I REALLY want to play it, I just don't think I have the time. The last big game I played was Oblivion - and while I enjoyed it, it took me over a year to finish (about 140hours of game time IIRC). Haven't been able to bring myself to start another big RPG since.

It's so good, it just keeps getting better and better!
I just got the ability to tame creatures, which means that bascially ANY monster you fight on the world map carries a small % chance of becoming tame after you beat it. Once this happens you can take them with you and they'll fight for you in battles!

A game that was already ridiculously addictive just got even more so. I think you owe it to yourself to play it!

How much did you pay for it?

I'm looking at the download now for £49.99. Seems steep.

About £35 from zavvi, just had a look now and I can't see it on their website anymore. Game have it for £40.
Don't ever buy full games from the PSN Store - their pricing structure is completely screwed up, as evidenced by them charging £50 for it!

There's some reasoning behind it. Can't remember why but I'm sure there is.

Bought it from Tesco. Got £5 off it with a coupon and my bird's staff discount, so I paid £31.50 for it. Can't wait.

Just to sort of back up what Nothus has been saying. The game is absolutely fantastic. My copy came on Friday but I've only managed to get a couple of days in, it's absolutely brilliant so far and I've barely scratched the surface. Every time I learn something new it adds more fun to it, and I've only got three Familiars so far. As already said, it's what Pokemon would be like if it was on the current gen rather than handheld, it's immense.

Are there plans for sequels? Can see this becoming a fantastic series of games if the standards remain consistent.

Do those playing Ni No Kuni not feel a tad silly playing a game that is so visually childish?

Not really, you don't get anything extra for playing a game that's dead masculine, do you?

It's a fun game and has been really well made. It's not to everybody's tastes, but it's right up my street.

No, just not something I could imagine a young man playing. What age group is it aimed at? Is the game itself deep or as cutesy as the visuals?

I haven't played it long enough to measure how deep it is. I see a lot of potential in the game and its potential as a franchise. From the way the battles play out, there could be a huge multiplayer scene in the future with immense depth and skill, but that's all potential and I've only played the game for a few hours. I've really enjoyed it, it reminds me so much of Pokemon, it's the type of game the PS3/360 has lacked for a long time, but I also feel it's probably arrived a couple of years too late as it's just a single player game right now. I'm not always a fan of great single player games developing unnecessary multiplayers for the sake of it, but I'm already excited about playing this game in a few years time against friends. For now, it's an excellent single player game that fills a massive need in the gaming scene at the moment, the JRPG has struggled for years but this is something to draw people back in.

Well I've put about 60 hours into it so far, still not done. So yes, there's plenty of depth.