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Cassette Beastsis no Pokemon knock-off - ask just about anyone who’s played, and they’ll attest to its bevy of distinctive features, from its storytelling approach and partner system to fusions and plethora of puzzles. But Pokemon did start something big, effectively birthing its own subgenre, and you’ll surely find a few signs of its DNA here.
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Whereas one of Pokemon’s big draws for collectors is its highly-rare ‘shiny’ form of titular creatures, Cassette Beasts goes for a different spin with the introduction ofbootlegs. Here’s everything you ought to know about them as you begin your journey across New Wirral.
Bootlegs 101
Every monster in Cassette Beasts is partially identifiable by itselemental type, of which there are 13 in all. A given species will almost always belong to a specific elemtantal type, just as - to continue the Pokemon metaphors - a Pikachu is always going to be Electric-type.
However,bootleg monsterswill not adhere to this formula, andcan instead belong to any other elemental type.This is a pretty big deal, becauseCassette Beasts' attack-teaching system, ‘stickers’, must comply with elemental types.
Put another way, an ordinary Traffikrab, of the Plastic type, probably can’t learn many Metal moves. Yet the Metal-type Traffikrab briefly distributed via in-game code is a different, er, beast entirely.
As for why they’re called bootlegs, it’s worth noting that within the game’s universe, the monsters aren’t actuallycalledmonsters. Rather, they’recassettes, keeping with Cassette Beasts' retro-music theme. A bootleg cassette is a fake copy of the real deal. Don’t let that fakeness dissuade you from keeping an eye out for these rare and valuable tapes!
Oh, one more thing. Bootleg versions may be able to learn theless common versions of stickers at a higher percentage rate. These’uncommon’and’rare’versions contain bonus effects that can make them a good deal savvier than their base counterparts.
How To Find Bootlegs
The first step to finding bootlegs is tosimply explore the island of New Wirral. See, and we promise this is the last time we mention that perennially popular Game Freak franchise in this article, but in the majority of Pokemon games, you won’t see the critters in the overworld.
That’s been changing of late, of course, but even then, you’ll generally only see a couple at a time.
In Cassette Beasts, monsters are all visible as you traverse the land, and there are plenty of them at that. The game’s graphics engine permits quite a few cassettes to wander around a given area.
Whilethe odds of encountering a bootleg are a low one-in-a-thousand, you’ve got to figure repeatedly moving in and out of a zone will slash the time it takes to find them by a considerable degree.
Some players have even reported finding as many as five or more in under an hour. Your luck may not be quite so golden, but you might be surprised by their relative frequency nonetheless.
In Summary…
So, bootlegs are cool. Very cool, and quite practical to raise as allies. They’re rare, but not so rare as they sound on paper, or in this case, in a digital article on the internet. Diligent adventurers will spawn them at a decent clip.
Bootlegs can learn moves their regular versions cannot. Factor a bootleg’sstatsand such into the equation, and you will sometimes find thattheir different typing makes them ideal for your strategies.
Keep an eye out for bootlegs! They might just turn those tough battles against Cassette Beasts' infamous Archangels a walk in the park.
