I honestly don't understand what all the fuss is about with this game. There are specific things that bother me about it like forced easy-mode features like affection bonuses and EXP Share, and I do wish they carried over more stuff from Platinum, but even considering that, this is a great remake and easily one of the best Pokemon games in recent memory. The region looks great and is better than ever to explore thanks to no longer having to load up my team with useless HMs, the remixes are all sick, and the expanded teambuilding options via the Underground are appreciated and a much needed improvement to the meager DP dex. (Although I do wish they did a bit more in that regard - I miss Rotom and Porygon-Z.) I dunno if I can conclusively say this game is BETTER than Platinum, but at the very least, I don't think I'll be going back to that game unless I'm in a really nostalgic mood. For their first game and considering the evidently tight deadline they were up against, ILCA did a great job with this one.
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"I dunno if I can conclusively say this game is BETTER than Platinum" <- This is exactly what the fuss is about in my imo.
Why would I buy this $60 remake when I could play Platinum for free on my phone which has arguably more meaningful content added to the original games than this?
Why would I buy this $60 remake when I could play Platinum for free on my phone which has arguably more meaningful content added to the original games than this?
Technically you can play anything for free if you pirate it
@ZeDiglett You're not wrong but I also agree that this game is not worth $60
@ZeDiglett Well, not really, you'd still need a somewhat expensive hardware to emulate BDSP, unlike Platinum which can now be played on anything. It's really unfortunate TPC made this ILCA group with only 16 employees remade those beloved games, while they could have done so much to actually put more content than the 13 years old (oof) Platinum version and justify the $60 price tag.
NOWITSREYNTIME17
2 years ago