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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
Metro GameCentral
8 / 10
TheSixthAxis
9 / 10
Shacknews
9 / 10
God is a Geek
10 / 10
The Games Machine
8.8 / 10
COGconnected
87 / 100
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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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 the best monster collecting game I've ever played, with sensational combat and a wonderful world to explore.

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Cassette Beasts is an addictive and fun videogame that pleasantly engages and excites. It offers a fascinating story and context, as well-implemented sensitive themes. A must have especially for the play structure.

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Finally, the music in Cassette Beasts is excellent. A large portion of the soundtrack is made up of catchy synth rock, that brings to mind 80s soundtracks like the original animated Transformers movie. There are also lots of background songs that feature full vocals, which was a real treat. The issue with this was that some of the music transitions were quite jarring. Background music is sharply reset by opening menus, talking to NPCs, and entering new areas, and this is very obvious when vocals are cut off. But I still commend Cassette Beasts for trying out vocals on their soundtrack. The music itself is truly memorable.

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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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