Pokémon Sun/Moon [Critical Review]
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- Опубліковано 21 вер 2024
- Gen 7 has arrived in full force! But is Sun/Moon worthy of their record-breaking sales?
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Hey guys, just wanna apologize over the whole "no-one plays Pokemon games for their story" thing. Apparently a lot of you do! Had no idea. That does admittedly confuse me a little, I mean if you wanna play an RPG for its story I'd recommend something like Mass Effect or one of the Final Fantasy's, but y'know, to each his own.
The Unusual Suspect its fine, I wasn't expecting a story in Sun and Moon either and I certainly don't play Pokemon games for the story.
Another great review Suspect, you are awesome at what you do. I've enjoyed not only your movie reviews but also your game reviews since you do such a great job and your movie reviews are so great that I've been trying to convince the Renegades from Renegades React to do reactions to your movie reviews. Peace out 😎
wheres the revenge of the sith review?
Ikr? We;;, the other two both came out in September, so maybe we'll have to wait 'till then? That's feel like ages.
I don't play Pokemon because the gameplay is so dull. The universe is fascinating, but I just bring myself to play through those repetitive, one-sided battles that, for all intents and purposes, lack strategy. It's a shame, really.
Game Freak has enough money to get some voice actors and stuff.
JSAProductions They do. Who do you think says “Pikachu”
RIP Carrie Fisher may the force be with you for ever.
What I don't get is: WHY THE FUCK IS THERE NO OPTION TO SKIP THE TUTORIAL!
In this case, it's because the tutorial is part of the story
The tutorials aren't that bad. People always complain about it, but its nice each time because you are reminded back when you first were taught the basics in your first game.
Xelroxx but not everyone wants a throwback Thursday all the time whenever they get a new Pokemon game. So it should be optional so you can move on through. They should also have breaks to save before every legendary. They made a huge mistake here with tapu koko being the one case where you can't save right before catching it for the first time. Instead, the closest back you can go is right before battling the champion so technically you haven't beat the game until you battle tapu koko and catch it.
BTW if you kill it you can go back after...
Is anyone annoyed by how you can't preview haircuts in the game? I spent almost half of my money at the start of the game trying to find a haircut and colour I was happy with because I didn't know what they looked like. But anyway, great review Suspect!
Oh yeah, I felt the same. I actually googled what the haircuts looked like before I chose 'em.
Did ya get anything nice for Christmas Suspect?
BlueSpider I like how in GTA 5 at barber shops, when you highlight a hairstyle or color, it shows it on your head.
Glad to see you back! By the looks of things, Sun & Moon fixes a lot of issues X & Y, OR & AS had, or the whole series in general. After playing more turn based RPGs like Persona and Shin Megami Tensei, both series that use a battle system on exposing weaknesses and collecting monsters, like Pokemon, manage to be challenging and more fast paced. I still enjoy Pokemon, but after playing the Gen 6 games, It opened my eyes to how flawed the series is, despite me loving Black & White 2.
It's still an good game. Don't get me wrong. But it's no Black and White 1 & 2 or Heartgold and Soulsilver.
Gen V and ORAS are still my favourite, I was really disappointed with Sun and Moon
To anyone who needs help remembering types strengths and weaknesses, one of the more uncommon ones to remember is Psychic, and a good way to look at Psychic is, it resists Fighting (because that's pretty much code for using your head over your fists) and Psychic has three weaknesses, Which are probably the 3 most common mental fears (Bugs, Ghosts, and the dark!)
I started playing Pokemon when I was 5 or 6, I'm now 21, and I still struggle to remember all the strengths and weaknesses... But I always like the way of remember Psychic! :)
Watching this after the Sword/Shield review makes for some damn good comedy
I've never even played this game but I still rewatch this review every so often because of how well-made it is.
To go along with that point of making us the true main character: think about being Lillie (or even a male version of Lillie, like, Lyle or something) Ya sure maybe you still get a starter like any other game but imagine having your team and Cosmog through the whole game (though maybe cosmog would be more like a key item through the main story) and going through only to have Nebby: a Pokemon that you would have a huge attachment to if you were Lillie, evolve into Lunala/Solgaleo by the end! The reveal would have been so much more powerful
I thought Gillian would have made a good male equivalent. Yeah this is an old comment, but I'm going to reply anyway.
Constantly getting better with your production value & comedic timing man- this is one expert ass vid
Thank you! That means a lot :)
They made Lillie so prominent so that she's likable, thus bringing the feels at the end.
Makes our characters' role more lacking
Good review Suspect, I'm glad you shown a little Gold/Silver footage. I was really into Pokémon when I was a kid, I walked away in high school.
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I have to disagree with you there in terms of your player character not being important to the overall narrative. Throughout the story, you help others characters realize who they are. As Lillie travels with you, your relationship with your Pokemon demonstrates the good of training Pokemon to her and results in her being a far more independent person than she ever was before. Hau realizes he doesn't need to be better than you, but wants to work as hard as he can and live up to his full potential. He becomes his own person, not needing to compare himself to others, much unlike other characters like Serena, where much of her character is her trying to be a better trainer than you.
4DS? What about the Switch?
Alovon NO NO NO
Alovon no the switch will most likely be to expensive for some people and when you only play the maingames you only have handhelds, really I never had a Wii or a home console from Nintendo because for me they are to expensive, but Handhelds are better for the maingames and for me the switch is not a handheld
Dragon War Actually tons of reports from eurogamer .etc who have pretty much exactly predicted the switch, say it will be around $250 US. So Around the price of a traditional handheld at launch, and way less than a home console at launch
Alovon hey what about the 2D..... Oh wait. Sorry my fault XD
The new Pokémon game (POKET MOSTERS) now available on a console the size of one.
I don't play Pokemon solely for the story, but the absence of a story would hurt a lot since Pokemon has a lot of potential in that regard. Although, I do agree they could tone down on how much dialogue is shoved at you in such a small amount of time, even though I'm not too bothered by it.
Yeah you do need you know a story for a game to be a game. You can't just walk around in a game like pokemon with no story. I do agree they need to tone down on the text amounts.
Are you looking forward to crash bandicoot remastered next year
Hell yes! I have such fond memories of those games; it'll be great to revisit them :)
black and white 2 have difficulty selections
theCman235 really?! I dont remember that lol
Kira Queen look it up its true
It’s once you beat the game tho
Kaptaindo still there though
if I remember correctly black 2 had hard mode for beating the game
They actually did have Challenge Mode in BW2.
No one plays pokemon for the story, but you start the review off by reviewing the story, just epic.
I love your content dude u always make me laugh since u had 81,000 subscribers
Awesome Pokemon Sun and Moon review, The Unusual Suspect! The story, music, characters, Pokemon, and the Alola region in Pokemon Sun and Moon is awesome, beautiful, great, and fun! I love Pokemon Sun and Moon! I can't wait for your critical review of Pokemon Ultra Sun and Moon!
Personally I found the trials lackluster ( much prefer gyms), but other than that great game.
MrBKainX eh, can't blame em for trying something new and trying to break away from the 8 gyms thing. Even if it wasn't that good.
MrBKainX i wasn't a big fan of the trials but i thought the totem battles were rlly cool
Can we at least all agree that the Z crystals are awesome and extremely useful
Jonathan. I'll take Z-Moves over Mega Evolution anyday.
you are genuinely my favorite UA-camr and i hope you had a great holiday and I love you and all of your videos! by the way, HOW THE HECKEY DO YOU ONLY HAVE 150,000ish subscribers. your videos are edited so well, never stop making videos because I'm subscribed to people with 7,000,000 plus subs and i get more happy when I see your videos in my sub box than them!
Thanks so much!
If you want hard mode Pokémon, play a Nuzlocke.
The Man-Witch of the West Pokemon could very easily include a Nuzlocke mode where nuzlocke rules are applied by the game if you lose the nuzlocke the game offers you a chance to continue normal or start over
1. That's a self imposed challenge.
2. People want to have a challenge and enjoy the game still.
3. That's an alternative way of playing a Pokemon game.
I get what suspect is saying, since let's be fair some of these Pokemon games can be EASY AS F**K! (Black and White comes to mind for one) Adding a sort of 'Normal and Hard mode' would allow newcomers or people who just want a casual experience to enjoy themselves no problem. While giving the long time fans of the series a new challenge to conquer.
I never got the appeal of Nuzlocke's. I mean why would I purposefully make the game more DIFFICULT? RPGs are all about the goal of making the game EASIER (i.e. levelling up, upgrading stats etc.). The whole idea of Nuzlocke's even being a thing goes to prove how easy the games are.
Really great review. I have a feeling that the upcoming Pokemon game for Switch is going to be the leap forward we want because it's on a freaking home console. So much more is possible on it.
Your point about the Dex Nav is pretty ignorant. You can find the EXACT patch of grass in the Dex if you've at least seen the pokemon in a battle before.
+Typhon Destroyer
I wouldn't say it's ignorant. The DexNav provided an in-game checklist of all the Pokémon you could capture in the current area you were in without making you have to open up several different menus for it.
It was a nice, convenient touch that was easy to see on the bottom screen. Plus, I agree with him when he said the gold/diamond crowns you get for catching them all in the current route you're in felt satisfying. It felt like I accomplished something even if it was just a tiny aesthetic reward.
OR/AS didn't have specific Pokémon *only* catch in specific patches of grass in a route. Every Pokémon was available in the same patches of grass or bodies of water with differing encounter rates. So it didn't need that extra feature from S/M.
Besides, S/M's Dex is still very vague on how to catch certain Pokémon. It doesn't tell us which Pokémon are SOS-only, which are rustling grass/bush-only, etc.
I never would've guessed Goomy and Happiny were SOS-only until I looked it up elsewhere.
For the simplicity point, Yeah, you're right. As for the crowns, you get crowns for each island for seeing and catching each pokemon. Also, Bulbapedia exists for a reason.
+Typhon Destroyer
Bulbapedia is a fan-run website and is not officially affiliated with Game Freak or Nintendo in any major way. If it wasn't for how dedicated, studious, and patient the Pokemon fanbase is in looking into every detail of every game, sites like Bulbapedia and Serebii wouldn't exist.
It's Game Freak's job as game developers to make catching and seeing every Pokemon in the Dex engaging and not too aggravating to do. Without relying on die-hard fans to figure out the esoteric stuff on their own. B2/W2 did that, OR/AS took what B2/W2 did and made it better, and while S/M added advancements to make finding Pokemon easier on its own, S/M still took a few steps back.
+Nebby
My dude. That entire point doesn't make any sense. Even if you scan QR Codes for Dex info on Pokemon, the Dex doesn't tell you exactly how to find it. It doesn't tell you which Pokemon are SOS-only, or which Pokemon are weather-only. Or which Pokemon are SOS-weather only.
Many people, whether they have friends that also play Pokemon or not, could spend hours and hours wandering through Lush Jungle for a Goomy or Castform thinking they could just find it normally in the grass because that's what the Dex said when that's not how you find them.
It's cool to have friends and other people to trade with and scan QR codes with and it's a neat feature, but it doesn't change the fact that some Pokemon are near-impossible to figure out getting on our own. None of the NPCs even hint that you can *only* get Pokemon through SOS chaining to begin with, and the Pokemon that *are* exclusive to it are very, very rare.
I play games for the story. Anybody else?
Watching this while waiting for Gen 10 is pretty funny, also seeing a positive review of base SM is pretty awesome too
There is another thing that the games needed. NEW POKE BALLS!!!! The last functional design we got was in 2006.
Great review. I was going to point out that they purposely made the battles easy because I think the games were geared for young kids, but your alter ego brought that up and you also responded to that :). On top of that, I think that if they made the battles too hard to start with (which causes the player to lose from the git go), the player will get discouraged and will stop playing it (or keep resetting the game until the player wins).
Yeah, it's why difficulty modes would be great for the series. It keeps the game easy for the kids and more challenging for the veterans :)
Another idea for the GTS: ability to filter Pokemon based on held items. No longer will people need to ask for Slowkings to ensure their Slowpoke holding a King's Rock doesn't get ripped off.
No longer will I have to wait for a friend who owns the game before I can get my coveted Dusknoir.
Plus, if you have a rare Pokemon and your too lazy to find/earn a particular held item, lovely blackmail!
But, yeah, I just want my Dusknoir, and I'm sure so do a lot of other people.
Yes! Definitely agree! Getting Pokemon that evolve via held item trades is a pain.
"no one plays pokemon games for the story"
i did tho? to many people pokemon games are something else than catching all the pokemon, breeding etc.
so i think there are people who play for the plot even a little bit.
Yeah, I play for the game and my siblings and most of my friends do too! I think battling/shiny hunting/etc. can be fun but the story and the bond you share with your Pokémon is great.
There's a Spanish youtuber who is a huge dork about RPGs and the stuff that is prevalent in the genre (complicated and deep battle systems, deep stories and characters, etc), and he exclusively plays the Pokémon games for their story. He said it, he plays the games like a regular JRPG. He beats the league then he doesn't play anymore. He's been a fan since he was a child though, and he said that the stuff that attracts him of the franchise is the Pokémon and their backstory. And he still managed to effectively make a 50 minute video ranking the Pokémon generations, saying 1000 words a second (and ranking only 5 generations, because it's unfair to compare first gen to the others and he hadn't played 7th gen).
Jessi
bull sh!t
Gaspoo Who is this! He sounds cool! )
+Lloyd Rhodes-Brandon His name is LynxReviewer. He speaks Spanish, he talks really fast and he uses pretty convoluted arguments and stuff in his videos. If you don't dominate the language, watching him will be kinda impossible. It's a shame because his videos are amazing :>
If I'm going to be honest, Sun and Moon is alright, Maybe I need to get in the later game part where things might kick up, my favorite story wise and gameplay wise has to be BW2, great story, a lot of postgame content that can rival HGSS IMO, but can't really beat it. The only thing I wish they had is if you can't face Hilda or Hilbert instead of N. But facing N is cool. I hope the next games are DPPT Remakes, I'm replaying them and hoping they can get a major upgrade and see the megas of the starters. Sorry for rambling.
I agree. Though I rather not have Mega Evolutions return.
I'm really surprised Pokemon hasn't officially incorporated Nuzlockes. Considering that fan made games like Pokemon Delta have already done it so easily. It feels like Pokemon doesn't fully listen to us fans.
People would complain if the easy game they were playing was challenged by optional difficulty. Just look at fire emblem fates, the fans were divided on the easy and hard modes that game had. But most people wouldn't play it that way and it's not something very wanted so if you can do it on your own why would they waste money to put it in?
Haha I got Lunala with 1 quick ball too, aren't we lucky! :P
What sucked was the fact that my Lunala had a nature that lowered Sp.Atk, that was not helpful... well, see ya in Poke Pelago Nebby!
when's the episode 3 review coming out
Won't be a while I'm afraid; got another movie review coming out first.
I think what game freak should have done with the exp share was give some kind of penalty for using it like reduced money from battles. That way players would have to weigh the pros and cons of turning it on and make for a more engaging experience. It's unfortunate that if they implemented it now players would probably go crazy
I honestly didn't expect you to review Sun and Moon. That's fine though. I don't care what you make a video on. It'll still be good.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE REVIEW THE NEW STAR WARS MOVIES!!! PLZ
"why did they remove the dex nav?"
why did they get ride of contest
or the poketech
or auto run
or secret bases
or challange mode
or the ptw
or soaring?
they git ride or things EVERY game and it sucks
So Pokemon Heartgold and Soulsilver are still the best games of the series.
Hey suspect, like the new style a lot. One idea tho, maybe place time marks for each section in the description? Idk. Anyways, keep up the good work! And to anyone who reads this; merry Christmas and a happy new year to you!
I never knew that you were the nintendo critic and I have been enjoying all 2 1/2 channels that you made.
This review seems like a throwback to your old gaming review channel.
Haha, yeah; feels good to review a DS game once again :)
I was similarly confused why people were saying this was a challenging game. I started playing Moon recently after about a 2 year dry spell of no Pokemon, and I'd forgotten a lot of the types and was always having to look up type charts, yet I managed to beat the game in less time than any previous edition without blacking out even once. This game has a lot going for it, the visuals are beautiful and the exp. share is great to have, it still had me addicted, but difficulty is not one of its high points.
I feel like much of Pokemon is like riding a bike; once you've learned how, it's hard to forget. I'm sure the lack of difficulty stems from not being a child, as when I first played Pokemon, I didn't understand the mechanics fully and found the games (in my case, Ruby and Sapphire) pretty challenging. Now days, the games are a walk in the park.
If challenge is what you're looking for in Pokemon, the competitive battle scene is what you're looking for. Breeding, EV's, IV's, Egg Moves, Abilities, Natures, and Team Synergy - all of these aspects are crucial in the competitive metagame.
whaaaat?? a sun & moon review that isnt rushed and doesnt only mentions the superficial changes??!?
Hey Suspect, since you've seen Rogue One, where would you rate it in the top 8 of Star Wars?
Probably 5th; maybe 4th.
The Unusual Suspect I would put it at either fourth or third.
You know you can just get Munchlax from a mystery gift, instead of wasting your time finding it.
The moment you bumped into the 4th wall, I liked the video. By the way, I'm Shade and I play Pokémon games for their stories.
Hey man, not sure if you’ve played Sword/Shield yet but your request for the ability to change natures has been granted! New items called mints allow you to do this with natures depending on what they’re called.
DQ7 prepared me for long openings (*cough* *cough*) 3 hours before combat (*cough*)
It was too easy I'm a kid but i was level 40 when trainers Pokemon were 20
For the ride pokemon part, the little device could just be the same as a Pokeball it just holds more Pokemon in it.
I found the difficulty to be perfect. It was hard when it needed to be (Totems, Kahunas, Elite 4, etc) and was easy when I wanted it to be (rushing through NPC trainers).
A couple of things..
IV training should not be scrapped. The point of it is you put a lot of work into making your Pokemon perfect, so you have more of a bond with it, which is a main theme of the series as well as anyone can do anything. You'll probably have more of a bond with the Talonflame you spent hours perfecting and getting the right movepool, IV's, EV's, etc. than a random fletchling you found and raised to 50.
Hidden Abilities cant be done with the capsule because..they're HIDDEN abilities. Hidden. Secretive. They're special abilities you cannot normally get. The whole point of them is a Fletchling with its hidden ability is a Special thing that regular Fletchling do not have, so letting you change it to its hidden ability would take away all the worth of a Hidden Ability in the first place.
I found the games the hardest in the series. I have been playing pokemon for around 15-16 years now, and Sun and Moon were the first times I have EVER whited out and lost a non online battle. Even in the beginning, i lost to the first trial captain, I lost to the first totem almost (Had 1 Pokemon left in the red), and throughout the whole game I lost plenty of times. its not just me either, most people iv'e seen that have the game have lost at least a few times in the game and the ones that didnt lose only didnt because they used OP/Super good Pokemon like Dragonite and Garchomp and Gengar.
Last thing I have a slight issue with is the camera complaint. For what? Its an RPG, there's no platforming or time limits or real time battles, you walk back and bump into something? Okay..nothing bad happens, you just move slightly to the left and keep walking, no real big deal.
Other than those 4 things, i pretty much agree. :)
Really? You get more of a bond with 1 egg of dozens as opposed to a monster you met along your adventure? And it'd be fine if it was 'IV training' but it's not, it's 'IV breeding'. You don't train your Pokemon to get good IVs, you put a Pokemon in a daycare and have it hump a Ditto over and over again and every Pokemon that ISN'T PERFECT you either release or wonder trade. It's beyond fucked up and I don't see how you can form a bond with a Pokemon that's the end result of THAT.
But I do agree with your hidden ability thoughts. Perhaps instead Pokemon should be able to change ability free of charge and then the super expensive ability capsule item should be used for hidden ones. That way it keeps 'hidden abilities' more hidden than usual, but there would still be a way for normal Pokemon to unlock them.
Just reiterating what I said in my review about difficulty, it's gonna be different for all players. I never personally whited out once in my adventure. But you obviously didn't fare the same. So it makes the idea of difficulty modes all the more important.
And a camera is important in RPGs! You have a WORLD TO EXPLORE! Full camera control would allow you to be in awe of such a world! The camera in Sun/Moon does indeed obscure a lot. It's not a big complaint though; more of an idea for future releases.
I completely agree! I feel like you betray your Pokemon when you box them and replace them because their genes are shit! Super Training is a step in the right direction, but is screwed up by how hard it is to get.
To be fair, I completed the Pokédex with my girlfriend after 2 weeks of the game being out, caught all 300 as we had the opposite versions and it was so much fun, loved this game!
Pokemon Special, a manga adaptation of the Pokemon Games, explains that Ride Pokemon are transferred from a ranch in the same vein of transferring a party Pokemon to the PC after you've captured a new one.
over 800+ hours in iv breeding in Omega Ruby- it's much faster when you have tools to do it (good dittos or a few 5 iv male pokemon from different egg groups) - the only flaw in Sun and Moon I see here is the lack of pokebank- I have tools in Omega Ruby that I wanted to transfer to Sun&Moon to make the proccess faster, but I can't
Anyway, I'm good at multitasking, I bred quite a few good Alola Vulpixes during watching this review :D Good review, but as a pokemon veteran I'm used to much harder stuff, ev training and breeding in previous games was much harder, so slowly we're getting better.
It took me 45 seconds to start laughing out loud. Awesome review once again Suspect. Good luck with your all your editing and filming for your next reviews.
Customization was taken out of ORAS because they didn't want people changing how the OG characters from Ruby and Sapphire looked.
Gen 7 was beyond disappointing for me. Gen 7 holds the first set of pokemon games I legitimately dislike
Gen V is often referred to as the best games. Why? Because of their story mostly. So, yeah. Story is important in Pokémon games. I don't see a problem with the story being focused on Lillie. There's also a story of your character going and exploring Alola. You only meet with Lillie in the beginning of an island, somewhere in between and at the end around the Kahuna fight. The only exception is the climax battle at the Aether Foundation and Poni Island. But at that point you should be invested in her story. Completing the Alola Dex which only have 302 Pokémon including Mythical, is easier than never. I will agree the game starts slow but it puts a lot of story and characters introduction so if you are invested in story which most Pokémon games are (in general, not only main games) it's not really a hazzle. Though I welcome a skip tutorials feature a la Banjo-Kazooie. And I know you kinda adressed this complain but honestly, you cannot say the game is easy when you pick the 'easy mode' option. And I don't agree with that free experience thing you said, it doesn't make much sense to me. It's true that trainers don't have many Pokémon and I'm so happy someone adresses this issue that exists since Gen VI; I'd love for that difficulty setting that would make trainers have more Pokémon and better AI/strategies. But, you thought there wasn't a challenge thanks to being overleveled. Which means you probably outspeed most Pokémon, and you even faint Kahuna's teams and Totems, which both are where the challenge is found, with one hit and that's the problem of the EXP. share. When you get a 6 IV Ditto from the internet, breeding although tedious becomes easy and quick. I've got many 5-6 IVs in so little time. And if you don't like running around on Tauros; that last island in the Pelago, the hot springs that raise friendship, actually are able to hatch eggs. Put 18 eggs overnight and there you go, you should get a better IV Pokémon and be able to continue breeding. Though I won't have any problem if they get rid of IVs. I'm not sure if you give rounded scores, if that's the case I guess I understand that 8 score but I think that's pretty low, considering the cons you list are not as bad as you make them seem to be. But hey, I'm interested in those Star Wars reviews so I'll stay in your channel for a bit and if anything else, I'm glad people are honest while reviewing.
If Pokémon was in First Person, that would be terrifying, cause wild Pokémon would jump in your face, and scare the shit out of you.
When are you going to review Star Wars Episode 3
Sick new review Suspect! I'm one of your biggest fans! Please could you review more Bond films!
Well from what I've seen so far!
"Suck it Simpsons!"-The Unusual Suspect 2016
Dude I am so glad I wasn't the only one who caught their legendary with one quick ball. I had sun so I caught Solgaleo with one quick ball and I freaked out.
I suppose I'm in the minority of these comments in that I don't play these games for the story either. I've been loving Moon since I picked it up but the story is just so obtuse. I loved in old games how you were pretty much left to your own devices and could explore/progress as you saw fit. In this, there's a cutscene in every fucking new route, town, building, whatever, and it's all unskippable. I could care less about any of the characters or whatever paper-thin plot they drew up for this, honestly.
Just a small correction, it's usually overlooked, but in X/Y and OR/AS you could check moves' effects the same way as in this game.
Jesus Christ, SOS battles was the worst feature ever! It made catching Pokemon absolutely a pain. And removing the DexNav was a disaster move. This game took plenty of steps backwards in my opinion and was quite overrated by the fanbase...
My personal top
1- Black & White
2- Black & White 2
3- Diamond, Pearl & Platinum
4- Heart Gold & Soul Silver
4- Omega Rubi & Alpha Sapphire
5- Sun & Moon
6- Silver & Gold
7- Fire Red & Leaf Green
8- Rubi, Sapphire & Emerald
9- Red & Blue
10- X & Y
11- Ultrasun & Ultramoon
Lmao. Watched this as I was running around in circles on my Tauros hatching Abras for perfect IVs.
1: You forgot that the pokedex in sun/moon is only 300 Pókemon big before pokémon bank, and you only need that in order to get the shiny charm, which is why you would fill the dex in the first place. 2: You almost never need 6IVs. For competitive, 4-5IVs will be enough 99/100 times. Also, bottle caps are VERY easy to find: You can get 1 every 150FC in the festival Plaza! If you REALLY want to breed, get OR/AS breeding in that game is stupidly easy. 3: you don't really NEED perfect IVs, usually EVs will get you far enough, and you can reset them/train them passivly in the poké pelago. The only stats you may need 31 IVs on are HP and speed (if you're running a fast pokémon). Defenses and attacks can be boosted mid-battle or not at all and you will still be fine for the most part. While playing online, outplays will be far better than having 10 extra stat points on your defense. You don't need perfect pokémon for going online. What you DO need is a brain and some experience to make the right moves at the right times. As long as you have the correct nature, the right EVs and a solid enough strategy, you will do well. 4: "Hidden abilities are ofen their best ones" I dare you to use a serene grace Sawsbuck. Or a light metal Metagross. Or a heavy metal Bronzong. Hidden abilities are no better than first/second abilities overall. You can still make countless amazing teams without any hidden abilities. Also, as long as you give a sh*t about the nature of your starter at the beginnig of the game, you will easily get a competitive pokémon out of that afterwards. Though I do agree with you that changing the natures would be pretty good.
I'd love it if a Diamond and Pearl Remake introduced Difficulty mode, I'd at least be able to experience my favourite Pokemon Region and Generation in a more challenging light
14:03 wow, when did Unusual Suspect turn into MatPat? p.s. I stopped watching your videos because UA-cam kept on turning of notifications
Sun and Moon is weird with its difficulty. It can be easy.
-Accidentally one-shotted 2 of the Island Gurdians, as well as being a slightly higher level
-Went through entire game in a little over 3 days
-Overleveled through the whole game
Or it can be hard:
-The Battle Tree. Do I need to explain?
-Post-Game requires some level of grinding
-This is an easter egg (i think), but on Akala Island there is a building that when you go upstairs, there is a room that only unlocks after you beat the main story. You fight Game Freak (wow) and they have really good pokemon, level 62, good abilities and moves, and there are 6 pokemon. Super hard if you're not leveled up.
Well there's a reason why a lot of, if not most, serious competitive players gen their mons. Imo sun and moon is quite challenging if you use new gen7 pokemon, they are mostly very slow which means not only do they attack last, but are also subjected to constant hax by npc. They also generally have very exploitable weaknesses, either bad stats/typing and trash offensive moves.
You won't win in competitive battles with just any pokemon, that's the point, you get rewarded with strong pokemon if you put in the work. You don't get strong pokemon from a 5 minute session.
I fucking lost it at that Rick and Morty joke. XD
I can't believe you didn't mention the 3 starters (the first starters that didn't follow the Fire, Water, and Grass type pattern) and the fact that they removed Mega Evolutions.
I actually prefer the fact that the player character is more of an onlooker to the main events, but I can't put my finger on why.
Perhaps because there isn't too much emphasis on you, and you feel like you can enjoy your adventure a little more leisurely?
Mr. Benzedrine The problem there, is that it's supposed to be YOUR adventure, but this game doesn't show that well in this story compared to others.
Spartan Jim Ultimately, I'd say it's a sacrifice that has to be made if the objective of the game is to focus its main campaign around your journey through *Insert Region Here*. If you pivoted the story to focus around something such as Lillie and her mother, then you automatically have to cast aside any notion of your trainer having their own purpose, because the purpose would be set FOR you.
Admittedly, I'd love for more Pokemon games to follow plotlines like Colosseum or XD: Gale of Darkness (which are two fantastic titles if you haven't played them), but the core Pokemon series should always try to maintain a blank character.
Hey suspect I just wanted to say you've inspired me to once I get the right equipment I want to make a channel like this and make reviews like you. (Also what did you think of Star Wars Rogue One if you've seen it)
+PewPewSmasher Awesome, best of luck!
Oh and check my Facebook page; I posted about Rogue One there :)
When it comes to story, I think Unova easily had the best story. It also had an actually intimidating team...leader. The story pace/gameplay ratio was really good, too. You weren't stopped every few minutes for story, which made me more willing to read, thus making me a little more interested. Alola's text was a chore to read because it stopped me dead in my tracks from exploring in virtually every new area.
You know what made Ghetsis so intimidating? You never battle him until the end, unlike literally every other generation where you battle the boss several times. It's less intimidation and more, "Hey [player]! I didn't hear no bell!"
Even the sages were intimidating when you thought you were gonna go toe to toe with all six of them at once because you never saw their teams. That's how you do it. I don't wanna know what the evil boss is capable of until all bets are on the table
@@aeonversestudios01 Yeah, Ghetsis was very intimidating. The way he used N really helped with that.
I'm a kid, but I found these games extremely easy until the elite four, as you said. However , the trials were laughably easy.
The exp share is a difficulty mode in a sense. Use it for easy mode and turn it off for medium/hard mode. As for the comment about level 100, just turn it on after you beat the game and do several elite four runs and you'll be fine
You missed one part. Completing the dex is not that difficult since the dex only goes up to 302. THERE IS NO NATIONAL DEX T___T.
That function now resides in the Pokebank app.
I love your vids keep up the good work!
New Suspect video, yay.
I actually really like not being the protagonist of Moon. I wasn't the main character of the proper story, and Hau was the protagonist of the classic pokemon become the champion plot. I liked being just another character instead of the focal point that the world revolves around. It's much more immersive.
I don't enjoy the excessively slow beginning and slow battles, and all of that has already been said. I love this game otherwise, the difficulty is perfect for my experience and with exp share off. I like almost all of the new pokemon, the graphics were beautiful, and the change to island trials was super refreshing
I thought you werebgoing ti bring the revwnge of the sith review in time for rogue one. Is that still a priority in your cheklist?
Hey Suspect, great video! Have you played Life is Strange? Again, amazing work as always!
Not yet; it's on my list of games to play
Boi you didn't say a thing about ultra beasts
Why would they be a detriment to the game? They`re optional post game content. He also was trying to avoid spoilers.
While I agree, if he's trying to avoid spoilers he shouldn't show clips from the end of the game (Lusamine and Lillie, Hau, Gladion and you at the Aether Foundation, etc.)
Mr. Benzedrine here's what I don't get tho. If people want to avoid spoilers, they wouldn't watch reviews of the game anyway. And people who would avoid spoilers wouldn't watch this anyway cause he didn't put "no spoilers" in the title
ThatMadBren
I see what you mean, especially given that this is clearly an in-depth review, but to be fair some people watch reviews to determine whether they want to get the game/film/other thing.
"Boi"
Bottle caps are easier to get than pp-ups, they are crazily common
Just go on the battle tree, get to 30 in super battles and you'll get a bottle cap
Pokémon did have a difficulty mode in Gen 5 but you had to get keys from another player with black/white.
This is unrelated to the video itself, but how do you edit/make those borders for the gameplay footage? Looks really good!
Well you duplicate the clip and put it on top of the other one.
For the top clip, you make it smaller (about 80%), add a thin bevel and add a drop shadow.
For the bottom clip, make sure it fills the whole screen, add a gaussian blur and turn the brightness down.
Hope that helps :)
It sure does, thank you!
The Poképelego can also provide Gold Bottle Caps.
I agree so much about the whole "competitive breeding" thing, it's something i've thought for years. I've been playing pkmn ever since red and blue, i love the series to bits, I'd LOVE to create teams and plunge into online battling.
But I can't do that because of the sheer amount of time it takes to breed a competetitive 'mon. I'm a 27 years old woman and my gaming time is very, VERY limited. I cannot spend that amount of time just to get one competitive pkmn, let alone 6 or more if I want to make different times. An entire, VERY fun feature of the game is precluded to me simply because of real life and adult responsibilities , and that's bullshit.
Hear hear, I myself don't have the time to do it either. I say to myself, OK, I can either spend countless hours running in circles as an avatar in a video game, or I can get some work done. The latter always wins now.