The first reviews for Pokémon X&Y are being put online. We’ll be updating this post throughout the day to keep track of the games and what new reviews there are for you to read. Let’s get started!
Reviews
- Mashable: “‘Pokémon X’ and ‘Y’ Are Polished But Play It Too Safe”
- The much-anticipated 3DS addition to the Pokémon series will not disappoint fans of the franchise. 3D has been a long time coming, and I’m glad it turned out so well. While the battles are as fun as ever, I wish developers would had taken more risks with its structure and story. Still, whether you just want to casually battle friends or enter tournaments, Pokémon X and Y will give you enough to chew on for many, many hours of fun.
- IGN: “Pokemon X and Y Review: A Mega Evolution” (9/10)
- “Every so often, evolution takes a significant leap. Pokemon X and Y is smarter, better, and faster than its predecessors, but it’s the impressive online social features and fantastic new 3D look that make the latest game in the 15-year-old RPG series amazing. As long as you’re within the range of Wi-Fi, you’re never alone in Pokemon X and Y, and we finally have the tools to express ourselves over the course of this 35-hour adventure.”
- GameInformer: “Seeing Pokemon From a New Angle” (8.75/10)
- “Pokémon hasn’t made a concerted effort to step outside of its comfort zone ever since it first released in Japan in 1996 – and for good reason. It found its hook nearly 20 years ago and has held on firm for better and worse. In this way, changing things in Pokémon presents a certain degree of uncomfortable risk. X & Y offer no significant changes in direction to the Pokémon series, but this is the most drastic step the series has ever taken. “
- Digital Spy: “‘Pokemon X’ review (3DS): As engaging and addictive as ever”
- “Pokemon X and accompanying game Pokemon Y represent what is perhaps the biggest evolution of the Pokemon series since it debuted to a huge following in the mid-nineties.
Receiving a graphical overhaul, new ways to connect, customisation options and Mega Evolutions, not to mention a wealth of new Pokemon to catch, the games are packed with first-time features and fresh new ideas.At its core, however, Pokemon X doesn’t stray too far from the original ‘gotta catch ’em all’ concept that has made the series so addictive and engaging.”
- “Pokemon X and accompanying game Pokemon Y represent what is perhaps the biggest evolution of the Pokemon series since it debuted to a huge following in the mid-nineties.
Still waiting on the outright negative review!
Pokemon Bank
In other news, it has been confirmed that Pokemon Bank will be released in the US on December 27th, 2013 with a yearly fee of $4.99 ! You do get one free month of the service, however, and only need to start paying past the 30 day trial. It has also been shown that items do not transfer with the Pokemon.
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Another one: http://www.tuicool.com/articles/6zYFFb
Is that not the same thing?
Haha, didn’t actually read the review (the Mashable one that is) so just assumed it was new :L My mistake!
It’s all good, I do that a lot too.
i was sad that they said that the story was basic any way pokemon is for kids not meaning adults cant like any way i judge it my self
I’m happy because the reviewer basically said what I was hoping for. Every reviewer always says they need to change the story to make it more interesting and get rid of the 8 gym leader formula, but honestly I love the simple story and if they changed the formula too much then it wouldn’t be pokemon any more.
And since the reviewer said the game was tons of fun, I’m stoked.
Just read the Mashable review. Story leaves a lot to be desired apparently. Will find out for myself in a week, but to be honest, it was going to be very hard to top B/W’s story.
I always felt like B/w’s story was kind of irritating. Recently they’ve put more and more story into these games, but I sort of preferred when I could progress through the game and collect badges and find new areas, and I didn’t feel like I had to stop every 2 seconds to beat a cave filled with Team Plasma grunts or backtrack all the way across the fucking game just for the story. It sort of felt like the focused more on creating a cools tory with that gen, then they did gameplay. That’s why while the story was pretty cool when it didn’t really interrupt your gameplay, I felt the gameplay suffered anyway.
i tend to agree with this. I mean there’s the “story” involving the evil team, and the “stories” involving the legendaries, which don’t necessarily have to be the same story, so we’ll see. I’d rather gameplay be better because that’s going to last longer than the story
BW2 was worse in that aspect. And what made it worse was that it was done over and over.
Yeah. I actually enjoyed BW2 though, until you had to go back to BW1’s locations, and then it felt like the same old drag. It was funny because it was a sequel, but the only parts I liked were those that had nothing to do at all with the first game.
I liked Pokemon World Tournament in B2/W2.
I loved it too.
Hmm, I’m honestly not the biggest fan of Gen 5, but the one thing I loved was the story. From the mystery of N, to Ghetsis’ true intentions, to N’s Castle and the Pokemon League, N defeating Alder, and you having to catch the legendary to advance the plot. Then you get the opportunity to face your legendary against N’s. I loved it lol.
Where i live, in Argentina, Pokemon x and y will come on the 25th of october, i will have to wait two weeks more than the rest of the world 🙁
🙁 well if you don’t mind being spoiled then I’m sure pokejungle will help you get through those 2 weeks 🙂
Kind of a bad review. We were told it was fun but it didn’t have much story to it? Does that make it good still? Bad? Mediocre? This leaves a lot out in the open.
Yeah. Not to be mean or anything, but I felt like the person who wrote this hasn’t really played pokemon deeply as some others would.
get outta here with that sexist shit
She did not mention about customizing clothes and stuff that’s weird.
only 6 days 23 hours 30mins to go
its gonna be a long week lol
Uh….It is 8 days. BU tbeing more specfici it’d be 7 days.
A bit negative, yet, reviews are based of off the reviewers opinion!
hey afarr
i hope all 3 of those final starter evos are fake. cuz they look really bad lol
There real! All the images of them are real! Also, they were shown evolving and doing animations!
specially chesknaught
ΝΟ, ΤΗΕΥ ARE EPIC!
I LIEK CHESNAUGHTZ.
But I think they could’ve done a better job on Delphox. It looks disproportionate
I liked Greninja. He looks cool.
Yeah i agree with you. They are so ugly! Specially chespin one 🙁
Yeah that’s the problem with reviews. Reviewers usually take the side of “It was great!” or “It was pretty bad”.
Opinions are like Pokéballs, everyone’s got ’em.
Love your analogy!
The review that we currently have is DEFINITELY getting me hyped for these games!! 😀
Kind of sucks that we don’t have a female leader for Team Flare though… Still can’t wait! 😀
When was that confirmed?
In the review… Doesn’t it say that a guy named Lysandre is the leader???
Here: “Their motives and the motives of a sinister-looking man named Lysandre aren’t revealed until later in the game.”
Yeah. I just read the review now.
They played it safe? So fairy type and mega evolutions are playing it safe? I beg to differ.
I was literally thinking about how mega’s and fairies are not “playing it safe” after I read the article. Amen to that.
I think they meant story wise and structure. Not that i’m complaining. I like the structure of the Pokemon games. Without it, it wouldn’t be Pokemon anymore, just another RPG.
Between the Fairy type, Mega Evolutions, refocusing the story away from “being the very best”/beating gym leaders/the Elite Four and onto researching evolution, Super Training, Pokemon-Amie, the competitive infrastructure improvements, character customization, the new and improved Dream World, and the 3d graphics, this game seriously looks like the most adventurous Pokemon title since GSC.
The Mashable reviewer isn’t really a Pokemon fan. She even mentioned that she hasn’t played Pokemon in years, so she’s hardly the most qualified to review the game. I wouldn’t want an FPS lover who only likes action games to review an RPG, and vice versa. I don’t know why Mashable didn’t get a review from someone who’s into Pokemon.
Well, they will make a big difference to competitive Pokemon. But the review isn’t really about that.
I feel like a reviewer will leak one Pokemon today >.> It will probably be the Starter Final Evo’s, like they don’t know we all know about them. *Prays to Arceus for Ooroto at last*
According to the review, Pokémon X and Y are “brimming with new Pokémon”!
The reviewer says he/she found 5 to 8 new Pokémon each route.
I think she meant new from route-to-route, as in 5 to 8 she had not seen in the game yet (versus brand new to the generation itself).
So you mean, like, new to the Pokedex?
Yes – like first route she saw 5 different kinds of pokemon, second route, 6 additional different pokemon, and so on. Sort of like, instead of some of the older games, like Black and White where you have very limited options (such as only patrat, lilipup, and purloin for a while).
This will make way for very diverse Nuzlocke challenges!
I thought that at first. But i think they are just talking about the diversity of Pokemon available. i.e there are different kinds of Pokemon available in each area
Well, at least he/she said it brimming with NEW Pokémon. If new Pokémon means Kalos Pokémon. I hope for at least 90+ new Pokémon this Gen.
Maybe new as in XY and not as in never-seen-before?
I don’t mind if the story is not outstanding. That is just a bonus for me, on top of catching and training them all. As long as the visuals are great, the Pokemon are creative and well-designed, and the battling system stays relatively the same, there should be no complaining. It’s a Pokemon game, what more could you ask for?
What more could you ask for? A copy of the game in my hand, that’s what.
I’ll take one of those, too, please! My hype level is already over the limit.
8 DAYS LEFT 😀
I agree too. Black/White went all out when it came to story. However, I didn’t see that happening again.
I am a little disappointed with the fact that the games won’t have a very good story…. Black and White had a very good story and i found the villanous team amazing. according to the review, team flare is only a “stand in”. But im still excited to see for myself. 😀
Since the reviewer hasn’t played for years, he/she probably hasn’t met Team Plasma and is comparing Team Flare with one of the older teams (Aqua, Magma, Rocket and Galactic). He/she probably didn’t play through and experience the story of BW and B2W2. I’m guessing the story would be similar to the story of Gen 5.
I Hope so :3
Honeslty I was already prepared for a non outstanding story, Masuda did say in an interview that the game’s focus is the bond between you and your friends. I definitely don’t mind this as long as I have a lot to do before and after the story comes to it’s conclusion.
Y’know, if that last badge is really Ice-type, we have seen eff all Ice types so far. I can only assume there will be tons just before the end of the game.
As always. The 8-gym formula and stuff like that SHOULD ALWAYS remain the same, but stuff like the last gym being ice/dragon is cliché! How about a dark gym? Or how about a weaker type last gym as long as the pokémon are strong…
This is something that i support. I want to see the likes of Ice and Dragon gyms earlier on and something Bug, or Rock in the later stages.
I’ll guess that the gym leader’s team will be Amaura, Amaura, Aurorus.
Since its the last gym, maybe Amaura, Amaura, Aurorus, Aurorus, Aurorus
lol, Clair v2
Haha, they’ll all have completely different movesets too
Or they could all be the same except for 1 move! XD
I think there will be an Ice-type gym ’cause there is an area to the east of Kalos(Mountain Kalos), which is covered in snow.
But Mega Abomasnow has insane stats except for speed. I would love to fight one in-game.
“Insane stats except for speed” describes a lot of Mega Evolutions actually.
Im calling abomasnow that can megavolve
Sup, Guys. Whats new today? Was anything revealed
http://instagram.com/whokilledarchie#
http://images.4chan.org/vp/src/1380891970394.jpg new poke
If real….pre-evo of Orrotto…calling it now
Sliggoo level 43, hope it evol soon.
Wait til, like, 54 or something…
GF going all out with the cutemons this gen
Finally a Pumpkin Pokemon! I’m calling it now – Grass/Ghost!!! Please GF!
Sorry, but… It’s Ghost/Grass. 😀
I was close! Haha
lol
orotto!!!!
😯
I remember someone said a Pumpkin-Ghost (Halloween fashion).. Now that was spot on. I wonder who it was..
I don’t believe the 89 new pokes rumor. I think with all the leaks we have gotten probably at least 95
I wish big publications like Mashable would hire competent reviewers. I mean, they’re kinda pathetic as far as game criticism goes but this is absolutely dreadful by even their standards.
For example: “I wish developers would had taken more risks with the story” – I’d love to know what she thinks would be a better system, but I don’t because it’s just a throwaway comment that means ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to anyone. It’s not backed up at all. If I wanted baseless personal opinions like that I’d check Twitter next Saturday.
“The variety of terrain, from rolling fields to rivers to rocky mountain passes only traversable via a Rhydon mount, keeps every moment outdoors fresh.”
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RHYHORN! Seriously people, is it that hard? This is at least the second time this has happened!
You’d expect games journalists who have, y’know, actually played the game to know what they’re talking about. Apparently not…
I love the Nintendo conference at E3 when the reporter asked about riding Rhydon, and then Masuada (I think it was him) shut him up and told him it was Rhyhorn!
haha, yeah, that was fantastic!
she can’t reveal too much about the games….
I’m not asking her to reveal anything, but if you make a negative point about something in a review it’s good practice to back it up. Otherwise it’s lazy journalism.
She didn’t even have to give specific examples, but if she really wishes the developers would take more risks with the story then she’s not spoiling anything by offering a perspective or idea for a solution – I mean, that’s what she’s getting paid for!
There’s more value in an informed opinion on a game’s strengths and weaknesses than simply saying the story’s weak and leaving it at that. Anyone can do that.
http://images.4chan.org/vp/src/1380892007866.jpg
Ghost/Grass confirmed….
Is josh even posting anymore?
He’s asleep I think at the mo. He stayed up all night leaking. so he needs some rest!
he post later today
http://images.4chan.org/vp/src/1380892106864.jpg
Where you getting these pics from?
Frisk isn’t the best ability… oh well
Yay! Finally have a Fire/Ghost, Grass/Ghost, and Water/Ghost. This was something I wanted lol.
who is the fire ghost
Chandelure
ah cool
So we got a ghost candle,a ghost squid and a ghost pumpkin Cool:D