2★ - I tolerate the game.
This game's positives start and end with the graphics and monster designs. I love the Gameboy Colour-inspired graphics. They feel slightly more detailed than what you'd get on the GBC but it helps keep it looking interesting.
The next plus graphic-wise is the monster designs. When I saw preview pics for the game I wasn't vibing with the monster designs but to my surprise, there are quite a lot I managed to love. But that's where my positives kinda end.
I don't have much to the story it's kinda there like the old Pokemon games where there isn't much to grasp onto and it's more of an excuse to get the player to go from location to location.
My biggest issue is the grind. I had two boss fights that were 10+ levels higher than me while all the wild monsters of the bosses area were a couple of levels lower. Then the slow exp gains along with having to wait a good while for monsters to show up on the map (at least on the Switch) is half the reason I wanted to stop playing.
The second half has to do with the bugs and lag. No not framerate lag. Menu and dialogue lag. I found the menus frustrating to navigate cause the game just sometimes doesn't register your inputs. Then theirs issues with assets and text not aligning properly. One shopkeeper was selling items with text I couldn't read because they went off-screen.
I really wanted to like this game for the monsters and breeding system. But I respect my time and don't have the patience for stuff that just doesn't feel finished.
This game's positives start and end with the graphics and monster designs. I love the Gameboy Colour-inspired graphics. They feel slightly more detailed than what you'd get on the GBC but it helps keep it looking interesting.
The next plus graphic-wise is the monster designs. When I saw preview pics for the game I wasn't vibing with the monster designs but to my surprise, there are quite a lot I managed to love. But that's where my positives kinda end.
I don't have much to the story it's kinda there like the old Pokemon games where there isn't much to grasp onto and it's more of an excuse to get the player to go from location to location.
My biggest issue is the grind. I had two boss fights that were 10+ levels higher than me while all the wild monsters of the bosses area were a couple of levels lower. Then the slow exp gains along with having to wait a good while for monsters to show up on the map (at least on the Switch) is half the reason I wanted to stop playing.
The second half has to do with the bugs and lag. No not framerate lag. Menu and dialogue lag. I found the menus frustrating to navigate cause the game just sometimes doesn't register your inputs. Then theirs issues with assets and text not aligning properly. One shopkeeper was selling items with text I couldn't read because they went off-screen.
I really wanted to like this game for the monsters and breeding system. But I respect my time and don't have the patience for stuff that just doesn't feel finished.