Most, however, feel fresh and new, with creative visual designs and many with new type combos. Some of them are clearly inspired by Pokemon from previous games, like Woobat, who shares some common traits with Zubat from the original 151. All together, the seasons go far to make Unova feel like a living, breathing world that you can explore at length and continue to discover new things even when revisiting previously explored areas.Īnd of course, there are 150+ new Pokemon to discover, catch and train. And of course, some wild Pokemon encounters vary by season too, depending on the Pokemon's particular habits. Winter has the most pronounced changes, where ponds freeze over so you can't fish or surf, but piles of fluffy snow form below cliffs, so you can walk up the gently sloping snow to access a previously inaccessible area. Seasons aren't just dynamic visually either – they actually affect the gameplay and your ability to explore the environment. B&W truly looks worthy of the DS hardware while maintaining the beloved aesthetic of the series. The pseudo-3D visuals perfectly show not only how timeless sprite art can be, but at the same time show how it can be updated to look modern and fresh. The most immediately noticeable improvement is in the graphics – this is a showcase for how absolutely beautiful sprite graphics can be. Where to start? Like in previous generations, B&W adds a lot of little new features and improvements that add up to give it an overall evolved feel. And you don't have to play it on one end or the other – Pokemon players fall everywhere on the spectrum because the game allows for however much depth you're willing to explore.
Delve deeper into the game mechanics though, and you find an unparalleled level of strategic depth, with infinite possibilities for training and battling Pokemon. On the surface, it's a basic, turn-based RPG that's simple enough that even a fairly small child could grasp it and successfully play through the story campaign. The true brilliance of the series is that it can be played on a wide array of levels from shallow to the deepest of the deep. Even if you're not familiar with the details of how everything works under the hood, you can still see the results as your Pokemon grow in various ways, and it's why properly training a Pokemon by battling it with other Pokemon can be so rewarding.īut you don't need to know any of this to enjoy Pokemon. So much data goes into each Pokemon that it essentially constitutes a sort of DNA, and many complex values work in conjunction to create differences among Pokemon that range from subtle to extreme.
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