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Yo-kai Watch 4: We're Looking Up at the Same Sky (Japanese: 妖怪ウォッチ4 ぼくらは同じ空を見上げている Yōkai Wotchi Fō: Bokura Wa Onaji Sora wo Miagete Iru), or simply titled Yo-kai Watch 4 (Japanese: 妖怪ウォッチ4 Yōkai Wotchi Fō) is a role-playing game for the Nintendo Switch and is the fourth main series game in the Yo-kai Watch franchise.
It was released on June 20, 2019 for the Nintendo Switch in Japan, and came out for the PlayStation 4 on December 5, 2019, that includes the Purapura update.[1]
A western localization was confirmed to be in the works at the Level-5 panel at Anime Expo 2019,[2] however, with the closing of Level-5's Western branch, progress is unknown if at all. A Traditional & Simplified Chinese localization was patched into both the base version of the game and Yo-kai Watch 4++ (Japanese: 妖怪ウォッチ4++ Yōkai Wotchi Fō Purapura) on the latter's release day on December 5, 2019.
Yo-kai Watch 4 introduced a slew of new features and graphical improvements, including a third-person view with drastically-improved graphics rather than the top-down view present in earlier entries, and a completely different action RPG-based battle system.
Blurb[]
"A grand journey that goes beyond the time and space of the world in which Summer, Nate, and Jack live in".
Plot[]
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In the Yo-kai World, Overseer is destroying the world while Enma and Nurarihyon both fight their way to stop him. When Overseer says that everything is under his control, and that their attacks are useless against him, Enma powers up into his awoken form and attempts to finish him off with his Soultimate. Overseer, however, manages to freeze time before Enma could use his Soultimate, turning him into stone and disintegrating him, leaving Nurarihyon behind, who goes to find help.
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Features[]
Gameplay[]
- Main article: Gameplay of Yo-kai Watch
For the first time in the series, Yo-kai Watch 4 switches to a new third-person perspective rather than a top-down view allowing for more detail to be presented in the characters and the world, taking advantage of the Nintendo Switch's hardware.
While players still search for Yo-kai in some places, they can now jump to reach high areas, and run with unlimited stamina outside of battles.
Battle System[]
Yo-kai Watch 4 introduces a completely new Action RPG based battle system akin to the Yo-kai Watch Blasters series. While Yo-kai can still be leveled regularly, the playable character is now able to level up, allowing for more power to be used in the watch.
The player can now fight the opponents which can have different effects depending on the character. This battle system is called “Yo-ki“, in which the human can use various moves like orbs, Progenitor Yo-kai and more to assist in battle.
The befriending mechanic has also been drastically overhauled; the player now must use the watch to extract the souls of Yo-kai in a specific order which can depend on the targeted Yo-kai based on the Rank and Tribe.
The way in which Soultimates works is also different. By pressing both X and A/Triangle and Circle buttons simultaneously, the Yo-kai get into a powered up form known as "Great Form" in which they don a gold aura similar to the G orb from the Blasters series, transform into their Shadowside form, Cole turning into a Sword Bearer or Summer turning into their Awakened form. What all of these forms have in common is that they can perform their Soultimate move. They can be powered by either timing or mashing the A/Circle button. Certain Yo-kai, Nate, Katie and Jack don't require an extra form to perform their Soultimates.
Differences from previous entries[]
- Being released on a console, rather than a pure handheld; the Nintendo Switch is a hybrid of both.
- Featuring Paid DLC.
- Not featuring every Yo-kai.
- Being played in a third-person view, much like what was shown in the 2011 trailer for Yo-kai Watch.
- Having the ability for the player to jump in the air to reach certain places.
- Removing the stamina bar in the overworld, meaning the player can sprint indefinitely while running or riding their bike.
- However, the stamina bar is now present during battles.
- Being released on PlayStation 4, a Sony console
- Having more than 2 protagonists.
- Having real time combat akin to Yo-kai Watch Blasters and Yo-kai Watch Busters 2.
- Humans directly fighting instead of being more of the supportive role.
- Allowing party members to level up past level 99, with the maximum level being 120. *
- Feature a 24-hour in-game clock. Though, previous games technically had that feature, it didn't show the time displayed.
- Being set in an season other than summer, being winter in Jack's world.
- Allow the player to change the nicknames of both human and Yo-kai characters whenever they want, without the help of Wazzat.
- Being released in the Reiwa Period.
- Not having Evolution and Fusion from the previous game.
- The usage of Yo-kai Keystones, Sacred Armory and Celestial Discs.
- Being available in Traditional and Simplified Chinese, which were added to the game in a DLC update alongside the release of Yo-kai Watch 4++.
- Not including Yo-Criminals.
- Not featuring the Medallium, instead being replaced by the Ukiukipedia app.
Development[]
Around the end of May 2017, franchise series creator Akihiro Hino said that he "wanted to refresh the series" due to the decline in sales of Yo-kai Watch 3, compared to Yo-kai Watch 2. He also stated that a "new flow" would begin with Yo-kai Watch Shadowside: The Return of the Oni King, and hopes it would bring back old fans of the franchise.
Details on the fourth installment were finally revealed in April 2018, with the release set for Winter 2018 on the Nintendo Switch. It was also revealed that characters from Yo-kai Watch Shadowside would appear, and said that there would be "an upgrade" that will surprise the players.
More details on the game were also revealed in the monthly CoroCoro magazines that revealed 11 new Yo-kai Tribes for Yo-kai Watch 4. The new tribes are listed as Goriki, Onnen, Mononoke, Tsukumono, Uwanosora, Omamori, Mikakunin, Oni, Izana, Mikado, and Shinma.
The first teaser for the game was released on June 23, 2018. It also revealed that the game features a young Nate in his Yo-kai Watch 3 outfit, along with Whisper, and Jibanyan in their original designs. The teaser also featured new characters Jack Cobbler, and Gusto, who appear in the fifth movie Yo-kai Watch: Forever Friends. They all are shown to enter the setting of the game through certain doors opened by Summer.
Delays[]
On October 10, 2018, Level-5 had announced that Yo-kai Watch 4 was to be delayed into Spring 2019 with no slated release date. No official reasons had been given for the delay. Through a CoroCoro scan of the March 2019 issue and later a trailer, it was revealed to be releasing in Japan on June 6th. A second delay was announced in May 2019, pushing the release date to June 20th.
Reception[]
Yo-kai Watch 4 sold a total of 150,721 copies within the first week [3], making a big decrease from the previous entries in the franchise. Despite that, it still managed to peak at number 1 in the Nintendo Switch games chart for one week before being overtaken by Super Mario Maker 2.
Famitsu gave the game a 37 out of 40.
Editions[]
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The special Yo-kai Keystone that comes with the physical edition.
Regular Edition[]
The physical edition of Yo-kai Watch 4 comes with a special Daichiki Yo-kai Keystone of Jibanyan, Lightside Jibanyan and Gusto, which allows it to be redeemed for a Five-Star coin and a select handful of items. If the game is downloaded digitally from the eShop, the player will be given a Damona as a gift.
Pre-order Editions[]
One of three cards containing a code to unlock an exclusive item can be obtained, by pre-ordering from a specific retailer.
- The Red Cat Crimson Sword (Item Card A) can be unlocked by pre-ordering from Amazon Japan. Additionally, A clear file design of Whisper can also be bought.
- The White Dog White Silver Sword (Item Card B) can be unlocked by pre-ordering from 7-11, Lawson or the Level-5 Online Store.
- The Moon Rabbit Golden Gun (Item Card C) can be obtained by pre-ordering from other game retailers.
Updates[]
Before the game's release, Akihiro Hino said that there would be an undisclosed number of new Yo-kai added to the game, distributed through both free and paid updates. [4] The website further updated this, with them confirming monthly which Yo-kai would be added to the game. [5]
August Update[]
There was a free update on August 9th, 2019, which added a new location called Yoriku Kokigan which became available after finishing the main storyline, with Boss Yo-kai Raidenryu. The update also included over 18 returning and new befriendable Yo-kai.
Yo-kai Watch 4++[]
The Yo-kai Watch 4++ update logo.
There is a paid expansion called Yo-kai Watch 4 ++ (Japanese: 妖怪ウォッチ4 ++(ぷらぷら) Yōkai Wotchi Fō Pura Pura), that was released on December 5, 2019, as a separate digital download and physical release. Buying the physical release of Yo-kai Watch 4 ++ comes with a Yo-kai Y Medal of Jinpei Jiba and Jibanyan. [6]
It introduced major new content for the game, including access to Blossom Heights, a new multiplayer mode based on Yo-kai Watch Blasters, and several new and returning Yo-kai to befriend. There was also a new area added to the Yo-kai World, called "Hell's Kitchen".
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Trivia[]
- Yo-kai Watch 4 is also the third game in a while since Yo-kai Watch and Yo-kai Sangokushi that isn't split into two versions (excluding the North American/European version of Yo-kai Watch 3, which of course is a definitive version).
- Yo-kai Watch 4 is the second Yo-kai Watch game to be released on a home console, with the first being Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version.
Switch card case given out during World Hobby Fair 2019
- A keychain of an alternate Yo-kai Watch 4 boxart was given out at the World Hobby Fair Spring 2019. It was originally presumed to be the boxart, but it was confirmed to be false later on.
- This is the first Yo-kai Watch game to not have a Yo-kai Medallium, instead it uses an Ukiukipedia app.
- This is the second Yo-kai Watch game to not have Yo-kai which appeared in the previous game, the first being Yo-kai Sangokushi.
- This is the second Yo-kai Watch game to have Shadowside tribes, that previously appeared in Yo-kai Watch: Ukiukipedia Kiwami.
- A splash screen at the beginning and end of the Tokyo Game Show 2018 gameplay demo showed artwork of all the different forms of Jibanyan, including Kuroi Jibanyan and Rudy. But both of the after mentioned Yo-kai didn't make an appearance in any shape or form.
- Nate is somehow able to summon Yo-kai with Yo-kai Keystones while still having the original Yo-kai Watch.
- Yo-kai Watch 4 contains the most playable human characters, with a grand total of 6 playable human characters excluding the ++Busters human characters.
- Yo-Kai Watch 4 was the first Yo-Kai Watch game to receive a localization for the Chinese market. (Yo-Kai Watch 4++)
- Which also included some localization changes, such as:
- Complete redesigns for Gutsy Bones and Jinta/Jingeki, changing them from a giant skeleton and an anatomical model to robots/androids, due to skeletons and skulls being banned in China.
- Covering up Blizzaria's cleavage in her shadowside form.
- Removing Hot Pot's spout.
- A Redesign to Yamamba to make her less scary looking.
- Text changes to exclude words like: "ghost", "kill", "medicine" and other "taboo" words.
- Which also included some localization changes, such as:
External Links[]
References[]
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DS5UtTayc4
- ↑ https://twitter.com/HDKirin/status/1147245137522642944?s=20
- ↑ https://www.resetera.com/threads/media-create-sales-week-25-2019-jun-17-jun-23.125666/
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkQToZ5X970
- ↑ https://www.youkai-watch.jp/yw4/update/
- ↑ https://www.youkai-watch.jp/yw4/purapura
In other languages[]
Yo-kai Watch 4: Bokura wa Onaji Sora wo Miagete Iru[]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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 Japanese
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妖怪ウォッチ4 ぼくらは同じ空を見上げている Yōkai Wotchi 4: Bokura wa Onaji Sora wo Miagete Iru | Yo-kai Watch 4: We're Looking Up at the Same Sky |
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 Chinese (Cantonese)*
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妖怪手表4 我们仰望着同一片天空 Yāoguài Shǒubiǎo 4: Wǒmen Yǎngwàng zhe Tóng Yīpiàn Tiānkōng | Same as Japanese |
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妖怪手錶4 我們仰望同一片天空 Yāoguài Shǒubiǎo 4: Wǒmen Yǎngwàng Tóng Yīpiàn Tiānkōng | Same as Japanese |
Yo-kai Watch 4++[]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese
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妖怪ウォッチ4++ Yōkai Wotchi 4 Purapura | Yo-kai Watch 4++ |
| More Languages | ||
| Chinese (Cantonese)*
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妖怪手表4++ Yāoguài Shǒubiǎo 4++ | Same as Japanese |
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妖怪手錶4++* Yāoguài Shǒubiǎo 4++ 妖怪手表4强化之章* Yāoguài Shǒubiǎo 4: Qiánghuà zhī Zhāng |
Same as Japanese (Taiwan) Yo-kai Watch 4: Enhanced Edition (The Chinese Mainland) |
| Yo-kai Watch Video Game Series | |
|---|---|
| Main series games | Yo-kai Watch (3DS • Switch • Smartphone) • Yo-kai Watch 2 • Yo-kai Watch 3 • Yo-kai Watch 4 |
| Spin-off games | Yo-kai Watch Blasters • Yo-kai Watch Busters 2 Yo-kai Sangokushi • Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version • Y School Heroes: Bustlin' School Life |
| Applications | Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble • Yo-kai Watch Land Yo-kai Taiso Dai-ichi Puzzle da nyan • Yo-kai Watch: Gerapo Rhythm • Yo-kai Watch World • Yo-kai Sangokushi: Kunitori Wars • Yo-kai Watch: Medal Wars • Yo-kai Daijiten |
| Arcade Games | Yo-kai Watch: Tomodachi Ukiukipedia • Yo-kai Watch Busters: Iron Oni Force |