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Strong attacks that quickly deplete the stamina supply are not always the best bet, especially since Nexomon are quite strong and even random encounters can take more than a couple of turns to end. Run out of stamina, and a Nexomon isnвЂ™t going to be able to attack for a round. In addition to some attacks being stronger than others, attacks consume various amounts of stamina. Nexomon can only know four attacks or skills at a time, so thereвЂ™s not much to choose from in any given battleвЂ¦ except there kind of is. Attacks also belong to said families and each Nexomon can be strong or weak to different types. On the outside, there are nine families of Nexomon, with each creature belonging to only one of them. The battle system may seem similar to other monster collecting RPGs, but Nexomon: Extinction offers a complex system under the hood of a simple exterior. Tyrants or developers, either way, the worldвЂ™s at the brink of extinction. All the genre tropes that players complain about in their heads as they play monster collecting RPGs are said aloud by Coco, begging players not to simply fly through dialogue for fear of missing the poignant humor on display.

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He goes from explaining how some game systems are based on other series to pointing out areas that were not created due to budgetary constraints of the developers, or flatting out telling players to skip a side quest and pretend it never happened, all in a deadpan way that makes the lines all the more humorous.

The game features a silent protagonist, but trusty sidekick/cat-boy Coco follows along and narrates the entire game, quite often breaking the fourth wall. The game includes a decent story, especially compared to others in the monster collecting genre, but what makes Nexomon: Extinction shine is its writing, especially CocoвЂ™s lines.

ItвЂ™s definitely a game best played with the audio cranked up! The soundtrack for Extinction is quite good with everything from bangers like CГ©sar Tovar MolinaвЂ™s The Face of Extinction to much more melancholy tracks such as Daniele CoppolaвЂ™s Farewell. While some of the Nexomon designs couldвЂ™ve used a little more polish, the vast majority of the 381 little guys look great and are animated minimally, albeit nicely, in battle. The setting is partially post-apocalyptic and broken down vehicles and bones of dead tyrants dot the landscape adding gravitas to events that took place in the gameвЂ™s history. With graphics that seem like an HD version of a GBA title, and a color palette that is bright with neat glowing color effects where fitting, it seems like a retro style game thatвЂ™s been ramped about as far as one could expect a 2D title to be.

Nexomon: Extinction is a treat for the both the eyes and ears. ItвЂ™s an interesting opening to a game that doesnвЂ™t stray far from the вЂњsave the worldвЂќ trope in the end, but rather enhances the journey right from the start.Д¬ocoвЂ™s typically spot-on with his criticism, but overall the game is well-written and has an engaging plot. PlayersвЂ™ tamers set off across a mostly open world, where their destinations are dictated more by how difficult the local Nexomon are to battle rather than the story itself or any physical gatekeeping. The design of the overworld seems to be one of steadily recovering from apocalyptic times, but often enough events transpire and the land is shown to be pretty much at the brink of the titular extinction. From this humble beginning, players are introduced to a broken world being terrorized by evil Nexomon Tyrants. Nexomon: Extinction opens with the player taking on the role of an orphan that has finally reached the proper age to become a Nexomon tamer. This second title in the Nexomon series is the perfect sequel to a solid first outing: it keeps the turn-of-century monster collecting RPG charm while adding much-needed modern quality-of-life improvements. Perhaps it was the yearning for something simple after far too many hundred-hour RPGs played back to back, but I happened to track down a physical copy of Nexomon: Extinction the week it released on Switch, and IвЂ™m so glad that I did. IвЂ™d never heard of the Nexomon franchise until last year, but something about the graphics and the trailer hooked me.

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