Sorry if this is redundant, I didn’t see another thread focused on reactions to the game itself (just the Pokemon-ripoff news cycle).
I tried it on GamePass thinking, why not - might as well see how overhyped it is. And unexpectedly, I put in about 8 hours this weekend.
Despite some rough edges and some very clear inspiration, I am actually enjoying it. It has a very satisfying gameplay feedback loop and is an overdue (if involuntary) “modernization” of the basic monster-collector format.
I’m still not sure if I’m just enjoying exploring a new world and gameplay style.
I actually agree that the game progression is just fast enough to not close it - but it’s really interesting way of putting it, because to me, that would be a great sign that the devs had properly calibrated how to keep the player interested and keep you feeling like “just ten more minutes” for hours.