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Cassette Beasts

Bytten Studio, Raw Fury
Apr 26, 2023 - PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One
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OpenCritic Rating

86

Top Critic Average

88%

Critics Recommend

Eurogamer
Recommended
TheGamer
3.5 / 5
Metro GameCentral
8 / 10
TheSixthAxis
9 / 10
Shacknews
9 / 10
Hardcore Gamer
4 / 5
God is a Geek
10 / 10
Nintendo Life
8 / 10
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Critic Reviews for Cassette Beasts

Cassette Beasts is classic Pokémon expertly remixed for those who feel they have aged out of the series' target audience.

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I had a great time with Cassette Beasts, but it was undeniably frustrating in places. It iterates on the Pokemon formula in nearly every possible way, and exploring the world via companion quests rather than just doing a big circle on your Gym challenge creates a wonderful sense of adventure. Cassette Beasts tries a lot of new things and most of them are successful. The story is compelling, the characters are engaging, and the battle system is one of the best I’ve ever used. It doesn’t pull everything off, but I’d much rather play a game that takes risks, rather than one that rehashes the same old formula time and time again.

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Metro GameCentral

GameCentral
8 / 10
Metro GameCentral

The best Pokémon clone by a significant margin and arguably a more enjoyable experience than the more recent 3D games, with some clever new ideas and fantastic visuals.

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Cassette Beasts is simply one of the best Pokémon-like games I've come across, and I'm looking forward to earning a 100% completion. With a massive end-game and modder support built in at release though, I feel like I'm going to get very sidetracked on the way there.

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Bytten Studio puts all of its creativity on display in Cassette Beasts. Not only does its sizeable roster of Monsters include some really fun and unique designs, but the thoughtful approach to combat and clever music element really set it apart from most Pokemon-likes. Although the characters weren’t as intriguing as I’d like in an RPG, just about everything else was enough to make up for it. Cassette Beasts is sure to be one of this year’s indie darlings.

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Cassette Beasts is one of the best and most entertaining monster-collecting games outside of Pokémon.

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Cassette Beasts is the best monster collecting game I've ever played, with sensational combat and a wonderful world to explore.

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We still have a lot of adventuring left to do in New Wirral, and we're in no way upset about it. More monsters to record and remaster, a few more mysteries to uncover, characters to grow fond of, and about 13,970 more fusions to see. Some (hopefully pre-launch-only) performance issues, wonky balance, and overly complex battle mechanics did little to affect how much we enjoyed Cassette Beasts. In fact, it's one of the better monster-battling games not starring a little electric rodent that you can enjoy on your Nintendo Switch.

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