Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX
Full review (including score): https://youtu.be/YI-pcCdmMU8
Written review below!
These two may not be full-on remasters, but an enhanced port available on modern platforms is more than we have already.
Note: Trimmed review to fit character limit, check video for full version!
Gameplay
While I may have been familiar with this series, this would be my first crack at it. And I gotta say, I went in expecting something like Digimon or Pokémon (two games this franchise gets compared to A LOT), but got something completely different. It’s much less a full-on adventure RPG and more so a life simulator RPG.
– Real player with 30.1 hrs in game
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One of the best PS1 games is back after many years.
Monster Rancher is a great series and the 2nd game is probably its most solid entry. Released originally in 1999, the game stands strong and provides a good monster rising experience that was surprising for the time and one that you still don’t see this well executed nowdays. It has a lot of depth that, hopefully, may meet its full potential with the online features that have been introduced.
This port needs some work, but in no way it gets in the way to enjoy those two games. Also, Monster Rancher 2 has an added “fast-forward” option that really saves up a lot of time and allow you to rise quickly your monsters. The introduction of the “database search” is also a nice way to make the disc stone concept work today and allows everyone to get all the monsters that we couldn’t back in the PS1 era.
– Real player with 8.9 hrs in game