Ni no Kuni 1 is easily one of the best RPG's I've ever played. I've seen others talk about how the battle system is bad, and I can see why. The battle system is definitely the weakest part of the game, but the story, art style, characters, and music is what made me want to keep going. I know the whole White Witch story is not great, but that's because it was never planned in the original game, the DS version only had Shadar. Other than that, I loved the story so much that it's made me cry...THREE TIMES. TL;DR The battle system may be unpolished, but it's truly an amazing game, and is even one of my favorite games of all time.