Nexomon: Extinction

1. Rayze_Darr

   Sep 18, 2020

   10

   It's easy to look at games of the same sub-genre and refer to them as "clones." Duke Nukem is a Doom clone, Banjo-Kazooie is a Mario 64 clone,It's easy to look at games of the same sub-genre and refer to them as "clones." Duke Nukem is a Doom clone, Banjo-Kazooie is a Mario 64 clone, Outer Worlds is a Fallout clone. What's important with these titles, though, is not to look at the aspects they borrowed, but the ones that set them apart. Duke Nukem has a self-aware sense of humor, Banjo-Kazooie has a more immersive world, Outer Worlds is actually consistently functional. Nexomon: Extinction is a monster-collecting JRPG with one-on-one, turn-based combat, with a maximum party of 6 and with 4 move slots. But that's not what makes this game worth every penny and then some. That is just the hook. It's everything that it does so much better than other games of its sub-genre that really set it apart.
   
   Technically the third game in the series, Extinction takes place a full millenium after the previous title. Since the defeat of the villain of Nexomon, the world has found itself the battlefield of a war between colossal Tyrants, fighting each other to claim the title of King of Monsters, and leaving the world in shambles as collateral damage. You are a 15-year-old orphan. Now a man or woman in the eyes of society, you embark to join the Tamer's Guild to learn how to control the monsters that inhabit your world, the Nexomon, in order to join the fight to protect what remains of humanity from the Tyrant menace.
   
   Already, Extinction sets itself apart with its premise. But this isn't the kind of game that's going to set up a plot about giant monsters on a rampage, only to have it solved by someone else before you can even get to them. Extinction keeps your character at the center. This is truly your story, and it's a dang good one too. Though the game has a lot of humor in it, almost to a fault with the number of fourth-wall breaks, the main plot is kept tense and exciting, and will easily grip you throughout the 30-50 hour story.
   
   Combat takes on a traditional style, with both monsters taking turns to attack. Unlike the original Nexomon, turn order is not alternating, but based on a Speed stat. Rather, I should say, it's based on two. Attacks in Extinction aren't just flat values, rendering 90% of a monster's moveset useless. Instead, each attack not only has its own base power, stamina consumption, and accuracy, but its own speed modifier and critical hit chance, meaning that even the weakest moves have their uses. Combine this with the fact that a Nexomon can only learn one type of elemental move, and thay every Nexomon was held to a base stat total standard in its final form, and you get a crazy side-effect: every monster in the game is perfectly viable on your team.
   
   Let's talk recruiting monsters. Capturing a Nexomon isn't as basic as reducing its health or giving it a status effect. While these still help greatly, you can also feed a wild Nexomon food, or increase its odds of capture passively by finding whistles scattered throughout the game map. Once you're ready to capture it, you can use either a basic trap, or a rarer one that's specifically made for that type of Nexomon. Even then, you have a brief quicktime event that can add just a smidge on to your capture rate. All of this combines together to really give you the feeling of taming the monsters, instead of enslaving them. Plus, filling out your database isn't just its own reward, but also increases your odds of finding super rare Cosmic Nexomon to show off.
   
   There's so much more that I could rave on about, from the fun animations, to the great soundtrack, to the downright absurd amount of community support the developers have shown. All of it just continues to point to Nexomon: Extinction as being more than just a clone, and more than just an alternative. It stands proudly alongside Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth, Snack World, and several other great monster collecting games of this generation, and in my humble opinion surpasses them all. Truly, Nexomon: Extinction is a Tyrant in its own right.
   
   Verdict:
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2. Nazeer88

   Sep 18, 2020

   10

   Nexomon Extinction is a very interesting take on the monster catching genre. it's an RPG that does enough to differentiate itself from PokemonNexomon Extinction is a very interesting take on the monster catching genre. it's an RPG that does enough to differentiate itself from Pokemon in many interesting ways like having a stamina bar for battles, having a big 2D world for you to explore FREELY, making the world around you scale to your progression in the story, an actual and reasonable difficulty level and side-quests. the developers are also making constant updates and quality of life improvements based on community feedback and they even confirmed that they're working on a hardcore mode and new game plus features which would give great replay value in the future. honestly i can't praise this game and developers enough so if your an old school Pokemon fan who is disappointed with their newer games or if you're someone who is looking for a good introduction to the monster catching genre then you should defiantly check this game i promise you'll get great value for your money from it… Expand

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4. Omegx

   Sep 18, 2021

   10

   He de decir que me ha sorprendido para muy bien, la historia es muy buena de lo mejor, nexomon muy carismáticos, un combate muy simple peroHe de decir que me ha sorprendido para muy bien, la historia es muy buena de lo mejor, nexomon muy carismáticos, un combate muy simple pero como el de estos tipo de juegos, conseguí el platino en una semana y disfrute mucho con el juego, lo recomiendo al 100%… Expand

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5. Loot-Boi

   Sep 2, 2020

   9

   I was very excited to find out that there was a monster catching genre besides pokemon releasing to multiple cons

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6. SWERY_51

   Sep 5, 2020

   9

   I wasn't expecting this game to be that good, but it is actually an excellent alternative to old school Pokemon games (GB/GBA/DS era).
   
   ProsI wasn't expecting this game to be that good, but it is actually an excellent alternative to old school Pokemon games (GB/GBA/DS era).
   
   Pros :
   + 381 monsters (with different rarity and shiny versions!)
   + Lots of content, quests and stuff to achieve
   + Classical and pretty well balanced gameplay mechanics
   + 9 different Starter (you can later find and catch the ones you didn't pick)
   + An intriguing dark story
   + A lot of humor and references (Coco is awesome!)
   + Colorful 2D HD visuals
   + Technically pretty solid (at least since patch 1.03)
   + You can change your avatar name and skin during the game
   + You can see detailed statistics with percentage chance of success before trying a catch
   + Sold at low price (18€ for PS+ members, otherwise 20€ in digital edition)
   
   Cons :
   - Few typos in some languages
   - Sound design could've been better
   - Walk speed is a little slow, fortunalety, fast travel is unlocked quite early (Edit: 1.04 adds a sprint!)
   - I personally don't care, but there is no on-line multiplayer mode yet
   - Obviously nothing especially original if you've already played every single monster catching games on the market… Expand

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7. CyberPatjeNL

   Dec 15, 2020

   8

   The difference between Nexomon and Pokemon is it's story telling. I have no clue how to describe it Pokemon is like emotionless story tellingThe difference between Nexomon and Pokemon is it's story telling. I have no clue how to describe it Pokemon is like emotionless story telling and Nexomon has fun and engaging story telling and side quests and a lot of creatures(381 if i'm not mistaken) to catch. Another plus is you can score the game for only 20-30 bucks and is worth every penny.… Expand

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8. GundamGod

   Sep 7, 2020

   0

   Price tag is high for a 2d game of 20 dollars and the price goes up 10 dollars to 30 to 33 dollars if you want a physical copy. Get the gamePrice tag is high for a 2d game of 20 dollars and the price goes up 10 dollars to 30 to 33 dollars if you want a physical copy. Get the game if your a die hard nexomon/pokemon fan but with a grindy repetitive story wait for it to go on sale by 50 percent.… Expand

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