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Story is just a bunch of glorified side-quests
Grinding is a pain, in the first one the best grinding spot comes literally in front of the final boss so you're almost done with the game anyway
Befriending yokai is a hassle so you'll likely finish the game with your starting yokai and whatever freebie you get.
Battles are full of RNG, even using serious life on all your yokai they're prone to loaf around at the most inconvenient times.
Bunch of literal recolors, at least GF changed the Kami/Monkey design a bit.
Even then i found it a bit fun