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Monsters put on shows using training gadgets, and if the audience enjoys the show, they will throw money at the stage.Įxploration, similar to that of Monster Rancher 4, involves the character going out into the field with his or her monster(s), and defeating stray monsters and a chapter boss to gain anima points, used to gain new monster skills or perform 'union attacks'.

Many monster species make a return, with a few new additions as well, for a total of 25 main breeds. Monsters can be combined like previous games, but the parent monsters are not consumed, and are put back in Julio's inventory afterwards. There is a Monster Market where players can pick up disc stones for free, in case they lack a large collection of their own disks. While this does not affect monster health it does affect loyalty over-use can lead to monsters rebelling in the middle of a show. She can reseal them in disc stones as well, which replaces the freeze function from older games. Rather than using a shrine to unlock your disks, Nayuta awakens them using a magical monster rebirth dance. Monster generation (using CD/DVDs, an in-game item, or with other monsters) is done with a female shaman named Nayuta who also plays the role of heroine. Players must meet with the circus ringleader on a weekly basis to plan out the next week's course of action: schedule in circus performances, adventuring and training for their monsters.Īlthough the series has taken a new direction, Monster Rancher EVO features many of the themes of past games. Gamers play the role of Julio, a circus performer who aspires to be a world class monster breeder.

Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth is based on the Record of Lodoss War franchise, the original anime being one of my favorite series from the early 90s.Monster Rancher EVO delves more into the RPG genre than previous installments in the series. While seemingly a digital-only release, English language region-free physical copies are being released in Asia. It’s finally making its way to PlayStation consoles and Switch in December. Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth is one of the most acclaimed 2D Metroidvania games of the last few years. Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth – December 16 Monster Rancher is more about raising and battling monsters, rather than adventuring, but fans of the original games and TV series are going to be very curious to see how the Switch handles the monster generating mechanic, without CD support.Ĥ. Seriously every music album I owned had a different monster on it (my Spawn movie soundtrack had a super rare one that was in high demand). The Monster Rancher series was created in the wake of the late 90s Pokemon mega-boom, and had the unique gimmick of replacing the game CD with music CDs, which all had monsters coded onto them. Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX is a Switch and PC release of two PS1 JRPG classics.