I think people calling this game Pokemon with guns doesn't really do the game justice. While it does have some resemblances to Pokemon, I feel like it reminds me a lot more of Ark or other survival games. It is almost like it takes the best aspects of a bunch of games that I love like Pokemon, Breath of the Wild, and Ark but makes grinding XP a lot less tedious. Keep in mind at the time I am posting this the final game is still in development, so there are some pretty major bugs. The developers have been actively working on solving issues that come up and communicating their plans to community regularly.

-Compared to similar games I have played, this one is a little cheaper
-There is a big world with 111 pals to catch
-Once you're past the initial portion of the game's tutorial the game is no longer linear
-The full game launched day 1 on Game Pass bringing it to an even wider audience

-There are some nearly game breaking bugs (i.e. people losing their save progress) but the developers have posted instructions for a work around in most of the cases
-No cross-platform play or progression at the moment except cross-play between Windows Store and Xbox
-Not available on Switch or PS
-Even when not game breaking, some of the bugs can be very annoying. One example is that a few times my character has clipped into the terrain forcing me to respawn (note: you can change your settings not lose items so you don't have them stuck in a wall when you do this.)

[h2] Overall Thoughts [/h2] I think people calling this game Pokemon with guns doesn't really do the game justice. While it does have some resemblances to Pokemon, I feel like it reminds me a lot more of Ark or other survival games. It is almost like it takes the best aspects of a bunch of games that I love like Pokemon, Breath of the Wild, and Ark but makes grinding XP a lot less tedious. Keep in mind at the time I am posting this the final game is still in development, so there are some pretty major bugs. The developers have been actively working on solving issues that come up and communicating their plans to community regularly. [h2] Pros: [/h2] -Compared to similar games I have played, this one is a little cheaper -There is a big world with [spoiler] 111 [/spoiler] pals to catch -Once you're past the initial portion of the game's tutorial the game is no longer linear -The full game launched day 1 on Game Pass bringing it to an even wider audience [h2] Cons: [/h2] -There are some nearly game breaking bugs (i.e. people losing their save progress) but the developers have posted instructions for a work around in most of the cases -No cross-platform play or progression at the moment except cross-play between Windows Store and Xbox -Not available on Switch or PS -Even when not game breaking, some of the bugs can be very annoying. One example is that a few times my character has clipped into the terrain forcing me to respawn (note: you can change your settings not lose items so you don't have them stuck in a wall when you do this.)