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[–] DarkThoughts@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Like it or not, Pokemon is far and away the biggest influence on monster tamer games so most games are gonna look similar to it.

It is, but it is also what already saturates the market with countless of titles by now, and that already has a lot of other monster tamer like games in that style, which means I'm not really surprised that this game isn't going to be a super massive hit. Although I'd argue even Pokemon has at least a few somewhat cool monsters. Looking at the wiki page for this one I think I spotted maybe one.

I’m assuming you’ve probably heard of Shin Megami Tensei (though the gameplay is very un-Pokemonlike)

No, and a search says this is from 92. That's like recommending Jade Cocoon, which at least had some mild mechanics going into that sort of direction. But I'm talking about a modern and well supported title.

but you might already look into Siralim or Monster Crown

Never heard of them either but they look more like Dragon Quest Monsters, which I guess is mildly better by pushing the kiddo age range up towards the teenage range.

[–] meant2live218@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Shin Megami Tensei is a long-running series, though the games are all standalone (think Final Fantasy). I think SMT VI came out in the last 2 years, if you wanted to give it a try.

For a brief idea of it, it's about convincing demons and spirits to join up with you as you move through some sort of post-apocalyptic world. You then end up fusing various spirits together in order to become stronger.

[–] priapus@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

It's a series, not a single game. Look at the newest one.