God what a masterpiece. Yo Kai Watch was never a Pokémon clone and in fact this was the game that made me realize I like it better than Pokémon. This game has so much content it’s shocking it all fits on the 3DS. Hours and hours and hours of wackiness throughout with creative abound. They never cut a single character from the previous games so this one has over 600 FUCKING YO KAI TO BEFRIEND ITS INSANE! Unfortunately a good chunk are locked behind the crank a kai which sucks but oh well there are so many it’s basically a drop in the bucket. You will literally never get bored with this game because there’s so much to do. The story is fun and I love all the characters. Steve Jobs is a god damn shark in this game… THIS IS A REAL THIRD PARTY OFFICIAL GAME FROM LEVEL 5AND IT HAS A STEVE JOBS PARODY AS A PART OF THE ACTUAL STORY. And the final boss is a pinstripe suited mobster. Ok maybe the best game ever made.

I understand this is one of the least popular zelda games but I personally feel this has some amazing game design, boss levels some really clever game mechanics. I accept flying at times could be awkward but outside of that the controls for the game felt great with little to no issue for me to communicate my actions to the Wii. The characters are great and have understandable growth and arcs while the world is so beautiful. The time crystals in the desert are a genius mechanic for you to appreciate how much beauty was lost in a two for one biome. The story is also a very interesting one that ties in to the timeline of the Zelda series well and provides some cool lore. I think this is really underappreciated.