Sorry if this is redundant, I didn’t see another thread focused on reactions to the game itself (just the Pokemon-ripoff news cycle).
I tried it on GamePass thinking, why not - might as well see how overhyped it is. And unexpectedly, I put in about 8 hours this weekend.
Despite some rough edges and some very clear inspiration, I am actually enjoying it. It has a very satisfying gameplay feedback loop and is an overdue (if involuntary) “modernization” of the basic monster-collector format.
It’s also worth noting that they’re both Japanese companies, and Japan has different views on IP than the rest of the world. I don’t really know enough to go into detail, but it’s entirely possible something a company from the US could laugh off is enough to get action taken in Japan.