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!Thank you so much as always for listening, please rate and review the podcast, and tell all your friends on whatever social media you call home that they should check us out. See you next month!Send us questions about our game clubs, other games, or gaming in general to abnormalmappingpodcast@gmail.com!If you would like to support us please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping for exclusive podcasts!Things Discussed: Doom 4, Summer Games Fest, baffling Square Enix decisions, Cassette Beasts, Pokemon, rpg battle mechanics, open world design, dating mechanicsNext Month’s Game Club: The Forgotten CityMusic this EpisodeCross Your Heart by Joel BaylisLike Chimeras by Joel BaylisWherever We Are Now by Joel BaylisSame Old Story by Joel BaylisTimestamps(00:00:00) - Segment 1: Summer Games Fest chat(00:16:40) - Segment 2: Cassette Beasts(01:21:20) - Segment 3: Questions