Pokémon Sun - Nintendo 3DS

Worst Pokemon to date. Still some fun to be had. But defiantly the worst one in the series thus far. Generation 7 was a disappointment overall & I fear for the future of Pokemon. Im glad they got rid of stupid mega-evolutions, that ruined Gen 6 for me. But they added dumb Alola forms in a sad attempt to fill the horrible Pokedex. I dont know if this Pokedex was smaller than Gen4s but it was ridiculously small. Getting rid of HMs bothers me along with Rotom being the dex, I guess that was their dumb way of having more than 6 Pokemon. No more mini-games which were fun... Outfits & Shops were a lot better done in X & Y. Not having gyms was a horrible decision that really brought this game down. Story was lame & way too much dialogue. The bad guys in Sun & Moon are the first villains I hated in a Pokemon game. Pokemon has just seemed to lose its creativity. Its trying to lure new people in & interest long term fans with trying something new, but instead it just fails on all levels. Put all their eggs in a basket & threw it off a building, wishing for the best.

What’s Hot + Game is done in a full 3D polygonal world + Interesting Story + Graphics + Some unexpected plot twists + Alola Pokemon shake up the type match ups. What’s Not - Slow Load Times - Dropped frame-rates in some battles - Slow pacing - Miss Traveling to gyms - Hordes were removed… - Lack of a true Rival What is it? Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon are the newest entries into the Pokemon Franchise. The game takes a new spin on the franchise where you don’t have to travel from gym to gym rather you travel from islands battling Totems and Kahunas. Story: 4.5 This game is basically Pokemon goes Hawaii. The game starts out with you moving to the Alola region with your mom. The young shirtless, intrusive Professor Kukui eventually introduces himself and then you go through your normal tutorial as in all other Pokemon Games. Pokemon Sun / Moon is full of interesting Characters, Vast region to explore, as well as cool new Pokemon. What it lacks in is Pokemon gyms, and a true rival. Graphics: 4.5 This is one of the better looking Nintendo 3DS games, and probably the best looking Pokemon Game to date. The only real downfall is the dropped frames when battles turn intense. Audio: 4.0 This is your typical Pokemon stuff here. You get your usual town battle and route themes w/ your familiar Pokemon Center theme. Still, no voice acting and only Pokemon that says their name is Pikachu (I feel we have graduated from this Game Freak / Nintendo. It is about time we upgrade all the Pokemon cries.) . Replay: 4.5 Pokemon Games typically always have a high replay value due to there is always so much more to do after your finish the main adventure. Pokemon Sun / Moon is no different here. One you finish the game you still can complete the Pokedex, Take part in the Battle Royal, as Battle and trade with friends and strangers alike. Around The Web: 4.7 This game is currently holding a 4.7 on Amazon.com Thoughts Pokemon Sun / Pokemon Moon may not be the best Pokemon Games (at least in my opinion) but they are great in their own right. I found the game to be easy. The difficulty comes when you are trying to fill up the pokedex and you are waiting for that 1 Pokemon to show up and they never do; yeah I’m talking to you Dratini (insert angry emoji). Cut-Scenes, while scarce run long and there is no way to speed them up or skip. Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon places Hau as your rival which is a bit disappointing being that he is anything but a rival. He chooses the Pokemon weakest to you at the start of the game, He is way to cheerful and upbeat. Plus he constantly gives you helpful items and heal your Pokemon. He is more of a best friend. I find it hard not to recommend to anyone with a Nintendo 3DS. If you are shopping for a Nintendo and / or Pokemon fan, you can’t go wrong here. Score 22.2 / 25 89

I was very disappointed with Pokémon Alpha Sapphire, but Im still a Pokémon fan so I HAD to order this game. Im happy to say the bad taste went away completely! I feel really excited when I play this game, discovering new Pokémon and forms! The story is interesting and the characters are all likeable so far. The new mechanics are great and well implemented. I LOVE to ride Tauros, I thought I was gonna miss my bike but hell no! Also the trials are entertaining, I dont miss gym leaders at all. One in particular made me laugh a lot. Also you get to see Pokédex descriptions everytime you get a new Pokémon, either from capturing, evolving or trading, which is great. Some of the descriptions are pretty cool or even creepy! I only wish we had Pokémon Bank already, my dear friends from previous games are waiting for me there. If youre a Pokémon fan, youll LOVE this game!

Story does NOT = Cutscenes. And yet, the people over at Gamefreak felt it necessary that you can barely take four steps in this game without having to sit through and spam A repeatedly to get through cutscenes. Its the worst slog of any Pokémon game since it doesnt even let you really play--you keep getting interrupted. Also, the setting of the game wears out its welcome. From the Hawaiian names and words, to the endless island setting, youll encounter similar environments all the way through. Third, the tenor of the game is the more childish and immature and meandering of all mainline Pokémon games. Even though in prior Pokémon games you played a kid, those games werent SOLELY for children (much like Mario is for everyone, not just children). But this Pokémon game was the most immature patronizing one yet. From your stupid pokedex AI partner saying yeehaw partner or boy Ive got a bad feeling about this, to your mindless dumb friend sputtering the dumbest dialogue lines Ive seen yet in a okémon entry constantly repeating over and over and over again about having fun, this game just assaults the player with mindless dialogue and characters. Yes, Pokémon games dont exactly have deep meaningful themes or characters, but at least some of them like N or Lance or Blue or Professor Elm are somewhat interesting. Here theyre all just painfully cookie cutter and soulless. Having constant smiles and yelling about having fun isnt actually the way to bring about fun. Another mistake was some changes with gameplay. In response to many gamers who consider Pokémon rules (i.e. Which elements are super effective against which) gamefreak decided to flat out TELL you which moves were super effective and which werent. This was a horrible decision. Instead Gamefreak shouldve displayed which elements the Pokémon themselves were, and then the player could DEDUCE the type matchups over the coarse of the game. Most of us longtime fans were able to figure this out when we were 8; it ruins the experience to have had it changed now. Instead of having interesting music, a halfway decent story (through situations and characterization and dialogue) Pokémon Sun takes what Pokémon fans have--for some reason--been asking for (cutscenes) and shoves it down the players throat. True story in games isnt meant to be brought out by mandatory cut scenes with completely cloned smiles and laughs from everyone. Instead its shaped through atsmosphere, trials, and NPC choices. But this game instead subjects you to the mindless cookie-cutter smiles. Furthermore, the game asks you to input your own dialogue choices, which are all of course completely meaningless and bring about no differences, I have no idea why gamefreak even added the option. There are just a couple improvements in this entry that should be pointed out: 1) no wasteful HMs. While they did serve a gameplay purpose back in the day, its high time we get rid of their burden 2) the (same tiresome) Hawaiian areas do look great, as do the battle environments 3) most importantly, the map tells you where to go. While this wasnt needed in actually good concise older Pokémon games where it could be intuited on whats needed to be done next, latest Pokémon games dropped the ball in making that clear, so map waypoints are a big help. I sincerely regret paying for this game, and of all the Pokémon games I own (I have one from reach generation) this will be the only one I never replay. Yes the graphics are better, and yes there are more new Pokémon, but in almost all other respects, this is the worst mainline Pokémon game. In making everything childish and happy and mindless, Gamefreak has ripped out any semblance of identity or soul that was present in the more traditional gym trainer games. If youll excuse me, Ill be going back to better previous games.

Pokémon Sun is really fun to play!

Pokemon Sun and Moon are both fantastic games! Theres not enough that can be said about it. I came into Pokemon Moon as someone who knew of the series and enjoyed the card game when i was younger, but hadnt played any of the previous installments of the video game. So this was brand new for me, but i was able to pick it up very quickly and had a blast playing through the game. Replay value is another thing that this game has tons of. After completing the main story, there are post game missions to be completed and of course the goal of capturing all the pokemon in your pokedex. Overall its a great game and I highly recommend either version to anyone who is a pokemon fan or a fan of rpg games in general.

Great game! Nintendo doesnt disappoint with this game. There is more of a storyline focus, and a lot of things have been added or changed. My favorite thing, which might be innocuous, is the PC. It goes directly do your boxes now where you can rearrange, swap pokemon etc. I also really like Poke Pleago. Makes getting pokébeans (equivalent of poképuffs) so much easier. I also think the caring for your pets after a battle is nice. It makes raising their affection so much easier. Petting gives 4 hearts now! Awesome. They made a lot of changes which I understand and appreciate. The Pokémon games have been going on for so long they have to refresh it somehow! Awesome game, definitely recommend.

Gen 7 feels like the refresher that the Pokémon series has needed for a good while now. With a heavier focus on (a surprisingly mature) story of growing up, varied gameplay and challenges, a memorable cast and some charming new designs, its been a ton of fun for the past few weeks to play. The Ride Pager feature has made team building a breeze without the need to constantly fret over who to give what HM, and the Alola region is absolutely stunning to take in with its vibrant colors and beautiful music. The Z moves are a ton of fun, too, and make for some really wonderful finishing blows in battle. Sun is the most Ive been glued to a Pokemon game since back in 2007 with Diamond! So many little call backs and touches looking back on the series 20 years really hit a first gen fan like me. Game Freak has pushed the nostalgia buttons and its worked. Its not all perfect, though. The Call for Help mechanic is frustrating to deal with: It can make battles an infinite slog where the act of just catching one Pokémon becomes a tiring ordeal. Likewise the story can drag things out more than one might like, especially with how repetitive it can be early on. Plus, the fact that you really cant transfer from your previous gen games yet as of this review (an issue Nintendo and Game Freak have promised to have addressed by early next year) is annoying, but it also makes completing the Dex easier for now. Whether youre an old veteran to the series or someone looking to try a Pokémon game for the first (or maybe even trying to introduce your kids to the series), I highly recommend Sun and Moon!

I grew up playing every pokemon portable & console games since the 90s. I loved the first three gens but didnt really enjoy what came after those (probably because I got older and the new pokemon didnt really look right + the repetativeness of the similar storylines/playstyles). I didnt expect myself to enjoy Pokemon Sun but got it anyway to just check it out. I got this yesterday and OMG I could not get my hands off of my DS (that had been collecting dust for the last few years) for 3 straight hours. I feel like gamefreak really tried hard to add new aspects that make this game more fun and a little different. If you are a pokemon fan, its a must have.

Ive been a Pokémon fan since Gen 1 and this game is one of best ones in my opinion. The story is immersive, theres plenty of content to play through, and its a visually stunning game overall. I am in love with this game and would love future Pokémon games to be of this caliber. The only things I noticed that irked me were during double battles theres a bit of lag. The frame rate drops noticeably. Also, theres some slow loading time during screen transitions. However, both of these things werent bad enough that it hindered the gameplay so its cool with me. Overall I would definitely recommend this game to old as well as new players. Theres plenty of content and fun to be found in the Alola region.