Ni no Kuni: Dominion of the Dark Djinn
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| Platform(s) | DS |
| Developer(s) | Level-5 |
| Director(s) | Ken Motomura |
| Producer(s) | Hiroyuki Watanabe |
| Artist(s) | Toshihiro Kuriaki |
| Writer(s) | Akihiro Hino |
| Composer(s) | Joe Hisaishi
Rei Kondoh |
| Genre | Role-playing |
| Mode | Single-player |
| Distribution | Nintendo DS Game Card |
| Release date | December 9, 2010 (Japan) |
Ni no Kuni: Dominion of the Dark Djinn also known as The Jet Black Mage is a role-playing video game released exclusively in Japan for the Nintendo DS on December 9, 2010. The game was never released outside of Japan.
Summary[]
After his mother dies from a heart attack, Oliver sets out on a journey to another world to save her. Alongside the fairy Shizuku, Oliver meets Maru and Jairo on the way, who assist him on this journey.
The gameplay features turn-based combat with a focus on using imajinn to fight, but not exclusively party members such as Oliver and Shizuku can fight. Players complete quests to progress through the story. Outside of quests, players can freely-roam the world. Players explore towns, villages, dungeons and dangerous places scattered throughout the world, and possess the ability to travel between the world and Oliver's hometown of Hotroit.
Synopsis[]
Characters[]
- Oliver
- Shizuku
- Maru
- Jairo
- Meowjesy
- Suren
- Claude
- Rachel
- Sherry
- Flint
- Tamara
- Porcus Maximus
- Luca
- Micah
- Yuri
- Viper
- Kuro
- Sazara
- Prince Tahmel
- Princess Yasmin
- Professor Crookshanks
- Aylie
- Abbess Obaba
- Marcel
Locations[]
Differences with the PS3 game[]
- Pea, Cassiopeia, Denny, and the Zodiarchs don't appear in this version.
- In the Temple of Trials in the DS version have five trials: Trial of Justice, Trial of Friendship, Trial of Wisdom, Trial of Courage and Trial of Power.
- Breach Time is not in this game.
- Luca donated Belief.
- Oliver and his friends weren't turned into frogs.
- Oliver and his friends didn't travel through time to get Mornstar, but it was stolen from Ghost Valley.
- Roman donated Confidence after Catherine has lost her confidence and her heart piece after her mistake she made with the fireworks.
- In this game, the Wizard King's name is Shadar. The Dark Djinn himself, who is called Shadar in Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch, is called "Jabou" in this version instead.
- The Wizard King in this game is also a very different character who tried to destroy Ni no Kuni.
- The Fairyground does not exist, instead Oliver and his friends go to Del Mocal.
- Del Mocal is also where this game's equivalent of the Crypt Casino and Solosseum are located.
- Nina lost her Kindness.
Trivia[]
- The game came with a complete physical copy of the Wizard's Companion. The restrictive cost of localizing and printing this in other languages was the key factor in the decision to never release this version of the game outside of Japan. The game's story is essentially the same as the later release, Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch, but ends with the defeat of Shadar.
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