Yo-kai Watch, a roleplaying game popular in Japan, was recently launched in North America. The game is getting wide acceptance due to its similarity to Pokémon but there are also differences between the two anime games.
Yibada wrote that Yo-kai Watch may be the next huge fad for Nintendo 3DS in North America as it becomes available in the region after its success in Japan. The anime style game is gaining attractions to Nintendo fans in line to its sameness to Pokémon. Game analysts are expecting the success of the game just like how Pokémon become prosperous.
Yo-kai Watch follows the story of Nate, a young boy from Springdale, told Canadian Reviewer. Nate sets free Yo-kai Whisper from a vending machine and will look for the other Yo-kai in the area together. There are about 200 types of Yo-kai and the player (as Nate) should befriend them and create a team to help with the challenges. All the way through the game, the player should collect items and help Yo-kai build their strength or heal their wounds.
Though many observed that it has similarities to Pokémon, Twinfinite mentioned dissimilarities of the two anime games.
According to Twinfinite, unlike Pokémon, Yo-kai Watch has no random battles. The player is free to decide whether to engage in a fight or just walk away. To fight, the player can enter back alleys and small streets to fight Yo-kai in a dungeon style. As Pokémon offers a side content such as catching a Pokémon, Yo-kai Watch is full of side quests involving battling a Yo-kai or simply to require the player to get certain types of food. The player may gain experience and rewards doing the requests. While Pokémon encourages player to catch the pocket monsters with Pokeballs, Yo-Kai Watch asks player to befriend them instead. In Yo-Kai Watch, the three Yo-kai will implement their attacks automatically. The player will decide when to use their special attacks, and when to use items. Yo-kai Watch revolves around a story feels like the player is in an anime.
Yo-Kai Watch is RPG video game developed and published by Level-5. The game was released in Japan in 2013 and now available in North America starting November 6, 2015.
Join the Conversation