>>53685446>Most yokais either look fucking retarded, or way too normal.If you don't have the cultural references to know "why" they are spooky/funny/etc, they are just a collection of really, really crappy monsters.
>Named MC, no starter choiceUnlike Pokémon, YW games weren't "your" adventure, they were Keita's.
>Yoikai are all sapient, instead of being several animal-ish speciesMake it harder to imagine your own adventures when everything in your team has it's own established life/personality/etc.
>World was way too close to real worldBasically it offered a lot less margin to imagination overall, while requiring some starting knowledge to fully enjoy.