Review: Pokémon Black & White Versions

[messy]

My god I want this, in fact I'm going to get it...now

Also I think the new legendary dragons actually look really cool.

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

[small]Now where's that blasted DS gone?[/small]

It's under the fridge.

 

[DarkShadow144]

It comes out tomorrow in the U.S. its just one more day, but I WANT IT NOW! I want my Oshawott Damn it!

 

[Sutter Cane]

Been playing all day (minus my power nap).
The UI change and battle camera change was a shock to the system but it was an improvement.
It's just a shame they didn't keep the "you #1 pokemon in your party following you" thing they had in Soulsiler and Heartgold. Sure it added nothing to the gameplay but I added some sort of immersion. Made your Pokemon feel more physical instead of Phantasmal objects you conjured from orbs when you fight.

I do like how there seems to be a stronger plot line. The enemy team is woven much more heavily into your adventure. Think Arthas in WOTLK. You can't move more than 5m without seeing team plasma being evil (gross exhaderation).

Currently 4/8, so yeah, burning through it. I'm not trying to burn through, I'm just efficient.

Tripple battles are wierd and quite brutal. My team of 3 level 30s almost got destroyed by a team of 25s. I had to use items. I think the difficulty is just right in this game.

thought the game wasn't out til tomorrow

 

[Irridium]

Does this game's online features still require a WEP connection? Because I'm sick of not being able to go online in SoulSilver because I have a WPA connection.

erms, my connection uses wpa, and i can go online with SS.
it doesn't depend on your game, it depends on your DS.
only DSi's and later have wpa support.

Yeah I know. But I don't feel like buying another DS. Plus then I wouldn't be able to play my GBA games.

 

[Doctor What]

I'm still playing a GBA. I seriously need to get caught up. I want to play this so much. It's depressing.

 

[Adam28]

Does this game's online features still require a WEP connection? Because I'm sick of not being able to go online in SoulSilver because I have a WPA connection.

If someone hasn't answered this, if you have a DSi, then yes it is possible. It says it is on the back of my pokemon black box anyway.

 

[Irridium]

Does this game's online features still require a WEP connection? Because I'm sick of not being able to go online in SoulSilver because I have a WPA connection.

erms, my connection uses wpa, and i can go online with SS.
it doesn't depend on your game, it depends on your DS.
only DSi's and later have wpa support.

Yeah I know. But I don't feel like buying another DS. Plus then I wouldn't be able to play my GBA games.

then why do you ask if it can use wepconnection, when you KNOW it's the ds that's responsible for the encryption :S

Sorry, should have been more clear. I meant that I recently found out SoulSilver could use WPA, and that it was the DS itself that was the problem.

 

[Enigmers]

Also wanna point out the first trainer battle is against......

YOUNGSTER JIMMY.

And yes.

He has a RAT.

I didn't quite feel this game would measure up until you pointed that out.

 

[scw55]

thought the game wasn't out til tomorrow

It came out yesterday for Europe.

 

[Platypusbill101]

My friend got this today and we looked through the Pokemon list and I find it hilarious that there are some new Pokemon based on Icecream cones and one call Chandelurr or something and based on a chandelier.

It seems like quite a good game still. I think I'd miss getting my Magicarp though and slowly levelling it up like I have in all the previous ones.

Icecream-mon uses BRAINFREEZE...target is paralyzed!

 

[Koroviev]

The one problem with pokemon games.
It's the same game over and over!
But I love em =D

It's not the same game over and over. http://ds.ign.com/articles/114/1143427p1.html

Thanks for posting the article. I was looking for something interesting to read.

Even though you can't spell ignorance without RAN.

I don't quite follow.

You can't spell Countersignatures without IGN.

All right then.

 

[Bandy]

I get my Pokemon White in Sunday but I already have it pre-ordered.

 

[Bandy]

I get my Pokemon White in Sunday but I already have it pre-ordered.

 

[RikSharp]

in his review he states:
---- "You won't see a single Pikachu until well after you've beaten the game,"

one is on a poster and another in Castelia City.

there's also a pikachu topiary in the garden to the left of straiton city...

 

[rayen020]

i'm still waiting for the poke'mon MMORPG. it makes more sense than anything else and if there is a way to kill WoW i'm pretty sure this would do it.

 

[scw55]

i'm still waiting for the poke'mon MMORPG. it makes more sense than anything else and if there is a way to kill WoW i'm pretty sure this would do it.

I would love a Pokemon MMO. It would depend on what platform if it was on.
I doubt they'd release it on the PC because I'd imagine they'd have to pay some fee to release a game on some one else's "system". They would also not want to promote someone else's system.

The obvious choices would be Wii (or next gen abomination) and the handhelds.

Given Black and White seem closer to an MMO than ever, they'll probably go down the route of the handheld.

However the amount of people who own a DS and are unable to connect to a wireless network with theirs, I think it would be an unfair choice.

I *do* hope they make one for the PC, but I doubt they will. We can always dream though. Like how I hope to live long enough for when they release true virtual reality and create a Virtual reality version of Pokemon.

*tangent*

I don't like how the camera 'wonders' during battles. I think it might cause travel sickness.

 

[rayen020]

i'm still waiting for the poke'mon MMORPG. it makes more sense than anything else and if there is a way to kill WoW i'm pretty sure this would do it.

I would love a Pokemon MMO. It would depend on what platform if it was on.
I doubt they'd release it on the PC because I'd imagine they'd have to pay some fee to release a game on some one else's "system". They would also not want to promote someone else's system.

The obvious choices would be Wii (or next gen abomination) and the handhelds.

Given Black and White seem closer to an MMO than ever, they'll probably go down the route of the handheld.

However the amount of people who own a DS and are unable to connect to a wireless network with theirs, I think it would be an unfair choice.

I *do* hope they make one for the PC, but I doubt they will. We can always dream though. Like how I hope to live long enough for when they release true virtual reality and create a Virtual reality version of Pokemon.

i dunno nintendo could jsut do it's thing as a publisher, and make one for PC. That'd be the sensible thing to do because the wii internet connectivity is convoluted with the wii address thing. However the next gen system releasing with a poke'mon MMO in it's release library would be a good idea.

One thing to think about is, how big is the MMO market in japan? japan is nintendo's terf and the market there is what drives their business plan. western audiences run the MMOs in my mind.

then again this could all be folly because one of the main demographics for poke'mon is kids. These games like it or not is for people of all ages. MMOS seem to steer towards teenagers, 20 and 30 year olds who can afford monthly subscriptions.

In my mind the most likely poke'mon MMO is gonna be on the next gen nintendo system, or PC or both. probably have a single player campaign and free to play multiplayer online feature for internet connected players (think phantasy star online). I dunno if that would be the best way to do it but looking back on JMMORPGS thats what i think we'll get.