Fans of Japanese role-playing games will finally be able to sample Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch in English, with a demo version scheduled to appear on the UK PlayStation Store on December 5th.
The PlayStation 3 exclusive is a collaboration between Japanese developer LEVEL-5 and Hiyao Miyazaki's Studio Ghibli. LEVEL-5 is best known for such hits as White Knight Chronicles, Professor Layton and Dragon Quest VIII. Studio Ghibli is the Oscar winning creator of such animated classics as Spirited Away and Princess Monoke. In case that doesn't sound posh enough, the soundtrack is performed by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra.
Ni No Kuni follows a young boy who journeys through an alternate world in search of his dead mother, guided by a fairy and a magic book. The demo will include two full sections of the game, complete with Guardian of the Woods and Moltaan boss encounters.
It came out in Japan in 2011, earning high scores from respected magazines and websites like Famitsu, but will finally reach the UK in a fully voiced and translated English language version on January 25th.