EvoMon
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About the Game
Evomon Is a creature collector in tamagotchi version where you can train a small and helpless baby Evomon until it becomes a strong and fearless adult Evomon, play lots of different minigames, fish, complete expeditions, battle monsters, combine new Evomons in the lab and meet dozens of Evomons many different. Throughout your journey, train an evomon so that it can become an Evomon Champion.
What is it like to care for a little Evomon?
Be a good trainer for your little Evomon, feed him various foods, clean his poop when necessary, spend your Evocoins buying new tools at the store and make sure he has everything he needs to continue his heavy and intense routine. Otherwise it may need to be frozen ahead of time.
You don’t want to just take care of a baby forever, do you?
Train your little Evomon like never before in intense minigames in the Training Grounds, earn XP to evolve it and find out what its older version will look like.
Discover special Evomons in the Expedition Area, where you can play different expeditions and at the end of each one, earn an exclusive item that can be used in the Lab to combine a special Evomon.
Are you out of money? No problem, go to the Fishing Area and fish for special and unique fishing items or assorted fish, which can be used as food for your evomon, or to sell and barter some good Evocoins.
Do you still have energy for a battle?
Take your strong and fearless adult Evomon into the Final Battles, where you will defeat Evomons from a variety of trainers. Even if you can’t defeat them all at once, take all your knowledge gained in battle and combine a new Evomon in the Lab. Start a new adventure with your new Evomon, until you defeat all the monsters and become an Evomon Champion.
Combine new Evomons in the Lab at the end of each Evocycle. Whenever you lose an Evomon in battle, you can either revive an old Evomon or freeze it and from it combine two Evomons to spawn a new egg, with a completely different new Evomon waiting to be trained… I hope this time everything goes well.
What does the Evomon game offer?
- Play as a real Evomon trainer;
- Take care of over 30 different Evomons with 3 evolutions each;
- Discover more than 90 evolutions available;
- Fishing Area with various fish and special items to be explored;
- Expedition Area with 3 different expeditions, each containing 1 exclusive minigame and a special item that releases a new Evomon in the laboratory;
- Training Area with 6 minigames to train your Evomon and earn Evocoins;
- Battle Area with 4 different monsters to be defeated, each with a different minigame;
- A lab ready to store your frozen Evomons, revive them, or combine a completely different and new Evomon;
- Pixel art style graphics;
- 8 bits musics;
- 160:144 resolution for greater immersion in the game;
- Tamagotchi style game.
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Steam User 9
EvoMon, from what I've understood and played, is a pet-raising game similar to the vein of Monster Rancher (although the comparison of Tamagotchi mixed in with Digimon is also a valid one too!) in which you raise one of forty different types of creatures through three stages, a baby, adolescent and adult version, through means of training it with the nine different minigames on offer to then ready it up for battles at the tournament alongside expeditions that feature both many treasures and dangers for those up for the adventure.
Getting into the nitty-gritty side of things here, one aspect of EvoMon that should be made clear right off the bat is that it lacks the RPG mechanics seen in Monster Rancher and Digimon, instead focusing more on the exploration and non-combat side of things such as a Fishing minigame for early food gathering and a half-decent moneymaker early on alongside a focus on shopping and using the store's 'Gacha' machine for various furniture for your house and other goodies to boot, something that may be a disappointment to some, as it was to me, however it is more of a casual game to approach at that as a result.
Having said that, the beautiful pixel artwork of EvoMon has to be commended as it definitely does do a good job at bringing the world to life here, all the little details that can be fitted into such little pixels can (and often have) be included to give this game's world of EvotoPia a refreshing palette of 'paint' as the most impressive of the graphics can easily be seen with the 40 creatures in total, each of their three stages adding up to a grand total of 120 as a whole, each of them being excellently-done as far as what 2D graphics can allow here!
Although combat is not the biggest focus of EvoMon, it does play a crucial part in progression as there are four trophies to be won in the Arena, each featuring a different minigame in what I suspect was meant to be in gradual increasing difficulty however I found the third one to be the easiest of the lot, first was a tad challenging but nothing too worrisome but the second's minigame is VERY unforgiving and demands far more focus than what should be expected in a non-final battle of sorts! (As for the fourth and final trophy's minigame... Well I'll get onto that later on in this review)
Outside of Arena battles, Expeditions are another way of gaining rewards for your EvoMon here, as a fee of 20 EvoCoins (this game's currency) grants you a one-time trip to one of three lands where you can roam around the area with limited, energy, destroying obstacles for shortcuts or for treasures laying behind alongside the boss at the end of each Expedition, of which successfully beating it in a game of 2D Arcade Shoot 'em Up will grant you a unique reward, each one harder than the last!
Finally is the EvoLab section, which is where those looking to collect all the Evo Monsters will be spending a large amount of time inside, as this is where one can freeze their monsters (note that this will require you to start from the baby stage again and will NOT be the same creature, meaning getting this game's version of shiny Pokémon ala 'Ava' Evo Monsters will not be preserved!) to keep them for reviving or, more likely, to combine them with other EvoMon to get the chance of new EvoMon, be it through random chance or through the use of a specific item to ensure unique EvoMon are born.
No doubt though that, despite my compliments for the graphics alongside what the game has to offer content-wise, one of the biggest problems of EvoMon arises from it's lack of difficulty for experienced gamers, although this does also serve as a bonus for newcomers to the genre or for those who would rather just relax and go for a more easygoing experience, but it is worth noting that the long-term challenge mainly comes from another apt comparison in the form of the iconic Pokémon series itself in that collecting all of the Evo Monsters is what will largely push this game into the double-digit hours for most players here.
Having said that though, this is a game that is in it's early months of release and, as a result, some bugs are to be expected, here is a list of the bugs I encountered at the time of playing this game (5th to 7th of April 2023) that you may want to be made aware of:
• A small chance that the boss in the second Expedition will bug out and get caught on the right-side of the field, making for an easy fight
• The final fourth Arena battle, a DDR-styled minigame, can easily be 'cheesed' by holding down all four arrow keys, then letting go of one and pressing it when only that specific arrow key needs to be pressed to deal damage to the monster, making what should be the hardest (second hardest possibly, when compared to the second Arena battle) into a joke
• Freezing your EvoMon has a chance of it seemingly being 'duplicated' as two of the same monster will be frozen even if you only had the one
• Rapidly clicking the Gacha machine to speed through buying and opening the capsules has a chance of giving you a second capsule for free
• Currently, as of the time playing this game, I have not been able to properly collect and use a specific statue item for EvoMon combination on the second Expedition as the text seen when receiving it displays differently to the rest, not showing the name of the item, and does not appear in inventory once the Expedition is over
Perhaps I was unlucky with some of the bugs, however I will say that these can, and will, likely be ironed out in the months to come, so take the above with a grain of salt if you are reading this section of the review in 2024 or later.
In conclusion, I am fairly pleased with what I discovered and played during my time spent with EvoMon, although perhaps a tad let down when that 'RPG' itch could not be properly scratched, however it is still a decent enough game for the more casual side of gamers if they want something fresh and new here!
TLDR Version:
• A fun monster collection game that is inspired by a fun mixture between the battle-focused Monster Rancher and the pet-raising Tamagotchi (+)
• The casual nature of EvoMon makes it easier for those new to gaming or for those wanting to relax whilst playing games to get into the gameplay (+)
• Fantastic pixel graphics that bring out the most in the 40 different creatures, each having three stages of evolution (+)
• Plenty of choices for gameplay as EvoMon allows players to focus on safer methods of moneymaking at a slower pace or risk their EvoMon in more dangerous encounters for greater rewards (+)
• A nice enough House system that can be furnished through using the Store's Gacha machine with plenty to spend this game's EvoCoins on (+)
• The game's casual difficulty can be off-putting for those looking for a more serious challenge and can often prove to be a legitimate issue for longer gameplay (-)
• Although not plentiful, some bugs are currently present as of the making of this review that may sour the overall experience of this game (-)
• Despite looking like a title that delves into some basic RPG mechanics, there is only an absolute minimal amount of what could be considered 'RPG' elements that will disappoint those who enjoy the genre (-)
• EvoMon's overall length is not very long and can be even further reduced if you are not interested in Monster collection (-)