Analysis: Monster Crown, a classic monster hunter

A classic monster slayer, for better or for worse

As we argued in the previous point, monster crown It’s a very 90s game, although it was released thirty years later. And that has its upsides, and downsides. The combat system is typical of an RPG, with different types (five, in this case), with their different strengths and resistances. Our monster will have a series of attacks, of different types, and some statistics. In addition, we can obtain them through exchanges, as gifts from NPCs or wild, making a pact with them. All very typical of monster hunters. However, not everything is so typical. In our team we can have up to 8 monsters, and there does not seem to be a limit of attacks to learn.

One aspect, however, where the styling isn’t quite gelled is the graphics section. Yes OK the pixel-art used is excellent, and very creative, even the staging, also quite limited. the monsters are leprechaunand sometimes there is not much consistency between them. Some have a white border, some don’t, and it’s not necessarily due to the shades they have. Also, being stills, there are situations where monsters can face in opposite directions in combat, which takes away a lot from the immersion. As for the sound section, without being a great revolution, the truth is that it fulfills its task of creating a fantastic world.

The great strength of Monster Crown

Despite what it may seem from the outside, monster crown It has several very characteristic points, and some very good ones. One of them is what we consider the game’s greatest strength, and it has to do with the monsters themselves. The monsters are the most varied in colors, shapes and types, but we can vary them much more. Thanks to a new breeding system, if we unite two monsters of different species, we will obtain an egg of a hybrid monster, which will inherit the attacks, types and physical characteristics of both parents. Being a new species, we will name the new monster. Although it is also possible to find eggs all over the map in improvised nests, and even to come across wild-formed hybrids. In addition to all this, with certain objects we can generate mutations in our monsters, causing them to change their appearance. It will still be the same monster, but it will be different and more powerful.

Last but not least, throughout our journey through Crown Island, we will eventually receive letters from the monsters. We can collect them in a kind of card game (TCG), but they will also have another very interesting function. We will have the opportunity to introduce ourselves in the letters themselves and try to make pacts with the monsters printed there, or with their variants.

In short, Monster Crown…

Ultimately, monster crown He does what he sets out to do, being a monster hunter like those in the 90s. However, at times, like moving around the map, it ends up working against him. On the other side we find a pleasant and nostalgic graphic style, and some ideas that revolutionize this premise and give a very fresh look to such a classic game. Also, it’s worth pointing out that it’s not a particularly long game, but it has after gameand which is translated into Spanish, something to be grateful for in an RPG, and which we appreciate more, in the case of a game India.