Topic: Pokemon Battle Revolution!

[Caterkiller]

One other thing I noticed that may please everyone. You can definitly hear Pikachu say its name befor it attacks. Now then, this was also true with the frist 2 Stadium games but it was just Pikachu. I am trying to listen out for the other 3 Pokemon, but there seems to be too much noise over the clip. If anyone thinks they can make out these Japanese names they  are Deokisishu(thing with tenticles), Hoeruo(whale), and Groudon(big red one). I hear vague roars, but no yelling of their own names yet. Hopefully Pikachu is an indication that the 10 year old Game Boy noises are done away with for this game.  

[Bill Aurion]

I thought some Pokemon don't even say their names, but rather make roars and the like?

[Pale]

the pokemon saying their names thing came out of the cartoon.  I think the roars are much much better.  The problem with the colosseum games was that they sounded just like the game boy ones.  They need to update those, but please don't bring back the them saying their names thing.

In the original stadium games pikachu only said pikachu if it happened to be one transferred from pokemon yellow.

[Caterkiller]

It started with the cartoon yes, but don't forget Pokemon snap, or Pokemon Channel. Its awesome listening to the Pokemon, I could never imagine squirtle or mew just making some lame bark or growl. Had the pokemon in Snap just been making more generic growls the experience would have been cut short by alot. Most Pokemon say their names when they speak, they all have a different call, which is why no two Pokemon in the hand held versions have the same noises. Im sure Nintendo or Sotashi Tajuri wanted the Pokemon to say their names from the get go. Some Pokemon like Gyrados sound like Godzilla but technicaly its supposed to be it saying Gyrados, same goes for Onix, Dragonite and bunch more. It's been established since day one in the states that the Pokemon say their names when they speak, I would hate for Pikachu once again to be the only one who gets to do whats right.  

[JonLeung]

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Originally posted by: TVman

Yeah, there are 386 pokémon (unless Bosly makes 387) not having a hairy Pikachu (see other thread) is a-ok. Making the pokémon that realistic would make the game lose its feel anyway. The plastic look is perfectly suitable for the pokémon style.

And what about Munchlax?  Hmmm?

I don't think the Pokémon need to be realistic, but longtime Pokémon fans are nearly ten years older than when the first games came out, so if they were 6 when they caught them all, they'll be a bit insecure about it if they are nearly 16 now and somehow still playing.  It wouldn't hurt.

Or at the very least, a little bit of hair on Pikachu can't hurt.  Not a major biggie wither way.

[Mikintosh]

Well, I always figured on the updating, rather than revolutionizing nature of the Pokemon franchise was due to the fact that an outside studio, Game Freak, did the development; I counted it as Nintendo inasmuch as it was part of Super Smash Bros., but I felt it could be handled differently than Mario and Zelda. Besides, the basic structure of Red/Blue is so brilliant, I don't mind playing through it *counts* nine times on the handhelds alone.

The console games are a different story. The two Stadium games where the best, and especially 2's wide range of cups and all that mini-game stuff made you really feel like you were getting a lot of bang for your buck. Plus, playing the gym leader's castle was the closest thing to a genuine Pokemon console RPG. Until Colloseum, which, as opposed to every other Pokemon game I own, I haven't finished. The leveling up is awkward and difficult, the story doesn't have the innocence of the Game Freak games, and they forgot to put the cups in, taking out a lot of what made the Stadium games worth playing. I haven't bought Pokemon XD yet, but I suspect more of the same.

So, if Pokemon BR can bring back the charm of the Stadium games (that they used Red & Green from the Kanto games is a good sign), I'd be very pleased. I'm sure I'll end up buying it anyway, but I'd rather do it with enthusiasm.

[wandering]

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The console games are a different story. The two Stadium games where the best, and especially 2's wide range of cups and all that mini-game stuff made you really feel like you were getting a lot of bang for your buck. Plus, playing the gym leader's castle was the closest thing to a genuine Pokemon console RPG. Until Colloseum, which, as opposed to every other Pokemon game I own, I haven't finished. The leveling up is awkward and difficult, the story doesn't have the innocence of the Game Freak games, and they forgot to put the cups in, taking out a lot of what made the Stadium games worth playing. I haven't bought Pokemon XD yet, but I suspect more of the same.

What, no love for Snap?

Anyway, I know I'm a bit late to the party, but I've seen the trailer. I don't really care that much about graphics, but I'm a pushover when it comes to slickness. And, dang, this thing is looking slick.

[Pale]

Point taken on snap and channel.

I agree that pokemon like Mew, and even Jigglypuff make sense saying their names... but others just sound stupid, especially the ones with the more American sounding names.

[Ceric]

Most of the Fighting types names aren't bad.  You can really show emotion with the Syllabuls(sp?)

[Caterkiller]

Well I noticed the bigger, scarier, legendary Pokemon have big growls rather than you really hearing their names. And if your like me, you will be seeing oponents with mostly those pokemon any way, cause most of the people I know who play Pokemon are wimps and can't seem to make a team with out them. I never  ever use legendaries.

[Mikintosh]

Totally forgot Snap; I still love that baby. Ditto for Puzzle League, as it brought in the anime (which I was a particular fan of at the time) into a quality puzzle game that still holds up. Never found the Game Boy TCG games, tho; what a weird concept.

[Kairon]

I am SOOO buying Snap for virtual console.

~Carmine M. Red
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[Ceric]

I just saw the videos up on IGN.  I can't really complain  too much... I still don't like how they all look like plastic but everything else is done really well and in the videos there was a Far Fetch'd.  So I can't say anything really bad since if memory serve that particular pokemon wasn't in the original new games set so I'm really excited to see real onion sprig action.

[NeoThunder]

OK....So if you can use your DS as a controller, AND you can play over Wi-Fi......doesn't that mean you can do both at the same time.  It seems this was a debate that the Wii couldn't do both at the same time.

[MaryJane]

I think it would stand to reason, because Nintendo look extremely foolish, why have a controller option that doesn't work at all times of gameplay?

I'm looking forward to this game for its online purposes but I am extremely disappointed in the lack of an actual game. It's basically a way to play a DS game online (which you can do through the DS anyway), on a big screen.

[NeoThunder]

ya but this way you have cool looking 3D rendered pokemon doing actual battle

[MaryJane]

I completely agree, I am going to pre-order this game once I actually get a Wii, my brother already pre-ordered his, and there's no real point in me pre-oredering my own if I don't have my own Wii. Hopefully the drought doesn't continue through June, in a way I hope it does because more sales of consoles means more games, but I want one dammit.