Hands on Preview: PokéLand First Look

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For those of you that didn’t now, there is a new mobile Pokémon game called PokéLand. It’s an addition to the Pokémon Rumble series, but of course this time on mobile. Right now it is only in its alpha stage and is just out there for some users to test. Luckily, I got the app quick enough to get a chance to play… and let me tell you, Pokémon is really stepping up their game with mobile apps.

PokéLand provides all of the fun of the Rumble series, collecting toys, discovering new areas (or in PokéLand’s case, islands), without the hassle of in-game purchases. Not to say that there aren’t micro-transactions, but I’ve been playing for about 5 days now and haven’t once felt even the slightest need to buy anything. There are two types of currency like most mobile games, coins and gems. Unlike a lot of mobile games, the gems aren’t that hard to obtain which makes it quite simple to unlock new islands and new Pokémon.

 

Of course, it being in Japanese I can’t read everything so there are still a few aspects of the app I don’t fully understand. How to actually go about upgrading your Pokémon is one of those things. There is also an ‘arena’ where you battle choosing three Pokémon of your own and go up against a lot of Pokémon that are hard to find. Granted, you can’t obtain any Pokémon in the area, but you get to see some more rare ones and potentially earn more gems.

Overall, for just being in the Alpha stage, this game has made a great first impression on me. Pokémon GO had a rough start and has gotten better with time. Pokémon Duel was fun for a while, but I ultimately lost interest. Magikarp Jump is off to a great start though and it isn’t an exaggeration to say I’m addicted. It’s safe to say at this point Pokémon is going full force with mobile games and it seems like a good path for them to take. What do you guys think of the direction Pokémon is heading with titles on iOS and Android? And if you got a chance to play the Alpha, what was your experience with PokéLand?

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  9. Okay, question time:
    Would anyone like to venture a guess as to why we got the complete Gen I, but Crystal seems to have been left out of the Gen II VC release?
    Do not get me wrong, I am ECSTATIC to FINALLY have Gen II on the VC (hello!? CLASSIC SHINY HUNTING IS BACK!!!), but it does seem rather odd we would have the complete Gen I, but an incomplete Gen II.

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  10. I’m definitely looking forward to this new mobile game. As a person that really doesn’t like mobile games in particularity (or maybe I’m more inclined to try their games because I like pokemon?)it seems Pokemon really has a way of making good mobile games, for instance if you would have told me a game about jumping magikarp could be fun and engaging I would have called you crazy! Hey they managed to make it cute and endearing (I’ve got a newfound love for Magikarp!) which I thought was impossible. Also as someone who has never played the rumble series this might be a nice starting point to jump into that.

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  13. What are your USUM E3 predictions? I think: talking about if It’s a sequel or a remake, more info on legendary fusions, 2/3 new pokemon/Alolan forms and some new characters (for example the rival)

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      • i know,
        granted through the asskicking powers of crystal and throttle
        i have caught a gaggle of my team
        Totodile 11
        Phanpy 5
        Teddiursa 3
        Zubat 6

        so yeah i’m pretty good for a while

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  16. holy frigging jesus
    in this short 20-34 minutes i’ve been playing with the throttle i’ve clocked up to 10 hours and 37 minutes of playtime

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  17. Hey @Starstorm @Ultron @GoldenFlygon @Kuppo @Shady @Fae @Fairy (or bear face preferably) @Daedarius @Malco @SirDrake @Govnah @Monster @UnburdenedLegume @Mellomori and anyone else I forgot

    If you were depicted as a Pokemon what would you be?

    Earthen, Butter, MenacingCascoon, Ithsme, Seraph, and Deerlia don’t answer I already got you down in this

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  25. Alright finally got Headbutt
    Now i’m gonna reduce Phampy’s skull into a fine powder slamming it into as many trees as i freaking can so i can finally catch a Heracross

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