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DarkPlasmaBall
United States42266 Posts
May 14 2024 17:38 GMT
#4041
The spoiler below has the entire list typed out, in case you want to search for a specific game!
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Newest Notable Games (S, A+, A, A-): Ring Fit Adventure (S); Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age (A); Pokemon Shining Pearl (A); Princess Peach: Showtime! (A); Cavern of Dreams (A); Tales of Kenzera: ZAU (A); Europa (A); Penny’s Big Breakaway (A-); SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated (A-); SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake (A-)
Nintendo Switch Games Tier List – Ranking All The Switch Games I’ve Played, From Favorite To Least Favorite – 5/14/24
These rankings are completely subjective, based on my personal preferences, and will likely change over time.
S Rank (Top Tier): Super Mario Odyssey; The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom; The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild; Dragon Quest XI S: Definitive Edition; Octopath Traveler II; Octopath Traveler; Harvestella; Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA; Pokemon Legends: Arceus; Super Smash Bros. Ultimate; Fire Emblem: Three Houses; Nintendo Switch Online Compilation; Ring Fit Adventure
A+: Super Mario Bros. Wonder; Super Mario 3D All-Stars; Final Fantasy X/X-2; Shin Megami Tensei V; New Pokemon Snap; Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion; Kirby and the Forgotten Land; Immortals Fenyx Rising; Ori and the Will of the Wisps; Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition; Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury; Pokemon Scarlet; Fire Emblem Engage; Hades; Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope; Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair; New Super Lucky’s Tale; Mario Kart 8 Deluxe; Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince; Super Mario RPG; Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
A: Final Fantasy VII; Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age; The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening; The DioField Chronicle; Monster Sanctuary; Metroid Dread; Final Fantasy I-VI Pixel Remaster Bundle; Wargroove 2; Wargroove; Bravely Default 2; Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp; Diablo 3; Undertale; Nier: Automata The End of YoRHa Edition; Kaze and the Wild Masks; Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity; Pokemon Shining Pearl; Vampire Survivors; Slay the Spire; Princess Peach: Showtime!; Splatoon 3; Splatoon 2; Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes; Cocoon; Cavern of Dreams; Tales of Kenzera: ZAU; Europa
A-: Pokemon Shield; Ys IX: Monstrum Nox; Mega Man 11; Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle; Hollow Knight; Torchlight 2; Yooka-Laylee; Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling; The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel 3; A Hat in Time; Blue Fire; Rayman Legends: Definitive Edition; NEO: The World Ends with You; The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword; Final Fantasy IX; Figment 2: Creed Valley; Nexomon; Nexomon: Extinction; Transistor; Dauntless; Overwatch 1 & 2; Paladins; Apex Legends; Fortnite; Realm Royale; Pikmin 3 Deluxe; Poi: Explorer Edition; The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero; Spellbreak; Ninjala; Brawlhalla; Sea Of Stars; Pac-Man World Re-Pac; Death Squared: The Employee Evaluation; Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout; Triangle Strategy; The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails; Penny’s Big Breakaway; Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne; Tinykin; SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated; SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake; Dark Deity; Death’s Door; Star Ocean: The Second Story R; Chained Echoes; Wavetale; Trinity Trigger; Tunic; Disney Dreamlight Valley
B+: Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin; Monster Hunter Rise; Freedom Planet; Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch; Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom Prince’s Edition; Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown; Oninaki; God Eater 3; Astria Ascending; Warframe; Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless; Disgaea 5 Complete; Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny; Disgaea 4 Complete+; Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee!; Kao the Kangaroo; Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy; DC Universe Online; Trials of Mana; Graceful Explosion Machine; Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition; Spyro Reignited Trilogy; Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy; Tactics Ogre: Reborn; Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled; Resident Evil 5; Captain Velvet Meteor: The Jump+ Dimensions; Romancing SaGa -Minstrel Song- Remastered; Jack Move; Live A Live; Lunistice; Deltarune; Turbo Shot; Sonic Frontiers; Okami HD; Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel; Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer featuring The Legend of Zelda; Neon Abyss; Xenoblade Chronicles 2; Dragon Quest Treasures; Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key; Rune Factory 5; Persona 5 Royal; Kirby’s Return To Dream Land Deluxe; Mercenaries Lament: Requiem of the Silver Wolf; Chants of Sennaar; Game Builder Garage; Pikmin 4; The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition; Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen; Skye Tales; My Hero Ultra Rumble; Dragon Quest Builders 2; Dragon Quest Builders; Cross Tails; Dragon Ball FighterZ; Bastion; Eastward; Crymachina; Disney Speedstorm; My Time At Portia; My Little Universe; No Man’s Sky; Crystal Project; Cult of the Lamb; Dadish 3D; Mario vs. Donkey Kong; Promenade; Unicorn Overlord; Pepper Grinder; C.A.R.D.S. RPG: The Misty Battlefield; Antonblast; The Pedestrian; Cat Quest III; Cat Quest II
B: Children of Morta; Toodee and Topdee; Captain Toad: Treasurer Tracker; Kirby Star Allies; Yoshi’s Crafted World; Smite; Arena of Valor; Vigor; Scourge Bringer; Skybolt Zack; Flowing Lights; Cosmic Star Heroine; Steam Tactics; Pokemon UNITE; Skul: The Hero Slayer; Greak: Memories of Azur; Shadowverse: Champion’s Battle; Mario Strikers: Battle League; Celeste; Unbound: Worlds Apart; Blue Reflection: Second Light; Doraemon Story of Seasons: Friends of the Great Kingdom; FEZ; Dreamscaper; Ultra Age; Imp Of The Sun; Final Fantasy VIII; Cris Tales; Ys Origin; Summer Catchers; The Forgotten City; Monark; Smelter; Chocobo GP; Stardew Valley; Eternal Card Game; Knockout City; Resident Evil 6; Azure Striker Gunvolt 3; Sky: Children of the Light; Little Noah: Scion of Paradise; Guardian Tales; ANNO: Mutationem; Wolfenstein: Youngblood; Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris; Shutter Nyan! Enhanced Edition; PixelJunk Monsters 2; Spiritfarer; River City Girls; Macbat 64: Journey of a Nice Chap; FIFA 23 Legacy Edition; Pixel Cup Soccer Ultimate Edition; Aegis Defenders; Implosion; Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain; Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics; Monster Menu: The Scavenger’s Cookbook; Mighty Gunvolt Burst; Brave Dungeon -The Meaning Of Justice-; Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective; It’s A Wrap!; Just Dance; Patrick’s Parabox; FRAG Pro Shooter; Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl; Born Of Bread; Geometric Brothers; Tenderfoot Tactics
B-: The Last Friend; Helheim Hassle; Kingdom Hearts Integrum Masterpiece; Super Bomberman R Online; PAC-MAN 99; Super Mario Bros. 35; Tetris 99; Puyo Puyo Champions; Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires; Touken Ranbu Warriors; Grimvalor; Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition; Super Animal Royale; What The Golf?; Clone Drone in the Danger Zone; Dadish; Dadish 2; Dadish 3; Darkestville Castle; The Lightbringer; Rocket League; Asphalt 9: Legends; Star Ocean: First Departure R; Active Neurons 2; Pokken Tournament DX; Summer in Mara; Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX; Lightseekers; Super Kirby Clash; Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory; Super Mario Party; Rabbids: Party of Legends; Rogue Company; Little Nightmares 2; Out of Line; Fury Unleashed; Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series; Unravel Two; Miitopia; Our Ninja World; Super Mega Zero; Lila’s Sky Ark; The Last Cube; Cover Fire; Color Zen; Skyforge; Mail Mole; SD Gundam Battle Alliance; Thymesia; Temtem; Dark Witch Music Episode: Rudymical; Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous; INVERSUS; Piczle Lines; Deemo; JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R; Sam & Max Save the World; Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space; Capcom Arcade Stadium; Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium; Party Party Time 2; Party Party Time; School Race GP; Wildfrost; Omega Strikers; Tents and Trees; Summer Party Time; Little Friends: Puppy Island; F-ZERO 99; Osyaberi! Horijyo! Gekihori; Knight vs. Giant: The Broken Excalibur; Gunbrella; Adore; Silent Hope; Infinity Strash: Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai; Daemon X Machina; Dyschronia: Chronos Alternate – Definitive Edition; A Plague Tale: Innocence; Death Trick Double Blind; Spirittea; Fae Farm; Suika Game; Planet Alpha; Turbo Shell; Eternal Radiance; Dave the Diver; SaGa Emerald Beyond
C+: Reef Escape; Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020; Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia; Vitamin Connection; Nine Parchments; Samurai Warriors 5; The Elder Scrolls: Blades; Aeolis Tournament; WarioWare: Get It Together!; Hoa; Silt; Langrisser 1 & 2; Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered; A Plague Tale: Requiem; Another Code: Recollection; I, AI; Explosive Jake; Prime World Defenders; Hitman 3; Trove; Warface; Lost Ruins; Okinawa Rush; Arise: A Simple Story; Harlow; Overrogue; Picross X: Picbits vs. Uzboross; Picross S9; Picross S8; Picross -LogiartGrimoire-; Roller Champions; Robonauts; VOEZ; Semispheres; League of Evil; Kirby Fighters 2; Desktop Basketball 2; Desktop Soccer 2; Desktop Baseball 2; Ape Out; Knockout Home Fitness; Graze Counter GM; Arcana of Paradise – The Tower; Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon; ARMS; Tray Racers!; Aliens: Fireteam Elite; Star Gagnant; Armored Lab Force Vulvehicles; Oaken; World Spin; River Pirates; 1993 Shenandoah; Edge of Eternity; Slayin 2; Mythic Ocean; Portal Dogs; 9 Monkeys of Shaolin; Clan N; Wunderling; Chickens Madness; Adventures of Chris; Hell Sports; The Almost Gone; Dreamo; Half Dead; King of Seas; Toree 2; Toree 3D; Hidden in Plain Sight; World of Tanks Blitz; Tomb of the Mask; THE Card Battle: Eternal Destiny; Unsighted; CRSED: F.O.A.D.; Dragon Quest III; Dragon Quest; Dragon Quest II; Jade Order; Fighting EX Layer Another Dash; The Bridge; Kitten Squad; Balan Wonderworld; Super Magbot; COGEN: Sword of Rewind; GeoJelly; Gates of the Mind; Potato Flowers in Full Bloom; Our Winter Sports; Aztech Forgotten Gods; Puddle Knights; Arietta of Spirits; Space Marshals 2; Letters: a written adventure; Blaster Master Zero; Contra: Operation Galuga; Pool Blitz; Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road; Gunvolt Records: Cychronicle
C: Pokemon Quest; Derpy Conga; Brotherhood United; Hardcore Mecha; MLB The Show 22; The Survivalists; Warp Frontier; Ring of Pain; NecroWorm; Kairobotica; Factotum 90; Bucket Knight; Pokemon Café ReMix; MacGuffin’s Curse; Ice Station Z; Infini; Hyper Drone X; Yurukill: The Calumniation Games; Layer Section & Galactic Attack S-Tribute; Control Ultimate Edition; Detention; Automachef; Yomawari: Lost in the Dark; Youropa; Papetura; Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days; Birds and Blocks 2; Afterthought; Dredge Chapter One; Falling Out; Star Wars: Republic Commando; Jett Rider; Unidentified Falling Objects; Zombie Hunter: D-Day; Samba de Amigo: Party Central; Boxville; Whateverland; Super Adventure Hand; Before The Night; Colorful Boi; Mechblaze; Timelie; Flooded; A Space for the Unbound; Snakebird Complete; Nova Lands; Palia; Magma; Howl; Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas; I and Me; Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions; Slime-san; BoxBoy! + BoxGirl!; Yohane the Parhelion -Blaze in the Deepblue-; Yohane the Parhelion – Numazu in the Mirage; Zorya: The Celestial Sisters; Card Shark; Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival; Super Kiwi 64; NBA 2K24; NBA 2K23; NBA 2K21; EA Sports FC 24; Deadcraft; forma.8; Shanghai Summer; Croc’s World 4; BROK the InvestiGator; Island Saver; Fallout Shelter; Salaryman Shi; Umbraclaw; The Land Beneath Us; Our Field Trip Adventure; Duck Detective: The Secret Salami; Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic; Surmount; Corn Kidz 64; Blade Jumper
C-: Angry Bunnies: Colossal Carrot Crusade; The Four Kings Casino and Slots; Moving Out 2; Moving Out; Backbeat; Troopers; BusinessTour; Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise; Cyber Protocol Prologue; Ace Angler: Fishing Spirits; Forgotton Anne; Puzzle Galaxy; Monopoly; OBAKEIDORO!; Opus Castle; Our Fantasy Quest; Factorio; Machinika Museum; Guns At Dawn; Fights in Tight Spaces; Pompom; The Outbound Ghost; Adventure Academia: The Fractured Continent Transfer Edition; Theatrhythm Final Bar Line; The Medium; Smilemo; void* tRrLM2() //Void Terrarium 2; Fitness Boxing Fist of the North Star; Gal Guardians: Demon Purge; Puzzle Bobble Everybubble!; Secret Summoner; Fitness Circuit; Legend Bowl; Fantasy Strike; Wrestledunk Sports; Sound waves; Mad Rat Dead; Regina & Mac; Water Balloon Mania; Boomerang Fu; Yes, Your Grace; Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars; Abyss Memory Fallen Angel and the Path of Magic; Awesome Pea 2; Alder’s Blood; Traditional Tactics Ne+; Explosive Dinosaurs; Virtual Battle; Death and Taxes; Birds and Blocks; Fight of Animals: Arena; Curious Expedition 2; Alpaca Ball: Allstars; Matchpoint – Tennis Championships; Jigsaw Fun: Amazing Animals; Have a Blast; Splatter; Baby Storm; Conan Chop Chop; Summertime Madness; Road 96; The Plane Effect; Commandos 3 HD Remaster; Hampuzz; Save Your Nuts; Legendary Tales: Stories; Legendary Tales: Cataclysm; Legendary Tales: Stolen Life; Tricky doors; The Legacy: Prisoner; The Legacy: Forgotten Gates; The Legacy: The Tree of Might; Darkness and Flame: The Dark Side; Darkness and Flame: Missing Memories; Darkness and Flame: Enemy in Reflection; Repentant; Lost Lands: Sand Captivity; Lost Lands: Dark Overlord; Lost Lands: Redemption; Lost Lands: Stories of the First Brotherhood; Pinball M; Pinball FX3; Pinball FX; Stern Pinball Arcade; Zaccaria Pinball; The Pinball Arcade; Zombies, Aliens, and Guns; BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle
D: New York Mysteries: High Voltage; New York Mysteries: Power of Art; New York Mysteries: Secrets of the Mafia; hexceed; Monster destroyer; Emergency HQ; Please, Touch The Artwork; Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido; Quest of Dungeons; Comic Coloring Book; Coloring Pages: Lumberhill Tales; Coloring Book; Circle of Sumo: Online Rumble!; Horror Stories; Research and Destroy; The Battle of Polytopia; Q Remastered; Instant Sports Paradise; Unusual Findings; Cherry Tower; Vampire Slayer: The Resurrection; GrimGrimoire OnceMore; Skinny and Franko: Fists of Violence; Demon Sword: Incubus; Retrograde Arena; Dr. Fetus’ Mean Meat Machine; Auralux: Constellations; Speed Crew; Adventures of Ben: Rabbit Run; Snipperclips; I Am An Air Traffic Controller – Airport Hero Haneda; Ring Racer; Punch Club 2: Fast Forward; Shape Suitable; The Many Pieces of Mr. Coo; Halloween Games for Toddlers and Babies; Capitals Quizzer; The Casebook of Arkady Smith; Katamari Damacy REROLL; Paintball 3 – Candy Match Factory; Gems of Magic: Father’s Day; Gems of War; Who is Zombie; Happy Animals Mini Golf; Off The Road Unleashed; Traumatarium; Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realm; Bonfire Peaks; Alisa; 2021: Moon Escape; Crush Crush; Ultra Mega Xtra Party Challenge; Pocket Card Jockey Ride On!; Unables; Discolored; The Flower Collectors; Skeler Boy; Nudel Tag
F: Witch’s Rhythm Puzzle; Process of Elimination; Hypnospace Outlaw; Fragment’s Note2+; Hashihime of the Old Book Town; Liberated: Enhanced Edition; Virtual Families Cook Off: Let’s Go Flippin’; Kraken Academy!!; Do Not Feed The Monkeys; Jump Rope Challenge; The Excavation of Hob’s Barrow; Prof. Miyamoto’s Soroban & Flash Anzan; Howling Village: Echoes; The Crimson Flower that Divides: Lunar Coupling; Witch on the Holy Night; Yumeiri; Kittengumi: The Sakabato’s Thief; Princess Closet – Fashion and love will change me; Kurokami-sama’s Feast; Marco & The Galaxy Dragon; Game of Dragons; Terraformers: First Steps on Mars; Of the Red, the Light, and the Ayakashi Tsuzuri; ONE.; Hana Awase New Moon Volumes; IDEA; Take It Racing 2; DateJournal; Teravit; Bahnsen Knights; Isekai Harem Saver; My Divorce Story; Tux and Fanny
lestye
United States4106 Posts
May 15 2024 06:25 GMT
#4042
Laurens
Belgium4461 Posts
May 15 2024 20:38 GMT
#4043
On May 12 2024 23:43 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
Nintendo Life just dropped a video ranking all the mainline Pokemon games, which is an interesting coincidence because I've also been playing through some of the ones I'd never played before, in an attempt to create my own tier list.
I curiously tried looking up tier lists / rankings of mainline Pokemon games, and I don't think I've ever seen a franchise with less consistency between different people's perspectives than when it comes to different generations of Pokemon games. For each person who loves one of the generations, another person absolutely hates it. It's pretty interesting just how varied the opinions are.
Anyways, here's my subjective ranking so far, including brief lists of the things I noticed and valued. I decided to keep all the games within a generation "together", internally comparing remastered and original versions within the same generation, while also externally comparing generation vs. generation as a whole. (The one exception is Gen 8, since Legends: Arceus is considered Gen 8 along with Scarlet/Violet, even though L:A is a completely different Pokemon game from S/V.) I still have to play Gens 5, 6, and 7, and how much I like/dislike them might force me to move around other games on my list, to make room for the remaining ones.
Hilariously, gen 3 is my favourite game in the series and Legends:Arceus is imo a steaming pile of trash and by far the worst.
I posted my issues with L:A earlier in the thread so cba repeating that.
Gen 3 perks:
- massive jump in graphics, controls, QoL systems from gens 1&2
- by far the coolest pokedex imo (sooo many tier 2 lines: metagross, salamence, aggron, flygon, walrein, shiftry, ludicolo, etc.)
- great post game in the battle tower
- added abilities, natures, weather, a bunch of new moves and stats rework which made competitive pokemon pvp more popular
- fun gimmicks like 2v2 battles and contests
- one of the last gens that had some actual difficulty, before they arbitrarily decided to cap gym leaders at 4 pokemon and elite 4 at 5.
- champion Steven Stone
DropBear
Australia4210 Posts
May 16 2024 11:26 GMT
#4044
DarkPlasmaBall
United States42266 Posts
May 16 2024 12:23 GMT
#4045
On May 16 2024 20:26 DropBear wrote:
Gen 2 is the worst gen. Fight me if you disagree
<rolls up sleeves> Why do you think so?
On May 16 2024 05:38 Laurens wrote:
Show nested quote +
Hilariously, gen 3 is my favourite game in the series and Legends:Arceus is imo a steaming pile of trash and by far the worst.
I posted my issues with L:A earlier in the thread so cba repeating that.
Gen 3 perks:
- massive jump in graphics, controls, QoL systems from gens 1&2
- by far the coolest pokedex imo (sooo many tier 2 lines: metagross, salamence, aggron, flygon, walrein, shiftry, ludicolo, etc.)
- great post game in the battle tower
- added abilities, natures, weather, a bunch of new moves and stats rework which made competitive pokemon pvp more popular
- fun gimmicks like 2v2 battles and contests
- one of the last gens that had some actual difficulty, before they arbitrarily decided to cap gym leaders at 4 pokemon and elite 4 at 5.
- champion Steven Stone
To each their own 
With Gen3 and all its side-gimmicks, like performing in contests and decorating bases, I found myself doing a lot less battling and collecting Pokemon, compared to other generations, but battling and collecting Pokemon are what I want to do the most in a Pokemon game. If I'm battling and collecting Pokemon 90% of the time, I'm probably enjoying the gameplay more than if I'm only doing those 70% of the time.
andrewlt
United States7665 Posts
May 16 2024 14:48 GMT
#4046
DropBear
Australia4210 Posts
May 17 2024 14:27 GMT
#4047
On May 16 2024 21:23 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
Show nested quote +
<rolls up sleeves> Why do you think so?
- Worst starters in the series, both in interest and competitive viability. Typhlosion is literally a copy of Charizard stats wise but less interesting
- Most of the newly introduced pokemon suck. All of the gym leaders except Whitney have a gen 1 ace pokemon
- No real enemy. It's just team rocket waiting for Giovanni to come back.
- Terrible level scaling of wild pokemon and gyms requiring the most grinding in the series by far
- Kanto is completely empty besides the gyms, which are also terribly scaled
- Worst rival in the series
- Apricorns and other mechanics like massage arbitrarily capped at once per day
- Introduced baby pokemon which are pointless
- Introduced friendship level up mechanic which is painful
- Champion and elite 4 recycled from gen 1
- Legendary dog hunt
- In game items and events tied to a specific day of the week
- Worst story, there basically isn't one
- No viable dark types until mount silver
- the f*cking tree headbutting to get heracross
Turbovolver
Australia2285 Posts
May 18 2024 05:24 GMT
#4048
On May 17 2024 23:27 DropBear wrote:
- Legendary dog hunt
I just got PTSD flashbacks from a TL post.
This alone is some good evidence against Gen 2 lol, although I enjoyed it plenty while playing it as a kid. Not that that says much.
DarkPlasmaBall
United States42266 Posts
May 18 2024 10:06 GMT
#4049
On May 16 2024 23:48 andrewlt wrote:
I like battle tower as the endgame. I believe gen 3-7 all had it. Gen 6 had battle chateau to grind your pokemon to 100, which is better than feeding them candies and other nonsense from later games.
I think Battle Tower is fun, but I also like when there are other side quests and explorations out in the world that become unlocked as part of the end/post-game.
On May 17 2024 23:27 DropBear wrote:
Show nested quote +
- Worst starters in the series, both in interest and competitive viability. Typhlosion is literally a copy of Charizard stats wise but less interesting
- Most of the newly introduced pokemon suck. All of the gym leaders except Whitney have a gen 1 ace pokemon
- No real enemy. It's just team rocket waiting for Giovanni to come back.
- Terrible level scaling of wild pokemon and gyms requiring the most grinding in the series by far
- Kanto is completely empty besides the gyms, which are also terribly scaled
- Worst rival in the series
- Apricorns and other mechanics like massage arbitrarily capped at once per day
- Introduced baby pokemon which are pointless
- Introduced friendship level up mechanic which is painful
- Champion and elite 4 recycled from gen 1
- Legendary dog hunt
- In game items and events tied to a specific day of the week
- Worst story, there basically isn't one
- No viable dark types until mount silver
- the f*cking tree headbutting to get heracross
<rolls down sleeves> Yeah okay, those are very good points lol. I perceived the 2 key differences between Typhlosion and Charizard to be that the latter was the "hard starter Pokemon" for Gen1 while the former was an "easier starter Pokemon" for Gen2, and that Typhlosion has fewer weaknesses by not also being flying-type, making Typhlosion just plain "better" / "more convenient" than Charizard for a standard/beginner playthrough. Of course, the fact that the starters are generally grass/water/fire can lead to a feeling of redundancy, especially if you use the same starter type across multiple generations.
I liked how revisiting Kanto was mostly the same, for nostalgia reasons. I think a few new type-pairs (like ground/water Quagsire, which nullified electric vs. water but doubled the grass weakness) were interesting, and I thought introducing Umbreon and Espeon, and how they evolved, was cool too.
On May 18 2024 14:24 Turbovolver wrote:
Show nested quote +
I just got PTSD flashbacks from a TL post.
This alone is some good evidence against Gen 2 lol, although I enjoyed it plenty while playing it as a kid. Not that that says much.
Yeah, the Entei, Raikou, and Suicune searches are inexcusably dumb.
DropBear
Australia4210 Posts
May 18 2024 14:19 GMT
#4050
I also really like BDSP, keeping things on a switch theme, but I feel like I was in the minority
DarkPlasmaBall
United States42266 Posts
May 18 2024 16:19 GMT
#4051
I know that a lot of people haven't been too happy with the past two generations of mainline Pokemon games on Switch (Sword/Shield, Legends: Arceus, and Scarlet/Violet), especially compared to older generations. I think the most universal complaint isn't so much the substance or content of the games, as it is the graphics / framerate / draw distance / appearance of the games. I feel like The Pokémon Company and Nintendo are notorious for not caring about those things when it comes to the Pokemon franchise, which is unfortunate. Maybe with the next-gen hardware, they'll run out of excuses for why they won't make the game look or perform as beautifully as it should. I don't expect the next Pokemon games to run as smoothly as a high-end PC running Palworld, and I generally don't care about graphics that much, but I think Pokemon has coasted for way too long in that department.
What do you all think? I'm sure that in 1-2 years, Gen 10 Pokemon will sell like crazy no matter what, but what are some changes / improvements you would like to see (either for the already-announced PL: Z-A game or for the inevitable next pair of games, whatever they end up being called)?
Gen 10 of Pokemon games on the way
POKEMON fans rejoice — a new game is on the horizon. The Pokemon Company and Game Freak will release a new Legends game set in the franchise’s Kalos region in 2025.
This was revealed during the Pokemon Presents showcase on Feb 27. The new game, Pokemon Legends Z-A, is a sequel to the wildly popular Pokemon Legends Arceus, released in 2022.
According to Polygon, Pokemon Legends Z-A’s reveal trailer was somewhat scarce on details, but the game will send players to Lumiose City, the Parisian-inspired central city of Pokemon X and Y.
The official description reads: “Pokemon Legends: Z-A, an ambitious new entry to the Pokemon video game series, will launch on Nintendo Switch systems in 2025. A new adventure awaits within Lumiose City, where an urban redevelopment plan is under way to shape the city into a place that belongs to both people and Pokemon.”
Beyond that, the trailer shows which Pokemon players can expect to appear in Pokemon Legends Z-A but does not feature any gameplay.
The trailer does, however, hint at the return of Mega Evolutions, a mechanic introduced in Pokemon X and Pokemon Y.
DropBear
Australia4210 Posts
May 19 2024 06:07 GMT
#4052
I don't think they will though, for two main reasons. First, they have their full schedule with new anime seaons and cards that they stick to so rigorously, they need a new game each year as part of the schedule. Second, people will just buy it anyway. I'm guilty of that 
fomo is a killer.
This is also an unrealistic desire but I wish they would scale back on the super-happy family friendly tone of the last couple of games and bring back some darkness and jeopardy. Have some drama and stakes.
I really enjoyed the world of Kalos, it definitely felt like it had more potential. Hopefully Z legends is good, I'll probably get it.
KobraKay
Portugal4025 Posts
May 19 2024 16:08 GMT
#4053
On May 19 2024 15:07 DropBear wrote:
I would love to see them take some actual time and not just sh*t out a game in less than a year.
I don't think they will though, for two main reasons. First, they have their full schedule with new anime seaons and cards that they stick to so rigorously, they need a new game each year as part of the schedule. Second, people will just buy it anyway. I'm guilty of that fomo is a killer.
This is also an unrealistic desire but I wish they would scale back on the super-happy family friendly tone of the last couple of games and bring back some darkness and jeopardy. Have some drama and stakes.
I really enjoyed the world of Kalos, it definitely felt like it had more potential. Hopefully Z legends is good, I'll probably get it.
This and also introduce some sort of difficulty. I get it this probably needs to target from 4 to 40 y'olds but having the "rival" having the weak pairing against our starter and feeling over leveled already after half an hour takes away a lot from the enjoyment of these. Also why is nobody using more than one Pokémon or 2? You have 6 slots npc's use them!
While i really liked x and y, and also enjoyed arceus, i hope for the new one the pkm you use are somewhat relevant. My main annoyance with arceus was that regardless of what i used, the battles felt trivial.
JimmyJRaynor
Canada15602 Posts
May 19 2024 19:11 GMT
#4054
Rossmann is super informative, however, he gets too emotional about these things. Nintendo is pure scum and have demonstrated anti-consumer practices for several decades. There is no need to pretend to be shocked and chagrined... mortified and stupified.
Dingodile
4124 Posts
May 20 2024 13:49 GMT
#4055
In that case I prefer to have all of them in one launcher (like steam).
I always think about to buy a switch, but it is not really worth for me if I only buy 2-3 games at all.
DarkPlasmaBall
United States42266 Posts
May 20 2024 14:02 GMT
#4056
On May 20 2024 22:49 Dingodile wrote:
wow you have played/bought a lot games @DarkPlasmaBall. I think Nintendo Switch only offer physical copy/games, you need a room for that amount.
In that case I prefer to have all of them in one launcher (like steam).
I always think about to buy a switch, but it is not really worth for me if I only buy 2-3 games at all.
For the Switch, most of the games I own are digital, not physical. I've always been a fan of collecting video game cartridges (especially the N64 library, which I've recently completed), but for this console generation, I've really appreciated the convenience of having everything immediately accessible without needing to manually swap games. I remember filling up Game Boy / DS cases/bags full of individual cartridges, back in the day; I'm mostly done with that, as far as I can tell.
Given how many years the Switch has already been around, you can certainly watch/read reviews on any games you'd consider buying! If, after all that, you still don't think you'd buy more than just a few games, then it's probably not worth it to buy the console. I'd definitely recommend any game that I've ranked as S, A+, A, or A- tier!
andrewlt
United States7665 Posts
May 20 2024 15:30 GMT
#4057
On May 18 2024 19:06 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
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I think Battle Tower is fun, but I also like when there are other side quests and explorations out in the world that become unlocked as part of the end/post-game.
I do like the post-game side quests and I feel like most games have a good amount of them (especially the remakes that make a ton of legendaries available). I really didn't like dens replacing battle tower as the end game challenge, however. The Sw/Sh games were really good otherwise. I haven't tried the new ones yet.
Pokemon games generally have a short, easy main game and it feels like it's getting shorter and easier with every new generation. That puts more of an emphasis on the endgame activities to make the games worth it.
DarkPlasmaBall
United States42266 Posts
May 21 2024 13:06 GMT
#4058
On May 21 2024 00:30 andrewlt wrote:
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I do like the post-game side quests and I feel like most games have a good amount of them (especially the remakes that make a ton of legendaries available). I really didn't like dens replacing battle tower as the end game challenge, however. The Sw/Sh games were really good otherwise. I haven't tried the new ones yet.
Pokemon games generally have a short, easy main game and it feels like it's getting shorter and easier with every new generation. That puts more of an emphasis on the endgame activities to make the games worth it.
I don't know if that's true or not, but if it is, I don't think I like that approach. I don't want the main game to be "sacrificed" and need to rely on the post-game to still be a worthwhile purchase; I want the post-game to be amazing bonus content that takes the entire package from great to absolutely spectacular.
DarkPlasmaBall
United States42266 Posts
May 21 2024 13:11 GMT
#4059
And profit
This is a nice little nod and analysis of how Nintendo and its vision of innovation, creativity, and gameplay are massively more successful than the diminishing returns of Sony's/Microsoft's philosophy of graphics, graphics, and more graphics. When all you do is focus on higher resolution and the most expensive technology, games become way too expensive to create and take much longer to produce, hence the small number of PS5 and Xbox S/X games available (and their much, much weaker sales in both hardware and software), compared to the Switch.
andrewlt
United States7665 Posts
May 21 2024 16:45 GMT
#4060
On May 21 2024 22:06 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
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I don't know if that's true or not, but if it is, I don't think I like that approach. I don't want the main game to be "sacrificed" and need to rely on the post-game to still be a worthwhile purchase; I want the post-game to be amazing bonus content that takes the entire package from great to absolutely spectacular.
I'm definitely with you on this. I want the main game to be the main game and not some throw in. The last mainline entry I played was Sword. I think I finished the main game in 50-60 hours and maybe half of that was in the optional open world area. The games have definitely become easier. The first few had some dungeon crawls (and even treks between towns) that would require you to actually use your entire team so you don't run out of HP and PP.
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