So there are a lot of people that are upset by this game, and I understand it's not exactly like all the other remakes. But this is the by far best remake to me. New content is pretty sparse. But if you're going into this looking to play Pokemon Diamond and Pearl as a veteran player, or a new player for the first time, this game is fantastic.
The biggest thing to get used to is the art style. This is as close as they could get to the DS style without making it looks like it's the DS game on Switch. A lot of people really dislike the Chibi art style, and I was one of those people on reveal. However, with my 150 hours of playtime currently, the art style continues to grow on me more and more.
Battle scenes and Pokemon animations are what you would expect. I would say these are higher quality MOSTLY than Sword and Shield, but it's the next game, so you'd expect they'd improve. There are a few of them that are kind of bland/boring(The Team Galatic grunt battles for instance) but then you see the ones against the Galactic Commanders and the battle scene grows on you. Galactic Battles are...just kind of a dark background with their G on the ground, and the commanders are that same setup but then you see planets up in the background changing based on which commander you're fighting, which is fantastic.
Pokemon Variety was one of the weakest parts of the original Diamond and Pearl, and with the inclusion of the underground, you can find WAY more pokemon than originally available. You can even find Pokemon that weren't available in the wild this early until Platinum. You can dig up statues, and use those statues in the underground to influence Pokemon type encounter rates and everything!
Something people were worried about was an always on EXP Share. This works exactly like the one in Sword/Shield does. Every pokemon on your team gets EXP when you catch or kill a pokemon. However, in my experience with Sword and Shield, it would leave you horrendously overleveled. In these games, it doesn't. I tend to be the type that will skip trainers. I can say that with my playstyle, it was very easy to fall behind in levels. I regularly would end up 2-3 levels down on gyms because of this. So the EXP Share doesn't break the game. It's great.
There is also an "affection" system, which imo REALLY breaks the game. Here's what it can do.
At 1hp or max hp, if a move hits you and could kill you, there's a chance your pokemon shrugs it off, surviving at 1hp "So you wouldn't be sad". It ALSO has a chance to shrug off status effects. So if someone say burned your Lopunny, there's a chance that burn just goes away. The Pokemon wills it gone. Or, you could get super lucky with a crit. They land a crit so you'll praise them for it (there is no mic on the switch. It's just text.) and these things kill some battles. I won my 2nd Maylene battle because of this. My levels were a bit off, but 3 crits and shrugging off paralysis twice won me the fight. It can make some fights a non factor. I would've preferred being able to turn this off, personally, but I can see why some people would like to have this.
The biggest disappointment for me was follow Pokemon. You can only unlock this AFTER you get to Hearthome city...but man it's disappointing. Most pokemon(Every pokemon I've tried) can NOT keep up with you if you run. They will fall behind and get a pokeball enter and exit sound to pop up behind you. I've seen comments from a few people that stuff like Lucario or other bipedal Pokemon can keep up, but currently I've yet to see any. There are mods abound to fix it though, which leads to...
If you have a homebrew Switch, these games get even better because there's already a pretty large modding community around them. Model swaps, minor game changes, and some audio changes are pretty common, but there's even groups working to fix some of the issues people had with the game. Increasing it to 60FPS, removing the DOF effect, fixing follow pokemon...lots of cool stuff. Even increasing the pokemon variety, adding some gifts, making gym leaders harder...they've got it all!
That's about everything about these games. I would recommend it 100% of you're a fan of Pokemon, or even as a decent starting point! These games are supposed to get Pokemon Home support in 2022, so that'll be a lot of fun when it's here. If you're looking for competitive online, Pokemon Sword and Shield is the "official" competitive stuff, but there is still battling online with people in these!
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Revisit the Sinnoh region and the story of the Pokémon Diamond Version and the Pokémon Pearl Version games
Become the Champion
Set off on your journey to try to become the Champion of the Pokémon League
Partner Pokémon
Choose Turtwig, Chimchar, or Piplup to be your first partner Pokémon
There’s an adventure for everyone
Enjoy plenty of fun encounters and surprises that the Sinnoh region has to offer
The Underground from the Pokémon Diamond Version and Pokémon Pearl Version games has been powered up and is now called the Grand Underground. Here, you can dig up valuable treasure and Pokémon Fossils, create your own Secret Base, and catch Pokémon in places called Pokémon Hideaways.
When you aren’t exploring in the Grand Underground, enter a Super Contest Show! Super Contest Shows are popular events in the Sinnoh region, each put on by four performers and their partner Pokémon, who work together to dance and show off their performance skills.
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The game is ok, however I ended up with the EUR version
This review is less a review about the game and more about the physical copy I got rather than game quality. I will however go ahead and get it out of the way and say the game is fine. My real issue is how instead of getting the NA version as I was lead to believe I ended up with a European version of the game. While the game is still playable considering the lack of region lock on the console, it still would be nice to purchase the version that is seemingly advertised. This issue only happens when I purchase Nintendo games. A similar situation happened when I purchased Splatoon 3 at its release. I ended up with a European version of the game instead of the advertised NA version. I get that Splatoon 3 is a whole different game but my point is that the official listing on the Nintendo Amazon page doesn't indicate the possibility of getting a version of the game different from your region or from the example shown above.
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Alma deyanira rdz costilla
Lo mejor
Reviewed in Mexico on September 5, 2023Platform: Nintendo SwitchEdition: Brilliant DiamondVerified Purchase
HELIO F.
Se você quer uma experiência clássica de Pokemon, compre!
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Reviewed in Brazil on November 20, 2022
É uma experiência para o jogador saudosista do RPG de pokemon. Não recomendo para quem deseja uma experiência mais moderna. Se for este o seu caso, vale a pena dar uma analisada nos outros exclusivos da franquia.
Se você quer reviver aquela experiência do NDS jogando pokemon diamond, aí sim, é bem bacana, o jogo é muito lindo.
Mídia veio lacrada e em bom estado. Funcionando perfeitamente.
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A beautiful game
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Muiyo bom
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Excelente
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