Ni no Kuni™ II: Revenant Kingdom

It’s a hearty comfort meal of a story, something predictable and well-made that you know will satisfy you.

Empires fall, and even this awesome gameplay loop has a sell-by date.

While the same 99 seconds of battle music you will hear until the end of the game gets tiring quickly, the rest of the game’s combat luckily doesn’t share the same fate.

Well-made is a good descriptor for most of Ni No Kuni II, but above all else it describes the graphics.

This extends to the game’s soundtrack, composed by Joe Hisaishi who is my all-time favorite classical composer and the man responsible for almost every major Ghibli movie’s score.

The playable characters are adorable and compelling, with unique playstyles and builds (which is greatly expanded by the gameplay addition from the DLC).