Pokemon. Ok,
now that you've already decided that this is the best review ever, I'm off to
go enjoy the astounding praise that will obviously never end. Goodbye.
Oh what's
that? You're still here? What more could you want? I mentioned Pokemon, left,
chugged a Redbull, and then posted this online. Perfect review right there!
Fine, I'll make a better one.
If it hasn't
dawned on any of you yet, I'm pretty damn young. Like,
born-the-same-year-Majora's-Mask-came-out young. So, by the time I was into
gaming, Pokemon was going nowhere but up and I was their stereotypical target
audience. Like seriously, Google "child that probably loves Pokemon",
and you'll find a little me in your search results. So, yeah, Pokemon has
always sort of been one of those childhood things that I'll always go back to,
right next to Yugioh and Kraft Macaroni & Cheese. And, on my most recent
trip back to it, I took a trip down memory lane with Pokemon Omega Ruby for the
3DS, a "remake" of Pokemon Ruby for the GBA, remake in quotes because
this new one has so many differences, most people think the explanation is
literally parallel universes. I picked Omega Ruby over Alpha Sapphire for
really no other reason than Groudon looks cooler. The differences between the
two really aren't that big if you really think about it. I mean, the teams
switch places but that doesn't affect much of anything.
So the first difference between
the remake and the original is, of course, the fact that's it's 3D unlike the
original 2D version. The art style almost makes me think of a 3D version of the
anime. It's definitely not trying to look super next-gen but the graphics look
smooth more than anything. Also, several characters were redesigned or were
changed in some way in the story. Archie and Maxie look very different in ways
that reflect their drastic personality changes, Maxie becoming a scientist and
Archie becoming a full-on pirate. The role of your two rivals, May and Wally,
are improved, May battling you more times as well as being more of an ally to
your character, and Wally being more likable than before and evolving his Ralts
into a Gallade instead of a Gardevoir (most likely because just a year before,
Pokemon X/Y's champion used a Gardevoir as her boss Pokemon). I personally
loved what they did to your rivals, since I always thought that the rival
system in Ruby/Sapphire was done completely wrong. I thought May was underused,
disappearing after your third or fourth battle with her, and Wally was
annoying. As for Steven, I love his redesign more than anything in the entire
world. Dropping his baggy outfit for a fitted suit, Steven is constantly
referred to as a "pretty boy" or "handsome" or anything
along the lines of that. And to be honest, I couldn't help but agree. I mean,
I'm not gay or anything... Not that there's anything wrong with that...(crap,
this is going south fast. Think! What do people like?) HEY, NEW MEGA
EVOLUTIONS, HUH? Since this is a remake, new Megas sort of take the place of
completely new Pokemon in a main title. I actually enjoy just about all of
them. Mega Sabeleye is my favorite Mega, Mega Sceptile reaffirmed my love for
Treecko, and Mega Rayquaza literally had to be banned from the banned tier.
Nintendo be like "You got a problem?" The problem I had with Mega
Evolution in this game, though, is the way it's sort of forced into the game.
The scene where you go to the island with one of the Eon Duo and it sort of
just joins your party always felt like it came out of nowhere. And that's sort
of the thing that made me realize that from now on, every Pokemon game is gonna
have to either treat Mega Evolution like its the most important part of the
game or just throw it in there like its nothing and neither is all that great.
So in closing, although I don't usually do numerical ratings, if I were to give
this game one, it would be 7.8/10 for not enough water. Now if you'll excuse
me, I'm off to go shiny hunting. By the way, if someone wonder trades you a
level 1 Cyndaquil, you know who it's from.
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