Pokemon Brilliant Diamond

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  1. BrachiasB
    Nov 24, 2021
    2
    I thought this one may have oras or let's go level of new, but NO, it doesn't even have the bare minimum of freshness. for those saying why you wouldn't like this game if you have played original, that's precisely because you don't have anything new compare to that sensation you had 15 years ago. if you're going to remaster a 15 year old pokemon game in 2021, you better have SOMETHING toI thought this one may have oras or let's go level of new, but NO, it doesn't even have the bare minimum of freshness. for those saying why you wouldn't like this game if you have played original, that's precisely because you don't have anything new compare to that sensation you had 15 years ago. if you're going to remaster a 15 year old pokemon game in 2021, you better have SOMETHING to make it up in terms of content if new pokemon or region wouldn't be a thing. let's make a comparison: what did oras gave us for its remake? new megas, new legendary forms, additional story, and a new online meta. what did this gave us? none, story barely changed or added, nothing new. not even a new legendary form which I hoped for when I saw the statue of fused form of dialga palkia. oh I'm sorry, remaster and remake is 2 separate thing so comparing this to oras is unfair? I. DON'T. CARE. if you have the audacity to put a remaster on a full price, then you must have a reason for that because all non nintendo remasters are never on a full price. even xenoblade chronicle on switch had good amount of features or update from the original and made the price little more convincing. this though? no dex from unova to galar, no competitive online, no battle frontier with little to no new features.

    don't get me started on battle. why is the game trending on giving exp to all party member? even when all trainers have vgc level of ai, moveset, item, natures and even evs, they're nothing if you know how typing works. we had something like this on sun moon, and they were tough because you got bunch of unfamiliar pokemon with completely new gimmick. admittedly the trainers weren't that big of a hassle, but the totem pokemon made up the difficulty even with the current exp share. and just as I said, if the ante up is only coming from a trainer, they're the least amount of trouble you should worry about, and that's the only thing for this game. needless to say, the original dpp and bw were challenging because the exp share wasn't the way it is.

    oh and poketch. yeah that one is a real clunky one to use now that there's only 1 screen, dowsing and counter is unusable. then again, who cares about those, right?

    if you're going to talk about underground, that's the only thing I can praise about. even with that though, this is practically the bare minimum of content or new feature you should have like the hideaway.

    contest, why do I care. I never liked spending time on this during dpp or rse because it doesn't reward you anything (unless if you had feebas but lets be real you never had one at the time). if the prize is like the 3 starters (instead of making them appear on hideaway), then you have some incentive to win it. only some stickers and ribbons though? no, not all of us are collectors and thus this is one of the weaker content to bring up.

    I can complain thing or two about graphics and bugs, but honestly that doesn't apply to everyone so I only mentioned the bigger picture that everyone would encounter.    … Expand
  2. Thankedbloom
    Nov 22, 2021
    2
    Why do they keep making these games more and more for toddlers and babies? This company spits on their fans and churns out garbage remakes. Very disappointed with this remake that I can't return , I pre ordered the digital version having high hopes for this game. They made it stupid easy to play to the point where the game play is just mind numbing and super repetitive. Shame on youWhy do they keep making these games more and more for toddlers and babies? This company spits on their fans and churns out garbage remakes. Very disappointed with this remake that I can't return , I pre ordered the digital version having high hopes for this game. They made it stupid easy to play to the point where the game play is just mind numbing and super repetitive. Shame on you pokemon developers.… Expand
  3. 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. 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    These 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
  4. Turndown4hwut
    Nov 20, 2021
    0
    This game, and it's sister game Shining Pearl, are some of the most superfluous games I have ever played. I mean, yeah, if you play a remake of a game you already own, it will feel pointless, but while Diamond and Pearl were obviously made in 2006, they were great for the DS, while the remakes still feel like they're stuck in 2006. Even just considering Pokémon remakes, those still had aThis game, and it's sister game Shining Pearl, are some of the most superfluous games I have ever played. I mean, yeah, if you play a remake of a game you already own, it will feel pointless, but while Diamond and Pearl were obviously made in 2006, they were great for the DS, while the remakes still feel like they're stuck in 2006. Even just considering Pokémon remakes, those still had a reason for you to pick them up.
    FireRed and LeafGreen had the Sevii Islands, so you could get Johto Pokémon in Generation 3, without having to get a Gamecube, Colosseum, or eventually XD.
    HeartGold and SoulSilver added so much content they could basically be considered new games. The Safari Zone, new routes in Johto, and Kanto dungeons that were cut from the original Gold & Silver came back, better than ever before.
    Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, as much as they ignored the good stuff added in Emerald, *cough* Battle Frontier *cough*, Mega Evolutions were still there, in fact, they actually introduced more of them, plus two Primal Reversions for Groudon and Kyogre. And also, incredibly minor, mind you but it's still worth mentioning, Mauville City was changed, for the worse, but there was still more stuff to do than in the original GBA games.
    Even Let's Go! Pikachu and Let's Go! Eevee allowed you to get Meltan and Melmetal in Pokémon GO, at least until you could get them just by transferring stuff into Pokémon HOME.
    Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl on the other hand, offer nothing to convince you to play them over the original Diamond and Pearl if you own them, and if you own Platinum, then apart from the Platinum Outfit available to early adopters, Rotom Forms and Origin Forme Giratina, there is no Platinum Content. No Battle Frontier (again), no Charon, No villa, and no Distortion World.
    On top of that, there's the forced Gen 6 EXP Share, which basically means if you want some sort of challenge, you need to catch 5 random EXP sponges so your starter doesn't get too overleveled, forced Amie bonuses, which basically add up to Pokemon curing themselves of statuses, boosted Critical Hit chances, and for the Pokemon to survive an attack that would otherwise faint it. At least with the Amie bonuses, you can reduce friendship with herbs, but I want my Pokemon to be friendly with me, without basically getting cheats. Also there are no regional forms and cross generational evolutions, meaning you can't use Sylveon or Sirfetch'd. Even Let's Go at least had the regional forms.
    TL;DR: If you own Diamond, Pearl, or Platinum, do yourself a favor and not only avoid these games, but to hold onto them for dear life. Especially if it's Platinum. If you don't own them, or you decide to buy them anyway, then you'll be in for a horribly easy time, unless you intentionally do some things to make the game a bit more bearable.    … Expand
  5. Latios___
    Nov 25, 2021
    0
    Bugs from able to clone Pokémon to softlocks. So many glitches, bugs to being able to skip all trainers, walking around ending up in different spots unintended and even berry planting crashing game bugs. That's too much. It's a broken game at release. Also not a fan of chibi stylistically, weird to see the enhanced version Platinum ignored, don't understand some choices like permanent expBugs from able to clone Pokémon to softlocks. So many glitches, bugs to being able to skip all trainers, walking around ending up in different spots unintended and even berry planting crashing game bugs. That's too much. It's a broken game at release. Also not a fan of chibi stylistically, weird to see the enhanced version Platinum ignored, don't understand some choices like permanent exp share obligation and single use TM. When everything is so faithful intended, why not have exp mechanism faithful (turned off) as option too? Was a great fan of the original Diamond and Pearl, but seeing this as the upgrade in over 15 years just feels too lackluster for me. It's not really worth the $60,-. Especially compared with changes in ORAS and HGSS, this just isn't up to par.… Expand
  6. Zaregoto
    Nov 20, 2021
    0
    I loved the original games when they first came out on the DS, and this doesn't do them justice at all.
    Pitiful overworld art style, screwed up balance because of gen7 movesets and forced exp share, while at the same time providing almost no new content or any platinum content for that matter. They consciously decided against it too. Not just that, Gamefreak looked at gen 4 and was like    I loved the original games when they first came out on the DS, and this doesn't do them justice at all.
    Pitiful overworld art style, screwed up balance because of gen7 movesets and forced exp share, while at the same time providing almost no new content or any platinum content for that matter. They consciously decided against it too. Not just that, Gamefreak looked at gen 4 and was like "this isn't worth our time" and made some random mobile game company create the game for them. It looks like a joke in comparison to Alpha Saphire which released 7 years ago. Please do not support this. Show Gamefreak that you don't just gobble up anything they shove down your throat.    … Expand
  7. Sinco
    Nov 20, 2021
    3
    I have played every main-series Pokemon game since Red and Blue. These are by far the worst. I have never left an online review for anything, but this game made me break that streak. I read the critic reviews before buying it and they were all clear that this is just a copy-paste of the original Diamond and Pearl. That definitely turned me off, but I had some old gift cards lying around soI have played every main-series Pokemon game since Red and Blue. These are by far the worst. I have never left an online review for anything, but this game made me break that streak. I read the critic reviews before buying it and they were all clear that this is just a copy-paste of the original Diamond and Pearl. That definitely turned me off, but I had some old gift cards lying around so I still bought it. I have no problem giving games a fair shot despite low expectations, literally last week I reluctantly bought SMT5 despite SMT4 having a busted battle system (Tetrakarn/Makarakarn), and it actually turned out to be pretty shockingly well-balanced. Diamond and Pearl were never my absolute favorites but I played them a lot when they came out and liked them fine. I haven't replayed them in probably ten years so I thought it'd still be fun to do so. I was incredibly wrong.

    If I had to summarize the game in one word, it is "boring." There is just nothing to do, nowhere interesting to explore, and absolutely no challenge. I did a no-item Nuzlocke which is how I prefer to play Pokemon now and it is much, much easier than every other Pokemon game I've played (until you get to the Elite 4). The game is completely unbalanced for a mandatory party-wide EXP share. Even if you don't play for a challenge, there is a complete lack of variety in Pokemon you are fighting that makes even a quick playthrough feel tedious and obligatory. There is just nothing fun, exciting, or interesting about this game, so what reason is there to play it? These games were fun 15 years ago because they were new! New region, new Pokemon: a pretty good formula for something fun. In 2021, the Pokemon are not new, the region is not new, and there is a complete lack of new content (except the skippable underground), and so it turned out that I had no real reason to keep going except pure completionism.
    (Notice that I haven't mentioned how they look. That's because I think they look fine! I have no problem with the art style or graphical quality.)

    I have never even remotely disliked a Pokemon game before. I even thought Let's Go was pretty fun. However, releasing essentially a carbon copy of a 15 year old game for double the original price with no effort or care towards making it fun or interesting for modern players feels like a pretty big slap in the face. ORAS felt like whole new games and are probably my favorite Pokemon games, and I was never an especially big fan of the originals. Going from those to whatever this is is a huge disappointment. Please don't spend $60 on this. Wait for Pokemon Legends, or just play ORAS, Sun/Moon, X/Y, Sword/Shield, literally any Pokemon game besides this.    … Expand
  8. Red_Meridian
    Nov 20, 2021
    0
    Shin Megami Tensei 5 blows these games out of the water. Pokemon is the most profitable franchise of all time. They should be embarrassed by the lack of quality and content. As a lifelong Pokemon fan I myself am embarrassed by these lazy cash grabs,
  9. digiblader
    Nov 20, 2021
    0
    Severely outdated and a sign Game Freak isn't giving a damn about Pokemon anymore.
    And considering this is the Switch - you'd think they'd do a better job graphically and updated the game mechanics.
    And forced EXP. Share basically ruins it - the series has already been dumbed down heavily since Sun & Moon, and this isn't going to help. Not to mention you have to download a patch to    Severely outdated and a sign Game Freak isn't giving a damn about Pokemon anymore.
    And considering this is the Switch - you'd think they'd do a better job graphically and updated the game mechanics.

    And forced EXP. Share basically ruins it - the series has already been dumbed down heavily since Sun & Moon, and this isn't going to help.

    Not to mention you have to download a patch to get the full game because it was rushed to market!

    You're better off playing the DS originals and skipping this overpriced remaster.    … Expand
  10. OriginalOne
    Nov 22, 2021
    0
    Due to my lack of better judgment, I ended up buying the game because I enjoyed Platnium. Comparing it to its contemporary though, the graphics are just hideous. Especially the close ups, a 3D-modelling university student would do better. Diamond and Pearl fans deserved better...
  11. PokeFanXD
    Nov 20, 2021
    1
    This is not a good remake.
    Why doesn't this remake have platinum content or any original content? When Heartgold Soulsilver had crystal content and Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire had some Emerald content. No story changes, graphics looks like something came out the PS2 GameCube era. ILCA and Junichi Masuda should be a shamed of themselves! This not worth $60!!!
  12. prayformojo33
    Nov 20, 2021
    0
    Vergüenza que una empresa tan popular apruebe 3 juegos super mediocres seguidos, me refiero al sword, lets go y este, adiós Pokémon
  13. Justshy
    Nov 20, 2021
    3
    Not a remake, just a remaster.
    The pokemon company didn't even tried to do something new like HGSS and ORAS those were great remakes adding new pokemon and mechanics to old games.
    This game made me appreciate the Let's go games style more.
  14. christopher857
    Nov 20, 2021
    0
    Once again, the Pokémon Company shows that it doesn't know how to create games. The worst remake ever!
  15. shoutouttoVP
    Nov 20, 2021
    0
    -The game that ships on the card is UNFINISHED. The Battle Area needs to be downloaded as an update, meaning the base game has less content than Diamond/Pearl, let alone Platinum.
    =The real contests from the original were replaced by a terrible rhythm minigame.
    -The graphics look like a low budget PS2 game. The presentation is also terrible without the patch, to the point where the title    -The game that ships on the card is UNFINISHED. The Battle Area needs to be downloaded as an update, meaning the base game has less content than Diamond/Pearl, let alone Platinum.
    =The real contests from the original were replaced by a terrible rhythm minigame.
    -The graphics look like a low budget PS2 game. The presentation is also terrible without the patch, to the point where the title screen and credits are placeholders.

    This is by far the LAZIEST Pokemon game ever made. It makes LGPE and SWSH look good by comparison. I can't believe we once complained about ORAS, that game actually had effort put into it, unlike this mess.    … Expand
  16. Gamerdingo
    Nov 20, 2021
    4
    Its a really disappointing remake. When people said they wanted gen 4 remakes, we meant platinum...

    Even despite the lack of obvious improvements, its a really clunky remake. It feels BAD to play.
  17. Solaurusu
    Nov 20, 2021
    3
    Completely trivialized and lazy performance here. Only reason I’m rating it a 3 is because the original Generation 4 games were iconic for their time but it seems as if this remake is deadset on sending the franchise back to the time for the worse.
  18. Jiimmb0
    Nov 21, 2021
    2
    Please don’t buy this! Simple cash grab with ZERO effort. Why they didn’t remake platinum is beyond me. Speaking of platinum, it’s still by far the best Sinnoh experience one can have. The god awful affection feature of LGP/LGE managed to sneak into this game, it sucks the little challenge there was out of the game. My score of 2 is to generous, but that’s nostalgia for you.
  19. kiwi_tea
    May 14, 2022
    1
    A remake that is simply worse than that originals due to intrusive newer mechanics like friendship and XP all, while lacking older features like the Battle Frontier. This remake is notably MUCH worse than Pokemon Platinum, which improved on the story and balance issues in the original Diamond and Pearl.

    The worse remake by a significant margin. I regret buying it very much, and will be    A remake that is simply worse than that originals due to intrusive newer mechanics like friendship and XP all, while lacking older features like the Battle Frontier. This remake is notably MUCH worse than Pokemon Platinum, which improved on the story and balance issues in the original Diamond and Pearl.

    The worse remake by a significant margin. I regret buying it very much, and will be unlikely to buy Pokemon remakes in the future if this becomes the new standard.    … Expand
  20. DolphinReviews
    Jul 20, 2022
    0
    When Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shinning Pearl was announced during a Pokémon Presents, I thought I was dreaming. The gameplay and animation looked so laughably bad I could not believe a billion dollar company would make this. Let alone sell it for $60! The lowest point of the Pokémon franchise by far. It looks as if a 5 year old was tasked with character design. Reviews have comparedWhen Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shinning Pearl was announced during a Pokémon Presents, I thought I was dreaming. The gameplay and animation looked so laughably bad I could not believe a billion dollar company would make this. Let alone sell it for $60! The lowest point of the Pokémon franchise by far. It looks as if a 5 year old was tasked with character design. Reviews have compared the graphics to a mobile game which is incorrect. Mobile games have far better graphics!… Expand
  21. asdfgrand
    Mar 6, 2022
    0
    The most terrible remake game project humanity ever encounter with horrible, glitch-filled launch. GameFreak should have no love on their creation anymore, so neglecting they outsourced the game development to ILCA, the horde of assistant programmers who have zero experience of development from scratch. Pokemon is dead.
  22. zycore718
    Oct 12, 2022
    0
    There is absolutely no reason to buy this if you still have a copy of Platinum. BDSP offers less than a 10-year-old game for more money. Every other remake added a wealth of new stuff to the base game - yes, even ORAS. BDSP on the other hand got a slightly better Underground and that's it. It can't seriously call itself a remake on the same level as HGSS or even FRLG, the most basic remakeThere is absolutely no reason to buy this if you still have a copy of Platinum. BDSP offers less than a 10-year-old game for more money. Every other remake added a wealth of new stuff to the base game - yes, even ORAS. BDSP on the other hand got a slightly better Underground and that's it. It can't seriously call itself a remake on the same level as HGSS or even FRLG, the most basic remake which STILL at the very least added a brand new area to explore.

    But then again that's what you get when the devs have literally only worked with 3D modelling before - you get essentially a port with pretty HD graphics but that is nearly identical in every way to Diamond and Pearl, which were screaming out for improvements.

    But because Masuda hates acknowledging that other directors made his base games better, everything that made Sinnoh actually good in Platinum - the superior graphics, the better wild encounter roster and Trainer teams, the Battle Frontier, the Distortion World, the extra story, even LOOKER who is a popular character and has had cameos in OTHER GAMES - gets the shaft.

    The sad legacy of BDSP will be a game that was given the middle finger by Game Freak, gutted by Masuda, sent out to die against the vastly superior Legends Arceus, and had to be completely modded by fans (thank you, Team Luminescent) to even get a somewhat decent final product.    … Expand
  23. Doog39
    May 7, 2022
    0
    Way to easy of a game until halfway through the elite four, then you can’t do anything. Do not recommend.
  24. Dandy_
    Jun 15, 2022
    4
    TLDR: Worse than the originals. Tons of missed potential. Overall worthless. Play Platinum.

    I'm a massive gen 4 fan, and these games are worthless. Pokemon Diamond is by far the most important game of my childhood and the one I've made the most memories with. To be fair, I would've preferred something in the ORAS style (granted I still dont like those games) so it might not be fair to    TLDR: Worse than the originals. Tons of missed potential. Overall worthless. Play Platinum.

    I'm a massive gen 4 fan, and these games are worthless. Pokemon Diamond is by far the most important game of my childhood and the one I've made the most memories with. To be fair, I would've preferred something in the ORAS style (granted I still dont like those games) so it might not be fair to compare them to actual remakes, but I still want to mention how pathetic these games are. So, I'll try to judge these games as "faithful remakes"

    So in trying to stay faithful:
    -They added the awful new friendship system which trivializes battles
    -Said system also slows down battles
    -HM system still way slower than should be (still useless text for Rock Smash, Cut, etc)
    -Following Pokemon are back and still lag behind and are generally buggy
    -Following Pokemon also make it hard to interact with ground items or HM blocks
    -Actually REMOVED content from the Battle Tower (yes, from Platinum, but there was no reason to at least bring that back things that made those games objectively better)
    -Subjective, but overall uglier than the originals. The translation to 3D using the chibi style from the originals did not land at all for me.
    And of course, the use of those 3D models again for the Pokemon. Seeing new sprites back then was always a treat. Nowadays, it would be a **** blessing, but I'm going off track here.
    -General lack of polish (which also slows down the game at times)

    The biggest complain your hear about DP was the speed, and even here they couldn't get that right. The speed was the ONE thing they needed fix.

    Reminder, these games are EASILY ACCESSIBLE through emulators. There is NO reason to play this over Platinum using literally any device you like through an emulator.
    So for me, the decision to make these faithful remakes instead of something at least interesting like ORAS is crazy and yes, even with PLA coming out almost at the same time. At the very least, they could've remade Platinum and fixed the above. Just tons of missed potential over all, even as a low-effort """faithful""" remake.

    The best thing about BDSP is that they provide a base for modders to build something actually worthwhile upon.    … Expand
  25. OpenSauce04
    Aug 16, 2022
    0
    The most disappointing game I've ever played. Not only did it not add content from platinum like everyone expected, but it also straight up *removed* or heavily downgraded other aspects of the game that were in the original DP. The existence of this game makes me feel robbed of a real DPPt remake
  26. mimikyuu
    Dec 6, 2022
    1
    Essentially removed everything from Platinum that made it good. Didn’t prefer the chibi graphics. Hard to stay interested in enough to fully play through. Probably good for people who haven’t played the original Diamond/Pearl/Platinum games, or for diehard gen 4 fans.
  27. Pyrrha51
    Dec 9, 2022
    1
    I like Pokemon and I like Sinnoh but this remake just wasn’t it. It was basically a carbon copy of the original Diamond with a weird hybrid of Pokémon’s modern artstyle and a chibi artstyle that... is a little odd. There’s nothing from Platinum in the game outside of a few minor things like the early purchase outfits, and given that Platinum was the definitive Sinnoh game... that justI like Pokemon and I like Sinnoh but this remake just wasn’t it. It was basically a carbon copy of the original Diamond with a weird hybrid of Pokémon’s modern artstyle and a chibi artstyle that... is a little odd. There’s nothing from Platinum in the game outside of a few minor things like the early purchase outfits, and given that Platinum was the definitive Sinnoh game... that just means it’s a downgrade of an existing game. Every other remake added to itself in some way - new Pokémon from the generations that had come out after the original set of games, new features, content from or homaging the third, enhanced version of the games... BDSP falls flat on its face on delivering new features. Just go buy Legends Arceus instead for the true Sinnoh remake.… Expand
  28. DeadSmack
    May 17, 2023
    2
    So, if you have played the originals, this is the same. It's not a remake, it's just a visual update. And to my taste, the chibi style is horrible. I wonder if 5-10 yrs old Pokemon fans are really the main audience for the franchise. Can't recommend it, you better get the originals and play them.
  29. Hazman
    Mar 9, 2022
    2
    Slow, Easy, And ultimately boring. If you haven't played Pokemon, get a better game, if you have, you've played a better game
  30. JusticeServed
    Jan 17, 2023
    0
    This game is a scam. It delivered nothing that could remotely qualifies as a remake game.
  31. Black_Mullet
    Dec 29, 2022
    4
    Feels like a cheap indie game, I regret getting it, worst part is that it could have been the best game of it's kind (top down rpg) but the pokemon company didn't care at all. The game is just made badly, movement is bad, chibis aren't even cute, following pokemon plainly suck. I'm very disappointed with the way they massacared that remake. Worst part is that the modding community hasFeels like a cheap indie game, I regret getting it, worst part is that it could have been the best game of it's kind (top down rpg) but the pokemon company didn't care at all. The game is just made badly, movement is bad, chibis aren't even cute, following pokemon plainly suck. I'm very disappointed with the way they massacared that remake. Worst part is that the modding community has actually made the game a 9/10 with mods. I suggest to anyone that may want to play this game, find a good pc and play it on an emulator with some mods and you aren't gonna regret it. Don't spend money on this like I did.… Expand
  32. P1ayer_One
    Apr 10, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. VS seeker is almost pointless. Needs to be much easier to use. Can’t trade without a subscription. Pokémon types unbalanced. (Too many of some, not enough of others)

    Outside of the starters the Pokémon look really bad. CANT TRADE WITHOUT A SUB.    … Expand
  33. 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 enhancements from Platinum also aren't here, and the overhauled underground doesn't make up for it.
  34. Cinept
    Mar 7, 2022
    4
    4/10. Another Pokemon game. As a remaster it didn't take anything good away but didn't really add anything great either.
  35. Pon3
    Mar 28, 2022
    0
    Besides bring a cheap remake, it's unfun, annoying, ugly and instead of just putting in all pokemon they have distribution events so you can't waste specific parts of your life on a **** game no one even they poke nerds care about, this was going to be my first time getting a shiny starter and they fmessed it up by being lazy and not including the platinum opening instead wasted much moreBesides bring a cheap remake, it's unfun, annoying, ugly and instead of just putting in all pokemon they have distribution events so you can't waste specific parts of your life on a **** game no one even they poke nerds care about, this was going to be my first time getting a shiny starter and they fmessed it up by being lazy and not including the platinum opening instead wasted much more time than I should of on this, JUST GET LEGENDS ARCEUS INSTEAD… Expand
  36. poyenwu
    Mar 22, 2022
    0
    Definitely a huge regression from all previous versions. I don't see how this game is a "remake", at best I can only say it's a clone, and not a good one.
  37. Eliqx
    Apr 6, 2022
    4
    The only thing about this remake that is saved is only the graphics. No noteworthy changes from the old games except the dungeons, just a homework that you have to pay 60 euros to get it.
  38. Dewom
    Apr 9, 2022
    0
    Fácilmente la cosa más pedida por fans desde que tengo memoria (recuerdo que esto era de lo que más se esperaba desde antes de ultra sol y ultra luna), sacado meramente para callar a la gente que lo pedía y ofreciendo una experiencia peor que la de ls DS.

    Pierde la magia del pixel art, está lleno de bugs, es extremadamente sencillo el 95% de la partida y lo mejor de todo, ofrece    Fácilmente la cosa más pedida por fans desde que tengo memoria (recuerdo que esto era de lo que más se esperaba desde antes de ultra sol y ultra luna), sacado meramente para callar a la gente que lo pedía y ofreciendo una experiencia peor que la de ls DS.

    Pierde la magia del pixel art, está lleno de bugs, es extremadamente sencillo el 95% de la partida y lo mejor de todo, ofrece LITERALMENTE menos contenido que la edición de Platino. Además de que no se ni cómo, pero lo mejor del subsuelo que era jugar con amigos y personalizar la base secreta lo han removido totalmente, así que no solo le faltan cosas si no que además las que añade solo lo empeoran.    … Expand
  39. Tanky86
    Apr 27, 2022
    0
    I cannot ever fathom spending $60 on this broken, unfinished, unpolished mess of a game, this game’s got nothing special going for it except for nostalgia-bait. people always think it was a design choice of the devs to make the game super faithful to the original. but in reality, the pokemon devs didn’t have any time to work on this game because of crunch and that pokemon games areI cannot ever fathom spending $60 on this broken, unfinished, unpolished mess of a game, this game’s got nothing special going for it except for nostalgia-bait. people always think it was a design choice of the devs to make the game super faithful to the original. but in reality, the pokemon devs didn’t have any time to work on this game because of crunch and that pokemon games are expected to release every year, so they did the absolute bare minimum they could. If you are going to play this game then please pirate it, The Pokemon Company deserves NONE of your money.… Expand
  40. RandomNutmeg
    Apr 19, 2022
    4
    Honestly, mediocre at best. Tons of glitches and the following pokemon are a let down (especially compared to what Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee gave us.) I think overall it was a glow up for the original games, however it's a huge let down that there will be no Platinum version, and that the remake suffers from the problems that led to the original Diamond and Pearl getting a third version.Honestly, mediocre at best. Tons of glitches and the following pokemon are a let down (especially compared to what Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee gave us.) I think overall it was a glow up for the original games, however it's a huge let down that there will be no Platinum version, and that the remake suffers from the problems that led to the original Diamond and Pearl getting a third version. Though I didn't mind the chibi style graphics, I don't want to see them become standard moving on. I would be extremely disappointed to see a Black and White version remake with these graphics, as there would be a huge loss to the more serious tone and themes of those games.
    If you're looking for a Pokemon game to play that has some of the older pokemon left out in Sword and Shield, here you go. But I would recommend playing Sword and Shield or Let's Go much more than I'd recommend Brilliant Diamond or Shining Pearl.    … Expand
  41. mgon
    May 17, 2022
    4
    I had so much hype for this game, but I'm so dissapointed. Nintendo actually sucks.
  42. Zalando
    Jun 5, 2022
    3
    I can’t believe i spend 55€ for this game. Worst remake ever.Only good if you want play the story from the old games without a DS or emulator.
  43. Kenoct
    Jun 8, 2022
    0
    How to destroy our childhood with an ugly and lazy remake. The original one is way better.
  44. Erikjewish
    Jul 29, 2022
    0
    After sword and shield let’s give these arrogant man babies with there teddy bears in their lap another 60 dollars, all forgiven sir, give me more garbage with the yellow mouse, most overrated garbage company, if seen better phone games. It’s crazy dude. The card game is good, the video game department are absolute incompetent idiots, the dumbest people you can imagine. You can go on aAfter sword and shield let’s give these arrogant man babies with there teddy bears in their lap another 60 dollars, all forgiven sir, give me more garbage with the yellow mouse, most overrated garbage company, if seen better phone games. It’s crazy dude. The card game is good, the video game department are absolute incompetent idiots, the dumbest people you can imagine. You can go on a rant or a hour, unreal, better shut up before I get banned. I hope I see this corporate label crash and burn in this life time.… Expand
  45. Derpcat
    Jun 26, 2023
    3
    My goodness. This game. I have a lot of problems with Brilliant Diamond. If you want my opinion, flat out, don't buy it. It's bad. But, I'll go into further detail, because the core Pokemon Diamond game is actually very good.

    So, the story is that you want to become a Pokemon master and catch em all or something. All of the Pokemon tropes are here, team led by a guy who wants to rule    My goodness. This game. I have a lot of problems with Brilliant Diamond. If you want my opinion, flat out, don't buy it. It's bad. But, I'll go into further detail, because the core Pokemon Diamond game is actually very good.

    So, the story is that you want to become a Pokemon master and catch em all or something. All of the Pokemon tropes are here, team led by a guy who wants to rule the world, it's all predictable. This is more of a problem now, because we've had 9 generations of this. But I never judge a game by plot.

    In Pokemon, you have to capture Pokemon to have in your team which you use in battles. Basically, if you have never played a Pokemon game before, it's an Rpg. In the last couple of Pokemon remakes, the core game is pretty similar, but there's Pokemon from future gens. This time though, in the main adventure, you only get up to gen 4. All of the cool changes made in future games, gone. Why? So it's "faithful"? The Super Mario 3D World remake added new moves so it was more in line with Odyssey. No one is angry about that. And the player character has full 360 degree movement, but in cutscenes the other characters are stuck on grids. TM's are broken, even though they were FIXED COMPLETELY in later games! Adding insult to injury, there's an underground minigame thing, where they added Pokemon FROM FUTURE GENERATIONS!! Not to mention these Pokemon aren't stuck in grass like everywhere else in the game. So why? Not to mention XP share is stuck on. This makes the early game way too easy, although the Elite 4 are at least bumped up in difficulty. Like, bumped up a lot. This is probably the only well-balanced thing in the game. And, if you've only played newer games, HMs are back. These are essential TMs you get from finishing off gym leaders. At least you don't have to put it on a Pokemon on your team. That's a good change. Gameplay is really bad. The game is probably a lost cause by this point, but we haven't gotten to the presentation.

    Let's start off with the good. The music is good. As good as subsequent Pokemon games. It sounds pleasing. And the sound effects are good as well. The in-battle sprites look pretty OK. Nothing amazing, but they look nice. Okay, no more beating around the bush, lets talk about the overworld. The characters adopt a gross Chibi style. It's hard to take the characters seriously when they're plotting to destroy the Pokemon world, but they have a compacted frown and their eyes are tiny. When it zooms in when a cutscene happens, they look dreadful, for lack of better word. Everything else in the world is just copy-and-pasted blocks. All of the trees look the same. And when something is supposed to appear cool, it never does. "Wow, this city has a giant electronic solar panel walkway!" Yeah, but it just looks like a standard sidewalk. The game has this style because the original on DS had to have this style. It was pixelated and the game would look bad without it. But it doesn't need this style anymore! This is just cheap.

    With content, not much to say here. The main adventure takes about 15 hours, but not much outside of that. You could shiny hunt, but it's incredibly cumbersome in this game. There's online trading and battling, and there's also a gauntlet with the Battle Tower that I haven't tried. The underground is a cool multiplayer collectible thing where you try to get treasures to decorate your secret base. So that's cool I guess. You can catch em all, but I've never really been into that. There's no Platinum content, which I don't understand. Why would you not include things from the superior version? They're losing nothing from including that. I guess some cool extra content is that you can glitch out of bounds? Yeah, it's not a super stable game, although it's not as bad as like Cyberpunk or S/V, but they are still there.

    Overall, I do not like this game. The whole game is a missed opportunity. If you want Pokemon, play Legends: Arceus. It's much more interesting, it looks much better, it has TONS of content, and it plays like a dream. Original Diamond and Pearl could be argued to be the better version!    … Expand
  46. Necrozma
    Aug 23, 2022
    0
    Just bad Like rly bad like nothing new and it isnt platinum its just pearl and diamond
  47. SuperSonic95
    Apr 7, 2023
    0
    It's worst remake pokemon !!! It's just remaster of pokemon diamond !!! Why doesn't this remake have platinum content or any original content!!?!
  48. zagger999
    Dec 6, 2022
    0
    I don't like rating a game like this, but I had some problems with BDSP. This was not a balanced game, and the bugs it came out when it launched were as numerous as SV, and it still gets praised.

    The fact that I had to reset twice as I got caught in game-breaking bugs spoiled this game, not to mention how brutal the ending is. Is it a faithful remake, for the most part? Then the ending    I don't like rating a game like this, but I had some problems with BDSP. This was not a balanced game, and the bugs it came out when it launched were as numerous as SV, and it still gets praised.

    The fact that I had to reset twice as I got caught in game-breaking bugs spoiled this game, not to mention how brutal the ending is. Is it a faithful remake, for the most part? Then the ending happens. Pokemon is meant for kids, right? I had to EV train and IV breed and hunt down specific Pokemon to defeat the elite 4 and Cynthia! What kid is going to know immediately know how to do that? And you don't have most of the tools to do it, so guess what? You have to do it the hard way!

    And then still get lucky because of MF Flint's stupid Driblim MINIMIZING BATON PASSING TO A FOCUS SASH INFERNAPE! I am salty due to what this game did to me, and I have not forgiven it.    … Expand
  49. Alebernard
    Dec 8, 2022
    0
    The worst remake i ever seen. Just dumb things and children stuffs. I sold my, Thank god
  50. Reshiban
    Apr 29, 2023
    3
    This remake has no reasons to exist.

    It's exactly the same game as before, almost nothing new, and one of the poor news things is really stupid (legendary pokemon at Amity Square). Gameplay is weird, your character can be moved out of the case center in some case with NPC, feel like a fangame on Unity. Musics are not all bad, but many of them are weird and not adapted to the    This remake has no reasons to exist.

    It's exactly the same game as before, almost nothing new, and one of the poor news things is really stupid (legendary pokemon at Amity Square).

    Gameplay is weird, your character can be moved out of the case center in some case with NPC, feel like a fangame on Unity.

    Musics are not all bad, but many of them are weird and not adapted to the situation (orchestration sounds too weird when the game is poor like this).

    I appreciate the efforts put into the underground, and maybe the contest as well.

    Few poor things are out, but pokemon remakes always used the latest pokemon core to bring an old region with an other look (that's why people loved the previous remake, it had something new). Here, it's explicitly not new, but it sounds stupid to me. A remake like the original game ? Just put a DS emulator on Switch, it would be the same thing, or maybe better.    … Expand
  51. PokeMunkPresto
    May 12, 2023
    0
    Worst remakes ever! Looks stupid for a modern game, no later generation pokemon, no special gimmicks/for legendary or starter... I dreamt for gen 4 remakes and this is the result!! I've never been so disappointed in my life
  52. plumberlol
    Jun 23, 2023
    3
    Literally platinum with new graphics and a few extra features, not even mentioning how they butchered the new features and removed some from platinum too. All priced at $60 even to this day. The only silver lining is that its easy to mod. Maybe we can get a good romhack instead of a good game someday
  53. RatingRating
    May 27, 2023
    0
    Wow these games are bad.
    1. The Pokemon are way too slow to follow you.
    2. These are not re-makes, these are re-skins
    3. They used the Diamond and Pearl dex and then made some Platinum Pokemon available in the Grand Underground, which is very confusing.
    4. The game is way too easy, and then they create the hardest league and champion ever out of the blue.
  54. Xopomol
    Aug 30, 2023
    0
    There is no way to put this lightly, this game is utter garbage. From optimisation to visuals this abhorrent experience Game Freak tried to mask as a video game fails horribly. I am pretty much certain that it was created as a new more efficient way to torture Pokémon fans. It is filled to the brim with bugs and glitches and barely functions properly. Most of the content was missing onThere is no way to put this lightly, this game is utter garbage. From optimisation to visuals this abhorrent experience Game Freak tried to mask as a video game fails horribly. I am pretty much certain that it was created as a new more efficient way to torture Pokémon fans. It is filled to the brim with bugs and glitches and barely functions properly. Most of the content was missing on release together with the freaking soundtrack and people had to wait for a content update. Somehow instead of being a better version of two already buggy games, it ended up being worse than the originals. The return to the chibi art style was a terrible idea as it was translated terribly on 3D and it led to some of the worst visuals I've seen in the Pokémon series. The fricking pixelated games looked better than this. Finally, instead of following the plot line of Platinum, which is the superior Sinnoh game, they based BDSP entirely on Diamond and Pearl, unarguably inferior games, without adding any new content as they've done in previous remakes. The community had awaited for Sinnoh remakes for such a long time and it is seriously depressing that this is what we got.… Expand
  55. RileyFoxtrot
    Nov 26, 2021
    0
    Unplayable garbage. They added a blur effect that removed 50% of the screen and causes headache enduring eye strain.

    Save your money.
  56. BrushedRed
    Dec 8, 2021
    1
    I cannot believe in 2021, people are willing to pay $60 for this. These games were $30 in 2006, and that was when this was top of the line for Pokémon. In 2021, these games are worth about $20. In the past, when Pokémon remade prior generations, they took that classic game and then they brought it into the current generation of Pokémon. New moves, new Pokémon, and new mechanics were putI cannot believe in 2021, people are willing to pay $60 for this. These games were $30 in 2006, and that was when this was top of the line for Pokémon. In 2021, these games are worth about $20. In the past, when Pokémon remade prior generations, they took that classic game and then they brought it into the current generation of Pokémon. New moves, new Pokémon, and new mechanics were put into them to make them fun, creative, and more thrilling. Take that idea and scrap it! BDSP has done nothing but take old DS graphics and up the resolution. That is it. There isn’t even inclusion of Platinum into this game, which is inexcusable, especially for that price tag. The UI menus look like they were made for a gameboy. The graphics look like gameboy graphics, and the online play looks like trash. I wouldn’t mind it if it were a $20 game but for a full retail title, it’s unsatisfactory. This is why you don’t take a beloved franchise and offload it to a developer that only makes mobile games, and then rush it. These cartridges shipped with nothing on them but a skeleton. 80% of the game/content were added day one. It’s a shame because Sinnoh is one of the Pokémon locations with a lot of variation in terrain and sights. This could’ve been the most open world and beautiful of Pokémon games, but it was lazily rushed and ultimately ended up like a flat, cardboard, lifeless diarama. I cannot believe people actually have bought this and now because it’s selling well, this is what Pokémon will probably look like in the future. Low effort, high profits. Quantity does not reflect quality. I hope this is not the future of one of my favorite franchises.… Expand
  57. Mestear
    Dec 3, 2021
    1
    I want to say that first of all I do not blame ILCA, they have absolutely to no experience with game development. Probably they done what Nintendo wanted them to do, the bare minium. To milk money from all the nostalgic players. But this is not okay in year 2021. To take the same game with no new mechanics, and simply reskin it. In this case faithfull remake means lazy one. So what do youI want to say that first of all I do not blame ILCA, they have absolutely to no experience with game development. Probably they done what Nintendo wanted them to do, the bare minium. To milk money from all the nostalgic players. But this is not okay in year 2021. To take the same game with no new mechanics, and simply reskin it. In this case faithfull remake means lazy one. So what do you get for 60$? Questionable graphics and the same old game from year 2006. That's all, really. I would rather play platinum version, or diamond pearl. Those games are from the era when Nintendo/Gamefreak actually cared about the quality of games. I suggest that with the death of Satoru Iwata, we lost passion in pokemon games. But I refuse to enjoy this cashgrabs, even though gen 4 is one of my favourite.… Expand
  58. usernamesrsh1t
    Nov 26, 2021
    0
    Terrible game that contains more glitches and bugs than new content or improvements. The awful graphics graphics look like they belong on an old graphing calculator and not a console.
  59. Cancery1987
    Nov 27, 2021
    4
    Bad remake with lazy Graphic.
    Gold digger with no Platinum Remake.
    Disappointed
  60. Ceyarove
    Nov 26, 2021
    3
    Mejoran los grafico. Pero para ser una copia al 99% de los originales y que no incluye las nuevas mecánica que se han agregado en las últimas generaciones ,siento que es un robo y el predio debió ser menor.
  61. M4B7
    Nov 26, 2021
    2
    Much money for bugs, bad design and old content.
    Without the old games, this game was crab.
    It’s only living, because the old games are grateful
  62. notnoxi
    Dec 1, 2021
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. tl:dr Pokemon BD failed to give you a reason to play their remake instead of going back to your Nintendo DS. Every remake achieved this, but this time they failed to validate it. You aren't missing much.

    Excited at it's first reveal, I was optimistic about the team behind it and how they were taking it. However as the months went by, reality comes knocking my door. Outside Legends of Arceus, this will be the only time you will get to explore sinnoh again for a long time. Besides the questionable gameplay changes and other issues, the remake does the acceptable job of releasing Sinnoh to the Switch. But it's underwhelming for one of the longest and anticipated remakes, in comparison to how Pokemon Company handled their previous remakes. Traditionally, a pokemon remake is done with current technology in mind of it's recreation to show how hardware progressed and what it would've looked like if it were made at that time instead. You saw this with HeartGold / SoulSilver and FireRed/LeafGreen. BDSP misses that mark by not taking advantage of it's hardware and did not add much new additions to this remake. The soundtrack wasn't done much justice, did not take full advantage of Platinum improvements, and the legendary park is cool to a degree till you realize you could already do this in many of their previous games. Platinum DLC is off the table too as you can unlock the alt form in the game, it's also hard to call this a faithful remake when there's things they've forgotten, failed to capture the same atmosphere or color palette, or just changed something for no good reason.

    BD/SP works to introduce new players to the region of Sinnoh, but to people who played it when they were younger, they will be underwhelmed. Is it a terrible pokemon game? No, but it failed to meet expectations and it's not like they didn't know as they've been aware of how much people wanted this for a long time.    … Expand
  63. Sweet_paco
    Dec 11, 2021
    1
    This game is uncomplete as hell, the took pokemon pearl as the base instead of platinum, the graphics are horrible, the entire game is a copy-paste of the original, 0% innovation, 0% new content, 0% easter eggs, and on top of that, people look like pinipongs, the could have done much better than that.
  64. Dudewheremyname
    Dec 21, 2021
    4
    Yet another regression for Gamefreak, nothing new to offer and features in previous games/other remakes completely missing. You’re paying for a watered down, free to play mobile game quality version of gen 4 but at a full game price. This game only caters to the youngest and most casual of Pokémon fans, anyone that has played through any previous Pokémon game before this will be disappointed.
  65. ChrisBlack
    Nov 28, 2021
    0
    This is literally a disaster. I cannot believe they have done this low-quality remaster witch is not comparable with other remake series. I admit that they have done a certain level of work, witch may satisfy some of people. However, it still can't be qualified for official remake series with such an expensive full-price. The level of satisfaction of this game is very similar to originalThis is literally a disaster. I cannot believe they have done this low-quality remaster witch is not comparable with other remake series. I admit that they have done a certain level of work, witch may satisfy some of people. However, it still can't be qualified for official remake series with such an expensive full-price. The level of satisfaction of this game is very similar to original diamond and pearl so that this is not valuable as a remake.… Expand
  66. Alcarin
    Nov 24, 2021
    0
    A Toddler could beat this game with closed eyes, played it once now, then uninstalled. Sad life, nintendo must think their users are brainless zombies.
  67. tomh3115
    Nov 24, 2021
    0
    Quick reminder that this is the largest media property in the entire world. How are they expecting us to accept a "remake" that is actually worse than the original game in almost every aspect? And for 60 USD? The developers should be ashamed of delivering that mess and the fans should feel ashamed of defending this scam.
  68. speepo
    Nov 24, 2021
    1
    I'm just going to be up front here when I say this; this game does nothing new. There is almost zero attempt at actually being better than the originals. Hell, even some content from Platinum is cut entirely when it would've benefitted the game heavily. The game is an absolute breeze to go through, even when up against endgame foes. This is because of two reasons:
    A) The EXP Share is    I'm just going to be up front here when I say this; this game does nothing new. There is almost zero attempt at actually being better than the originals. Hell, even some content from Platinum is cut entirely when it would've benefitted the game heavily. The game is an absolute breeze to go through, even when up against endgame foes. This is because of two reasons:
    A) The EXP Share is constantly on, thus meaning with just one party you can easily level your Pokemon to the point where they could defeat any opponent.
    B) If you have save data from Sword and Shield, you can get a Jirachi (an actual Mythical Pokemon) around the first few towns. The same applies for Mew.
    Meanwhile, the games keep negative features from the originals. Cyrus isn't even referred to by his real name, he's called "Boss" like in Diamond and Pearl. TMs are back to being temporary and one-use, a feature which everyone despised.
    The one positive change I can note is the decision to do something similar to Sun and Moon where HMs are restricted to Pokemon that you don't need to waste HMs on.
    All around, I wish it was something similar to Heart Gold/Soul Silver where the game keeps everything from Crystal, while still adding new things in as well.    … Expand
  69. MasdeuVL
    Dec 1, 2021
    2
    I had been waiting for over 10 years for a 4th gen remake. I always told to myself ''when 4th gen remakes release, i will buy them, no doubt.''. You can't imagine the disappointment i felt when i first saw the trailer of these 2 new games, it was like wanting something so badly and getting it taken out from you when you could almost touch it. I obviously got the games, but that only madeI had been waiting for over 10 years for a 4th gen remake. I always told to myself ''when 4th gen remakes release, i will buy them, no doubt.''. You can't imagine the disappointment i felt when i first saw the trailer of these 2 new games, it was like wanting something so badly and getting it taken out from you when you could almost touch it. I obviously got the games, but that only made my disappointment even worse. I honestly expected a true remake, one in which they use all the new technology used on the most recent pokemon games (in this case Let's go P/E or Sw/Sh) to make an ''old'' game feel like a new ''actual'' experience and a true ''revisit'' of the region the games are settled in, like taking a new and modern perspective of those games.
    Sadly that didn't happen this time around, i just wanted to point out the lack of innovation in this games. It is sad that at this point I think that it is better to play platinum than this games, because it has way more content (we are talking about a 10+ year old game) since there is literally more diferences between platinum and the original diamond and pearl than BD/SP and the original diamond and pearl.

    Hope Arceus doesn't disappoint..    … Expand
  70. Manaki
    Nov 30, 2021
    1
    Nintendo still sits on their success and the knowledge that everyone will buy the new title, no matter how bad it is. You can again see how they didn't listen to the community nor to pro players.
  71. luckydutch
    Nov 25, 2021
    0
    An extremely low-effort remake. I wasn't expecting anything revolutionary but this is very poor. Also, it is absurdly easy. Just by following the most direct route to the next gym, you will massively out-level the gym by the time you get there. I think the new exp share system is part of the problem as it completely trivializes training your team. No longer do you need to try and useAn extremely low-effort remake. I wasn't expecting anything revolutionary but this is very poor. Also, it is absurdly easy. Just by following the most direct route to the next gym, you will massively out-level the gym by the time you get there. I think the new exp share system is part of the problem as it completely trivializes training your team. No longer do you need to try and use pokemon that are type-weak against certain opponents to train them, you can complete the entire game with one strong pokemon and your whole team will just passively level. That system combined with the over-tuned exp games mean that the game basically plays itself. Pokemon games were never 'hard' but this is now easy to the point where it is too easy for my 5 year old nephew.… Expand
  72. 16thbirthday
    Nov 24, 2021
    1
    One point for the new graphics. The remake has no a sincerity, I’m even missing ORAS on 3ds. It hardly has any new contents being a new game in 2021 selling for 60$. All I want now is a National Pokédex, I have even put away my wild wish for the return of mega evolution.
  73. Hakutaru
    Dec 1, 2021
    0
    The only Pokémon game in 20 years that I had to return. Lazy in every way.
  74. Teddy-Kun
    Nov 24, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Don't waste your money on this. I was never a fan of Pokémon going 3D, but I told myself the 3DS was holding it back. So how do these games look worse than Sun/Moon? The chibi artstyle on the overworld might be faithful to the originals, but it doesn't look that good. The entire game has no character, compared to the DS originals which, while being limited to being almost entirely 2D, where extremely charming. Compared to other 3D Pokémon games, the problem is probably best summed up as, the colors just don't pop. The games look very flat, compared to even the 3DS games. The games are laughably easy. They included every new thing that made the last games easier (EXP share for the entire team always on, Pokemon critting more often and surviving hits that should have KOed them if the friendship is high enough) and then decreased levels compared to the originals? The only exception is Cynthia which ramps the difficulty up to 11 with a competitive team. The story is a carbon copy of the originals with no notable changes. Post-game is non-existent and every change Platinum made is also cut completely. What did they improve? The new underground is a very nice addition, as well as the removal of HM's. Don't get me wrong you will have fun playing these games, but only because the originals where good games and you know what Platinum was better in every way. It feels like Gamefreak doesn't know what we like about Pokémon or what the fans want. They copy pasted the originals, made them 3D, made them easier and called it a day. They couldn't even be asked to include any Pokémon that weren't in the originals, even though the 3D aspect should make that an almost trivial task, by just doing what they did for the entire game, CTRL+C -> CTRL+V. No new features like Mega-Evolution, Z-Moves or even Dynamax are here. Additionally the games are already so bugged, that glitches similar to the original DS games where discovered. While these generally don't happen during a normal playthrough, they show a lack of polish. TLDR play a patched version of Platinum that removes some of the kinks or even just the vanilla version and you will have a better experience. If we call out EA for copy pasting the same game every year I. The Fifa series, Gamefreak shouldn't get any other treatment for doing the same, even if the games are 15 years old at this point.… Expand
  75. Eryoz
    Nov 28, 2021
    3
    Pros: TMs are gained in gym rematch battle
    Pkmn follow are back

    Cons:
    HM use animation (bidoof and staraptor)
    Leader and Elite’s team are based in DP
  76. dotaxlevel
    Dec 2, 2021
    0
    Игра пытается высосать все свободное время игрока. Тупо и ужасно
  77. rodrigobarg
    Dec 3, 2021
    1
    This is such a faithful remake but unfortunately, they also remade all the flaws of the originals. In 2006, it was acceptable because of the jump to the DS and all the other upgrades, but now after Sword and Shield, playing it feels like a chore.
  78. Joko_96
    Dec 11, 2021
    4
    The game is avarage at best. Controls and menuing is really klunky. The TM/HM system was changed again from the perfect ORAS system. Whhhhyyy? You just fixed it. The game missed a lot of potential with not remastering platinum inside the versions. It's just really lacking a lot of great features that have been there in the past. As of this review there is no global trading system in game.The game is avarage at best. Controls and menuing is really klunky. The TM/HM system was changed again from the perfect ORAS system. Whhhhyyy? You just fixed it. The game missed a lot of potential with not remastering platinum inside the versions. It's just really lacking a lot of great features that have been there in the past. As of this review there is no global trading system in game. Also no wonder trade. That alone had me deducted 1 point. If its not in the game on release I won't bother for the feature. Period. Seriously games need to stop to come out with major features missing.… Expand
  79. Mayanknaithani
    Dec 20, 2021
    0
    My favorite game series is dead, and the saddest part is it died due to greedy corporate milking our nostalgia and dumb player base buying anything thrown to them.....
    I have been buying every Nintendo console just for Pokemon and have pre-ordered every single Pokemon game, well I personally am done with Pokemon.
  80. Zodiacbraves
    Dec 10, 2021
    0
    Either balance the exp share or allow it to be turned off. An unbalanced exp share removes all enjoyment from the game. Unless you are constantly replacing your party you'll be double the level of trainers around you shortly after the first gym.
  81. Maxentirunos
    Jan 13, 2022
    0
    I really wanted to like this game but the more I played it, the more it felt like a ripoff cashgrab for my nostalgia of Gen4 and less like a pokemon remake.

    Pokemon remakes are known to be the best remake made, adding new contents based on 3rd game of gen and actual recent gameplay. The last we got before BDSP was let's go, which while controversial with the new gameplay mechanic    I really wanted to like this game but the more I played it, the more it felt like a ripoff cashgrab for my nostalgia of Gen4 and less like a pokemon remake.

    Pokemon remakes are known to be the best remake made, adding new contents based on 3rd game of gen and actual recent gameplay. The last we got before BDSP was let's go, which while controversial with the new gameplay mechanic inspired by Go, was still a fantastic remake.

    BDSP try to hide behind the 'faithful' excuse but actually only is for things that weren't working and were corrected in platinum. The chibi design is jarring weird when the story turn any seriousness. No, Chibi art isn't Pixel Artstyle and this ''pokemon before XY where all chibi'' must die. Any change is just a QoL like 3D deplacement that somehow break the game and can softlock you.

    But not only this game is a downgrade from the platinum games, a 11 years old game, but also doesn't propose anything that would justify buying it over playing platinum or an hack of it. There is no new content. One thing for example that could have made it worth it would be the new addition of Primo Dialga, Palkia, Giratina and Arceus. Or new megas. Or better postgame content. But no.    … Expand
  82. ProfAmateur
    Dec 7, 2021
    0
    It's unbelievable how Nintendo still manages to steal money from clients.
    Instead of remaster Platin - which already contains many bugfixes and life of quality features - they just did it on the 2 previous editions, just to make more and more money. As a Pokemon-fan since 1999, i have just some tears left for this franchise.
  83. spice9
    Dec 4, 2021
    0
    This is, at best, a $30 iOS/Android game. I don't blame Game Freak or ILCA - not at all. In fact, they've made an incredibly smart business move here. They knew that the fans were begging for a Gen 4 remake for years. Demand was through the roof. They knew that this would sell no matter how little effort they put into it. And so that's exactly what they did. They pawned it off to a literalThis is, at best, a $30 iOS/Android game. I don't blame Game Freak or ILCA - not at all. In fact, they've made an incredibly smart business move here. They knew that the fans were begging for a Gen 4 remake for years. Demand was through the roof. They knew that this would sell no matter how little effort they put into it. And so that's exactly what they did. They pawned it off to a literal mobile game dev team and made a mobile game - and it's selling like hotcakes. They took a massive dump on the desire and hype for these remakes.
    There's nothing I can say in this review that hasn't already been said. Anyone can look at the gameplay and see for themselves. If you compare the amount of new content in ANY of the other Pokemon remakes such as HGSS or ORAS, you can see a stark contrast with BDSP. You can even simply compare it with the other Pokemon games that have been released on the switch. This does NOT look or feel like a Gen 8 game. It is a direct downgrade. These games are lazy, unrefined, and a shallow insulting depiction of the original DP. I've completed the game in the roughly 72 hours I've had my copy and will be returning it for a refund. All around just incredibly disappointing.    … Expand
  84. Maor_NYC
    Feb 16, 2022
    1
    Actually **** this game.
    You already know why.
    I'm just happy we got Legends Arceus in the state we did, most likely cause gamefreak didn't need to split they're dev team to make both games.
    As long as gen 9 follows in legends footsteps were in a good place, otherwise it's back to soulless **** :(
  85. adrienqua
    Dec 19, 2021
    0
    A SHAME. A lazy remake, it runs at 720p 30fps.
    Nothing new, the game doesn't looks good, clearly too colorful, 3d models are soulless.
    Play the original games, they are way better.
  86. Gouken128
    Dec 6, 2021
    0
    This is a very bad game, and disrespectful to the fans. Completely lack of work behind this. Cash maker.
    Full of bugs and broken. ZERO difficulty level. I could easily say that this is the WORST pokémon game ever. Don't buy this..
  87. Shades7
    Dec 7, 2021
    0
    The most blatant money grab attempt in the history of remakes. Just bootup Sword/Shield, Sun/Moon, or even OR/AS to see exactly how bad these games look, and the lack of content within them. After you breeze through the game that wouldn't even challenge a 5 year old, you'll find virtually nothing to do post-game. Game Freak quite literally made games with 100 times the content over 10The most blatant money grab attempt in the history of remakes. Just bootup Sword/Shield, Sun/Moon, or even OR/AS to see exactly how bad these games look, and the lack of content within them. After you breeze through the game that wouldn't even challenge a 5 year old, you'll find virtually nothing to do post-game. Game Freak quite literally made games with 100 times the content over 10 years ago. This is the biggest regression of all time.… Expand
  88. VaasCritic
    Dec 9, 2021
    4
    Un Remake bastante monótono y que no añade nada además de la tienda de ropa, un gameplay un poco mas rápido que el original además de tener un apartado grafico muy decepcionante incluso para los originales que estaban así por las limitantes de la época, pero ahora es injustificable. Sin dudas un Remake que debe estar en los tops de Remakes peor hechos
  89. Edea-Tsuki
    Dec 22, 2021
    0
    The game lacks of all type of content from Pokémon Platinum, which is the "Pokémon Diamond and Pearl +" of gen 4 of Pokémon. This choise is simple lazy and unanderstandable for every fan of Pokémon: why made a remake that don't have things that permits Sinnoh to raise and be liked back as then? Well, the answers is obvious. It's just a product to sold because in the cover is writtenThe game lacks of all type of content from Pokémon Platinum, which is the "Pokémon Diamond and Pearl +" of gen 4 of Pokémon. This choise is simple lazy and unanderstandable for every fan of Pokémon: why made a remake that don't have things that permits Sinnoh to raise and be liked back as then? Well, the answers is obvious. It's just a product to sold because in the cover is written "Pokémon". Nothing else.
    Yes, they added something like the undergrounds upgrade, you can think that all people that tell "hey this game is awesome buy it now it's Pokémon!" are right, but it's what we fan asked? It's what we deserve? No. Absolutely no. Nobody asked for this things, we just wanted a damn, exactly the same, Pokémon Platinum with better graphic. Nothing else. Pokémon Diamond and Pearl suck. They have lot of problems, and only Platinum fixed them. So I really don't understand why Junichi Masuda (because hey, do you really think that ILCA have the fault to this? This things that happens to Pokémon X and Y? Remember that Masuda is the boss in all this projects? So yeah please stop to accuse people that for live and earn money have to follow orders), why Game Freak, why The Pokémon Company and why not? Why Nintendo do this every time with Pokémon? This really hurts. They neither need to make any efforts. They only have to do what we asked from years. So why?
    Onestly I don't want to hear nothing about Pokémon. This brand disgust me, it's like an unrequited love that know your feelings and smash them just to get something from you. Please stop buying Pokémon games like this and concentrate on some "more and gentle lovers"    … Expand
  90. TheOneDarkling
    Feb 2, 2022
    3
    It hurts me to give such a bad grade to my favorite generation. But the overleveling and the happiness system that makes the Pokémon invincible, it's just annoying...
  91. Poochingus
    Nov 26, 2021
    2
    Overall this was less than it should have been. Every remake up to this point has at least added something new and interesting. This one does not, and leaves out a fair amount of content too for some reason. While Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire were heavily criticized for leaving out battle frontier, it at least added tons of amazing new things, including a brand new post game story line. TheseOverall this was less than it should have been. Every remake up to this point has at least added something new and interesting. This one does not, and leaves out a fair amount of content too for some reason. While Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire were heavily criticized for leaving out battle frontier, it at least added tons of amazing new things, including a brand new post game story line. These games left out way too much. The art direction is also a massive letdown and looks worse than every 3DS title. It is very jarring going from this soft and sterile overworld to the fully realized art style in actual battles.

    What they did well was speeding things up, faster movement, health bars drain faster etc. The underground having a little bit of new content was nice, but its nothing that big.

    There is a lot I could say, but overall, I would suggest to anyone not interested in competitive pokemon skip this title, and even then it is a hard sell at $60 for a game with a value of $40 that doesn't live up to its own heritage.

    Overall, it will sell amazingly, so it doesn't matter, but just save your money and if you want competitive, find some other outlet. If you want a good pokemon game, look to titles from the 3DS and earlier. a 3DS is at the time of writing quite affordable still, and the 3DS games are still mostly not overpriced, so get it while you can.

    I wish these remakes had soul, but they simply do not. If we ever get a real pokemon game again I will be surprised, but for now, just play if you want to. Its just not something I think has good appeal or value. Maybe if they add in some real QoL that other Jrpgs have had for a decade at this point, and push for more content and restoring the ability to catch and own all the pokemon again, then we can start to talk about a 5/10 game at least.    … Expand
  92. Exuvia
    Nov 24, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es igual a un animal crossing de hace 2 generaciones, un ascovídeo y una estafa acargo de gente inoperante eh irresponsable que no sólo hizo un trabajo mediocre sinó que también filtró el juego antes de su salida...… Expand
  93. Spruitjes
    Nov 25, 2021
    3
    Finished it in 12 hours, even nuzlocked it, the game is very lazy and even blatantly shortcut-able/skippable, it doesn't even compare to diamond on DS and shouldn't be seen as an 'entry point' in any way. 3/10 for me. (PS. The flying pokémon in this game (mid-battle) are idling at a height so stupidly high (see Alteria, u can't even see her face). It's shockingly bad quality control andFinished it in 12 hours, even nuzlocked it, the game is very lazy and even blatantly shortcut-able/skippable, it doesn't even compare to diamond on DS and shouldn't be seen as an 'entry point' in any way. 3/10 for me. (PS. The flying pokémon in this game (mid-battle) are idling at a height so stupidly high (see Alteria, u can't even see her face). It's shockingly bad quality control and shows once again that Pokémon company doesn't give love to this series of games like it used to, but shoves a 60 dollar price tag game with bad QC.. Bug testing wasn't done properly, found 18 repeatable bugs in my 12 hours run. Late game is boring cuz of the national park has all the legendaries and u just have to paste some stones in and catch them. Not worth doing. Disappointment across the board for me what should've been a staple cornerstone of the switch console. User reviewed by someone who has played all pokémon games to date.… Expand
  94. Therake620
    Nov 24, 2021
    3
    As a big fan of the original game i did't expect to be so disappointed by a something that i've played for hundreds of hours, but here i am, this remake is an effortless 3d update that Nintendo sold at full price whitout anything that could possibly justify this waste of money. Unfortunately they also decreased the game's difficulty as they did for all the new chapters, i'm not a big fanAs a big fan of the original game i did't expect to be so disappointed by a something that i've played for hundreds of hours, but here i am, this remake is an effortless 3d update that Nintendo sold at full price whitout anything that could possibly justify this waste of money. Unfortunately they also decreased the game's difficulty as they did for all the new chapters, i'm not a big fan of jrpgs, but still i had an easy tour the force through the game whitout the minimal challenge, i also tried to keep my team at a lower level than the enemies but It did't work so much, the game was still too easy and i was even more annoyed by the fact that i had to try so hard to keep having fun. I also had an hard time to accept the decision they made by making all the characters look like f***g funko pops, so all the philosophical dialogues i had with Cyrus became weird due to the fact that i had to take It seriuosly to talk about that with a collectable toy, obviously this is a more personal side, but i think a lot of people would agree with this statement. The only thing that i appreciated about this game was the little upgrade they did to the underground, but still i had to stay away from it beacuse i did't want to level up my squad.… Expand
  95. Lucariomain05
    Nov 28, 2021
    0
    A blatant, empty cash grab and a disgrace to the Pokémon community. Platinum content, which was intended to address the mistakes of the original games, is missing entirely, the art style feels like it was lazily hashed together over a weekend, the XP system is bland and unrewarding, and there have been barely any changes or enhancements from the original source material. Don’t waste yourA blatant, empty cash grab and a disgrace to the Pokémon community. Platinum content, which was intended to address the mistakes of the original games, is missing entirely, the art style feels like it was lazily hashed together over a weekend, the XP system is bland and unrewarding, and there have been barely any changes or enhancements from the original source material. Don’t waste your $60 on this crap and spend it elsewhere. This was absolutely not worth my time or money.… Expand
  96. Lap1as
    Nov 26, 2021
    1
    Нет русского языка! Это просто стыдно, сейчас у многих малобюджетных инди игр(в которых иной раз текста больше чем в покемонах) есть локализация с русскими сабами, а у nintendo с game freak денег не хватило? Нинка позиционирует себя как друг семьи, но мой ребенок должен страдать играя на неродном языке.Нет русского языка! Это просто стыдно, сейчас у многих малобюджетных инди игр(в которых иной раз текста больше чем в покемонах) есть локализация с русскими сабами, а у nintendo с game freak денег не хватило? Нинка позиционирует себя как друг семьи, но мой ребенок должен страдать играя на неродном языке.
  97. SouperDooper369
    Nov 25, 2021
    1
    A “faithful” remake doesn’t mean a good remake. Ever since Sword and Shield dropped, I’ve taken notice of the lack of quality in the games Gamefreak has been putting out. Now, the lack in care, quality, or even effort has been put on full display with these two titles. There is absolutely ZERO effort put in to make the Sinnoh region from the original games shine. The original Diamond andA “faithful” remake doesn’t mean a good remake. Ever since Sword and Shield dropped, I’ve taken notice of the lack of quality in the games Gamefreak has been putting out. Now, the lack in care, quality, or even effort has been put on full display with these two titles. There is absolutely ZERO effort put in to make the Sinnoh region from the original games shine. The original Diamond and Pearl has been ripped straight from the Nintendo DS with Gamefreak only painting over it with 3D models instead of pixel art and only a handful of quality of life changes that aren’t necessarily a “welcome edition” but rather a necessity. The game, like all modern Pokémon games are way ok easy. I’ve been playing Pokémon for 15 years and I really wish the games grew up with me but they sadly haven’t. If you are at all interested in buying this game, go out and purchase yourself a used copy of Pokémon Platinum and enjoy a time when Gamefreak actually cared enough about their franchise. I hope this is just a side project and Legends: Arceus will actually have real effort put into it but from what I’ve seen as of late, it’ll most likely be just a shameless low effort cash grab and that depresses me.… Expand
  98. PewPewMcP
    Dec 1, 2021
    4
    Remakes are supposed to take the best gameplay elements of the old games while brushing up on gameplay mechanics that didn't age well to deliver a fulfilling, up-to-date experience. However, Gamefreak once again demonstrates their utter inability to design decent videogames by selecting the least liked mechanics from old and new Pokemon games, stitching them together in to a misshapedRemakes are supposed to take the best gameplay elements of the old games while brushing up on gameplay mechanics that didn't age well to deliver a fulfilling, up-to-date experience. However, Gamefreak once again demonstrates their utter inability to design decent videogames by selecting the least liked mechanics from old and new Pokemon games, stitching them together in to a misshaped chimeric mess and bold-facedly masquerading it as a "faithful remake". Concepts such as 8 directional run are carelessly implemented to create a glitchy, softlock prone game that really makes you feel like you're playing Gen 1 again, while the chibi style is horribly leveraged to create some of the ugliest cutscenes in the series. TMs somehow are one-use again, while the unpopular mandatory EXP share makes a comeback, illustrating Gamefreak's tone deafness and general inability to sift good mechanics from bad ones. The long-requested feature of Pokemon following you makes a return, but the Pokemon scale awkwardly, follow you clumsily (often ending up just warping to your position due to their slow follow speed) and mesh poorly with the aforementioned ugly chibi character sprites. Affection and friendliness are now collapsed into one mechanic in a classic hallmark of Gamefreak laziness, and much like the EXP share, reduce your options to control how you play the game. The Poketch has been forced in without any consideration for how well it works in docked mode. And of course, your national dex is still stuck in a reduced capacity while battle animations remain as lazy and uninspiring as ever.

    If you are a child or parent of a child, this of course doesn't matter to you, you're still playing Pokemon because it's designed for kids. But if you consider yourself someone who enjoys well-implemented game mechanics, I advise you to turn away from this title. Gamefreak demonstrates yet again it has no idea what good game mechanics are and are instead throwing everything at the wall, not even caring whether anything sticks because they are in charge of the biggest videogame franchise in the world and they know it'll sell well no matter how little effort they actually put into it. As someone who has played every generation since Gen 1, I cannot in good faith recommend this Pokemon game.    … Expand
  99. minatore_albino
    Nov 29, 2021
    3
    Not a Remake, just a soulless, lazy, copy and paste of games from 2006 with even less content. Not even redesigned to fit the newer Experience share system, actually not redisigned to fit anything new at all. It's sold to you for 60€ as a remake but you can't find anything re-made. There Is no Pokemon from old distributions like Darkrai or Shaymin, they didn't even bother to add them, theNot a Remake, just a soulless, lazy, copy and paste of games from 2006 with even less content. Not even redesigned to fit the newer Experience share system, actually not redisigned to fit anything new at all. It's sold to you for 60€ as a remake but you can't find anything re-made. There Is no Pokemon from old distributions like Darkrai or Shaymin, they didn't even bother to add them, the online is a mess, a lot of features are absent like taking pokemon from your old games, and the list goes on. Honestly what bothers me the most Is the overall lack of effort and quality, it'just a copy paste sold to you as a remake for 60€.… Expand
  100. Rael15
    Nov 30, 2021
    4
    Actually I think this game is neither a remake nor a remaster.
    It's just fan mode games.
    Because this game has a lot of glitches.
    And, it hasn't change much to pokemon diamond pearl.
    Even, graphic is much worse than pokemon XY.
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  1. Positive: 38 out of 89
  2. Mixed: 51 out of 89
  3. Negative: 0 out of 89
  1. Nintendo Insider
    Sep 9, 2022
    70
    Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are faithful remakes of the 2006 Nintendo DS games. They probably lean too much on the safe side, not achieving an awful lot to improve on the originals other than a few quality-of-life improvements. The improved Underground sections are a welcome addition, but the missing features from Pokémon Platinum are a big let-down. All in all, though, the Sinnoh region offers just as brilliant of an adventure as it was 15 years ago and the formula that worked back then (and then some) is still as addictive to this day. If you are a fan of classic Pokémon titles, this is a no-brainer.
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  2. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Mar 7, 2022
    65
    I honestly think ILCA's decision to play it safe was the biggest thing that hurt Brilliant Diamond. Maybe if it had included a few more of the story beats and improvements that were introduced in Platinum, I'd be giving it a higher grade. [Issue #57 – January/February 2022, p. 66]
  3. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Feb 18, 2022
    60
    Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl is a decent remaster transferring the fourth generation from Nintendo DS to Switch. The authors handled well the absence of the second screen, but in the case of game mechanics they could go a bit further.
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