Okay, I had turned on my DS to compare with Diamond and at first I did think Platinum was looking smoother in addition to the animation, but then I realized the difference between D/P Eterna's and Platinum Eterna's ground tiles accounted for it. Yes, it's just the bike animation.
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The Official Pokemon Platinum Thread of Catching Them All (Again)
They made surfing faster too.
Oh and review from IGN
http://ds.ign.com/articles/965/965092p1.html
Overall
8.8
8.5 Presentation
Though the great Diamond and Pearl are the foundation, the two year gap means extra elements like better online and an extra area to explore.
6.5 Graphics
Game Boy imagery looked dated in the DS originals, and though you'll find a bit of clean-up plus a new 3D world, the visuals still have low standards.
6.5 Sound
The generic soundtrack from Diamond and Pearl remain intact, with some newer pieces that have a bit more personality. But just a bit.
9.0 Gameplay
Rag on it all you want for being "kiddy," Pokemon is still one of the deepest RPG experiences around with a tremendous focus on strategy.
10 Lasting Appeal
Even when the 40+ hours of adventuring is over, you've still got multiplayer, trading, and other local and online elements to experience.
Dont agree with the sound score, but there you go.
Oh and review from IGN
http://ds.ign.com/articles/965/965092p1.html
Overall
8.8
8.5 Presentation
Though the great Diamond and Pearl are the foundation, the two year gap means extra elements like better online and an extra area to explore.
6.5 Graphics
Game Boy imagery looked dated in the DS originals, and though you'll find a bit of clean-up plus a new 3D world, the visuals still have low standards.
6.5 Sound
The generic soundtrack from Diamond and Pearl remain intact, with some newer pieces that have a bit more personality. But just a bit.
9.0 Gameplay
Rag on it all you want for being "kiddy," Pokemon is still one of the deepest RPG experiences around with a tremendous focus on strategy.
10 Lasting Appeal
Even when the 40+ hours of adventuring is over, you've still got multiplayer, trading, and other local and online elements to experience.
Dont agree with the sound score, but there you go.
TheGrayGhost
Banned
I just picked up the game, and the strategy guide. I was surprised to learn that the strategy guide was made by the Pokemon Company. When Nintendo Power stopped making Player's Guides, it was really the end of an era, so perhaps this means that Nintendo has given up on making them just yet.
I've flipped through it, its pretty nice. However, do you guys think I can get by on it alone? Is serebii.net now irrelevant? Because the book pretty much has everyone, except for perhaps the more technical aspects like those berries which take away EV's. Or does it?
I've flipped through it, its pretty nice. However, do you guys think I can get by on it alone? Is serebii.net now irrelevant? Because the book pretty much has everyone, except for perhaps the more technical aspects like those berries which take away EV's. Or does it?
I thought I had finally outgrown pokemon, perhaps. I went into Toys R Us for the Darkrai giveaway, and braved the talk of the teenagers in there about which pokemon might be most powerful, and about breeding, and so forth. The last couple of legendaries, I just didn't have the motivation. I didn't even have the motivation to drive up outside Toys R Us and try to pick up the signal through the wall for a cute little legendary hedgehog recently. And to think that once I made a battle simulator, and combed through tons of details to try to understand everything just right. (and even so, I was never competent at battling)
And yet, when I heard about the recent release of the platinum-mon game, I felt the irrational urge. I was compelled to get it, even for the excessive price of $35 instead of $30 (with some melted-down plastic abomination of a figure).
So I went to Wal-mart tonight and perused the electronics section. I saw the game, with its high price and its unusually large box, on the bottom of the DS section. I was gazing at it thoughtfully when a middle-aged black gentleman made his way through the crowds of people in the electronics section. He asked if I needed assistance with anything, and I told him the game I wanted...so, he got it out, and weaved past all the young hipsters staring at the hottest Wii and 360 games and accessories.
I grabbed Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon for $12 on the way to the checkout, in an effort to appear slightly less weird...me, a yuppie fresh out of engineering grad school, buying the pokemans.
As the aging gentleman fumbled at the checkout, he muttered something, and I thought it must be giving him trouble. Then he said it again, shaking his head... "I can't believe it's still selling, after all these years." I tried to make small talk, "Yeah, I played it years ago, and I figured I'd just..." He shook his head again, choking back the emotion rising in him.
"It's okay, I still even play the game myself. I heard it on NeoGAF, the preeminent online gaming forum. They killed gaming. They're the reason KillZone 2 didn't sell well. It's all the...the casuals with their [censored] pokemon. It's all the casuals..."
I left him there in the electronics section, a shattered husk of a man. As I went out into the fluorescent glare of the Wal-Mart parking lot, I had gotten what I came for. I had the pokemans. But, I reflected...at what price?
And yet, when I heard about the recent release of the platinum-mon game, I felt the irrational urge. I was compelled to get it, even for the excessive price of $35 instead of $30 (with some melted-down plastic abomination of a figure).
So I went to Wal-mart tonight and perused the electronics section. I saw the game, with its high price and its unusually large box, on the bottom of the DS section. I was gazing at it thoughtfully when a middle-aged black gentleman made his way through the crowds of people in the electronics section. He asked if I needed assistance with anything, and I told him the game I wanted...so, he got it out, and weaved past all the young hipsters staring at the hottest Wii and 360 games and accessories.
I grabbed Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon for $12 on the way to the checkout, in an effort to appear slightly less weird...me, a yuppie fresh out of engineering grad school, buying the pokemans.
As the aging gentleman fumbled at the checkout, he muttered something, and I thought it must be giving him trouble. Then he said it again, shaking his head... "I can't believe it's still selling, after all these years." I tried to make small talk, "Yeah, I played it years ago, and I figured I'd just..." He shook his head again, choking back the emotion rising in him.
"It's okay, I still even play the game myself. I heard it on NeoGAF, the preeminent online gaming forum. They killed gaming. They're the reason KillZone 2 didn't sell well. It's all the...the casuals with their [censored] pokemon. It's all the casuals..."
I left him there in the electronics section, a shattered husk of a man. As I went out into the fluorescent glare of the Wal-Mart parking lot, I had gotten what I came for. I had the pokemans. But, I reflected...at what price?
Disclaimer: Only parts of this story may be true.
overthehill99
Member
Visually I think its has a great style because that no matter what way you look at it, its Pokemon.
I guess reviewers feel the need to compare this to something like Zelda, or GTA, which I guess is fair, but not at all how I look at it.
I guess reviewers feel the need to compare this to something like Zelda, or GTA, which I guess is fair, but not at all how I look at it.
yeah I can't find anything on it either so I guess I don't knowTeknoman said:
I think I'll try a few times to catch a bold one (seems to be the best nature for the appliance ones to me) tonight and if not I'll wait til later on in the game
maybe I'm confusing giratina or shaymin or something I have no idea
Well they'll revert to normal form when fighting against a non-platinum version I guess...
I know Giratina and Shaymin can retain forms with certain items, but most likely have to revert when fighting against D/P. Im not sure though, so we probably should wait till someone tries it out/confirms it.
I know Giratina and Shaymin can retain forms with certain items, but most likely have to revert when fighting against D/P. Im not sure though, so we probably should wait till someone tries it out/confirms it.
MidnightScott
Banned
This needs to be renamed "I'm 20+ and I play Pokémon"
Seriously I don't care about your age. It's not that amazing that you are 20+ and playing a game.
Anyway, I have Monferno...and brought the Pokétopia Pikachu over that has Surf & Volt Tackle...but I don't know who else to use on my team. I don't really play competitively, I just use my favorites. Last time it was Houndoom, Lucario, Luxray, Staraptor, Roserade, and Empoleon...
Seriously I don't care about your age. It's not that amazing that you are 20+ and playing a game.
Anyway, I have Monferno...and brought the Pokétopia Pikachu over that has Surf & Volt Tackle...but I don't know who else to use on my team. I don't really play competitively, I just use my favorites. Last time it was Houndoom, Lucario, Luxray, Staraptor, Roserade, and Empoleon...
There's something beautiful and glorious about being able to bike in Hearthome City to Hearthome City music, thanks to the bike not canceling itself in those checkpoint buildings between towns. This'll make breeding so much nicer.
Edit: Oh hey, free insta-
in Hearthome--best Pokemon giveaway since they dumped Eevee and Lapras in your lap in R/B/Y. Now to go test that Menu Giratina Shriek = More Fun Soft Resetting theory since I want a good one of these.
Edit: Oh hey, free insta-
Eevee
Man, game reviews have sort of become a parody of themselves... and I say this as a long-time professional reviewer.
While it still is (very intentionally) trying to keep a 16-bit, pixel-centric presentation, the game is super polished and attractive for that kind of art. While I can see appreciating pixel art not being terribly mainstream, the game is pretty attractive by DS standards - it's very well tailored to the system's capabilities, and more 3D would not help this game look any better.
The music is great, too - it feels nostalgic, but it's pretty epic and high-energy almost all the time. There's a wide variety of styles, but it all sounds like Game Freak music... I don't see how anyone can say that it's generic, because nothing else really has the same style of music.
While it still is (very intentionally) trying to keep a 16-bit, pixel-centric presentation, the game is super polished and attractive for that kind of art. While I can see appreciating pixel art not being terribly mainstream, the game is pretty attractive by DS standards - it's very well tailored to the system's capabilities, and more 3D would not help this game look any better.
The music is great, too - it feels nostalgic, but it's pretty epic and high-energy almost all the time. There's a wide variety of styles, but it all sounds like Game Freak music... I don't see how anyone can say that it's generic, because nothing else really has the same style of music.
Wii Will Rock U
Banned
I'm at the Galactic HQ right now and I'm using the Tropius I caught in the Safari Zone. I forgot how awesome that Pokemon is.
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Deleted member 21120
Unconfirmed Member
You know, I once spent hours trying to nail down these numbers. No where on the internet could seem to agree.Delio said:
Turns out it's in the manual (page 29; oh, and it even says "Badges" in the table of contents on the first page).
0 Badges - up to level 10
2 Badges - up to level 30
4 Badges - up to level 50
6 Badges - up to level 70
8 Badges - any level
perfectchaos007
Member
Are the EV eliminating berries exclusive to Platinum? And wouldn't giving that to your pokemon make their stats worse??
shykyoichi
Member
Wii Will Rock U said:I'm at the Galactic HQ right now and I'm using the Tropius I caught in the Safari Zone. I forgot how awesome that Pokemon is.
Very awesome. I myself use it as an HM Slave.
Little Green Yoda
Member
perfectchaos007 said:
EV reducing berries have been around since Emerald. They don't reduce EVs as a held item in battle, only if you feed them to Pokemon outside of battle. The purpose is to eliminate unwanted EVs so you can retrain Pokemon with messed up EVs.
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Deleted member 21120
Unconfirmed Member
Pokemon are not meant to be used as slaves....shykyoichi said:
((((((shykyoichi
Member
Cocopjojo said:Pokemon are not meant to be used as slaves....
Bidoof exist only to be a slave.
shykyoichi
Member
Ravidrath said:
Man God said:
See? Tropius is on the same level as Bidoof. I also use Tentacruel but I haven't tried it in D/P.
Aww, no one else apparently saw the similarity of Professor Rowan.
I need to quit to go to sleep, but I got as far as Sandgem Town. Granted, I haven't played in forever (i.e. since diamond and pearl probably last year), but the music is actually amazingly soothing...even the synthesized piano in Sandgem Town is nice!
Too bad battle text is still slow and running up stairs is still slow and all text is still slow even on fast skippable text mode. >_>
I need to quit to go to sleep, but I got as far as Sandgem Town. Granted, I haven't played in forever (i.e. since diamond and pearl probably last year), but the music is actually amazingly soothing...even the synthesized piano in Sandgem Town is nice!
Too bad battle text is still slow and running up stairs is still slow and all text is still slow even on fast skippable text mode. >_>
OK, so... the only way I can see to get all 8 HMs into two Pokemon w/ D/P/Pt-obtainable Pokemon is...
Skarmory
Fly
Defog
Cut
Rock Smash
Bibarel
Surf
Waterfall
Strength
Rock Climb
...Problem is that Skarmory is only obtainable in D/P/Pt with the Pokeradar.
Blastoise, Feraligator and Poliwrath can also use all the moves Bibarel can, but the thought of demeaning a starter as a HM slave doesn't sit well with me. So Poliwrath it is, I guess!
Skarmory
Fly
Defog
Cut
Rock Smash
Bibarel
Surf
Waterfall
Strength
Rock Climb
...Problem is that Skarmory is only obtainable in D/P/Pt with the Pokeradar.
Blastoise, Feraligator and Poliwrath can also use all the moves Bibarel can, but the thought of demeaning a starter as a HM slave doesn't sit well with me. So Poliwrath it is, I guess!
shykyoichi
Member
Captain N said:
I prefer the change to Togepi egg from the Happiny egg.
Masked Man
I said wow
Guled said:
That would be wonderful, actually. Granted, you should still be able to teach Pokémon an HM as an attack if you would like (i.e. Surf is really useful in and of battle), but that option would be really nice, I think. At least you could just travel around with a party of six--as opposed to a party of five with an HM Slave. ;P