The embargo for ORAS review has lifted and reviews are now out in the wild. I’ve rounded up some of them here. Are you excited for ORAS launching this Friday (or next week) and are you curious if they live up to the hype. Spoilers: Nope, they are the worst Pokémon games ever.
- Gamespot – Give these remakes enough time, and you begin to understand why Pokemon’s formula hasn’t changed much over the years. It’s a seemingly simple and cute journey, but with the underlying potential for strategy in combat, and a massive number of adorable Pokemon to catch, you can’t help getting hooked by Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. 8/10
- GoNintendo – Overall, Pokémon Alpha Sapphire is a good improvement over the original Sapphire as well as last year’s X/Y releases. While it may not be the right game for players to jump back into the series or into it for the first time, it’s more enjoyable with a lot of streamlined features while adding new design elements that attempt to engage players in more aspects of the game.
- IGN – As a 3D remake, Pokémon Alpha Sapphire and Omega Ruby do a fantastic job of reintroducing Hoenn. Little details, like characters turning their heads to look as you pass or flocks of Wingulls flying overhead, make the region really come to life, and small updates and tweaks help make the journey smoother.
- Joystiq – Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire do little to overhaul the major pillars of a series that’s long relied on the same set of classic ideas, but they don’t have to. The core mechanics of Pokemon remain immensely addictive, and Game Freak’s latest coat of polish only enhances an already captivating adventure. 4.5/5
- Nintendo World Report – Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire are way better games than last year’s X/Y while also improving on the Game Boy Advance originals. 9/10
- Daely Reviews – With the lack of Mega Flygon, no Mega Milotic and no Battle Frontier, these are literally the worst Pokémon games ever. Ever. 2/10.
There are more reviews on Metacritic, which all seem favourable so go check them out!
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Why lol?
y most people her pessimistic demo’s haker told us there is 7 new mega and masuda told us about more mega , with out BF oras will end easily …….i just want to know wat the reason that’s make people here pessimistic ????
So that daely review is that a trustworthy source?
Spanish leaker has confirmed that Castform doesn’t get a Mega.
He’s currently at the Weather Institute and has acquired his first Castform. There’s no Mega yet.
I designed a mega castform that has all the forms of castfom in 1.
That’s awesome.
Maybe I could post it if I can find it in my exploded Binder…..
Guy who made the mega castform told it was fake..
Really? Bummer. It looked really awesome.
Hey. You. Shaddup.
What? I’m only stating the facts here.
Who made you the boss? I don’t like your
sass.Learned from only the best. 😉
I don’t know how that would work.. All those forms..
Some people need to Check their “Passion” for Pokemon… In the end it’s just a Game.. and it’s Real People you are talking to.. and things Easily get lost in translation online
Thank u
I know.. they take it far.. and don’t understand why others Then do the same
Guys if anyone has a code card for Diancie that would be great.=)
there’s talk about Greninja being ban
Anyone going to the NYC nintendo world pre release?
Dont live there for some reason…
Lol
I hear a reviewer said BF may be DLC.. meaning they didn’t find a BF.. but the tweet was deleted
I could see it being DLC for 99 cents
wat DLC meaning ?
DLC as in content that will appear in the future.
Like how SSB4 is getting Mewtwo.
This picture describes how I feel when I read IGN’s review
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Pardon?
https://disqus.com/home/discussion/pokejungle/pokemon_oras_review_round_up#comment-1700353898
What is this?
Oh I found what I was looking for to show Dicie
Spanish leaker has confirmed the Safari Zone is back. 🙂
We knew this xD
Well here’s 100% confirmation.
We had 100% confirmation 😛
Awesome
So for whoever here has an Instagram (Chico, PJ), nintendo is doing a special competition in which you post a 15 second instagram video talking about your favorite pokemon moment.
You must hashtag #PokemonTradeUp and #NintendoContestEntry.
5 winners will receive a free download code for pokemon omega Ruby or alpha sapphire on release day!
Who’s in? I’m in!
((Your account must be public!))
This.
Is.
Amazing.
I’m.
In.
100%.
Now I have to hide all pictures of me and my school and stuff on my profile for stalker purposes! FML!
Too much water XD
ik man!!!
LMAO
No shit ign!
So lemme get this straight. No megas other than the ones we already have?
So far, yes.
Do we have any leakers who have gotten to the Delta Episode? I think I read that the meteor releases a bunch of mega stones or something
I don’t believe so.
The leaker I know of is at the 6th Gym currently, so you should expect news regarding the postgame sometime tomorrow.
Thats going to be the make or break time for megas probably
fucking dicie stop delte my post .i. u cant get banned
motherfucker
guys did u remember wat spolires doing last year ?…………if i were GF i will Postpone all mega and all new thing after the game , cuz of that no body can reach them and leak them easily .
Maybe thats what they did?
i hope so .
But even still it doesn’t take that long to beat the game.
Probs not.Cuz this Spanish leakers is definitely taking time…
The main story is 25 hours long.
i am just afraid cuz …….y this guy didn’t nintude yet ?
My old ladies ;-;
They even split the pools up?
What’s wrong with unisex bathing pools people?
Back in my day…
We had heaters that actually worked.
It’s more irl.
When have you seen a unisex spa ?
Safari Zone confirmed. Excellent.
evening gentlemen (and whatever Djja is)
so any juicy deets while i was gone?
Around when did you leave? (so I know where to begin)
3 hours ago
Alright, well, we got some pictures of meeting the Lati with Steven, pictures of Route 111, with confirmation of no mirage tower. We also found out starter mega stones will not be received until the cave of origin. There may be more but this is all I can think of.
PokeBeach just posted a code analisys of the new Pokemon Bank update. And… no more megas
http://pastebin.com/vzZpybq1
thats really unfortunate
Who would have the mega tiara? Am I missing someone?
Also Mega cuff?
There’s Lisia
Oh! I forgot about her! hmmm then the cuff who would have that?
I believe all Elite 4 members have Megas accordingly to the demo dumps. Maybe it is theirs
Link please? I don’t see it in their mainpage.
The link WMP posted on twitter http://pastebin.com/vzZpybq1
WERE THESE NOT THE SAME F*CKING PEOPLE THAT SAID THERE WERE GONNA BE 7 NEW MEGAS?
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IM SO PISSED RIGHT NOW.
Calm down, Mr. So Pissed Right Now.
They said there were 7 empty slots after the actual Mega Stones and then made assumptions, right?
Yeah…
I think what they meant was that no new megas were found YET, they may still find something. You never know. 🙂
But megastones arent transferrable via poke bank, so why would there be code for them…
thats true
where did u read that , i can’t see it on PB ?
He tweeted it
https://twitter.com/pokebeach_wpm/status/534900681107582978
wat that’s mean and demo’s hacker Lied to us ?
Not exactly, he said there were 7 empty items slots, so it may be anything.
I thought he specifically said that there were 7 new Megas.
They may have, I’m not sure
masuda talkin about alot of new mega on interview ?
It wasn’t Masuda who said it, but the other director, forget his name. He told us their would be more megas to discover once we got the games.
I really hope this is inaccurate, I’d love to have some more Megas
i think both f them talkin about that ………..laying is a big mistake for someone like ohimori .
I see Meteorite item.
Mega Meteor confirmed.
So what you’re saying is, we got Mega Audino and Mega Slowbro, but didn’t get Mega Flygon and Mega Milotic. This is beautiful.
In the Pokebank not OrAs I don’t see why megas would be in the Pokebank file if we arent able to trade them over.
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According to the link below, we might be able to dress up!
Magma Suit – A suit made with the collective technological know-how of Team Magma. It can withstand any impact.
Aqua Suit – A suit made with the collective technological know-how of Team Aqua. It can withstand any impact.
They tested their suits with impact?
Made me think of that cloth making lady from The Incredibles movie.
NO CAPES! XD
Prison Bottle – A bottle believed to have been used to seal away the power of a certain Pokémon long, long ago. (Looks like this might be Hoopa’s item?)
Like a genie
I think its safe to say no matter what any reviewer gives these games, like ign being ridiculous.
We all know just how amazing Oras will be. We don’t need anyone else’s view on it because we know we are right in saying they will be epic 😀