Nexomon

If you're looking for an experience that will take you back to the era of 2D Pokémon, and only that, this game is for you. Let's face it, this game looks cheaply made and was, in fact, initially a mobile game with microtransacations. It was then ported to PC with all the microtransactions removed. However, the gameplay, story, creature-design and all in all just a satisfactorily comparable experience to the 2D Pokémon games, maybe even better designed, really make this an enjoyable experience for creature-collector fans. The story is very campy, but got a few chuckles out of me. The combat system, though much simpler than Pokémon's, is refreshing. Sometimes, Pokémon's various systems don't really complement each other and can get a little overwhelming, but this game takes the opposite approach. Fewer types, status effects, moves, evolution methods, items, all of it is simpler and I enjoyed that. Creature-design is pretty well done and because the combat system is simpler, you can pick whichever one's you want on your team just from how it looks and its type (from the rares at least) without having to worry about which one is the strongest. This game is easy enough that you don…

Simple but fun monster tamer.

I was initially drawn by how good nexomon 3 looked and appealed to me. And with how cheap both this and extinction were, I thought it was worth trying out. I tell you what, I am glad I did! What a breath of fresh air this was to play, especially when some of the latest pokemon entries haven’t been as good as there predecessors. I do like to scratch that itch of playing a good creature collector game from time to time and pokemon seem to be hit and miss, so I have recently been exploring other creature collector games. The good old 2D playstyle hits different and brings back nostalgia, and I appreciate that it’s doing its own thing at the same time with the animations, art style and creature designs. What I mean is, even though it feels like a pokemon clone, it’s definitely unique enough to be its own identity. The story and pace was spot on, and even the legendaries looked and played awesome into the game. Genuinely from start to finish, even after the main story into the post game, game is pure gold in story and gameplay. Only downside, and not a deal breaker just more of a preference, I wish they had their version of shinys. Other than that, I can’t wait to play Nexomon Extin…

A very solid little game with gen 1 vibes and neopets style.

If you love Pokemon you will love this game shinies as well heck ya best game I played in awhile.

A straight-forward Pokémon game that wanted to be more darker and edgier. It was originally a mobile game before it came here without any microtransactions so that might be why the game feels like meh at some times in both story and gameplay. You go and get your starter and venture out across the land to save the world from jerks; you know how this plot goes. In terms of gameplay, its a lot simpler than modern day Pokémon but battling also has you dealing with the stamina system that forces you to play more tactical. I like the idea of a stamina system but battles can end so quick its kinda pointless. The main problem though is that the battle system is moderately unbalanced in that you sooner or later realize that it boils down to stun locking with any status condition that isn't burn or poison and wail on them or muscle through since everyone is about as durable as wet tissue. Stats don't mean much as move accuracy is a lie, buffs and debuffs are pointless, and speed means nothing (you defeat one, they take their turn right after). It also doesn't help that healing is incredibly weak once you get to late game and items that aren't status removals just aren't worth it. Even worse…