Should Ni no Kuni II Have Kept the First Game’s Familiars and Been More Like Pokemon?

First off, I want to say that I absolutely adored Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom. It was magical, delightful, the most feel-good game I played in 2018, and so on. My feelings are absolutely in line with our review, however I did find myself missing one aspect from Ni no Kuni II. That’s the familiar mechanic found in Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the…