Two Point Museum Is Great, The Nemesis System (RIP Monolith) Was Incredible, And More Of The Week’s Takes

We also debate whether or not Elden Ring is a role-playing game and take a closer look at this week's Pokémon Day showcase

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Kotaku Staff Published March 1, 2025 |

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This week, we shared our thoughts on Two Point Museum, the latest in developer Two Point’s humorous series of management sims. We also offered up some opinions on what the big takeaways are from this week’s Pokémon Presents showcase, and paid homage to the Nemesis system, the patented technology that allowed Monolith—which was shuttered this week by Warner Bros.—to make your conflicts with orcs in its Middle-earth games so dynamic and compelling. Read on for these opinions and more.