Reviews from

in the past


Loved this. Perfect mix of Pokemon clone and originality. Definitely a little rough around the edges in places (performance, janky gameplay mechanics) but also incredibly accomplished and full of heart. Made primarily by two guys in Brighton so it's hard not to see past its faults. I loved the design, the 2.5D sprite art style was perfect, even if it took me a little while to warm to. The open world aspect was good, but didn't blow me away. Comparing it to Pokemon, I think I prefer to linear town-to-town level design of the older games. Obviously that's nostalgia based and doesn't ring true in the newer Switch games, but still. New Wirral could have a bit more life to it, and lacks the character that some Pokemon worlds have. Still though, top effort.