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Pokemon Sword and Shield discussion thread (spoiler-free) [see staff post]
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A flawed in some areas, but still very fun Pokémon game
I dig it
you all give some solid arguments about which starter to choose!
another question! is it required to play raids with friends? I personally don´t know people with a switch so playing with friends could be a problem and i´m usually not this active on online forums ( i could start to be more active if i got the time)
another question! is it required to play raids with friends? I personally don´t know people with a switch so playing with friends could be a problem and i´m usually not this active on online forums ( i could start to be more active if i got the time)
It should also be a good fundation for next Pokemon games to improve from.
No, it looks like you get set up with NPC players if you're not playing with friends/randos
Still pretty hyped for this. The pacing a story of sun and moon (first games I haven't finished) did my head in so not too fussed about the story complaints, and when I think back my favourite games (Gold and Silver) didn't have much of a story until the end if I remember correctly. Lack of dungeons really sucks though.
You can play with NPC, but some reviewers said they weren't very bright. Here's hoping they are fun because they are one of the things I'm more excited about.
Hot take: It seems based off the reviews that there's potential here for a "third game" follow up that greatly improved the experience, but I cannot wait for that to happen. I looked forward to the "Pokémon Z" that never happened and just enjoyed X for what it was in the end.
Well, yeah, third versions seems to be a thing of the past. I wouldn't mind one that expanded on the SwSh experience as I wanted to get for the Kalos entries.
Did you get your copies today at a Joe? My UK retailer shipped today so I'll be getting mine tomorrow. But I saw you were hoping for today for yours.
So from the reviews what I'm getting is it's the X/Y equivalent to the Switch, as in there's a lot of potential and it's not great, but it's fun and enjoyable.
Why would you think that? We got UM and US right?
also any idea when we could expect your coverage? is always awesome to read your discoveries on your site
Eurogamer's mention of next-to-no dungeons, least of all any more challenging than Viridian Forest, did it for me.
sounds about right, its XY but with more QOL, on the switch, and a much more accessible way to get into competitive. There are also multiple reviews which say that raids are fun and challenging
Oh man, this morning i paid the humble monthly and though about starting Yakuza Kiwami tonight
What have i done?
Hm... well, it's not like they were all that enjoyable in the 3D games. It seemed to me like Game Freak didn't know how to translate them correctly to 3D. Still a bummer though.
I would like them to take a pre-Breath of the Wild 3D Zelda to them, giving the player character items that take the HMs' place
Time will tell
GameXplain say it best here, good first step into console, with all valid criticism.
Na didn't come today (else I wouldn't be here :P)
Yeah but there was blowback
Coverage should begin when AU eShop unlocks. Hoping post comes beforehand though
yup basically, though from what I've seen I think he undersold the story a little bit, definitely not as good as SM though
I hope Sword and Shield get a third version ;_;
There are some great ideas in there that deserve more time in the oven
Watching some of the reviews has got me finally thinking about what kind of team I want to start out with but there's so much to try to choose from lol.
In my gen 6/7 playthroughs I always tried to get a Pikachu/Raichu for my team but I think I may finally skip it in favor of Yamper this time
In my gen 6/7 playthroughs I always tried to get a Pikachu/Raichu for my team but I think I may finally skip it in favor of Yamper this time
Shame i loved emerals,platinum and bw2
Don't mind me asking, how many copies did you buy? Haha
Haha very true! Did yours atleast get shipped today for tomorrow?
Ahhh, 2 more days. Still TeamPure. I'm struggling to contain my excitement.
Anyway, I get the feeling that we're more likely to get sequels or remakes rather than "3rd versions" going forward.
Anyway, I get the feeling that we're more likely to get sequels or remakes rather than "3rd versions" going forward.
Yeah, they look really good despite all the graphic shortcomings. James Turner is a blessing to us all.
Seems to me the performance issues were overblown a little bit?
Some of the reviews say there are slight performance issues and some graphical inconsistences, but it's definitely been overblown, much like everything else with these games.
I'm talking more about the content-poor second half, lack of a post game, and a few other cut features like GTS
I'm more like asking if the performance issues were overblown not about the cut features.
Is there an issue in this game that hasn't been overblown a little bit? Because holy fuck
Honestly hoping for the game to ease training and leveling as much as possible. If something killed Sun and Moon for me was how slow was everything. I clocked an insane amount of hours on X and Omega Rubi because i found no reason to stop training new mons.
Oh sorry I misunderstood the question.
I mean the pop-in still doesn't look great, the trainer models vanishing during attacks is pretty rough, and multiple reviews point out that some of the old moves have really dated animations (Gamexplain mentions it off the top of my head). Plus there's some mention of the Wild Area framerate suffering some drops in docked mode outside of battle.
But also if all you've seen of the games is the meme-able gifs it'll definitely seem a lot worse than when you're playing the game for multiple hours. It seems like reviews mentioned it but it was far from ruining the experience.
It should also be pointed out that there are some really great animations, too. We mock the shitty ones, but the good ones look amazing and most of them are good enough and go unnoticed.
I've seen a few Camp gifs and it looks like a lot of love went into animating that, even if battles look a bit stiff sometimes.
Sorry I'm late and I'm trying to avoid spoilers, but I've heard that
is in after all? Does that mean that the "cut Pokemon" list that went around recently was incorrect?
Bulbasaur
I'll reply to you privately, if that's okay with you. We shouldn't discuss spoilers here.
Oh sure, sorry if that is considered a spoiler. I edited my post.
A handful of extra Pokemon were found in the code but not obtainable in-game. These will likely be used for events. These were the Kanto starters, Alola starters, and various legendaries. There were around 35 new ones found.