Ni no Kuni™ II: Revenant Kingdom tells a story about how Evan, after losing his kingdom, sets out on a journey to build a new kingdom. the story takes place over 9 chapters, describing Evan's tale, with surprises at the end. the story itself is very interesting, with a lot of side quests to gain rewards and citizens for the kingdom.
Note: i have not played the prequel as the kingdom building aspect of the Ni no Kuni™ II caught my eye.

The good: the story is engaging, with interactive segments to keep it interesting. the story also offers an idealistic view of the game world. The game also levels up all the characters, regardless of the the active 3 chosen, so there is no need to grind exp for different sets of characters.

The bad: However, the side quests, while helpful, my be time consuming. the kingdom building features feels like a MMO game, where time is needed to build stuff. Note: when waiting for items to be build while being idle, you cannot minimize or click out of the game as it would effectively pause the timer as well.

Overall, a great game, with an interesting story and characters. I Would recommend trying this game out.