

In the first game, the main character is given the titular Yo-Kai Watch, which causes them to be able to see Yo-Kai - spirits that cause all kinds of odd everyday occurrences good, bad, or just plain weird. The third, updated version, Psychic Specters, is coming this fall. in September 2016 - taking a hint from Pokémon with two versions, Bony Spirits & Fleshy Souls. in 2015 after originally being released in Japan 4 years prior. The first game in this series, plus its corresponding anime series and movie, finally came to the U.S.

The sequel, Ni No Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom, will be coming soon - and although the gameplay will be a bit different, playing or replaying the first game would be a good refresher before the sequel's release. These monsters all have evolution trees as well, although sometimes changes are more subtle, such as adding accessories or just palette swapping. Similar to other games, you can capture more monsters to expand your collection. In addition to having different spells and abilities themselves, each of the three rotating members of your party is allowed to use one monster - called familiars - at a time, in which the human and their respective monster share a health bar. Drippy, back to life and they venture into the world of Ni No Kuni to find Oliver's mother and defeat the Dark Djinn, Shadar, and the titular villain of the game, the White Witch. In Ni No Kuni, you play as a boy named Oliver, who has just lost his mother and only parent, and is racked with guilt. Here are 8 monster collecting games to try if the announcement of these new Pokémon games made you bitter like the taste of a Switch cartridge.Ĭreated by Level-5 and Bandai Namco, with art and animated cutscenes by Studio Ghibli ( Spirited Away, Grave of the Fireflies etc.), Ni No Kuni is a great game to help satisfy your monster collecting RPG itch. They might not be as popular as Pokémon, but they are still great games which can stand out on their own. Many players, however, forget that there are plenty of other great monster collecting games out there. Many were expecting either the long rumored Pokémon Stars for the Nintendo Switch, or at least some kind of Switch port of Sun and Moon with cross play compatibility, similar to the recently announced Monster Hunter XX (double cross). Many were disappointed by the announcement of the new Nintendo 3DS exclusive sequels to Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon - called Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon respectively - despite not being given much information.Īfter changing up the long standing tradition of an updated third version with the the release of Pokémon Black 2 and Pokémon White 2 in the fifth generation, and entirely skipping an updated version of of the sixth generation games, Pokémon X and Pokémon Y, players weren't sure what to expect for the future of the seventh generation.
