Review: Yokai
Ah yes, Yokai - the downright disturbing creatures of Japanese myth, first introduced to many of us through Alessandro's 2013 game "Funky Fungus".
In this game, Yokai have invaded and overpowered the old monastery. You are Sheng-Li, a talented young monk. Your strength is the Wandering Spirit technique, and you must enter the soul of each Yokai and control them into an 'assisted suicide'. When each Yokai is dispatched, you may re-enter your physical body and go to the exit.
This makes for a great action/puzzle game, and being by Ariel Endaraues, it's top quality. Like his other games, he manages to find an original way of using AGD and turning it into a very polished game.
The levels are really well designed, and a lot of thought has gone into easing the player in. It wisely has infinite lives, as there is little sense in starting over (though there is a quit option), and these days we need to encourage the modern player. This is one of my top picks of the year. Give it a go - and stay away from the walkthrough vids for as long as you can!
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