wraggster
January 14th, 2013, 22:56
last week's Pokémon X & Y announcement (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/385394/pokmon-x-and-y-revealed-for-3ds-trailer/) was similar to the news that Royals Wills and Kate are expecting a baby. We were all expecting it would happen eventually, but that didn't stop parts of their fanbase almost losing their minds when it did.
http://cdn.medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/screenshot_296134_thumb_wide300.jpg (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/viewer.php?mode=article&id=296134)It's understandable, because for many gamers of a certain generation Pokémon is a reliable constant, a series that continues to offer the same addictive, OCD-itching gameplay they remember from their childhoods without succumbing too much to modern gaming's need for extra bells and whistles.Have a look at Pokémon Red and Blue on the humble Game Boy, then take a gander at last year's Pokémon Black & White 2 (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/nintendo-ds/adventure/12619/pokmon-black-white-2/). Other than the inevitable need to improve graphically, both share very similar core gameplay. Appropriately, given the game's subject matter, every Pokémon game has been an evolution rather than a revolution - and despite offering the biggest graphical kick up the backside the series has seen to date, Pokémon X & Y (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/nintendo-3ds/rpg/12976/pokemon-x-y/) will continue this tradition.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/386418/previews/pokmon-x-y-nintendo-series-looks-set-for-an-evolutionary-leap-on-3ds/
http://cdn.medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/screenshot_296134_thumb_wide300.jpg (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/viewer.php?mode=article&id=296134)It's understandable, because for many gamers of a certain generation Pokémon is a reliable constant, a series that continues to offer the same addictive, OCD-itching gameplay they remember from their childhoods without succumbing too much to modern gaming's need for extra bells and whistles.Have a look at Pokémon Red and Blue on the humble Game Boy, then take a gander at last year's Pokémon Black & White 2 (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/nintendo-ds/adventure/12619/pokmon-black-white-2/). Other than the inevitable need to improve graphically, both share very similar core gameplay. Appropriately, given the game's subject matter, every Pokémon game has been an evolution rather than a revolution - and despite offering the biggest graphical kick up the backside the series has seen to date, Pokémon X & Y (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/nintendo-3ds/rpg/12976/pokemon-x-y/) will continue this tradition.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/386418/previews/pokmon-x-y-nintendo-series-looks-set-for-an-evolutionary-leap-on-3ds/