I almost didn't give this a real chance, but playing it with someone else got me into it and I came to really enjoy it.
I love Pokemon btw, huge fan, and I think that's the only way someone could enjoy the game. It's incredibly kid-centric and simplistic (even moreso than other Pokemon games) but something about it made me want to complete it.
My completionist brain loved making friends with all 193 Pokemon, and the minigames are fairly decent.
I wish there was a bit more meat to it, but oh well.
I also wish the controls weren't complete ass; you're forced to use just the Wiimote and control Pikachu with the D-pad in a 3D environment. Very jank, but it doesn't really demand precise inputs so it's still playable.
I love Pokemon btw, huge fan, and I think that's the only way someone could enjoy the game. It's incredibly kid-centric and simplistic (even moreso than other Pokemon games) but something about it made me want to complete it.
My completionist brain loved making friends with all 193 Pokemon, and the minigames are fairly decent.
I wish there was a bit more meat to it, but oh well.
I also wish the controls weren't complete ass; you're forced to use just the Wiimote and control Pikachu with the D-pad in a 3D environment. Very jank, but it doesn't really demand precise inputs so it's still playable.
This game is just a simple, good time for pokemon fans, especially those that played it as a kid. It was fun to revisit. The gameplay is dead simple and the movement feels awful to control; however, there is just this lovely charming atmosphere to the whole game. The modeling is really good for the era, the music is atmospheric, and the world just ends up feeling so lived in. As a 20 year old adult in 2024, I can confidently say I had a good time playing this game. I am surely influenced by nostalgia, but I would not have it any other way.
I got a buddy who swears by this as being one of the best pokemon games, and while that is all almost assuredly nostalgia, it’s pretty solid! It’s short enough to where it doesn’t get tedious, playing as pikachu feels pretty good (it takes awhile to get used to 3D movement on the D-Pad), the dialogue is all cute, and the minigames are all great! I enjoyed myself. It’s just nothing spectacular you know? It’s certainly a step-up from its predecessors, or what I deem as its predecessors, Pokemon Channel and Hey You Pikachu. The Baby Pokemon games. So yeah, pretty solid!
I loved this game as a kid.
And once again, you play as a pokemon, doing stuff with other pokemon, very varied too, and needed to unlock pokemon with specific characteristics to go do other things you couldn't.
It felt like playing the Pichu shorts from the movies, which where THE BEST PART of the entire franchise honestly.
AND YOU KNOW I AM RIGHT CUZ YOU'VE SURELY SEEN THE GIRL THAT TRANSFORMS INTO GENGAR ANIMATION AND YOU SURE LOVED THAT ABOVE AND BEYOND, EVEYRONE DOES anyways go watch the pichu shorts they're the best.
And once again, you play as a pokemon, doing stuff with other pokemon, very varied too, and needed to unlock pokemon with specific characteristics to go do other things you couldn't.
It felt like playing the Pichu shorts from the movies, which where THE BEST PART of the entire franchise honestly.
AND YOU KNOW I AM RIGHT CUZ YOU'VE SURELY SEEN THE GIRL THAT TRANSFORMS INTO GENGAR ANIMATION AND YOU SURE LOVED THAT ABOVE AND BEYOND, EVEYRONE DOES anyways go watch the pichu shorts they're the best.
Le tengo muchísimo cariño a este juego, me parece una idea súper original, hay muchísimos Pokémon de los que hacerse amigo y muchos minijuegos entretenidos. Incluso la historia está bastante bien. Las zonas están perfectamente ambientadas y la música y los sonidos de los Pokémon ayudan a esto enormemente