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An incredible remake of a beloved childhood game. Improves upon it greatly without deviating terribly (at least in my memory). Suffers from some balancing issues(feels easier, some starters are leaps and bounds better than others) and issues with the core series in general (repetitive story beats), but a great remake that I recommend to anyone curious about the series.

Sweet and quite true to the original remake of Red and Blue rescue team! I have a soft spot for the Mystery Dungeon series, so picking this up for the Switch was a blast. Art style was lovely, and gameplay was great. I did miss the "general" attack that was present in red/blue rescue team though! I also quite liked the appearance of the rescue camps, the little sprites of characters you befriend looked quite nice. Overall, a feel-good game that is visually very pretty and a great remake.

Ta guapardo que flipas, es mu bonico

a great remake, when I think I'm done, I still find some other good dungeon to do

i dunno. i liked it but the changes felt a bit superfluous. some were helpful others felt like too much change for no real gain


Having played the original two PMD games on Nintendo DS, it was fun coming back to re-explore the original in a new way. The reimagining of the art direction is inspiring, however some noticeable presentation systems were cut (team bases). If you're a fan of the original, you will enjoy this game. Just don't expect too much more passed that.

LOVE the qol features, but the visuals etc. were underbaked. some fps issues and model rigging issues that make the models feel more stiff. i would love it more if it weren't for that. it had a lot of potential!

Moltres battle sucks. I am gonna play the original with cheats.

Its a really cute game for kids but it lacked all the personality the original iterations had. Maybe its just the nostalgia making me look back on it fondly, but i found this game to be lacking a lot of the aspects that made me love the originals.

An amazing remake of an equally amazing game. It holds the same charm as the original, coupled with a very sweet artstyle and useful QOL features. I found myself loving completing this game to its fullest and am currently doing it all over again. I can only hope for an Explorers DX in the future.

was so good love mystery dungeon I should play the post game more

All of what I'll say should apply to Blue and Red Rescue Team as well, since this game only improved on those in my opinion, and didn't change anything too significantly. The Rescue Team games are very good. It's a different take on Pokemon, which the series needs. These games are Roguelikes, and are really fun ones at that. The artstyle for Rescue Team DX in particular is really beautiful and adds some cool things such as the Fairy-type, new Pokemon, and Mega Evolution. And the story! Utterly heartbreaking, and surprisingly good for a Pokemon game.

I do think nostalgia has slightly overrated this game a bit. It does get repetitive at times, and I never really was a fan of the hunger mechanic in dungeons. Other roguelikes don't boot you out of dungeons prematurely but PMD feels the need to. People forget how long some of the later dungeons are too, making them feel really grueling and honestly, boring. Those dungeons make me refrain from replaying this.

Great games though.

Score: 86

Good remake but content is lacking

A remake I feel didn't need to exist. It's nice to see Mystery Dungeon get some love, but from what I remember this remake didn't do much to modernize the old games. It just felt like I was playing through the old games again with a new interface. I'm also not much a fan of the hand-drawn-esque 2.5D visuals... But all that said, I don't think there's much to dislike about it since it's still a fun game at its core. I just wish it was more fresh.

the lack of basic attack hurts me. it honestly feels very personal... I don't know if I can get past that for a remake :/

faithful remake with QoL changes and new Pokemon & other stuff. Very fun and still maintains the difficulty of the original.

Excellent, very faithful port of the first Pokemon Mystery Dungeon games. Being able to revisit the classic adventure with Gen 7 mechanics (the movepools and properties being closer to Gen 7 despite releasing during 8) keeps the experience just fresh enough

as a pokemystery dungeon superfan, it's mid, i fear.

i appreciate that they tried to have some semblance of an art style, giving it almost like a children's storybook-like quality, but the original graphics are still superior. pixel art is just amazing.

this is a "remake" that doesn't add or change a single thing aside from the art style, which goes to show how fucking QUALITY the original games are, but also makes it feel kind of soulless and empty-- just a shallow cash grab. there was no reason for this game to have been made when they could have (and, i'd argue, should have) just ported the originals.

i paid full price for this game because, again, superfan, but was very promptly disappointed. this game isn't worth $60. it's not even worth 1/3rd of that. just emulate the originals for free.

can people shut up about the spoilers and ruin others experiences? thanks.

Honestly, this may be the best rework of the original Red Rescue Team to date... Considering there are a few. While the game is a hell of a lot easier then the original, it's kept most of the charm the original had. The only thing missing were the "Friend Zones" that you could actually visit and walk around in being exchanged for simple menus... But that's a small complaint really. I'd say pick this one up if you want to replay the original!

Good remake, arguably better than the original, but I have to take a point off because I ran into serious epileptic flashing bugs during my playthrough that I'm not even sure I can share footage of without getting this review taken down, and the game has never received a patch since these happened. It sucks because I really want to give this game a 4/5 but I can't when this problem still exists.

An amazing remake of the GBA/DS classic, while a little slow with gameplay at times its still a blast to play in the current day!
A wholesome story and an AMAZING soundtrack, this is a certified classic for me!


This game permanently altered my brain chemistry

A well done remake in my opinion
The watercolor art style adds so much charm