The latest installment in the series features a ton of new monsters as well as some significant changes to the formula established by the previous entries in the series. The series has always stood out from other monster-breeding sims because your monsters can be generated from any CD or DVD. It fills the void that Monster Rancher left in my gaming world.Monster Rancher 4 is the latest installment in Tecmo's popular monster-breeding series, which began on the original PlayStation. If you’re looking for a light-hearted pet collecting game with fun RPG aspects and turn-based strategy combat, check out Monster Sanctuary. They help you navigate the terrain and find secrets you’ll need for later in the game. Others will move a wall, set things on fire, or use other abilities to help you obtain rare treasure chests. Many of the monsters have special exploration abilities. Monster Exploration Abilities My Vaero Monster flying me over to a ledge. Here are the following Catalysts in the game so far: Cocoon, Dark Stone, Demonic Pact, Fire Stone, Giant Seed, Ice Stone, Magical Clay, Majestic Crown, Shard of Winter, Silver Feather, Stardust, Sun Stone, and Volcanic Ash. If you want to evolve your monster into another form, you’ll need to get a Catalyst. You’ll discover that certain monsters have special abilities to help you through challenges. I’ve been treating this like Mario in the respect that I’m trying to open every box I can find. You’ll find Catalysts from loot drops and Reward Boxes. You’ll also need to bring a Catalyst with you. If you want to evolve your monster companion you have to head to a place called the Tree of Evolution. I rotate my third slot dependent upon each battle.
The way I crafted my team I keep my spirit wolf and my blob as my two main monsters. I love the flexibility the talent tree provides for you to customize your companions.įor me, after completing my first battle I also ended up with a Blob, which reminds me of the Dragon Warrior Slime monster.
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Each monster has its own unique talent tree so you can decide how to spend your points to strengthen your companions. I chose a spirit wolf that I promptly named Nyx. You start with your choice of a spirit beast. PVP is offered in this game but I have not tried it. I play games to relax and entertain myself, not to become frustrated at game design that punishes the players. When games make pausing and saving difficult on top of requiring a huge time commitment to get through a chunk of content, it usually turns me off of the game. I love games that are respectful of the player’s time and allow you to pause, save, and stop for real life. It’s a really easy game to pick up and play for a while, but it’s just as easy to save the game and stop. This throws me back to Shining Forces, Phantasy Star and some of the other classic turn-based strategy RPGs I used to thrive on. What I really love about the combat style is that it is turn-based. And of course, a lot of people mention the metriodvania genre aspect, which are defined by side scroller classics such as Metriod and Castlevania. Dave feels it strongly reminds him of Pokemon because you start as a young trainer and have tactical 3 vs 3 battles with your monsters. At times I’m getting hit with nostalgia from Dragon Warrior. Monster Sanctuary blends monster catching with the feel of a classic platformer and gives it a twist with RPG elements. There’s also a helpful Monster Sanctuary wiki. If you need help with the game, you can check out the reddit forums or visit the Monster Sanctuary website. Monster Sanctuary has a thriving reddit community. It’s rated E for everyone 10+ by the ESRB. Dave bought it for us to try on Steam, but if I end up getting addicted to it the way I think I will, I’ll pick up a version for my Nintendo Switch. You can also find it on the Nintendo Switch / Xbox One / Playstation 4 and Game pass. Monster Sanctuary is currently available on Windows, MAC, and Linux (Steam only).
Read all about my World of Warcraft Obsession. More recently I’ve been playing Jackbox Games like Trivia Murder Party 2 & Quiplash via Zoom with my friends during lockdown. You’ve probably heard me mention Monster Rancher, Dragon Quest/Dragon Warrior, World of Warcraft, Soul Calibur, Viva Piñata or Pokemon at the very least. Anyone who has known me well knows that I love video games. Hello beautiful creatures! Today I’m talking about a new video game that launched in December 2020 called Monster Sanctuary.