Yokai Art 2: Tales of the Nine-Tails

Editorial Meh

Yokai Art 2 is a tactical puzzle game with character-collection mechanics, but it arrives in rough shape. Save-file corruption bugs, bosses that fail to spawn, and unclear progression systems are common frustrations; players report having to replay content and being locked out of recruits due to opaque unlock conditions. The core loop—grinding bounties and managing team composition across tower-defense-style stages—works, and some players appreciate new features like the healer role, but the overall design feels incomplete: the adventure mode is too short to meaningfully explore builds, difficulty balancing is inconsistent (some units trivialize encounters, others are mandatory), and removed mechanics (flying enemies, wheel randomization) haven't been replaced with equivalent challenges. Compared to the first game, this sequel has less content and lacks the compelling survival-mode endgame that made the original engaging. The game is playable in stretches but clearly unfinished.