u/iDemonizer

I just wanted to make a little appreciation post for Nexomon: Extinction, because I honestly didn't expect this game to hit me the way it did.

I've been a huge Pokémon fan pretty much my entire life. Some of my favorite childhood memories are of sitting there with my old Game Boy, playing Pokémon Yellow for hours and hours. I loved catching Pokémon, exploring the world, and especially spending ridiculous amounts of time training my team.

But over the years, something changed for me. The games started feeling easier, the worlds somehow felt emptier, and that sense of adventure I used to have slowly disappeared. Maybe the games changed, maybe I simply got older. Probably a bit of both.

Eventually, a few years ago, I more or less stopped playing Pokémon altogether.

Then, about two weeks ago, I randomly stumbled across Nexomon: Extinction on Steam.

My first thought was basically: "Well... this looks like a Pokémon knockoff." I didn't really have anything else to play at the time, though, so I figured: why not?

And holy crap.

Almost immediately, I felt something I hadn't felt from this kind of game in years. That excitement of exploring a new world, finding creatures I'd never seen before, wondering what they would evolve into, building a team and actually wanting to spend hours training them.

It genuinely reminded me of being a little kid again, holding Pokémon Yellow and my Game Boy for the first time.

And then I just got completely addicted.

I basically inhaled Nexomon: Extinction over the last two weeks. I love that the game actually challenges me. I love the art style and how colorful and charming the world looks. The Nexomon designs are genuinely cool, and I constantly found myself wanting to change my team because I discovered another one I wanted.

The story surprised me probably the most. I actually cared about what was happening and wanted to know where it was going. The writing doesn't take itself too seriously either, and there were so many little moments and jokes that genuinely made me smile.

Is it perfect? Probably not.

But I don't really care.

Because somehow this game managed to give me back a feeling I thought I'd simply grown out of.

That feeling of sitting there for hours, training my little monsters, exploring every corner of the world and thinking "Okay, just one more level..." before suddenly realizing it's way too late at night.

So yeah. I came in expecting a cheap Pokémon clone.

Instead, I found one of the most enjoyable monster-catching games I've played in years and a game that reminded me why I fell in love with this genre in the first place.

To everyone involved in making Nexomon: Extinction: thank you. ❤️

And now, if you'll excuse me...

I have the first Nexomon to start.