Well this is Gamefreak's 7th installment for the Pokémon franchise in Japan,(6th installment for America). This game took the franchise to an all new level with its quality well thought out story, and its two in game region's Kanto and the all new Johto region which only added to the games overall appeal and difficulty. Technically speaking this game has 12 gyms, now I know what your thinking 12 gyms, this guy cant count there's 8 gyms per region, well there is but you can't battle the first gym in Kanto and the 7th or 8th gym. This game also has a new feature that was introduced to the game franchise, night and day. With that feature, certain Pokémon were only available during a certain time of day. The only think I could really find in this game that I didn't like was the fact that not all Pokémon that appear in Gold and Silver Versions appear in this.
Graphics: money was no object for Gamefreak in my opinion,when it came to the graphics in this game, there were the best of there time with the actual mix of colors on the buildings, Pokémon, and Pokémon battle attack scenes. The detail has gone above and beyond what you would have expected from earlier games in the franchise. The trainers facial details and overall landscape layout is excellent, with not even the slightest discoloration, which to me has earned the graphics in this game a 10 out of 10.
Sound: Well the sound is very distinct and stands out! While your in the Johto region part of the game it has its own brand new soundtrack with all new music specifically for that region, and when you go to the Kanto region in the game it plays the original Kanto music from Green,Red,Blue, and Yellow Versions. The Pokémon battle cries are all new with pretty decent sound acoustics, so for sound I gave the game a 10 out of 10.
Addictiveness: I've beat this game twice already,simply because I like the plot/story it has/provides for the gamer, along with its in my opinion excellent (stat wise) and imaginative Pokémon in it. So for addictiveness I gave the game a 9 out of 10. The reason I gave this category a perfect 10 out of 10 is because I feel that because it was the 3rd installment in the Johto series it should have had all the Pokémon that appear in Gold and Silver, like Yellow did for Green,Red, and Blue, and also because you can't challenge all the Kanto gyms.
Story: the story is amazingly longer and more thought out then its previous Versions in the franchise. In this game you can completely dismantle/break up the major crime syndicate Team rocket once and for all with help from the Johto league Pokémon champion, Lance.
Depth: The game has the most to offer it's players, with its 12 gym's,elite 4, and 7 catch able legendary Pokémon(from the Johto region, the 3 legendary dog's and either the choice of Ho-oh or Lugia, and from Kanto region, the birds). Completely and utterly defeating this game in my opinion has an estimated time of 2- 3 weeks for the Pokémon fans who really sit down and take their time defeating games in the series, without the speed button. So for depth I gave this game a 10 out of 10.
Difficulty: Well if you don't really train a lot or often then type advantage will only take you so far this time. With Elite 4 Champion Lance's virtually invincible team of Dragonite's, if you don't know it's weaknesses beating him and claiming/naming yourself top gun/trainer in Johto will be extremely difficult, thus earning this games difficulty a 8 out of 10. The reason this category didn't get a 10 out 10 is because the Pokémon gym's in Kanto are a tap bit easier, all they really did was up the levels on the Pokémon.
Overall: Overall I gave this game a 9.8 out of 10,because it was highly appealing to my needs for a all new challenge, and with it's newly added features like night and day it made making a diverse well balanced team fun but also difficult because depending on if it's A.M or P.M. In the game, you had to make do with what Pokémon was available to you. Also the games A.I. Seemed to be a tad bit tougher this time around which really made me focus on training, and developing tactics when I battled. Well this is Gamefreak's 7th installment for the Pokémon franchise in Japan,(6th installment for America). This game took the franchise to an all new level with its quality well thought out story, and its two in game region's Kanto and the all new Johto region which only added to the games overall appeal and difficulty. Technically speaking this game has 12 gyms, now I know what your thinking 12 gyms, this guy cant count there's 8 gyms per region, well there is but you can't battle the first gym in Kanto and the 7th or 8th gym. This game also has a new feature that was introduced to the game franchise, night and day. With that feature, certain Pokémon were only available during a certain time of day. The only think I could really find in this game that I didn't like was the fact that not all Pokémon that appear in Gold and Silver Versions appear in this.
Graphics: money was no object for Gamefreak in my opinion,when it came to the graphics in this game, there were the best of there time with the actual mix of colors on the buildings, Pokémon, and Pokémon battle attack scenes. The detail has gone above and beyond what you would have expected from earlier games in the franchise. The trainers facial details and overall landscape layout is excellent, with not even the slightest discoloration, which to me has earned the graphics in this game a 10 out of 10.
Sound: Well the sound is very distinct and stands out! While your in the Johto region part of the game it has its own brand new soundtrack with all new music specifically for that region, and when you go to the Kanto region in the game it plays the original Kanto music from Green,Red,Blue, and Yellow Versions. The Pokémon battle cries are all new with pretty decent sound acoustics, so for sound I gave the game a 10 out of 10.
Addictiveness: I've beat this game twice already,simply because I like the plot/story it has/provides for the gamer, along with its in my opinion excellent (stat wise) and imaginative Pokémon in it. So for addictiveness I gave the game a 9 out of 10. The reason I gave this category a perfect 10 out of 10 is because I feel that because it was the 3rd installment in the Johto series it should have had all the Pokémon that appear in Gold and Silver, like Yellow did for Green,Red, and Blue, and also because you can't challenge all the Kanto gyms.
Story: the story is amazingly longer and more thought out then its previous Versions in the franchise. In this game you can completely dismantle/break up the major crime syndicate Team rocket once and for all with help from the Johto league Pokémon champion, Lance.
Depth: The game has the most to offer it's players, with its 12 gym's,elite 4, and 7 catch able legendary Pokémon(from the Johto region, the 3 legendary dog's and either the choice of Ho-oh or Lugia, and from Kanto region, the birds). Completely and utterly defeating this game in my opinion has an estimated time of 2- 3 weeks for the Pokémon fans who really sit down and take their time defeating games in the series, without the speed button. So for depth I gave this game a 10 out of 10.
Difficulty: Well if you don't really train a lot or often then type advantage will only take you so far this time. With Elite 4 Champion Lance's virtually invincible team of Dragonite's, if you don't know it's weaknesses beating him and claiming/naming yourself top gun/trainer in Johto will be extremely difficult, thus earning this games difficulty a 8 out of 10. The reason this category didn't get a 10 out 10 is because the Pokémon gym's in Kanto are a tap bit easier, all they really did was up the levels on the Pokémon.
Overall: Overall I gave this game a 9.8 out of 10,because it was highly appealing to my needs for a all new challenge, and with it's newly added features like night and day it made making a diverse well balanced team fun but also difficult because depending on if it's A.M or P.M. In the game, you had to make do with what Pokémon was available to you. Also the games A.I. Seemed to be a tad bit tougher this time around which really made me focus on training, and developing tactics when I battled. |
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