Coromon +9

A more condensed version of those games I grew up playing, but from the start you can adjust dozens of features to really make the game suit your play style—make bosses and trainers easier or harder to beat, adjust the levels of wild coromon, enable auto-healing when a coromon grows in level, etc. You can make changes at any time in the train station (the second location in the game). I saw a comment about parts of the game post-purchase being stressful, and I would like to address that issue: I have a severe anxiety disorder and that comment almost kept me from proceeding, but I’m glad I did. You’ll occasionally find yourself rapidly jumping across crumbling platforms or dodging moving objects/npcs you can’t touch, and while I did find that a little anxiety inducing, I was able to relax by reminding myself there’s no consequence if you fail those tests. You can keep respawning and trying again without losing items or coins like you do in many games. When customizing your game, you can choose to make the game much more challenging by making all coromon leave your party upon fainting in battle, but NOTHING happens if you miss a jump. Breathe. If you enable all the easy settings and make all your battles low level, you’ll find your favorite farming game more stressful.

I have been looking for something to satisfy my itch to play something like Pokémon, and this game exceeded expectations! I bought the game after the demo ended, and I would definitely recommend you doing the same. The aesthetic and gameplay is very similar to some of the earlier ruby / emerald games with a few additional features and functions that make the game very fun! There are a bit more challenging puzzles, and a few different mechanics, but overall I’ve been enjoying my time playing this game immensely!

The only thing that I have been missing is the opportunity to catch some of the “legendary” or “titan” monsters in this game. It’s very unsatisfying to go to the spinners to catch them when they’re in low health with no option to try to catch them. Besides that’s the game has been extremely enjoyable training up some of the cool looking Coromon, and the rarity system makes finding potent and perfect Coromon really fun.

Coromon, out of the gate, is amazing. I have grabbed the Steam, Switch, and now mobile versions, and I am just in LOVE with this game and franchise.

The charm, the animations, and Coromon designs, the art; EVERYTHING about this game truly takes me back to the joy I had in playing Pokémon games when I was younger. As Pokémon came to the Switch, my love for the franchise dwindled immensely, due to their constant shortcomings.

Pokémon nowadays is the Madden of Nintendo, not that it’s literally the same game every release like Madden, but in the sense that the development company as well as the fans have become complacent with how Pokémon is now, and is totally fine buying the next release “because it’s Pokémon”.

Coromon, to me, blows every expectation I had out of the water from day one, and with its consistent updates, it continues to get even better. The amount of customization you can choose in the difficulty alone is astounding, from being able to catch Trainer Coromon if you want, to having implemented Nuzlocke difficulties, like automatically releasing a Coromon that is fainted, or restricting catching to one per area; it’s absolutely amazing.

This game, in my opinion, is the perfect “mon” game. Give it a shot! You won’t regret it!