Monster Crown: Sin Eater

I really hope my opinion changes over the next few hours, but the truth is that I’m struggling not to drop the game. It’s an okay game… nothing more than that. I was in the mood for a monster tamer and ended up buying this one to give it a try. But honestly, I don’t think the game is worth it. The price is far too high for such a simple game with such simple visuals. I understand why people love pixel art — it has its own charm as an artistic style. But let’s be honest: there’s no real comparison between the amount of work (and therefore added value) involved in pixel art versus more modern graphics. The art direction itself also doesn’t appeal to me. Everything feels generic, the monsters lack charisma, and the sheer quantity of them overshadows the quality of their designs. As is often the case with games like this, it becomes very repetitive. I do like the idea of dungeons featuring “special” monsters at the end in the form of mini-bosses, but the truth is that you encounter such an absurd number of monsters that none of them actually ends up feeling special or unique. On top of that, many of the monsters feel like a clutter of on-screen information (especially when it comes to fusions!). The design ends up being visually confusing. Also the number of skills is surprisingly small. You keep seeing the exact same animations over and over again, both on your monsters and on enemy monsters. It becomes discouraging after a while. And look — my monsters are around level 45 on average, which isn’t super far into the game, but it’s not early either. Its enough to realize the problems - never seen any other monster tamer game so bad in this aspect as this one. Another thing is that the monsters don’t really evolve, which feels like a much less immersive design choice compared to actual evolutions. Evolution gives a much stronger and more satisfying sense of progression than simply replacing a creature with a stronger one. Evolving also makes you feel more attached to your monster, wich is cool. I get that in the lore of this game, attachment is not really what's at stake. Nonetheless, it is a monster collector's game. The dungeons are also extremely repetitive. In trying to avoid linearity, they end up becoming confusing because of the excessive number of possible paths. In practice, they only become “difficult” because they’re labyrinthine, not because there’s any real challenge involved. Finally, I do appreciate the game’s more mature tone. But I don’t think they handled that very well either. The protagonist’s dialogue feels one-dimensional, constantly centered around revenge and a kind of violence that comes across as cheap rather than impactful. I also think their attempt to move away from Pokémon-style elemental typing was terrible. First, because you can’t intuitively tell what “type” a monster is supposed to be based on its design, which just creates confusion. Second, since the types are based on vague adjectives rather than intuitive elemental identities, it’s difficult to understand who has advantages against whom. In practice, you end up winning battles without even understanding the game’s strengths and weaknesses system. On top of that, completely different monsters often share the exact same abilities, which makes no sense at all. Not even gonna mention how weird is the progression in this game. I had like level 43 monsters in my party before even killing the first boss. I just slaughtered the second boss after that. Overall, I feel like the game is filled with many small bad design decisions that, together, result in a pretty mediocre experience.

Overall worth it. Need more DLC and better map direction guide.

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