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It does give Pokemon clone but successful with some interesting plot points and interesting way to escalate the power of the collectible pets and the mascot of the game is a tragic story, if only it wasn't played for comedic effect.

I didn't have the chance to play this game for a long time (yet) but the hours I played seemed to be pretty decent. I love the series and I can understand why this got so famous

The way the capture mechanic works and getting 40 side quests that mostly wanted me to run over to whatever area I wasn't currently in, stopped me from spending more time with this than the minimum needed to get through the main story.

una vez me atasqué pero logré acabarlo

Ni No Kuni but even way more Pokemon-ey.


Pretty fun and unique still better than modern pokemon.

I'm probably just speaking on my nostalgia but this game is very entertaining. Just a good game to sit back and play even if it isnt for hours on end. Pretty good story and yokai designs.

I really wish all Yo-kai Watch fans a very plessant day

Yokai Watch is a solid game. The music is so cosy and makes me feel happy hearing it. I like the Yokai designs especially jibanyan. I wish the food rates were better. And it’s impossible to 100% without editing the file.

PEAK GAME. AND I HAVENT EVEN PLAYED THE SEQUELS WHICH IM TOLD ARE BETTER

There's definitely a better Yo-kai Watch game I could play as my first, but what do I look like paying 200 something dollars to play a damn 3DS game?

El peorcito pero aun asi sigue siendo un juegazo

mucho más divertido que muchos pokémon y con la mecánica de combate tope de guapa

Sinceramente, eu comecei a jogar achando que seria uma cópia de Pokémon só que usando 6 bixos, Porem, Me surpreendi com UM DOS MELHORES JOGOS QUE EU DESCUBRI.
Por mais que o combate possa parecer estranho de começo, é bem frenético e intenso, Te obrigando a pensar rápido, O mundo em que você pode explorar é muito bem feito, Até nos minimos detalhes.
A historia do jogo, Por mais que seja simples, É bem feita e divertida.
Enfim, Pra mim foi muito marcante, Um respiro entre os jogos mais conhecidos.

I gave up fighting the second boss :( It was fun while it lasted

one of the best starts a series can have

está bien, pero tiene muchas cosas que no me convence, sobretodo el método de capturar los bichos en sí me parece frustrante. Puedo ver el appeal del juego, pero yo siento que no está todo lo bien que puede estar, para mí al menos.

además el formato de la historia no me gusta nada, sólo consigió que la historia me diera igual.

Jogo de pegar monstrinho mt bom. Os cenários são lindos e o jogo tem um dos melhores usos da segunda tela do 3ds que eu vi em um jogo do console desde kid icarus. Os cenários são lindos e a história é bem contida e divertida até o final onde ela fica meio sem sal e previsível. O design de criaturas é fofo mas se você está esperando coisas tipo evoluções ou fusões entre mostros vai se decepcionar. Elas acontecem só que bem raramente, é mais uma mecânica secundária, acho que o jogo dá mais foco à formação e gerenciamente de status e tals

Yo-Kai Watch is an odd game to me. I remember playing it a long time ago, and enjoying it so much I went out of my way to complete the medallium. But it’s been so long since I played Yo-Kai Watch that I completely forgot what the game was like. I’m a big fan of Monster Tamers, and I’ve just been in the mood to play some good ones, so why not finally replay Yo-Kai Watch?

Firstly, one thing I absolutely adore about Yo-Kai Watch is how cozy it is. You’re in a small town for the majority of the game, exploring around, seeing whatever silly hijinks occurs with Yokai. While I definitely enjoyed exploring the world of the game, I also just found it really relaxing. The game’s story also adds to the sort of cozy nature of the game. Until the last chapter of the game, it’s very low stakes. Honestly, each chapter feels like a single episode of a cartoon you’d watch on a Saturday Morning as a kid, and not many other games I’ve played had this sort of vibe. While I didn’t grow up with this game, the structure of the game’s story still gave me a sense of nostalgia.

And mechanically, Yo-Kai Watch is a really interesting game. I think this is the only Monster Tamer I’ve played where you don’t directly control the monsters themselves. And I can see how people don’t like that, there’s a bit of luck that goes into this as you have to hope that your Yokai do what you want them to. Though I sort of like this. It makes the Yokai feel like alive in a way, at least more alive than the creatures in other Monster Tamers. And on top of all of this, there are ways that you can impact the battle. Rotating out which Yokai are in battle, using items, or making your Yokai use special moves. The battles in Yokai Watch are really interesting, though only some of the late game bosses made me heavily focus on them.

And as I described somewhat earlier, I really like Yo-Kai Watch’s story. It’s not anything too complex, in fact it’s extremely simple. But that simplicity works so well for the general vibes that Yo-Kai Watch has. Honestly the final chapter of the game kind of came out of left field, it’s much more serious compared to the rest of the game. Though yet again, I think it’s good, and the actual ending of the game is kind of unique in a way. The story creates this nice vibe that I think I’ve done my best to describe. It’s really cozy, and it does feel like I’m on a Summer Vacation.

I’ve described this earlier but I’m a big fan of Monster Tamers. My first ever game was Pokemon, and I’ve also played the likes of Shin Megami Tensei, and Digimon. One of my favorite aspects of Monster Tamers is the aspect of collecting them, trying to get as many as I possibly can. And that’s where I have a bit of confliction with Yo-Kai Watch. It feels so difficult to actually befriend Yokai. It’s already a bit hard to find specific Yokai you’re hunting for, and actually befriending them is much harder. Sometimes it takes 20 minutes just to hunt a single Yo-Kai, and I’m unsure if that’s a skill issue on my part or not. The odds just feel ridiculously low, even after having a friendship boosting yokai and giving the yokai its favorite food. Though this being an issue for me is probably not that big of a deal. The game definitely seems to push the player to relax, and take things slow, which is something I’m unable to do.

As well, the actual cast of Yokai in Yo-Kai Watch is odd. There are some absolute amazing and creative designs in Yo-Kai Watch. Though saying that, it’s really unfortunate to me that a lot of my favorite Yo-Kai are locked to postgame only, so I don’t get a chance to use them. With this in mind, there’s a noticeable amount of Yo-Kai that are reskins of other Yo-Kai. The first noticeable one is Castelius, that has 4 different versions. But theres also like likes of Illoo, Wiglin, and Heheheel. While in a typical RPG I’d be completely fine with enemy reskins, in a Monster Tamer I’m not particularly fond of it. Unfortunately, it motivates me less to complete the game’s medallium, as part of why I enjoy trying to find every creature in a Monster Tamer is to see each unique design. Ultimately this is a personal thing, but I want to at least acknowledge it.

Yet again, Yo-Kai Watch is a really interesting Monster Tamer to look back on. It’s not perfect, and I imagine that the later sequels polish the game in some form, but Yo-Kai Watch is still a really fun game. I think once I get around to playing them, I should be able to better my perspective from having played this one. I’m just glad that I finally got around to replaying this game, it’s such a unique little title.

non ho MAI capito come mai sia considerato come un Pokémon game, non c'entra niente (nel bene e nel male). Io purtroppo ne ho mal sopportato la retorica, ma ok capisco che possa piacere. È rilassante, come una vacanza estiva, ma pesante, proprio come una di quelle vacanza estive in cui i tuoi genitori ti obbligavano a partecipare

more love put in it than pokemon tbh

Repetitive but the yokai designs are cool


This series deserved more.

42 hours later with post game done and all quests complete.
This is such a sleeper hit for me and I did not expect to get so addicted to playing this game. I loved it very much and I had more fun with it than most recent Pokemon games (the comparison has to be made eventually lol). This has made me a Yokai Watch fan and I look forward to trying out the rest of the series.

Please play this series, it's incredible and packed with content.

Start of a great series that got shafted by the fact that westerners are losers

Anyway, awesome game