Best creature collecting RPGs that are not Pokemon?

[sneakyguts]

also dragon quest monsters are good

 

[freebie#47]

disagree on these ones, dont reccommend them personally, dont play them

and why is telefang on that list? HAVE YOU PLAYED IT? HAVE YOU BEAT IT? I have and before it was fully translated. Game isn't super hard or long and can be beaten in about 12 hours if you don't spend time collecting and evolving every monster.

and while i personally havent played it. i have heard good things about the ni no kuni games

I have, the ds demake isn't as good as the originals. Both are still on Xbox game pass I believe, but probably not for long. I don't know if it is as I cancelled my subscription after they removed my favorite games....

 

[starseeker300]

I have, the ds demake isn't as good as the originals. Both are still on Xbox game pass I believe, but probably not for long. I don't know if it is as I cancelled my subscription after they removed my favorite games....

i have both the first and second one for switch but havent gotten around to it yet. I have a very large backlog, and thats not counting roms or steam

 

[freebie#47]

i have both the first and second one for switch but havent gotten around to it yet. I have a very large backlog, and thats not counting roms or steam

Ditto. Both games are very very very long if you try to get 100%...

 

[Roy U. OmOm]

Siralim Ultimate

 

[Soupmancer]

I'm with the Coromon squad on this one. It's overall a pleasant experience with some interesting creature designs.

The Digimon Story games have pages you can catalog your guys in.

Visually, I love Dragon Quest Monsters. But I cannot get behind a game where I have no agency and just hope my guys perform well.

There's a ton more I have but haven't gotten around to yet like Disc Creatures and Monster Hunter Stories.

 

[Heinzu]

Digimon or Jade Cocoon and Jade Cocoon 2

 

[starseeker300]

and why is telefang on that list? HAVE YOU PLAYED IT? HAVE YOU BEAT IT? I have and before it was fully translated. Game isn't super hard or long and can be beaten in about 12 hours if you don't spend time collecting and evolving every monster.

sorry i said, that i actually meant the first robopon and somehow mixed them up, i think it was because of the old pokemon bootlegs daimond and jade are mentally associated with robopon in my brain and then i accidently swapped them in that moment. I appologize.

ill give telefang a try someday then since you seem so passionate about it

 

[Waffles's iconWaffles]

I really like the Telefang games on GBC and I think you will, too.

 

[Dyne]

I'm a big fan of Monster Sanctuary, a 2D Metroidvania/Creature Collector mishmash from the same devs as Aethermancer.

Save 75% on Monster Sanctuary on Steam

Monster taming meets metroidvania. Collect, train and battle monsters in a lovely side-scroller pixel world.

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I will absolutely second this.
Monster Sanctuary is a great game

 

[starseeker300]

I really like the Telefang games on GBC and I think you will, too.

i just checked the repo and it seems to be missing telefang 2's speed version