Pokemon Brilliant Diamond

1. hanijimae

   Nov 20, 2021

   10

   This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I love underground this remaser and i enjoy this game but i don't like exp share all /… Expand

   • 98 of 151 users found this helpful
2. SupItsMarcus

   Nov 21, 2021

   9

   At this point i am ignoring all the negative reviews. I think this game is a fantastic remake of the original games and miles better than theAt this point i am ignoring all the negative reviews. I think this game is a fantastic remake of the original games and miles better than the disappointment that was sword and shield.… Expand

   • 85 of 110 users found this helpful
4. Degia24

   Feb 12, 2023

   8

   This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Not bad at all.
   They could do it better (for example, with more special content and without omitting mega evos, new Pokémon and regional forms) but the Grand Underground partly compensate for these lacks.
   Anyway, these games (both BD and SP) are a good way to approach the Sinnoh experience - since they are very similar to the original ones.
   Someone could despise the chibi style of the characters in the overworld...but in the end nobody should argue what the other ones like or dislike.
   
   Buono.… Expand

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5. HerrWinstein

   Nov 20, 2021

   4

   These remakes do the bare minimum and charge $60 for it. Before you buy this game, know what you're getting into:
   
   - Poor presentation. ItThese remakes do the bare minimum and charge $60 for it. Before you buy this game, know what you're getting into:
   
   - Poor presentation. It has a poor chibi art style, horribly converted music, and ill-fitting font.
   
   - TMs are single-use again. The game adds in multiple QoL features, yet takes away the most QoL-friendly feature over the past decade. Some trainers give multiple TMs, but prepare for a slog if you want to get more in the post-game.
   
   - Like Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire, it omits additions from Platinum, such as the superior trainer rosters, a fleshed-out Distortion World, and Battle Frontier. It doesn't even include the back button for the Poketch.
   
   - No extra regions (like FireRed/LeafGreen's Sevii Islands) or new post-game story (like Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire).
   
   - Removes or simplifies certain features, like Super Contests or the Underground Secret Bases
   
   - The games have a barely functional online multiplayer system at launch and don't have the ability to transfer older Pokemon at launch.
   
   - Like Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon, catching older legendaries in the post-game is a tedious, luck-based process involving the Grand Underground.
   
   - The games barely improve on the maligned Honey Tree mechanic, and the post-game grind for competitive items and TMs is still a slog.
   
   - Like Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee, it lacks a proper random online battling system, so be prepared to face random teams full of Dialga and Palkia.
   
   - Only includes the first 493 Pokemon (similar to how Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee only included 153 Pokemon).
   
   - Inconsistent addition of newer features; it adds in moves and consumable items from later generations, yet removes most of the recent held items (like Assault Vest).
   
   - First Pokemon games since Crystal (2000/2001) not to include new Pokemon species, forms, or moves.
   
   - The Platinum outfits are locked to early-order bonuses instead of being available normally.
   
   (I won't mention the mandatory Exp. Share, since all of the Pokemon games are easy. I will say that the series is long overdue for multiple difficulty levels, though.)
   
   if you can look past that long list of negatives, there is some fun to be had. Walking Pokemon and trainer customizations are welcome additions from other games, and the post-game rematches have well-designed teams. Being able to catch a variety of Pokemon in the Grand Underground and participate in Super Contests online are also solid additions. Finally, the base games still hold up, even with all of the questionable changes.
   
   Overall, there's a reason these are the lowest rated paired Pokemon games to date. Decades of laziness has finally taken its toll on the franchise.… Expand

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6. Lil_Caucasian

   Jul 3, 2022

   3

   Extremely faithful remake, but being as the game came out in 2007, it really feels like a 14 year old game with a chibi skin. The enhancementsExtremely faithful remake, but being as the game came out in 2007, it really feels like a 14 year old game with a chibi skin. The enhancements from Platinum also aren't here, and the overhauled underground doesn't make up for it.… Expand

   • 1 of 1 users found this helpful
7. Silaf

   Jan 30, 2022

   1

   They sold us an incomplete and nerfed game for the absurd price of 60 eruros.
   Some functions months after the release of the game are stillThey sold us an incomplete and nerfed game for the absurd price of 60 eruros.
   Some functions months after the release of the game are still missing. On top of that platinum version is still way better compared to this sloppy port.
   Uninspired cheap work with no new additions unlike omega ruby and alpha zaffire.
   
   Reason my score is 2 and not 1 is because pearl was a great game with a good map... somehow the remake ruin it for me.
   There are way better games to play compared to this uninspired work.… Expand

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8. Jazzparagus

   Aug 31, 2023

   0

   How do you make a remake of Pokemon DP, make the exact same mistakes that game made, ignore all of the improvements Pt made, and STILL removeHow do you make a remake of Pokemon DP, make the exact same mistakes that game made, ignore all of the improvements Pt made, and STILL remove features???
   
   It genuinely baffles me that Pokemon Contests have been reduced to only the rythm game section, you have to download the music because the company was too lazy to use bigger cartridges, the capture the flag minigame is gone, there's godawful level scaling because they slapped the EXP share right on without editing trainer levels.
   It's not hard to imagine a game where all of DP's problems were fixed correctly because it EXISTS! It's called Pokemon Platinum and you should play it instead of this dumpster fire.
   
   This series has gotten to the point where I dont want gen 5 remakes anymore.… Expand

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