Don’t Go Outside At Night In The World Of ‘YO-KAI WATCH’

YO-KAI WATCH, Nintendo and Level-5’s  monster collecting RPG that has taken Japan by storm, promises to be the next big thing in handheld gaming. Between its cute, unconventional characters, its immediate charm that we’ve come to expect from the developer behind Fantasy Life, Professor Layton and Ni No Kuni, and a unique battle system that turns turn based combat on its head, it’s easy to see why. But outside of the standard mechanics that we detailed in our game play summary, the evil Yokai have some more tricks up their sleeves. Let’s just say you don’t want to go out at night.

You know you messed up when…

During a recent game play demo, we got to delve a little more into what we can expect from the full version of the game. Not content with just offering your standard RPG staples, YO-KAI WATCH goes full stealth mode once the sun sets. As you’re traversing the streets after dark, the map becomes filled with smaller monsters that serve to alert their big, bad boss when they spot you. If you end up being seen and can’t escape to the next map in time, this hulking, red ogre drags you into battle.

I know what you’re thinking though; with you and your team of Yokai, you can handle whatever it can throw at you, right? Making the same mistake, I dived straight in, using every ability at my disposal to take down the enemy. Except nothing worked! As I watched each Yokai fall one by one, I realized I had made a terrible mistake. The moral of the story? Don’t mess with the dark…

Any last words?

With sections like these to break up the monotonous nature of turn based RPG’s, it’s clear to see how this game has managed to reach the level of popularity that it has overseas. If anything else, this has made me more excited to find out what other surprises the full game will have in store, which will be available by the time you read this. Oh, and one more thing. You might not want to jaywalk either. You never know what can happen to those who don’t follow the rules…

Need a refresher on everything that is YO-KAI WATCH? Take a trip over to our character profiles and get caught up! Will you be picking up the game this weekend? Let us know in the comments!