It’s not a rogue-like in that you lose them for good, and healing them is quite simple enough. Also, you’ll find that you’ll use everyone in your party as it’s quite often that you’ll lose your key members through fainting.
Levelling up can be a little bit of a grind as the XP is a bit stingy. In some ways, Nexomon Extinction did feel a little like a sandbox as there’s no waiting to get access to decent creatures. You’re accompanied by the bittersweet Coco, a talking cat who is a little wiser for its age and has some pretty gamer-aware lines that made me chuckle here and there. Except for a few key story locations, you can practically go everywhere without feeling too overpowered. There’s a reasonably good story in the game which is better than a quest for being the best tamer with its counterpart, but one of the more prominent selling points is the freedom allowed. It’s a bit of a graft, but you soon become inseparable from some of the characters, and there are some unique ones on offer. Levelling up comes through the battles, and unlike Pokémon Sword, only the Nexomon in play with getting XP points. But we all know that deep down you’ll have a select few of go-to characters and aim to level them up. What now? You give them a nickname – of course, you do! My kids think it’s weird that I named every single Pokémon I’ve caught, starting with common human names then substituting for household objects such as a lampshade, scales and scissors. If you fail, you can still win the Nexomon, but obviously, the success rate is higher if you complete the event. Once you enter the ‘battle for possession’, a QTE pops up, and you have to hit the right combo of buttons before your time runs out. Aside from stats and HP, if a Nexomon is well fed, they’re easier to catch, and on that basis, the probability of capturing one with one of your NexoTrap is high. The capturing process is an interesting one as there are lots of hints on the likelihood of gaining a new Nexomon for your party. However, within moments you can pick up new Nexomon by bashing them a bit, then when they’re on the ropes, throw a NexoTrap to capture them. It wasn’t the best choice, but I liked the way it looked, simples. Without playing the game, it’s a lot of pressure, but I’ve always favoured fire types, so I went with Masquiti, a psychic type. Don’t make me choose!! Instead of there being two or three, there are nine creatures to pick from. In the opening sequence, you encounter your first impossible battle and must choose a Nexomon to accompany you that will be with you for life. Enter a world where creatures and humans co-exist, with trainers carrying devices to capture and train them in battle.Īs a non-fan, as in ‘I was too old for it’, I have no allegiances – the game can be anything it wants, but having played Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu and Pokémon Sword, I got the impression that the franchise was a heavy influence.īut it’s a good game and is set apart by some self-aware, witty dialogue. You couldn’t get more Pokémon than actually playing Pokémon, but Nexomon Extinction does feel like a direct clone of the series.
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