These difficulty settings enforce previously self-imposed rules like only catching one Coromon per area and releasing them into the wild if they faint in battle. The game offers some advanced game modes that are similar to fan-favourite Nuzlocke mechanics. There are some balance issues here that impede progress without offering anything fun in return, forcing the player to spend hours at a time levelling their Coromon while retracing their steps constantly back to the nearest Pokémon Centre stand-in to heal before doing it all over again.
It can take hours to move from one area of the map to another due to the sudden increase in difficulty offered by new trainers. You’ll need to do a lot of grinding, especially in the early parts of the game, which makes the story unfold at a snail’s pace. It also means that you won’t have Coromon in your squad that cover multiple types for you, forcing you to grind until some backup creatures are ready to take on bosses where their type match-up will be key. Unfortunately, this also means that, to Pokémon veterans, the game feels somewhat simplified. Having the type-chart easily accessible in the game’s menu even during battle was especially helpful.
There aren’t any double-types on offer here, so it is significantly easier to figure out what kind of attack to use against an enemy.
#COROMON PLATFORMS PLUS#
There are seven different types of Coromon out in the wild, plus six that are restricted to attack types, each with their own weaknesses and strengths. Type match-ups are at the core of the battles here. It won’t offer many surprises in the plot or mechanics, although some elements have been streamlined. Of course, there is a shady organisation working behind the scenes to use the Titan essences for their mysterious, nefarious purposes and it is up to the player to stop them.Ĭaptured on Nintendo Switch (Handheld/Undocked)Ĭoromon takes this familiar formula and offers a few twists and changes to it, but largely it plays things very straight. Your specific task is to collect the essence of the six Titans that populate the Velua region where the game takes place. You create a Battle Researcher at Lux Solis, sent out into the world to catch and train Coromon. The mechanics in this game won’t be a surprise to anyone with even a passing familiarity with a Pocket Monster. If there is one thing that Coromon has no shortage of, it is charm and soul. While this game isn’t going to dethrone the king of monster training games, it is good enough to capitalise on the nostalgia for the classic Pokémon titles without feeling like a soulless clone. When you look to emulate one of the most popular gaming franchises of all time, player expectations will be very high. We have to admire the ambition of developers TRAGsoft. It stops just short of being a direct imitation of those games but was clearly created to cater to fans who loved those generations and have been craving more of them.
It makes no secret that it has been inspired by classic Pokémon titles, particularly those from the Game Boy Advance era. If imitation is the highest form of flattery, then Coromon is the greatest love letter ever written.
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