Yo-kai Watch 5: Tales from the Great Beyond, nyan!!!

Yo-kai Watch 5: Tales from the Great Beyond, nyan!!! (Japanese: 妖怪ウォッチ5：偉大なるものからの物語、ニャン!!! Yōkai u~otchi 5: Idainaru mono kara no monogatari,nyan!!!), or simply titled Yo-kai Watch 5 (Japanese: 妖怪ウォッチ5 Yōkai u~otchi 5) is a role-playing game for the Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4 and Playstation 5 and is the fifth main series game in the Yo-kai Watch franchise.
It was released on July 2, 2021 for the Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4 and Playstation 5 in Japan. In December 2021 it will get the Busters X update, which adds a whole new mode and a new explorable area.) So far, no western localisation is cofirmed to be in the works.
Yo-kai Watch 5 follows in the footsteps of the previous entry, Yokai Watch 4. One thing that has been drastically changed from the fourth game is a revamped battle system more in line with Yo-kai Watch 3 and the Dynasty Warriors series.
==Blurb==
"Travel back to the iconic worlds of Yo-kai Watch 2 and 3 with Whisper and Jibanyan!"
==Plot==
After Lord Enma creates a rift in the Yo-kai realm, space and time will bend and collapse upon itself as the human world and Yo-kai world combine into one whole universe. To prevent this, Keita (Or Fumi) travels back to old Sakura and reunites with his grandfather Keizou to prevent Enma from accidentaly destroying the universe.
==Features==
Yo-kai Watch 5 uses the same graphical engine as Yokai Watch 4, while making the camera even more free-moving and sportig an updated user-interface.
While players still search for Yo-kai in some places, they can also jump to reach high areas, and run with unlimited stamina.
===Battle System===
Yo-kai Watch 5 introduces a brand new battle system that combines some elements of Yo-kai Watch 3's battle system, like the tactics board (Now named the tactics wheel) and soultimate minigames, and mixes it with with a few elements from the Dynasty Warriors series of games in that it has items that are contained across a battle map. As well as having a full-on hack and slash gameplay during boss battles.
Like the fourth game, the main character can move around freely during a battle as well as help fight, but, unlike the fourth game, the emphasis is more put on your Yokai inside of the tactics board, which is now the tactics wheel.
The befriending system is much more like past games before Yo-kai Watch 4, as it is a much more luck-based system. Returning from the Yo-kai Watch Busters series is the chance wheel, which puts the chance of adding a new Yo-kai to the medallium entirely on a roulette wheel. 
==Developement==
The game was announced at the Level-5 Vision event 2020, and later was given screenshots in Coro-Coro magazine.
During the Tokyo Game Show 2020, a full gameplay trailer was show to the public and it was revealed that Kumamoto and St. Peanutsburg from both Yo-kai Watch 2 and Yo-kai Watch 3 will be returning, as well as Old Sakura and the new battle system.
Unlike the fourth game, the protagonist was confirmed to be reduced to only Keita or Fumi, depending on preference. According to Level-5 CEO Akiro Hino, this was done to bring the franchise "Back to the basics" and to attract fans of the first two games. It was announced for March of 2021 with no confirmed console. It was here that we saw a tidbit of the plot and it was revealed that the game would link to Yo-kai Watch 4 and Yo-kai Watch Busters 3.
===Delays===
It was announced in a Coro-Coro magazine segment that Yo-kai Watch 5 would be delayed to May of 2021 and that all functionality with Yo-kai Watch 4 and Yo-kai Watch Busters 3 was cut from the game to "Maintain a healthy amount of content" and "to not overwhelm any newcomers". However, a few days after the Coro-Coro article, a new video went up on Level-5's Japanese YouTube channel showing that the game was drastically increased in terms of the graphics and gameplay. It was also confirmed that the protagonist could change outfiits depending on the day of the week, customize their hair, and even use the brand new "Cloth-A-Kai" to randomly get new articles of clothing. Outfits shown were Keita's Yo-kai Watch 3 outfit, Keizou's outfit, a traditional Japanese kimono and even a Jibanyan onesie.
In May of 2021 the game was once again delayed, this time, the console was confirmed to be on the Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, and Playstation 5. The game also was given a set-in-stone release date to July 2, 2019. The reason for the second delay was to simply "fine-tune the user experience and to create a better flow". It was also so that developers had a healthy work/life cycle.
==Reception==
The game sold 300,843 copies in its first week on sale in Japan. This is a big increase from Yo-kai Watch 4, however, this could also be because of the two added platforms, being the Playstation 4 and Playstation 5. It managed to stay at the number 1 spot for Nintendo Switch games for a whole month, before being overtaken drastically by Mario Kart Infinite.
==Editions==
===Regular Edition===
The physical version of Yo-kai Watch 5, for the first time in the series, does not come with a pack-in bonus. However, it includes a download code for Jibanyan Omega, an overpowered version of Jibanyan that can only be unlocked after the main story is finished.
===Launch Edition===
If you pre-ordered the game, it would be packaged with an art book called "The Art of Yo-kai Watch 5: Tales from the Great Beyond, nyan!!!". The book featured concept art and concept Yo-kai. It was also made available seperately about a week later.
==Updates==
Since the first gameplay trailer, it was confirmed that the game would start with all 810 Yo-kai from the fourth game, as well as add 50 new Yo-kai. It was also confirmed that Level-5 will add 2 new Yo-kai to the game a week from July 2, 2021 to July 2, 2022.
===September Update===
There was a rather large update on September 17, 2021 that added the Infinite Inferno to the postgame as well as 10 new legendary Yo-kai. However, this update was only available to download for a week before new prints of Yo-kai Watch 5 came with it pre-installed.
===Yo-kai Watch 5 SUPER DELUXE===
Coming in December of 2021, there will be a paid update to the game. similar to the Yo-kai Watch 4++ expansion. It will be called Yo-kai Watch 5 SUPER DELUXE (Japanese: 妖怪ウォッチ5スーパーデラックス Yōkai u~otchi 5 sūpāderakkusu) as a seperate digital download and physical release, and will add many new features to the existing game.
It will introduce major new content for the game, including access to Shibuya District, a new multiplayer mode based on Yo-kai Watch Busters 3, and several new and returning Yo-kai to befriend. There will also be a new area added to St Peanutsburg, called "West Acorn".
===Future Updates===
As of now, no new updates are confirmed to launch. But Level-5 did confirm that "More Yo-kai Watch is on the way."
==Gallery==
yokai-watch-4-1-768x432.jpg|Marketing material for Yo-kai Watch 5 on Nintendo Switch.
13e0fe9982443773ad6f605c0b3429681569247075_full.jpg|The battle system is both brand new and easy to get the hang of.
ugdfvcg.jpg|Keita bike-riding. The engine is similar to Yo-kai Watch 4.
D7P7wmcWkAAhwxC-e1558612426575.jpg|More marketing material for Yo-kai Watch 5.
Yo-kai-Watch-4-Play_03-11-19.jpg|More shots of gameplay. The camera is easier to control.
YoKaiWatch1Switch_190729_03.jpg|Snother look at the battle system. The soultimate mini-games are back from Yo-kai Watch 3.
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