Cassette Beasts

Cassette Beasts is a turn-based fantasy RPG. It was developed by Bytten Studio and published by Raw Fury.

Plot

Cassette Beasts is set on the island of New Wirral, inhabited by monsters of immense power. The people living on the island discovered they can record the creatures on cassette tapes to shapeshift into them, gaining their abilities.

The main protagonist is an adventurer trying to make his way back home. To do so, he traverses New Wirral, recording monsters along the way.

Mechanics

Cassette Beasts is an open-world RPG. The gameplay revolves around exploring locations, completing quests, talking to NPCs and turn-based combat. One of the game's main mechanics is transforming into the titular beasts. Throughout the game we acquire cassettes with recorded monsters. This lets us unlock new transformations and skills to use in combat. We can also fuse monsters together to acquire unique abilities.

These aren't useful only during battle. Some skills are needed to access specific areas and solve environmental puzzles.

During our adventure we're accompanied by other characters as well. Each ally has their own motivations and goals. Helping our companion reach those goals increases their effectiveness during combat.

Technical aspects

The visuals of Cassette Beasts make use of pixel art. The gameplay is shown from the isometric perspective.

Last updated on 27 April 2023