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Man this game is incredible...I mean I can't excuse that it excuse that even the deluxe version hasn't fixed all of the original flaws, but still this game really knows how to keep you invested. This version of Yo-Kai Watch 2 comes with a stream of new details. Adding new character animations and cutscenes to make everything feel more lively is a great addition. Whisper's eyes will bulge out and his design will look more intense whenever he's super discouraged and they don't just add this to the main story levels they also add this to many of the optional side quests to make everything more alive. I know that I have the ability to transfer my old save data and start back to where I left off, but why would I want to? Even before the premium version came out, I replayed this game multiple times just because it was so freaking fun. Sure backtracking can get pretty irritating, but this game just gets more and more fantastic the more you learn about it. This is a "road trip game", you'll be taking all sorts of fun rides as you explore this world's wonderful balance of realism and fantasy. With every hidden post game level, your heart races. Now we can explore the Yo-Kai amusement park, Gera Gera Land. And its just packed with "Spirited Away" references, heck its a great combination to watch Spirited Away before tackling the post game. The kitchen full of all sorts of strange dishes, the luxurious hot springs, and the somewhat eerie but pleasant train trip. Its all just beautiful and we even get a few more true final bosses for battle hungry players like myself. After competing the side quest the hot springs also double as great training grounds, you can battle Yo-Kai up to level frigging 99 to solve all of your grinding problems. You can also now travel to the Sengoku Period of Japan after clearing Whisper's origin story, which I'm also glad give free experience as a great way to give players a nice welcome back gift. And despite that these dungeons afterword only carry a few rare Yo-Kai challenges and high leveled common Yo-Kai their still really fun to explore. I'm getting some Inazuma 11 GO Chrono Stones vibes here. I'm just love when these games embrace their Japanese culture, its like I'm on some incredible vacation where I also have to solve mysteries and fight demons. While some challenges feel over level making grinding a pain, it's important to take the side quests and the hot springs into account, not to mention the extra boss fights also give you a heavy amount of EXP. It's easy to get frustrated when not everything is going your way and the backtracking begins to take a toll on you. But if enough patience this game delivers greatly. Heck a simple lucky Crank-a-Kai pull can really make your day. And speaking of which, rare Yo-Kai challenges I know from experience can be really painful. I'm talking about stuff like the Demuncher challenge, you can have a team of elite Yo-Kai and befriending techniques and somehow these guys still won't befriend you. After a while, soft reseting becomes a pain...so its best to listen to the news or something informative while your waiting just to make sure you're not just wasting your time staring at a screen. Still, I would like a meter or something telling how close I am to befriending with certain Yo-Kai, I guess it adds some realism to the game since your not catching Yo-Kai your befriending them. But...its still pretty damn irritating when it takes 52 tries to get Ray' O Light a Yo-Kai that's required to complete a quest and gain the ability to change the weather, I ask myself is it really worth it to clear these luck based challenges. Everything just slows down when I have a wait a real life day to complete a quest or spend hours trying to obtain a common Yo-Kai. I say, if said Yo-Kai brings identical brothers or sisters throw them all their favorite food just to increase your chances. And if you have to wait almost a week for Draaagin to move those damn rocks, I suggest you take a break from the game all together or go complete something else while you're waiting. Just don't let those daily challenges control you. Instead trying to complete absolutely everything in this game, focus on what you can complete, like the main story. If you get lost activate some handy-dandy markers to lead the way on the mini map. You can also scan for QR codes online to get tons of free stuff. Jibanyan really stands out with his radical new Soultimate moves. I say, focus on creating an ultimate Yo-Kai team designed for intense battles against super bosses like Orcanos, Kat Kraydel, and Kabuking. Obtaining their boss medals is perhaps one the greatest accomplishments in this game. And if your a master at Yo-Kai Watch Blasters, Hinozall will still drive you crazy. To think can fight the creators of the game is already move used in plenty other games. But this is the craziest version and I absolutely love it. Jump right into this wild ride of a game and feel free to come back any time.… Expand
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