Monster taming has ways been a cool concept in video games and I honestly like when they're chill adventures instead of hard trials. Megami Tensei was the first series to have monsters taming, but it wasn't designed for mainstream fun. Dragon Quest 5 is the first vet popular game to have monster taming, and I think the vibe is much better, but I still didn't think the genre reached the potential it had yet. With the launch of Pokémon Red and Blue, the genre reached what I find to be ideal.
This game released within 3 days of Pokémon Yellow so I find it fair to compare the games. Let's start with what Pokémon did better.
• The gyms and trying to become the strongest in the world is a more clear goal. The map makes things more obvious where to go.
• Player Pokémon are on the battlefield, making battles look more interesting. DQM only shows enemy monsters.
• Pokémon have access to more attacks than DQM monsters have. Each one has more quality put into them individually.
• Real player trading and battles. I never actually did either with super old Pokémon games but having those features is really cool.
Now let's go over why I think DQM is better:
• Every single monster follows you on the map instead of just one. Actually three follow you at a time.
• All monsters have an actual personality that effects dialogue instead of just being a bland slight stat modifier. It adds so much more charm.
• The fights are 3v3. This makes it slightly more complex but it's still basic enough that anyone can enjoy.
• Better pixel art, use of colors, animations, etc.
• You don't need to buy multiple other versions of the game to get every monster. Even though Yellow is the "definitive edition" of the original Pokémon generation, you'd till need BOTH Red AND Blue to get every Pokémon. That's dumb.
• This has monster breeding and it's actually very beneficial. Like more beneficial than it is in any Pokémom game.
Considering Pokémon Yellow and Crystal were my favorite GB games before I played this ... this is now my favorite GB game.
This game released within 3 days of Pokémon Yellow so I find it fair to compare the games. Let's start with what Pokémon did better.
• The gyms and trying to become the strongest in the world is a more clear goal. The map makes things more obvious where to go.
• Player Pokémon are on the battlefield, making battles look more interesting. DQM only shows enemy monsters.
• Pokémon have access to more attacks than DQM monsters have. Each one has more quality put into them individually.
• Real player trading and battles. I never actually did either with super old Pokémon games but having those features is really cool.
Now let's go over why I think DQM is better:
• Every single monster follows you on the map instead of just one. Actually three follow you at a time.
• All monsters have an actual personality that effects dialogue instead of just being a bland slight stat modifier. It adds so much more charm.
• The fights are 3v3. This makes it slightly more complex but it's still basic enough that anyone can enjoy.
• Better pixel art, use of colors, animations, etc.
• You don't need to buy multiple other versions of the game to get every monster. Even though Yellow is the "definitive edition" of the original Pokémon generation, you'd till need BOTH Red AND Blue to get every Pokémon. That's dumb.
• This has monster breeding and it's actually very beneficial. Like more beneficial than it is in any Pokémom game.
Considering Pokémon Yellow and Crystal were my favorite GB games before I played this ... this is now my favorite GB game.