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Been playing games for a while. I like em'
Been playing games for a while. I like em'
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I never realized how important the story in a Pokémon game could be until I played this game.
Pokémon DPP or BW both had stories that reeled like they mattered, they had a purpose and felt urgent and important. While I appreciate the return to basics with the character's goal being to simply beat all the gyms, that's not the whole equation.
The sudden addition of Eternatus felt forced and nonsensical. If he was the main legendary Pokémon of the game rather than the uninteresting Shield and Sword wolf we got, and/or was the main focus from the start, this wouldn't have been an issue. You fight this world-ending Pokémon a mere ten minutes after you hear about him, making his inclusion not only feel unimportant, but forced and poorly paced.
The characters in this game are also incredibly uninteresting, most of them being either exact copies of earlier characters, or in the case of your rival, his only purpose is to be knocked down over and over.
The gyms all being themed like some sort of sports-stadium, while a nice way to show the importance of gyms, makes all of them feel the same, and not as interesting or solely themed around one type like the Pokémon games before.
The design of more than half of the new Pokémon look either okay, uninteresting, or noticeably terrible, and the fact that only 1/4 of all Pokémon could even be added to this game really didn't help it. Throughout my entire play through of this game I was constantly telling myself, "this just doesn't look like a real Pokémon." Not to mention the new Gigantimax inclusion, which just feels like Mega-Evolutions, except worse designed.
The graphics looked noticeably terrible, especially when compared to other Switch games, and the soundtrack is forgettable.
The only things I can think of that this game did right is the models for characters and Pokémon, and being able to see Pokémon in the wild, rather than running into a random encounter from a bush.
Pokémon DPP or BW both had stories that reeled like they mattered, they had a purpose and felt urgent and important. While I appreciate the return to basics with the character's goal being to simply beat all the gyms, that's not the whole equation.
The sudden addition of Eternatus felt forced and nonsensical. If he was the main legendary Pokémon of the game rather than the uninteresting Shield and Sword wolf we got, and/or was the main focus from the start, this wouldn't have been an issue. You fight this world-ending Pokémon a mere ten minutes after you hear about him, making his inclusion not only feel unimportant, but forced and poorly paced.
The characters in this game are also incredibly uninteresting, most of them being either exact copies of earlier characters, or in the case of your rival, his only purpose is to be knocked down over and over.
The gyms all being themed like some sort of sports-stadium, while a nice way to show the importance of gyms, makes all of them feel the same, and not as interesting or solely themed around one type like the Pokémon games before.
The design of more than half of the new Pokémon look either okay, uninteresting, or noticeably terrible, and the fact that only 1/4 of all Pokémon could even be added to this game really didn't help it. Throughout my entire play through of this game I was constantly telling myself, "this just doesn't look like a real Pokémon." Not to mention the new Gigantimax inclusion, which just feels like Mega-Evolutions, except worse designed.
The graphics looked noticeably terrible, especially when compared to other Switch games, and the soundtrack is forgettable.
The only things I can think of that this game did right is the models for characters and Pokémon, and being able to see Pokémon in the wild, rather than running into a random encounter from a bush.
My favorite Mario game to this day.
The overwhelming use of color and the tropical setting, along with the unforgettable soundtrack that represents both of these things makes for an incredible experience.
Unfortunately, the game feels like it's full of a lot of padding, the FLUDD is a bit of a strange addition (especially with its talking, though it can be forgiven due to the plot being dirt/paint themed,) and the HORRIBLE inverted axis for the FLUUD.
But the game still has such a warm, and nice atmosphere to it all, as well as still looking really good to this day.
The overwhelming use of color and the tropical setting, along with the unforgettable soundtrack that represents both of these things makes for an incredible experience.
Unfortunately, the game feels like it's full of a lot of padding, the FLUDD is a bit of a strange addition (especially with its talking, though it can be forgiven due to the plot being dirt/paint themed,) and the HORRIBLE inverted axis for the FLUUD.
But the game still has such a warm, and nice atmosphere to it all, as well as still looking really good to this day.
A lot of the missions in this game are repetitive, there isn't much variation in the gameplay, the honor makes barely any difference in the overall gameplay (except for the ending,) a lot of missions are straight forward and don't allow a lot of room for different strategies...
But this game is one of the best examples of great storytelling in a video game. All the characters in this game feel so real, and every different segment flows into one another perfectly. The story is so emotional and easy to get sucked into, and the atmosphere of the old West is pulled off perfectly. There were so many moments in the story where I had a dopey smile on my face, or a frown with some tears. Definitely a must-play.
But this game is one of the best examples of great storytelling in a video game. All the characters in this game feel so real, and every different segment flows into one another perfectly. The story is so emotional and easy to get sucked into, and the atmosphere of the old West is pulled off perfectly. There were so many moments in the story where I had a dopey smile on my face, or a frown with some tears. Definitely a must-play.