Yokai Art 2: Tales of the Nine-Tails

Editorial Don't bother

Yokai Art 2 is a tower-defense / puzzle game with erotic elements, but the sequel struggles where it should shine. Players consistently report that the game feels thinner than its predecessor—fewer characters, less polished progression, and new game modes that fall flat (the pot-breaking mode "just sucks", the adventure is "too short", archery is "too slow"). The balance is broken: overpowered units trivialize waves before enemies act, while the survival-like "eternal battle" mode, meant to replace the first game's standout challenge, is a pale shadow of the original. Save corruption and soft-lock bugs persist even in recent patches, and quest-related progression is unclear—multiple players don't know how to recruit Kyuubi or unlock character interactions. The eroticism is sparse and disjointed, mostly one-off scenes unlocked arbitrarily. A few minor improvements exist (more healer variety, better stage design), but they don't offset the emptiness. If you loved the first game, hold off; if you're new to the series, play the original instead.