

It also ties into one of Coromon's key mechanics, with the player keeping track of two different experience tables: one that gives automatic level-ups and one where the player gets to choose how their Coromon grow.įrom a story perspective, Coromon finds its own feet a little bit more. It essentially streamlines the Pokemon process of hunting for monsters with strong stats, giving players a clear indicator of which Coromon are going to be keepers. These potential ratings are one of the ways that Coromon tweaks the Pokemon formula for the better, with a clear reason to go 'Potent' hunting to build a team of the best. Something that helps is the game's multiple levels of Shiny Coromon, rare variant color schemes that have the added benefit of being slightly stronger. There are over 100 different Coromon in the game, which is a little less than the typical Pokemon title but with a solid amount of variety, even if things like single evolution stage creatures could have spiced things up a little more. Coromon isn’t a 1:1 recreation of Pokémon, however, with a few of its own unique mechanics, most notably the stamina system that forces you to choose your abilities carefully in battle.Of course, a monster capture game is all about how fun its monsters actually are, and thankfully Coromon has some great creatures to collect. I really like the design of the Coromon-they remind me of new generation Pokémon rendered in classic pixel art.

Level them up to unveil their true potential, and try to catch all 120 Coromon. You can challenge other trainers to battle and even face off against your friends online while searching the land of Velua for powerful Coromon to capture and train. If you’re familiar with Pokémon, Coromon will be extremely familiar. Eventually, you’ll be tasked with recovering the essence of six titans-meaning you’ll have to battle your way to supremacy to hope to take on Coromon’s various puzzles and challenges.

You play as a young researcher in Lux Solis, a technologically advanced organization that researches Coromon. Yes, Coromon is a Pokémon clone made by those who obviously have a love for the classic Pokémon games. Who knows? Maybe if games like Coromon existed, I would have had a chance to give the pocket monster role-playing game genre a chance.Ĭoromon is a “JRPG-like monster training game” (from the game’s store page) where you take control of a young kid, and guide them (and their Coromon) through the rigors of training and pocket monster battles.
COROMON GENRES PC
Truth be told, even if my friends were into Pokémon it’s possible I would have missed the craze anyhow because I was primarily a PC gamer and didn’t have a handheld device. Years later, I came to regret that slightly as Pokémon had a huge impact on video games and beyond. I was just slightly older than the kids getting into it, even though I was still a kid myself. Growing up, I missed the whole pocket monster craze by a few years.
