Although I was admittely burnt out with Colosseum's grindy gameplay, I was a little hesitant with Pokemon XD, as I knew this was a sequel to Colosseum, but also has the same gameplay.
Pokemon XD takes place 5 years after Colosseum as things in Orre are starting to flourish after Team Cipher was allegedly taken down. However, the protagonist child called Michael finds that out the hard way as the professor is taken by them and try to create Shadow Pokemon that can no longer be purified, with one in succession called XD001, or Lugia for short.
While the plot was more lighthearted, I kinda missed the dark storytelling that was Colosseum's a little, but again, was a little forgettable at times. The gameplay was the same like I said, but was made a little better. Not only do you have a lot more shadow Pokemon to catch now in this game; a whopping 83, but there are also Wild Pokemon that can appear in areas called Poke Spots. After you place snacks down at these areas, you can catch certain Pokemon there for your team, which was admittedly really cool. And you coould use these right off the bat too!
In terms of changes, XD adds a new way of purification called the Purify Chamber, a device at the Lab that allows you to surround the shadow Pokemon with regular Pokemon to help speed up the process. Now while this was great to have, you can still do the old methods and even purify them at Agate Village still if you wanted to.
The biggest problem I had in the last game was resolved here! No more grindfests in the slightest. So this arguably makes the game a little more easier in comparison. But I honestly have to say that Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness is a much better game of the two.
Pokemon XD takes place 5 years after Colosseum as things in Orre are starting to flourish after Team Cipher was allegedly taken down. However, the protagonist child called Michael finds that out the hard way as the professor is taken by them and try to create Shadow Pokemon that can no longer be purified, with one in succession called XD001, or Lugia for short.
While the plot was more lighthearted, I kinda missed the dark storytelling that was Colosseum's a little, but again, was a little forgettable at times. The gameplay was the same like I said, but was made a little better. Not only do you have a lot more shadow Pokemon to catch now in this game; a whopping 83, but there are also Wild Pokemon that can appear in areas called Poke Spots. After you place snacks down at these areas, you can catch certain Pokemon there for your team, which was admittedly really cool. And you coould use these right off the bat too!
In terms of changes, XD adds a new way of purification called the Purify Chamber, a device at the Lab that allows you to surround the shadow Pokemon with regular Pokemon to help speed up the process. Now while this was great to have, you can still do the old methods and even purify them at Agate Village still if you wanted to.
The biggest problem I had in the last game was resolved here! No more grindfests in the slightest. So this arguably makes the game a little more easier in comparison. But I honestly have to say that Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness is a much better game of the two.