Cassette Beasts

Absolute banger of a game with a fantastic and dynamic sound design. The combat mechanics are fun and have both a low skill floor and high skill ceiling. Early game feels simple and fun, while late game feels challenging and rewarding when your build pulls out a win. I'd recommend this to anyone who enjoys turn-based, pokemon-like games, it is one of the best out there. + Small tip: google "Active Mailbox Codes" and input them into the red mailbox in your home or at the Café to get some "shiny" creatures off rip, if you're into that. The "shiny" creatures in this game have different types and moves making them more than just a recolor, it's fantastic.

I think there's something fundamentally wrong with the combat. I swear there's some mechanic that won't let you hit enemies if it doesn't want you to apply status effects, or that maybe the evasion is off. I don't know what's up, but I'm sick of using my tapes, and I will miss the same attack like ten times in a row. And then, using the same attack on another tape also misses, but other attacks will still hit just fine. Certain attacks refuse to hit, even in regular enemies sometimes. But in the next battle against the same enemies. Attacks work just fine. It feels like xcom again where no matter your stats, type, or whatever... the system just didn't care because of some lame-o behind the scenes rng scaffold. And, I think the combat system has some weird quirks where I don't think type advantage works correctly all the time. Especially in bosses, rogue fusions, etc, type advantage sometimes doesn't seem to apply (not the status immunity thing that just outright prevents debuffs). It shows the notification pre attack that they'll freeze or whatever, but sometimes it just doesn't happen. Also, like, I don't like how my tapes are lvl 67 or something, but even when adjusting stats at the gym, my damage remains the same no matter what. Whether it's a lvl 7 enemy or a lvl 55, it's always that same 100 damage. Who knows, but after playing, I just think there have to be behind the scene mechanics that the devs applied unequally across the game and enemies irrespective of stats, types, etc, and my overall experience was pretty poor. There's other stuff too, like, that DLC sucked. I don't mind hard jumping puzzles like in GW2, but this just seemed like an exercise in fighting against the game engine limitations and not the controls when trying to get through them.

Seems fun, too bad with it has a ton of issues with AMD drivers. I have tried everything on the wiki attempting to fix them to no evail aswell as stuff on the reddit. If I am not having a stroke from the flashing visual bugs I am freezing and crashing for no reason. I tried to give this game a 2nd chance but I can't at least on an AMD PC.

Am I late to the party? Yes. Am I coming in hot and heading straight to the dance floor listening to this awesome soundtrack?!?!? Also Yes This is a great game. I liked the monsters and their evolutions. I loved the characters and their interactions. As cliche as it sounds my only gripe is I wish there was more. Like way more. A whole series more! I’ve recommended this game to everyone who has said they are even remotely interested in Pokémon. I’ve been playing the soundtrack for people without even telling them it’s a game soundtrack. I’m more than overwhelmingly positive on this game.

This game is too awesome especially the music! It's constantly in my playlist, and I can't wait for the next game!

The battle system is bloated but there are the bones of a truly fun battle system. Everything else about the game is awful. The story makes no sense. There is no reason for the pokemon like gym system, the fact your reward for beating all of them is a pic of trash was stupid, and frankly I can only hope the writers are never allowed to touch a pen or keyboard again.

I kept hearing about how good this game was so I finally took it outta my frickin huge Game Backlog and gave it a spin. it's addicted me and sucked my in so hard i've underslept for the last 3+ nights in a row. Good enough for me, this game is a blast! ^_^ <3 Kayleigh as well. :3

this game is PEAK bro. my favourite pokemon games were black and white, but this out does it incredibly. the philosophies in this game as well as the aesthetics outmatch it... not to mention the gameplay... its just better.