Beastieball

很棒的类宝可梦游戏

I wish i was a baller...

ive heard this game described, somewhat glibly, as "what if pokemon was good". I agree entirely with this assessment. Absolutely delightful game the whole way through, and it's got quite a developed competitive scene to boot.

This game is a delight. With any pocketable monsters game I'm always primarily here for the monsters, and this game's beasties are top tier. The traditional animation brims with character, and they nailed the necessary mix of cute cuddly pets, cool guys you want as your animal companion, and awful garbage babies I would nevertheless die for. (I even prefer most of them in their final forms, which is pretty rare for me.) I particularly appreciate the suspiciously Australian trend in beastie inspiration, and the natural colour variance that makes it easy to tell your unique dog apart from others. I wasn't so sure about the volleyball gameplay at first—to me, most riffs on the fightmonsters concept wind up being over-complicated—but I found the rhythm pretty quickly and then it felt great. IMO, it really hits the sweet spot; not needlessly complex, but strategic enough to never get boring. Difficulty also felt good. I enjoy fielding my favourite team more than I enjoy adapting to every opponent, and playing that way I was able to handle most story matches without worrying about grinding or getting walled. However, I /was/ forced to adapt my team for the occasional opponent whose strategy was particularly good against mine—an organic-feeling difficulty spike which kept the interest curve appropriatley fluctuating. The story is also just right, combining "this is actually really important" and "sir this is a sports league for children" in an effective and self-aware fashion. Characters are thoughtfully written; they're not all immediately likeable, but they have multiple dimensions revealed by the story and their friendship conversations. I love Riley no matter what anybody says, but I have a grudge against Sunsoo. Forcing me to spend time in a dance club is violence against introverts >:\ In conclusion, one of the gym leaders is a middle-aged POC (Pirate of Colour) woman running her gym as a kids' dinner theatre. This game is perfect.

Great game with a fun idea at it's heart. It certainly isn't afraid to lean into it's influences, for the better. I see the vision and I like it a lot.

This isn't just any creature taming game. This has such a unique feel to play, completely new and refreshing tactics, actually interesting and hilarious story. Ridiculous in the way that it knows exactly what it is, has bonding mechanics between beasties and also friends that are actually engaging. Every single beastie is different in colours, stats, and personality. The visual style is fantastic, the sound design by a shell in the pit really hits the mark. There's nothing bad I have to say about this game. An absolute must play.

goated game holy