Monster Sanctuary Nintendo Switch Review 

Thank you to Dave Morrish for writing this review. Please check out his channel, Savedex Gaming, here: - ru-vid.com/show-UCVaEMQOaZ1Mq3K_il2lVzGQ Will you be picking this one up? If you have already, what do you make of it? Glen

Longtime Monster Taming RPG fan. Can honestly say this is one of the best I've ever played. Its really fantastic

The fact that everything is explained and very detailed is also a big plus. Makes it easy for anyone to pick up and play and get lost in the game for hours

They actually implemented what he suggested. You now change what monster follows you by using the shoulder buttons.

Dumped 59 hours into this game in about a week. It was one of the best gaming experiences I've had in a very long time.

Huge Pokemon and Metroid fan here. Saw this game and my eyes lit up! Bought a copy, started playing.. Immediately had to buy my fiance a copy of her own! She is now hooked and I can say that this is easily the best monster catching rpg we've played in years. 10/10!!!!

Honestly you guys are the only switch page I trust and thoroughly enjoy the videos in their entirety. Thank you for being a solid reference in a world filled with options.

This is popular in SwitchUp's discord and those fantastic people convinced me to pick up this gem a couple days ago. Great review Dave and a fantastic delivery Glen! Loved this video review.

I really appreciate your rating system and the explanation given for its scoring. Good stuff, this channel.

Great review, I will definitely check this out. Thank you!

I bought Immortal Fenyx Rising and Monster Sanctuary. That's the best games I bought this December. Kinda playing it back n forth. Monster Sanctuary is really a chill game with Pokémon feels with lot of skill tree lol I bought these two before watching the SwitchUp Reviews. 😁

I have been waiting for you to do a review about this lol thank you so much.

your channels reviews have brought me some serious joy on the cheap. love you people.

Thanks for the review man, this looks to be right up my alley. Didn’t even know it existed

Been keeping a eye on this since I heard of it. Glad to see it get reviews. Looks really fun.

That 2D Pokémonvania looks interesting.

Great review! I had bought this on Steam, forgotten about it before playing it, and was confused as to why it was in my library. Doing a search for a review brought this video up as the first search result and the review did not disappoint. Gave me all the relevant information on the game. Thanks a lot!

they hiring writers now. they getting big bois. I'm proud

Interested to see this one! Saw the developer plugging it on reddit this week.

Looks cool. Think I'm gonna pick it up. Thanks for the review

I just got this on release. I’m having a blast with this game. Deep skill trees and rpg elements. Beautiful sprits and pixel art with a kicking soundtrack. It’s definitely worth a pick up.

And this is why I love this channel so much. We share similar tastes and so I trust your opinions more than others. Seen a few reviews that were...mixed...to be nice. This was honest and got to the meat of what the game is and what makes it fun. Will be picking it up now. Cheers.

Just seen it on Switch on sale. Dont know how I missed this video, game looks awesome. Glad you like it, just bought it thanks to your review!

Great! I was waiting for a review on this one. Metroid + Pokemon. Got me !!!

Awesome review! Thanks guys. Def. preordering the game on LRG

"Wolves are awesome", and I couldn't agree more XD

Metroidvania and Pokemon mixed together? Count me in! Great review as always!

Thanks for reviewing!

Been waiting on this review :D

Exactly what i wanted. Thank you!

This is a great review but a couple of things seem missing, I've played 20+ hours so far.... 1. There is online PvP that can increase the gameplay into 100s of hours 2. The evolution mechanic is nothing like Pokemon as the monster doesn't carry over moves but instead gets a completely different skill tree, for example: In Pokemon Greninja is a powered up Froakie with a few new moves. Crackle Knight becomes Sizzle Knight which plays completely differently and requires a different team to make it work. Slight spoiler: There is a thing called shifting which is more like evolution in pokemon where the monster becomes stronger, also there are 2 different shifts which changes the colour of the monster, essentially there are 303 monsters to catch, maybe 301 as I don't know if there is more than 1 'legendary' (Like Mewtwo etc)

Friends of SwitchUp - my friends! Thank you Dave, you have a new subscriber! I love our friendly Nintendo family!!

Lots of good games coming to Switch recently. This looks right up my street, not a huge fan of Metroidvania games but the combat & monster collecting looks fun & surprisingly deep, on the watch list for sure!

Been on my watchlist for a while now and might pick it up soon

I just started playing the outer worlds for switch and now this video it's going to be a good evening

I'm really interested in this game. I just got Hades though so I'll be busy with that for awhile, but this is on the wishlist

“In my opinion the wolves are evil” Anakin Skywalker (Toad Picker)

Half way into this video and I'm already sold

Thanks for this one, Dave & Glen! The game did better than I expected and I'll pick this one up. I am also very curious to see the upcoming games as, from the videos I've gathered regarding the December releases, this one and the airplanes one were the last decent games. I just hope that's because there weren't enough announcements at that particular time. But it kind of makes sense because if you're a publisher you want to release your games before, not during, Christmas. I expect a drought until next year and I wouldn't mind being proven wrong.

When I saw the trailer for this game a few months back I put it on my wish list..I didn't think I'd like the pixel art style,but after playing Chasm and Phoenotopia(which are really good games IMO) I like the pixel art style when it's done well..this will definitely be a game I will buy 😊

Currently on sale for 6.79 US. Thanks for the review. Will buy

I really like the style of this. Will pick it up!

Obsessed with Monster catching games. That backlog is groooooooowing

Wow you actually sold me on this game. I wasn’t going to pick it up at all but it looks really fun.

It's really good. I got it on Steam a week before the Switch release and double dipped to support the developer. Haven't got overly far (just did the first Tamer Duel in the stronghold) but am thoroughly enjoying the mix of monster raising and metroidvania.

Just got dragons dogma physical copy yesterday but this looks very enticing. Might buy this later

That little blob is absolutely adorable.

Really cute. I'm digging it so far. My first blob is named Blobbert and the game let me equip him a bracelet haha so Im down with that.

the game is really good i wish it was longer though

Ok. Im sold. Gonna get it right now.

Solid gameplay wise for both the exploration and the battles/skills. Having one of every monster is actually useful due to them being used for platforming and puzzle solving. It could use some optimisation on Switch though to smooth some of the stuttering (though the stutters aren't career ending, more like skips that occasionally happen).

Enjoying this game a lot. I'm a sucker for monster battler games and its a nice original idea to have a metroidvania style. Talent trees really help with some customization instead of just the normal moves on level up.

it looks pretty cool. hope its getting one day a physical run then i will buy it for sure

I will be picking this up. On the gamepass though because “free” but the review still helped

Absolutely wonderful game! I've never been big into stat/build management but this is so fun and feels very fresh. I personally really dig the chess like/tactical feel of the battles. Very highly recommended by a long time monster taming fan!

Thats a cool concept for a game. Gotta love all these indie games with great ideas.

Physical launches today Limited Run if anyone is interested in a physical copy for Switch/PS4. Preorder last about 4 weeks I believe.

Just bought this game yesterday because of sale on steam and I love it so much!!

i still preferred the pixeled monster. the new Pokemon is disappointing. I'll definitely try this game!

How , have I never heard of this, don't even have to play it to know I am going to love it! Can't wait to start later.

I've been playing this for a week and so far it's awesome! Like a final fantasy/Pokémon game.

I had JUST ripped a bong when i saw he named his wolf Lupus. Nearly broke my bong

This looks pretty good. I'll wishlist it and wait for a sale though. I'll be obsessed with Sephiroth for a while.

Loving the look of this. I was very disappointed with Sword and Shield so I've been on the hunt for a replacement monster catching game. It's a tossup between this or Nexomon!

I just want to let everyone know Wargroove and Streets of Rage 4 are on sale right now and I'm pretty positive he's gonna include them both in his weekend sales video so heads up, both are amazing.

Interested in this but never played a game like it. Would I pick it up easily or get stuck?

downloaded this through Game Pass, but watching your quick review anwyay.

Hey switchup maybe ive missed somethin cuz im not a native english speaker but do the monsters evolve ? And if so, does the game tell u when u meet a mon, that it can evolve ? Thx for review !

This might seem like a dumb question but does the main character get different outfits I saw a blue outfit I was wondering if you get different items or armour and does it show on your character?

Something to ease the Sword and Shield pain lol

This game looks very interesting to me will need to check it out.

I'm happy that you guys reviewed this game. I owned this on PC for more than a year now, and I can confidently say that it's one of the best games I've recently played. 😄 Some points I'll add to their review! + Probably to avoid spoilers, but aside from skill trees and equipment, monster customization goes deeper once you get past a certain story point in the game. + Battle music can be changed in the Options menu between "Original" and "Alternate". Former has this calm battle theme that the video mentioned, and the latter has this upbeat theme that, imho, fits the game better overall. Idk if this setting exists in the Switch version though. +/- The game has an auto-save feature. It activates on two instances. One is when you manually Save & Quit, and the other is when you transition from one area to another. It works well. However, you might accidentally find yourself in an unfavorable situation wherein you used a precious item on a monster and decided to revert back to an earlier save file to reclaim used item, but you can't since the game auto-saved your progress already. - As for end-game content, it is a bit shallow. Aside from a few bosses that only appears once you beat the game, you could probably do Online PvP, but that's that. Overall, buy this game. I highly recommend it. 👌👌👌

This is the best game that I’ve played in a while, the combat and leveling is really fun and I think the combination of platforming and monster catching is super unique. I also like how it’s actually challenging and forces u to use strategy, I love Pokémon but the news games have gotten super easy

Heads up as well. The levels of enemies and trainers scale based off how much map you explored. Be careful because the alchemists can get brutal if you over level them.

I admit, I had already picked this one up and while I haven’t played it much yet, I’ve really enjoyed it so far though. I think it’s a really clever mashup and it definitely stands out as its own thing to me. I’m glad to see to see some positive thoughts (despite some minor gripes here and there). It makes me feel relieved that I took the plunge when I did. Thanks for the great video. Always good to see these.

Watching this whilst I play it 😁 Love this one 👌🏼

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That's incredible you have people do the work for you like actually reviewing the games. Normally you watch a review channel to get the opinion of the people that run the channel. I guess they edit too?

Does the enemy respawn also after you defeat them.

Nice one mate

played the beta a while back. Really enjoyed the game at the point. So glad it came to Switch though! Might have to get this one while its got the hot sale!

Definitely catching this one

Looks cool, I was put off a bit because of the trailer on the eshop but now I see it may be worth it

Holy moly I also named my spectral Wolf Lupus xD

This just came out on xbox game pass so I will be checking it out and seeing what I think it sounds interesting even though I'm not the biggest pokemon game fan but thanks for the review

I have been waiting for this... Let's find Out 😎👏💯

Just picked it up, looks fun, two kinds of games I like

I'm more of a Digimon fan, but this game looks interesting. I might give it a try.

A year after release, it was on sale for around $7 USD. I applied some nintendo coins to it and ended up buying this game for $4. Excellent price for this game.

Just got this game and i cant put it down its so much fun and i love the art style.

i'm really enjoying this game so far, pokemonvania is really fun on this game. Having a blast with this game currently, especially as debuff type team I'm really enjoying building team in this game.

Hadn't heard of this before your review but it looks like a definite buy.

i think i need to buy this game

Will Switch up review hurdle warriors age of calamity?

love this type of game, the graphics are cute and it brings back memories. :)

Sounds like a nice E-Shop gem. Still looks fun and casual at the same time. The price is the turner, very good price indeed!

This review sold me on the game. Might wait for a sale, we shall see

How is the online mode?

This looks pretty fun. I’ve been looking for alternatives to Pokémon since Scarlet and Violet are a complete disaster. I love metroidvania style gameplay and combining it with Pokémon sounds like it’s right up my alley.

This actually looks like alot of fun.😀