if you're like me, and fell out of pokemon over the years, but still love creature collecting, there is no game i would recommend more to fill the void left behind by pokemon. i love love love this game.

the only negative comment i would make is that the game balance feels really off, where it's possible to get one- or two-shot by a move that doesn't even have a type advantage, and swapping to another of your nexomon just gives the enemy a free chance to get that one-shot off, which i think feels kinda bs.

other than that, i have only positives to say. i love the character design in particular (ellie is my favorite), the sense of humor, the characters, but mostly i love the feel and atmosphere of this game. it reignited something in me that i haven't felt for years-- the complete and utter inability to set a game down. since i picked this game up six days ago, i've only skipped out on playing it one day-- and that was because i knew i was going to finish it the next time i sat down to play it, and i wanted to prolong it.

i can't wait to play the next game in the series, and i can't wait for the third game to come out!