Cassette Beasts

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  • Summary: Grab your cassette player, it's time to transform! Collect awesome monster forms to use during turn-based battles in this indie open-world RPG. Combine any two monster forms using Cassette Beasts' Fusion System to create unique and powerful new ones!

    Welcome to New Wirral, a remote island    Grab your cassette player, it's time to transform! Collect awesome monster forms to use during turn-based battles in this indie open-world RPG. Combine any two monster forms using Cassette Beasts' Fusion System to create unique and powerful new ones!

    Welcome to New Wirral, a remote island inhabited by creatures you've only dreamed of, nightmares you hopefully haven't, and a cast of brave folks who use cassette tapes to transform for battle. To find a way home you'll need to explore every inch of the island, and record monsters to tape to gain their abilities!    … Expand

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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Gaming Age
    May 17, 2023
    83
    I don’t want to leave the impression that I dislike Cassette Beasts, though, because I don’t – not in the least. Cassette Beasts may borrow pretty heavily from Pokémon, but there are enough fun twists on the basic ideas that it manages to carve out an identity that’s all its own.
  2. Nintendo Life
    May 25, 2023
    80
    We still have a lot of adventuring left to do in New Wirral, and we’re in no way upset about it. More monsters to record and remaster, a few more mysteries to uncover, characters to grow fond of, and about 13,970 more fusions to see. Some (hopefully pre-launch-only) performance issues, wonky balance, and overly complex battle mechanics did little to affect how much we enjoyed Cassette Beasts. In fact, it’s one of the better monster-battling games not starring a little electric rodent that you can enjoy on your Nintendo Switch.
  3. Gamereactor UK
    Jun 15, 2023
    80
    Cassette Beasts is an example of what a more mature and difficult Pokémon could be. The new additions to combat, exploration, and quest design all make the world thrilling to explore, and the sprite/pixel combination shows that there's still plenty of potential for monster-catching in this art style.
  4. PCMag
    Jun 16, 2023
    80
    Cassette Beasts puts a cool spin on the proven Pokemon formula by adding strategic combat, lovely throwback visuals, and a genuine sense of adventure.
  5. TouchArcade
    Aug 29, 2023
    80
    Cassette Beasts on Switch isn’t perfect right now, but it is a superb monster collecting game that does many things better than the genre kings. It excels with its style, music, and gameplay, and is a game I hope gets a physical release soon. I’m looking forward to trying the DLC when it does launch on Switch.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. jams3223
    Sep 2, 2023
    10
    Cassette Beasts is an RPG game that has innovated and paved the way for a whole new genre; it's as if they've mixed Final Fantasy, Pokémon,Cassette Beasts is an RPG game that has innovated and paved the way for a whole new genre; it's as if they've mixed Final Fantasy, Pokémon, and Zelda together. If you want to experience an open world in which you can dodge attacks and fly around the city as if you were in a Zelda game while having a battle mechanic and writing style akin to Final Fantasy, alongside a monster system with unique monster types such as plastic and glass, where each type can react to one another based on chemistry, then this game is for you.

    Every RPG fan or player newer to the genre will enjoy this game and sink hours into the gameplay, especially with the lore surrounding it.    … Expand
  2. EM3
    Jun 30, 2023
    10
    J'ai acheté ce jeu il y environ une semaine et bien que celui-ci était EXCELLENT, il était dans un état déplorable sur switch. Hier vient deJ'ai acheté ce jeu il y environ une semaine et bien que celui-ci était EXCELLENT, il était dans un état déplorable sur switch. Hier vient de sortir la mise à jour 1.4 qui corrige comme par magie les problèmes de framerate. Je change alors ma note de 5 pour lui mettre un 10, qui est amplement mérité.

    Les musiques sont juste excellentes, il m'arrive de les écouter même quand je ne joue pas. Le pixel art est très joli, je tiens surtout à souligner la qualité des animations des cassettes (qui sont les monstres pouvant être capturés). Certains lieux ont une ambiance qui ne m'a pas laissé indifférent. La carte est en monde ouvert, permettant un réel sentiment d'exploration et d'aventure. L'histoire est fort sympathique, l'évolution des relations entre les personnages est touchante, car votre protagoniste (que vous pouvez d'ailleurs créer de toute pièce) sera toujours accompagné par un autre héros tout au long de votre aventure. Il y a de petites énigmes à la Zelda qui vont parfois vous demander de vous creuser la tête, et sont d'ailleurs bien pensées dans l'ensemble. Votre personnages peut évoluer en apprenant de nouvelles techniques, comme nager, courir ou voler plus longtemps, ou encore contrôler des champs magnétiques. Les combats sont techniques et vous poussent à composer des équipes intéressantes. Vous allez toujours envoyer deux cassettes en même temps au combat, ce qui offre de belles possibilités. J'apprécie le système des types qui inflige des malus aux adversaires faibles à votre type. Les cassettes sont inspirées et les évolutions sont un système toujours aussi plaisant.

    J'aurais probablement encore des dizaines d'éloges pour ce jeu mais je ne vais pas faire une critique complète. Ce jeu n'est pas un simple Pokémon like mais est bien plus que ça, si vous aimez Pokémon mais que vous avez été déçus d’Écarlate et Violet, si vous êtes nostalgiques des anciennes générations mais que vous souhaitez tout de même vivre une expérience neuve alors foncez, je n'ai jamais aussi bien investi 20€ dans ma vie.    … Expand
  4. YuyuGumshoe
    Jun 24, 2023
    5
    I really like the game and the idea, but I can't play it with the constant crashes, freezes and bugs. It makes the platforming impossible. AI really like the game and the idea, but I can't play it with the constant crashes, freezes and bugs. It makes the platforming impossible. A fix is absolutely in order. Like this, the game is unplayable. Had my screen turn into a colorbugging mess and it made me lose progress, since I had to restart it. Sad :(… Expand
  5. LJswitch
    May 30, 2023
    5
    While I love the game, the characters, style and battling I am unable to rate higher due to the poor switch port. The team behind the portWhile I love the game, the characters, style and battling I am unable to rate higher due to the poor switch port. The team behind the port have acknowledged they are working on patches as of release but nothing yet and sadly it is pretty unplayable on switch the further you progress… Expand
  6. TriangleSquare
    May 28, 2023
    5
    As of writing this review the performance on the Switch version is unplayable. It's way too laggy and jittery. Can't do anything without itAs of writing this review the performance on the Switch version is unplayable. It's way too laggy and jittery. Can't do anything without it freezing for a second. Whenever it gets updated I hope I'll be able to continue playing and see how great it is, but for now I have to unfortunately turn it off and wait for an update.… Expand
  7. Analistagames
    Jun 25, 2023
    1
    Apenas uma cópia mal feita do pokemon, combate ultrapassado e soundtrack péssima.

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