Classic Pokemon, Now With Cramping! │ Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Review

[@reckonedabandon3357]

He named his Eevee Walueevee. Goddamit.

[@shesgotstyle2633]

I'm making mine Lueevee when i get the game now lol

[@Wobbmin]

Ridleevee

[@omarmahmoud5704]

OwlyGerbil *proceeds to nickname eevee

[@ElZamo92]

OwlyGerbil I named mine Eeveeltal after one of my favourite legendaries.

[@LU3dDELHD]

Named mine Steevee

[@MaccDaKnife]

You got the pokeball for free to review, with the implication of saying good things about it. The fact that you gave an honest opinion shows how true you are to yourself. I very much respect that.

[@samuelarthur5051]

Arlo's always really unbiased in his reviews, it feels really nice, and really feels like u can trust what he says And one thing that makes me happy as well is that Nintendo doesn't stop giving him review copies just bc he didn't blindly praise the game

[@blinkingberry9591]

@@samuelarthur5051 I mean, he did say it was a nice toy. He just didn't like it as a controller.

[@paddyq3235]

@@samuelarthur5051 its pretty much free advertising, the send him a game, and he does a good review.

[@lightdoll4278]

Agreed and also if Nintendo wouldn’t send him free stuff just for good reviews if it come to Pokemon because he has the most problems if the newer games .

[@SuperZombiepimp]

@@samuelarthur5051 well Nintendo knows he has a lot of pull with fans plus this entry in the series was kinda of meh it was nice to play gen 1 again I sold my gba years ago and the first 2 gena mean a lot to me I wish Nintendo would do a gen 1 through 4 collection for us adults who still play that would be awesome

[@magicsevens5725]

“Why limit the amount of Pokémon you can get?” Oh the irony.

[@theultimatewaluigi4594]

Oh

[@QuobaltTown]

Too soon?

[@zeakthetinysoviet3702]

That profile picture though

[@QuobaltTown]

AAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@mooganify]

Hahah, all the hope we had for the future Switch game

[@GreenLinzerd]

"The last one I played was Black and White" "You can now re-use TMs!! :O" Arlo pls

[@patrickfoxchild2608]

I see you heard that part, but not the "I haven't played X or Y so if there's features changed there.."

[@turk9]

@@patrickfoxchild2608 He's saying that change was in BW.

[@scottwidener2770]

Also “it would be great if future games added the ability to sneak up on Pokémon to catch them!”

[@GreenLinzerd]

What? My point was that reusable TMs have been a thing _since Black and White,_ so Arlo basically praised this game for doing something that a game he already played did... but he just forgot. And even if for some ludicrous reason they'd made TMs one use only again in X and Y, and LGPE was just reinstating the reusable ones, the credit for this amazing new feature should still go to Black and White. Which he played.

[@LinkMountaineer]

Awesomeman 3226 ORAS

[@bugsyn]

2016: POKÉMON GO!! 2018: POKÉMON LETS GO!!! 2020: OH MY GOD POKÉMON WE NEED TO GO IVE BEEN ASKING FOR FOUR YEARS

[@zetsubou1v1]

Earn some more badges, it's clearly not obeying you...

[@JB-tl8rj]

2020: POKEMON TIME TO GO 2022: POKEMON WERE GOING ALL THE WAY

[@partialseriousnes6173]

POKÉMON: PICK ME UP BEFORE YOU GO-GO POKÉMON: GO GO POWER RANGERS

[@SonofTiamat]

2040: POKEMON GET YOUR ASS TO MARS

[@TMOSP1]

You missed a great opportunity to make the "2020: POKEMON LETS GO TO THE POLLS" joke.

[@6000hall]

"a future mechanic where you have to sneak up on them" Well arlow, do I have something to tell you

[@Dani-Claw]

The sneaking was one of my absolutely favorite parts of ORAS (and the DexNav in general). I know he said he stopped at BW, but it's still somewhat frustrating seeing him be surprised by features that have been around since 2013. XD At least he's acknowledging every part :)

[@Hadley749]

I would like that feature

[@SwedePotato314]

@@Hadley749 try playing Omega Ruby or Alpha Sapphire, if you haven't already. Sneaking is possible in those games. ❤

[@Hadley749]

@@SwedePotato314 Really! Thanks so much I will check those out!

[@Hazelwansolo]

LEGENDS!!

[@hypnotic13371337]

If the pokemon dont STAY in the tall grass....Then why didnt they remove the grass or make it look more natural or something??? Like, the only reason the grass was in a un natural square, was because thets how they had to do it back then. But if a ratatta can run out of the grass and walk on the "Safe" tiles, then couldn't they have just made the grass look more natural or just remove it?

[@ArloStuff]

EXACTLY! I would have loved to elaborate on the disappointing visual style more but I didn't want to get on everyone's nerves. Why are they matching the textures of the originals square-for-square? Why does the grass use the same pattern when it has no influence on running into Pokemon? Why are hills still made of layered chunks of rock? Why does everything still look like it was cut out of paper in straight lines? They built this thing from the ground up, for Pete's sake!

[@DrWiley-fm3ik]

Yeah great point. It looks so dumb and defeats the entire purpose of the tall grass being there

[@Avatar_Brandy]

The pokemon spawn inside the tall grass though, it gives you an indicator of where pokemon will spawn vs where they won't.....

[@hypnotic13371337]

@@Avatar_Brandy Caves tho

[@MH-sg8rn]

Same reason npcs don’t have fluid movement. Laziness.

[@CT--te6if]

"When you see an Onix in the wild, YOU SEE AN ONIX IN THE WILD!"

[@zeakthetinysoviet3702]

r/technicallythetruth

[@swiftfated]

I jumped every time an Onix spawned in front of me and cackled when I beat Brock's Onix with my tiny bulbasaur. I hope they always keep the "true" size sprites.

[@samvimes9510]

14:12 "but this really does look and feel like a 3DS game that was uprezzed a little and plunked onto the Switch" 14:25 "character animations can be really stiff and awkward, like we're looking at HD skins sitting on top of old-timey sprites" Boy, these complaints almost feel quaint now that Sword and Shield are out.

[@Wormpole]

Scarlet and Violet are like "hold my beer".

[@ilexdiapason]

let alone bdsp

[@tobymacdonald5893]

It’s a contest for which game can look the worst

[@Decubitus]

For the sake of clarifications, reusable TMs have been a thing since generation 5 in 2010, and yeah, they have been a very welcome change. Party-wide experience sharing has been an option since generation 6, but up to now it was an option you could decline if you wanted to level your team up the old fashioned way, Let's Go makes it mandatory. Pokémon dodging attacks, etc. based on affection was also an addition of gen 6, specifically tied to the Pokémon Amie virtual petting minigame.

[@zanyraccoon6361]

Personally, I've never cared much for reusable TMs. Lowers the overall strategy a bit if I have too much freedom to swap moves around between battles.

[@blackdot105]

Zany Raccoon I'm definitely happy when it comes to competitive though

[@jawsome1185]

And it's not forced. If you don't wanna use the TM twice just write it down somewhere and don't use that TM again. but im preachin to the choir so ima leave

[@HyouVizer]

@@zanyraccoon6361 actually it adds more strategy, the fact you can swap out moves outside of battles allows you to plan accordingly knowing what your party is going up against. Is that not tactical? Lol

[@A_Bottle-Of_Orange_Crush]

2011*

[@Freeasacar]

Nintendo sends him hundreds of dollars worth of stuff and he still remains objective in his review. Keep up the good work Arlo.

[@FloatingSunfish]

Arlo: _"I can only hope that they put a LOT more effort into next year's title."_ Gamefreak: * reuses Sun and Moon's models and NPC animation *

[@Ywthg5w6gwvyw]

I think game freak is lazy

[@onup1475]

Well they did ruined there Pokémon home. Why get it if you can’t bring a certain Pokémon to love to the latest game. It seams like the targeted audience are Pokémon fans that like to capture to carry Pokémon to the new games and not the casual that just play just for the new Pokémon. Now Pokémon are becoming region locked there’s absolutely no reason to get Pokémon home at all

[@TSPH1992]

@@onup1475 exactly

[@owenmcdonald5806]

Oof, now that this has been 100% confirmed, it saddens me that they had a whole almost 2 years to pull some magic out of their asses, and instead have plopped a massive pile of garbage in front of us, expecting us to pay $80 DOLLARS FOR A HANDHELD PORT

[@TheMissSerena]

Owen McDonald you Canadian too?

[@egg_l0rd13]

“You can use your TMs more than once now!” I... Thought you said you played Black and White...?

[@Jonqen]

EXPOSED!

[@TheDapperDragon]

He probably blocked it out :p

[@80sForever29]

He must have forgotten it

[@Skasdi]

Quiel Evolution Gameplays I stopped after black and white & forgot as well😂😂😂

[@MasterfulPeon]

That was ages ago, so he more then likely forgot about it.

[@auggy69]

“I hope next years titles have more effort” :/

[@hypernova_119]

"...it's worse. It's so much worse." -Star Lord

[@EllieMiller510]

IMO the worst Pokémon games in the series.

[@DeletedChannell]

@@EllieMiller510 sword and shield was very good even though it feels a little rushed but the DLCs make the game even better and a difficulty was pretty challenging and I've been playing Pokemon for years I just wish to champion was more of a challenge. Now the Pokemon let's go games are horrible I hate them I hate the fact that I couldn't battle Pokemon out in the wild it may no sense and I really hope that the diamond and Pearl remakes are not like that at all I hope that they will be exactly like sword and shield but bring mega evolution back

[@Gagafreak92]

@@DeletedChannell I admit that the DLC saved SwSh from being a complete disaster, especially the Crown Tundra but only because of its fan-service that should have been in the games from the very beginning. Nevertheless, SwSh are still bad games. LGPE are close behind SwSh in terms of worst Pokémon mainline games, imo.

[@getthegoons]

Words spoken moments before disaster.

[@Metalseadraking]

I mean no offense, but seeing you use Dragon Rage on Dragonite, its no wonder you find Lets Go hard

[@RaphielShiraha64]

dragon rage did fixed damage no?

[@ethanbrooks7648]

@@RaphielShiraha64 Its 40 fixed damage stops being impressive when you fight Pokemon with more than 150hp. That and other moves are capable of 1 hit KO-ing.

[@LoekTheKing]

@@ethanbrooks7648 True, haha. Remember that move from Pokémon Crystal... Ah... The Gen 2 days =) Wouldn't ever use the move on any sturdy Pokémon XD

[@paddyq3235]

It was probs juat for review, he probably just took random clips from playing, I doubt it was serious play.

[@backspace-coma9722]

But the type..

[@canine8284]

YOU NAMED YOUR EEVEE WALUEEVEE??? i'm not even mad bro

[@swedneck]

WAAAAA

[@asalways1504]

BRILLIANT!

[@hammerbrother2835]

caninePenstroke why would anyone be?

[@Ewilliams25]

Actually they did the sneaky thing one time in the ruby and sapphire remakes

[@scienceme9794]

Yeah, that was great. I was sad when they didn't do it in Sun and Moon.

[@dziankolack9331]

@@scienceme9794 Me too, it was honestly great

[@nullpoint3346]

What is this "sneaky thing"?

[@scienceme9794]

+Quinton Craig You probably didn't notice it because of how sneaky it was.

[@nullpoint3346]

@@scienceme9794 Okay, _which_ sneaky thing?

[@anthonypalumbo1057]

"I feel bad because they sent me this" is the exact reason they send review copies. Intentionally or not, you getting it from them makes it so you will go easier on the game than you maybe should.

[@Tman-gt7fk]

Anthony Palumbo um no he’s gotten games for free and given them bad scores

[@GawainSSB]

@@Tman-gt7fk The idea is that it subconsciously still impacts his score. Perhaps it would have been even lower had he bought it himself. And so on.

[@robespierre2837]

@@Tman-gt7fk there right.thats why they send people games idiot.

[@rewrose2838]

@@GawainSSB Exactly, the review score is only true for a free copy and not a paid experience. Example: if Arlo had spent 60$ on SwSh after playing 40$ SM he would give it a really low score too.

[@Tman-gt7fk]

gianluca m go to helll

[@nerdletter3773]

I like that you brought up how disappointed you were with how grid-like and static the presentation is, because the thing is, that wasn’t a thing AT ALL in Sun and Moon! Everything looked and felt natural-even the cities felt less mechanical and geometric!

[@Enzed_]

You're right, I never saw Hau walk like "the friendly rival"

[@roshipower]

Sun/Moon's world honestly look better to me than this game despite being on the 3DS

[@lastsonoftennessee9895]

I love Sun and Moon and I agree that the environments looked way better there than in this game, one of the main reasons I just couldn't get excited about this game. What good is being able to ride your Pokemon if you have nowhere interesting to go?

[@bluethan806]

Ohmygod you're right, hell even the grass was better

[@autobotfan11]

Sun and moon is fucking garbage

[@truegreen7]

Definitely a great review. I do wanna note that I feel the grid like layout of Kanto in Let's Go does seem completely deliberate (either through laziness or stylistic choice) when you play a Gen 7 games, since in Sun and Moon, the layout of routes and locations aren't grid based anymore and completely dynamic. The grass patches and roads aren't perpendicular and polygonal. So I think Game Freak has already left the trend, but just wanted to emulate the Game Boy layout.

[@thefatbearcrew]

Hello there

[@abarette_]

Yea, indeed, they just wanted to be loyal to the original games. Like in FRLG basically. But still, I would have enjoy having Abilities and Held Items in this game too. The battle mechanics felt lazy overall. Especially having Mega-Evolutions for absolutely no legitimate reasons. Honestly, I think this is one of the most enjoyable Pokémon Games out there.

[@pokemaster8989]

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[@owenmcdonald5806]

Arlo: "Ampharos! I choose you!" Gen 8: ah ah ah, I don't think so!

[@TSPH1992]

Masuda: "We cut the amount of Pokémon to improve graphics"

[@RayoMcQueen95990]

Owen McDonald Ampharos is my favorite electric type😢

[@TheLonelyGoomba]

The only thing I'd like to see stay in the series is the random battle mechanic. Having Pokemon on the actual overworld is great. Everything else? Eh. They removed wild battles and replaced it with a motion control focus game that barely works. (seriously, I've yet to see someone actually like it). And when playing in handheld, you're basically just...repeatedly pressing A and throwing an endless supply of balls till it works. They removed most of the satisfaction of training a team. I'm not a fan of EXP share since X and Y but atleast they gave you the option to turn it off, but not this time. I wouldn't mind this game if it stayed as its own subseries alongside the core games. But all this talk of this being a core game has me nervous. The Pokemon Go catching mechanic was made as a way to make pokeballs and Pokemon disposable to encourage spending money. I don't think it translates well to an RPG, especially in the long run. It'll probably get boring if it sticks around due to the lack of depth in catching Pokemon. It's all a bit shallow really.

[@kylecampbell565]

I think the biggest issue is giving you acess to the PC at all times. Since depositing a pokemon fully heals them that means Potions, status healers and revives are useless

[@Ecastro179]

@@kylecampbell565 Actually, putting them in the PC doesn't heal the Pokémon

[@kylecampbell565]

Ecastro179 It doesn’t?! could’ve sworn I saw a clip of this game where someone used the PC to heal their Pokémon.... maybe I imagined it?

[@dragonmaster1500]

Disclaimer: I havn't actually played the game myself, but I have researched it and watched a few LP's I wouldn't mind the removal of wild battles and the auto EXP sharing so much if they gave us the option to ignore these features. Like give us the option to choose if we want to have wild battles or not, and allow us the choice of whether to use the EXP share feature or not. Even X/Y and Sun/Moon allowed us to choose if we wanted exp sharing. (I'm currently playing through moon for the first time, turned the EXP share off as soon as I got it and my entire party of six is still way overleveld compared to the trainers at this stage of the game). Hopefully Pokemon 2019 goes back to the more traditional formula and at least gives us a choice as to whether we want to use the features. Or be like fire emblem and offer a classic mode for series veterans and a casual mode for the people who just want to play the game on easy mode.

[@doopness785]

I'm gonna say that I enjoy the Joycon ball throwing mechanics and I've gotten quite good and hitting excellent throws almost every time is now 2nd nature to me. I see that it can be annoying if you don't know how to aim but Once you understand how it works it's actually quite awesome.

[@JinjoVitis]

Are muppet hands more prone to cramping than human hands? Honest question I hope this doesn't come off as racist.

[@burrhe]

As a scientist I'd assume it's because of his fluffy hands. He gets less friction to grip controllers so he has to compensate by clenching harder in order for the controllers to not slip. This would result in increased incidents of cramping, particularly with small, light controllers.

[@cutecommie]

Not to be racist or anything, but muppet people suuuUUUUUUUGKCJGKGK

[@senaruryuin2773]

:D He's not a muppet, he's a Blue Monster!

[@bdel80]

It is not racisit it is puppetist

[@GoldenTGB]

Use the Left Joy-Con.

[@rewrose2838]

_Where is the line between holding a player's hand too much and just offering them a pleasant experience?_ I say, make it an option. Just like the HUD in breath of the wild or the permanent death in Fire emblem, allow the player to choose between the pleasantries and the challenges.

[@cory99991]

Pretty much yeah. I mean I'm sure some people love exp share being automatic and team wide in Sword and Shield but it completely ruins the game for me and I hate that you can change your team at any point and honestly I'm not the biggest fan of taking away the random battles it's like they took all the challenge out of the game and made it for toddlers when they should know full well that a large portion of their audience (I'd say far more than half) are people who have been playing Pokemon for over 10 years and probably half of those like myself for over 20 years. I still remember how excited/happy I was when I got Pokemon Blue for Christmas the year it came out at 7 years old and have been playing Pokemon ever since so I've witnessed a lot of changes in the series over the years but these are honestly my most hated. And dynamaxing don't even get me started on dynamaxing it's just stupid.

[@kingbowser4542]

@@cory99991 I agree with you with most things, but random encounters were always annoying and I'm glad they changed that. If you still want to battle you can just run into a pokémon. Also, dynamaxing is cool but gigantamaxing is way better.

[@minecraft-nq7qm]

@@cory99991 it was made for todlers lol thats part of the game there is only a multiplayer to make it easier for your kid or someone else to learn the game

[@Mikau888]

I feel like this is the most sensible comment on this video

[@rewrose2838]

@@Mikau888 Unfortunately, I don't think Game Freak will ever consider doing this.

[@obvfw]

The catching style in Let's Go irks me. It makes me feel like I'm wasting time and balls while catching duplicates. I've never caught duplicates without a purpose, until now, and it kind of hurts.

[@0bashie]

Same, never felt good about it in mobile Pokemon GO as well.

[@SuperPeterok]

Can you just press a button instead?

[@TheDeathmail]

But you know, it's a lot easier for parents to play with their kids... I could play this game with my 2 year old and share my love for Pokemon...

[@obvfw]

@@SuperPeterok It's not the motion control, it's the fact that you're encouraged to catch multiple of the same species of Pokemon. I'm used to catching only one of each kind, unless they have different forms or multiple evolutions. I don't need ten Pidgey in my box.

[@SuperPeterok]

@@obvfw do you still have to do that motion control in sword and shield?

[@RedLine_Renesis]

You don't need weaklings to catch any Pkmn, just use False Swipe

[@OmegaChase1002]

or a status move.

[@aidanredding8058]

But the Pokemon might know take down or something else with recoil damage.

[@OmegaChase1002]

Status moves, guys.

[@onup1475]

Personally I would just throw Pokéballs. I think the lvl difference intimidates the Pokémon to stay in that pokeballe....they really don’t want to fight my lvl 100 Pokémon.

[@tylerwilson4450]

Catch a butterfree and hit them with sleep powder. Works for me 90% of the time. Am I too late to the party? LOL

[@SuperSenshi]

"Now I have my own Eevee plushie with a BIG, POOFY TAIL!" So adorable. :3

[@MichaelMashpotato]

More like Pokémon Let’s Go back to 1998. I put in 40 hours immediately and finished in a week. I immensely enjoyed this remake.

[@MichaelMashpotato]

Fusion I put 42 hours into the game. I ended with 117 Pokémon and my team level 73. I’m sure people have beaten this is 20 but my playstyle is very slow since I’m constantly looking for every nook and cranny of the map

[@garcon45]

@ I finished it in about 17, and I was slow about it/picked up every item. No idea how someone could make it last 40. XD

[@FirestoneX]

I was in the 40 to 50 hour. My original pokemon yellow I spent over 100 hours in to get my main team to lvl 100.

[@bjiirn]

It took me about 40 hours to complete the game what in my case means, beat the elite four twice, catch/obtain all 135 pokemon that you can get in one game, trade the rest with random People online (using the Code 3x Pikachu) and successfully shinyhunt a Pikachu.

[@sinteleon]

It's pretty much a nostalgia trip, except with several changes to streamline the game. Basically, try playing this, then play the original yellow, and you can see the massive amount of changes done, while still feeling faithful to the original game.

[@jackdreas4415]

Unless you're building a competitive team to go far in national tournaments EV's and IVs are the last thing you should be worried about in a normal run of any modern Pokemon game Arlo

[@znerd3664]

EV's don't even matter in these games in terms of competitive

[@kylecampbell565]

Yeah as much as I hate to say it based on the way Arlo said he only ever used 2 or 3 Pokémon that gives me the impression he always had an HM slave in the party which is the wrong way to play the game

[@znerd3664]

@@kylecampbell565 its basically impossible to play through the earlier pokemon games without at least 2 HM slaves. Its either HM slaves(the usual option) or waste attack slots on pokemon you actually like using

[@kylecampbell565]

z nerd still you switch them out of the party when you can (watch any Pokémon LP by Chuggaconroy, Lucahjin, Tom Fawkes or NCS to see what I mean)

[@znerd3664]

@@kylecampbell565 oh yes absolutely but there's still no denying that the quickest and easiest way to beat the earlier games was to use only 1 pokemon(usually your starter) and then have a few HM slaves

[@ZdsZodyrus]

I know you stated quite openly that you hadn't played Gen's 6 or 7. But even despite that, I have some corrections to make. 1: TM's have been infinite use since Gen 5. 2: ORAS had the "sneak up on Pokemon" mechanic. 3: The EXP Share became a key item in XY, and performs exactly the same in Let's Go. 4: EV's and IV's aren't something you need to waste even a single bit of your time on if you're only playing casually. They're made mostly for competitive players. 5: Gen 7, ie. Sun/Moon, got rid of HM's entirely before. Replacing them with the "Ride Pager" and finally: Pretty much every Pokemon game since XY have had little to no Post-game. Outside of breeding or challenging the "Battle Frontier", or whatever other Post-game battle mode that's in the game, there really hasn't been much to do in a Pokemon game after the Champion is beaten outside of just catching more Pokemon and collecting items.

[@goatmygoat1815]

The exp share is different because you can't turn it off

[@pondscum9363]

USUM:u wot m8?

[@AlexThat200]

Zodyrus Sevaron Okay, 2 things I disagree with. 1. The Exp. Share was different back then in the sense that you could actually turn it off. 2. There have been some decent post-game stuff. That especially goes for the new 3DS ones. I really liked the Delta episodes and the catching of the Ultra Beasts.

[@ZdsZodyrus]

@@AlexThat200 Good point. I wasnt clear on the exp share mechanic being different in let's go. And I also didn't take the delta episode into account.

[@SpankinDaBagel]

Emerald and Platinum had pretty great post game content.

[@ChristopherMoom]

*_Pokémon Let's Go To The Polls_*

[@manidavis4126]

Chara Dreemurr - Christopher Moon and Hillary lost electoral college.

[@psychokinrazalon]

Chara Dreemurr - Christopher Moon How about not ever. I like that.

[@JerrysFineCigars]

Pokemon go fuck yourselves

[@nullpoint3346]

The Polish?

[@xd-iv7vp]

Why are you everywhere?

[@homeslicehomeslice]

I hate when they shove motion controls in games, it really ruins it for me. No reason we cant have an option to not use them.

[@netweed09]

I don't 'hate' it. How else are they meant to implement it then, genius? You can't just leave it out, that would be lame and show no effort of incorporating anything. You rather play Pokemon from 1998 then! Some people just like moaning xDD

[@sporeham1674]

You don’t need to use it. In handheld mode you just press A.

[@asandysoldier3164]

netweed09 are you seriously saying that the only difference between pokemon red and lets go pikachu is motion controls? He’s talking bout how it can ruin games that would be fun without them, like a gimmicky wii game.

[@PlankShard]

@@netweed09 just don't implement motion controls at all. Its Not like the motion controls have super special moves you can't use on a controller. They should at least give and option to use non motion controls. Pokemon lets go is good with it, but most other games force you to use them.

[@netweed09]

@@PlankShard Yes, but I don't blame them for trying. Honestly, I feel it's a better 'gimmick' than '3D glasses' or '4D'. And I'd still rather Skyward with it's semi-flawed Motion controls than any of the plague of 2.5D titles that have infested the Switch prior to the big gun games announced this year

[@StarFruitNinja_CR]

You only touched on it for a second but I think the random battle system found in the older games really promotes taking the shortest path instead of exploring. Going an extra few steps for a free item just isn't worth it when you get punished by +2 battle encounters.

[@spagetti9271]

The feature of sneaking up on Pokémon was in the Ruby and Sapphire remakes

[@brunolinares604]

While it didn't have Pokémon in the overworld (just their tail :p), yeah. ORAS offered another way to encounter wild Pokémon without replacing the already existing one, and it was a 3DS game...

[@kazoorion7993]

And the best part is that you could find Pokemon with their HA with the DexNav.

[@TurtleDragonSilent]

Kazoorion You could also chain for Shinies and IVs

[@kazoorion7993]

Oh yeah lol I completely forgot about that. It happened that i ended up finding shinies with the DexNav even though I was actually EV training.

[@wylinder8402]

potential unpopular opinion but when I play a pokemon game I try to catch as little pokemon as possible. This way the ones that I truly want and catch feel much more special rather than just disposable. I don't like being forced to catch or run from every wild pokemon I run into.

[@johnduffy9098]

You could try the nuzlocke challenge

[@wylinder8402]

John Duffy I would consider nuzlock but 1. This game was made with the intention of the player base doing the exact opposite of a nuzlock. 2. Throwing away my Pokémon when it loses still keeps that whole disposable things with Pokémon not feeling special

[@difty-dift]

I feel the exact same way. That's why I've never completed a Pokédex until Sun & Moon (since they had only the regional dex). There are some Pokémon I never want to catch and others I have no need to catch since I already have an equivalent on my team. The last thing I want is to catch a Tauros I don't want or care about and just have it rot in the PC.

[@lel2015]

repels exist

[@kylenetherwood8734]

Pokemon! Gotta Catch as Few as Possible!

[@akirabaes4644]

The EV system basically meant that your trained Pokémon would always be stronger than freshly catched, wild or trainer ones of the same level.

[@gabrielfreitas3033]

And it sucked and added nothing to the game but grinding. Natures and the AV system reach the same thing but better

[@kyotheman69]

but system was terrible, only reason to do this was for online battles, there was no reason to do this when playing game and post game.

[@lyingriotman2220]

1. You don't have to mess with EV's whatsoever. They make you stronger than NPC and wild pokemon who might be the same level as you to give you an edge. You also don't have to touch natures and IV's either. As long as you follow natural game progression nothing is undefeatable. 2. Since you didn't make it especially clear, I'm going to assume that you're saying that breeding for natures and IV's are less tedious than grinding for EV's. That makes some sense if you're talking about preparing for competitive battling, but natures and IV's are not vitally important to playing through the story. You don't need to make a detour halfway through and breed perfect pokemon, just like you don't need to perfectly train EV's, and unlike breeding EV's happen naturally through normal gameplay. Certain stats are boosted when you defeat certain pokemon which gives you an advantage over other trainer-owned and wild pokemon. You DO NOT need to make these stats perfect to beat the game, only when playing competitive.

[@ephemeralbro]

@@gabrielfreitas3033 except you didn't have to worry about it when going through the game casually, only if you were trying to be competitive. Not once have I even attempted to breed a Pokemon with perfect IVs and I did just fine. It's your own fault if you wasted time on a feature that wasn't really intended to be used in the main game/playthrough

[@MathewBroadway]

When I was a kid I didn't know about the Missingno glitch and trained my team normally. I got them up to high 80's and one of them into the 90's, it was tedious work. I link battled with my friend and when I saw all his pokemon were at level 100, I was amazed. I asked "How did you do that, you must be a great trainer." and he told me about the glitch and how he multiplied rare candies. So we battled, and I was surprised when I won. It felt like all the hours I had spent with my Pokemon had made them stronger than his "no effort, glitch exploited" team. Back then I didn't even know EV's existed and years later when I found out I was happy they were there. It taught me the value of hard work and not taking shortcuts. To me, EV's are that bond between trainer and Pokemon that makes them stronger with time and care.

[@Blockistium]

Alpha Sapphire had a better "deliberately finding Pokémon" mechanic

[@zacharygiles2984]

and Omega Ruby, though OR>AS

[@zacharygiles2984]

They are the same thing but red is better than blue

[@brock985]

disagree, seeing them on the overworld is much better

[@klaudiawojakowska9062]

What was the mechanic? How did it work?

[@gewdvibes]

Klaudia Wojakowska it was basically a stealth mechanic. You would tilt the stick slightly to start creeping towards a Pokémon and you could sneak up on them. They would only slightly pop out of the grass but if I recall correctly you could still tell what Pokémon it was

[@kazoorion7993]

I just want my Pokemon XD Gale of Darkness sequel goddammit :(

[@tena2013]

Same! Sadly it's not happening :(

[@Ghost-uu8lb]

The Real shit right here :'(

[@regirayquaza]

Pokemon Battle Revolution is the closest we got.

[@kazoorion7993]

Actually it was the closest thing related to Pokemon Stadium.

[@regirayquaza]

@@kazoorion7993 I meant because they were developed by the same company.

[@MogekoMagica]

"Overleveling 1 or 2 poke'mon"... *Everyone's level 85 Blaziken pre Elite 4* xD

[@SuperColtsrock11]

Emerald was my first game and yeah this was me 😂 blaziken and rayquaza only in my elite 4 run

[@Lahiss]

"Dunno if this already was a thing in the DS games." Yes, it was. Every one of them has been introduced before.

[@rewrose2838]

May I know what your profile pic is from?

[@Yuukecchi]

"writing is faithful to the original"? they actually censored some of dialogue such as the lady in the lavender tower in the original she needs blood, instead, she says she needs more ___, and also a girl in one of the houses in the original lavender town she says team rocket killed the cubones mother. In the new one, she simply says team rocket is capturing pokemon. ALSO the old man near Erika's gym says the gym is full of strong trainers instead of the originals "full of beautiful women"

[@mikeavila987]

Yuukecchi Who cares? You’re getting way too passionate about such a small thing.

[@Yuukecchi]

Hydron im not really, its just a small thing i wanted him to at least to mention since this is something i wouldnt want to carry in later titles edit: i dont want pokemon co to take away the darker tones of pokemon

[@kazoorion7993]

Hydron Since when complaining about censore is being way too passionate? It would take the dark tones of Pokemon it always had, specially in the Colosseum series.

[@cutecommie]

It's funny how the old man stopped drooling at the female trainers, yet the female player character is more sexualized than it's ever been.

[@kazoorion7993]

Even Misty was sexualized lol just look at her official artwork.

[@ghost8974]

this game felt the most like the anime to me. with a little companion that you actually care about. i love it

[@turtleanton6539]

Right 👍

[@BradKarmour]

The static camera and gridlike rectangular overworld was fixed in the last generation of Pokémon, I think you'd like that. It really does go a long way in making things feel more natural. They said they kept the camera this way in THIS game because the region was designed around that top-down view, which I think is completely valid. The square-ness, though, I think should've been smoothed out. If you want that same look, we have numerous games that updated Kanto but kept that. This should've been that first time seeing it look less like a Minecraft world and more like an actual world.

[@johnesco]

2:56 "and in future games..." ah! You predicted Arceus.

[@DarthFennec]

"Let's Go Eevee Co-op Nuzlocke? Any takers?" Come to think of it, how would Nuzlocke even work when there's no random encounters anymore?

[@theals9605]

DarthFennec I did a nuzlocke in this game and for the encounters I just did it with the rule that I caught the first one I saw spawn.

[@nicolaashamman6201]

It's kinda funny, in a sadistic sense, that you felt out with Pokemon because of a thing... and then they fixed right after you left. It's a bit like being out of town on your birthday.

[@nicolaashamman6201]

@@lucasframpton289 Sure. He even says in the video that he hadn't played a PKMN game since BW. It's still somewhat funny that he spends almost a third of the video covering old news that he could circumvent by just googling " Is x a new thing?"

[@doopness785]

What really annoys me is that he praised the fact that TMs had unlimited uses when that's been a thing Since Black & White which he claims to have played!?! Honestly Arlo could really use a lesson on how to use Google to research stuff because the quality of his review suffered because of his laziness.

[@wildstarfish3786]

@@nicolaashamman6201 I know he says in the video that he hadn't played a PKMN game since BW but he didn't know about infinite TMs a feature introduced in BW

[@Felixr2]

I would definitely consider buying this game. If it were at least 33,3% cheaper.

[@rmtsapphire0]

Maybe it’s because you got it for free But having to pay an extra $50 just to get mew is egregious Just gating one pokemon behind a paywall almost as large as the game itself Disgusting

[@cutecommie]

I do hope wild battles return in gen 8. This is the thing I miss most. Most of the other changes are tolerable, but this Pokémon Go imitation must not stay.

[@veronicaviveros4144]

be careful what you wish f

[@veronicaviveros4144]

For oops yeah now half of every pokemon is gone

[@TSPH1992]

@@veronicaviveros4144 and the megas, Primal reversions are gone as well, because Game Freak made some terrible excuses instead of admitting their mistakes and take responsibility for their actions. They could have asked for a year long delay to sophisticate their product. Yet here we are

[@joshuachoi9712]

I'm personally not getting this game due to the GO aspects and I'm just not too into that, but I totally get why they made this game, and I'm glad it's selling well!

[@stylesnivy1839]

Joshua Choi Makes sense

[@palathaxx]

Joshua Choi wow, most people with that opinion boycott this game like Satan made it. You respect other people's opinions, and you understand why these games exist.

[@carlbloke8797]

Joshua Choi I respect your opinion. I’m impressed you kept a level head compared to other haters if the game

[@megaman37456]

Honestly I was heavily against these game when they launched but after doing some research I got Pikachu, here are my pros and cons: Pros: - Pokemon EVERYWERE! - God tier OST remake! - Genuinely fun Cons: - Lack of classic mode toggle (The ability to toggle battles on and off for wild pokemon for those who don't care for GO mechanics) - Trainer Pokemon EXP payout is gimped to hell - Gym leaders just spam one attack, THAT'S OUR JOB AS PLAYERS!

[@toxtricitycore9998]

when you see an onix in the wild, YOU SEE AN ONIX! IN THE WILD!

[@MunchKING]

EVs to me made sense as they were training. You want a stronger Pokemon, train your Pokemon to be strong. You want it to be faster, make it catch the chicken. It worked for Rocky, it worked here. That said I was cool with them streamlining it in X/Y and making the punching bags you can have them beat up instead of grinding on a specific type.

[@jonsampson3030]

EVs would be a cool concept if you didn't have to use the internet to find out what specific pokemon you have to farm against just to level the skill you want.

[@kylecampbell565]

0:42 Why'd you stop out of curiosity? You stated in your 3DS Sequels video everyone wanted a 3D Pokemon game since the series begain. Based on how you worded it I imagined you'd have been over the moon for Generations 6 and 7

[@Nicholasryan17]

Those games are not what people talk about when they want a 3D pokemon game. They want a game where the fights are visceral and actually in a world, not a turn based stadium battle with 3D models that may as well be spewing out damage numbers

[@shesgotstyle2633]

Over the Ultra Moon? I'll leave now...

[@kylecampbell565]

@@Nicholasryan17 Pokemon will ALWAYS be a turn based RPG. It would be too time consuming and expensive to fully animate and program 800+ pokemon \. Plus changing the battle formula that drastically would alienate fans. Look at how people reacted to the FFVII remake to see what I mean

[@matthewhutchinson2500]

@@Nicholasryan17 visceral is probably the wrong word and I think many people would still want turn based battles, they'd just want a seamless transition from the overworld to the battle. Basically, what Gamefreak seems to be doing with Town.

[@kylecampbell565]

Matthew Hutchinson until load times become no existent in games I don’t think that’s possible

[@ryanholmer8664]

This is honestly one of my favorite Pokémon games. It’s may not be the most inventive or different but it’s pure fun and enjoyment. I loved every second I played this game and the animation style used just makes it so much better. If I ever go to replay a Pokemon game this is my first choice because of just how fun and delightful it is to play through.

[@chrisburns5532]

its so close but the lack of challenge is too much of a compromise for me

[@animejerk05]

If you ditch pikachu and eevee the game becomes significantly harder

[@Kirbey]

I hope that this style of Pokémon catching isn’t in gen 8, buuut, they could put it in a safari zone.

[@fortniteisretardedandminec9373]

reRy :)

[@MakoHazard]

@Cadeboy 13 Whole game should have been the wild zone. Pokemon SnS is so lazy and awful. That new indie game TemTem puts it to shame. For having billions of dollars the creators of pokemon sure do as little work as possible.

[@CHESTER_MUSICMAN]

cuz they want the money NOW.

[@Summer_turtle_]

I don't read replies that makes no sense, so you complain about it not being a whole safari zone but you know it would suck as much as the wild area??? Where’s the common sense

[@poi5352]

I can kind of see how adults and younger kids would appreciate this game more than seasoned pokemon fans. I’m more of the latter, but I can see that Nintendo really wanted a more casual experience in their games for people here. For example, battling a pokemon whilst trying to catch it is more fun for me than endlessly chucking balls at it. It adds a layer of “what’s your next move?” type of thinking. Do you let your main pokemon tank hits? Do you want to use a status effect? If you let them faint, you lose affection, so it affects you in the long run... I do think I’m okay with the on the run party system, but part of the fun was trying to figure out what you want to use and when and how before tackling a challenge. I agree that EV training needs reworking, but as it stands, it’s a bit too simple. Maybe using specific moves can affect EVs as well in the future? All in all though, this game seems kind of like something I would burn through way too fast and easily unless I impose handicaps on myself, but I think casual audiences and busy adults(like Arlo) will appreciate the changes. It’s not really for me, but I like the new things Nintendo are trying out. Maybe a mix of wild grass encounters and actual pokemon encounters that roam around will be a cool compromise! Looking forward to Pokemon 2019. :)

[@1lik3Fir33mbl3m]

I think the minigames with the pokemon-shaped-ballon shooting was a good compromise to EV train your Pokemon.

[@wizardif]

Gamefreak are the ones who make the pokemon games, nintendo publishes them. Just need to point that out.

[@KaisTheFireWarrior]

But wild Pokemon are weaker and dumber period

[@Yungillegalbean]

This comment should be most comments.

[@asandysoldier3164]

Super casual gan here, this sounds like my ideal experience except for the Pokemon go like catching and controls. I mainly play emerald on my GBA sp, but grinding kills me.

[@miaemblem8072]

I think this is the game with the best graphic (talking about switch Pokemon games). I live the cartoon graphic, the following pokemon with personalized animations that gives PERSONALITY to them and they stay right behind you, the lighting and shading is so good and the trainer models are so beautiful

[@PlotlinePlus]

Huh... I'm playing playing Pokemon Sun on my 3DS while watching this. These are the same Pokemon models, no doubt.

[@zeakthetinysoviet3702]

They wont change them for the next 5 years at least. They cant just create new models for one game and start over again and again Edit: well they could but this is Nintendo, they wont spend money on such things

[@matthewsheridan680]

When that little Pokémon saved itself because of love it was my evee I was evolving int espeon it said Lucky Held on because she didn’t want you to cry and I was just so happy it was just so cute

[@DeadNovice]

3:01 was the moment Arlo predicted Legends Arceus.

[@lupeylycan]

You should give Sun and Moon a try if you ever get the time! They've got a lot of these quality of life features and a grander scope, but I definitely had a lot of fun with the setting and characters. It's a really interesting break of the usual methodology too.

[@wildsharday9652]

Why not play the Ultra Moon and Sun given that it a little bit difficult and change the character around.

[@lupeylycan]

@@wildsharday9652 Oh, I think USUM are fine enough too haha. I just went with Sun and Moon because I personally prefer the story of those games, but USUM definitely has some improvements over it that make it worth the upgrade. Really, any of the Alola games are a super solid experience in my opinion.

[@wonder6835]

@@lupeylycan Agreed. Though I would 9 times outta 10 reccomend USUM as modt do not play for story, and the story of SM is the only thing better about it. I love Alola so much despite its flaws. Gen 7 was great.

[@lastsonoftennessee9895]

@@wonder6835 "Ah... Gen 7. Back when Pokemon was good." --Me in 20 years.

[@wonder6835]

@@lastsonoftennessee9895 lol. I am actuslly pretty confident that Gen 8 will be good. It is gonna be more traditional, compared to Lets Go. Though I hope Gamefreak makes Gen 8 truly the next Gen of Pokemon, and will take advantage of the Switch's hardware. I am also confident in this as Gen 8s development startes before Let's Go's, so a lot of work is being put into Gen 8. And historically Gamefreak pushes the limits of the platform they make games on. Gen 7 really was pushing the 3DS to its limits. Lets Go just seems like a more of a filler game to bridge the gap between Go and main series while Gen 8 is their main project. I still enjoyed Lets Go though.

[@ilexdiapason]

"nintendo, you are so awesome" the relentless positivity that will soon fade

[@DarthFennec]

"These should be the console pokemon experiences we've always wanted!" Yeah, they should be. But Gamefreak doesn't want to make console pokemon games. The only reason these games and Sword and Shield are on the Switch is because it's a handheld/console hybrid and there is no dedicated handheld for them to release on this generation. And there probably won't be ever again.

[@thatguyGuswho]

Arlo catches my attention faster than anything else.

[@shroomie108]

"Honey come to bed i need some lovin" " sorry dear.. new arlo video sooooooo..."

[@TheCubsOnly]

Arlo, I understand that you did state not having played any Pokemon games since Black and White, but please do a little more research before praising a game for its "innovative" mechanics. You mentionned the inclusion of the "new" XP share, but this isn't new, it's been a feature since X and Y. Judging a game mainly on features implementend in previous entries then carried over is more like reviewing previous entries, and not the one in question. You should be reviewing new and current features. Thank you, love all of your content ❤️

[@bluerious5475]

DominickObrien He said that older games had xp share, but this game allowed you to actually have it through the game.

[@TheCubsOnly]

@@bluerious5475 Not sure I completely understand what you mean here, other games in the pokemon franchise have done this since X and Y too.

[@kylecampbell565]

DominickObrien the 3DS games had an item toggle this game it’s FORCED on you

[@TheCubsOnly]

@@kylecampbell565 Can't really say that changes much with the point he was trying to make. Sure you can turn them off, but the game turns it on for you automatically when it's given to you.

[@lastsonoftennessee9895]

Earlier games had the Exp-Share, but they gave it to you after you had progressed a certain amount through the game. In XY, you got after the first gym, in SM/USUM you got after completing the Trainer School, and I don't remember when you get it in ORAS. Whereas, if I understand correctly, in this game you never "get" it; it's simply incorporated into the game and is in play from the very beginning, which is what Arlo mentioned about it--that you have it from the beginning rather than receiving it after completing some part of the game. That said, I agree that half of the new features he praised in this game were already present in earlier games (the most obvious example being about TMs being multiple use. I'm not sure when that was introduced but it's been a while.)

[@lugiaanimates]

15:54 I never realized how terrifying it is when venasaur runs 😞

[@cresoma]

it looks like a gigantic leafy toad hopping about, that’d be horrific to see irl

[@lugiaanimates]

@@cresoma OH GOD.... Imagine it just.. sprinting after you.. that's actually horrifying 😖😖

[@cresoma]

Lugia Animates Plus it’s also part reptile, so it’d just be even scarier to see behind you (Also also, gotta commend you for that dedication! :v)

[@lugiaanimates]

@@cresoma UR RIGHT.... IT *IS* PART REPTILE also its nothin jdhkshsjsj

[@cresoma]

Lugia Animates it might even be part dinosaur based on the name.. maybe this is why venusaur isn’t as popular as the others lol

[@grimms1916]

I personally really dislike not being able to fight the wild pokemon for one simple reason: it completely takes away that cathardic feeling of actually training your pokemon. Sure, there are still trainer battles, but the most fun I had with previous entries in the series came from fighting the wild pokemon to strengthen my individual teamates. But now? There's none of that. The connection is gone, since your team is just an accessory you carry around with you thay somehow gets stronger from you just catching wild pokemon en masse. Its made even worse by the fact that your whole team gains exp from every fight from the very start. Sure, old games had the exp share. But you usually didn't get that until you'd made it through a decent chunk of the game. Up until you unlocked it, you had to spend time with each pokemon in your team, training them individually if you wanted them to become stronger. It was this one on one time spent with your pokemon that made you care about them. Let me paint a picture for you to illustrate my point. Way back during my first pokemon experience, with crystal version, I caught an ekans outside the ruins. Seeing as how little me loved snakes, I immediately took a liking tko him. I trained that ekans non-stop, and when he finally evolved into arbok, I wad thrilled! It felt like such an important milestone that we, as trainer and pokemon, had reached together through hard work. That very same arbok followed me all the way to the final battle with red. I freaking loved that snake, and cared about every pokemon on my team nearly as much, because I put in the time with each and every one to train them by battle. In every entry I've played in the series since, I've gotten roughly the same feeling. It was never as strong as my first time, but it was always there. In this game though? I feel none of that, not even with my eevee. And it all comes back to not being allowed to train my pokemon. In emulating the style of pokemon go, nintendo has gutted the core experience of pokemon from the game.

[@stevencraeynest7729]

I'd say there's an other reason fighting wild pokemon was better: when encountering a pokemon you didn't know, you would immediately see what he could do in battle. It's just the best introduction to a new pokemon

[@TheGoMetal]

For me it's destroying the whole aspect of being a Pokémon trainer, it's just to easy

[@mrsuperheatran2794]

Battling wild Pokemon hardly gives any exp, it's literally better to have the VS. Seeker or Audino/Chansey spots.

[@grimms1916]

@@mrsuperheatran2794 YES! AND THATS WHAT MADE IT FUN! If you wanted to make your team stronger, you had to put effort in. That effort is what makes the level-ups rewarding. In this game though, exp and levels are practically handed to you considering how little fucking effort is required to catch pokemon

[@bluerious5475]

Ingamar1 Grinding Wild Pokemon isn’t fun. Yeah I like Pokémon games, but fighting wild Pokémon barely does shit for you. While I don’t consider this game to be the best Pokémon game for sure, I still really enjoyed it while I was playing, and didn’t mind how they changed wild Pokémon. Something I would definitely prefer though, is using wild battles as well as the catching segments in the game. It just would seem better.

[@ArmorPiercingTyrant]

I'm thirty-four. Married. Got a two year-old kid. Haven't played Pokémon since Platinum. And you just convinced me to buy Let's Go Evee. You're making me fall in love with video games again.

[@robisafk]

Joachim Jupiter I hear you. 30 here, myself. Married, mortgage, 2 kids - and want to play Pokémon lol

[@kimkardashianjong-un6299]

Why does dewgong levitate.......... why do so many water Pokemon levitate like they’re swimming...............

[@brettkovach4623]

I feel like most design choices in this game are cancelled out by other design choices. Catching lots of Pokemon gives you candy to make your Pokemon more powerful... which you don't need since catching lots of Pokemon makes you overlevelled. Playing in docked mode let's you play through the Kanto region on the bigscreen in HD, which is a dream for old school Pokefans... but the controls are terrible and it's better to play in handheld. The game claims it's a remake of Yellow version... except you're not Red (or Ash) and you rival isn't Blue (or Gary), yet Red and Blue are both in the games anyway, seemingly as themselves, as if they also played through the exact same scenario you just did. And again, you can make your Pokemon super powerful with candies... but there's nothing to do with them after the Elite Four, except for the gym leader refights and E4 refights. I don't know, they're not terrible games, but it felt like they were made by two teams who didn't communicate with each other.

[@TheMrMister]

Hey Arlo, you know that feature you mentioned that you liked? That was from another Pokemon game.

[@justinm2232]

They took out safari zone, so it has even less than the originals

[@daffyfable1983]

But the catching mechanics basically is the safari zone. That’s like having a safari zone in the safari zone which would be stupid.

[@thepunslinger9349]

I prefer to call these games Pokemon Let's Go Arthritis and Safari Zone: The Game

[@PiousMoltar]

"My neon green Game Boy Color" hmm... Are you me? No wait I'm not blue.

[@Toastcat890]

The fact that you can't fight wild pokemon put me off this game feels so cheap.

[@yungthunder2681]

Why would anyone judge you for wanting a bulbasaur? It's objectively the beat starter in the first generation

[@stylesnivy1839]

Yung Thunder objectively * also true

[@yungthunder2681]

@@stylesnivy1839 darn autorcorrect

[@mystic5534]

Unlimited TM usage and the relationship buffs like hanging on or crits are both old mechanics

[@mirthfulArtist]

Your reviews are so honest, but still manage to be nice. Very wholesome channel! 😭

[@tomasmcgrath5766]

Why do Nintendo insist on forcing Motion Controls on everything.

[@cubedmelons876]

Because the Wii brought them that $$$.

[@kazoorion7993]

Ironically the Wii U failed in that regards despite being it's successor LOL

[@Neco3376]

To be fair, imagine the backlash and complaints if this game didnt have motion controls. A system that has two controllers the size of your hands that have implemented motion possibilities and you're not gonna let us throw our pokéballs? No way. I get that no option to turn it off is a bummer for some people but i think this is due to the Pokémon GO inspiration, i never played that so i have no idea if that is any fun. Finally, while Nintendo do have some pull, keep in mind that in the end, it is ultimately Gamefreak that makes these games.

[@kazoorion7993]

Damn, that game was total garbage lol

[@MasterHandSpazz]

The Go! Series is supposed to make it feel like Pokémon in the real world. It be be stupid of them not to have you throwing balls

[@jasonkeats931]

"i'm gonna look like the biggest dork when i wear these and i won't even care!" let's be real. how much more silly can a cookie-monster-lookin' guy get? but for real i admire your unabashed enthusiasm for the things you love.

[@SmeagolTheBeagle]

Sounds to me like they just took all the fun out of it and souped it up with visuals.

[@boltstrike2787]

That's exactly what they did.

[@hammerbrother2835]

Ezra Nixon opposite to the originals which lacked in visuals (not in my opinion but perhaps in the opinion of others who are used to better graphics) but the gameplay was fun and challenging

[@doodlebob3374]

@@boltstrike2787 No, no it's not

[@asandysoldier3164]

Its just significantly more casual, it sounds great to me except for the pokeball throwing and controls. I fucking hate grinding, and emerald is great and I like it, but the grinding kills me.

[@jennifergriel861]

I've been so mixed on this game. I have no idea if i actually want it or not

[@SilvarusLupus]

You could always wait for a used copy to show up on ebay or something

[@awesomefacestuff4429]

Ikr? On one hand, it looks like a fun/relaxing game and the graphics are really pretty, but on the other hand, it looks way too easy and it lacks post-game content. I think I’ll just wait until I can find a good deal on eBay, as SilverusLupus said.

[@jennifergriel861]

AwesomeFaceStuff that’s not even it. I’ve always been a fan of the WORLD of Pokémon, but never the actual gameplay. And some of these changes would help me get into the series. But it didn’t go far enough and still has too much of what I don’t like about Pokémon to begin with. I don’t like RPGs. At all. I hate turn based battles and I HATE having to manage XP and items and leveling up. I just want to fight, win, then have my health recover automatically because I survived. Man what I would give for a Pokémon hack n slash game.

[@awesomefacestuff4429]

Jennifer Griel If you hate RPGs and only want to play Pokémon to experience the world of it, I would highly recommend you give up and stop following the franchise. Why support the game if you’re not gonna fully enjoy it? That’s just my opinion though, if for whatever reason you still think it’s worth it then that’s fine I guess.

[@jennifergriel861]

AwesomeFaceStuff the only Pokémon game I’ve EVER bought and owned is Pokkén. Otherwise that franchise hasn’t seen a cent of my money. I was hoping this is the first one I would actually get to play. But no.

[@mikelife2831]

I’m really excited for gen 8 but I didn’t find any enjoyment out of these games other than the graphics, my suggestion is if you’re in the same boat as me is to treat it like a tech demo

[@tobathetura7482]

It seems he never discovered how disgustingly broken candys are in this game. tried one casual shiny hunt (an hour or two) to get a feel for the new mechanics and Bam, i had enough candy to create a beautiful, juiced up, super Saiyan death machine oddish I didn't even need to evolve or level to destroy everything thrown at me. Before i even had a handful of badges.

[@onup1475]

I made the ultimate digleet. Perfect in every way and shiny with my ideal nature all because I can. After beating the master of digleet them dugtreo I git really board as I really don’t want to grind all of them and I kinda wanted to battle more but a lot of The moves was removed. For example why do they have stealth rock and remove rapid spine? It seam pick and choose what moves they want and I was saddened to learn I couldn’t make my pikachu even learn volt tackle or electro ball to at least make its stick out more but not they seam to dwindle down the move options

[@loganc.2824]

Yup, when shiny hunting in the game, you get a SUPER broken advantage because of how many candies you get. Unless you’re really lucky and find a shiny right away, you have enough candies to turn your new shiny into a death machine. I made a completely OP shiny Nidoking by maxing him out with candy and I can blast through the entire elite four with just him.

[@onup1475]

Erin C. Congrats on finding and perfecting that Pokémon.

[@cfqm.42]

I understand that it might be fun, but all the depth has been ripped from the game. There's no challenge, and nothing more strategic for the more dedicated players.

[@stephenobrien6983]

Shallow games produce shallow gamers.

[@UtopieKid]

This game felt more challenging than anything post Gen5 but to each their own

[@cfqm.42]

@@UtopieKid I've barely played post gen 5😂. I could never get into it because of the lack of difficulty, but I dont mind. Enjoying the games with others is the true joy I get from pokemon, so the more games and fans there are, the better.

[@clocked0]

@@cfqm.42 But then why are you complaining about this? It's a more accessible game. More players, enjoying Pokemon is the fun in it right? Saying this as somebody who also hates Let's go and hopes they keep Pokemon Go mechanics far away from Gen 8

[@cfqm.42]

@@clocked0 because it takes away resources from main line games. Any game is good news, but a main line game instead of this would be better.

[@AmeButCool]

Pokemon being in the overworld makes shiny hunting so much more tolerable.

[@Doctors_TARDIS]

Tolerable? It can actually be FUN now!

[@digitmidget6973]

100% agreed

[@k1ngk4gl3]

One nice thing about the single JoyCon control: The Trigger doubles as the A button. Idk, something kinda satisfying about that

[@theaidster7913]

"Nintendo has made some baffling decisions in the past when it comes to control sche-" *TWO ADS IN YOUR FACE!*

[@Crawford17x]

Love the game so far and this is coming from someone who has played Pokémon since the beginning. It’s imo way more fun to not use any starters, especially the OP Pikachu/Eevee and not catch hundreds of Pokémon. You can easily have the “this is kinda tough” experience that I didn’t think I would be getting.

[@bingobongo1615]

Crawford17x with Pikachu the game is quite challenging - if you dont catch every pokemon in sight

[@baddragonite]

For Arlo, A convenient list of some of the features that are in the main games that came out between black/white and Let's Go that are mentioned in tthis video: -Sneaking up on pokemon while hearing their cries via pokeradar -Catch combos -Exp share being on for all pokemon (with the ability to turn it off in past games) -Pokemon caring about you letting them hold on with 1 hp/recover from status out of love -Easier stat management -The removal of HMs -TMs being permanent -Riding Pokemon (not nearly to the extent of let's go though) -Caring for/petting your Pokemon

[@bbgamer537]

New Nuzlocke rule: 1. Eevee should not faint. If it does INSTANT LOSS! 2. Don't use candies.

[@Joeynator3000]

I'm somewhat worried for the new Pokemon games...I really hope they do things right. The series is going stale for me, after the E4 on the original Moon, I lost interest. As for the Ultra games, didn't even bother with them...I miss Platinum's post-game stuff. Even Black/White 2's (I think it was those) had fun post-game stuff, after that though, things just got boring.

[@jacobtuell3157]

Back in Generation 4 and 5 you had post games.

[@bubbletea9732]

Maybe you're getting...... old?!?

[@Joeynator3000]

@@bubbletea9732 ....No, the games just had boring post-game content...

[@MrMarinus18]

I do think B2/W2 had the best post game with Platinum a really close second and HG/SS after that. BW had a lot of post-game stuff but it was a little too open for me. All Pokémon where the same level and there was no sense of direction.

[@parchmentengineer8169]

"Maybe in the future, instead of just seeing the Pokemon, you'll need to try to sneak up on the Pokemon to catch them!" This monster just predicted Arceus Legends two years before it's announcment.

[@macalao]

You get a like for that Orange Island reference alone!

[@emilygordbort7300]

I've always hated the thought that "if you grind enough you overpower everything, so that makes the game easy" Do enough hardcore grinding on route 1 of any pokemon game, your starter will be level 100 before you even reach the first gym. But of course, you wouldn't do that. Because it's not, in any sense of the word, fun for you to have something with the power to completely delete everything in front of you specifically because you spent what would probably be days worth of nothing but killing Rattattas and Pidgeys. If you play the game just to have fun, you'll have fun and the game will typically remain challenging. If you just slam into 5 million wild pokemon between each town, you'll neither have fun nor be challenged. (Unless you're some kind of sadist that really enjoys beating up helpless virtual animals.)

[@xdfeverdream8122]

24:52. I'm sure there would be a lot of takers if the multiplayer wasn't local. This is the 1 time so far I've experienced a switch game that I wish it had online co-op rather than wishing it had local co-op. This game would have been a ton of dumb fun to nuzlocke with my buddies on the other side of the county or the other side of the planet for that matter.

[@mystic5534]

I'm a massive pokemon fan! I've played every game in the series and own a whole bunch of plushies and other dumb merch. But with that in mind this game looks absolutely terrible. Its taken away SO many features leading to dumbed down games I have no interest in. Its limited 151, terrible controls, nonexistent post game, removed catching, laughable difficulty, go/gen 1 pandering, ect, have disappointed me in a way I never thought possible. I find it great that so many people have enjoyed this game but personally I dearly hope the 2019 games stray as far away from these title as possible.

[@Yamartim]

1 the only features they took out are held items and abilities, which make no difference outside of competitive play 2 complaining that a Pokemon game is easier makes literally no sense, Pokemon was always super easy

[@edgarramirez409]

@smiley l 1. Dude, I was challenged to play gen 7 game without holding items... Nope, not much difference besides some convenient berries I missed on 2 gyms. 2. Not so much "hard" but rather "pushy and annoying" in a different way than the main series, but since this is the first installment, it won't be noticeable, instead, it's "innovative and fun", juuuuust like the first main series games.

[@kazoorion7993]

"complaining that a Pokemon game is easier makes literally no sense, Pokemon was always super easy" Pokemon Colosseum and Gale of Darkness are laughing at this.

[@Ryan-tr8vs]

@@Yamartim why make it easier then? If it were already easy why make it brain dead?

[@Turai12]

Yamazake Whitesky they also removed abilities, a core part of the games since gen 3. Earthquake shouldn't hit Weezing damn it!

[@joshuachoi9712]

I hope they made the graphics look like 3DS graphics so they can really blow us away next year, and not just because they were lazy.

[@TheSpaceJockey91]

I think both

[@bingobongo1615]

I love the graphics... no idea why it gets so much hate. Its faithful... What about civ6? Do people hate the simplistic graphics there? Some games just work with simple graphics

[@footclann0043]

Are you really complaining about graphics on a pokemon game?

[@MrMarinus18]

They used it because it allows them to use the same engine and reuse models. Pokémon only has had 3 engines; the gen 1/2 engine, the 3/4/5 engine and the one since gen 6.

[@neroraul3550]

Fun fact: I really liked the new control scheme, and the Pokeball plus. I got used to it very quickly, and it made it as authentic a Pokémon experience as possible.

[@GyourgeTube]

I totally agree with your presentation comments. I’m loving the game, but it totally feels like it could have been on a 3DS. the thing that highlighted this for me actually was the when I walked past a fisherman south of lavender town. They were all just standing there with their rods over their shoulders. It’s SUCH a tiny thing but... why couldn’t they just look like they were also fishing?? Also the game corner. Okay there’s some controversy about having a gambling game in a kids game. But they definitely could have replaced that with just a cool little arcade mini game right? I’m loving the game but it does feel a wee bit lazy

[@killerfoxraspberryplays8903]

George Day this is a filler title it's was made to hold people over for gen 8