Nexomon is by no means a bad game, it’s just not quite in the upper echelons of RPG adventures. Catching the entire Nexomon population is a fairly good past-time too, but the battling leaves a little to be desired and the grind-y nature can become monotonous. The story is decent enough to keep things moving along and introduces a hatful of interesting characters, without really getting its hooks into you. An area in which it does stand out though is in regards to the impressive feat of creating 310 unique Nexomon. My only criticism is how there’s a lot of greenery going on in a fair few areas and the environmental character is lacking in some places – it just looks a bit bland now and again.Īt the end of the day, Nexomon is almost a victim of its own successor and suffers from a lack of originality compared to games of a similar ilk. Ignitia is the home of fire-based Nexomon and tamers with fiery pits populating the place, while the sunny beaches of Palmaya is where the watery creatures hang out. The entire world itself is made up of 10 regions and it’s easy to differentiate between most of them due to the vibrant colour palettes. What’s good is that the fights are pretty swift, which moves things along nicely. Apart from the risk posed by the stupidly effective status effects, the battle system is decent enough overall and the different kinds of opposition ensure you plan for a wide range of situations. Winning the encounters rewards XP and this helps level up the Nexomon involved to better prepare for the increasingly tougher opponents ahead. Depending on the location, they’ll favour a particular type of Nexomon and so you can’t merely rely on a single beast to win for you. Within each main area you’ll traverse through there are Overseers in charge, much akin to the Gym Leaders in Pokémon.

This means you have to be quite cunning however grinding wild encounters to level up your Nexomon high enough to wipe out most enemies in a hit and carrying lots of potions is the solution. The status effects are overpowered too, seeing your Nexomon get frozen out, paralyzed or put to sleep in an endless loop at times. Knowing that Water extinguishes Fire is a given, but figuring out Wind types are susceptible to Electric is a tough one. During the turn-based battles against regular tamers and mini-bosses, strategy can turn the tide of events in your favour. The only drawback there is how basic and uninformative the catching method is there are just the two catching device types and the success rate for one seems to be potluck.įurthermore, there’s a real lack of explanation when it comes to the elemental strengths and weaknesses. The variety and ingenious naming of the Nexomon is consistently great, with the volt blasting Amphant, fiery koala bear Kindala and the nut hoarding Cheekmunk amongst my favourites. You could make it a personal mission to obtain all of the visually intriguing 310 Nexomon if you so wish. Just like Pokémon, you’ll acquire a starter beast to raise and must gather a team of six by capturing others via encounters in the wild.

Some of them are familiar from Nexomon: Extinction, like the ever-so-creepy Alfred, and it’s good to see their origins play out.Īside from chatting to everyone and anyone, the main crux of the adventure involves battling those who look to halt your attempts to reach the Nexolord.

The characters you’ll interact with are memorable though, as each are designed very well in coordination with their preferred elemental type and subsequently adorn the appropriate attire for the environment in which they reside. It’s also witty on occasion, but it doesn’t hit the funny bone too frequently and a lot of the text dialogue is forgettable. While the narrative is relatively straightforward, there are a couple of twists and turns that throw a spanner in the works.

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