I am not the type of player to micromanage their team of creatures to make them the absolute best that they can be. While I haven’t spent much time with the breeding mechanic in Monster Crown (more on this later), this is a really interesting addition to the game. This seems to be a much bigger emphasis in Monster Crown as you can end up creating hybrids to give you even more creature possibilities as well as tweaking their stats and abilities. Most games from this genre have some sort of breeding mechanic where you can try to create more powerful versions of the various creatures. Outside of some minor tweaks to the gameplay, the other major element that differentiates Monster Crown from other games in the genre is the emphasis on the breeding mechanics. Those who enjoy the premise though but want a more adult approach should enjoy the gameplay. If you have never really liked the Pokemon style gameplay, I don’t see the game changing your mind. Basically your thoughts on the combat are going to be similar to your thoughts on every other game from this genre. It does have a bigger emphasis on switching out creatures to get a boost to moves, but otherwise it is all based around trying to use type advantages to your own advantage. I wouldn’t say that the combat is significantly different than most other games from the genre. Ultimately I found the main combat of the game to be enjoyable. If you are generally intrigued by the Pokemon premise but wish it was a little more adult, I think you will really appreciate this aspect of Monster Crown. The world of Monster Crown is quite interesting where it has similarities with other games from the genre while also feeling quite different as well. While I like the charm of the Pokemon series, I found it intriguing to play a more adult Pokemon style game. I found this to be a pretty interesting twist on your typical monster training game. This even applies to the gameplay as it gives you gameplay options like losing creatures for good if they lose all of their health in combat. The world just doesn’t have the same charming/rose colored glasses feel as the Pokemon titles. The world has had a number of recent wars, the existence of monsters lead to deaths, and the villains in the world are more realistic. If Pokemon actually existed, I think the world that would result would be close to Monster Crown’s than Pokemon’s. The game is far from a mature game, but it does delve into more adult topics which ultimately makes it feel more realistic than Pokemon. While it is obvious that Monster Crown was inspired by Pokemon, the game also has a decidedly more adult feel to it than its inspiration. Outside of having strong creatures in your party, you need to take advantage of type advantages in order to succeed in battle. Each type is strong against one type and weak against another. The battles rely on a sort of rock, papers, scissors mechanic where each move and creature has an associated type. Your goal is to deplete your opponent’s health before they do the same to you. You and your opponent take turns using various attacks. The battle system is similar to your typical monster training game. Once a monster joins your team you can use them in future fights. Once you have weakened a monster you can offer it a pact in order to join your team. Throughout your adventures you will get into monster battles. The game actually shares quite a bit in common with the older Pokemon games. If it wasn’t already really obvious, Monster Crown was clearly inspired by the Pokemon series. Monster Crown is an interesting more adult twist on the typical Pokemon formula which leads to an interesting game that is held back by some bugs. Well Monster Crown has finally made its way to PlayStation today giving me a good reason to check it out. One of those games was Monster Crown which released on PC around a year and a half ago and made its way to Nintendo Switch last October. There have been a number of indie games that have tried their own twist on the formula over the years. While I am not as big of a fan of the franchise as I once was, the basic premise behind the Pokemon franchise still interests me. I quickly became a huge fan of the franchise as the gameplay was quite addicting. When I was a kid I remember when I received my first Pokemon game.
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