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The one downside to the Mega Evolutions is the necessity of sitting through their animations each time you use them – which is often.
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It’s a free move to make your fighter stronger, and seeing the additional evolutions are exciting. Once you find the appropriate item and attach it to the appropriate Pokémon, mega evolving can be performed during battle, and does not eliminate a turn. Mega Evolutions are one of Pokémon X & Y’s most publicized new features and while they are cool, they don’t drastically change combat. Even the bad ones are fun to discover and show off. However, the new Pokémon who are meant to be cute (like Bunnelby) are exactly that, and the cool and ferocious Pokémon like (Tyrantrum) are worth adding to your team. Some of the new Pokémon are laughably bad, like Spewpa, who looks like a bug’s head wrapped in a blanket. Many familiar pocket monsters return in X & Y, which is exciting as you get to see them in their new 3D models. These bizarre interactions are often entertaining, and sometimes worth a chuckle. My favorite was a young girl in pink dress in the middle of a rainy swamp who made me stop everything I was doing to ask me, “Do you like fairy tales or reality more?” Then we battled. And watching them evolve into new forms continues to be the ultimate reward for leveling your team.Īs you explore the Kalos region, you meet hundreds of trainers who like to stop you for no particular reason, and politely fight with you. That exciting feeling of coming across a brand-new Pokémon you’ve never seen before, or finally catching that one that has been eluding you still comes through, and is aided by the game’s new look. The streamlined world meant that I always had a good sense of where I was, and never felt like I was venturing into areas that I shouldn’t have.ĭespite the smartly implemented world constrictions, walking around and tracking down wild Pokémon in the tall grass is still exciting. It also makes the world more inviting to new players and those who have stepped away for a few years and are interested in returning. Pokémon fans who love exploring dense maze-like regions are going to be disappointed by the lack of opportunities to veer off the beaten path, but it helps the pacing tremendously. The path through the game and its interconnected cities and towns is more rigid in X & Y, with fewer branches and opportunities to get lost. With every building, plant, character, and signpost modeled in 3D, there’s no separation and the world feels more fluid, consistent, and explorable.

In previous Pokémon games, only certain parts of the world were 3D, creating a disconnect between the landscapes.
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This isn’t the first time we’ve walked around in a modeled, non-flat Pokémon world, but this is the first time that the full game has been presented this way. The world itself also benefits from the new dimension.

There are other minor differences between the two, but Nintendo wants to keep those a secret. Those Pokémon have different Mega Evolution forms in each game, and it’s up to you to decide which one you find the most aesthetically pleasing. The other big separation are the types of Mega Evolutions for Charizard and Mewtwo. As is the case with almost every Pokémon release, there is a different legendary Pokemon exclusive to each version. X & Y are identical in most regards, but there are a few things that separate the two and will influence your purchasing decision. The polygonal models also allow the camera to move around the combat arena making every battle more engrossing. The Pokémon now feel more real than they ever have. It may be a cliché to say they, “come to life,” but the new models make a difference. Instead of making a couple of two-dimensional images butt heads, you now see creatures with their own idle animations and combat moves come to life on screen. Pokémon are no longer restricted to 2D sprites, and participate in combat as fully modeled creatures. Pokémon X & Y looks far different from previous Pokémon games.

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X & Y offer no significant changes in direction to the Pokémon series, but this is the most drastic step the series has ever taken. In this way, changing things in Pokémon presents a certain degree of uncomfortable risk. It found its hook nearly 20 years ago and has held on firm for better and worse. Pokémon hasn’t made a concerted effort to step outside of its comfort zone ever since it first released in Japan in 1996 – and for good reason.
