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Ni No Kuni 2 has a 48-year-old character to help older players connect with the story

Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom's latest trailer focuses on the game's ing cast and introduces us to several new characters.

Will Ni no Kuni 2 make the shortlist of our best RPGs?

According toVideoGamer, President Roland was created to enable older players to better connect with the story, as otherwise the sequel features a fairly young cast. While Roland isn't ancient, he nevertheless clocks in at 48 years old. But who am I to question the big demographic missing in the middle there, eh?

Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom features a whole new cast and takes place hundreds of years after the original game. Roland, a president from Ichi no Kuni, is transported to Ni no Kuni and eventually becomes a trusted companion of Evan, the deposed king of Ding Dong Dell.

For the latest on Roland and crew – including our first peek at Nerea, queen of Thalassea, and Leander, her adviser – check out the new trailer above, released especially for Gamescom.

Level-5 have announced that Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom will no longer be coming out in 2017, and pushed back the release date to January 19, 2018. super pricey King's Edition to get, too, if you've got £140 just sitting around doing nothing.