By Kate Gray
I’ve recently been playing Yokai Watch, the 3DS’s new monster RPG from Level-5, and while I’m not completely sold on the game overall there are a couple of neat little mechanics I’ve come to appreciate. One is that you always take your shoes off when entering a house – a cute little detail that helps set the tone of the game as a polite, friendly, kids’ game.
The second is a little more troublesome, as much as I like it: the zebra crossings. At the very start of the game you’re politely asked to always make sure you press the button and wait for the green man before crossing the road. At first, my reaction was along the lines of “Yeah, okay, thanks Mum”, but then I realised that I probably wasn’t the target audience, and besides, I’ve not been run over once, so hooray for me.
And then that hubris that can only come with years of not being hit by a fast thing started to turn into pride, and that pride started to turn into flagrant disregard for the rules. Why should I take time out of my very busy Yokai-catching schedule to wait for a fake crossing signal? This …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Gaming
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