lucablight
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I missed out on the GBA gen pokemon games. Should I bother playing them at all or can I skip straight to this?
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The Official Pokemon Platinum Thread of Catching Them All (Again)
Bit-Bit said:
It'll be given out when the next movie is released in Japan this summer, and later as a Wi-Fi downloadable key item.
We'll get it around the time the movie is released here, probably in Q1 the following year.
lucablight said:
I'd say skip to this one, and if you end up loving it and want all the legendaries from the last gen, you can play them and you'll be all set to transfer them over.
Anerythristic
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lucablight said:
I recently got into Pokemon. I really, honestly did not like Emerald, I did not like the region or the Pokemon design of said region. I really loved Fire Red/Leaf Green though, this remake has been my favorite, the sprites are even better than Emerald in my opinion.
Wii Will Rock U
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nubbe said:
:lol
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Top screen all of a sudden stopped working. I got a replacement screen and It was working when I tried it out before I fully reassembled the system. when I finally put it all together... it stopped working. It turns on but no screen turns on and I hear no sound. I got mad and now its just sitting there in a million pieces.Ravidrath said:Whoa, WTF happened?
abstract alien
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Almost afraid to ask, but what in tarnations happened in that damn picture?
What the heck. I haven't played Diamond or Pearl in a long time despite buying a bunch of those games and being excited about the release (those games made me finally get my first non-PC gaming system ever, a DS Lite). I never even finished the game, with the last co-op section, and didn't get all the legendaries. I didn't even feel like I cared so I didn't go recently to get the little porcupine and regigigigigigigas. I did go in Toys R Us a while back to get Darkrai, though.
But now, I have the inexplicable urge to spend $30 on this game. WHY AM I THIS WAY. ;_;
*insert old-timer bragging about how in his teenage years he made the first online Pokemon battle simulator ever, etc. etc. etc.*
But now, I have the inexplicable urge to spend $30 on this game. WHY AM I THIS WAY. ;_;
*insert old-timer bragging about how in his teenage years he made the first online Pokemon battle simulator ever, etc. etc. etc.*
overthehill99
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Can someone please trade me a clones version of the Toys R Us Regigigas? I can't make it to the store today or tomorrow, and I really want this to let me do that special thing in Platinum.
How does this differ from me just going to the store, other then not getting a Wondercard? Can I still do the special thing it lets my do in Platinum?
How does this differ from me just going to the store, other then not getting a Wondercard? Can I still do the special thing it lets my do in Platinum?
Captain N said:
No game has ever allowed you to pick 4 (including Platinum). In Yellow your starter was always Pikachu, though you could obtain Squirtle, Charmander and Bulbasaur a bit later in the game.
CoolS said:So wait, it will be possible to get the tickets (or whatever it is) for the legendaries via internet in this one? meaning I don't have to wait for these stupid events, which never happen anyway here in germany?
Or did i misunderstand that?
Nintendo still does the events. You might be out of luck, though many legendary Pokemon are obtainable without events these days (Mew, Manaphy, etc).
CoolS said:So wait, it will be possible to get the tickets (or whatever it is) for the legendaries via internet in this one? meaning I don't have to wait for these stupid events, which never happen anyway here in germany?
Or did i misunderstand that?
With Platinum, you should be able to get legendaries only accessible with certain items via wi-fi mystery gift. They really shouldn't have to hold any events unless its a really special promotional thing.
Balb said:
Well from the official Nintendo site:
You can only get the rotom items through wi-fi mystery gift, so we should get the extra pokemon lair items via that as well.
And serebii.net makes mention of those as well.
http://www.serebii.net/platinum/wifievents.shtml
Japan does wi-fi mystery gifts now that all three versions are out, but also still seem to hold events for promo related stuff (movies, tournaments, etc.)
Oh and some interesting stuff from today's IGN interview with Game Freak director Junichi Masuda and game designer Takeshi Kawachimaru:
http://ds.ign.com/articles/965/965073p1.html
IGN: What are some of the major changes for the Distortion World?
Kawachimaru: The focus for the Distortion world is, of course, Giratina. So from the beginning, the concept has been how Giratina fits in the world. Mr Masuda explained to me what the distortion world is and what kind of Pokemon Giratina is. So base don that we created new music and something very visual. So as soon as you go into the distortion world, everyone will understand how different that world is. That was something very important we always kept in mind.
Junichi Masuda: When I created the music for battling Giratina, I thought of the front/back, life/death. There's bipolar, opposite ideas. So that's something I kept in mind when I created the battle music.
Really liked the battle and environment themes in D/P, so cant wait to hear whats up in the Distortion world.
IGN: The Pokemon series has stayed very similar throughout it's lifespan. Are there plans to revamp the game and give it an overhaul?
Masuda: Yes, I understand that people talk about the strength and weakness of the series. And we always make our effort to increase the good things about Pokemon. There is something we want to improve and enhance all the time. There are lots of ideas out there and we want to make that idea realized to enhance the gameplay of Pokemon. There is some day soon that we can make an announcement about new stuff, so that's something you can look forward to.
Wonder if this will have something to do with the next Wii game as well? Also I like how they are aiming to make the main series Pokemon game stories even more serious with each iteration. Didn't think they actually held in office staff tournaments though.
EDIT: Looking at the new Platinum sprites, seems like they gave most of the Pokemon a more aggressive/ less stoic looking pose.
Platinum on the left, D/P on the right.
http://ds.ign.com/articles/965/965073p1.html
IGN: What are some of the major changes for the Distortion World?
Kawachimaru: The focus for the Distortion world is, of course, Giratina. So from the beginning, the concept has been how Giratina fits in the world. Mr Masuda explained to me what the distortion world is and what kind of Pokemon Giratina is. So base don that we created new music and something very visual. So as soon as you go into the distortion world, everyone will understand how different that world is. That was something very important we always kept in mind.
Junichi Masuda: When I created the music for battling Giratina, I thought of the front/back, life/death. There's bipolar, opposite ideas. So that's something I kept in mind when I created the battle music.
Really liked the battle and environment themes in D/P, so cant wait to hear whats up in the Distortion world.
IGN: The Pokemon series has stayed very similar throughout it's lifespan. Are there plans to revamp the game and give it an overhaul?
Masuda: Yes, I understand that people talk about the strength and weakness of the series. And we always make our effort to increase the good things about Pokemon. There is something we want to improve and enhance all the time. There are lots of ideas out there and we want to make that idea realized to enhance the gameplay of Pokemon. There is some day soon that we can make an announcement about new stuff, so that's something you can look forward to.
Wonder if this will have something to do with the next Wii game as well? Also I like how they are aiming to make the main series Pokemon game stories even more serious with each iteration. Didn't think they actually held in office staff tournaments though.
EDIT: Looking at the new Platinum sprites, seems like they gave most of the Pokemon a more aggressive/ less stoic looking pose.
Platinum on the left, D/P on the right.
Another really good interview:
http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/6...atinum-Particle-Physics-Bridges-And-More.html
The reason why we put things like IVs and EVs into the game is because we wanted to give players that are really into Pokemon battles much more to work with and much more to enjoy. We have a team thats dedicated to constantly enhancing and evolving the battle system. [...] They always listen to player feedback and they battle a lot themselves. This team is the reason why Pokemon has such a rich battle system thats always evolving.
Let nobody ever claim you've gone against "the point of the series," dear serious battlers. :O The creators know and love you along with everyone else.
As for single-player fans:
"Takeshi Kawachimaru: I was the one that set the direction for Platinum. Mr. Masuda came to me and explained the original concept for the Pokemon Giratina. He mentioned anti-matter as something -- it's there, but it's something you can't see. Mr. Masuda gave me a lot of key concepts to design around -- matter, antimatter, Einstein's theory of relativity. I was the one that had to make those concepts a realization in a Pokemon game -- both visually and implementing certain tricks into the gameplay to give the player a sense of bipolarity."
It's a great interview, honestly, and I'm not even quoting the love of bridges. Go read it.
http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/6...atinum-Particle-Physics-Bridges-And-More.html
The reason why we put things like IVs and EVs into the game is because we wanted to give players that are really into Pokemon battles much more to work with and much more to enjoy. We have a team thats dedicated to constantly enhancing and evolving the battle system. [...] They always listen to player feedback and they battle a lot themselves. This team is the reason why Pokemon has such a rich battle system thats always evolving.
Let nobody ever claim you've gone against "the point of the series," dear serious battlers. :O The creators know and love you along with everyone else.
As for single-player fans:
"Takeshi Kawachimaru: I was the one that set the direction for Platinum. Mr. Masuda came to me and explained the original concept for the Pokemon Giratina. He mentioned anti-matter as something -- it's there, but it's something you can't see. Mr. Masuda gave me a lot of key concepts to design around -- matter, antimatter, Einstein's theory of relativity. I was the one that had to make those concepts a realization in a Pokemon game -- both visually and implementing certain tricks into the gameplay to give the player a sense of bipolarity."
It's a great interview, honestly, and I'm not even quoting the love of bridges. Go read it.
ShinoguTakeruKoeru
Member
Well, I'm back from the Nintendo World one-day-before launch thing for this game. Fun time in line, I got there before 9 am and there were guys who stood the evening before. The kid in front of me was a super-fan, and was so excited to try to get one of the random signed-by-developers copies. He got it, needless to say.
There was a weird dude walking up and down the line apparently doling out a Deoxys and Shaymin through wifi Mystery Gift. Very odd, I kinda suspect he was bugging everyone's game with something. Even more suspicious was the signal within Nintendo World store with the strange and offensively-named Gengar. In any case, I've got Platinum now and I'm content.
There was a weird dude walking up and down the line apparently doling out a Deoxys and Shaymin through wifi Mystery Gift. Very odd, I kinda suspect he was bugging everyone's game with something. Even more suspicious was the signal within Nintendo World store with the strange and offensively-named Gengar. In any case, I've got Platinum now and I'm content.
I'm getting pretty excited about this. I don't know if I'll get super hardcore again into battling like I was with diamond but I am definitely looking forward to playing the game again and enjoying all the goodies this one has to offer.
I have to run a few errands tomorrow that will take me buy a toys r us, gamestop, and k-mart so I figure I shouldn't have too much of a problem picking this up.
unless I'm underestimating pre-orders for this but I did the same when diamond/pearl came out with no problem.
Between trading over a few extra pokemon I want to use as co-starters and then eventually all the ones I ev-trained/legendaries/etc I'll probably end up with a few boxes full of bidoofs on my diamond. :lol
I have to run a few errands tomorrow that will take me buy a toys r us, gamestop, and k-mart so I figure I shouldn't have too much of a problem picking this up.
unless I'm underestimating pre-orders for this but I did the same when diamond/pearl came out with no problem.
Between trading over a few extra pokemon I want to use as co-starters and then eventually all the ones I ev-trained/legendaries/etc I'll probably end up with a few boxes full of bidoofs on my diamond. :lol
baka kitsune
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Even though Gamestop opens at 9AM to sell this I think my 24 hour Wal-Mart will begin selling it at midnight like they always do with street dated games. After they tried to screw me out of my Suikoden pre-order bonus I don't want to give them my money anymore. :lol
I just hope they carry that 600+ page guide too. Thick guides are awesome.
I just hope they carry that 600+ page guide too. Thick guides are awesome.
ShinoguTakeruKoeru
Member
baka kitsune said:
My first impression of that thing was that it was bigger than the Fallout 3 guide. I need to confirm this personally when my Amazon order comes in.
Also, turns out that Gengar I mentioned was a messed up hack being sent out by some fat dude cosplaying as James. He looked more grotesque than the neighborhood tranny. :lol
baka kitsune
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ShinoguTakeruKoeru said:
(no I didn't take the picture. It came from a photobucket link shared by a friend)