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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Meteorite – A Meteorite that you got at Mt. Chimney. It continues to give off a faint glow and is slightly warm to the touch.
Meteorite – A Meteorite that you got at Mt. Chimney.
Some sort of pattern has risen to the surface, and it’s shining with
seven colors of light.
Notice the change? Most likely Rayquaza’s unique way of mega evolving, perhaps?
What was the role of Meteorite back then? I can’t remember…
I t was the thing the evil team was using to either create a lake in Mt. Chimney (Team Aqua) or make the volcano erupt (Team Magma)
what exactly do these meteorites represent?
Life expectancy
what do they do?
did u have a pic for this ?
I just got it from the paste bin that Pokebeach made.
stop spoiling it
there’s a spoiler alert for a reason
Spoilers were marked and adequately hidden, it was handled better than most cases.
DAMN YOU TEMPTATION!!!
Kinda off topic, don’t know if you guy have seen this yet, but…clearer picture of Hoopa’s new form.
https://twitter.com/SleepyMunchlax/status/534836355734716418
Kinda devilish
so starter mega stone is earlier than cave of origin.
You actually get your starters Mega Stone on Route 120. Not Cave of Origins. (Refresh).
Oh thank goodness. The more o think about it, it wouldn’t make sense to get it at the cave of origin because their was a screenshot of the player facing Archie with megas battling.
It would be cool if accessing Pokemon Bank after completing the Delta Episode, you get some kind of Frontier Ticket which adds the location to the map. It would be kind of like DLC, but not entirely…like Celebi in XY.
Pokemon Bank has always been an optional thing, it would be forcing people to buy it for content that should be in the game to begin with
acyually we need an optimistic gym leader .
I appreciate your feedback…
I’m confused, where is the battle frontier/Resort ?
In your imagination
Here is some new information. The Dowsing Machine now attaches to your head when you use it. “Dowsing Machine: This high-tech machine shows the location of
invisible items. It’s attached to the head when in use.” Also, our leaker showed raining in OR/AS. It looks amazing! I’m stunned that X/Y didn’t have any overworld weather effects.
http://pastebin.com/vzZpybq1 | http://i.imgur.com/KnHMk54.png : All of the item icons in X/Y and the pastebin holds a bit more information about the items.
Woah woah woah woah
Mails are back?
So no new megas…
we need some one know wat all mega stone represent .
Not confirmed it was like that in the Pokebank files not the OrAs files
I hope
I guess =/
Huehue gonna have some fun
many strange thing here ….green orb , gray stone (like zekrom and risheram stone)……..etc .
But there were rain and snow overworld on XY…
Omg the leaker showed Fortree City Gym
Congrats Earthen, you got your wish.
No Mega Excadrill :^)?
No Mega Milotic. :,)
huehue
They hacked the pokebank files not OrAs files so that proves nothing.
Unless miloticite is un-storable idk
I mean in general didnt Gf say there were mor megas ingame….
What if they were talking about the X/Y megas?
Ahh ok whatever then don’t give me a chance to believe -.-
when have they said that?
I’m saying Didn’t as Im not exactly sure some else said it a while back in the comments.
>In denial this hard
Why would they add all the other Mega stones EXCEPT Miloticite?
I dont mean specifically Milotic jeebus Whatever Im using mega audino as my mega slot anyway
Wait I’m lost why are all these things in Pokebank anyways didnt they say there was no patch to bring megas over to X & y -.-
They could just prevent them from being transferred to X/Y you know.
I don’t see why they have the mega stones in the Bank anyways there is no use for them in there.
it wasn’t a wish
its a fact of life
Huh? watch next gen Milotic gets a mega XD
they had plenty of opportunities to unveil it here
but clearly they did not
Spoilers
Did the pic even display/
=/
guys check that (rf)…………..another question all of these mega stone r known for u ?, cuz i didn’t play xy before .
i was wondering about those same items
open this pic to check out .
The items that you underlined “what is that?” seem to be zekrom and reshiram’s stone thingies.
so wat gray one is ?
Don’t know if kyurem is in this game, but that would be my best guess lol. If not, then idk
but kyurem didn’t have a stone in BW .
Huh. No idea then
And by the way, I counted the megastones here, 48. 28 in XY, and 20 already revealed, it seems
thanx but wat about strange megastone ?………..i think the blue and green stones in the bottom -right r megastones too.
One of them, rayquaza maybe? Other no idea.
Wait are those apricots I see??
yup.
Oh crap noice those are back then?
This can’t be all of the items.
It’s not. It’s some items that he found in the OR/AS data.
Jade Orb might be in the game. It’s original from HG/SS. The chip-like icons are from the Wonder Launcher in B/W (B2/W2). The Gray Stone is for Kyurem. The Strange Mega Stone is the item that Tierno gives you in X/Y. It’s just an ordinary rock. The Team Flare Card is a X/Y leftover. Suitcase are highly for OR/AS. I’m guess the clothing is for contests or diving. That Mega Bracelet and Tiaras is not for Darkrai. It’s for Contest. Brendan and May uses it. The other three items; I really don’t know what it is.
thanx buddy …….but look at these stone in bottom-right it’s looks like mega stone .
https://twitter.com/GlitchxCity/status/534914490484011008
I think Flygon fans have the biggest gripe. I mean, every Hoenn Dragon got a Mega, except for Flygon. Instead, they Ice Punch Flygon to death in trailer after trailer. Wtf
Yo this sucks.
eh who cares the other hoenn dragons are better
Altaria <3
Well Later Guys Im gonna go do something else My hype just got shot…Still want the games but not as much.WATEVER TO Smash I go
Where’s all this negativity come from suddenly? How does a pokebank update confirm anything at all about new megas…?
Because the update is to be compatible with ORAS xD
But why would megas show up? Megastones can’t be transferred to the bank anyway
Well it’s in there sooo, since this is the patch to update bank, it’s pretty much confirmed no new Megas xD
…Because the same guys that dumped the ORAS demo confirmed it.
There are no new Megas.
No new Megas besides the ones we already know about.
But GF basically told us there’d be more hidden megas…
That interview took place a while back, before previous CoroCoros
Really?
I know they did, and that’s what’s bizarre.
The same people dumping Pokebank right now also said that there were 7 Megas yet to be confirmed.
Which is why I think there’s something not right about all of this…god I just wish the game was out. I’m tired of all of this uncertainty.
It’s like the demo dumpers are contradicting themselves.
It’s really trippy.
Besides, weren’t Mega Evolutions like Aggron and Tyranitar revealed after the XY were already out?
I honestly think GF is screwing with people somehow. And yeah aggron and tyranitar weren’t found till the game came out.
Besides, there’s always the possibility of time-based events. If it weren’t for people discovering that Mega Evolutions can only be found at 6:00 (I believe) in XY, people would be saying that there are only a few Megas.
There are quite a few time based events in Hoenn already as well…wouldn’t be surprised if there were some more. (Regice, Mirage Island..)
“Mega evolution association file also confirms no new megas (it’s identical to the demo).”
~The Pokebank Dumpers
So no one datamined the complete game, yes?
No. They’re only basing this off of the demo dumps.
SO CONFUSED ;~;
demo dump: no new megas since they aren’t in there
game dump: hopefully a lot of new undiscovered megas since it hasn’t been mined yet.
Ken Sugimori announced in an interview that the mega developments are not over and it will not longer be called because you want it to be discovered once bought the game;) Uhh what is dis?
link ?……..i was thought this will be happining .
Da hell I can’t find it.
No, I refuse to believe they’re no more new megas. REFUSE
dude we got 22 of them
But we get Megas like Slowbro and not someone that actually deserves a Mega, like Flygon?
Yeah, plus GF says they listen to the fans and base some decisions based off what they want. Top 2 wanted megas are milotic and flygon…have been for a while
Yeah…and if it turns out there’s no BF in this game thats just the icing on the….or should I say the sh*t on the cake for me not liking ORAS as much as I thought I would.
I agree. I’m sure I’ll still like the game a ton, but I will deep down be disappointed. People wanted to return to Hoenn for many reasons, BF was a top 5 reason..
We just got to wait for Pokemon Z… Bug/Dragon and Water/Fairy or Dragon.
It’s just kinda ridiculous to me pokemon like salamence even get a mega when they’re already a psuedo. Plus Milotic and Flygon are fan favorites from Hoenn. Makes sense to include their megas in their own region. Whatever, GF isn’t perfect. Never has been, never will be.
Yeah slowbro didn’t even need a mega nor did anyone really even a want a mega for it. Complete opposite for flygon. Even now I’m still wishing mega slowbro never existed.
You know what I mean…..
i know but still quit your griping
i only like 4 of the new megas and hate the rest
Swampert
Camerupt
Steelix
and i guess Lopunny
how do you think i feel
Not all megas can be ground types -_- you limit yourself by choice
that’s not the point
they’re no more new megas, and there won’t be any DLCs to give you more
you just gotta put up with the cards your dealt
It’s the truth. They hacked the demo. GameFreak has already revealed all the Mega Evolutions. Similar; to what they did with X/Y (I believe.). The only thing left to show is Hoopa’s New Forme.
But the demo only contained info from a portion of the game.
Yeah, isn’t the demo only 250 MB, only 1/4 the size of the full Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire file?
This is because they only used the area around Mossdeep City and they didn’t have many locations.
The demo contained all the Trainer Art & Megas (Stats too.). The only thing it didn’t have was all the locations and music. Believe what you want basically. All the Megas are done for now. :/
ohomori talking about alot of new mega , look at the iteam u post there is many strange item i think they replace as mega stone ….look at my post below .
I already replayed to that. A lot of the items you highlighted or circled was from other games. Some of it was from OR/AS.
You’re acting like a child, pull yourself together.
Wow, that was really dickish, sorry. D:
So, if there are truly no more Megas, what about those empty spaces on the Japanese Pokemon website?
Could be regis, deoxys, and jirachi :/
Nah.
Hopefully not.
containers for everyone’s tears
Excellent response, lmao.
Just enjoying the misery
Being very pessimistic here, they’re only there so that the picture is a rectangle, otherwise it would look odd.
That’s true.
Sometimes GF makes me want to punch a wall. I should be president of GF. I’d make sure fans get what they want and more.
Understand it from a business stand point. The Megas we cry out for; will likely be in the next game. GameFreak likely knew everyone wanted a Mega Milotic and Flygon. Just watch them be in the next game.
Agreed!
I mean we’ll always want something more. But why not give us part of it now, (when it makes sense, since Flygon and Milotic are from Hoenn) and give us the rest in the future?
Now That I look at it all the megas we wanted really would only exist in our vision of a perfect world so whatever (Also Mega Audino TRU)
some time i didn’t know y they do that ……but i think they loose the fans trust .
If all it takes is getting fans what they wanted, everyone can be the president of GF.
DLC DLC DLC!!!
It’d have to be unpaid, but I suppose it is possible.
ya
that’s what they said about X and Y
GameFreak said their not doing DLC what X/Y released. I don’t know if that change tho for OR/AS.
Well, they did Mewtwo for SSB4 even though they said they wouldn’t…
well that ain’t ORAS
It’s not OR/AS. lul. That’s Smash Bros. GameFreak isn’t involved in that.
Spanish leaker just got the Diancite.
is it racist if now i’m thinking of a Mega Mexican Diancie?
Nope, same here. xD
Except Mexican isn’t a race, so no.
hahahhahahaha
Altaria got a Mega. Altaria got a Mega. Heigh-ho, the derry-o, Altaria got a Mega.
Thanks for trying to lighten up the mood.
But bottom line is; useless Pokemon got Megas instead of Milotic.
WHY DOES THE WORLD HATE ME? ;~;
Mega Slowbro and Audino had to be my least favorites. They could have been replaced with Flygon and Milotic.
Because it’s finally giving Earthen something he wants
You got mega steelix. Quiet down
not good enough in the slightest
My only wish was that Mega Milotic wouldn’t happen
At least you didn’t get Mega Excadrill.
And I hope you will never.
😀
I have hope
you don’t
We have better chances for Milotic than you have for excadrill though 😉
Had
Actually we have as much of a chance as you do 😛
well you’ve had a majorly high chance of getting it in the game remake it debuted in
but it didn’t happen
and i firmly believe that it doesn’t posses the ability to Mega Evolve
Woops there’s an opinion in there sorry but that doesn’t make it anymore possible for you (to get mega excadrill btw)
It’s getting catty up in here! But if we can’t have mega milotic, no one shall have mega excadrill
At least it needed one. Unlike others *glares at pseudos* -_-
I’m happy my Metagross gets to mega evolve. Honestly, if that were the only one, I’d be happy.
I mean it’s good some fan favorites are getting megas, but other fan favorites that could use it more should come first. (In my book)
yeah. i wont argue with that. i’d love if flygon and milotic got them along with many others. it is a little disappointing if this is it but…i still got my metagross so i’m not too upset haha
I hope a snowstorm comes and engulfs your house in snow. ;~;
But what if he lives in Snowbelle City?
He’ll have a damn floofy house.
But he likes floof.