iOS (iPhone/iPad) Critic Reviews

Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds is an experience with two souls: a bright and colorful one, which draws strength from the extraordinary graphics of the game, from its funny characters, from the engaging plot and from the lush environments that you find yourself exploring in the course of the long MMO-style campaign; another dark and mysterious, such as the choice to activate by default a whole series of absurd automatisms that is not easy to turn off, the inevitable repetition of quests to level up, a chaotic interface and a very little optimized control system, which is paired with often inconsistent combat mechanics.

Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds is an absolutely beautiful game that feels like you’re in a Studio Ghibli rendition of Sword Art Online. The story is clever, the animation and character design are top-notch, and the soundtrack, vocal work, and lighting effects are all stellar. Small gameplay issues aside, the biggest problem is Netmarble’s shameless need to take a beloved thing like Studio Ghibli and convert it into a way to pull more people into the crypto scam.

With its gorgeous Studio Ghibli artwork and charmingly offbeat dialogue translation, Ni No Kuni makes its way to mobile. Sadly, that’s the end of the good news, because Cross Worlds features all the worst things about modern mobile gaming.