Surprisingly, this isn’t the worst Pokemon game. The battles still work exactly like how you’d want one based off an older game to work though, while the animation is pretty, it’s also stuck in a camera angle meant to replicate the original games which is a shame though because you can tell they went ahead and animated your trainer but you can only see it if it happens to wave a hand far enough where it gets on screen.
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They also can’t turn their heads or emote beyond the image file on their face changing to a different one which in 2021 is weird to see. The NPCs cannot move on diagonals so it equates to many moments in which a character is zig-zagging and turning in place. I put together a couple of quick moments from scenes so you can see how these characters move. While they were really fun back in the day, it was mostly because we were making do with limited technology and we just had never experienced how good games could really be yet. This is a very “for better or worse” type deal because the old Pokemon games were a slog. There’s some new end game content and a few quality of life features. This is a game that takes every map, every piece of dialogue, every moment and recreates them with a different visual style. Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl is a faithful remake of Diamond and Pearl. And the fact that ILCA has made both but are not compatible is a sign. The program allows you to transfer Pokemon from one game to the other. It wasn’t made by The Pokemon Company, but rather a company called ILCA who’s other main title is Pokemon Home. Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are remakes of the original Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl. And I want you to know that if you played the game and you’re a long-time Pokemon fan like me, it’s perfectly okay to accept that sometimes bad things will happen. See, I own both Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Pokemon Shining Pearl, and, listen, it’s not great. There comes a time in any fandom where you have to realize that if you like something, you also have to accept when it’s not great, instead of just rolling with the punch and pretending your beloved franchise, team, country, band, etc is letting you down.
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It’s that moment when Green Day fans had to deal with their political album and Blink 182 fans had to deal with…alien sightings. It’s that moment when a fan of local sports moves to Cleveland and has to deal with what they got available. It’s that moment when Doctor Who fans have to accept that many of the episodes of any season in the show’s 50+ aren’t great. Before me lies a dilemma that everyone of any fandom must one day go through. It is, of course, possible to trade with friends – or even buy both versions – but the easiest path by far is to make sure you pick up the right version for you from the off.īelow, we’ve listed a comprehensive list of the version-exclusive pokémon for Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, with further breakdowns following that.By Eric Halliday 9 months ago Follow Tweet
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Knowing these version-exclusives could really help you finalize your decision, or, like us, it could see you spiral into a crisis when you realize you’re going to have to choose between Vulpix (Shining Pearl) and Growlithe (Brilliant Diamond). If you’re a player who has a favorite, it’s always worth making sure it isn’t excluded from a particular version before you pick it up.
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It’s possible this really isn’t a big deal for you but many pokémon fans have favorites. These version-exclusive pokémon span multiple generations and types. Glameow is a Pokémon exclusive to Pokémon Shining Pearl (Image credit: Nintendo/The Pokémon Company)Īs in the original Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl you’ll find that the main point of difference between the versions is their version-exclusive pokémon, with one version having wild pokémon the other doesn’t and vice versa.