#monster sanctuary

[decibelcoatl]

Just saying, if you want a real experience with monster-taming, there are other games besides Palworld.

I'm neutral about Palworld, but I'd rather play a game made with a ton of love and care (like Cassette Beasts).

[digic300]

I cannot find my original poll but I also wanted to make an new one anyways

NOT INCLUDING THESE IN THE POLL:

Pokemon/Digimon: Waaaay to wildly popular. I had them in the last poll and they basically dominated it all, so I wanted to shine the light on these gems!

Palworld: I know its new, that's not why its not included. The company fully supports AI/GPT and I can't in good conscious include it. I'll include a link in the reblog for more info on it, cause I still don't know if they still shadowban posts with links in em initially.

GAMES I WANT TO INCLUDE BUT LITERALLY ONLY HAVE SO MANY OPTIONS:

World of Final Fantasy

Monster Crown

Disc Creatures

Siralim Ultimate

Moonstone Island

Anode Heart

Feel free to reblog/comment with other monster-collector games!! I love playing these type of games and love collecting them!

[necroticvessel]

Plague bois

[bug-catcher-silva]

If you want a monster taming experience, and for some reason don't want to just play Pokémon, there are options.

Don't scrape the bottom of the barrel, pal.

[ponies-atemyhomework]

I don't make alot of fanart-- but out of what little I have I think these 3 would make perffecttt little stickers :3 🩷🩷

[jax-is-rattled]

This is my new oc Verdon from monster sanctuary bc I can't enjoy things normally. He's a himbo and I would die for him and his spicy cats.

[yourselfcola]

greature

[frroott-draws]

Where are monster sanctuary fans at?

[blindspot-bs]

Brigade of blobs

[talesfromthebacklog]

Adding to The Backlog: Christmas Sale Pickups.

This is the time of year I pick up the most titles (which I then work on for the rest of the year.). And why not? Everything is on sale! I actually budget for this time of year.

It’s “Tales From The Backlog” not “We buy nothing until I finish the backlog”. The backlog will never be finished.

So let’s go over what I got! Links for everything will provided. As I find people are more likely to engage if the work was already done for them. Me included. This is not necessarily a suggestion list. If you want to see if any of these games are actually any good follow my blog. But I do think it’s interesting to show people what kind of gamer you are, the games you’re attracted to, their difficulty level.

A gamer’s library says a lot about a gamer, in my opinion.

For Playstation 5:

Goodbye Volcano High:

TLDR: I put this one first because if you don’t see any of the other games on my pickup list, I AT LEAST want you to consider this one. This was the only Playstation title I picked up on sale (It is also on Steam). This is pre(historic)-apocalyptic coming of age visual novel with killer animation and music. I’m surprised I don’t see folks talk about this one more. It’s maybe the most stunning looking visual novel to come out this year. (At least at a glance)

Which is a hefty claim considering titles like Jack Jeanne and Virche Evermore: Error Salvation dropped this year. I can’t WAIT to play this one.

For Nintendo Switch:

Roots of Pacha:

I came back around to this one. It looks like Stardew Valley but with cavemen. You don’t see cavemen touched on a lot anymore so it seems different and interesting.

Wylde Flowers:

This is one see that keeps popping up in conversations and videos as a great cozy game. It’s supposed to be really good. I’m honest enough to admit that it being on the Apple app store as well as Switch makes me REALLY skeptical. But I’ve seen enough gameplay where I’m willing to take a chance.

Coromon:

I enjoy Pokemon-like titles. I don’t think we get enough of them. I love Pokemon. And you’ll be seeing my update on how I feel about Scarlet/Violet’s last piece of DLC the Indigo Disc here pretty soon.

However Pokemon is so domineering on the market that a lot of these smaller collector games get unnoticed. This seems to be a very unapologetic Pokemon-clone much like Monster Crown. Which is fine by me.

Nexomon + Nexomon: Extinction bundle:

Another very obvious Pokemon clone. But it’s obviously prettier than its Coromon counterpart. (Kinda wish the names were more unique.) I have nothing new to say here.

Monster Sanctuary:

Pokemon… but it’s a Metroidvania. $3.99. I swear the theme wasn’t intentional they just all popped up on sale at decent prices.

2021 Moon Escape:

This is from the same people who did Traumatarium. I did a review on that one a few months back. It’s on sale for $2.49. And this ISN’T my cheapest pickup for this year. The gameplay reminds me of Zelda or Star Tropics. But I don’t know much about it other than what the trailer already shows us. But also it was $2.49. It’s okay with me if it’s just okay. Not all games have to be 10/10.

Mythic Ocean:

I have a soft spot for ocean games. Even the more spooky ones like Subnautica or Dredge still have this serene element to them. Mythic Ocean is no different. You apparently help a pantheon of gods find themselves. Which in turn those choices shape the world around you. Sounds simple, short, and cute. It looked a bit explorable too? We’ll see. I’m unsure about that part. It’s on sale for $1.99. And this was my cheapest pickup this season.

For Steam:

Sonic Forces: Overclocked (Steam version REQUIRED for this)

I have, in no uncertain terms. Have played this game. I 100%ed it even. I like the game. Played better but I still like it.

HOWEVER. I haven’t played Sonic Forces Overclocked. Which requires the PC version of Sonic Forces!

This is a FAN MADE incredible mod that blows the original game out of the water apparently. This is, perhaps, my most high priority game purchase of the YEAR. And it’s only $10 to buy Forces right now. This is literally a no brainer.

Slay The Princess:

I felt like videos on this one sprung up seemingly overnight on Youtube. I watched someone play the demo and it was an awesome looking game. A horror visual novel about saving a princess is a neat little premise. This one was barely on sale, but I see myself playing this one soon because of the hype. The full voice acting is great.

Magical Diary: Wolf Hall

The original visual novel Magical Diary: Horse Hall was a game a friend showed me back in high school. Pretty innocent and cute. When this dropped in 2020 I was surprised the game got a sequel at all. The thing I remember most about Horse Hall was that there was a route where you could date Professor Snape. That wasn’t his name but… it might as well have been.

[sibillascribbles08]

Derusting by doodling my favorite monster from Monster Sanctuary, Shockhopper !

You should check the game out if you haven't heard of it, I love it a lot

[tdicktiefling]

It's particularly frustrating to hear pokemon fans rag on legitimately good games in the monster taming genre because they are "pokemon ripoffs". I love Coromon, Nexomon: Extinction, and Monster Sanctuary and thing they are legitimately good games that had a ton of effort put into them with good creature design. Ya'll complain so much about the current pokemon games yet when a competitor shows up and offers an new experience with fresher designs than the majority of bad ones gamefreak has cooked up, ya'll shit on it.

[breserker]

i've been playing monster sanctuary to cool off and it's been really fun, there is a wall to it but once you understand what the game is asking of you to do in battles it clicked the strategic part of my brain and it's been working really smoothly, albeit that a poor team comp can fuck a battle sideways from the get go. for a monster collector made by basically one guy whose ethos is that pokemon was too easy, it delivers.

i like that evolution is a choice and there's benefits to keeping an 'unevolved' mon as well as its evolved form due to different skill trees to fill out. if you're curious overall, know that you will not get through battles without buffing/debuffing and that team comp is more important than weakness exploitation.

one mon i picked up was a little gecko lizard warrior which of course i named gex-chan and holy fuck that motherfucker rips and tears. tiny little gecko man shredding a beefy minotaur in one swipe. gex-chan i love you

also yes bitch i went with the spectral lion as a starter of course i did who do you think i am

[videogamewhales]

[ID: An image of an Akhlut, a wolf/orca hybird, from Monster Sanctuary. End ID.]

Akhlut from Monster Sanctuary (2019)

[thepenultimateword]

Short Prompt #138

The monster braced their arms on either side of the doorframe and loomed over the little scrap of a creaturling on the steps.

“You have a referral?”

The stranger simply wrung their clawed hands and stared at their feet.

“Look, if you’re asking me for safe haven, I need to know where you came from.”

“I…I didn’t know…”

The monster sighed. “At least tell me what you are so I know in which district to place you.”

Again no response.

They looked them up and down with narrowed gaze. “No use saving you from the things out there if you get snapped up by the things in here.”

The little monster’s breath hitched.

“I-I’m not… I don’t… I’m normal!”

Normal, huh? Changeling? Shifter? Curse? There were many possibilities, but certainly the reaction stemmed from some sort of identity crisis and denial.

“Then why are you here?”

[arceoptryx]

monster sanctuary doodle :3