I'm now 2 badges in and my 6 man team is close to lvl 40. I'm pretty addicted to this game, in the healthiest of ways of course. It may just be novelty or it may be the actual game, but this pokemon game is probably the best. I say this having played since the first iteration Red and Blue. It's not because of this generations Pokemon, definitely not, in fact this generation is probably the weakest in my opinion in terms of design and creativity. However, the new generation game included a lot of what the franchise/series had been lacking for a good many years.
Note I do not claim ownership of this video and are using for demonstration only.
Mini-games are one of the biggest things for this game I loved playing the slot machines in the first game. Here they take mini-games and turn it into meaningful skill games. Gone are the days of RNG luck. In Pokemon-Amie the new way to interact with your Pokemon, you're given three games to play on varying difficulty with unlimited mode being quite crazy. However, it's not crazy enough that it'll make you want to quit and the tasks are simple enough that a kid can play it and still feel good even if he or she doesn't get the high score.
They also have a stat training program which I haven't quite figured out yet that promotes a bunch of skill based soccer related mini-games. Some of them are pretty difficult but they're super useful in increasing your Pokemon's base stats or so the instructions said. I still haven't seen any particular effect in actual battle but perhaps I haven't been paying attention enough.
The 6th generation of Pokemon, is however probably the weakest design wise some Pokemon are completely unimaginative like Klefki and Scatterbug. They are very cute and this might appeal towards female gamers more. However, the overall span of creativity seems to have died a lot. The only real Pokemon that I've been mildly impressed with Honedge and its evolutions.
The nice part of this genre is the update to the graphics and animations that was much needed after 5 generations of relative similarity. The new particle effects as well as individualized animations for almost all 700+ pokemon is quite an impressive feat. There are also some minor tweaks to the looks of old classics like Pikachu, females and males have different tails (for other Pokemon it might be other things). The new 3D while limiting the audience to buy a new 3DS does its job spectacularly while not placing too much strain where unneeded such as during travel, etc... the game look stunning both with 3D and 3D off so its your choice. I recommend 3D being off if you're in an area where your moving a lot as 3D tends to make you sick if you move around a lot.
Don't fix what's not broken, is what this franchise follows 6 generations later and combat hasn't really changed all that much since the first generation. Yeah there have been many additions of Pokemon types and a plethora of new moves, but the core combat has not changed since my good old childhood. That's probably one of the best moves, people love nostalgia and while it may feel old the new title in the series makes it feel fresh and rewarding. I give Pokemon X and Y an outstanding score of 9/10.
If you haven't already picked up your copy of the game, then get one here at Amazon. I recommend a guide for quick reference as well as information to help build your team. I don't quite have one yet, but I've been playing since Gen 1 for those of your just starting I'd recommend getting the guide.
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