Compared to the first Ni no Kuni (which is a JRPG masterpiece) this game is so utterly disappointing. The art style is as pretty as ever and the gameplay is fine but everything else is so lack luster. The free-to-play style base building is insulting, the game is so easy that it never asks to engage with it's deeper mechanics, the story is bland, and the RTS style battles are boring.

Some of the towns and side stories are enjoyable to explore but that's faint praise.