They act as episodic installments with each chapter featuring a different issue. There are multiple chapters in the game, but they are not related to each other. As a result, it rarely feels like there is much at stake. You are just there to react to odd phenomena and solve them. There are no rivals and actual villains are few and seem to come out of nowhere. You are not a superhero, nor are you trying to be the very best at something. While it is an interesting take on folk tales and superstition, a bulk of the game feels like it is just you trying to solve these mundane problems. For instance, there are Yo-kai that force you to reveal secrets, that cause you to feel depressed, and that make you very hungry. The Yo-kai are supernatural creatures that are the reasons behind ordinary people’s issues. Whisper gives our hero the Yo-kai Watch, a special tool that allows its user to locate Yo-kai. The main character Nate (or Katie) encounters Whisper, a Yo-kai resembling a ghost butler, in the forest. The story of Yo-kai Watch plays out just like a Saturday morning cartoon. However, Yo-kai Watch is also its own unique breed and does just enough to separate itself from the other monster-collecting behemoth series. There are clear inspirations from Pok émon in Yo-kai Watch, and it shows in the game. Regardless of how the Yo-kai craze catches on, it remains clear that the first game is indeed a fun adventure. Level-5 is obviously hoping to cash in on the craze in the West as well. The most obvious parallel to this is the huge Pok émon craze back in the late-90s. The game was soon complemented by a hit anime series, a top-grossing movie, a trading card game, collectible medals from the game, and lots of toys and plushes in stores. Beginning with a hit 3DS game from developers of Level-5 (of Professor Layton and Inazuma Eleven fame), the series became a phenomenon. In July 2013, the Yo-kai Watch franchise took Japan by storm.
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