Is the follow up to Yo-Kai Watch more than just a Pokémon clone? Check out our thoughts and review of the Yo-Kai Watch 2: Fleshy Souls 3DS game at Kidzworld!
Pokémon. It's a game about capturing monsters around the world and battling them against each other, the bread and butter of the Pokémon franchise. It's mostly successful in being a fun alternative to the series that inspired it but the sequel, Yo-Kai Watch 2, is too familiar to the original game which is too similar to another game.If you wanted an excuse to replay the first game then you are in luck because most of the game is an exact retread of the original.
Meeting Whisper is a familiar section in Yo-Kai Watch 2.Courtesy of Nintendo
Back To Basics. Really, Really, Back To Basics. 4w5q2u
The game begins with our player character, either a girl or boy with a name of your choosing, waking up to find their beloved yo-kai watch missing, the device that allows them to discover yo-kai in our world. Yo-kai are bugs at the park with friends, and then the real show begins as you recover your missing watch. At risk of spoilers for both this game and the original, I'll keep it short, but you have to rediscover all of the yo-kai, that includes all of the ones that were found in the previous game. At about the halfway mark of the game you start to get some new story beats and the reason for the repeat makes itself clear, but that halfway mark is about 12 hours into the game - a lot of time to waste on a story that you may have already seen.
A multi-character fight in Springdale.Courtesy of Nintendo
Smooth Sailing on the Battlefield 543f6v
The battle system in Yo-Kai Watch 2 is also near identical to the original. When entering a fight you'll see a small handful of your typical turn based options, however in this game the "Fight" button is already selected. Your yo-kai of choice will hit the battlefield and begin attacking immediately, the entire battle is on auto pilot and many of the fights don't require you to lift a finger. The only part of things you'll really get involved in are Soultimate Attacks and the boss fights.
Soultimate Attacks are special abilities that are tied to a timer, once the timer runs out you're free to use the attack that will require you to tap the screen, or spin the circle pad, or tap buttons. Upon finishing up your quicktime attack you're able to unleash a damaging, and often deadly, attack. Bosses ask a little bit more of the player which normally requires a focus on tapping the enemies weakness.
One of the earlier boss battles of the game.Courtesy of GameSpot
Final Thoughts 1e244x
The world of Yo-Kai Watch 2: Fleshy Souls is charming, pretty, but too simple and too repetitive. Walking around the open town of Springdale is fun, if you haven't done it before that is. If the game updates its world and fighting system any games can really be something special.
Pros 6b6y6n
- Great World
- Charming Characters
Cons 5gx3i
- Story Retread
- Simple Gameplay
Yo-Kai Watch 2: Fleshy Souls Game Rating: 341a64
Available for Nintendo 3DS
Yo-Kai Watch 2: Fleshy Souls 3DS Box ArtCourtesy of Nintendo
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