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Item: Yarimono
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Is Yarimono worth it for you?

We tell you who should skip it, too.

Play it if you…

Good fit

Monster-taming RPG players who want to collect more than 150 creatures
Players who enjoy allocating experience across a team of monsters
Story-focused RPG players who want a championship journey with world secrets to uncover

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Players seeking a combat system without a one-hit partner move that guarantees the first strike
Players looking for an RPG centered on something other than monster collection, trainer battles, and championship progress
Players who do not want pixel-art characters and illustrated facial expressions

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Our take on Yarimono

The defining mechanic is Cheat Tackle: the protagonist's partner acts first and defeats an opponent in one hit. It is limited to once per battle in standard play, while the lower-difficulty mode permits repeated use.

What is Yarimono?

Yarimono is a monster-taming RPG about a protagonist whose partner learns Cheat Tackle, a move that acts first and defeats an opponent in one hit.

The partner can use it once per battle, while the lower-difficulty mode allows repeated use. Progress involves collecting more than 150 Yarimon, battling wild creatures and trainers for experience, and assigning experience shards among preferred monsters. The journey includes trainer challenges, a championship goal, and an effort to complete the Yaridex monster encyclopedia. The protagonist also investigates hidden truths about the world after setting out on an adventure prompted by a childhood friend. Character presentation uses pixel art, illustrations, and multiple facial expressions.

How Yarimono plays

01Monster Collection: The roster contains over 150 distinct Yarimon to find and record in the Yaridex.
02Experience Allocation: Experience shards let trainers distribute EXP among selected Yarimon.
03Cheat Tackle: The protagonist's partner can act first and defeat an opponent with one use per battle, with repeated use available in the lower-difficulty mode.
04Trainer Challenges: Progress includes battles against wild Yarimon and other trainers on the path toward the championship.

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Is Yarimono worth it?

It is worth it if: monster-taming RPG players who want to collect more than 150 creatures. Skip it if: players seeking a combat system without a one-hit partner move that guarantees the first strike.