Monster Crown

Best game I've played with retro graphics and music

Monster Crown è un gioco carino, con alcune idee davvero interessanti. Mi è piaciuto molto il sistema di fusione dei mostri e il fatto che si possano incrociare praticamente con qualsiasi creatura, creando combinazioni davvero uniche. Anche la quantità di mostri da collezionare è enorme e dà una bella sensazione di libertà e scoperta. Purtroppo, però, il gioco è penalizzato da diversi bug che possono rendere l’esperienza frustrante. Inoltre, alcune idee - per quanto originali - a volte sembrano un po’ troppo “fuori dalle righe” e non sempre risultano ben integrate nel gameplay generale. Nel complesso resta un titolo interessante, soprattutto per chi cerca qualcosa di diverso nel genere, ma che avrebbe bisogno di più rifinitura per essere un buon gioco.

As it stands, there were a few problems in my short experience and they mostly share a reason: - The game is too slow, too many unnecessary button presses during dialog to skip the text spawn animation, everything required too many clicks, starts slow, long introduction; - Controls are confusing, arrow keys to move, Z and X for Confirm and Back respectively, Enter for the menu (game boy pokemon in emulator style) -- it's like, fine....... you can remap; - No sound mixer / slider. I always like my games quieter than the default and I have to fallback to the OS mixer to change the volume of the game. What game nowadays doesn't have an option to change the volume? An the reason is: Wanting too hard to be just like a game boy color pokemon game. Guys, these games were good DESPITE of the flaws, not "because" of them. We can have quality of life and still reach that lovely vibe. The graphics from what I've seen are pretty and charming. But without improved QoL I don't really feel like keep playing; There is also: - No window resize so I must keep the window basically in focus occupying most of my screen instead of what I wanted to do which was to have it small in the corner while I watch videos and other activities. I still want to give this game a change. I know the dev(s) probably won't implement my wishes in regards to QoL but I'm writing here anyway. I though the main issue with the game was bugs, but I didn't even need to find any. It's shelved right now, maybe I revisit it later and change my review.