What 3DS games are you playing in 2017?

[RingoGaSuki]

AngryLittleAlchemist said:

RingoGaSuki said:

It is in *ahem* certain places. 

Without spoiling anything, it's playing like a polished version of S/M, it's 80% the exact same game as S/M, but they seem to have heeded comments about overbearing handholding so far. It's still there, but much more bearable (leans more towards BW's overt signposting rather than S/M's visual novel-level of restrictiveness.)

Events are slightly tweaked from S/M, but the map, the events, the trials (not the totems themselves though) and the battles are 85% the same. Think Yellow/Crystal/Platinum rather than B2/W2; third-game/polished version of the originals, not a sequel. (Then again, I'm only three islands in, haven't hit the meaty bit of the story yet, so that may change).

I'm enjoying it much more than I did X/Y or S/M, a solid 8.75/10 from me, hoping the Rainbow Rocket stuff can lift that score higher.

Would you say it's worth picking up for your casual Pokemon fan that's played Moon? I've only played Omega Ruby and Moon, and both left me kind of wanting more out of the games. I liked both a lot but they were more like a novelty than a great experience.

Honestly? No. They feel too similar to me to warrant a re-purchase. Mantine surfing is a fun side distraction, and the removal of the hour-long snoozefest before you actually got your starter is a big improvement, but there are no significant changes from S/M to speak of. I've often felt like I was playing S/M again, rather than USUM being a whole new game. (particularly after you get to Akala, literally nothing is different on it, Aether Paradise or Ula Ula island, they're straight copy-pastes with some minor story story/wild Pokemon changes). 

If you haven't played any of the older games, I'd recommend giving B2/W2 a look, I feel that they're objectively the most well-rounded, 'complete' Pokemon games there are, more worth the time investment than USUM is.

Last edited by RingoGaSuki - on 11 November 2017