We enjoy one of the major modern attempts at making a Pokemon-style monster collecting and battling RPG with Cassette Beasts. We talk about surprising scope of the world, the intense battle system, what your numbers say about your priorities, the weirdness of dating mechanics, and much more! This game was a great surprise and a huge delight, so please check it out!

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Things Discussed: Doom 4, Summer Games Fest, baffling Square Enix decisions, Cassette Beasts, Pokemon, rpg battle mechanics, open world design, dating mechanics

Next Month’s Game Club: The Forgotten City

Music this Episode
Cross Your Heart by Joel Baylis
Like Chimeras by Joel Baylis
Wherever We Are Now by Joel Baylis
Same Old Story by Joel Baylis

Timestamps
(00:00:00) - Segment 1: Summer Games Fest chat
(00:16:40) - Segment 2: Cassette Beasts
(01:21:20) - Segment 3: Questions