{"id":40696,"date":"2019-08-04T23:38:45","date_gmt":"2019-08-04T15:38:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/?p=40696"},"modified":"2021-11-03T13:40:36","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T05:40:36","slug":"qoo-review-game-review-onmyoji-yokai-house-paper-cutting-design-melts-your-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/post\/40696\/qoo-review-game-review-onmyoji-yokai-house-paper-cutting-design-melts-your-heart","title":{"rendered":"Game Review: Onmyoji Yokai House Paper-Cutting Design Melts Your Heart!"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the fourth game of Onmyoji franchise, Onmyoji: Yokai House undoubtedly grabs the heart of female players with its adorable paper-cutting design and Japanese-inspired settings. QooApp had a sneak peek of the game as it displayed a demo in the NetEase booth at ChinaJoy 2019.<\/p>\n

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Although the release date is not yet confirmed, the pre-registration of the game has started.<\/p>\n

Onmyoji: Yokai House is basically a casual breeding game, which you can interact with the signature characters from Onmyoji, as well as attack enemies by flinging them like pinballs.<\/p>\n

\u258d<\/strong><\/span>Adorable Paper-Cutting Design<\/strong><\/p>\n

Unlike the three-dimensional CG designs of the original game, Onmyoji: Yokai House sets in the world where all shikigami are paper-cutting dolls. All decorations and items are two-dimensional with a unique aesthetic. The chibi illustration may be welcomed by many female players, but not sure how the male players will response.<\/p>\n

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As previously announced, there are currently 48 shikigami, which includes 8 SSR characters, 15 SR characters, 13 R characters, and 12 N characters. Although there are fewer characters in this game than the original Onmyoji game, you can still find some of the most popular shikigami, such as Otengu, Ibaraki Doji, Ubume, Yamaisagi, and Hotarugusa.<\/p>\n

\u258d<\/strong><\/span>A Monster Strike-like Battle System<\/strong><\/p>\n

The battle system is pretty much like\u00a0Mixi\u2019s MMORPG Monster Strike. You can fling your shikigami like pinballs and attack enemies as they bounce around. A variety of obstacles, such as indestructible blocks or direction deviating accelerator, will get in your ways in different stages. Missions are different in each stage and some include clearing the stage in limited moves.<\/p>\n

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The shikigami can unleash ultimate skills after certain moves, and it still follows the attack feature of the Onmyoji characters. For example, Otengu can attack the enemies by commanding a blade storm and Ibaraki Doji does so by summoning the infernal hand.<\/p>\n

The gameplay feels a bit d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu and you can\u2019t really feel the excitement when you fling the shikigami to the enemies. The visual effects during the battles are not obvious and it will be a weakness compared to other similar types of games.<\/p>\n

However, there are different kinds of battles in the game, including boss raid and PVP. The PVP system allows you to battle other players with their shikigami. It looks fun when more characters are available, as the combination of the teams creates different effects. After the boss raid, you can even adopt the boss as a pet! Feed them food and it can increase the overall ability of the characters.<\/p>\n

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\u258d<\/strong><\/span>Battle System<\/strong><\/p>\n