Temtem

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User Score
6.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 28 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 28
  3. Negative: 8 out of 28
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  1. Marorr
    Sep 7, 2022
    10
    It’s impossible to review this game without mentioning pokemon. However in my opinion this game beats pokemon in most ways. The battlesystem is more focused on strategy, and there is zero RNG involved in batteling, this is essential for a game that wants to be competitive. Temtem has a unique and pleasing design, and most of the creatures look awesome. A small handful of creatures look aIt’s impossible to review this game without mentioning pokemon. However in my opinion this game beats pokemon in most ways. The battlesystem is more focused on strategy, and there is zero RNG involved in batteling, this is essential for a game that wants to be competitive. Temtem has a unique and pleasing design, and most of the creatures look awesome. A small handful of creatures look a little too i spired from pokemon though, but I’d say over 90% of them are totally unique in design. The story is very interesting, and the endgame is huge! There’s also alot of humor and charm in this game.

    I hope this game sells well, so that the team can get the funds to keep developing their ideas! The only thing I wish to see in future games or updates is better battleanimations, they use very similar animations as pokemon. However this is to be expected with a indie budget.    … Expand
  2. Kaona
    Sep 11, 2022
    7
    While I like the game overall, I feel hard pressed to take away a few points for mostly three specific reasons.

    1. Balance is sub par, overall there are around 30 Temtem that are strong while the rest are either bad in all situations or useful only in specific situations/encounters. I expect that since the full release is here, the dev team may work on balancing what is mostly specific    While I like the game overall, I feel hard pressed to take away a few points for mostly three specific reasons.

    1. Balance is sub par, overall there are around 30 Temtem that are strong while the rest are either bad in all situations or useful only in specific situations/encounters. I expect that since the full release is here, the dev team may work on balancing what is mostly specific Temtem that may need some help with their kit synergizing with available skills.

    2. Right now the game is a bit of a buggy mess on the switch. It will crash on average once an hour and I will get one out of a variety of bugs around every half hour. None of this is all that gamebreaking as I have still been able to play, it just gets annoying.

    3. The story is overly obsessed with pronouns and falls completely flat in just about every way. This would have made me reduce my review even more but they included a skip button so I can just ignore all of it and enjoy the rest of the game. It still does make it for a tedious grind however where story level after a point in the game ends up completely out of sync in terms of level where some "trainers" are 20 levels over the content in the regions while others are two levels under it.

    Overall, if you are looking for a pokemon alternative, this game is fine. On the other hand if you are on the fence on spending for this game or saving for the next pokemon game, I would suggest you save your money until a lot of the bugs and a bit of the balance get patched out.    … Expand
  3. Juanma1991
    Sep 11, 2022
    10
    This game has mechanics similar to Pokemon but it has better combat system and more complex. There is a lot of sinergies and the storyline has a good level of difficult. Finally, you can compete and breed your favorite team for online battles.
  4. Foxylary
    Jan 9, 2023
    5
    Temtem is a mmo "gotcha monsters" rpg with good ideas, and makes real strategic differences with it's core rival. Creatures have good design and the lore (history, geography, cultures, politic, economy...) is impressive and makes the universe pretty credible in some way.

    But the game (in french) is also a big gender theory propaganda. In the first minute of the game, you meat your rival,    Temtem is a mmo "gotcha monsters" rpg with good ideas, and makes real strategic differences with it's core rival. Creatures have good design and the lore (history, geography, cultures, politic, economy...) is impressive and makes the universe pretty credible in some way.

    But the game (in french) is also a big gender theory propaganda. In the first minute of the game, you meat your rival, an agender person that everyone will design with the pronoun "they" (iel in french) and for that, it's already a red card for me. Plus, the economic model is just to greedy. The game is totaly unplayable offline (here is the second red card for me) and you have to pay the game + monthly online subscription. And the only way to """unlock""" some cool visual stuffs is to buy a season pass + microtransaction for daily and weekly overpriced others visual stuffs (ex : ~10€ for an avatar animation).

    More specificaly about the Switch version, the game is totaly broken. I play the game in cooperation and we experience a crash every 30 min plus there is a lot of framerate drop. Also, maybe it's the Switch screen fault, but colors turn in an ugly yellowish ton.

    The game is cross save, so you can continue your progression on all the platform you want if you buy it on the platform you want to play (no cross buy). But you have to choose what platform will be the "main platform" and what will be the "secondary platform". So your progression will be attached at the first platform. I choose the Switch for the "main platform" and I regret it, but no change is possible now.

    In conclusion, there was so much potential, but dev's have to keep their ideological convictions at home and get out their hands of my wallet. I can't advice to buy the game for kids.    … Expand
  5. Starfree
    Sep 8, 2022
    1
    It’s Pokémon but worse and MMO. Which means it has all the problems of being an MMO rpg, and being an online game on a portal console. It’s a decent game, but because of like pokemon and it being online only there isn’t a single reason to buy it on switch. Buy it on PC, buy it on PlayStation. If you want a Pokémon experience off Nintendo consoles this is the game to get, but on NintendoIt’s Pokémon but worse and MMO. Which means it has all the problems of being an MMO rpg, and being an online game on a portal console. It’s a decent game, but because of like pokemon and it being online only there isn’t a single reason to buy it on switch. Buy it on PC, buy it on PlayStation. If you want a Pokémon experience off Nintendo consoles this is the game to get, but on Nintendo Consoles, you should skip this one.… Expand
  6. arh3399
    Dec 7, 2022
    2
    I was looking forward to this game for a long time cause while I like the pokemon formula it certainly could be shaken up. But this game on switch is unplayable. First off the performance is pretty bad which generally doesn't bother me but there is a glitch where every time a temtem evolves it disconnects from the server and kicks you back to the title screen. When you reconnect yourI was looking forward to this game for a long time cause while I like the pokemon formula it certainly could be shaken up. But this game on switch is unplayable. First off the performance is pretty bad which generally doesn't bother me but there is a glitch where every time a temtem evolves it disconnects from the server and kicks you back to the title screen. When you reconnect your temtem will have evolved, but this happened to me over a dozen times in two hours before I just couldn't take it anymore. Ever single evolution this happened for me. No one should pay money for this until the devs fix it.… Expand
  7. caraleao123
    Sep 20, 2022
    10
    While it's heavily inspired by pokémon after playing around with for a bit I believe there are enough differences to make itself stand out. The doubles focused gameplay, No RNG, a stamina system, and a few other things make it a solid alternative.
  8. Julle620
    Oct 4, 2022
    5
    Did not enjoy the grinding in this game compared to similar titels. Does not feel respectful of the players time. But the battle system is really enjoyable
  9. Ferd0
    Nov 20, 2022
    10
    The game seems very organic to me, complete in its structure...
    The game has its difficulty and base content, people who complain about microtransactions forget that it is optional and the game already has full content...
    But if they could lower the prices of the Novas, but I don't care, I just want deep competition and a lot of things to do... I like most of the designs, it runs very    The game seems very organic to me, complete in its structure...
    The game has its difficulty and base content, people who complain about microtransactions forget that it is optional and the game already has full content...
    But if they could lower the prices of the Novas, but I don't care, I just want deep competition and a lot of things to do...
    I like most of the designs, it runs very well on PC and Xbox, Switch its details but they are being fixed, this game has a lot of potential and is the future of Monster Taming...    … Expand
  10. SeRialPiXel
    May 14, 2023
    10
    The issues the game had at launch (so random crashes) have been fixed for a while. The game is a safe purchase, especially when on sale. It's Pokemon if it was good. Absolutely addicting game with an insanely rewarding PVP aspect. No RNG involved and a lot of mindgames. Plus if you like to theorycraft you can do so much, so many wacky strategies.
  11. SussyRed
    Dec 8, 2022
    2
    Artstyle looks like a generic Pkmn mobile clone. One of the starters look amazing tho (crystle turtle). Great idea but unfortunately the game crashes every 15 min which makes it unplayable at this state. Very disappointed because this game has potential
  12. MasterTiger4
    Aug 21, 2023
    6
    Decent Pokemon competitor.

    Pros:
    -Dual monster battles
    -Gives a bit more strategy
    Cons:
    -Can be very linear at times
    -Failed basic 3rd grade biology in the custom character creation.

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. NintendoWorldReport
    Oct 11, 2022
    80
    Temtem proves that there is still room for competition in the monster catching and battling space. There’s also proof here that games like Digimon or Pokemon, while doing a lot well, leave a lot of things on the table and that’s where Temtem shines. It’s easy to write it off as a copy-pasted clone, but the additional features of co-op battles, deep synergy combat mechanics, and rich endgame content culminate in a real diamond in the rough for those finding the competitors lacking. The main story content can be rote but for those hardcore fans wanting something deeper, Temtem may be what you’re looking for. Temtem is both better and worse than the opposition, and I think that’s okay.
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  2. GameSkinny
    Sep 30, 2022
    80
    Temtem may look like Pokemon on the surface, but a deep battle system and engaging PvP elements make up for the similarities.
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  3. TouchArcade
    Sep 29, 2022
    80
    In its current state, Temtem is moving in the right direction and is absolutely worth your time on Switch as long as you’re ok with the online-only aspect of it. I still have issues with the lack of any sort of offline support for a portable system like Nintendo Switch, but the core gameplay loop and amount of content available with the 1.0 launch is well worth the asking price. The Switch port is also very good considering the hardware and how it runs on other platforms as well.
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