Getting a Nexomon to join your team requires some serious effort. As an adult fan of a genre generally aimed at a younger audience, I appreciated dialogue more interesting than the usual “try your best and be nice to the creatures you imprison” shtick. The game isn’t afraid to break the 4th wall or mock itself, gleefully lampooning you for enslaving animals and making them hurt each other. My favourite character is the anthropomorphic cat who follows you everywhere, and can’t get through a sentence without a sarcastic quip. The overarching narrative of a world on the brink of destruction is enjoyable enough, but the dialogue and characters are where Nexomon really shines. The list of similarities aren’t necessarily a bad thing, but don’t go expecting Nexomon to break the mould.ĭespite some similarities to its peers, Nexomon: Extinction stands above other monster collecting games in terms of writing. When you’re travelling the world with your team of 6 monsters (all with 4 moves each) exploring caves of ice puzzles and capturing new Nexomon with red and white capsules, you’re only a Pikachu away from becoming the very best like no-one ever was. You’d be forgiven for thinking this all sounds a little familiar, and it’s hard to deny how much Nexomon: Extinction follows the classic Pokémon formula. Each type of Nexomon has its own strengths and weaknesses against other types of Nexomon, so having a varied team of creatures is key to beating other tamers. Through turn based battles, you’ll level up the little fellas so they learn new moves and even evolve into more powerful Nexomon altogether. There are all manner of cuddly cats, goofy plants and spooky ghosts to collect, so you’re bound to find a team you like the look of. I absolutely love the design of the monsters. Nexomon come in all shapes and sizes, grouped into 9 elemental types. As a young orphan in this world, you’ve always dreamt of being a Nexomon Tamer, and almost immediately fate throws you headfirst into raising your own little army of adorableness.
To combat the damage these goliaths cause, Guild Tamers train their own Nexomon to repel Tyrant attacks and prevent the total annihilation of humanity. Huge Nexomon called Tyrants attack settlements, and each other, all to show their dominance with the aim of becoming the new King of Monsters. The world of Nexomon is much more tumultuous than those of its peers.
I was obviously delighted to do it all over again in Nexomon: Extinction. From the slime-filled Dragon Quest Monster games, to generating critters from real world CDs in Monster Rancher, in over 20 years I’ve lovingly enslaved thousands upon thousands of virtual animals in my quest to catch ’em all. Since then, as well as playing every game in the ridiculously successful Pocket Monsters franchise, I’ve happily gorged on all manner of monster collecting games. Like most people who lived through that magical time, I had a treasure trove of trading cards, toys, and of course my well loved copy of Pokémon Red.
There’s something about collecting and battling cute little monsters that I’ve been utterly obsessed with since I was 9 years old.
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