| twesterm said: The only thing that bothers me about Pokemon games is how little they've changed. I know I'm about to piss off Nazna, but can't help it. I know they've added a crap load of little things over the last 10-ish years, but I've only played Pokemon Red and Pokemon Pearl and they both felt like the exact same game. Sure there were slight differences like different Pokemon names, different starting Pokemon, and the villains had a different name but those were all the more or less the same thing. Even the gameplay changes like two Pokemon at once, online, items, and all the other crap really didn't change the feel of the game at all. It really just felt like I was playing Red but in color. Also, I should add that Pokemon is not a bad game and I'm all for the if it aint broken don't fix it idea, just that's merely why I'm not a fan of the game. Anyways, I'll shut up now before Nazna tracks me down and kills me. Good job Pokemon for being the top seller. |
I've recently come to terms with the fact that the vast majority of the gaming public, because they don't play online, isn't aware of how much the series has changed. DP actually represents a major strategic shift for the series. Attacks are now divided up into special and physical based on the style of the individual move instead of by type as was done in the past.
Yes, to someone who just plays the single player, this means nothing. You really don't have to have any grasp of the depth of Pokemon strategy to beat the single-player game. It could be beaten by an eight year old with nothing but his favorites with enough leveling. Which is of course part of the appeal of the game.
Nintendo however builds Pokemon the same way they build many of their games: Easy to learn, hard to master. Pokemon is perhaps the perfect example of this. If you said something like that to someone who plays Pokemon online, like me, chances are they would just laugh at you.
I've become more accepting of the people who don't understand the deeper nuances of the games and their strategies, and I believe Pokemon remains one of Nintendo's single greatest accomplishments. It's amazing that they can make a game so complex for strategy whores like me, and yet so simple for people like twesterm and kids who don't care about tournaments at the same time.
