Nexomon: Extinction

 PlayStation 4
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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 30 Ratings

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  1. AdonisIsBeast
    Sep 3, 2020
    10
    Has everything that Pokemon has failed to implement - larger and more open world, actual difficulty, SIDE QUESTS, multiple gameplay mechanics for capturing and battling, humor, the list goes on and on. This developer should be applauded
  2. 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, 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, OuterIt'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:
    10/10    … Expand
  3. 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 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.
  4. 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).

    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) +    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).

    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
  5. SuperkenGaming
    Sep 11, 2020
    8
    Nexomon Extinction
    Too much grind
    Nexomon extinction is a 40 hour long turn based rpg obviously in the style of pokemon You pick your trainer, you pick your starter and you're off on a journey to restore the balance of nexomon and man. Nexomon Extinction for its first half is so addictive and fun, filled with so much charm as you're going to new towns, a loving its problems and taking    Nexomon Extinction
    Too much grind
    Nexomon extinction is a 40 hour long turn based rpg obviously in the style of pokemon
    You pick your trainer, you pick your starter and you're off on a journey to restore the balance of nexomon and man.
    Nexomon Extinction for its first half is so addictive and fun, filled with so much charm as you're going to new towns, a loving its problems and taking down tyrants to be able to absorb their elemwnts to progress further in the game.
    I loved the attention to detail and world building, I loved the variety of nexomon you could find trap and evolve, I haven't played a pokemon game since silver, so nexomon to me took things to the next level when it came to capturing these creatures.
    Here you can increase your rate of capture by of course weakening them, but by feeding them their favorite foods or collecting stackable items throughout your journey for each elemental type.. Which again like pokemon plays a role in weaknesses...and thankfully things here feel nostalgic thanks to the simplicity of the character types, it's just the old days, psychic ghost, Fire, water, electric, grass, flying, normal. This game doesn't make you remember a crazy amount of battle rules.
    Where nexomon falls flat though is in the amount of grinding it expects you to do.
    Back in the good Ole days when I'd play pokemon grinding and leveling up for the most part seemed optional, it was a choice, I want to go level up this character, I want to go evolve that character let me go out and grind.. In nexomon however the grind feels forced in a way that disrespect the players time.. Every new location you'll be faced with enemies around 10 to 15 levels ahead of you, in order for you to get to their level you'll Br forced to grind for around 2 hours before you can progress the story every time, these battles are challenging in a way that this grinding is forced, there's no a mount of strategy that is going to get you through more than one battle in a row if you're underpowered, which makes even the grinding annoying...
    It's rare you're able to take on more than 2 nexomon in a row witch one of your own even with the elemental advantage, leading to a constant back and forth between healing your nexomon and going out to battle..
    Another grinding annoyonce is in the battles themselves with other taimers.
    While you defeat enemies you don't gain experiqqence, you only gain experience if your nexomon survives until the end of the battle, so even if you took out 5 of the 6 enemies with one character, it the 6th knocks them out, only the character you best the final character with gains any experience, which is just annoying and again I feel disrespect my time, forcing me to bank my characters if I want to level them up without grinding as much...
    And the grind just gets worse and worse as the game goes on, really making it a chore to go beyond hour 25 of this 40 hour journey..
    That being said the nostalgia, charm, world building and fun of the initial grinding made nexomon extinction one of my favorite experiences of the year.
    I loved this game for the most part, but with less forced grinding and pokemon may have some competition, especially being available for places outside of Nintendo.
    I give nexomon extinction
    An 8/10    … Expand
  6. Peetja
    Sep 11, 2020
    9
    I honestly loved this game, it has the perfect level of difficulty in my opinion, I got to the first boss expecting to beat it because Pokémon had taught me that if you counter with the type you can most.of the time beat.your opponent but that wasn't the case this boss killed my Nexomon and I was hooked. so I made an entire team of the type it was weak to and again it bested me but onlyI honestly loved this game, it has the perfect level of difficulty in my opinion, I got to the first boss expecting to beat it because Pokémon had taught me that if you counter with the type you can most.of the time beat.your opponent but that wasn't the case this boss killed my Nexomon and I was hooked. so I made an entire team of the type it was weak to and again it bested me but only just that time so I grinded a little and bam I finally beat the boss it was so satisfying almost to the extent of beating a dark souls boss. The game had some fantastic comedic charm which again is something that is laking in the pokemon games. I love the design of so many of the Nexomon so was constantly swapping out my team as I couldn't set my mind on which I thought were the coolest I have only 2 gripes with the game is that there is almost too much choice in how many monsters there are pokemon can get away with it because it's had so many installments and you learn the new ones each gen. And secondly there is almost no way to know what food a nexomo like unless you feel like learning all of them for some reason so almost feels like a pointless mechanic where they most of the time won't like the food you throw at them. This game is super cheap and you get so much play time, fun and a good few laughes from it. Would highly recommend… Expand
  7. SplitMind
    Sep 27, 2020
    8
    Nexomon is an odd game at first glance. There have been ample Pokemon knock-offs over the years with mixed results, however Nexomon takes the place of being a worthy replacement for Pokemon. It may seem strange to begin a review with a comparison to another game, but this is inevitable due to Pokemon's dominance of this genre.

    The graphics in this game are largely two-dimensional and    Nexomon is an odd game at first glance. There have been ample Pokemon knock-offs over the years with mixed results, however Nexomon takes the place of being a worthy replacement for Pokemon. It may seem strange to begin a review with a comparison to another game, but this is inevitable due to Pokemon's dominance of this genre.

    The graphics in this game are largely two-dimensional and delightful. Despite a retro look some of the locales and colour patterns can actually contain a lot of detail. The game also capitalises on this by offering a variety of terrains such as greenery, deserts and snow. This is a smart move and kept what was basically the same format feeling fresh. I found myself enjoying most of the environments. The character models suffer from the same lack of animation that Pokemon is infamous for, but I like this as it allows for faster and smoother battles.

    The gameplay can be very satisfying whilst also being a mixed bag at times. Nexomon shines brightest when it takes the Pokemon formula and improves it rather than copying it. The Nexomon can have much more interesting movesets and the classifications from 'common' to 'legendary' make hunting enjoyable and accessible. Where it suffers is when it copies Pokemon a bit too closely, for example using 'nexotraps' which are basically prism-shaped pokeballs, however it also improves upon this by giving statistics on your odds of catching a Nexomon with a specific nexotrap. My main gripe with the gameplay was probably the level scaling and rubberbanding of the AI. This means that the AI's Nexomon are generally close to yours in terms of levelling. Whilst offering a challenge this did bring some random difficulty spikes that were a bit of a pain but nothing a bit of grinding can't resolve.

    The story is where Nexomon outshines Pokemon by miles and miles. At first it seems a carbon copy of Pokemon as you get your first Nexomon and are set to battle your way to the top of a pre-existing hierarchy that sounds a lot like gym leaders. In the interest of avoiding spoilers I won't give too much away, but I really liked how the story changed and developed with a few twists along the way. In my 25 hours with the game I rarely found myself getting bored. Where the game falters slightly is that at some points it's not too clear where your objective specifically is. The sidekick character is also very interesting, constantly making fourth-wall-breaking jokes and comments. Sometimes these teetered on side of excess but generally I found them refreshing and a sign the game doesn't take itself too seriously. The story in Nexomon is far and away the key aspect that makes it stand independently from Pokemon.

    Overall, Nexomon at times struggles to craft its own identity in a genre basically dominated by Pokemon, but for me this adventure is far superior than any dribble of a Pokemon release over the past two decades. The graphics are well-crafted, the gameplay is engaging and the story is full of humour, character and development. For years now I've been longing for a decent Pokemon adventure and Nexomon has more than satisfied my yearning at a much lower price and a much more memorable adventure.    … Expand
  8. IlWidowmakeRIl
    Sep 2, 2020
    9
    It’s not Pokémon but is the next best thing. It’s worth the price and hope you enjoy it.
  9. PokeBluedude
    Aug 30, 2020
    9
    Nexomon extinction is a typical monster catching game. The thing that sets it apart is the story. It's truely fleshed out and keeps you playing. It's also a bit more mature and tongue in cheek then the pokemon titles. Which is an obvious plus for me. There are alot of mons to catch too. 381 I believe. I really think this is worth a play as I think this could be the start of a brilliantNexomon extinction is a typical monster catching game. The thing that sets it apart is the story. It's truely fleshed out and keeps you playing. It's also a bit more mature and tongue in cheek then the pokemon titles. Which is an obvious plus for me. There are alot of mons to catch too. 381 I believe. I really think this is worth a play as I think this could be the start of a brilliant franchise! I'm waiting for there to be a TV show and trading card game too lol. As I would happily throw money at merch and binge watch the show… Expand
  10. Devereux
    Sep 17, 2020
    9
    Nexomon: Extinction is an unexpected welcome alternative to more mainstream 'Monster Catching' games with a focus on challenging combat, rich dialogue and an engaging plot!

    The general gameplay formula is what you would expect from a game of this nature; traverse through various regions of the world while collecting monsters and battling other 'Tamers'. Where this game succeeds at being    Nexomon: Extinction is an unexpected welcome alternative to more mainstream 'Monster Catching' games with a focus on challenging combat, rich dialogue and an engaging plot!

    The general gameplay formula is what you would expect from a game of this nature; traverse through various regions of the world while collecting monsters and battling other 'Tamers'. Where this game succeeds at being a fresh experience is by giving the player the freedom to go pretty much anywhere they want at any time. There are story missions to follow but if you want to completely ignore these and travel to the furthest corners of the map, you can! This impressive open-world game design is achieved through progressive level scaling. In every area of the game, all wild Nexomon and tamers grow stronger alongside you as you progress through the story missions.

    While the level scaling provides a nice challenge when traversing through dungeons and re-visiting earlier areas, the downside of this is that it undermines the effort you put into levelling up your Nexomon. You are able to simply catch high-level Nexomon that are stronger than the ones you have been putting effort into developing. This issue is further highlighted by individual Nexomon not having unique stats or values. If two monsters of the same name are the same level, they will have exactly the same stats. This makes your precious party members feel very expendable.

    Visually the game is delightfully colourful and stylised. Environments are detailed and varied, characters have full screen, expressionate character portraits and monster designs are impressively varied given that there are almost 400 of them! However it is very apparent that the game was developed in a game engine originally designed for smart phones. Even on a console as powerful as the PS4, there can be a lot of stuttering and frame-rate issues when a lot of NPCs are in the same area and even when simply scrolling through the 'Nexodex' in the menu.

    The soundtrack does its job with story themes that are emotional and catchy battle music that doesn't get repetitive. Every town and field area has its own theme giving every area a distinct feel which is appreciated. Nothing groundbreaking but a sincere effort. Combat is also... fine. Typical turn based 1v1 battles with a focus on exploiting elemental weaknesses. What the combat system lacks in depth, it makes up for in challenge. Your average 'Tamer' that you pass en-route won't have one or two weak Nexomon, they will have full teams that are fully evolved and ready to put you through your paces. Bosses will wipe the floor with any players who aren't being mindful of their team's elemental synergy.

    Where the game does hit strong however is with the story. There is more development and depth that you would typically expect from a game of this nature. With a large, colourful cast of characters and great dialogue, there is a lot of motivation to battle your way through the story missions. As you proceed through the main story, you also unlock abilities that give you access to previously closed off areas of the game. This gives you a 'Zelda'-esque feeling of being smart for remembering a chest you could see before but couldn't access.

    Nexomon: Extinction has made an impressive splash onto consoles. For what is a sequel to a game originally released on smart phones, it provides an RPG experience that is earnestly well rounded. It is an extremely fun game with a generous amount of content that looks and sounds great. For the price it is available for, it is a must-buy for any fans of 'Monster Catching' games.    … Expand
  11. SupaTaiga
    Oct 18, 2020
    10
    Trying to push this game to the green circle for review score because this game deserves it. From a simplistic view its just like a Pokemon game but for other systems. That in itself is a good thing, giving the capturing monsters genre a run for its money on other platforms besides the Big N and Game Freaks hands. From the get go one would think, man its gonna be Pokemon game but with aTrying to push this game to the green circle for review score because this game deserves it. From a simplistic view its just like a Pokemon game but for other systems. That in itself is a good thing, giving the capturing monsters genre a run for its money on other platforms besides the Big N and Game Freaks hands. From the get go one would think, man its gonna be Pokemon game but with a different sorry I might pass. Its okay to admit it, because I did too. However playing the game more and allowing myself the unbiased opinions of an average gamer without much knowledge of these types of games. Its a very interesting game that complete many wish lists for a relaxing experience training up cool monsters. truth be told I'm about a third of the way into the story having just gotten my second badge update from the tamers guild after several main story events. However, I have to say I am enjoying myself more than I imagine. Having a capture rate on screen makes me feel more secure about my strategies about capturing the monsters, whether to beat it up more or feed it apples until it pops, joking of course. It feels more involved compared to lets buy like 5000 pokeballs and good luck. Capturing aside, the main story is very intriguing as well. Shown through simple artworks as well as funny dialogues from your companion as well as other characters vital to your quest. I am interested to see what happens next. This is further strengthened by the shorter length of the full story experience, which is not a negative point considering the amount of extra content the game provides to you. By and by, there are plenty to do in the game that warrants the indie price tag of 20 or so USD. The developers should be praised for their incredible efforts to create this world for the players to experience, especially releasing the game in these trying times. To say the least, I am very much enjoying the game and will be for quite some time till Platinum Trophy completion. Give it a chance, and I'm sure those of you reading this review ill come to the same conclusion. Have a great day!… Expand
  12. 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
  13. OhNoItsSenpai
    Sep 3, 2020
    8
    Nexomon: Extinction is a monster hunter game that plays like an RPG. Craft, pick up quests, battle, mine, traverse a colorful world, and most importantly collector monster in this monster taming game for the PS4. (The version I am currently reviewing) For those who are coming hot off the heels of Pokemon the game might feel like it's too hard, as previously mentioned the game is actuallyNexomon: Extinction is a monster hunter game that plays like an RPG. Craft, pick up quests, battle, mine, traverse a colorful world, and most importantly collector monster in this monster taming game for the PS4. (The version I am currently reviewing) For those who are coming hot off the heels of Pokemon the game might feel like it's too hard, as previously mentioned the game is actually an RPG so there are tough boss fights or even enemies within the wild. The game feature a dynamic difficulty level that raises with you as you progress through the story. For anyone whose been a long time fan of JRPGs and doesn't mind the grind I imagine you will find a lot to love here. Issues with the current build (9/3/20) include some minor bugs, but nothing game breaking or crashing so far. Honestly my biggest complaint with the game is that I'm probably going to spend way too much time on it because you can only have 6 Mons with you and with 381 to choose from there's too many good looking ones. Pleasantly surprised from this very Indie Developer and hope to see more from them in the future!… Expand
  14. 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 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. theNexomon 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
  15. Capt_Nero
    Sep 19, 2020
    9
    Really good game. Feels like pkmn heart gold and black2 & white2 for the gameplay. Pretty good story, funny npc and a lot of nexomon to catch.
  16. 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 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.
  17. 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 pero como el de estos tipo de juegos, conseguí el platino en una semana y disfrute mucho con el juego, lo recomiendo al 100%

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

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  2. Mixed: 3 out of 6
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  1. Meristation
    Sep 9, 2020
    75
    Nexomon Extinction is much more than a Pokémon clone, it is an alternative. The title, which is completely independent of the Game Freak formula, proposes a JRPG with its own identity that improves with the passing of the hours despite its mobile video game aesthetics. We recommend its purchase for any fan of creature collection and training, a safe purchase. A quality product.
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  2. Vandal
    Sep 5, 2020
    78
    This is a solid alternative to Pokémon, particularly for users who don’t have access to a Nintendo console. It has some shortcomings that you can expect from a smaller production, although it is a very enjoyable game overall.
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  3. GameSkinny
    Sep 3, 2020
    70
    Nexomon: Extinction adds a healthy, welcome dose of RPG style to its story, but can't, or won't, step out from the shadows of its inspirations.
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