Level-5 reveals a bold new concept for Yokai Watch, but struggles to get anything out the door

Level-5 just wrapped up its Level-5 Vision presentation, with the livestream showing off new details for seven games — five of which were previously announced, and another two were brand-new. Alongside delays across the board for existing projects, the two new announcements were certainly interesting, with one being a remake of a beloved game, and the other being a whole new take on one of Level-5’s biggest franchises.  The remake comes in the form of Inazuma Eleven RE, a full remake of the first Inazuma Eleven game which debuted on the Nintendo DS 15 years ago. It looks like it’s much smaller scale than Victory Road – we’ll get to that later – so hopefully it won’t take quite as long to get it out. Level-5 says that it should be released in 2026, but we’ll see.  More interesting is the new concept trailer released for the next phase of the Yokai Watch franchise, although curiously the new title is dropping the Yokai Watch name altogether. It’s called Holy Horror Mansion, and it’s a bold new take on the idea