Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity

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  1. ND-Bringer
    Dec 26, 2022
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Gates to Infinity is the weakest game in the series. Its biggest problem lies within its main game level design. Too many dungeons with rock terrain, character variety is extremely limited this time, and the bosses are incredibly disappointing. Golurk for instance has little to no build up, no personality, and has no impact story wise. And Munna's Gang is only formidable because their Team Skill allows them to take multiple hits and survive by sheer luck.

    The messages in the story are impactful for the time being, teaching morals about trust and hope, But they come repetitive around the final act. The ultimate catastrope is revealed to be a negative force known as the Bitter Cold. A force made up of negative emotion. And the only way to defeat it is to stay completely positive. Which is a really unhealthy idea. It's importance for one to have a balance of positive and negative emotion. It's an overall outdated message.

    Following Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky...it's a really weak sequel. Their's no survey at the start of the game to decide which Pokemon reflects your personality, only five Pokemon are available as starters, the story feels slow, Post Town is a bland and cramped hub area, most of the Legendary Pokemon are not recruitable, Keldeo barely does anything in the main story even though he's on the cover of the game, its not a terrible game...just an underwhelming one.

    I appreciate some of the new mechanics like the ability to customize your own hub area, Team Attacks are great for clearing out rooms of enemies, you can use to Magnate camera to activate a random dungeon challenge, you can evolve recruited Pokemon in the main game, and theirs hidden detours that lead to areas with high leveled treasure and enemies for extra challenge.

    It's hard to get motivated to complete these extra levels though because the story isn't exciting enough. The floating glacier palace is a weak followup to the darkest timeline that includes a paralyzed planet.    … Expand
  2. a2cc
    Aug 24, 2021
    9
    This game is probably my favorite game of all time, and for good reason, it's an amazing game that I would recommend for anyone looking to get into the Mystery Dungeon series, or just roguelikes in general.

    The gameplay in Gates to Infinity is almost identical in terms of user interface and controls to every other PMD (Pokemon Mystery Dungeon) game, which isn't a bad thing as it means    This game is probably my favorite game of all time, and for good reason, it's an amazing game that I would recommend for anyone looking to get into the Mystery Dungeon series, or just roguelikes in general.

    The gameplay in Gates to Infinity is almost identical in terms of user interface and controls to every other PMD (Pokemon Mystery Dungeon) game, which isn't a bad thing as it means if you've learnt the controls of one game, you've learned them all for the most part. If I could describe PMD's gameplay, it's like a combination of chess, any mainline Pokemon game, and a standard roguelike, which if you don't know is a genre that's 3 main elements are permanent death, grid based movement, and random floor generation (although PMD doesn't have true permadeath in most cases, as you can get rescued and revived even if you run out of revive items). All of those elements combined creates this very fun (for the most part) and at times very challenging but fair (FOR THE MOST PART) gameplay style that I haven't seen pulled off nearly as well in any other series. As for what in specific is good about the gameplay in Gates to Infinity in specific, the major things are that it's the easiest and therefore most accessible game in the series, and that in my opinion leads to a (AGAIN FOR THE MOST PART) very fun playing experience throughout, I rarely found myself annoyed at a part of the game.

    As for the story, this is the best part of the game, hands down. I'll try not to spoil it, but I'm just gonna say it is THE best video game story I've played so far, and just for the story alone I recommend picking this game up, but combine it with the excellent gameplay and you have an amazing game.

    Now I do have a few gripes with the game mainly that for full party stat changes, either buffs or debuffs, level ups, and just events where more than one text box related thing at once is happening, each party member or each stat in the case of level ups has a text box pop up separately for them, and they don't happen simultaneously, so it's pretty slow in that regard. Also, I wont say which boss but in the last bit of the game, one of the bossfights (not the final boss mind you) is WAY harder than anything else in the main story.

    Other than those few gripes I had with the game, it's an amazing game and a game I can highly recommend to ANYONE.    … Expand
  3. srx
    May 2, 2021
    8
    I'll say it first, this is a good game. The characters are some of the best in the series, and the story was predictable but fun. My favorite partner/protag dynamic of the whole series and I actually teared up at the end. 8/10, knocking off points for what others have already criticized it for: lack of playable characters, lackluster gameplay mechanics, etc. Soundtrack absolutely bangsI'll say it first, this is a good game. The characters are some of the best in the series, and the story was predictable but fun. My favorite partner/protag dynamic of the whole series and I actually teared up at the end. 8/10, knocking off points for what others have already criticized it for: lack of playable characters, lackluster gameplay mechanics, etc. Soundtrack absolutely bangs like the rest of the series tho.… Expand
  4. Tri9322
    Dec 9, 2020
    9
    A really good game! The story is pretty good, and while follows the same basic structure as the other mystery dungeon games, it still feels unique and fresh. The gameplay is fun but can be pretty easy, even at the final boss. There is also a lot of unskippable dialogue, like a lot a lot. The music is phenomenal, honestly some of the best game music I've heard in a while. The graphics areA really good game! The story is pretty good, and while follows the same basic structure as the other mystery dungeon games, it still feels unique and fresh. The gameplay is fun but can be pretty easy, even at the final boss. There is also a lot of unskippable dialogue, like a lot a lot. The music is phenomenal, honestly some of the best game music I've heard in a while. The graphics are great and every Pokémon has lots of reaction sprites and just amazing 3D models. The paradise building is really fun and gives all the dungeon crawling a real sense of progression and reason to do it. The story is also really good as I mentioned before. Overall, a really fun game.… Expand
  5. Dracoshi
    Jun 30, 2020
    7
    Gates to Infinity is a good game, albeit it is nowhere near the best in the series. The plot is a highlight in this game, alongside improved gameplay/balancing from the previous games, and a fantastic soundtrack. However, the lack of content in the game - including Pokemon to recruit and story-length - really drag this title down from being great.

    I'd recommend playing this game, but    Gates to Infinity is a good game, albeit it is nowhere near the best in the series. The plot is a highlight in this game, alongside improved gameplay/balancing from the previous games, and a fantastic soundtrack. However, the lack of content in the game - including Pokemon to recruit and story-length - really drag this title down from being great.

    I'd recommend playing this game, but only after you've played the other titles in the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon series!    … Expand
  6. FixR
    Jun 22, 2020
    8
    To be honest, improving or even matching the quality of the cult classic Explorers games was going to be a tall order. And while Gates to Infinity doesn't fall flat on its face, it doesn't live up to its series' legacy.

    While its gameplay is still improved from previous entries, its soundtrack incredible, and its characters believable and real, the graphics aren't the same quality,    To be honest, improving or even matching the quality of the cult classic Explorers games was going to be a tall order. And while Gates to Infinity doesn't fall flat on its face, it doesn't live up to its series' legacy.

    While its gameplay is still improved from previous entries, its soundtrack incredible, and its characters believable and real, the graphics aren't the same quality, coming with a shift to 3D and an ultimate lack of polish. In addition, the story, while not bad, doesn't hold up as well, and only around a quarter of the Pokémon around at the time are even in the game (plus a severely reduced starter selection), leading an already somewhat repetitive dungeon formula to get more repetitive by facing the same few enemies without a lot of difference throughout the entire campaign.

    Overall, the game's still got its quality, but it's easily the low point of its series.    … Expand
  7. MrGreenBanana
    Apr 24, 2020
    5
    Gates to Infinity is mediocre at best. Sure it's story is pretty mediocre compared to the other PMD games, it's characters aren't great, and unlike all the other PMD games, it's bosses are WAY too easy (especially the final boss), but it's side goal with building Paradise is a lot of fun and the music is great (like always). The bad outweighs the good, really.
  8. Rare289
    Dec 10, 2019
    3
    God, I can't believe I'm rating a Pokemon game this low, but I have to. I've played all the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon games and this is by far the most boring and terrible of them all. For one, they tried way to hard to incorporate 3d "gimics" to this game. Another thing, they got rid of the ability to do multiple requests at once, making collecting the necessary items you need a big hassleGod, I can't believe I'm rating a Pokemon game this low, but I have to. I've played all the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon games and this is by far the most boring and terrible of them all. For one, they tried way to hard to incorporate 3d "gimics" to this game. Another thing, they got rid of the ability to do multiple requests at once, making collecting the necessary items you need a big hassle and annoying to the point where the story will keep reminding you its there so that you'll choose to continue rather than farm the items you really need. The story itself it alright, but is much more childish and toned down compared to the last entries in the mystery dungeon series. Not to mention, it takes too long to actually get to the interesting parts. And the map designs, dear lord, they are horrible. There are only like 3 different map designs, so it makes the game way too easy once you figure it out. If you are wanting to get a Pokemon spin off game, don't get this. Just don't. Any of the other Pokemon mystery dungeon games, Pokemon ranger games, or even Pokemon conquest will be more enjoyable than this disaster.… Expand
  9. RustyDiamonds
    Nov 20, 2018
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity is the third entry in the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon series. It was the first of the series to go 3D and, of course, be 3DS/2DS exclusive. Was it any good though?

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    Difficulty:

    The difficulty in this game...was not even handled decently. You could argue and say that it is welcoming for new players, but the other games handle that just as well and way beyond. Most of the time, the AI is horrid and dumb, they must have forgotten to make it good. The dungeons aren't any better, especially with the crazy amounts of damage you can pull off. Play as Axew and you can roast the entire game without getting CLOSE to fainting. Stat boosts on levelling are way too overpowered compared to your watered down enemies.

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    Graphics/Music:

    The graphics are fine. The models are nicely done for the Pokemon and buildings, the terrain is okay. This game really does have some great OST to it, the music might be the best part of this game. The only real graphical issue I take is the grainy sort of look it retains to itself.

    Unfortunately, the good graphics and great music are not accompanied by a stellar performance from the rest of the game.

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    Narrative:

    The narrative on this game is actually pretty decent and enjoyable. I personally enjoy that they took a pretty dark route with this game, building a world that also follows said narrative fairly well. The ending is the classic, 'your character goes back to the human world' scene which transitions into you playing as your chosen partner. This leads you into a post-game dungeon that fails to impress with difficulty., unfortunately. Overall, the narrative is better than some other things in this game.

    Not to say the narrative is as great as the other PMD games preceding it, but it is alright.

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    The Worst Parts:

    First of all, the Pokemon availability is just....bad. Only 144 out of over 500 are available to you, most of them being Gen V. This takes out the fun of finding hundreds of different partners to recruit for your journey, which was thankfully rectified by a later release. There were not nearly enough recruitable Pokemon, and legendaries like Victini were only there to tease you as shopkeepers.

    You have only 5 Pokemon to choose from to play as, and the personality quiz, one of the most fun things about PMD games, was absent. I was disappointed upon opening the game to find such a limited choice, as a long-time fan of PMD.

    While the narrative itself is good, the length is not that great, even when playing casually. WIth an annoying lack of post-game content, you probably won't even play this game for 100 hours. Which is pretty sad.

    Let's talk about random stuff. As fans will know, PMD games have randomly-generated dungeons, adding the "Mystery" part. However, this game, unfortunately, is very watered down in that matter. There are pretty obviously a pre-determined set of possibilities for each dungeon, so you will quickly memorize each layout, which is quite unfortunate.

    Lastly for this section, evolution. One of the worst things about this part of the game is that to evolve Pikachu if you chose him(you CANNOT choose gender, unfortunately) you must get past a DLC PAYWALL. THat's right, you need to pay to evolve your Pokemon in a game you already spent 40$ on. Don't use Pikachu.

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    I will not deduct points from this game for being text-heavy. I enjoy those sorts of things, and while they may not be everybody's taste, it shows WORK was put into writing the game. Even if it is not always good dialogue, it still serves a purpose.

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    Conclusion

    PMD: Gates to Infinity is lacklustre. Most of it feels lazily put together in an attempt to make something appealing for newcomers, neglecting the long-time fans and thus degrading itself horrendously. The narrative and OST are what sort of saving this release. Sort of because the narrative is not stellar, whereas the music is great. Just give us the music, Nintendo. This game is not worth $40 for PMD fans. Maybe a newbie who has never played it before, but the lack of compelling gameplay may drive them off.    … Expand
  10. Sressiv
    Mar 5, 2018
    7
    I really like this game very much. It feels a lot like the previous Mystery Dungeon-games, but a bit different. The story can be a bit slow at times, and yes, the game has some very minor flaws, but it's very good at the same time. The graphics and music are simply astounding, this is absolutely the best looking 3DS game along with Kid Icarus Uprising. I enjoyed this game and I highlyI really like this game very much. It feels a lot like the previous Mystery Dungeon-games, but a bit different. The story can be a bit slow at times, and yes, the game has some very minor flaws, but it's very good at the same time. The graphics and music are simply astounding, this is absolutely the best looking 3DS game along with Kid Icarus Uprising. I enjoyed this game and I highly recommend it, especially if you liked the previous Mystery Dungeon-games.… Expand
  11. kiank
    Jan 17, 2018
    6
    My least favorite pokemon game of all time is mystery dungeon: gates to infinity. The story was so boring and the text took a long time. The dungeons were okay but I got bored easily. It was a pretty game though.
  12. steamcrusader
    Oct 16, 2017
    8
    Underrated! UNDERRATED!!! This Game Is bursting with sidequests, End-game content and Immersive story! Building paradise was an amazing long-term project, and while the game might be easy, the story is amazing and the bosses are great. Sure, I'm not a great fan of "discover a magnagate", but bonus levels are bonus levels. Building paradise and getting as many powerful partners as I can isUnderrated! UNDERRATED!!! This Game Is bursting with sidequests, End-game content and Immersive story! Building paradise was an amazing long-term project, and while the game might be easy, the story is amazing and the bosses are great. Sure, I'm not a great fan of "discover a magnagate", but bonus levels are bonus levels. Building paradise and getting as many powerful partners as I can is something I often come back to when bored, so consider this my choice for the mystery dungeon game with the best post-game. it gets some fun minigames too, but they do feel a bit watered down. (no pun intended for the starmie diving minigame)… Expand
  13. NemuiNeko
    May 8, 2017
    2
    Easily the weakest entry in the series. The story is shallow, and rarely feels engaging. Often you are forced to follow the pace of the game, being forced into story-elements that rarely are welcome. You are no longer able to do multiple jobs per dungeon, which makes the dungeon-crawler element even more of a grind than it already is. The addition of mini-games might seem endearing, butEasily the weakest entry in the series. The story is shallow, and rarely feels engaging. Often you are forced to follow the pace of the game, being forced into story-elements that rarely are welcome. You are no longer able to do multiple jobs per dungeon, which makes the dungeon-crawler element even more of a grind than it already is. The addition of mini-games might seem endearing, but only adds to your list of chores you have to perform, as these are neither fun or interesting. Additionally, the difficulty has been scaled down significantly and is clearly designed for a younger audience, rather than long time fans of the series or dungeon-crawlers. Giving credit where credit is due, the graphics have received an upgrade befitting the 3DS, and the colors are vivid and smooth. The game also has some much-desired features, such as being able to change leader mid-dungeon and having moves being hotkeyed for easy access. However, these features are heavily downplayed by the features that goes against the player, rather than help them. I wouldn't recommend this game to anyone but first-timers to dungeon-crawlers, who neither enjoys storyline or a challenge when playing.… Expand
  14. AkiMao
    Sep 14, 2016
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As much it hurts to say but this PMD is just boring and the first Pokemon game which i didn't want to play. As nice its features are the story is just to boring and the characters act just to dull, your companion instant believes you that you'r actually a human. You just have the 5th gen pokemon and Pikachu as playable character and companion which you can choose, no, in this game you don't get questions and than a pokemon what fits you as character like in PMD1 and 2 and that's pretty boring .… Expand
  15. MazinroboX2
    Aug 15, 2016
    7
    A decent entry for the series, although much worse than the first 2 Mystery Dungeon games (DS versions). There is a huge lack of Pokémon in this game, with just Gen V Pokémon and a handful from other generations appearing. Also you can only do one mission for each exploration, something very annoying. In my opinion the Pokémon Paradise feature is cool but it doesn't work very well, becauseA decent entry for the series, although much worse than the first 2 Mystery Dungeon games (DS versions). There is a huge lack of Pokémon in this game, with just Gen V Pokémon and a handful from other generations appearing. Also you can only do one mission for each exploration, something very annoying. In my opinion the Pokémon Paradise feature is cool but it doesn't work very well, because you don't get important rewards with it and it takes a lot of time to build. Another negative point is text speed, OMG, the beta testers didn't complain about that? Another negative point is the lack of freedom, after a certain point of the game (which is very early) you cannot stop doing the main quest and do some missions, you are forced to keep going all the time! And well, I dislike you have to pay for exploring certain dungeons...

    But this is still a pretty good game, don't get me wrong! The story, while not as good as in the other 2 entries of the series, is very good, with great characters! Also exploring dungeons is always fun, and post-game dungeons are quite challenging. The feature of leveling up moves is an interesting addition as well!

    All in all, the game is short and feels a little bit empty, but at the same time keeps the essence of Mystery Dungeon with cool Pokémon to get, good storyline and characters, and good dungeons to explore!    … Expand
  16. Rikoyasha
    May 4, 2016
    1
    easily the worst Pokemon MD game of the series it added a few good thing things BUT it got rid of more that the games before it had. 3d models does not suit the game well the story is bad and doesn't feel like a MD the the previous games and the game after it being Super. As far as i'm concern this game doesn't exist.

    Helpful: -all team exp -move upgrades Inconvenience: -default    easily the worst Pokemon MD game of the series it added a few good thing things BUT it got rid of more that the games before it had. 3d models does not suit the game well the story is bad and doesn't feel like a MD the the previous games and the game after it being Super. As far as i'm concern this game doesn't exist.

    Helpful:
    -all team exp
    -move upgrades

    Inconvenience:
    -default hit does only 5 damage
    -can't do more than 1 quest
    -every is smaller(can only see like 3 squares ahead while previous games you can see twice as far)
    -can't go into town when accepted a quest
    (and im sure im missing more haven't played that awful game in a few years)    … Expand
  17. Salamence1
    Mar 14, 2016
    0
    I know this review is 3 years late but oh well. I am a BIG BIG BIG Pokemon fan. And i love the mystery dungeon series. But i really liked explores of sky. so when Nintendo announced mystery dungeon for the 3ds i was excited. I brought the game, completed it and then realised that it fails in every single aspect of the game. It's boring, too easy, tedious, repetitive and just downrightI know this review is 3 years late but oh well. I am a BIG BIG BIG Pokemon fan. And i love the mystery dungeon series. But i really liked explores of sky. so when Nintendo announced mystery dungeon for the 3ds i was excited. I brought the game, completed it and then realised that it fails in every single aspect of the game. It's boring, too easy, tedious, repetitive and just downright disapointing. There were only 5 pokemon to choose from instead of nearly 20 and it was short, all of the dungeons felt the same and it never at one point inTrested me. But the thing that i hate the most is that the final pokemon battle you have even isn't against a real pokemon and it uses fake pokemon moves as well. Take it from me unless you want about 5 hours of the same boring thing happening over and over do not buy this game!… Expand
  18. CWL
    Jan 1, 2016
    6
    A mixed experience with a pretty good story and characters countered with gameplay mechanics that don't seem all that the game tells you (cough cough magnegate cough cough) and with a slow start as always, this is the most disappointing game in the MD series, especially coming off of EoS.
  19. EnderSonic500
    Dec 25, 2015
    7
    Its okay at best the story is okay and the characters are okay but............. The graphics are terrible the gold bars thing is plain stupid they took out destroying TMs like Vacumm cut and Earthquake. The only thing I can actually say that is 100 percent postive about this is building your own city
  20. alataya
    Nov 21, 2015
    4
    How this managed to get a better score than Explorers of Sky is beyond me, the critics are all either payed or plain idiots for something like what we have here to get a better score. Always look at the user reviews, as it seems they knew what really is going on.

    Let me start saying this: I don't hate the game. It's enjoyable, but its mind-numbingly easy. I can enter with just the    How this managed to get a better score than Explorers of Sky is beyond me, the critics are all either payed or plain idiots for something like what we have here to get a better score. Always look at the user reviews, as it seems they knew what really is going on.

    Let me start saying this: I don't hate the game. It's enjoyable, but its mind-numbingly easy. I can enter with just the partner you choose in the beginning, reject all requests to join my team, and I'd still get by with barely a scratch on me. And let say this: I was a Snivy. I had 5 weaknesses and the last place is ice based. My partner was an Axew and yet I got through the last dungeon without any problem. In Time, I had to fight Primal Dialga around 3 or 4 times my first run and I was a Riolu with my partner a Charmander!! The easiness of the game is less than a normal mainstream pokemon game, at least with those games you can nuzlocke without exp share to make it more challenging.

    I don't think the story was too bad, but it didn't stick to me like it did in past games. I liked the bit with Hydreigon a lot, I recalled, and I really liked what they did with the final boss. That was interesting, but that was it really. It was really, really disappointing. It's been awhile since I've played this game (as I sold it back months ago), but I don't remember there being any small group antagonist like with past incarnations. I think I was pretty disappointed in that too, since that always made it a bit interesting. I'm fine with changing things up, but you really need to do it right.

    I think my favorite part of the game was the music; but, music can only improve a game so much. This shoudn't be rated higher than Explorers of Sky. All of these games are underrated, but this one is most certainly overrated. It just doesn't improve on anything at all, gets all the things great about PMD messed up in a mind-numbingly easy way.I hope the next game is better than this.    … Expand
  21. BRVR6653
    Nov 21, 2015
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game has really dove off the deep end as far as the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon franchise goes. They were too concerned with the aesthetics of the game that Gamefreak failed to acknowledge the features that once made the games good such as the dynamic characters that the previous games had. I enjoyed the secrets to unlock after the main story but this game lacked anything after the main story and doesn't attract my attention after the story. I do wish that I took the game back after the rather shortened story line. What were they thinking when they made this

    Really what were they thinking making a teammate a legendary at the very beginning of the game! Not only does it make the game so easy, it also takes away the uniqueness of befriending a legendary later on.

    The only positive thing about this game is being able to customize paradise, but other than that the characters are so static and not branched out like they could be!

    And for those that played this game before: download an emulator and play the previous Pokemon Mystery Dungeon games! They are so much better than this

    This was so rushed it isnt even funny and I hope that the games become better than this    … Expand
  22. rpindar
    Sep 25, 2015
    2
    I am a massive fan of the Pokémon Games, particularly the Mystery Dungeon games, but this one disappointed me.
    The Mystery Dungeon games had become known for their fantastic stories as well as the Gameplay, but this just rehashes the dynamics of the first games with a couple of insignificant changes - hardly worthy of topping The Guild from the last set of games.
    The graphic update is    I am a massive fan of the Pokémon Games, particularly the Mystery Dungeon games, but this one disappointed me.
    The Mystery Dungeon games had become known for their fantastic stories as well as the Gameplay, but this just rehashes the dynamics of the first games with a couple of insignificant changes - hardly worthy of topping The Guild from the last set of games.

    The graphic update is good, but it seems like that was all that was really on the game makers' minds. The story is predictable, your partner has very little character development, I ended up finding it a lot harder to connect with these characters as the other NPCs than I have done in previous games.

    It's much easier than previous games as well - I completed the whole thing in about 2 days with very little trouble.    … Expand
  23. Timelordian
    Sep 23, 2015
    3
    This game is almost middle of the road for me. While the 3d aspect is a nice step up, and creating your own shops is a novel idea for the series, its faults just pull it back down so much farther. While most complain about the text speed (which is horrendously slow), my big complaint is how childish and naive the characters act. With the exception of a select few characters, most of theThis game is almost middle of the road for me. While the 3d aspect is a nice step up, and creating your own shops is a novel idea for the series, its faults just pull it back down so much farther. While most complain about the text speed (which is horrendously slow), my big complaint is how childish and naive the characters act. With the exception of a select few characters, most of the motivations and actions taken by the characters seem so foolhardy and silly.

    While I realize some of the pokemon are meant to be children in age, so many of the adults even act downright stupid. I look back at characters like Dusknoir or Grovyle of the previous entries into the series. Heck, even the most childish adult in the previous games was Wigglytuff, and he/she at least had sense hiding behind the child-like behaviors.

    Technically speaking, the features that Gates to Infinity adds give me hope for the next entry into the series. I look at this as being a rushed out demo of what the next game (Super Mystery Dungeon) should be, but instead it became a full game. If you haven't bought this game, don't, wait for the next one and play Explorers of Sky in the mean time.    … Expand
  24. alexo774
    Jul 19, 2015
    5
    The gate literally isnt ending. I wanna STOP PLAYING THIS STUPID GAME BUT THE GATE JUST ISNT ENDING! i GUESS THATS WHAT I GET FOR BUYING A POKEGAME WGAT WAS A GATE IBTO INFINITYT I WAASNNA PLAY ADVANCED WARFARE

    BUT THE MUSE IS GOD
  25. Weesum
    May 23, 2015
    0
    Terrible, terrible, terrible game! This game was so bad for me, that I cry for the players that started with this! Start with any other Mystery Dungeon!

    First problem close to only pokemon from 5th gen, and you cant even get all of them! My favorite Pokemon is Victini, so when I found out that almost all Pokemon were 5th gen, I thought that Victini was a must as a recruitable character,    Terrible, terrible, terrible game! This game was so bad for me, that I cry for the players that started with this! Start with any other Mystery Dungeon!

    First problem close to only pokemon from 5th gen, and you cant even get all of them! My favorite Pokemon is Victini, so when I found out that almost all Pokemon were 5th gen, I thought that Victini was a must as a recruitable character, but it was reduced to shopkeeper only. A very big piece of advice, NEVER demote a legendary Pokemon to just a shopkeeper. It can break someones heart, like mine.

    The story is existent but seems more like it was made to say that the game had a story. It is not very well thought out, this is not saying that the previous stories were, but they at least established a connection with all of the characters. This game does not. I never felt anything for any of the characters throughout the entire story.

    Lastly my biggest complaint is the DLC. I chose Snivy as myself and Pikachu as my partner. Little did I know that after the game ended and I could evolve my Pokemon, that I would need to buy a DLC map to even have a chance to get a thunder stone. I tried for 5 days without one, using a website to find out theres a minigame that you can receive one in if you get the best prize. needless to say, my Pikachu never evolved...

    All in all, this game sucks. If you want to play Mystery Dungeon for the first time, I suggest Blue or Sky. Etrian Mystery Dungeon is also good, although not being pokemon themed. All three of those games are in my top 20 games, and are a lot better than this monstrosity. I'm praying that Super Mystery Dungeon can redeem the series.    … Expand
  26. ikereview
    Dec 24, 2014
    0
    this is one of the worst games ever they could not wait for x/y to release and put those pokemon in its a very rushed game worst graphics and the story is cliche
  27. StormCloud
    Dec 24, 2014
    3
    This game darn near ruined Mystery Dungeon for me. Yeah the graphics were great and the music was nice but the flaws were near endless. For starters, postgame. Red/Blue rescue team: Game finish. List of more things to do. Time Darkness and Sky: Game finish: FRIGGIN OCEAN OF POSTGAME. Gates to Infinity: Game Finish. Build Shops. Yaaaaaay.... And what's with the pokemon evolving mid dungeon?This game darn near ruined Mystery Dungeon for me. Yeah the graphics were great and the music was nice but the flaws were near endless. For starters, postgame. Red/Blue rescue team: Game finish. List of more things to do. Time Darkness and Sky: Game finish: FRIGGIN OCEAN OF POSTGAME. Gates to Infinity: Game Finish. Build Shops. Yaaaaaay.... And what's with the pokemon evolving mid dungeon? How the **** does that work? There not defeating anyone, they just evolve when they see you. The ****. I also thought I'd never said this but i missed the hunger aspect. Without it the game lost a lot of challenge. The lack of starters irritated me too, before you could 16 different pokemon and you got chosen from personality. Now you choose from 5. Big slap in the face there. The legendary hunt has been severely downgraded, you can find 8. There are others but you can't recruit them, though i did like multiple tile size and attacks. Adds to the scary power. Ultimately it took mystery dungeon's legacy and just spat on it. I hope nintendo will fix this.… Expand
  28. TheTopPalmTiger
    Oct 5, 2014
    5
    Standing alone, this is a wonderful game. Viewing it by itself I would have to give it a wonderful review, 8-10 range. But it is not its own game. This is a Pokemon Mystery Dungeon game, one of the greatest sub-series to be. With reasonably high expectations I went out and bought this game on release date. From the start I felt a little uneasy with some of the changes, such as basicStanding alone, this is a wonderful game. Viewing it by itself I would have to give it a wonderful review, 8-10 range. But it is not its own game. This is a Pokemon Mystery Dungeon game, one of the greatest sub-series to be. With reasonably high expectations I went out and bought this game on release date. From the start I felt a little uneasy with some of the changes, such as basic attacks only dealing one damage rather than scaling with level, but I assumed that I would get over this. After playing for a while I did, but there were still a few things throwing me off. The plot of the game hadn't twisted or upset me, in any way, which is one of the most memorable things about the series. Then it hit me. The end. After this is when the other games got even more exciting, after the official end you could go out and recruit legendaries, find hidden things, Pokemon you didn't even expect! But not with this one. There is practically no reason to play after you have beaten the game. There are a few legendary fights, but even with those you cannot recruit them. It feels like Nintendo wasn't even trying when they made this game. The only reason this is getting anything higher than a one is because it would actually be a decent game if not for its predecessors and lack of content.… Expand
  29. Kyon55
    Sep 16, 2014
    1
    I hate this game. Absolutely despise it. Why? Because as a sequel, it falls on its face flat and is an embarrassment to the Mystery Dungeon series. When I played the first game, I loved it. Yes it had its flaws, and there were a few things that I wish they didn't do. The sequel Explorers of Sky/Darkness was twice the game Red/Blue was. Likable characters, Great character development, and aI hate this game. Absolutely despise it. Why? Because as a sequel, it falls on its face flat and is an embarrassment to the Mystery Dungeon series. When I played the first game, I loved it. Yes it had its flaws, and there were a few things that I wish they didn't do. The sequel Explorers of Sky/Darkness was twice the game Red/Blue was. Likable characters, Great character development, and a reason to love Grovyle for being one of the best allies you can ever get. Sky was even better, and the pinnacle of the series. They took Darkness and Sky, added a few things to it, and put in special episodes which was the cherry on top. I love Sky. I could go on and on about it, but thats not why I'm here. I'm here to give my thoughts on the abomination we know as Gates to Infinity.

    I bought it as it was one of my favorite series. I had high hopes for it, but in the end, all were gone.

    One.
    Character development was non existent. Your partner, and all of your other * ahem* "friends" had nothing to them. They never really changed or felt like you grew a bond to each other. Heck, at the times the game TRIED to make me feel sad when something happened with the main characters, i went "meh". simply because no one really developed a real character. I'll expand a bit more in point 3.

    Two.
    The game was unrealistic emotional wise. Let me give an example. Remember in Sky when you return from the future and tell everyone Dusknoir was evil? No one believed you at first. Why? Because everyone saw him as an idol and held him in high regards. Had it not been for Corphish pointing out how strange it was on how Dusknoir grabbed you, they still wouldn't have believed you. THAT is a realistic reaction. Uncertainty brews in your mind due to it sounding so farfetched; even from someone who you've come to know and trust. GTI throws that out the window and makes everyone change on the dot. Play it again. See what I mean when they don't even think about it. All it takes is one little thing, and BAM. Everyone instantly changes their mind right on the spot. I guarantee that you'll see my point.

    Three.
    The game was waaaaaayyyyy too rushed. Going back to point one, part of the problem with no character development was the fact that the game became too rushed. It forces you to progress through the game and get through it super fast. The previous 2 had done a good job of setting a good pace of game progress and character development. Why was it botched so badly in this game? There is NO excuse for this at all. You've done it correctly already, why change something that works?

    And four.
    The music sucks balls. Compared to the previous two, the OST is terrible and its terrible without even comparing it to the other two. The first two had a really good soundtrack that I still go back and listen to on occasions. I've heard every track. There is not a single one I liked, cared for, or would even bother not touch again. Not. ONE.
    Well... what a mouthful. This game fails horribly at doing something its predecessors had done well in the past. One thing that really annoys me is how much potential the game had. The story line itself was changed, and honestly had it been done right, I would say this would be the next best Mystery Dungeon game. The premise of what I saw was really good and had a real good setup. Problem is, they botched it and botched it reeeeeeal hard. I lost interest in playing this game and had gone back to two other games in the midst of this and beat them. I only beat this game for the sake of beating it. I haven't touched it since. With the potential to be a good game, it had a couple other things I DID like. The multiplayer mission thing was a fantastic idea, and I did enjoy playing it with a friend. Sadly, that's the best part of the game. The other is the ability to get a building that lets you change the music of a dungeon. The ONLY reason to get this is because they used the best tracks from the past games, which was a good bit. But that is it. It fails as a good game, sequel, and ruins all hopes for replay ability. The ONLY reason it gets a 1 is because the multiplayer, the large potential the story had, and extra music. Which loses points because you still have to buy in a DLC. I am only keeping this game to say I have every Mystery Dungeon game. Honestly though, I'd prefer it if I could forget its existence. Like Paper Mario Sticker Star.    … Expand
  30. KittenKins
    Jul 16, 2014
    7
    This instalment to the series is a lot like the predecessors, You're sent into the Pokémon world to save it from disaster alongside a partner Pokémon.

    Although the visuals were great, and the story pulls you in to feel a part of it, there is a limited amount of choices you get throughout. You're only able to pick from five Pokémon to play as, and your partner will be one of the    This instalment to the series is a lot like the predecessors, You're sent into the Pokémon world to save it from disaster alongside a partner Pokémon.

    Although the visuals were great, and the story pulls you in to feel a part of it, there is a limited amount of choices you get throughout. You're only able to pick from five Pokémon to play as, and your partner will be one of the remaining four. (You also cannot pick the gender.) There is also only 144 Pokémon you can recruit to join your rescue team. The story was quite quick to play through and comes to a very abrupt ending where the only things you can do after completion is edit your 'Paradise,' (Your rescue team's base.) and complete missions from the bulletin boards.

    Despite all the points mentioned above, I did thoroughly enjoy it and found it hard to put down. The story and skill level does seem a bit more watered down for a younger audience but it still provides some boss battles that were difficult. There is a new 'Companion mode' where you can play as a member of your rescue team on the side of the main story. This is a nice feature but also means if you're ever stuck on a boss or in a dungeon check point you can easily resolve it by using this feature as all retrieved items are sent to the deposit box for your main team to use.

    It is great if you enjoy the previous Mystery Dungeon games, but if you are expecting a massive change or differences then you will be disappointed.    … Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 46 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 46
  2. Mixed: 28 out of 46
  3. Negative: 9 out of 46
  1. GamingXP
    Sep 16, 2013
    71
    Building the paradise up is so motivating, that you beat the dungeons over and over again, even though they are repetitive.
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  2. The Digital Fix
    Jun 10, 2013
    50
    Unless you must play every Pokemon title you’re probably better off simply waiting for the release of X and Y later in the year.
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  3. XGN
    Jun 9, 2013
    65
    If you like to read your way through a game this is something for you. If you don't this could be an agonising adventure. It is a cute game to keep you busy till Pokémon X and Y come into view.
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