>>31974028>well now you cant leave the first townThis was true in the first game, though it was made up by having the town be huge. I believe the second game added like two more to explore.
>well now battling is completely random and skillfree It can be modified to an extent. Pic related, and goes further in 2 depending on the soul system. Although I prefer the boss fights than I do the regular fights.
>It makes me feel old as fuck as I watch my in game parents have a heated argument about donuts, or when my "friends" and I are having conversations about playdates or sleepovers. Game is aimed at kids. Not much going on there
I will say that expecting it to be 1:1 with Pokémon will guarantee disappointment, mostly because level-5 aims for a different approach than Gamefreak (capturing modern society compared to capturing the wild). There was a decent article that describes it better, but I have to go find it.
>>31974227>catching Yokais is also more fun than catching PokemonYeah no. Calling bullshit. As someone that played 1 and 2, befriending is way more of a bitch than it is with pokemon. If your luck is absolute shit you can spend hours trying to befriend a D rank, and not to mention it gets harder the higher the rank. At least with Pokémon it is almost guaranteed. It took literally 3 main games and 2 side games to finally introduce an item that guarantees befriending of a yo-kai
