Hello, Alchemists!
Do you like monster taming?
Of course, you do. There's a reason why Pokémon is so successful, and it's basically because it's frowned upon to try to capture real-life animals and make them fight. Also, you're here, reading news about Moonstone Island, a game that prominently features monster taming!
So, we're on the Monster Tamer Direct, which is a neat little showcase of all things monstery-tamey, and as part of the fun, we showed off a few of our monsters (we call them Spirits, of course). Let's show them off a little bit more!
Dropple is a Water-type Spirit, and while its name isn't exactly the finest of our Spirit-name puns (it's, uh, shaped like a drop, you see), that doesn't mean we don't love the lil guy. Dropple is cute, enthusiastic, and determined, with the unique ability "Salt Vs Steel", which reduces enemy Armor by one each round.
Now, we had to explain what salt vs steel meant for our localization team the other day, and we had a long, hard think about it. It turns out that steel, one of the beefiest, strongest substances around, is actually quite susceptible to corrosion and rust when it meets seawater – because of the salt. The phrase "salt vs steel" is supposed to mean that even the toughest things out there can be worn down with patience and resolve (and salt), which is what our diminutive friend Dropple is all about.
Dropple may look tiny and weak, but don't count it out!
There are two Electric-type robot Spirits in Moonstone Island, and I like to think that they're family, or at the very least, they live on the same evolutionary branch. Armbot and Bulbot have a lot in common: they're both yellow, they have eyes, and they're made of metal and electricity. But today, we're talking about Bulbot.
Bulbot looks like a lightbulb with arms, hence the name, and a big cyclopean eye right in the middle. Its special ability, if you'll forgive us for the awesome wordplay, is "Totally Lit", which illuminates dark rooms in dungeons.
Let me explain how good this pun is. Something that is "totally lit" is very cool, you know? Like, "wow, that fluffy cow-print bucket hat is totally lit, bro!" But a room that is totally lit is just... literally totally lit. It has been lit up. Totally. Fully.
I JUST THINK IT'S A REALLY GOOD PUN, OKAY?!
Snaplant is one of our newer Spirits. Yeah, we're adding new Spirits, even this close to launch! Do you want to know how I know that Snaplant is new? Because I do not have its picture in my little list of Spirit pictures. I have to ask the lead developer to send me a new picture. This is a good thing, because now I can tell you how many Spirits we have in total, and it will be a bigger number than before. Hold on while I wait for the new Spirit pictures.
Okay gottem.
Snaplant is a minion. Not like the yellow banana-loving guys, but a genuine minion. It's a little offshoot of [REDACTED], which is a [REDACTED] from the [REDACTED], which is very exciting! It'll provide support and cover for the [REDACTED], and generally run interference and make your life hard. Its ability, Potent Poison, will apply one Poison to your entire team every turn, so it's best to take out this Spirit ASAP (As Soon As Poison)!
That's it for today, but there are over 60 Spirits to discover in the world of Moonstone Island... so this is just scratching the Spirit surface.
~ Kate, Community Manager, and Alliteration Admirer