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Pokemon X/Y review thread: Gotta read em all!
- Thread starter shinobi602
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Gillian Seed
Banned
Battle Tower will be saved for the Emerald version of X and Y. :-(
Haha. Here's the pic before they take it down:
It's the Okami IGN thing all over again.
lol Polygon, did the guy who wrote the article not even glance at the article before it went up?
Gintoki313
Banned
Wish I looked at the reviews before purchasing Black 2. I'm not enjoying it as much as I'd hoped.
Hoping Pokemon X/Y will bring back the true trainer within me. Anyways, nice reviews. I'm seeing a lot of games getting 8-10's recently, which I love to see.
TharpDaddy
Member
I'll be picking this up day 1.
Isin't lack of end game content less of a big deal, since they now have the freedom to support it with DLC?
Isin't lack of end game content less of a big deal, since they now have the freedom to support it with DLC?
Haha. Here's the pic before they take it down:
It's the Okami IGN thing all over again.
Despite how small of a mistake it could have been..
That's pretty fucking embarrassing. It gives the illusion that they didn't even play the game at all...
Sammy Samusu
Member
Well, who is excited?!
shinobi602
Member
Damn, wtf
I don't see anything wrong with that. Now that the guy has Pokemon more leveled, he/she does better.
Definitely not using exp. share, I'm okay with missing out on one of the "features"
Sounds like EXP Share is a built in difficulty modifier. Well alright then, fine by me.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
That just lowers down the amount of grinding though. I'm fine with it.
Exactly. Sounds like Nintendo found a way to put "Super Guide" in Pokemon.
Turn it off and BOOM, back to normal
This spanish review from AnaitGames just came out. 9/10
Speaking of postgame content, they say the following in spanish:
I dunno what to think :/
Speaking of postgame content, they say the following in spanish:
I dunno what to think :/
I'm doing mine together with a colleague (who has X) and we're waiting till next week to post it. Could be we wait till saturday so there are no restrictions.
QuiteWhittle
Member
Hmm, sounds great! Day 1.
I think X/Y will have content comparable to the initial entries of previous gens. I'd imagine some fans may dislike that after the massive B2/W2.
On that note... Let's admit it guys. When did you get wiped out?
I've been wiped a good number of times during my playthroughs of the games.
Unprepared and overconfident Gym runs, Unexpected Rivals, and unprepared Elite Four runs.
Everybody turned the game off and restarted
shinobi602
Member
I don't know, if I can just abuse the thing and level up fast and fly past gyms, where's the challenge?
My main point is I don't want to have to use it to avoid grinding and then switch it off so the playing field's even again. That's just asking the player to artificially create their own challenge in the game. It should be the developer's job to challenge the player shouldn't it?
It's actually a very good thing. The choice is left to the player after all. Also, don't be too purist: honestly, switching in battle in order for a specific pokemon to level-up was kinda tiring after a while. It was an unecessary manoeuver which just cost time.
Though, indeed, the difficulty of the game may not be adapted for this. Single player experience will definitly be less challenging, should you choose to use it.
blue_phazon
Member
That's a good way to put it. Definitely turning it off for my playthrough
Just turn it off Shinobi. Its not really a massive deal. Its a handicap for people new to pokemon.
Starwolf_UK
Member
I can see EXP share making things easy if you keep the same team for the whole game but if you switch things up a lot it is sounds very helpful. It should also mean postgame is less of "oh man gotta levels these things I caught 40 hours ago...".
In later gens you lose some money (a lot less than half) and return to the last place you healed.
In gen 1 and 2 you went to the last place you healed and lost half your money.
In later gens you lose some money (a lot less than half) and return to the last place you healed.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Is there any JRPG in the world where you can't cheese with excessive grinding?
Also difficulty levels man.
This just seemed more like something for people to quickly train for online battles.
Something I'd like to add: there's a lot of fanservice for people who liked the original games. Mega evolutions and Kanto starters are obvious, but there's also a huge load of trainers who battle you with Kanto pokémon. And you can find many wild kanto pokémon too. I got a Pikachu in the first hour or something.
And the game isn't always simply you going from gym to gym. I think it took me like 3-4 hours to get to the second gym from the first one. It goes faster after that though.
The best part is the xp item though. I don't care if other people are saying it makes the game too easy. Pokémon has always been an easy game tbh. The only difference: I used to have an overleved starter with five meatshields in my team. Now I have six balanced pokémon in my team. It's cool to have a full team of pokémon I can use in every battle, makes me feel like a real trainer. And I feel like some battles require you to have a good team, instead of one overleveled starter.
And the game isn't always simply you going from gym to gym. I think it took me like 3-4 hours to get to the second gym from the first one. It goes faster after that though.
The best part is the xp item though. I don't care if other people are saying it makes the game too easy. Pokémon has always been an easy game tbh. The only difference: I used to have an overleved starter with five meatshields in my team. Now I have six balanced pokémon in my team. It's cool to have a full team of pokémon I can use in every battle, makes me feel like a real trainer. And I feel like some battles require you to have a good team, instead of one overleveled starter.
This is just me, but I never found the main game a challenge; I rather looked at it as a journey. In all my years playing Pokemon, I would be one or two shotting everything I came across anyways unless the game felt like RNG fucking me. I just liked the themes, seeing new Pokemon, building and maintaining a diverse team, and taking in the fictional world I was immersed in. So for me, EXP Share just makes building my team far far easier, and I'll certainly be using it.
Well they should, but in the moment where we feel the challenge is lacking, we have to create it on our own/put some basic restrictions. This is why the no inclusion of Hard Mode is a big bummer :/.
At least they should put Level Limit on Gym Leaders battle.
I've honestly never wiped out in any Pokemon game. And I've played through every gen and remake. It's so easy to level I think I've been overleveled in every gym leader battle or E4 battle I've ever fought.
Dawg, is there any higher difficulties like BW2 had? I would love to see it in XY but I'm not quite sure if Game Freak would even want to add it again.
Which one is true?
shinobi602
Member
I guess I could turn it off.
I was also never intimidated by gym leaders. Always flew past them, for once I just want them to be this big obstacle to tackle, they should be the toughest opponents in the game besides the Elite 4.
I was also never intimidated by gym leaders. Always flew past them, for once I just want them to be this big obstacle to tackle, they should be the toughest opponents in the game besides the Elite 4.
Yes, rotating and using different Pokémon is way more fun. In every game before X/Y, I only used my starter. Every battle. If he died, I'd almost always lose a battle.
Having six pokémon you can rely on instead of one is great. I know this has always been possible, but the amount of grinding wasn't fun. There's only so much trainers before you had to resort to battling pokémon in the grass and that took forever to level a full team imho.
Exp share, in my opinion, is the greatest thing about this game besides the 3D.
Gonzo The Great
Banned
QuiteWhittle
Member
It just had to be Gies, huh.
I couldn't agree more.
The problems are either of them being:
-Underleveled
-Undermanned
-Outclassed
-All of the above
This is quite a personal bummer for me too. Gym Leaders isn't less cooler than the E4 but why are they so weak? Having level limiter like battle tower should fix this problem. Maybe I would play other game first so I know each Gym level and I can restraint myself for being not overpowered.
Diprosalic
Banned
you talked about a Hoenn remake hint, can you elaborate now or do we have to wait for your review to come out?
I agree. Its funny how weak some of them are...
I'm actually on my way to fight the Flying Gym in B/W but the only gym leader who was really getting in my ass in this version was the Electric one... Idk her Emolgas were vicious bastards for my team at the time...
I'm really liking the PSS system. Being able to battle any one of y'all at the drop of a hat sounds enticing.
To be honest, if I want challenge in a pokemon game, I'd go with one of the self-restricting runs like Nuzlocke, mono-type etc. etc.
Not saying I wouldn't mind an in-game option to make the game harder a la Challenge Mode, but this is a series that has always been on the easy side, hence why people took it upon themselves to make it harder.
Not saying I wouldn't mind an in-game option to make the game harder a la Challenge Mode, but this is a series that has always been on the easy side, hence why people took it upon themselves to make it harder.
Your a fucking video game reviewer...
No excuse. Research your shit. You get paid to play video games.
I don't mind this as much as I normally would on the basis that I'd rather level all my Pokemon faster to battle online, but for people who only want the singleplayer experience, I imagine this being quite disappointing.
Well we've got 2 saying little post game, and another saying there is a good amount.
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The way I play, I always keep my Pokemon around the same level, so the challenge is always minimal at best, so EXP Share just makes life easier for me.
OK, that's cool.
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The way I play, I always keep my Pokemon around the same level, so the challenge is always minimal at best, so EXP Share just makes life easier for me.
OK, that's cool.
GregLombardi
Member
Most don't get paid!
Hot Coldman
Banned
dat GIS usage