Pokémon Ultra Moon - Nintendo 3DS

Its a very good game, but so far it seems very, very similar to Sun and Moon with little to no changes. Thats really my only complaint so far, but Im sure thatll change the later on in the game you get.

Good, new in box

I want to say that Ive been a long time Pokemon fan. Ive played Pokemon Red and Blue during my childhood and played every gen except 4 and 6. Ive noticed a decline in the series after Gen 5. Cut scenes were long, lack of special events, super friendly rivals, easier games, etc. Despite this I still loved Sun and Moon and they are probably behind Pokemon Black and White 2 as my favorite games. Sun and Moon introduced Poke Ride killing HMs which is something weve wanted for years. Gyms were gone in favor of island trials and while the execution couldve been better it was very refreshing. Ultra Sun and Moon brought hardly anything new. You start in the same town and if fact the game feels nearly the same for 30%. There are small changes like the Gym leaders and the story and also the ultra recon squad but it all felt like DLC. The ultra recon squad didnt feel like they had significant part or influence on the story. Overall the game left a very bad taste in my mouth and I forced myself to finish game, afterwards never picking it up again. If you played sun and moon Id skip this one for sure.

Preordered these games in excitement and received them on launch day. Played through them in the last 5 days and couldn’t be more disappointed... As someone who’s played Pokémon since Red, Blue, & Yellow (going on 18 years now), it really hurts to see how low gamefreak stopped for these “3rd versions”. Sun and Moon, despite their flaws, were such a fresh and beautiful reimagining of the franchise. The Hawaiian themed region, it’s culture and lore behind the excotic new Pokémon designs and the fleshed out characters were all amazing and made me fall in love with the series all over again. Sun and Moon truly felt like something special and it was a sign that the franchise was finally headed in a good direction again after the failed attempt that was Gen VI. But with these Ultra games, it feels as though game freak just got lazy, complacent, and ultimately decided to go for a cash grab rather than giving us one last great duo of games before leaving the DS family for good. And these games come off as possibly the worst in the series as a result. I still played through this game and made myself enjoy it because I already spent the $40 and don’t like to leave any of my games unfinished. But I just really hope this isn’t what we have to look forward to when the Pokémon main series finally makes it way to the Switch... For context... Pros + You can battle main villains and catch nearly all legendaries from past generations through convoluted means. It’s a bit of a goofy setup, but a fun and worthy addition. And it’s the only thing that kept me from given it a 1 star rating. Cons.. - These are the same games as Sun and Moon! Slight colorful changes to the UI and music (while nice) don’t make for a new game. - The abundance of filler, game-halting dialogue and handholding from the SM remains, making the pace of the game excruciating. - The new mini games and areas aren’t terribly interesting or fun and serve as half-assed filler options. - You also HAVE to play through those mini games to progress the plot, further adding to that pacing problem. - The horrendous Festival Plaza wasn’t tweaked or fixed at all and remains as is. - The new ultra recon squad are interesting but never do anything of note. They’re just there... - The epic battle with Lusamine from SM was swaped for a stupid and predictable narrative change. - Necrozma’s Dusk and Dawn forms are ugly and uninspired. Worse than Kyurem’s forms from BW2. - Your rival’s Pokémon can follow him outside their Pokéball, but yours cannot... why? - Due to some other narrative changes, there are some Pokémon in the game who make appearances with their overworld sprites, much like the ones that were leaked in the data mines last year. But you never really get to interact with them in this way. Hugely missed opportunity! - Zygadre Cell collecting was replaced with totem stickers (100 in total). While much easier to find and less time consuming, the payoff is ultimately null since your reward for finding them all is a just an aesthetic bump to some select Pokémon and nothing else. - Hardly any new customization options were added for your player. Same hairstyles, only a couple new clothing options. - Post game content is lacking just like in Sun and Moon. Catch some legendaries, UB, battle old baddies, and swap out rentals to battle with. After that, you’re stuck with the same post game as last year’s. Why couldn’t we get a rich and expansive post game like with Emerald or Platinum?

Ive not yet finished this iteration of Pokemon, but so far its been a mostly neat new experience. At times it doesnt quite feel as exactly the Pokemon games of old, but if they take these new experiences and refine them when they get to a Switch version then I believe it could be something grand on a platform that could support many more possibility then the now aging Dual Screen systems.

I pre ordered through amazon and was hesitant to finally sitting down to play the game since there are so many negative reviews but i just have to say its still pretty good its the same exact story they just changed it a little bit here and there and added new stuff seems more like an upgraded/remake of the first ones (like pokemon platinum) it is worth the money cuz pokemon games r always like this idk y people r complaining about it. Maybe they just released the games too early? But o well im extremely happy with my purchase of the game Would rate it more stars if i can :)

It was a good game. I played Moon when it first came out, I figured might as well get Ulta Moon too. I feel like this is everything Game Freak/Nintendo wanted to do with the original Sun and Moon games, but they just ran out of time. Overall the story is pretty similar to the original Moon with the exception of adding in the Ultra Recon Squad or whatever it was called. Anyways, they revamped some tracks and enhanced some graphics which made the game feel a lot more polished. Uh basically if you wanna buy this Id recommend it. Its a pretty fun game. Theyve also upped some of the difficulty thankfully, so theres a lot more challenge compared to Moon (to me at least, but maybe not to everyone.) Ive been playing Pokemon games for like 14 years and this ones in my top 5 for now.

My daughters a huge Pokemon fan, and this was a game that shed been looking forward to for a while. We got it for her for Christmas, and shes really enjoying it. She says some of the changes theyve chosen to implement have been really excellent, and shes having fun with it. Definitely a good choice for a Pokemon fan.

I got the World Edition print of this game instead of the NA print, they both work the same I’m just bothered by the sticker on the front. The photo I used is what it actually looks like

Most of story contents are the same as Sun and Moon, which makes the game playing experience very boring. The post game content is still extremely poor especially compared to Black 2/ White 2 (Mantine surfing and photoclub do not add much to the post game content). And game freak still sells this game as double versions. If they sell it as one version like Platinum or Emerald I will be fine with it. However, selling the game in two versions really means that they are trying to squeeze as much money out of pokemon fans pocket as possible when they are trying to do as little work as possible. I remember in an interview Gamefreak stuff said that this story is extremely different from the story in Sun and Moon. However, how it becomes extremely different when the first 20 hours of gaming experience are exactly what we have experienced in Sun and Moon? They also said the story content would be around double of Pokemon Sun and Moon. Actually other than the post game team rocket content, the remaining more story contents are just more meaningless dialogues and choices, tutorials, and mostly boring side quests (Other than ditto quests and training school quests, they are actually interesting). This game only worth a 10 dollars Necroma and team rockets DLC, not a 40 dollars full game. Selling it as two different versions really reflects Game Freaks mind: No matter how little effort we put in making a game, you loyal pokemon fans will still buy it, so what is the point for us to contribute more efforts to make a game anyway? BTW, many buildings inaccessible in sun and moon are still inaccessible in this so called ultra version, such as the tower in Malie garden, and many empty spaces remain empty ( such as the wasted space in Pony island. I really cannot believe how lazy and perfunctory Game Freak has become.