3DS Pokemon Sun/Moon [3DS]

[SM]

I think it's a massive mistake to get rid of gyms, they should have at least retained them but not made them compulsory.

 

[iBeng]

Sadly.

Well my interest in the game has dropped by about a third...

 

[Hawks1523]

I've finished the first trial. The first island is ass to be honest. Far too much hand holding and tutorial crap. Now I'm going back to find that lady who wanted me to have a spearow, the dude who wanted 10 types and that graveyard lady.

Then on to island 2!

 

[Hawks1523]

Tip: Once you've caught 10 Pokemon, head to the Alols tourist bureau and talk to the scientist guy in the bottom left corner, you'll get 10 ultra balls.

 

[SM]

I've finished the first trial. The first island is ass to be honest. Far too much hand holding and tutorial crap. Now I'm going back to find that lady who wanted me to have a spearow, the dude who wanted 10 types and that graveyard lady.

Then on to island 2!

Are there only 4 trials? I have no idea how this game is meant to last as long as usual.

 

[SM]

Is there even an Elite 4..?

 

[dtm06]

This could be interesting guys, http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-11-18-nintendo-switch-will-get-pokemon-sun-and-moon-version

Eurogamer have a good record with Switch stuff

 

[Hawks1523]

Are there only 4 trials? I have no idea how this game is meant to last as long as usual.

4 islands 7 trials I think it was.

 

[Dannnnnnnnnn]

"Vullaby called for help!

... Its help didn't appear!"

****, I feel bad for the little scamp now.

 

[Hawks1523]

Npcs trading Pokémon with nicknames. Die.

 

[SM]

This could be interesting guys, http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-11-18-nintendo-switch-will-get-pokemon-sun-and-moon-version

Eurogamer have a good record with Switch stuff

Still won't buy Switch unless there's some multi-gen game.

 

[Dannnnnnnnnn]

The spawn rate in Melemele Meadow is ****ed. Can't walk two steps.

 

[Hawks1523]

The spawn rate in Melemele Meadow is stuffed. Can't walk two steps.

Melemele meadow can get ****ed. Thankfully magnetite one shots everything so far.

 

[mighty_sainters]

So literally no one is enjoying this game?

 

[iBeng]

I think it might go down as a bit of a disappointment...Not as much water as Alpha/Omega I hope!

 

[Dannnnnnnnnn]

So literally no one is enjoying this game?

Nah I've been enjoying it since the tutorial bullshit ended at the school. The start of the game is awful imo though. Catered entirely to new players with no alternative for those who know how to battle / use items / heal / press a button / tie your shoelaces.

 

[iBeng]

IGN love it.

http://au.ign.com/articles/2016/11/15/pokemon-sun-and-moon-review

“The Island Challenge is a welcome change from traditional, run-of-the-mill gyms."

 

[SM]

So literally no one is enjoying this game?

I like it, I just don't like that there are no gyms.

 

[Hawks1523]

I wonder if the tutorial heavy beginning is trying to cash in on any new players who may have jumped in on the back of Pokémon go.

 

[SM]

Nah I've been enjoying it since the tutorial bullshit ended at the school. The start of the game is awful imo though. Catered entirely to new players with no alternative for those who know how to battle / use items / heal / press a button / tie your shoelaces.

It's stupid when you consider that 90% of people playing this game have played a Pokemon game before. Like honestly, how many 7/8 year olds are picking this up as a first time experience?

 

[mighty_sainters]

Well i'm about to get home from a long day so i'll keep my expectations slightly down when i get on this. Pokémon Bank obviously not available yet?

 

[Dannnnnnnnnn]

It's stupid when you consider that 90% of people playing this game have played a Pokemon game before. Like honestly, how many 7/8 year olds are picking this up as a first time experience?

I don't mind that they do it; they need to make sure new players have some idea of what's going on. There needs to be a way to skip it or speed it up for more experienced players though. There's no excuse for forcing people through an hour of tutorials.

The really frustrating thing for me is that this has been cited as a weakness of the franchise for generations now, and GF respond by increasing the amount of hand-holding each gen.

 

[Firestarter]

Sounding more like I'd be filling out the Dex more than caring about the game part once I pick it up tomorrow.

 

[kangle4]

The first island takes a while to get through and is basically a big tutorial.

Once you get to the second island though the game opens up again and is a lot more like the older games and becomes a lot more enjoyable again. I think it's been pretty good so far overall.

 

[kangle4]

Well i'm about to get home from a long day so i'll keep my expectations slightly down when i get on this. Pokémon Bank obviously not available yet?

Not available until January.