Loved this game, while I mechanically prefer the first game a little bit more (I found the capture mechanics to get a little tedious over time), I much preferred the story of this one. I loved how it progressed the world. I eagerly await the sequel and look forward to what it has to offer.

I've been wanting to fill a void in monster taming gameplay that pokemon has left, and this game absolutely surpassed my expectations! It makes me wonder how the genre hasn't expanded more than it already has. I'd love to see more like this in the future!

Pros:
✦Beautiful art direction and animation
✦Stellar creature design
✦Great writing and a truly captivating plot that kept me enthralled throughout my whole playthrough
✦All the player avatar options and the ability to change it anytime mid-game

Cons:
✦Inability to use status moves on bosses meant they were kind of redundant when normal enemies could be killed in 2-3 hits
✦Status moves in question didn't feel like their percentages mattered, anything that had a 30% hit rate and under barely ever hit
✦Odd that nexomon would learn weaker damaging moves at high levels
✦The final boss was more a test in how many health potions you were able to use than actual skill
✦It was frustrating that after a full party wipe that all the items I used in the fight would be gone and my nexomon wouldn't be healed afterwards

Would have been cool if:
✦The avatar the player chose could have showed up in the CGs/cutscenes rather than always showing the default character avatar
✦We could choose the exact nexomon that follows us (maybe those that we've caught) instead of having to find a select few throughout the game

Love this game <3