Cassette Beasts is a clever riff on Pokemon. It's characters are what really bring it to life, being believable people you could imagine running into in your normal day to day. I wouldn't say that any of them are especially fleshed out, but they are good enough for you to feel for them. The neverending optimism of the cast is a nice change of pace from plenty of AAA games not made by Nintendo and it's final message is cheery and uplifting in a way I miss seeing in games. It might have felt a tad long, but maybe I also shouldn't have done so much additional material. All around solid game.