Yo-Kai Watch 2 on 3DS, enriched sequel with a journey to the past. More Yo-Kai, a deeper story and a Meiji-era Sakura town to explore. The Yo-Kai Watch saga increases in quality and ambition.
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Category
RPG4 players7+
Co-op
Description
Nate and his Yo-Kai Jibanyan travel to the past to uncover Yo-Kai history and stop the Onimaro threat from destroying spirits in the Bony Spirits version. Published by Nintendo, released in Australia in September 2016. Exclusive bonus Yo-Kai, time travel, hundreds of Yo-Kai to recruit, bonus modes. Bony Spirits version in English.
Yo-Kai Watch 2 - Bony Spirits review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
3/5
Story
★★★★★
"Solid"
The town is rebuilt twice, sixty years apart. The same streets come back with wooden houses, unpaved roadways, hand-painted shop signs, fewer electricity poles, and you easily recognise a junction already walked in the present. That urban double, entirely redrawn rather than merely tinted, allows a street-by-street comparison worth more than any exposition.
The past section changes its instrumentation completely. Taut festival drums, a bamboo flute blown on a broad breath, plucked strings and small bells replace the keyboards and guitars of the present, and the same musical functions, town theme, battle theme, victory jingle, are rewritten in that vocabulary. Time travel is therefore heard before the scenery has even shown it.
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Obsessive"
Traveling back in time, widening the town and tracking down a myriad of new Yo-Kai to befriend reignites the medallium hunt on a grander scale, with more quests. Evolving your friends and combing every corner stretches out the adventure. The battle system stays loose on control, but this teeming collection and its endearing humor hold you in a stubborn grip.
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Massive"
Travelling back in time to uncover the Yokai's history unfolds an even broader collecting RPG, rich in creatures to recruit. The fleshed-out main quest, exploring new neighbourhoods and numerous challenges hold you for long hours. That generosity of content and humour, the series' own, offers a lifespan dear to fans.
Is Yo-Kai Watch 2 - Bony Spirits still worth playing in 2026?
Released in twin versions with exclusive Yokai, Yo-Kai Watch 2 fixes the first game's flaws with a wider map, time travel and noticeably richer content. The collecting, recruiting and wheel based battles gain variety, while the writing keeps its tender humour and its roots in Japanese folklore. This is the best entry point of the series, balanced and generous. For a fan of monster RPGs or someone curious about Yokai style worlds, the title keeps a solid, lasting appeal.
