• MysticKetchup@lemmy.world
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      Like it or not, Pokemon is far and away the biggest influence on monster tamer games so most games are gonna look similar to it. I’m assuming you’ve probably heard of Shin Megami Tensei (though the gameplay is very un-Pokemonlike) but you might already look into Siralim or Monster Crown

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          Shin Megami Tensei is a long-running series, though the games are all standalone (think Final Fantasy). I think SMT VI came out in the last 2 years, if you wanted to give it a try.

          For a brief idea of it, it’s about convincing demons and spirits to join up with you as you move through some sort of post-apocalyptic world. You then end up fusing various spirits together in order to become stronger.

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          It’s a series, not a single game. Look at the newest one.

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      Because people like pokemon that’s why.

      There’s plenty of games with “edgy monsters” and I literally always forget them. But a fucking crab with a traffic cone for a shell? I will NEVER forget.

      Besides the last franchise that tried to compete with Pokemon on top of adding the edgy monsters was Digimon and that’s…questionable at best.

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          Shin Megami Tensei and Dragon Quest Monsters come to mind. Both have some edgy designs. Yes, Digimon has some as well.

          Not that I even should have spent the time typing this, you’re just being rude so it’s hard to tell if you’re even making a good faith argument. What do you even mean by “Pokemon but with constant crying”?