For many people, in the gaming industry there are two types of JRPGS: regular jrpgs.... and Pokemon-like jrpgs
regular jrpgs are your familiar Final fantasy, Dragon quest, Persona, Chrono Trigger..... titles that are capable of making you jump into a wonderful fantasy world, filled with characters and contexts that narrates stories on their own, while also creating a deep combat system and a narrative that inspires and is able to express messages and morals that will stuck with you forever.
Pokemon games...... also sometimes do that.... on a smaller scale..... in some instances.....
Don't get me wrong, the pokemon world is awesome and the ability to build up your team and the core concept of customizeing your adventure is the reason why it is the most successful media in the world..... but in terms of bringing up complex characters and deep messages.... doesn't really hit most of the time.
Black & White is one of the only instances where I can safely say that I am "playing a classic jrpgs": not only an amazing title where you explore an alive world, where even details like the music and the environment depends on you actions (to this day they are the only titles next to B2W2 to feature seasonal variants of the world, and have details like literal added instruments to the soundtrack AS YOU RUN OR TALK TO PEOPLE); but also a title where you are put to the test, and challenges with the various gym leaders and "bosses" are actually able to put you to the test. Add this to a full new map that opens the moment you finish the main story, for a post-game almost as big as the main campaign
And not only that, but it's not able to risk it all: it's a game that was supposed to be a reset for the whole series, with a completely new roster of pokemon and zero returning ones, and a story where all of the major characters matter, and are able to express something different regarding a world filled with magical companions.
The characters of Cheren, Bianca, N, the leaders of Team Plasma, the Gym leaders and even the Pokemon themselves are able to give so much depth to not only the story of the games, but the story of the franchise as a whole, turning Black & White into one of the best titles in the series.
If you are a Pokemon fan or a fan of jrpgs in general, you HAVE to try them!!!!
regular jrpgs are your familiar Final fantasy, Dragon quest, Persona, Chrono Trigger..... titles that are capable of making you jump into a wonderful fantasy world, filled with characters and contexts that narrates stories on their own, while also creating a deep combat system and a narrative that inspires and is able to express messages and morals that will stuck with you forever.
Pokemon games...... also sometimes do that.... on a smaller scale..... in some instances.....
Don't get me wrong, the pokemon world is awesome and the ability to build up your team and the core concept of customizeing your adventure is the reason why it is the most successful media in the world..... but in terms of bringing up complex characters and deep messages.... doesn't really hit most of the time.
Black & White is one of the only instances where I can safely say that I am "playing a classic jrpgs": not only an amazing title where you explore an alive world, where even details like the music and the environment depends on you actions (to this day they are the only titles next to B2W2 to feature seasonal variants of the world, and have details like literal added instruments to the soundtrack AS YOU RUN OR TALK TO PEOPLE); but also a title where you are put to the test, and challenges with the various gym leaders and "bosses" are actually able to put you to the test. Add this to a full new map that opens the moment you finish the main story, for a post-game almost as big as the main campaign
And not only that, but it's not able to risk it all: it's a game that was supposed to be a reset for the whole series, with a completely new roster of pokemon and zero returning ones, and a story where all of the major characters matter, and are able to express something different regarding a world filled with magical companions.
The characters of Cheren, Bianca, N, the leaders of Team Plasma, the Gym leaders and even the Pokemon themselves are able to give so much depth to not only the story of the games, but the story of the franchise as a whole, turning Black & White into one of the best titles in the series.
If you are a Pokemon fan or a fan of jrpgs in general, you HAVE to try them!!!!