contranova · Mar 13, 2018

SK4TE said:
Is this connected to the first one, will I be ok if I skipped that?

Ni No Kuni 1 and 2 aren't related. Think Final Fantasy series.

But They happen in the same world but hundreds of years apart apparently.

Forearm_Star · Mar 13, 2018

Came in wondering if people still feel the same way about Famitsu scores.

Was not disappointed

Salty Rice · Mar 13, 2018

Yeah Famitsu scores are pretty useless.

Already knew its going to be a almost perfect score before entering.

Azajabar · Mar 13, 2018

good, excited for both.

IronicSonic · Mar 13, 2018

Skeleton said:
https://kotaku.com/5520937/do-not-trust-this-magazines-review-scores

Is this why Famitsu gets all the bad rap?

On topic, great for Valkyria 4 and NNK2. I hope Switch ver of Valkyria doesn't take too long

Stiler · Mar 13, 2018

Great score for Ni No Kuni, can't wait.

RalchAC · Mar 13, 2018

Mauricio_Magus said:
A bunch of games that are not as good as Nintendogs.

It's hard to top Nintendogs, the game that allowed poor kids that couldn't have pets at home to simmulate the experience of being a pet owner.

Including the fact that the novelty of having a pet wears off after a couple of months and you stop taking care of him. Sadly, your parent isn't going to take your DS for a walk in your stead.

RyoonZ · Mar 13, 2018

I trust Famitsu review score. Their score generally matched with my enjoyment of the game. Also Famitsu President is very insightful of games industry, so I trust their publication a lot.

Famitsu Reviews (Ni no Kuni II, Valkyria Chronicles 4)

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