Ni no Kuni II DLC ‘The Lair of the Lost Lord’ launches this week

Bandai Namco revealed today that the much awaited first expansion of Ni No Kuni II titled, ‘The Lair of the Lost Lord’ will be released on December 13 for the PlayStation 4 and PC via Steam.

Alongside the expansion, a free update will also be released this week, December 13, that fixes minor issues and raises the maximum level cap for party members to 120.

As mentioned earlier, the upcoming expansion features a lot of new content such as a brand new zone that offers new challenging enemies to take down, a new quests that unveils the past of some of the main characters, new equipment pieces to collect and many more.

Here’s an overview of the upcoming expansion:

Players will be able to dive into the mysterious Labyrinth to face new and terrifying enemies, including The Price of Wraiths, as our heroes seek to avoid the destruction of the Evermore Kingdom.

New features include:

  • The Labyrinth: A brand new zone containing a number of new enemies and challenges.
  • The Martial Method: The latest addition to the battle system. Players will get access to two Martial Methods. Gizmo Supremo, which provides players access to hi-tech gadgets to turn the tide of battle and Ding Dong Discipline, a combat method inherited by the kingdom’s finest warriors. The Martial Methods can be changed and improved in the kingdom.
  • New quests unveiling the past of some of the main characters, and new pieces of equipment to collect.

Players who have purchased the Season Pass will be able to download the expansion free of charge while others who don’t have the season pass can purchase them separately.

With The Lair of the Lost Lord being the first of the two promised expansion, fans can look forward for one more, which is hopefully will be released sometime in 2019.

Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom is available now for PlayStation 4 and PC via Steam. For more information on the game, check out our review.