The character development of Oliver was a large focus of the game, intending to make children empathize with the character and for adults to relive their adolescence. The art style was also inspired by Studio Ghibli's other productions. The game's animated sequences were produced by Studio Ghibli, while the original score was co-composed by Joe Hisaishi. While players navigate Oliver throughout the game's world, other characters can be controlled during battles against enemies during these battles, players use magic abilities and creatures known as 'familiars', which can be captured and tamed.ĭevelopment began in 2008, simultaneous to Dominion of the Dark Djinn. The game is played from a third-person perspective and its world is navigated on foot, by boat, or on a dragon.
Players control Oliver, a young boy who sets out on a journey to save his mother. Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is a significantly enhanced version of Ni no Kuni: Dominion of the Dark Djinn, which originally released for the Nintendo DS in Japan in December 2010.
