Review: Pokémon Black & White Versions

[Tiswas]

dunno if it was pointed out. But it works with WEP and WPA connection. I couldn't go online in Gold/Silver cus of my connection but it works fine on B+W.

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

YOUNGSTER JIMMY.

And yes.

He has a RAT.

 

[WrongSprite]

Pokemon Gray? Where the villains are actually doing some good, and you're pretty sure the Professor has done horrible things to his nephew...

I lol'd hard at that bit.

I assume they'd do something that's perhaps not a colour, they did it before with Diamond/Platinum etc.

 

[TimeLord]

[HEADING=1]They got rid of the annoying beeping when you get low on health?
HALLE-FUCKIN'-LUJAH!!![/HEADING]

Seriously? Really, god damn seriously?
I was on the fence, now I'm sold.

 

[elvor0]

I actually like the grind in pokémon games. There's just something special over having to stop before a gym, and train rigorously in order to defeat the gym leader. If the game was designed in such a way that I would be strong enough to beat the gym the moment I got to it, that would be pretty boring.

Edit: I haven't played any pokémon games since Gold. Have they introduced multiple save slots yet?

No multiple save slots yet, but they have made it so you have to do certain stuff to delete your save, or overwrite it if you start a new game, so at least you don't have to worry about your little brother wiping out your save.

However, personally I've always found pokemon single player to be a steamroll, as long as you occasionally fight the odd trainer, everytime you get a gym you outlevel it so much that you just crush the enemy. Well unless you're playing as fire in RB or Pikachu for yellow.

 

[Jonluw]

I actually like the grind in pokémon games. There's just something special over having to stop before a gym, and train rigorously in order to defeat the gym leader. If the game was designed in such a way that I would be strong enough to beat the gym the moment I got to it, that would be pretty boring.

Edit: I haven't played any pokémon games since Gold. Have they introduced multiple save slots yet?

No multiple save slots yet, but they have made it so you have to do certain stuff to delete your save, or overwrite it if you start a new game, so at least you don't have to worry about your little brother wiping out your save.

Gnaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
I hate having to choose between keeping the team I've bonded with, but not having much to do, or starting a new adventure, but having to sever my bonds.

Edit: Also, what do you think the third game in this generation will be called? Grey?

 

[elvor0]

I actually like the grind in pokémon games. There's just something special over having to stop before a gym, and train rigorously in order to defeat the gym leader. If the game was designed in such a way that I would be strong enough to beat the gym the moment I got to it, that would be pretty boring.

Edit: I haven't played any pokémon games since Gold. Have they introduced multiple save slots yet?

No multiple save slots yet, but they have made it so you have to do certain stuff to delete your save, or overwrite it if you start a new game, so at least you don't have to worry about your little brother wiping out your save.

Gnaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
I hate having to choose between keeping the team I've bonded with, but not having much to do, or starting a new adventure, but having to sever my bonds.

Well you can now play online multiplayer/trade pokes over the internet, plus the new games always have tons of side stuff to do, alongside the updated mechanics, if you want to get into online battling you should check out Smogon.com, which has all the info on that on it, competative pokemon is really really fun, although it's pretty hardcore.

 

[notyouraveragejoe]

Damn it, I just got over my jonesing for pokemon and now this comes out. I'm screwed! Wait...no I'm not. Fortunately I don't have a DS...if I had one then I'd probably end up getting this and then my life would be over for the time it takes to beat 8 Gyms and The Elite Four. For now...I'm sticking to my Blue, Ruby and Sapphire (and soon: Red, Gold, Silver....I love ex-girlfriends who don't hate me).

 

[Everin]

YAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYY!!!!!!! I LOVE POKEMON!!!!

 

[Fasckira]

mine arrived a day before official release ^^

Lucky bugger! Arrived about 1/2 hour after I posted, just paused now for a break

(Snivy rules)

 

[Jonluw]

I actually like the grind in pokémon games. There's just something special over having to stop before a gym, and train rigorously in order to defeat the gym leader. If the game was designed in such a way that I would be strong enough to beat the gym the moment I got to it, that would be pretty boring.

Edit: I haven't played any pokémon games since Gold. Have they introduced multiple save slots yet?

No multiple save slots yet, but they have made it so you have to do certain stuff to delete your save, or overwrite it if you start a new game, so at least you don't have to worry about your little brother wiping out your save.

Gnaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
I hate having to choose between keeping the team I've bonded with, but not having much to do, or starting a new adventure, but having to sever my bonds.

Well you can now play online multiplayer/trade pokes over the internet, plus the new games always have tons of side stuff to do, alongside the updated mechanics, if you want to get into online battling you should check out Smogon.com, which has all the info on that on it, competative pokemon is really really fun, although it's pretty hardcore.

Nah, I don't think I can be bothered to keep track of their stats while I train my pokémon in order to make them as strong as possible. One of the things I liked about the pokémon games was the immersion, and that sort of meta-gaming ruins it for me.

It's like this friend of mine who was playing Oblivion with me: "No no, you have to use a deadric shortsword with this and that enchantment to maximize your damage output"
I say fuck that. I'm playing to have fun, not do maximize my damage output.

Besides, I don't own a ds...

 

[elvor0]

I actually like the grind in pokémon games. There's just something special over having to stop before a gym, and train rigorously in order to defeat the gym leader. If the game was designed in such a way that I would be strong enough to beat the gym the moment I got to it, that would be pretty boring.

Edit: I haven't played any pokémon games since Gold. Have they introduced multiple save slots yet?

No multiple save slots yet, but they have made it so you have to do certain stuff to delete your save, or overwrite it if you start a new game, so at least you don't have to worry about your little brother wiping out your save.

Gnaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
I hate having to choose between keeping the team I've bonded with, but not having much to do, or starting a new adventure, but having to sever my bonds.

Well you can now play online multiplayer/trade pokes over the internet, plus the new games always have tons of side stuff to do, alongside the updated mechanics, if you want to get into online battling you should check out Smogon.com, which has all the info on that on it, competative pokemon is really really fun, although it's pretty hardcore.

Nah, I don't think I can be bothered to keep track of their stats while I train my pokémon in order to make them as strong as possible. One of the things I liked about the pokémon games was the immersion, and that sort of meta-gaming ruins it for me.

It's like this friend of mine who was playing Oblivion with me: "No no, you have to use a deadric shortsword with this and that enchantment to maximize your damage output"
I say fuck that. I'm playing to have fun, not do maximize my damage output.

Besides, I don't own a ds...

Fair nuff, I'd suggest just playing it casually, but it's like trying to play Street Fighter IV casually online. Also, min maxing in Oblvion, really? I've played large sections of the game in shit gear, just beacuse it's the best looking. It's all about looking stylish man!

 

[Jonluw]

I actually like the grind in pokémon games. There's just something special over having to stop before a gym, and train rigorously in order to defeat the gym leader. If the game was designed in such a way that I would be strong enough to beat the gym the moment I got to it, that would be pretty boring.

Edit: I haven't played any pokémon games since Gold. Have they introduced multiple save slots yet?

No multiple save slots yet, but they have made it so you have to do certain stuff to delete your save, or overwrite it if you start a new game, so at least you don't have to worry about your little brother wiping out your save.

Gnaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
I hate having to choose between keeping the team I've bonded with, but not having much to do, or starting a new adventure, but having to sever my bonds.

Well you can now play online multiplayer/trade pokes over the internet, plus the new games always have tons of side stuff to do, alongside the updated mechanics, if you want to get into online battling you should check out Smogon.com, which has all the info on that on it, competative pokemon is really really fun, although it's pretty hardcore.

Nah, I don't think I can be bothered to keep track of their stats while I train my pokémon in order to make them as strong as possible. One of the things I liked about the pokémon games was the immersion, and that sort of meta-gaming ruins it for me.

It's like this friend of mine who was playing Oblivion with me: "No no, you have to use a deadric shortsword with this and that enchantment to maximize your damage output"
I say fuck that. I'm playing to have fun, not do maximize my damage output.

Besides, I don't own a ds...

Fair nuff, I'd suggest just playing it casually, but it's like trying to play Street Fighter IV casually online. Also, min maxing in Oblvion, really? I've played large sections of the game in shit gear, just beacuse it's the best looking. It's all about looking stylish man!

Exactly. I just want to have fun.
I just fired up pokémon yellow, by the way.
I can't figure out what to do and stuff. I see that I have already beaten the elite four though. Not much to do, I guess. I would almost like to start a new adventure, but there's no chance in hell I'm giving up my lovely party. Maybe I should just go about training Mew and Pikachu.

You can pass here only if you have the SOULBADGE! 
Oh! That is the SOULBADGE! 
Ok then! Please, go right ahead!

Damn, I hate victory road.

I remember beating the elite four. I did it with a party of just five, since I refused to use Mew as anything other than a backup.

 

[Kristen Maloney]

I find it amazing that Pokemon is still going strong after all these years. I remember playing the original GB carts ages ago as a child when it was a simple choice between Red and Blue. As an adult I work in video game retail and sell Pokemon now, so seeing the great range of ages is always sort of boggling to me. But it makes me feel sort of warm and fuzzy in my dorkiness to be in such unpredictable company. Black/White...something tells me no matter what they change along the way, most of us will still be faithful to the franchise.

 

[freakyalex]

Ordered it from amazon yesterday... Come on, Tepig, where the hell are you?

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

Infinite TMs make me hard.

It's true, and disgusting. But it's true.