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<\/p>\nWith the release of Pok\u00e9mon Sun and Moon coming closer and closer many fans will feel relieved that their wait is almost over. Since it\u2019s been 3 years since a new generation of Pok\u00e9mon came out the impatient feeling resides in me as well. Because there\u2019s still some time to kill before Pok\u00e9mon Sun and Moon\u2019s release in November, I decided to write a much needed review of the 3DS games Pok\u00e9mon X and Y.
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The adventure starts as most Pok\u00e9mon games do, you have just moved to a new town. Your mother encourages you to introduce yourself to the neighbors and after meeting them you eventually get to meet the Professor, Professor Sycamore in this game, and you receive your starter Pok\u00e9mon. What is different in this game is that you end up having a group of five friends rather than just one friend and rival.<\/p>\n
Your group of friends is very diverse, which makes their interactions with you and each other very fun and interesting to watch and read. Their designs are also very diverse and there was clearly effort put into their looks, personalities and relationships.<\/p>\n
After receiving your starter Pok\u00e9mon you start your travels. Pok\u00e9mon X and Y takes place in the Kalos region, which is filled with both nature and interesting architecture. There are a total of 17 towns to visit and a lot of interesting routes to get you there. The region is clearly inspired by France and Paris in particular, there is even a gym shaped as the Eiffel Tower.<\/p>\n
In some areas traveling is made more interesting by letting you ride on a Pok\u00e9mon. This feature added some fun, but is unfortunately restricted to a very limited amount of areas. It would\u2019ve been more fun to be able to ride your own Pok\u00e9mon, wherever you went. These limitations weren\u2019t very clear beforehand, when the game was being promoted before its release, and disappointed quite a few fans.<\/p>\n
The goal of Pok\u00e9mon X and Y is to defeat all the Gym Leaders and eventually the Elite Four and Champion. Aside from this there is also Team Flare, the bad guys in this game, whose goal is to create a \u201cbeautiful and better\u201d world. This doesn\u2019t sound like a bad thing, but the way they go about it isn\u2019t entirely orthodox.<\/p>\n
The music fit the mood of the different parts of the storyline well, as far as I could tell. I have to be honest: I don\u2019t listen to the music very often and since I mainly played this particular game in public transportation my sound was often turned off. Pok\u00e9mon soundtracks usually capture the moment and mood very well and the sounds itself are a lot less screechy and annoying as they used to be on older consoles. However, they are still pretty repetitive, which can get annoying.<\/p>\n
The gameplay of Pok\u00e9mon X and Y doesn\u2019t differ much from the previous games, which is customary for Pok\u00e9mon games and definitely part of their appeal as well. One thing they did change, or rather improve on, is your trainer\u2019s design!<\/p>\n
You are now able to pick a skin color, hair color and style and outfit for your character. Your character can also wear colored lenses, to change their eye color. This enables you to customize your trainer to your liking and really let your own personality shine through. There are a total of six boutiques you can visit to try on and buy new outfits. One of which you\u2019ll have to prove yourself for, by partaking in various activities in Lumiose City, such as defeating other trainers and working at a hotel.<\/p>\n
There is also a \u2018dog groomer\u2019 in Lumiose City, this store is called Friseur Furfrou. The store name already gives it away: only the new Pok\u00e9mon Furfrou\u2019s appearance can be altered here. There are 9 trims available for your Furfrou, after five days it will revert to its normal form. Because this customization was promoted a lot before the game\u2019s release a lot of fans, including myself, were disappointed that only Furfrou could be customized AND that the trim doesn\u2019t last long.<\/p>\n
Although it\u2019s not entirely the same as customizing your Pok\u00e9mon there is one Pok\u00e9mon with a lot of different versions to it: Vivillon. The geographic location of your 3DS determines which pattern your Vivillon will have. It\u2019s a fun endeavor to try to collect all and encourages you to trade with different players across the world.<\/p>\n
Along the way you run into a few new Pok\u00e9mon, 69 new Pok\u00e9mon to be precise, this includes the evolutions of those of them that evolve. This isn\u2019t a lot and is the smallest amount of new Pok\u00e9mon in a generation to date.<\/p>\n
The designs of these Pok\u00e9mon disappointed many fans, including myself, although the first forms of many of them were initially well received. For instance, the starters were three Pok\u00e9mon most people were very happy about, up until they saw their final evolution. Froakie, Chespin and Fennekin started off very promising.<\/p>\n
As always there are a few version exclusive Pok\u00e9mon. Each game has a different Legendary Pok\u00e9mon and some version exclusive Mega Stones, on which I\u2019ll elaborate more later on. There\u2019s Xerneas, the Fairy-type Legendary Pok\u00e9mon you can acquire in Pok\u00e9mon X and Yveltal, the Dark\/Flying-type Legendary Pok\u00e9mon which you can get in Pok\u00e9mon Y, of course, but there are also some other version exclusives.<\/p>\n
One of the nice additions to this game is the new Pok\u00e9mon type, the Fairy type. The Fairy type includes new Pok\u00e9mon like the new eeveelution Sylveon and the Legendary Pok\u00e9mon Xerneas, but some older Pok\u00e9mon like Marill have also received the Fairy type label.<\/p>\n
A new feature, when compared to older games, is Mega Evolution. This is a non-permanent form of evolving your Pok\u00e9mon. It makes them a lot<\/em> stronger and changes their appearance, all of which only lasts for the duration of the battle.<\/p>\n Mega Evolution is achieved when a trainer wears and uses a Mega Ring and gives his or her Pok\u00e9mon their own specific Mega Stone to hold. Pok\u00e9mon holding Mega Stones are unable to hold any other items. There are a few version exclusive Mega Stones in Pok\u00e9mon X and Y, which can be traded by letting a Pok\u00e9mon hold onto them and transferring them to a different game. All Mega Stones work in both games.<\/p>\n Mega Stones were received as a welcome addition to the Pok\u00e9mon games, especially since it made some of the older generation Pok\u00e9mon more interesting again!<\/p>\n The above listed features are just a few examples of what new additions there are to this game. There\u2019s also Pok\u00e9mon Amie in which you can build your bond with your Pok\u00e9mon, Super Training in which you can train your Pok\u00e9mon to create the perfect stats, Photo Spots where you can take pictures in game, Friend Safari and Pok\u00e9mon Global Link which enable you to catch even more Pok\u00e9mon and the brand new Player Search System (PSS). PSS connects you to players around the world and includes features like Wonder Trade, Global Trade Station and Battle Spots, all of which are worth exploring!<\/p>\n Horde Encounters and Sky Battles are also part of this game! As well as Battle Maison, where you can earn Battle Points which can be traded in for items and The Battle Institute where you can partake in Battle Tests, which will evaluate your skills.<\/p>\n Overall I felt as though the game was rushed, like they didn\u2019t take enough time to work everything out as well as they could have, although this is mainly true for the Pok\u00e9mon themselves. They seem over simplified and sometimes just plain ugly! Since these are the main focus of the game it did take a lot of the fun out of playing. The storyline had a surprising ending to it and the buildup was well done. Your friends in the game are fun characters that add a lot to the story and fun of playing.<\/p>\n The biggest improvement in this game was the trainer customization, in my opinion this made up for a lot of the design flaws in the Pok\u00e9mon themselves, but didn\u2019t make up for all of it. The Mega Evolutions and other new features were a welcome addition to the game and helped add some surprises to the games. The differences between the games weren\u2019t very prominent, which made picking one easier for me, since Pok\u00e9mon can be traded and I didn\u2019t need to worry I picked the \u2018less fun\u2019 one.<\/p>\n Genre:<\/strong> RPG Rating:<\/strong> 70\/100<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" With the release of Pok\u00e9mon Sun and Moon coming closer and closer many fans will feel relieved that their wait is almost over. Since it\u2019s been 3 years since a new generation of Pok\u00e9mon came out the impatient feeling resides in me as well. 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Disappointing Pok\u00e9mon and great new features<\/h4>\n
\nDeveloper:<\/strong> Game Freak
\nPublisher:<\/strong> Nintendo<\/p>\n