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Brian on a mission

3y↑16

I agree, Pokemon games should not be hung up on YOU being the Champion.
It's a goal, but the story should continue if you lose. Like your rival becomes champ and there could be a dark twist in the story to not succeeding in your dream and you train hard and challenge him later.

You could also become a Pokemon breeder, gym leader OR BETTER you could join team rocket.

Or even accept defeat, you've got all the badges and travel to another region and challenge their pokemon league.

Heck even get into Pokemon racing and try be the fasest racer in the world. That would be fun actually.

Pokemon has so much untapped potential, I could go on for hours.

I truly believe they don't break the potential barrier because it will set expensive expectations and whoever is behind Pokemon is about money.

Which is dissapointing when you see amazing Games like Breath of the Wild.

imdabous1

3y↑2

While every other pokemon game made a step forward, a lot about gen 8 seems like a step back. The smaller pokedex didn't phase me since I prefer a fresh start every time and my favourtie generation is gen 5, which while didn't really cut the dex, pretty much replaced every staple pokemon for a (rather polarising) fresh experience.
But the lack of a true villain team and the legend of the... legendaries meant that I didn't have anything to look forward to other than more gym battles.
- I still know nothing about these gym leaders, especially compared to sun and moon's trial captains, so any value they bring is purely through their difficulty, which was kind of disappointing.
- Dyna/gigantamax killed all pacing for me most of the time where the only answers to avoid getting three pokemon one-shot was to either pray that you can tank it or use your dynamax right after.
- The game seems to lack any deeper (or surface) meaning like gen 5's morality and gen 3+6's planet preservation messages but with players in their 20's and 30's moving on, I can't blame them for abandoning this concept especially with the dramatic and unrealistic power scaling which sometime got out of hand (the gen 4 game and b2w2's manga are two that come to mind).
- the wild area is a nice step into open-world pokemon but of course, hardware limitations (or maybe spaghetti code) turn it into quite a let down. Was low poly models at further ranges that hard?

and final nit-picks:
- I prefer the more orchestral/band music from older gens but the gym battle theme can stay.
- Zacian and Zamazenta have hilariously forgettable names and I don't even know what Eternatus is supposed to be
- what if we just replaced zacian with glavenus?

Overall, great video that held back a bit on the biases and I must thank the game for teaching me a very important lesson, never buy a game on launch. Look forward to whatever else you release while I replay older games.

Yaoilover Studio

3y↑5

I really like the in depth review you did! Also the categories, well summarized and your voice is pretty soothing lol
The graphics look good to me as well, can't compare to other titles and it's bland here and there but it's still a huge step forward (even at the cost of other features).
I like the music a lot too!
From what I've seen, most complains lie in too much linerarity, too little exploration option, too easy, scaling issues, online debacle and low FPS/glitches.
I haven't played it yet so that's all I can say personally.
Let's see how my opinion changes.
The Sun/Moon series was a huge disappointment to me, I really don't know how it could be worse.
Link Trade was literally the BEST feature of that game.
Edit: as you were talking about the prices, I just noticed I got the Pokemon Sw/Sh version of the Switch lite lol (it looks great ngl)

Babu's Game Room

4y↑1

Thanks so much for your detailed comment! If your friends to watch too, it would really help out the channel, so thank you so much!

I definitely agree about Final Fantasy soundtracks. FF7 and FF9 in particular are two OSTs I've listened to and enjoyed start to finish. But I honestly think SwSh is up there!

I'm still divided on Dynamaxing...but I do like the Max Raid bosses, aside from how long they take. I think I prefer Mega Evolutions, but at least every Pokemon can Dynamax. But it's still OP...but at least I think everyone can agree that Z-Moves suck! Lol

Thanks for the suggestion on getting into competitive! With the new DLC coming out this week, it might finally be time for me! Haha

Thanks again for your continued support. I hope we keep seeing you in the comments in the future!!

Babu's Game Room

3y↑1

I get where you're coming from. It's counter intuitive that players should need to be an active participant in the difficulty of the game. With that said, you're definitely right that the developers choose accessibility over utilizing the difficulty and balance they clearly know about (see: Battle Tower).

But if you're a fan of the series, you know that you're playing a game for kids. And if you're coming in with years of experience and knowledge into a game that's supposed to feel like a "fresh start", then you're going to need to keep that in mind.

I'd say my suggestion to use crappier Pokemon or using more than 6 Pokemon is more akin to telling someone who finds Super Mario World too easy to stop using the cape to fly over every level.

But changing "set" to "shift"? That's literally just turning off "beginner mode"!

Don't get me wrong, I'd love a challenging Pokemon game. But I don't think there has been a challenging mainline Pokemon game since...ever? Maybe B2/W2's challenge mode, but even that wasn't too bad...

Xo_amber 133

3y↑1

The main campaign was yet another hand-holdy and forgettable story that we've already seen multiple times

- Many Pokemon were cut, then sold later as DLC (or cut altogether)

- Bare-bones routes that are extremely linear with no sense of exploration at all outside of the Wild Area

- Mandatory EXP share which lead to easy over leveling and 0 challenge

- Non-existent postgame content

- Dynamax is an awful gimmick that will just be scrapped and replaced with the next gen gimmick like Megas and Z-Moves were

- Uninspiring graphics that look more like an up-scaled 3DS game than a console game.

Michael R

3y↑1

If the wild area was a feature years ago in an earlier pokemon game I'd likely be impressed, but I already explored the concept better in monster hunter stories. Looking at the wild area it just feels big and empty. Its more a glorified safari without the dumb rules of bait and rocks. Playing stories only gave me the realization what an explorative world traveling with your favorite monsters could provide. Pokemon lacks depth and explorations, everything is linear and visually bland (also not ignoring the non-seamless transition of weather)

Pokemon is too far back with its ideas, and caters way too much to the casual majority, making too many questionable decisions and removal of features with those that remain lacking in quality. Sales were clearly in part due to its brand identity, the popularity of the console, and the interest of those who heard the controversy but (also including others who) were too narrow minded to believe what they heard and bought the game out of mere curiosity to see if the rumors were as accurate as they were. Frankly nothing the game does is any more impressive than a previous pokemon entry, aside a few QOL additions.
I cant name a single thing that SWSH does that I couldn't get an equal or greater experience in an older title.

With so many options out there for games, its a wonder how one could justify picking up this game over others. SWSH is where i realized the series isn't going to improve substantially if at all anymore (and dexit taking away one of pokemons most iconic features cutting all emotional connection to my team and dropped motivation to 0). I had to quit, theres no new experiences to make, just reskins of the exact same one.

The only positive I can say, is now that pokemon is so lacklster I now have more time for better series that deserve more attention. Monster hunter stories is getting a sequel and the first one (while several years old by now) already replaced pokemon for me (even before i realized I was losing interest in pokemon).
While I dont think pokemon is dreadfully awful, i just think its lacking in so many areas and offers so little that I could not even respectfully recommend anyone play it. I instead tell people to look elsewhere and give another series a shot. Pokemon has a well know identity but that doesnt mean equivalent quality. Branch out, find something new, you'll likely find something far more worth your time.

While I suppose many are perfectly comfortable staying in the same place doing the same thing forever... You really could be missing out, you never know, but no one can force you to get out of your comfort zone no matter how much its realistically holding you back from other experiences.

Babu's Game Room

Re: Dynamaxing -- I think I'll wait for the meta to develop before I make any firm judgments on it, haha

Re: Graphics -- I just figured the berry trees were meant to stand out! And yeah, I do agree that the DLC is a big upgrade to the base game.

Re: Online -- I just miss the GTS. But honestly, Max Raids is the most connectivity I've had with friends in the game (aside from battling/trading) in any gen ever. Even if Max Raids themselves aren't perfect.

Re: Dexit -- The point I was making earlier was that, if you had the old games during Gen 3, it didn't matter. Your old Pokemon were trapped in Gen 1/2, and even buying BOTH R/S didn't get you the full 300+ Pokedex. If you wanted a full Pokedex, you needed to buy and play through at least 2 extra full-priced games. Nowadays, if you want to fill your Pokedex, and you have a full Pokedex in the old games, it's easier than ever to transfer them forwards...if you pay ~$10. But that price is so much lower than 2 new Pokemon games, and a lot less effort! People definitely felt like "I had to catch the old 251 Pokemon before, why should I have to catch them from scratch when I could have just bred eggs to transfer forward?". But with SwSh, you have that option, and also have a lot more Pokemon available to you if you only play Gen 8 for the price of a game and a half (I think!).

As for why things were coded into the game that weren't available...I'm guessing they were planned for either limited-time events, or as prizes for tournaments or something. Like Celebi being in Gen 2's dex.

Re: Expectations -- I disagree that it was a downgrade from Gen 7, but I think that just has to do with our respective preferences. I think the biggest downgrade for me was from Gen 5 to Gen 6. I expected something nearly as good/fun as Gen 5, but in 3D! Instead, I got a watered-down, empty-feeling Pokemon game. Gen 7 felt new and fun, but didn't feel quite good enough for me. Compared to Gens 6 and 7, I enjoyed 8 a lot more. I know that won't be the same for everyone.

I think I gave a fairly balanced view on the game in the video. There will be things missing for everyone, and things that some people don't like. And I think a hard-core Pokemon fan who is still playing and thinking about the older gens will be a different beast to please compared to a fan who just plays each gen, who in turn will be very different from a more casual fan. I mean, I'm a fairly hard-core Pokemon fan, and I enjoyed SwSh. There are things to like and things to dislike, and a lot of it will boil down to each player's taste. I'm just suggesting that people should level their expectations, especially if you're buying a game blind.

Babu's Game Room

Re: Towns -- I don't remember many towns since Gen 5, tbh. I guess Gen 6 had that big town with the blackout/roadblock. I think SwSh is par for the course, but the music (and occasionally the look) made it decent for me, lol

Re: Raids -- Fair enough. I usually did them while multi-tasking, so maybe that influences my opinion. The AI is annoying, and a challenge to overcome...but usually one that isn't too hard to overcome in my experience. I guess if you do more raids, you'll run into more stupid situations, and it'll definitely suck if you can't play online.

Re: Exp Share -- Yeah, it would be nice to have the ability to turn it off...with that said, you do have the option of rotating your team with your boxed party to prevent your team from getting overlevelled which is what I did. So again, players have to make the game more challenging for themselves rather than novices (and kids) having to struggle to make the game easy for themselves. It's a fair design philosophy, imo.

Re: Experience candies -- Strong disagree -- "If something is given to you, you should use it"...the game is meant to be a fair challenge for kids who are picking up SwSh as their very first Pokemon game, maybe their first RPG ever. Fans like you or I who know ALL the game mechanics, have the type chart memorized, know to catch Pokemon with good abilities and natures, know how to create balanced teams and movesets...we can look at the experience candy, look at the levels of our teams vs. the levels of rival trainers, and instantly realize "Hey, if I use this, the game will become too easy". Don't make the game easier for yourself and be SurprisedPikachu.jpg when the game is too easy! ahaha

Re: Catch restrictions -- I agree with you that finding hidden pokemon, finding hidden areas with strong Pokemon and being able to catch them, or even just level-scaling to each badge all would've been great. Keep in mind though I've gotten at least one comment on this video by someone saying they would have hated getting lost in a cave...I'm hoping that the Wild Area is a taste of what's to come in the series, and they do more of those ideas in the future. Mechanically, I know the Wild Area wasn't perfect, but nonetheless, I enjoyed it for what it is.

Babu's Game Room

Re: Difficulty -- I agree that the games have become more streamlined and easy, and I think that's largely a trend that's happening in gaming in general. But for the main story in a game made for kids, it's going to feel especially bad. As a Pokemon fan, I dealt with this by imposing challenges on myself. If the game is too easy when you use items in battle? Don't use them. Too easy when you can switch Pokemon every time the opponent sends one out? Battle Style: Set! Too easy to swap Pokemon on Routes? Don't! I mean sure, an argument could be made that if the features are there, why not use them? But if it's making the game un-fun, then DON'T use them, haha

While you or I might not enjoy the streamlining, there are two big markets who DO like it: Casual/young fans, and hardcore fans whose goal is to just rush to the end-game. Especially when there's little difference between accessing a box anywhere vs. flying back to town, changing your team, and walking back to where you are, aside from being a waste of time, I like that the option is there when you need it...and the game never forces it on you (unlike exp share). Remember I also looked at whether the game is worth your time, meaning it doesn't waste your time -- Time saving features, especially optional ones, are great imo!

Re: "Chosen one" -- I mean ignore in the sense of rolling your eyes and just accepting the battles. And having most of it being shoved into short cutscenes, and then for one somewhat lengthy segment (which for all intents and purposes is essentially a "final dungeon"), it's fairly easy to dismiss. Maybe "dismiss" is a better word than ignore. But I like that beating the champion feels like the conclusion to the plot, rather than saving the world or whatever.

Re: Rivals -- I think I enjoyed the character development more than the plot, which I kind of wrapped up all into the "story/presentation" category. I realized that they're all about living with failed expectations: Bede's arrogance doesn't let him accept his failure to meet his expectations. Hop accepts that he didn't meet his expectations "YET", and decides to never give up and keep trying. Marnie, when met with failure, readjusts her expectations, and seems happy with where she is after readjusting them. They did much better with the rivals in SwSh than Gens 6 or 7 imo.

Re: Plot -- I think the problem is that you're comparing it to gens 4/5 and what not. Those games are over a decade old now, aren't they? I've got the last two gens fresh in my mind, and realistically, we should be looking at the most recent games to see where the game is coming from. But anyways yeah, Rose being the villain was lame. Oleanna was an obvious hidden villain. I would've liked Leon to be a villain too, but haven't we had an evil Champion already? But really...Leon is supposed to be long-time Pokemon fans like us. He starts with Charmander, is "bad with directions" (aka. has an open map with the freedom to explore) and is always charging in to right all the wrongs he finds. So I appreciated that aspect of his character, at least, haha

Babu's Game Room

3y↑1

If you can get a good price on Sword or Shield, I'd recommend this one. If you want something more budget friendly and have another device (especially a 2DS/3DS), you can get some older Pokemon games to satisfy the itch. Pokemon Yellow and Crystal are my favourite budget options on the 2DS. Black/White would be my recommendations to an adult.

If he's watching the show though, he might be most interested in Sword/Shield because they're the "most recent games" (and will be even after Diamond/Pearl come out)...and the show usually features the Pokemon from the most recent games.

I'm worried that Diamond/Pearl will be just nostalgia bait (since they're remakes), so someone who hasn't played the originals might not appreciate them as much.

The Arceus one will be a completely new game -- That usually means it'll be either hit or miss in the Pokemon series!

I really enjoyed New Pokemon Snap, but that one's not an RPG...but it's a lot of fun, and probably something a youngster can enjoy easily. (though you don't CATCH any Pokemon in the game, so that might be a letdown)

TL;DR? Sword/Shield isn't a bad choice, especially for a kid, and especially if he likes the show. Diamond/Pearl might be tailored towards fans of the series. Arceus = no one knows how that will turn out atm! Or if you have a 3DS, test the waters with some cheaper games (especially Yellow or Crystal on the Virtual Console)!

Hope this helps!

Rant Radio

3y↑18

Ite, this one's gonna be a bit long, but bare with me peeps:

Since I was kid playing pokemon blue, red and then yellow WAY back when, I Always made sure I owned a Nintendo handheld specifically for Pokemon.
I've played every mainline game upto Sun & Moon multiple times and still play Moon, OR and VR crystal on my 3ds today along with the gba & ds versions on emulator..

Now since x&y, I've been of the opinion that they should just chill on the yearly releases, chill on making two Very similar versions and just focus on designing a out of this open world pokemon game.
We've seen it already through Emerald and Platinum so it CAN be done (before anyone comments it can't).
With gts, wonder trade and pokemon bank, do we really need two games with around 7-15 different pokemon?

Imagine, we get one pokemon game called "Pokemon Journeys".
The region is massive on a scale of black flag or origins map, with many different sized towns, cities, grassland, lakes/sea/rivers, mountains and hills.
The character We customise and design before beginning has a choice of voices to select from, hair designs, height, weight, age (age effects the story and playthrough; a young trainer starts in a small town with parents, older has you starting in a larger city and differs how you get your first pokemon and what).

The character has been fleshed out to include level skills also, like: Climbing (trees for berries, mountains, hills).
Swimming (if you don't have water pokemon).
Stamina (that allows you to run and swim for longer).
Intelligence (for solving puzzles and riddles throughout the world).
Maybe even have a "good & bad" that effects how much money, what items you get from random quest giving npcs, allowing multiple playthroughs and effecting the story.

Explore every nook & crany of the region: dive and find treasure (only with a water pokemon), Fly can only be used if you have a flying pokemon big enough to ride on but its used how Soar was in ORAS.

Quit making/designing new pokemon, they've been pretty poor since after x&y, just throw in 4-600 pokemon from Every region (except Alola & Galar pokemon) before completing the game and getting the national dex to release the later two gens.
Large stretches of grassland and desert can be traversed with large pokemon like Arcanine, Mudsdale and such to get through quicker, but there are mysteries and secret/hidden caves in the most likely and unlikely of places that could reveal a rare/mythical/legendary pokemon.

Keep the same battle system but give it more animation like Stadium/Colosseum did.

They could take their time designing dlcs of the older regions years later and just keep giving us another older region every 8 - 12months (that's every bodies favourite regions fully designed), battle frontier dlc, sevii Islands dlc.

Gym leaders no longer use typing (other than maybe the first 2 gyms), while the others test your abilities in dealing a gym that constantly lowers your accuracy and uses confusion attacks, a gym that focuses on power and using tank pokemon, a gym that focuses on using high speed pokemon.

I like the idea of the pokemon league being a tournament like the world tournament in B&W2 with a total of around 20 trainers who also collected badges (which shows how the world also has many other trainers out there other than just you and your rival). After winning the tournament (it randomly changes your opponents if you lose and restart the tournament) you battle the Elite Four who focus on typing, but won't necessarily use a pokemon of that type (losing to the elite four only restarts your battle with Just the elite four), If and when you Finally beat them, you become the region champion.

Still have an evil team, but just make them an organised gang of pokemon thieves and no-gooders like team rocket again that don't really effect the story in anyway other than stopping them from stealing anymore pokemon. They don't awaken a legendary beast for no reason..

I have more ideas, but this is just off the top of my high AF head.

Pokemon could be SO much more, but we settle for less.

Eiko Final

3y↑1

Well this helped with me on decided to get BotW or pokemon.

BotW is just a better first game/new console title.

I think after X and Y. They just made the game far too guided holding hand. Rather then, letting the user learn by their own means.

Like, you literally don't need an hm slave anymore in sun and moon. Not to mention your "frival" chooses the starter your strong against...

They could easily strip this game down of all it's guided hand crap. Let the player loose . And a 5y/o could still beat the game... There is clearly a point in which a game treats everyone like said 5y/o... It seems S&S has gone waaaay past it sadly

Babu's Game Room

3y↑1

@Starlight Mewtwo has a lot of different strategies because he has a lot of possible moves. You can usually change them pretty easily after he's learned them if it's not working out for you.

- Psychic/Psystrike (to get a good attack of his Psychic type)
Then you decide if you want an offensive one, or a non-offensive one.
If you want all out offensive, you can teach it moves like Shadow Ball, Focus Blast, or Thunderbolt. If you don't mind buffing, you could teach it Nasty Plot to double Sp. Attack. So something like...

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- Nasty Plot or Thunderbolt
- Shadow Ball
- Focus Blast

If you want something a bit more stall-y, you could teach it some defensive moves like...

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- Recover
- Will-O-Wisp (no damage, but 100% chance of burn)
- Taunt (enemy can't use status/defensive moves)

Hopefully that gets some ideas rolling for ya'! =)

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Babu's Game Room

4y↑30

Thank you guys so much for watching! Please leave us ANY feedback at all -- Good or bad, we want to know what you think. We're also open to requests, be it genres, old vs. new games, or even specific games! Or just tell us what YOU thought of the game, or how right or wrong you think I am. That works too!
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I tried to fight my bias with this review: I enjoyed the game quite a bit, and I tried to rate the game solely on "Is It Worth Playing?" rather than how much I enjoyed it. I didn't love everything about the game, and some people won't love the things I loved. Nonetheless, this will be a special game for me for a long time: I own the Korean version of the game because I purchased it while working as a teacher, teaching English to kids who were my age when I started playing Pokemon. So hopefully that helps contextualize this review a bit!

Babu's Game Room

@Rey Salvador This must be some copy-paste kind of thing

Rey Salvador

You all probably dont care at all but does anybody know a way to log back into an instagram account??
I was dumb forgot my password. I would love any help you can offer me

Babu's Game Room

@M K Oh! I missed this comment, I'm sorry. =(

Embarrassingly, I'm back in Canada now. =( But if you wanted to chat or anything, you can send me an e-mail at our channel name (all one word no punctuation) at gmail.com. =)

Babu's Game Room

@The Precious Little White Angel One of my favourite DC games! Would definitely be interested in reviewing SA2!

Babu's Game Room

3y↑1

@Mythical Creatures Fantasy Thanks for watching! =D

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Ocean Kham

3y↑42

honestly blows my mind. I watched the entire video going back and forth buying a switch just for this game and LOVED how in depth you made this. So much better than IGN. I expected at least a couple thousand subscribers. This channel is extremely underrated and you did so well. I wouldn’t normally subscribe, but you definitely deserve one because you’ve been a huge help!! Thank you and keep it going. You have loads of potential and commitment to quality with your videos.

HEAVENLY

3y↑1

Bruh LITERALLY SAME. I ONLY WANT A SWITCH FOR THIS GAME AND IM WATCHING THIS TO HELP DECIDE lol

Babu's Game Room

3y↑3

Wow, thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed the video, and I'm glad it helped you =)

If you don't mind sharing, what was your decision about getting a Switch for the game?

Brian on a mission

3y↑16

Babu's Game Room

3y↑2

You've got some solid ideas there! I'd love to see one where losing to your rival is a reasonable path in the plot! Heck, make the game save automatically at the start of the final battle, and count it as a loss if you power off the game mid-battle!

Jarman Mogler

3y↑10

I really appreciate all the things you took into perspective, whilst trying to maintain as unbiased as possible. I have just purchased it and love the franchise as a whole but also agree that if I wasn't already aware of what a pokemon game is than I would also wait for a drop or not use my time playing. You got yourself a new Sub. Looking forward to more content.

Babu's Game Room

Thanks so much for your kind comment!
Have you had much chance to play it? I'd be interested in seeing what you think of the game =)
I hope we can keep putting out content that you appreciate!
We're always open to suggestions =)

Jenny Perpa

3y↑3

This was a really nice video!

My main issues with generation 8 was the price.
The graphics and animations did not justify a triple A price tag.

Jenny Perpa

@Babu's Game Room
It's like you read my mind!

If this had been a 40 dollar title, it would of been a fine entry. With a 60 minimum entry fee though...that price tag wasn't Justified. Also, removing the ability to grow berries after obtaining them felt weird. That's been a mechanic since generation....two or three?

Babu's Game Room

3y↑1

Thanks for your kind words! I'm glad you enjoyed the video =)

The animations were a disappointment to me. Double-kick in particular is just a double-slap in the face to anyone who defended the game's graphics before launch.

If the game was $40 with the DLC included, I'd be recommending the game pretty hard. $60 with DLC would probably be an easy sell to Pokemon fans. But now that I'm in Canada, the game alone is $90, and the DLC is...$30 or something?

Price is one of my primary factors when choosing a game, so I definitely get why someone would be hesitant!

pguimdi

3y↑4

Good review. Pokemon must have better games. For me Emerald, Platinum and BW2 were the best ones but I still had a lot of fun playing the others. Can’t say the same for SwSh. It had good and interesting characters and neat new mons though the Galar region was poorly designed, with almost no exploration and most gyms were bad. The pokedex thing is not even that bad, It would happen eventually. For me SwSh was the pokemon game that I least enjoy playing

Babu's Game Room

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the video!

The DLC really should've been included with the base game. You'd get more of a sense of exploration and optional side-quests.

It's not great as post-game content. It would've addressed so many complaints about the game if it was included with the main game though!

SilverWindYaku

3y↑10

As someone from the gen 1 era, I actually liked this game quite a bit! It's certainly no Sun/Moon or Black/white (both which I adore to pieces) but It's not bad in my opinion! I just hope Gamefreak takes the criticisms and improve the games over time.

Babu's Game Room

3y↑1

@hollow apollo Yeah, it was kind of a low point in the franchise for me.

SilverWindYaku

@hollow apollo Dude. I DON'T CARE. If you don't like the game, fine. It's just a game. You're free to not like it. Why the heck are you getting on me for liking it?

SilverWindYaku

@hollow apollo Kay? So why are you telling me if you won't? Lol, I don't care if ya do. I'll still like sun and moon anyway. It's just a matter of opinion.

hollow apollo

3y↑1

@Babu's Game Room me to actually. There was just to many other problems

Babu's Game Room

3y↑1

@hollow apollo Gotta say I enjoyed the totem Pokemon bosses, at least!

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Moonlacer

3y↑7

This is one of the highest quality game reviews I’ve ever seen, you should have many more subs

Babu's Game Room

3y↑1

Thanks so much! Really glad you enjoyed the video. =)

TreeckoJedi9

3y↑5

As someone who grew up with Emerald, I like it when games make your character more involved in the story, it feels like there's a lot to do in that case, or you feel more connected to the story, and thus, I didn't like it when they shoved our character to the side when something important happened. I know the Pokemon games have always been about "being the very best" but like you said, the Pokemon Story Formula doesn't change that much, and I love having things that make me feel engaged to the story itself, to shake things up.

Carrie Schmidt

I feel this too, but I also really enjoy the over the top cheese. It's like when some plots are so wild and over the top its kinda exciting to see what crazy plan the bad guys are putting together. It's not about how logical the plans are, more about how fun and crazy the journey their plan facilitates is.

Babu's Game Room

3y↑1

In Gen 1, I felt like I was going through "my own" story. I was growing as a trainer, battling my rival who gets increasingly better, and taking down the Team Rocket mafia organization. My character was definitely involved in the story.

Gen 2 didn't do it as well imo, but the remakes fixed that...and they at least had character development.

Those felt more natural: Kid beating a mafia organization is questionable, sure. But it's not as bad as a kid saving the world by fulfilling a prophecy. That's where I was coming from with that angle.

Maya Diem

3y↑5

This was an absolutely fantastic evaluation - non biased and fair to both sides. Thank you for posting this, really helped me to make my decision!

Babu's Game Room

3y↑1

@Maya Diem I'm really glad I could help! =D
I'm also really glad you enjoyed it. Not everyone will, but I know some people definitely might, which is why I chose this game to review in the first place. =)

Hope you enjoy Let's Go, too! (though I gotta' admit I preferred Sword to Let's Go!...)

Maya Diem

3y↑1

I decided to go with Sword and I genuinely don't regret it at all! Graphics don't make a great game but they do support an already fundamentally strong one. Sword does have certain textures that make me slightly cringe or think "they really should have seen that.." but the foundations are really strong and I actually felt a genuine connection to the game. I felt excited to play and the combat is good, wild area having so much fun with :) Pokemon Lets go Eevee will probably be next on my hit list - they should have marketed it more as a remake rather than a weird Pokèmon go plug which was what initially put me off. But thank you for your review, you gave fantastic insights!

Babu's Game Room

3y↑1

Thanks so much for your kind comment! =)
I'm glad you enjoyed the review.

What was your decision, if you don't mind sharing? =)

pokechill

3y↑4

I've looked at some gameplay and I really want this game. The open-world style in the wild area is something I've always wanted in a pokemon mainline game. I've played every gen and loved every gen, so I'm super psyched for getting this game :D

Babu's Game Room

@pokechill Right on! Yeah, every gen had something that I like. Some more than others, of course!

pokechill

3y↑3

@Babu's Game Room I'm a little biased to gen 3 because it was the first gen I played, but I also really enjoyed gen 4 and 5. But really there isnt any gen I dislike, every single one has something that I love about them

Babu's Game Room

@pokechill Awesome!
What was your favourite gen?

pokechill

3y↑1

@Babu's Game Room No not yet sadly but I'm hoping to get it in the near future

Babu's Game Room

That's great! Did you end up getting it? I'm curious to hear your thoughts =)

imdabous1

3y↑2

Babu's Game Room

Glad you enjoyed the video, and thanks for sharing your thoughts! Those are a lot of good points.

I keep wanting Pokemon to be a game that shows off the consoles they're on. Ironically, while Gen 1 and 2 get a lot of hate for being so buggy, they were masterpieces and system sellers for the Game Boy. Far more complex than the average game, and the graphics looked great. It'd be nice to see Pokemon at that level again.

I also do hope that Pokemon can get a good plot again. But when their audience is split between adults and little kids, it's probably really difficult to find something that satisfies both groups. I think something like Gen 5 would be the best middle-ground, but how can they do another "Gen 5" without just outright copying it? haha

Hope World

3y↑3

What a detailed and greatly put together review! The sections are amazing, love it

Hope World

3y↑1

@Babu's Game Room I definitely did! Keep up the great work

Babu's Game Room

3y↑1

Thanks so much! Really glad you enjoyed it =)

Neuk

3y↑20

How do you have content to this scale and not have millions of subs?? That is absolutely mindblowing.

Miltos Katsalas

lol ikr I thought this guy had millions of subs and I see 500. Well let’s just say I can flex that I knew you before you get there😂

Babu's Game Room

3y↑2

Wow, thanks so much for your kind comment!

I think we just need to keep on putting out more stuff like this.

It would always help us if you know anyone else who might like to watch our stuff! =D

Runaway Redmin

3y↑21

I recently got the game and I hear all this negativity from people, it makes me feel bummed for enjoying it. I know it's missing things, I know it can be better, but I still enjoy the game regardless cause it still gave me the same feeling the old games did. Maybe im too young to know quality, maybe I haven't played the best games to know what's bad, but I think the game is alright, but I do hope the next one improves

Babu's Game Room

@Ethanos Nice! Glad you're enjoying it =)

Runaway Redmin

3y↑1

@Gaming maybe you missed the part I said I still enjoy and play the game. Yes it's annoying because any hardcore or salty Pokemon fan will put you down for liking it, but I still play. And waste of life? I think that's a bit much

Ethanos

3y↑2

@Babu's Game Room Thanks! I got the game and there are some flaws, but it's super fun!

Babu's Game Room

3y↑3

@Ethanos I'm not going to tell you it's the best game ever, but even despite its flaws and the negativity surrounding it, I had fun with the game. =)

Ethanos

3y↑1

Yeah, I'm getting the game, and I'm pretty excited but IDK if I should be, since I'm seeing all this negativity about it

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Daytime Dynabone

3y↑4

I had fun with the game, but the main story was pretty underwhelming. I recently got the dlc and I’m having a blast.

Babu's Game Room

The DLC fixes things that are wrong with the game. It's like they did what they normally do with the "third version" and put it into the DLC.

It is what they said their plan was, but it's a little disappointing to think that SwSh will never be "fixed" like most other gens were. Unless they start bundling the DLC together with the game or something.

Scott Becker

4y↑7

I won't lie, you probably saved my excitement for this game. I'm planning on getting it sometime in the next few months (saving up), and all I've seen are reviews totally trashing it without noting any positives. This has re-piqued my interest.
Great vid overall!

Babu's Game Room

4y↑1

Glad I could help! There are thing to dislike about the game but there are also lots of things to like. If the game was complete trash, there would be no online community, but it's still around!

Nitish G

3y↑10

You channel deserves more subs. Felt like watching one of the top tier game review channels

Babu's Game Room

Wow, that's a huge compliment! Thanks so much! =)

If you know anyone who might be interested in watching any of our videos, it'd really help us out a lot if you sent a link their way. =)

Jared Berlin

3y↑2

Fantastic review. I'm a nervous buyer and a late switch owner as well as a "genwunner" too. This was the best possible review to get me to want to try a series i have not always been committed to.
I wish there was a section explaining shortly how evs and checking ivs work in this game...but i also know many consider that competitive play only. Either way, great review! i'm gonna get this with my girlfriend and share this journey anew.

Babu's Game Room

Thanks so much for your kind comment, and I'm really glad it helped! =)

The short version is: You can check IVs after winning a few battles in the Battle Tower.
EVs can be seen from the start, but not an exact value (it's a visual graph). There might be NPCs to help.

Good news: Max raid battles with higher star ratings tend to plop pokemon with 4 or 5 max IVs in your lap fairly easily. And you can still breed for IVs, and I think there are items that you can use to pass them down (probably unlocked in the battle tower)

I know there's probably a number of videos who explain it better than I could, though =)

HEAVENLY

3y↑3

This is such a well done review! Underrated channel. Keep up the good work (:

Babu's Game Room

3y↑1

Thank you so much for your kind comment! I don't know how I didn't reply sooner. I'm glad you enjoyed the review. =) We definitely will keep up the work!
If you know anyone else who might be interested in watching, it could help us become more "sufficiently rated" if you could pass a link their way! haha

TheRoloSound

3y↑4

HOW????!!! HOW DO YOU NOT HAVE MORE SUBSCRIBERS?! This is insane to me. This video has to be the most enjoyable and thorough review of this game I have seen, period. You deserve more.

Babu's Game Room

Haha, wow! Thank you so much!
If you know anyone who might be interested in watching, it'd really help us out if you could pass a link their way. =)
Really glad you enjoyed the review. Hope to see you in the comments in the future!

Dakota Moore

3y↑153

I feel you were WAAAAAYYYY too easy on them. The whole "For a pokemon game" excuse needs to go. Pokemon fans need to realize.. Pokemon is the most Valuable IP on the planet. They have effectively created an infinite money generator. We shouldn't accept anything short of nearly perfect.

Stannosaurus

3y↑1

@Babu's Game Room I’ll look into it! Thank you for the recommendations ☺️

Babu's Game Room

3y↑1

@Stannosaurus If you haven't played B/W, definitely play those next time you want to play a Pokemon game.

B2/W2 are proper sequels, so definitely play B/W first!

Stannosaurus

3y↑1

@Babu's Game Room I’ve also heard very good things about fifth gen story~ The game also has some awesome mini side stories like in the scary house. Very cool

Babu's Game Room

3y↑1

@Stannosaurus Yeah, I think for me, it wasn't that the story was GOOD. It was just..."perfectly adequate" for me, lol

I didn't like the stories in Gens 6 or 7 at all. So with those in recent memory, SwSh just seemed so much better. Not especially good, just not as bad.

Gen 5 still had the best story hands-down, though. I hope they can make something that good again.

Stannosaurus

3y↑2

@Babu's Game Room Even for a game oriented to kids, the storyline is too spoon-feeding (if that makes sense). Kids can comprehend so much more than kid oriented games make it seem. I think they would also appreciate a creative storyline that made them think.

Maybe a storyline that guided the player but didn’t hold their hand. The older games were also made for kids (not saying their storylines were absolutely amazing, they just weren’t annoying). They didn’t feel the need to stop you every five seconds.

But heyo it’s okay most people probably didn’t play sword and shield for the story.

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Daylar Farshot

3y↑3

Thank you for this indepth review, was hoping for more DLC info as well. Like yourself, im a Gen1 Red/Blue player. Needless to say I picked up Lets Go for the nostalgia and ability to import from Pokemon Go. However I never played any of the other generations at all. Been learning all the other pokemon via Pokemon Go. I have been contemplating getting Gen8 but the fact the dex still isnt completed is holding me back esp. since I have alot I can transfer from Pokemon Go. So again, thank you for the info :)

Babu's Game Room

If you've got the cash, I think they've finally updated Pokemon Go to be compatible with Pokemon Home like it is with Let's Go! Which also means if Go => Sword/Shield is your goal, you won't need to purchase Pokemon Bank...just Pokemon Home (in addition to NSO and Sw/Sh of course, lol)

Tenebrae Valkorion

2y↑1

Great review, I appreciate the time you put into it, will be getting it since I just got a switch

Babu's Game Room

2y↑1

Really glad you enjoyed it! =D

If you have the funds to spare, I'd recommend getting the DLC too. It'll reduce the relative feeling of linearity to the base game...wish the DLC was included, but what can you do! haha

Either way, I hope you enjoy the game!

Yaoilover Studio

3y↑5

Babu's Game Room

Thanks so much for your kind comment!

If you have the option of playing the DLC along-side the main story, I think that would make the game feel less linear. There's added exploration, and more variety in the settings.
Su/Mo did some things right, but lots of things wrong...
Definitely do not play online unless you're actively playing online though! Total performance drop. I'm embarrassed that I didn't mention it in the video (because I stayed offline unless I was specifically doing something online).

I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts about the game after you play it!

Jean-François Matte

4y↑3

As a Pokémon Fan I agree with your rating and overall review on this game. You did an amazing work for this video! I will recommend it to my friend that are hesitating on buying the game, it will surely help to take their decision I think.

When you said you'd recommend a game for music alone, I personnaly think any Final Fantasy is better than Sword/Shield, even though yeah this new Pokémon Game is really improving on that part! I love listening to remix of Bede or Marnie Battle Theme!

I agree that Dynamaxing is broken, for a competitive (and even casually) point of view I find it not really interessting sadly. I really like the quality of life improvment on the breeding and micromanaging of your pokemon in this game.

If you ever want to dip your toes on the Pokémon competitive scene, I invite you to do so ! :) Personnaly I love the Pokémon competitive content and I think you'll be great at it if you ever try!

Babu's Game Room

4y↑1

Captain Ass

3y↑13

best review ive seen, finally convinced me to buy the game

Stephanie Cronin

3y↑1

@Zac Reid the story wasn't really good sometimes it was even annoying (there was a few cool moments though) but it was really fun and that's pretty much all I care about in a game

Zac Reid

3y↑4

How has the experience been ? Because I want to know if I should get should and shield

Babu's Game Room

3y↑3

Really glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching. I hope you like the game, and it'd be cool if you wanted to come back and share your thoughts after playing!

Picking up the DLC too?

DC SP90

3y↑4

They just don’t get it. The 1st and 2nd generation has been the best of the entire series, which also the franchises that dominate the market. Up to this date, Pikachu is still the main representative icon.

Its my 20th years of playing Pokemon since Yellow, and even until now, I still fancy to own at least 2-3 old pokemons in my team, particularly Arcanine, Lapras and Dragonite.

Babu's Game Room

3y↑1

Agreed. It's really hard to get across how huge Pokemon was back around Gen 1/Gen 2. I can't think of many things since then that got so big. Pokemon was bigger than the Avengers film franchise is today. It's why Pokemon Go became the most downloaded app on the app stores.

I've been forcing myself to use only new Pokemon when I play these games, but I always end up finding reasons to use the old ones...mega evos, gigantimax forms, new moves or abilities...at least Game Freak keeps tossing us old fans some bones. =)

Michael R

3y↑2

If you have to limit yourself in order for the game to have fair difficulty, the game is doing something very wrong. It should not be the job of the player to purposely limit themselves (whether thats exp. share or set mode, level difference, team builds...) so that the game in question can function. Options are fine but it should not be the required/desired choice to cripple your abilities because it wouldn't be fun otherwise. Its one thing to have a certain playstyle, its another to manipulate the game to remedy an issue that otherwise will persist without changes.

What excuse is it to say "use crappier pokemon?" In what world where someone says the game is too easy, you respond by saying, "stop playing so efficiently, play worse and use weak stuff?" The solution to easy games is not to play worse so that its hard, thats artificial. You're not playing the same game anymore, you're inventing your own game on different rules so it meets the criteria that it should meet by default. You would never tell someone who finds Mario Odyssey easy to not use the midair jump or to only use backflips to move.

Pokemon just doesn't understand balance. More so it chooses accessibility over well thought out game design. Instead it simply offers pathetically easy challenges anyone can beat with little thought, often requiring more thought to hinder yourself rather than actually plan for battles beyond type charts everyone already memorized at age 3

Babu's Game Room

3y↑1

Not my Real name

4y↑4

This was the only Pokémon game I lost and didn’t really care about, however I LOVED you video :) I will say for the difficulty, even though I switched my team around quite often, some 8 year old in the battle tower is the first and only challenge I had in the game, this is coming from a player who SUCKS at Pokémon btw. Anyway, even though I disagree with ~25% of what you said, I think this is a good review and I think you deserve more subs

Babu's Game Room

4y↑1

Thanks so much! I'm glad you enjoyed the video even though you disagreed with a fair bit of what I said! haha

I think Pokemon is really one of those series that it's hard to get a consensus on...I think that a lot of what I was looking for personally in a Pokemon game was here, but I also went into the game blind: I only knew about Dexit, Scorbunny, and only had a very vague idea of what the Wild Area or Max Raids were. But having watched the trailers (for the purpose of adding them to this video! lol), I can see how what we got might've been a let-down.

What was your biggest let-down with Sword and Shield?

Carrie Schmidt

3y↑2

I dont know about this one still. I really like most of the gym redesign, but I really lwill miss the old systems of exploration. I like hm like mechanics, especially when it does not waste a move slot. They make the world paced in a way. Like peeling an onion. The wild area seems to undo a ton of that feeling.

Babu's Game Room

3y↑1

@Carrie Schmidt Oh, interesting! It almost sounds like the system in Bravely Default!

Babu's Game Room

@Carrie Schmidt Cool! I really hope you enjoy it. My advice would be to remember to do the DLC, especially any time the game feels like it's too linear. Don't treat it like post-game DLC...might leave you feeling disappointed in both to touch them separately, and I think I would've enjoyed the DLC more if I had it during my in-game progression, haha

I'm really glad the video helped you! I'd be really interested in hearing about your experiences and what you think one way or the other. Especially since I have no other way to know if my DLC theory is true...haha

Have fun!

Carrie Schmidt

3y↑1

Between your review and another video i dug up on the DLC I ended up forking over 100$ on sword, most of the positive reviews turned me off as they seemed way to biased and not in-depth enough. You seemed really fair to what the game "is not", without getting lost in that. Also I have been on a pokemon kick lately because its easy to play with my carpal tunnel kicking up.

Carrie Schmidt

3y↑1

@Babu's Game Room allowing the pokemon to alter its speed stat on a move at the cost of power, allowing for bigger costlier (turn) finishers or multiple weaker choices to fill a single turn.

Babu's Game Room

@Carrie Schmidt Perfect! Someone call Game Freak to hire us! ahaha

I've been staying blind on Pokemon Legends, so I don't know what that is. I can definitely see it getting delayed, though. What's the "speed feature"?

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Arcrobe

2y↑1

I haven’t played these yet and am considering getting one soon. Is there still exploring and some puzzles between routes and in the post game? I like Pokémon games I can get lost in

Babu's Game Room

2y↑1

Great question!

I would say that the exploration is minimal, UNLESS you get the DLC (and hop around in there as you unlock new methods of transportation)...I got my "exploration fix" by going to the Wild Area, but it really doesn't compare to a game with ACTUAL exploration (though I haven't tested my DLC theory yet -- that might do!).

Puzzles...not really. There are a few that you need to do to progress, but they don't have the same satisfaction as the older games. Most of the "puzzles" tend to be in the gyms and for getting secret items rather than to progress. There are other things to do and find, but I wouldn't really call them puzzles (which I think have mostly been absent since...Gen 6, maybe? could be I'm forgetting...)

Alex

3y↑51

I feel like the only one who didn't move pokemons from game to game, mainly because I really couldn't be bothered to do it.

Babu's Game Room

Yeah, the process was always a lot of work. Though it isn't complete, it's a lot easier with Pokemon Home now.

JediChamp

3y↑4

I’m really on the fence still about whether to buy the game. The issue is I don’t own a switch and if I got one I would get the cheaper Switch lite (which is still $200) and then just to get the base game I aould be paying $60 (and that’s without the DLC). Just seems like alot so I definitely have to think on it. I’ve heard alot of bad and alot of good regarding the game.

Babu's Game Room

If you're spoiling yourself, make sure you get the DLC too. It feels like a more complete Pokemon game, especially if the extra $30 or whatever for the DLC won't break the bank!

Babu's Game Room

There are a lot of great Switch games, but I can't really recommend buying a Switch console JUST for Pokemon SwSh...unless you've got $300 burning a Pokemon-shaped hole in your pocket, that is...

Spaketti Carbonada

3y↑1

Exactly the same here. Don't have a switch and might get a lite just to play Pokémon Sword but the reviews are crushing. But I love the gen 8 Pokémon designs!! Wait till DP remakes are out or buy a switch and Sword??? Hard choice for me.
Christmas is coming and I might give in eventually to spoil myself 🤣

Xo_amber 133

3y↑1

Babu's Game Room

3y↑1

Yeah, it definitely sucks that series-standard features were ultimately sold as DLC...and this includes EXPLORATION during the main game. The exploration factor would've been a lot better if the DLC was available along-side the main game. Unfortunately, few players will get that experience.

OTOH, the game did have some difficulty for me, since I swapped around my team VERY often. Had to handicap myself to make up for EXP Share, which does suck.

I also like Dynamax, since it means all Pokemon have access to the game's "Mega Evolution" equivalent. That's a definite pro, imo. Dynamax is also cooler than Z-Moves, and it allows for more flexibility than Mega Evos. Good from a casual perspective, at least.

Definitely agree with your other points though!

Keith Junior

3y↑4

I do not own a switch nor have I played a Pokémon game in about 15 years. Was feeling nostalgic and was looking to dive back in, heard so much negativity about SW and SH and was turned off. I’m glad to say this sounds like the most fair review of the game I’ve came across. Even if tho there is some sugar coating and apologizing for the game because of your love for Pokémon. But, I won’t be purchasing until a price drop or ideally remaster of old Pokémon games for the switch which I am amazed are not already out yet even digitally.

But with almost an hour of content and a fair and balanced review I’ll say you earned a sub and being under 300 subs is crazy you deserve more and I can’t wait to watch the growth.

LWKGD

Just watch competitive pokemon sword itll reinvigorate you

Babu's Game Room

3y↑1

Thanks so much for your kind comment!
I tried to be fair, but I can't change that I'm a Pokemon fan, haha...I definitely support waiting for a price drop, especially to the point where you can justify the price of the game + the DLC. Having the DLC to play through while also playing through the story would probably make it feel like a much more satisfying experience, even for those who aren't Pokemon nerds like myself! =)

I'm really glad you enjoyed the video, and I hope we can keep putting out content that you'll appreciate!
We're always open to ideas =)

El Kyube

3y↑4

This is a great video, it deserves more views. Really helpful to me since I’m waiting for my switch to arrive and was thinking of buying one of these games.

Babu's Game Room

@El Kyube Cool! I'd recommend Shield -- Everyone got Sword, so you'll have a slightly easier time finding someone to help you complete your Dex =)

El Kyube

3y↑1

@Babu's Game Room i think I might get one of them, I’m a big fan of the franchise.

Babu's Game Room

Thanks so much for your kind comment! =)
It'd be a big help to us if you were to share it, if you know anyone who'd be interested in watching!

So are you leaning towards getting one of the games, or passing on them?

LiNkified0

3y↑4

I think you did a fantastic job rating the game. Most people think that 5 is horrible, but five should ALWAYS be an average, 7 should mean Really Good

:edit: wow I got auto corrected from rating to eating

Babu's Game Room

Thanks so much! I wish more reviewers actually considered the entire rating scales that they came up with...

(I saw the original "eating" comment and I was wondering if I needed to learn some new slag...haha)

Devin Edwards

3y↑11

How is your channel so small. Fantastic, high quality break down of the game.

Babu's Game Room

3y↑1

Thank you so much for your kind comment! I don't know how I didn't reply sooner. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. =)
If you know anyone else who might be interested in watching, it'd really help us out if you could pass a link their way!

Im BaconPlate

3y↑2

Dude you are amazing. One of the only youtubers who actually points out the flaws of the game without completly hating it. Personnaly I would give it an 8.5 or a 9/10 but 7.5 is very resonable seeing how lazy nintendo is.

Im BaconPlate

@Babu's Game Room Well I cant really say since I havent played all of the games.But mostly what I look forward in a pokemon game are the pokemon and characters. So probably sun and moon or sword and shield. I wasnt able to play all of the games when I was little so Im cacthing up now

Babu's Game Room

Thanks so much, I'm really glad you enjoyed the review!

Everyone's going to have their own opinions, for sure. I feel that Pokemon is one of the series that tends to get people to end up on complete opposite sides..."It's totally awesome!" or "It's the worst game ever!"

I feel like I succeeded though when I have people telling me both "You were too generous in your review" and "You were too harsh in your review!", haha

What was your favourite Pokemon Gen?

Mitchell Evans

3y↑2

Very helpful video! I've had my switch for less than a year and have been on the fence about spending about $90 Canadian (!!!!!!!!) on one of these pokemon games.
My kids and I definitely wanted some of the Mario staples first. And big name switch games are expensive af, so pokemon has been on back burner. But I think I'm gonna go for it now! Im personally VERY casual about gaming. All I really want is the nostalgia of collecting and training pokemon. Based on this video, I think it will scratch my itch

Babu's Game Room

Yeah, gotta' love those Canadian prices, eh? =(

I'm behind on a lot of big Nintendo franchises because their games never drop in price! But Pokemon games actually DO drop sometimes, so they have that going for them.

I'm glad the video helped you! =)
Have you had a chance to pick up or play the game?

Michael R

3y↑1

Babu's Game Room

There are definitely other alternatives to scratching your Pokemon itch, especially dollar for dollar. I think everyone gets jaded with the franchise...but I got over that and fell back into the series. Sometimes it's just fun to play the same game that "everyone" (i.e. fans of the series) is playing.

But it definitely sounds like I should take a look at the Monster Hunter franchise!

Cam

3y↑4

Grwat video! I really appreciate how you broke it down. I haven't played a pokemon game since X and Y, but I randomly wanted to play a pokemon game on my switch lol I am a fan of the series, still considering if its worth the buy tho

Cam

3y↑1

@Babu's Game Room i actually liked it, just fell off the franchise

Babu's Game Room

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it!
It can be a tough decision. What did you think about X and Y?

LiNkified0

3y↑4

I honestly think the first story of the Pokémon game is just like Pre-Hardmode in terraria, it’s a test to your true power

One Skill Point

3y↑3

The question is will Pearl/Diamond bring things back to greatness

Babu's Game Room

I'm not holding my breath for the remakes to be the game that changes Game Freak...but I'm super excited for the new Pokemon Snap!

Carl Breig

4y↑5

Very good review, long and detailed. Thanks for the post. Gotta be honest; outside of some nice graphics I hated this game. I've played since Gen1. Total disappointment. Paid $60 for pre-order and sold on eBay for $45. Never again.

Babu's Game Room

@Carl Breig Honestly, I found the plot to be a big relief compared to SuMo. To be fair, I did basically just button-mash any cutscene about the legendary hero or whatever, but I really appreciated the character development of the three rivals.

SuMo had the most basic, overdone character development ever: A shy girl stands up for herself and wants to go on her own adventure! But this was old news in the 90's, lol...

Y'know, In a way, the game itself is about expectations...I'm realizing now that all three rivals' development is about how they deal with failing to meet expectations. Bede seems unsatisfied, but his arrogance keeps him from achieving his goals. Hop keeps trying, but accepts that it's ok that he isn't there "yet". Marnie readjusts her expectations when met with failure, and I think she finds satisfaction with achieving her new more modest goal by the end of the game. I appreciate SwSh for that, at least!

Carl Breig

4y↑4

@Babu's Game Room everything was watered down. The old edge the games used to have with the RPG aspect has been boiled down to it's simplest form. It was just straight boring. Endless hand holding over routes that are literally straight lines. Dialogue just painful and childish to the maximum extent. The only good things about the game were graphics and music. I've played USUM and they were kind of a chore to get through, this one was taking all the aspects of USUM I didn't like and ramping them up. The game is so lazy. You're right on about expectations. I actually pre-ordered because I was so excited for the first ever console big screen pokemon adventure. It was such a disappointment, they literally met 0 expectations. I've been disappointed by games before but never like this.

Babu's Game Room

4y↑1

Thanks for your kind comment! I'm glad you enjoyed the review.
I feel like this game is a real love-it-or-hate-it kind of game. I think the biggest problem is the expectations. The game just seems to promise so much, and if someone expect too much more than "the next Pokemon game", they'll probably be disappointed.

What did you hate the most about the game?

tricky1800

3y↑2

Would love to hear your thoughts on the expansion pass

tricky1800

3y↑1

@Babu's Game Room Fingers crossed it happens this year! I've been getting back into Pokemon lately and I really want to get it, but $90 is hefty. Would happily pay $60 for everything

Babu's Game Room

3y↑1

@tricky1800 I sure hope so! I'd have an easier time saying the game is worth the cost if it came with the expansion pass.

Pokemon games tended to see price drops more often than other "Nintendo games", so I think it's possible.

tricky1800

3y↑1

@Babu's Game Room Do you think they'll ever do a sale like that? Where the bundle is $60? If so, do you think they'll do it soon? $90 feels like a lot for everything.

Babu's Game Room

3y↑1

Haven't made a video yet, but I do believe if a player could get the game AND expansion pass for $60 (or whatever a regular game is), it would feel a lot more complete.

I didn't have the opportunity to do it this way, but I think being able to play the DLC alongside the main game (instead of doing it as post-game content) would make the game feel a little bit more open.

The online aspect from the Crown Tundra is a lot of fun if you have friends to play online with, though!

LUKEYB0Y

3y↑17

My biggest negative about this game is no Megas. They really spiced it up for me. And loved trying all of them out.

Babu's Game Room

@Omen Dragon I do like that every Pokemon can dynamax, at least. But yeah, copying Digimon with megas was pretty funny.

Omen Dragon

3y↑1

Mega was the best thing they did. I had to laugh when they brought out megas as a digimon fan. But dinomax is way to gimmicky. The mega forms was more legit.

Babu's Game Room

3y↑1

You might enjoy the Gigantamax forms. They're like temporary mega evolutions. I know it's not the same, but it's something that a decent number of Pokemon got this gen.

Stellar

3y↑3

I've played every pokemon versions. Installments to remakes, i played them all. I grew up as a pokemon fan bec of these but sun/moon installment was the start of the downfall of pokemon games for me. Then came shield/sword, it lacks a lot of things. Through animation, grapics and a lot. Really. If there's anything good in this, all i can say was the wild area. And that's about it. It seemed rushed wherever i see it. Pokemon battle evolution on wii had better animation, and look what they did to shield/sword. Even gamecube version had better storylines than these. It killed all my expectations since switch is an awesome console. Too bad gamefreak

Babu's Game Room

@Stellar Let's Go > SwSh is a surprising opinion! I couldn't even finish Let's Go tbh, even WITH the Gen 1 nostalgia...

Stellar

3y↑2

@Babu's Game Room US/M ain't that of a big difference. For those who grew up with pokemon comin from 1st gen/2nd, gym leaders was always there. I really don't mind having gym leadersin every installment and they thought the trial thing was a fresh change but it actually ain't. Unless you started playing on sun/moon and skipped the others. I think let's go versions was better than SW/SH. But it'll be more awesome actually if they let you battle the wild pokemon.

Babu's Game Room

3y↑2

I'm really hoping they can do more with the series in the future. I really liked the Wild Area, and I honestly think I enjoyed SwSh more than SuMo. Though I did skip Ultra SuMo, so I don't know what I'm missing there...

Abd el rahman mohamed

3y↑1

Long but amazing on the spot review , Thanks.

Babu's Game Room

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. =)

B_A_FPS

3y↑1

So I bought the Switch Lite Zacian and Zamazenta Limited Edition as my second Switch just because it's such a beautiful console. Of course I'd like to play Pokemon Sword, but the price is just too steep for me at the moment. Which kinda sucks as I buy all my games digitally, so it's not going down anytime soon. What to do what to do...

Babu's Game Room

Nintendo has done digital sales in the past, and I would be surprised if they didn't do AT LEAST a game + DLC bundle at some point down the line.

Here's hoping!

Gandalf 1098

4y↑4

First and foremost - a really in-depth and detailed review for Sword and Shield! There is a lot to unpack here and I want to share my opinion on the game and my reasons for this opinion. This will be a very long comment but I hope that you'll read it ^^. I will split up my comment into sections similar to yours and respond to some points you made in your video (this comment will be split into 4 separate comments):

The Region: Similar to your opinion on the region's structure, I think the region is way too restrictive and linear. There is not a single optional area in the game. The two caves that are in the game don't even have second floors or anything, as you said, basically straight lines. Like the whole region, that is a single straight line from start to finish. It's worse than in any previous Pokemon game, actually. On top of that, they've gotten rid of HMs or something similar like PokeRide from Gen 7 entirely. While many fans think of HM roadblocks as annoying hindrances, they also add a lot more to possible exploration, to expanding places the player has already visited and to form a sense of progression. With PokeRide and the abilities from Let's Go, the games were on the right track. The next logical step would have been to let any of your Pokemon use one of e.g. 6 or 8 techniques to handle specific puzzles/roadblocks. But all that is left from the HMs is the surf function of the bike, which by the way is a streamlined, but ugly and boring alternative to actual surfing, just like reducing „fly“ to an almost empty loading screen. On top of that, there are only 8 locations in the entire game where you can backtrack with the surfing ability (and 3 of those 8 are in the wild area and only open up the way to new raid dens and a few new Pokemon). And all the player gets usually is one item not far away. So, as you said, there's basically no sense of exploration whatsoever. However, here comes the point where I disagree with your opinion on the Wild Area. While yes, it certainly is the closest we've been to what people might consider an "Open World" it's also not an open world at ALL. Cause look at it this way: the first time we enter the wild area at the train stop, there is only one other entrance/exit of the wild area: The entrance to Motostoke. So, once again, you only have point A to point B without any option to actually depart from the path and go somewhere else. And later, once you leave Motostoke and go north, there’s again only one new exit at Hammerlocke. Yes, the Wild area is more vast than a usual route, but technically, it just works like linear routes do. In fact, there’ve been routes in Pokemon games before that made the region more open than the Wild Area does in Sword and Shield.

In my opinion, the Wild Area is far from as vast as you describe it to be. You can bike from north to south in way under two minutes. Also, there really isn’t anything to discover. Yes, you can reach very small parts of the map once you get the surfing ability, but other than that you’re just running across a very shallow, boring grassy field. There is also not much variety in terrains. You have grassland, lakes and the very small „desert“ area. That’s it! No snow area, no marsh, no coast or beach, no volcano area, no true forest/jungle area, no steppe or anything like that, no mountainside…
You can’t discover any places in the wild area, e.g. caves or old ruins or anything like that. There are no winding paths that split, no multiple layers or floors, it’s very one dimensional in design. So in my opinion it doesn’t make up for the linearity of the Region in the slightest! Actually, the Wild Area is as linear as such an area can possibly be! And thanks to the very small spawn distance and the pop-in of the Pokemon, very often the Wild Area appears desolated, empty and dead, and is almost rendered pointless cause you can’t observe and see Pokemon in the distance anyway.

Babu's Game Room

Re: Polish -- Yeah, there are definitely ways where the game could have improved. I kept saying "For a Pokemon game" in the video. I mean, go into the game expecting a Pokemon game. I haven't felt like towns or gyms have been memorable (aside from a few of the trials last gen) in a long time. So, given the recent track record, I think those things have been improved. Dialogue is on par with the previous games imo, but more bearable because they've turned the "power of friendship" stuff way down. And I feel like content has been fairly lacking since we moved off the DS...so again, par for the course. It's what you'd expect "for a Pokemon game", haha

I do agree that the DLC makes the game feel more complete, but frankly, they've been doing this since Gen 2. G/S were "complete games", but Crystal was "more complete". Same with Emerald. D/P felt unfinished to me, despite having a good amount of content. Platinum seems like a complete game. B/W felt complete, so they're the exception imo. Gen 6 never even got a "complete game". SuMo felt fairly incomplete, but better than Gen 6. I've read that Ultra SuMo are more complete. So if you wanted a "complete game", you needed to buy (and play through) the same game again for it to feel complete. Now, you can get your "complete game"/3rd version for just $30 instead of the price of another full game. So I can appreciate that...it just sucks how they'll probably never touch up the base game, or do anything more with Bede! lol

Re: Opinions -- Yeah, it's fun to talk about the game, hence why I made the video! So thanks for chatting =) Of course, a review is always going to be an opinion. And I know there are tons of things wrong with the game, but is there even a perfect game? You could find flaws in basically any game, and it would be easy to find flaws in EVERY Pokemon game. Game Freak always gets some things right, and plenty of things wrong. As fans, I think the best we can do is hope that they'll keep doing what works, and fix what doesn't...the problem is, even fans can't agree about what works! ahaha

For your sake, my advice would be to keep hating SwSh, wait for reviews on Gen 9, and either way just go in expecting something worse and more barebones than SwSh. Or just wait for a price drop. I did that for Gen 5 after being disappointed with Gen 4 and it probably made me enjoy the games more than I would've!

Babu's Game Room

Re: Wild Area -- Yeah, I definitely agree that it could've been done better. For me, I felt like I unlocked new areas as I earned badges because if I saw a Pokemon above my "catch" limit, I avoided that area until I could catch the Pokemon there. I think I created a very enjoyable experience for myself, but the key words there being "Created myself". They probably should've done this within the mechanics of the game to prevent players from finding everything and getting bored too easily.

Re: Old vs. New RPG philosophy: The decision about returning to heal or to carry on is exactly what I meant by wearing on the player. But arguably that doesn't factor into making it feel like an adventure: Choices would be like "exploring this optional area" or "finding all the items vs. heading to the exit". Pokemon hasn't really had that since at least Gen 5, imo

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TheHolyDerp

3y↑3

I would like to have another black and white game but I doubt we’ll ever get a game as great as that :/

Babu's Game Room

3y↑2

Rumours of Gen 4 remakes get closer and closer...I'd love a Gen 5 remake.
With the aging fan-base, it's a definite possibility to get a game like B/W, imo. Maybe...

shoegaze apocalypse

3y↑5

Watching this video because the base sword/shield games cost $40 on amazon(physical copy, not a download code). Personally I think $60 for the game WITH the expansions is fair but I wouldn't pay more than that. Hopefully the base game or the expansion pass drop in price in the future .-.

Babu's Game Room

3y↑1

Right on! I think the biggest flaw with the game is that it's so expensive! With the expansions included, maybe $60 is fair, but $90 for all of that (barring a sale) is going to be a tough sell to all but the biggest Pokemon fans.

Well...at least, I thought so. They're probably getting close to 19 million in sales now...lmao

akil charles

3y↑2

I'm not much as a hardcore Pokémon gamer but I do like the franchise a whole lot. Personally Gen 7 Ultra Sun & Moon is and always be my favorite. but after playing Sword & Shield, its becoming my next Second best. For starters 😏"ha" the Pokémon itself, there's a new whole variety of Pokémon in this region plus all the new regional variants (that are not Gen 1 exclusive). There's also customization (like clothes,makeup and hairstyles) for your character which is way more better than Gen 7. Plus when you get DLC expansion pack, you get to have Pokémon follow you (ehh to a degree of course). Couple of things I was disappointed in was the fact with Gym battles being back there are no Elite 4 battles, not having to pet your Pokémon in Pokémon camp, there's no 60 minute timer in online battles and of course the remaining Pokémon back in this region (like seriously, how is Galar base on Britain don't have Kricketune, WTH Gamefreak). Other than that I really do like this game and I completely agree with your review. 😊👍

Babu's Game Room

Glad you enjoyed the review, and thanks for the awesome comment! =D

end-game spoilers within

Even without the Elite 4, I gotta' say I did REALLY like the tournament that ended off the game. It felt like a real gauntlet battle, and capped off the whole "rising to the top alongside your rivals" aspect to the game that I enjoyed.

I actually didn't like the Elite 4 (or equivalents) from some of the most recent gens...there haven't been too many memorable elite 4's because most of the games don't hype them up much. But I may be mis-remembering! ^_^;;

Gonzalez

3y↑1

I already owned a switch, and I found someone willing to sell me a used copy for $30

I already owned Nintendo online to play smash and animal crossing with friends during covid. For that price, I love it. I am raising an eyebrow at the DLC though. I'll see how I feel about it once I've completed the base game.

Babu's Game Room

If you can spare the cash, I'd recommend the DLC. It's probably worth playing while you progress through the game, especially if you want more exploration and more Pokemon to add to your Dex/team!

You definitely got a good deal on the game, though!

Logan Frantz

3y↑1

Such a high quality video, thanks for the only actual good review

Babu's Game Room

Wow, thanks so much for your kind comment! =D

teejmd91

3y↑2

Great comprehensive review

Babu's Game Room

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it =)

Kithalie

4y↑50

Ah, I'm torn. I really miss playing pokemon and it was the main reason I wanted my switch. I heard so much negativity about it, and it just doesnt seem to have the same feel as past pokemon games. :/ plus the extra money you have to put in for extra content is really dumb. Guess I'll wait it out until they hopefully release a new game. Great review though!!

Dakota Moore

@Im BaconPlate The game's definitely bad.. Even if you don't want to compare it to the likes of Final Fantasy XIV, or Doom, or any other high quality game, you can just look at some of the spinoff Pokemon games... Any Mystery Dungeon blows the main series away anymore. Better story, better graphics, better systems, less stupid.. People need to stop excusing Gamefreak. It's a bad game. It could of been leagues better. And before anyone bitches me out, Idgaf if you like a bad game. Good on you. I wish I could enjoy it too. Just don't be mad if someone else criticizes it.

Im BaconPlate

I do agree they are overpriced but its better than having a whole other game. I also think most people dont like the game not beacuse its bad (whitch its not) but mostly beacuse they are angry at nintendo for being greedy and lazy, which I agree on. But imk the games are plenty fun and the dlc's are also really cool. The pokemon are actually the best i've ever seen and the characters are good too

Dakota Moore

@Jinxthefox It's only proving my point. People need to stop giving pokemon a pass. It's not like it's the most profitable franchise in history above even Star Wars or anything..

Jinxthefox

@Dakota Moore the only thing that I find so horrible it's the fact that I saw the price change before my eyes both bundles were $30 together and then they decided to charge another $30 for the second bundle so I think it's really dumb that you have to pay $60 for both

Jinxthefox

@Dakota Moore but here's the thing though when this DLC first came out we were only supposed to pay $30 once to get both bundles and then they changed their minds and we're being forced to pay $60 for both.

So literally we have to pay $120 to get a full game

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mic nik

3y↑1

Hey the only pokemon experience I have is playing pokemon brick bronze (used to play it with my niece and really liked it) and trading pokemon cards as a kid.. Is this game worth it without the expansion pack? Also great video but I still cant decide. Is there going to be a new game released soon so I could wait?

Babu's Game Room

They haven't announced any new games. It is a tough decision!
If you don't have a Switch, I wouldn't recommend getting one for this game alone.
If you do have a Switch, I'd only get it if I was looking for something new to play, but I'd recommend getting the expansion with it. If you find the game on sale, especially if you can afford the expansion, that's when I'd recommend giving it a try to someone who's on the fence. =)

JJ C

4y↑23

Even with the DLC stuff added for it's expansion, this is still an lacklustering game. Darn shame.

Soviet Ninja

3y↑2

@Pumba it’s Nintendo what do you expect

Pumba

I have both games and it remains one of the worst ideas I have ever had... the games are barely different, and the fact that you need both for both of the dlcs is disgraceful. You basically have to buy the game 3 times for all the content. Roughly $160.

Babu's Game Room

4y↑4

tbh I haven't played the Crown Tundra yet, and I'm hoping it'll make the expansion pass feel like it was worth it.

I personally got my $60 worth from the base game. But the Isle of Armor didn't feel like it was worth $30 alone...or even $15 alone. Maybe $10, lol

Underfan129

3y↑1

oh I can definitely look past all of the flaws I think sword and shield is a great game

Babu's Game Room

3y↑1

That's great! I'm glad to be getting comments from people on both sides of the SwSh debate =)

BostonBeanEater

3y↑1

As someone who has never played Pokemon (I came of age long before ‘96), yet is a gamer, it is confusing AF to weigh Sword/Shield vs Bril. Diam/Shin. Pearl.. My son is 6.5 and was just bitten by the Poke-bug so I decided, since we both have a Switch, that we’d experience it together for the first time. Can anyone offer a recommendation? The Arceus version coming out in ‘22 seems legit awesome, but I’d like to dive in and not wait do long. Thanks all ✌️

Babu's Game Room

@BostonBeanEater Same to you! Glad I could help =)

If you've got the funds, I'd recommend adding in the DLC for some extra variety -- helps the game feel less "on-rails". The DLC/Expansion Pass ends up being "post-game" content for most people, but my theory is that you'd get the best experience with the DLC available as you progress through the main-game!

BostonBeanEater

3y↑1

@Babu's Game Room Thank you so much BGR! This helps immensely. I think I will go with Sword/Shield. I happen to have a 3DS so I will also offer him the Yellow/Crystal option once we get through Sword/Shield.

Thank you for taking the time to lay it all out. Have a great week ✌️

Babu's Game Room

3y↑1

Shulker

3y↑2

Hey, I was just wondering if I should get this game or not. I've never had a pokemon game but I have seen some stuff about it and want to try one out. I'm fine with paying 60 dollars, do you think Pokemon Sword would be a good game for me?

Yaoilover Studio

@:D I also just got Sword, haven't played it yet but I watched a ton of bad review videos, idk why but thanks to that I decided to give it a shot as well :D
Also I love your profile picture!

Babu's Game Room

If you've played some RPGs before, Pokemon will probably be a pretty easy game once you adjust. Without prior expectations, you might enjoy the game, but I don't think it would compare favourably to something like BotW.

If you can get it on sale, I'd recommend getting it with the DLC -- I think it makes the game feel like a more complete experience, and having the DLC to progress in as an alternative to the main game would give you some more variety.

TankNSpank

3y↑3

Wow a good video. Thank you for that it has helped me to purchase the game. Got it off of eBay for 35 dollars.

Babu's Game Room

Wow, that's a great price! Glad the video helped =)
Consider getting the DLC if it's in the budget -- I'm playing through it now, and I think it'd have been more fun if I was able to play through the DLC simultaneously with the main plot. (not that the DLC isn't enjoyable on its own)

Cinnaman

4y↑25

Great review. Mediocre game. It’s a shame you essentially have to pay $90 (60 for the game, 30 for the DLC) to get any good content.

Stephanie Cronin

@Jinxthefox why the heck would you buy both unless your rich or a youtuber who can profit from it

Babu's Game Room

@Jinxthefox Save the extra $60 and just get the DLC and NSO...it's a lot cheaper, and you'll still be able to "Catch 'em All" with trading!

Jinxthefox

Actually 60$ to get both.... So your spending $120

Babu's Game Room

4y↑3

I'm really glad you enjoyed the review!
It would be nice if they would eventually do a bundle, at least digitally: Game + DLC for $60. Then it wouldn't feel so bad to recommend it! haha

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Rant Radio

3y↑18

Benjamin Salas

3y↑1

Let's hope legends of arceus can live up to that. Atleast its a step in the right direction

Fajar Daffa Aulia

3y↑2

All these possible new mechanics and gameplay and quality of life improvements yet gamefreak chose to suck

Babu's Game Room

@Liam N. Watson A lot of the new Pokemon do get hated on, but I gotta' admit that I still feel excitement anytime I encounter anything new!

Liam N. Watson

3y↑1

I'd really like to see that kind of Pokémon game, but I draw the line at "No new Pokémon". The best experiences I had with sun and moon and sword and shield were encountering all of the new Pokémon for the first time when I was trying as hard as I could to not spoil myself, which made me like the new Pokemon even more. Maybe there could be a separate dlc where you could go to one or two new locations that are like Island of Armor and Crown Tundra, but only filled with at least 50 or 60 new Pokemon.

Veteran-X Gaming

3y↑1

@Babu's Game Room give it a shot if you can! Hope all is well, and let's keep enjoying video games

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Benjamin Aguirre

3y↑1

I’ve always been a Pokémon fan and I don’t really care what people say about the game I still wanna get it and also thanks for that information

Babu's Game Room

3y↑1

Glad to help! Hope you enjoy it! =)

If you've got the funds to spare, I'd recommend the DLC -- it doesn't feel like a post-game so much as it feels like a sidequest that you can do alongside the main plot.

Eiko Final

3y↑1

Babu's Game Room

Glad I could help! BOTW is a super popular game...I should pick it up at some point...ahaha

I think we're in the minority of missing HMs. I feel like having required team members like that makes things more interesting!

It'd be nice to see a mainline Pokemon game without all the hand-holding. I think it'll be a long time before we see that, though... that's why I like to challenge myself in one way or another whenever I play a Pokemon game. But yeah, there are definitely tons of Switch games most people would want to play first!

Victor Kuruk

3y↑1

That's the only thing that's stopping me from getting this game.

I really want to play red and blue again
[Then I can see what they look like in 3D]

They took that away from me😔
Someday maybe

Victor Kuruk

3y↑1

I heard that came was very easy to.

I'll check it out for that 150 thxs👍🏿

Babu's Game Room

3y↑1

There is Pokemon Let's Go, which is basically Pokemon Red and Blue if your starters were either Pikachu or Eevee.

It's very much a "baby's first Pokemon game" though, and I don't know if I'd recommend it to fans...

Alexander

4y↑3

Loved the video 🥰 keep up the great work

Babu's Game Room

Glad you liked it! And thanks so much for your kind comment!

MM vd Leest

3y↑2

What we want for the switch 2 is: A pokemon mmorpg, with a lot more render distance and a lot more freedom for exploration and a lot more finished animations pleaaase

MM vd Leest

@Babu's Game Room nah pkmn go doesnt have 'the nostalgic feeling' surrounding it. PokeMMO is a pokmn mmorpg, but ofc thats fanmade.

Babu's Game Room

3y↑1

A Pokemon MMORPG would be the end of my social life.

Wait, is Pokemon Go an MMORPG?...

Neptvne

3y↑16

I’m so disappointed, I’ve NEVER skipped a Pokémon game. This one I’m skipping. I’m disappointed of no GTS , I’m disappointed that the story is still linear and it’s been more than a year and it’s still a $60 game with a short 26 hr story , then the expansion is almost mandatory buy , so 90 ish dollars. I’m thinking the generation after this will further advance the game , I’d buy the game but I am gonna wait thanks for this review

Monsieur Generalissimo

@RubberYen Besides you do not even have 26 hr playtime.
Maybe if you are really slow.

The actual playtime is much shorter cutscenes/dialogues have to essentially be cut out.
And due to the railroading and handholding there's a lot of dialogues.

Babu's Game Room

3y↑1

@Meh Although I didn't get to experience it this way, I think if you played the two Expansion Pass areas SIMULTANEOUSLY with the main game (progressing in the DLC whenever you get a new method of transportation), it'll make the game feel a lot more open.

If there's a nice price drop/bundle that includes the DLC, I'd give that a try.
Doesn't fix the lack-lustre end-game, but it probably helps with the linearity!

Meh

3y↑1

I'm with you on this. The lack of exploration, the linearity, and no post game was a real deal breaker for me. Will probably get one if there's a price drop. But other than that, I'm not sold.

Gavin the great

@Babu's Game Room they already did on the website

Babu's Game Room

@RubberYen It's short for an RPG. Some people really want to get tons of play-time out of each game. It makes sense, especially to people who grew up before Steam and other gaming services made quality games so cheap and plentiful!

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Bobi das Warzenschwein

3y↑2

Wonderful video! 👍 If you had a secondary channel for essay/review stuff, i would had subscribed.

Babu's Game Room

I'm wondering if Youtube has a feature that would let us push notifications for essay/review stuff, but not for Let's Plays...and then the LPs could get pushed to followers of playlists? I do wish there was more customization for that kind of stuff...
But I'm glad you enjoyed the video. It'd be super awesome if you remembered our thumbnail style and channel name if you end up coming across our reviews in the future =D

Ale Ale Alejandro

3y↑1

Really enjoyed your review

Babu's Game Room

Thanks so much! I'm really glad you enjoyed it =)

HaziD

3y↑2

Great video. As a fellow fledgling YouTuber, I honestly respect all the work you put into this video

Babu's Game Room

Thanks so much for your kind comment!
It was a lot of work, but with practice, it only ever gets easier. =)
Best of luck!

Turtle Anton

2y↑1

I think they are with the expansion :)

Babu's Game Room

The expansions have added A LOT of old Pokemon, and I think Pokemon Home has completely opened the Dexit floodgates. =)

(of course...those all require more $$$!)

jessmelody

3y↑2

Your channel is super cool and professional! Gained a sub and please don't give up you're super interesting to listen to :)

Babu's Game Room

3y↑1

Thanks so much! Still secretly working away at more videos...hope you'll stick around!

J C

3y↑5

Still can't get over that xenoblade chronicles 2 was released years earlier and is way more vast and detailed than this game. To me, it just feels There was no love or care that went into this game. Which may be true since gamefreak admitted to cutting its staff from pokemon production and moving them to little town hero which they considered to be a bigger priority. That game bombed, hard.

LWKGD

@Babu's Game Room not only that but i 100% respect the passion and though i may not agree with what you said this video i CAN see you becoming a big youtuber if you continue this style of content

LWKGD

@Babu's Game Room it would kinda be like me coming on here and saying you dont love making videos because i didnt agree with your video no i didnt agree but i guarentee that this is a passion for you that you love doing regardless and youll keep doing it. Just like me with my music

LWKGD

@Babu's Game Room i agree with that but i guarentee that they absolutely love the world theyve created and why do i say this? Well i watched a documentary video one time on a game where people didnt like the decisions the developers made and said a similar thing they dont love it as much and the developers made a video saying exactly what i said, "if you think that we dont love these people just as much the fans, the ones who literally cried got exhausted day after day making this universe thats insane"

Babu's Game Room

@LWKGD For some of the staff, they will definitely care a lot. For many others, it's just a job...and for some others, it's just money. Some people at Game Freak will occasionally have to decide between "What will sell more copies?" and "What would make a better game?", or "What would make a better game?" vs. "What would make the game more kid-friendly?".

LWKGD

3y↑1

@Babu's Game Room lmao u really think that gamefreak the ppl that MADE the pokemon with their blood sweat and tears doesnt love pokemon as much as the fans do!? That is honestly pretty ignorant to say

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Thrash Death

3y↑3

Last pokemon game i played was silver back in 2000, is it worth getting this game for someone like me? I mean even with the missing pokemon from the dex?

Babu's Game Room

Honestly, I don't think you'll miss most of the missing Pokemon.
If you haven't played Pokemon since 2000, you probably won't be missing out on a lot of the things that have been cut. You may even be overwhelmed with how much has been added to the series.
If you go into it with modest expectations (It IS a game made primarily for kids), you'll probably enjoy it, at least for the nostalgia factor.

If you can afford it, I'd recommend going for the DLC too, and play through it as you play through the main game. And if it's too easy, use crappier Pokemon and challenge the Battle Tower after you finish the game. That's the ultimate single-player challenge, that will be challenging even for JRPG veterans.

Ton Sebastian Lobo

3y↑2

Great review. I bought Pokemon Sword today. New subscriber here.

Babu's Game Room

Thanks so much! Glad to have you around =)

Have you had a chance to play it yet? I'm curious to see what you think!

Pepe344 gaming

3y↑2

I enjoyed it for what It was but I really wish they could have done way more with sword and shield and it's not worth $60 I brought it used.

Babu's Game Room

Did you have a chance to play the DLC? It makes it feel like a more-complete game (as sad as it is to say that...)

SageLeef

3y↑4

Bubasaur and squirtle in: hey charmander! Are we late to the new pokemon game?
Charmander: Yes.
Bulbasaur and squirtle: Oh well whats the worst that could happen?!
Charmander: People have to pay more to get you too in a dlc
Bulbasaur and squirtle: Ah dont be ridiculou-
ISLE OF ARMOUR

Babu's Game Room

3y↑2

And nobody ever got around to giving Totodile the address to Galar...

nawffle

3y↑3

nice video honestly i enjoyed this well edited video

Babu's Game Room

Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it! Hoping we can keep up that level of quality =)

Nathan

3y↑9

Difficulty settings would be nice

Babu's Game Room

3y↑2

I loved the hard mode feature in Black 2...but I hate this trend of locking anything more difficult than "Normal" until the post game...

Synathidy

3y↑1

DLC is a message from any game developer to me saying: "YOU DON'T NEED TO BUY THIS. WE DIDN'T INCLUDE IT IN THE BASE GAME BECAUSE IT WASNT WORTH EXPERIENCING BEYOND RIPPING PEOPLE OFF WITH ANCILLARY CRAPPY, EXPENSES."
So I never buy DLC. It is an abomination to videogaming. You want to sell me a gameplay experience? Put it in a single cartridge or disc. I do not download any type of gaming software ever. Put it in a contained physical format or I don't give a damn about it. I pay for things I can hold, not data that can be deleted, expanded, or otherwise f*cked around with.

Babu's Game Room

I definitely love physical games, and I prefer to buy physical when I can. But not all DLC is bad. I'd rather have DLC than "Expansion packs" that get released after the original game...and honestly, the Gen 8 DLC is better than having to buy a third version and start a new file to get all the same old stuff with some new stuff added in.

But don't get my started on Day 1 patches...lmao

IceLuxray

3y↑9

Man, how ironic, the chosen one angles and friendship stuff is my favorite parts of pokemon!

Babu's Game Room

Different strokes for different folks! That's why I spent a lot of time talking about what I like and what I don't like in a Pokemon game...everyone has their opinions, and I want people to know what's influencing mine when I give my ratings!

Patrick Foley

3y↑1

So does the watered down pokedex mean you can't even transfer those excluded pokemon over from an older game? Or that you just can't catch them in the wild?

Babu's Game Room

3y↑1

@Patrick Foley Haha, sounds like a good strategy!
Yoshi's Island is one of my favourite games. Top 5 on the SNES without a doubt.

Patrick Foley

3y↑1

@Babu's Game Room I most recently beat the Resident Evil 3 remake a couple times. Now balancing Yoshi's Island for SNES and Horizon Zero Dawn, and sprinkling in some COD Modern Warfare multiplayer here and there. Whenever i dig into a pokemon game though, it becomes my obsession lol. I get into the breeding and EV training and fall down a hole, so have to get my fill of all those other games before starting it.

Babu's Game Room

@Patrick Foley The one good thing about passive commutes!

Just goes to show that the Switch is a great console. I tend to prefer gaming on a decent-sized screen, but the advantages of portability can't be denied.

What other games have you been playing recently?

Patrick Foley

3y↑1

@Babu's Game Room Very likely, in a month or two though. Finding the time to burn through my gaming backlog is a challenge, even more so working from home all the time now. My train commute time is gone. 😅

Babu's Game Room

@Patrick Foley Glad you enjoyed the review!
Do you think you're going to get the game? I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts if you do end up playing it!

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Black Steel Raven

3y↑2

So on 5:30 when Cinderace used double kick; is that actually the animation? The model just hops in place instead of actually doing an actual kick? I don't mind that they don't actually go up to the combatant to make full contact, but not even where its standing?

Babu's Game Room

@Black Steel Raven Glad to help! =D

Black Steel Raven

3y↑1

@Babu's Game Room I'll wait it out a bit. Maybe on a Xmas sale if it ever comes up. Thanks for the video still. I haven't finished it, but so far your video has had the best info.

Babu's Game Room

@Black Steel Raven I enjoyed Sword more than Moon, but your results may vary. I also chose Grookey!
If I were in your shoes, I'd probably wait for a sale or price-drop.

Hope the video helps you decide! =)

Black Steel Raven

3y↑1

@Babu's Game Room Oh dude... I have been trying to do my homework to see if the game is worth getting or not. I haven't even finished pokemon moon because I got bored after fighting the school of fish early in the game-
But Grookey is probably the only thing that's been tempting me to get the game.

Babu's Game Room

3y↑1

Yes, that is the animation for Double Kick.
It's fine for people who play with animations off, but using Double Kick was probably the first time I felt disappointed playing the game...lol

John Blake

3y↑1

Just bought the shield bundle for 90$ watching this while the game is downloading lol

Babu's Game Room

Cool! I'd love for you to come back after playing the game to hear what you think =)

Pickle

3y↑2

I dont think Pokemon Sword/Shield is the game for me. Im gonna wait for their next Pokemon game on the switch (if there would be)

Babu's Game Room

3y↑1

Glad the video helped! I think it can really go either way depending on what you look for in a Pokemon game. Hope the next game interests you, at least!

Are you hoping for the rumoured Gen 4 remakes?

ScreenHackTV

4y↑19

No voice acting in a game from 2019 is a joke. Ps1 games have voice acting for God sakes. Also, why don't the pokemon sound like the TV show . Pikachu always says its name, why don't the others ? Laziness.

Banjo Fangirl

@ScreenHackTV I guess games like botw and fe3h... don't exist. Give them some credit on their games. They're above average

ScreenHackTV

@Count Chocula Nintendo has always been lazy . They just make mario kart number 47 these days

Count Chocula

Yeah it feels like laziness

Babu's Game Room

4y↑3

Fair points! As someone who doesn't watch the TV show, I honestly would've turned off the Pokemon cries if they said their names. The cries add charm to them that the names don't, imo. I wish Eevee and Pikachu didn't say their names, honestly.

I never even considered voice-acting, actually! But I feel like, being a game made for kids, it would probably be cringey, and I'd have turned that off too. I can usually read faster than most VA, so I end up turning it off unless it's really good stuff like Persona 5. I can see why people would be missing it...but you definitely don't want PS1-era VA in a game! Ahaha

Pop Culture Pb

You can NOT bring your 17 year old pokemon forward.
You can catch new ones on the virtual console option but why?

Babu's Game Room

You can! We're older than we think ;)
Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire came out in 2013! And they can be moved into SwSh...slowly, but surely. =)

There are a number of reasons for wanting Virtual Console Pokemon; I think they can get some unique moves and they may have hidden abilities or something?

Shin

3y↑1

also the majority of pthe problem with this game is that if you want the full expierences its gunna cost 90 dollars. Its not a bad game but not worth 90 bucks almost no game is unless its maybe an mmo. Its never on sale either like most mainstream nintendo games. Also most pokemon fans are above the age of 16 i think they should of made it a tad mnore difficult. A baby can literally beat this game easily.

Babu's Game Room

Hey, I don't know how I missed this comment. Sorry about that!

I agree with you. It's a high price of entry, so it's not likely to bring in people who aren't already fans of the series. I do think Game Freak is worried about making a more mature or difficult game...they tried that with XD and Coliseum, but those flopped (IIRC).

Omen Dragon

3y↑1

I mean even the fans of digimon know we not getting every single digimon in one game too many. Pokemon needs to have a small roster and a rotation of pokemon for each game. Most the pokemon are useless anyway.

Omen Dragon

3y↑1

@Babu's Game Room lol gotta catch a few.

Babu's Game Room

3y↑1

That's definitely going to be a controversial opinion!

But to be fair...Pokemon hasn't been "Gotta Catch 'Em All" for almost 20 years now... =)

PogLifeActual

3y↑2

Subbed. Watched the whole review. Ill be waiting a little while though

Babu's Game Room

Thanks so much!

Sorry to keep you waiting. We're still working. Working slowly, but definitely working! =)

Elvin Ramos

3y↑2

Great video. Definitely earned my sub

Babu's Game Room

Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it!

Any particular game or genre or anything that you'd be interested to see reviews like this for?

Starlight

3y↑1

I'm not going to lie I never played a Pokemon game in my life and I thought about buying Pokemon sword and shield and then I thought about my favorite to Pokemon which is Mew and Mewtwo and I'm thinking if I can get both of them I'll purchase the games

Starlight

3y↑1

@Babu's Game Room thanks

Babu's Game Room

3y↑1

Starlight

3y↑1

@Babu's Game Room good looking out I'm going to take you up on that but I do got a question to ask as well when choosing your Pokemon I know you can have them learn up to four attacks what advice would you give me for Mewtwo as far as attacks that he should learn

Babu's Game Room

@Starlight You might find Let's Go in particular to be pretty easy. But if you like it for the collection aspect, and challenge yourself by using low-level Pokemon, you'll probably enjoy it more =)

Starlight

3y↑1

@Babu's Game Room yeah I got my fair share of jrpg under my belt

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beaglegod1

3y↑1

What about someone who hasn't played a Pokemon game since gold/silver.
Is this a must but for me?
Loved gold by the way, remember sinking 65 hours into it many years ago.

Babu's Game Room

3y↑2

There is a LOT of new stuff that has been added since Gold/Silver. Sw/Sh will feel like a lot more of a restrictive game (in terms of where and when you can go to different places), but the battle system is a LOT more complex than it ever was.

If you're looking for a hit of nostalgia, if you have a 3DS, you can try to get your hands on the remakes Heart Gold/Soul Silver for the DS, or just get the original games on the 3DS virtual console. Otherwise I'd approach Sw/Sh cautiously unless you can find them for a really good price. The DLC would help make them feel like more complete experiences, if you have that much money burning a hole in your pocket!

Everything Gaming

3y↑1

Is it worth it to get the dlc if I can get a ton of the pokemon from it from let's go/home?

Everything Gaming

Alright. Thanks

Babu's Game Room

It's tough to say. I think the DLC would be more enjoyable to play side-by-side with the base game (continually hopping between the islands as you unlock new progression skills). Especially since there's more exploration in the DLC!

The Crown Tundra also has a more engaging multi-player experience if you're playing online (especially with friends).

But if you're just looking for the 800 Pokemon and don't care about the added content, then you'll be fine without it...or at least until it goes on sale!

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