Pokémon-Like Temtem Hits PS5 Next Week, Here's How It Plays

Already pre ordered this, and played it on PC. It's so good. I've enjoyed my time with it. If anything, Pokemon has become a bit stale. There's also a bit more to it gameplay wise, than Pokemon. The only thing I'd say is that while Pokemon now has a ridiculous number of monsters, TemTem doesn't have enough, but I'm sure that will change soon.

Looks interesting enough. I may give it a shot.

Also when I read TemTem I immediately thought of the Undertale character that wants funds for college.

Don't know, played it when it released on PC earlier this year but imo it was pretty boring

Generic art style. Boring monster designs. And I really don't like that it's an MMO.

I welcome a proper Pokemon competitor, but this ain't it.

Interested in this if the game has single player story like jrpg, but I heard the game is online only and mmo like?

I just wish it wasn't an online mmo - maybe ill try out nexomon at some point instead.

I’m sure Gamefreak will be taking notes soon. Like have the mmo part in the wild areas so you can walk up to people and request a battle. Maybe have friends in real time tag along on adventures like the tv series
I’ll check this one out for sure when it drops.

this is the kind of game everyone wants pokemon to evolve into someday and they made it. good for them. i'm in.

It can't be worse than the last Pokemon game.
But Kindred Fates looks like the ultimate creature collecting game!

@Ralizah original ni no kuni? Had a lot more complexity (and difficulty!) Than the sequel, and actually, is currently on sale for about £9, which is a steal!

@J2theEzzo Funny enough, I'm actually playing that for the first time. 16 hours in or so.

It's... interesting, but the combat (so far, at least) feels kind of broken, and it combines the worst aspects of turn-based and real-time systems. The creature designs are hugely uninspired, too.

It's a pity, because, presentation-wise, the game, despite its age, is eons beyond anything Pokemon has ever attempted.

Digimon Cyber Sleuth is probably the best monster-collecting game on PS4 right now. Next year, it'll be the HD port of Shin Megami Tensei III.

@Ralizah hmm, shin megami is one I've had an eye on for a while. The ps3 iteration let you 'capture' Dante from dmc, no?
While it took a while to get used to, I don't mind the weird, half turn-based, half real time approach, though it feels a bit less polished, after playing a game like ff7 remake!

@J2theEzzo Well, Dante can join you as an ally in Nocturne, which was a PS2 game.

FF7R definitely does the action/menu system hybrid far better than NnK.

In NnK, the biggest problems so far:

• Even with behavior presets, the AI is deeply stupid, and your companion will end up dead or drained of mana moments after you stop fussing over them.
• For a game about magic, it's far too easy to expend all of your mana is even normal fights.
• There are constant, damaging attacks that require the player to defend, but the game doesn't give you enough time to have both children guard and avoid most of the damage
• Time doesn't slow down when you're digging through menus, so even trying to find spells to attack with isn't feasible most of the time, as it involves leaving yourself prone to attack to an enemy that's almost always on top of you.
• The attack interrupting mechanic makes no sense when you don't press a button to time an attack. You either have to tell your character not to attack until directly after it begins to attack, or you just have to hope it happens.
• The typing system is confusing.

It's honestly one of the worst battle systems I've ever seen in a JRPG.

@Ralizah haha, point(s) taken!

I would have to agree with you on those, and especially about how magic is constantly an issue. It's funny to think, despite the outer aspect of a child's fantasy set-up, it'd be a bloody hard game for most kids to get through, I imagine.

The only way I've managed to deal with the problems, is to grind like crazy!

@J2theEzzo Yeah, I can't imagine a child trying to play this, given how stressful battles are. It's a shame, really, because the presentation and music are top notch, and I like most of the characters as well (Drippy is a bit annoying, but that was clearly intentional, so it's hard to fault the game for that). Gotta love the Disney-esque emotional torture porn as well, what with the dead mother and everything.

I noticed you slammed the second game. What issues in particular did you happen to have with it? Because a game with the same charm but different gameplay honestly sounds great.

Unintentionally, I'm afraid, as I've actually barely played it beyond a few minutes at a friend's, but I felt it was a shame they dropped the creature catching aspect and simplified combat, when, admittedly, it wasn't perfect, but I had hoped they would tweak it, rather than abandon it completely, that's all!