Ok, so I\u2019ve caught em\u2019 all on this one (as much as it\u2019s possible to catch \u2018em all in these newfangled games, anyway), so I thought I\u2019d give this latest Pok\u00e9mon entry a quick review. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Is it better than Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet\/Violet? Yes, thank Arceus, yes it is. Then again, that\u2019s not saying a lot, since Scarlet\/Violet were glitchier than me trying to pronounce a series of particular alphabet sounds without having a major league stammer attack (will I be telling you those particular sounds? No, I don\u2019t think I will). (\u00ac\u203f\u00ac)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Are there any new Pok\u00e9mon, you ask? Nope. Not hugely surprising, since this game\u2019s set in a specific generation timeline, but come on Nintendo, give us something. The generation in question is number 6, so it\u2019s all about mega generations this time. And there are some new ones, so I guess that\u2019s something. I definitely wasn\u2019t expecting the starmie mega evolution. Basically Patrick Star making his Pok\u00e9mon debut. You remember that dance sequence where he’s in stilettos at the end of The SpongeBob SquarePants movie? Well, it looks a bit like that. Check out the memes for further reference. \ud80c\uddfc<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The decision to set this whole shebang in a single city rather than a whole region seems kind of sus. It\u2019s ok, but it\u2019s just limiting. And the battle system took me a while to get used to. It\u2019s basically all out chaos button mashing for the most part, but at least it\u2019s a bit different from the usual more mannered tradition of pressing buttons and waiting for the other player to make their move. \u227d^\u2022\u2a4a\u2022^\u227c<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As for the storyline, it\u2019s more interesting than Scarlet\/Violet\u2019s storyline. But again, not really saying much, because that\u2019s Scarlet\/Violet. And a main character dies. Which I think marks the first time a character has actually died in the series. Yay? And apparently, it\u2019s easier to hunt shinies now. Good to know. I was mostly interested in buying every single piece of clothing possible. Sure, that set me back several million pok\u00e9 dollars, but it was worth it. Kind of. \u03de(\u0e51\u2688 \u2024\u032b \u2688\u0e51)\u22c6<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Definitely a marked improvement compared to, um\u2026Scarlet and Violet, but still nothing to write home about. I sort of felt that the fact this was being released after a longer period of time compared to previous entries meant there\u2019d be a lot more going on, but there isn\u2019t. The graphics are fine, but you\u2019d still expect more from a Switch 2 game. And there generally just aren\u2019t as many good plot twists. Sure, there was L and all that, but was there a anything like Legends Arceus\u2019 Volo Reveal alongside the Cynthia piano (if you know, you know). No, there wasn\u2019t. And the hefty price tag doesn\u2019t quite feel worth it either. Heck, that won\u2019t stop the game shifting millions of copies, but still. I expected more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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