So, I've had the game for about a week now. I managed to get the game+pokeball for about $30 after trading in a few old games I'll never play before.
My overall reaction, is that I really like it. A few musings from a late 20s fan:
- The overworld catching mechanic is much better than I expected. I'm on the fence if I'd like it see this in the new main game next year. It definitely feels refreshing, but I also feel less attached to the pokemon I do catch as when I want a Growlithe, I'm now catching 20+ of them in a row and tossing 19 away.
- I boxed the starter pokemon at the very start of the game, because of how disgustingly overpowered it is, and I wanted at least a bit of a challenge.
- The Pokeball+ feels pretty good. My only complaint is that I often find myself pushing the joystick in a direction as I try to click it resulting in me using the wrong ability or item on the wrong pokemon. It is very likely just an issue with me having giant hands
- Having Pokemon follow you and riding them is awesome, and one of the best features in the game
- Not a big fan of some of the things removed from the game (Game Corner Gambling, Safari Zone mini-game, fishing), as they always felt like a nice mixup at those points in the game when you unlocked them. No access to fishing means you are very limited in having water-type pokemon in your team until late in the game
- Going to have to buy Nintendo online to complete the game, as I don't know anyone who bought the game in real life.
I'm 4/8 badges in and so far I'd give the game an 8.5/10. Really solid remake.
