Pokemon Brilliant Diamond

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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. onepiece255174
    Mar 6, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers. Llegué con una antorcha para quemarle la casa a IlCA estudios pero no. Este juego es entretenido, viciante. Sin darte cuenta tienes 20 horas jugando. Para ser un remake me gustó mucho, lo recomiendo. Collapse
  4. sheep455246
    Mar 6, 2022
    10
    If you haven’t played ds version. This is your best choice. (Unless you particularly like the watch function)
  5. Parco8
    Mar 5, 2022
    6
    As a non 4th gen fan I can say I'm not actually nostalgia affected. This game is a mediocre remake, it shows everything the 2006 games trying to renew it with some little features. Some of these actually don't work very well, others are a great implementation. Anyway this new features can't make this game a masterpiece but they can make it a solid sufficiency.
  6. LimitedGif
    Feb 27, 2022
    7
    If you never played Diamond and Pearl on the Nintendo DS you will enjoy this Pokémon game like all the others. But for others it feels like a downgrade they didn’t add all the content from the old games.
  7. FlexosuarousRex
    Feb 20, 2022
    7
    My background as a pokemon player: I have been breeding and competitively battling since gen 5, crystal version, was my first ever pokemon experience, and gen 4 is my favorite era of pokemon bar none.

    Pros: excellent music, fires on all nostalgic cylinders, HM fixes, legendary pokemon availability, first 4 gens of pokemon available, the underground improvements, faithful remake (may be    My background as a pokemon player: I have been breeding and competitively battling since gen 5, crystal version, was my first ever pokemon experience, and gen 4 is my favorite era of pokemon bar none.

    Pros: excellent music, fires on all nostalgic cylinders, HM fixes, legendary pokemon availability, first 4 gens of pokemon available, the underground improvements, faithful remake (may be a con depending on who you ask), mons follow you, excellent music, new clothing choices for protagonist, access to certain mythical pokemon, and this game actually retains a bit of the difficulty from the original titles which is something that I really appreciate.

    Cons: The graphics aren't great, especially in docked mode, (currently) no connectivity to SS, no platinum content, no ranked competitive, no connection with SS (currently) means no using mons in any ranked format period, battle tower instead of battle frontier, the underground "bases" are literally just a messy set of statues and pedestals, and competitive teambuilding isn't necessary at all due to a lack of ranked gameplay.

    Ultimately, the games aren't terrible. I genuinely had a good time going through the story and revisitng old routes and mons alike. If you have never experienced gen 4, this is a great way to check the games out. However, I really can only recommend this game to players who have not experienced gen 4 yet. For those of us that played through gen four multiple times on the DS and experienced platinum version, I would say your are better off revisiting the original titles. This game will offer connectivity with the other switch pokemon titles in the future and that in and of itself may be all the reason some players need in order to jump in, but honestly I would suggest sword and shield for those of us that don't care about completing the pokemon home pokedex, there is simply more to do in Sword and Shield and the game will certainly have a longer lifespan due its superior multiplayer options. If ranked gameplay is added to BDSP OR if all BDSP pokemon become available to use in competitive gameplay in sword and shield I will bump my score up a point and a half, but currently I feel that the game does deserve a 7, not lower and not higher.

    I'm not trying to take away anyone's enjoyment of these titles because, like I said in the beginning, I did enjoy going through the story again and there is certainly fun to be had with diamond and pearl. However, after all of the dust settles, the fact of the matter is that these games have less content than a DS game did when it launched back in 2008.    … Expand
  8. ezo2002
    Feb 19, 2022
    5
    Everything is slow, they excluded tons of platinum pokemon to make the game "feel like diamond and pearl you love" yet quality of life stuff, fairy types and how they let you access absol, houndoom and rhydon fairly early as if it were a modern gen 8 game. It can't decide whether it's excruciatingly faithful to the originals, as they retain the slowness and limited dex of those games, orEverything is slow, they excluded tons of platinum pokemon to make the game "feel like diamond and pearl you love" yet quality of life stuff, fairy types and how they let you access absol, houndoom and rhydon fairly early as if it were a modern gen 8 game. It can't decide whether it's excruciatingly faithful to the originals, as they retain the slowness and limited dex of those games, or an adaptation into the gen 8 style, one already prone to serious flaws in its standard game design, what with glitches, broken leveling system (that you cannot deactivate), and bumps in the road through its graphics all as a backdrop to a roster that is limited yet offer some evolved and wickedly high-leveled pokemon early on, after maybe an HOUR in the underground. I didn't know a gen 8 game would have to choose between frustrating and easy, yet I suppose it is on-brand for it to fumble the bag hard and devolve into a mindless, structure-less husk. After I beat the game I somehow managed to feel contempt for the original Sinnoh games, sadly, because despite their slowness, their I always came back to the story, the gyms and the pokemon whenever I reflected on their positives, which were pretty damn strong positives at that. The details of each gym leader's team, the sight of pokemon like gliscor and mamoswine, empoleon, carnivine, croagunk, bronzong and many others for the first time all for the first time, both were unforgettable and brought a genuine smile to my face. Evolutions were fun to complete, the pokedex was reasonably long, Cyrus gave the villain motivation with only maybe just an ounce of more grit and realism, but it was just fun to read his dialogue, the villain team too. This game took all of that, took the charm, took the fun and melted it into a thin laminate then stretched it to the point where it would just about give out over a white, soulless, dense and brittle brick of cement labeled formula then cut it down, stuck some wires into it and marketed it as a remake. I recently revisited pokemon platinum on my DS during a playthrough of White 2 and looked up palmer's fight and found myself floored. It was exciting, it looked fun, the music was catchy and upbeat and Palmer's animation, even if it was a couple of frames, it was emotive and pumped me up as it moved with the music. There was so much character in it too, I felt like Palmer was this extreme, energetic guy that also happened to father Barry. It was entertaining to watch and when I would go through it and the battle factory myself, I had the exact same experience, but a whole lot more excited since I was actually the one playing the battle this time. Yet BDSP reduces that experience to a mere single strand of 21 slow trainer battles and a looped close-up of a chibi animation that would transition to a stagnant frame of palmer standing there, his team feeling basically lifeless. I just don't get it. I understand the limitations of a COVID-era-production process, but it is easy to look at how well Fire Red and Leaf Green and Heart Gold and Soul Silver fared. Both were faithful to their games, sure, but you look to Fire Red and Leaf Green, more pokemon are available, biking is easier, Charmander had metal claw for the first gym, all starters received larger move pools, event pokemon and Sevii islands were easy to note from the start of the game and provided just a touch more incentive to complete the game and play out the post-game, link trading required fewer cables, TMs changed, trainer pokemon updated to gen 3 standards and the rematch with Gary included Tyranitar and Heracross on the team. Later on, came Heart Gold and Soul Silver, which kept Swinub and Tangela and Yanma for Sinnoh evolutions, remixed every single theme in the game, made several Hoenn and Sinnoh pokemon available, albeit through access to evolution items or late-game areas, to keep johto pokemon at the core of its gen 4 stylings. They implemented gen 4's physical-special split and updated practically every single johto pokemon's move set and learn set to encourage variety and allowed you to teach gen 4 tms like shadow claw and steel wing to your teammates that could learn it. Pokemon sprites were better looking and ALSO had the same animation as gym leaders, league champions and important trainers. Suicune had more of a story, as did the Kanto section. Both saw developers takes on the task of modernizing and re-energizing their games for a new gen and more powerful console, yet kept the pokemon, gameplay, and plot progression the same, if not more interesting. Even ORAS got that part right, Gen 6's emphasis on ease dried up the gameplay on occasion. Gen 8 meanwhile kept this ease and quality-of-life changes, Pokedex should still be bigger, the graphics better, and low difficulty was hit or miss. Yet saves, exp, and the menu was ultimately all that came of it. Like its secret base system, this game still feels empty for what it adds and should remain deep underground.… Expand
  9. metababe
    Feb 17, 2022
    10
    It’s just a really good Pokémon game.. don’t listen to all the nitpickers and naysayers ;)!

    I especially like the Pokémon and trainer model shading which is closer to Pokémon go, no outlines - almost painterly. Also.. the more dense layout plays and feels better than Sword & Shield. And the bike just needs skill and purpose; yes you need to practice and yes you need to get off the bike    It’s just a really good Pokémon game.. don’t listen to all the nitpickers and naysayers ;)!

    I especially like the Pokémon and trainer model shading which is closer to Pokémon go, no outlines - almost painterly.

    Also.. the more dense layout plays and feels better than Sword & Shield.

    And the bike just needs skill and purpose; yes you need to practice and yes you need to get off the bike from time to time - which is more realistic than the older games where you sit on the bike everywhere outside. In this game walking still has a purpose :).

    Next and last, everybody and their dog: “Platinum is so much better - Poketch has 2 buttons!”
    Well who would have thought.. Brilliant Diamond has the better solution!
    -> Tap the one button fast and you can skip to the correct page in an instant; objectively faster than going back and forth one page like in Platinum.

    Need more pro tips? PM me :*.    … Expand
  10. 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 **** :(
  11. ZeoN
    Feb 15, 2022
    7
    Nos encontramos ante un remake muy fiel al original y aunque es precioso y tiene un agradable diseño artístico unido a una buena banda sonora al igual que su entrega original se siente algo vago y sin aspiraciones. Es muy divertido y recomendable tanto para los fans clásicos como los nuevos jugadores, sin embargo su falta de ambición no lo puede llevar a cotas más altas
  12. fanmadeendings
    Feb 15, 2022
    6
    Diamond and pearl aren't bad games, so this isn't bad - It's just not much better than the games it is based on, and that's a shame, as HeartGold and SoulSilver were essentially remaking the definitive Crystal version, but this is just a remake of the base games instead of Platinum. It's also visually inconsistent and buggy - For better and for worse. All in all, minus the glitches, it'sDiamond and pearl aren't bad games, so this isn't bad - It's just not much better than the games it is based on, and that's a shame, as HeartGold and SoulSilver were essentially remaking the definitive Crystal version, but this is just a remake of the base games instead of Platinum. It's also visually inconsistent and buggy - For better and for worse. All in all, minus the glitches, it's probably the most uninteresting pokemon experience so far.… Expand
  13. Janitorjoe22
    Feb 14, 2022
    4
    Well, it's pokemon diamond, but without the charm. I really don't like the generic chibi art style in the overworld, pokemon contest are really bad now, not that it was my favorite feature. If this game was in a hd 2d style it would have been fire. The best part of the game is the music, great sound design.
  14. Hazzahawk
    Feb 11, 2022
    3
    Most boring games I've played in a long time and I played a lot of bad games before none of which I've ever described as boring.
    Avoid this game.
  15. StrickenLoki92
    Feb 8, 2022
    6
    The most important aspect to know before acquiring (or playing it) this game is that this is NOT a remake it's a REMASTER and worst of all is a diamond and pearl remaster almost all of platinum's extra content is absent apart from that since this is a remaster BDSP lacks the following: GTS (Now GWS that at the moment of review is still not active), competitive play (Not a big deal for meThe most important aspect to know before acquiring (or playing it) this game is that this is NOT a remake it's a REMASTER and worst of all is a diamond and pearl remaster almost all of platinum's extra content is absent apart from that since this is a remaster BDSP lacks the following: GTS (Now GWS that at the moment of review is still not active), competitive play (Not a big deal for me personally), Platinum dex, battle frontier, dynamax among other things. Even though I had no bugs and did not took advantage of any exploit I do know that those were or are still present.
    The game looks pretty at a certain extent, there's character customization (not much but it's there) and the grand underground is very fun (even when they removed the secret bases feature); If you already played pokemon platinum in the past you are going to get bored really quick (Personally I only played 100 ish hours), you already know the story, characters, pokemons, locations, etc.. This game is not even developed by gamefreak they were very busy working on legends arceus AKA the better game (and it shows) In conclusion a very unnecessary remaster I would've preferred a platinum port for 20dlls to be honest than a diamond and pearl remaster, if you already played platinum and you are expecting a remake I would advise to not get this game or get it just for the nostalgia of it.    … Expand
  16. LSWSjr
    Feb 8, 2022
    1
    From the makers of Pokémon Ransomware… sorry, I mean Pokémon Home… comes Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, 2021 Switch remakes of 2006 DS games that they’re ultimately inferior to.

    Let’s start with the fact that these remakes require a Day One Patch almost as big as the game itself, which bodes well for future retro gamers who jump in after Nintendo finally shuts down the    From the makers of Pokémon Ransomware… sorry, I mean Pokémon Home… comes Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, 2021 Switch remakes of 2006 DS games that they’re ultimately inferior to.

    Let’s start with the fact that these remakes require a Day One Patch almost as big as the game itself, which bodes well for future retro gamers who jump in after Nintendo finally shuts down the Switch store. A problem all three original releases lacked.

    Even with the patch or let’s be honest, the other half of the game’s data which even combined is only 2/3 that of Sword and Shield’s upon release, these remakes are filled with numerous bugs, incomplete animations and brand new ways to both hard and soft lock your progress.

    There are also a number of issues related to the change to a 3D perspective, with some content unintentionally obscured by buildings and other terrain, pathing being restricted/exploitable and awkward looking NPC movement, just to name a few.

    Then we have the numerous features that have been changed for the worst. With Pokémon contests being stripped down to a single button rhythm game instead of a full side activity; the Grand Underground losing both its Hidden Base customisation, which has been replaced with a room of capture rate increasing statues, and its Capture the Flag mode; and finally, the rest of its online functionality is well… still unfinished as of the time of this review, three months after release… and like all mainline Switch Pokémon titles, most of the interactions are restricted to the version duo alone.

    Beyond that is the strange mix of old and new mechanics, most notably the now standard party wide Auto-EXP Share feature, which removes a lot of the grinding but then sees your team over levelled for the majority of the game’s runtime provided you battle all the NPC trainers along the way… until we get to the Elite Four and Champion, who’ve been bolstered by perfect stats, along with competitive level tactics and move/item uses. It’s actually quite jarring of a difficulty spike and many have commented on it being too much for children and adults alike to handle.

    As for the good additions, there’s the modern updates and rebalancing to the Pokémon and their move pools, as standard; the unwieldy 8 HMs of the originals have been replaced with interactions tied to gym badges; and most all of the trainer battle animations are very lively and unique.

    Ultimately however, these remakes just pale in comparison, not only to the originals, but to previous remakes like Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Heart Gold and Soul Silver and yes, even Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee in several respects. All of these previous remakes felt like they’d improved, innovated and updated enough over the originals to justify their existences, in my opinion.

    Pokémon Diamond and Pearl had already received a definite rerelease in Pokémon Platinum some two years following, whilst the only serious innovation from these remakes is being able to play it on the TV, with a mix of new and reused 3D graphics and animations.

    Short of a significant overhaul and/or DLC, Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl will remain the inferior versions out of the five.    … Expand
  17. Q-BEE-DEE
    Feb 7, 2022
    0
    Literally pointless. This remake offers absolutely nothing in terms of substance or value. It's the same game released 15 years ago except with a significantly worse art style and some incredibly minor tweaks, some of which actively worsen the experience of playing the game. The 60 $ price tag is absurd, especially given that it offers less content and quality than the updated version theyLiterally pointless. This remake offers absolutely nothing in terms of substance or value. It's the same game released 15 years ago except with a significantly worse art style and some incredibly minor tweaks, some of which actively worsen the experience of playing the game. The 60 $ price tag is absurd, especially given that it offers less content and quality than the updated version they released for 40 $ 13 years ago.… Expand
  18. Takumi0971
    Feb 6, 2022
    0
    worst pokemon game i've ever played: no new features (or pokemon) no mega evolution and the npc opponents were up to cynthia too easy she was in contrast to all the others too strong
  19. sunny_rip
    Feb 5, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is a decent game in the series, it's not stunning and jaw dropping, but it's a fun time that many Pokemon Fans will enjoy

    Pros:
    -Really charming art style and pretty nice graphics, with some really nice looking battle backgrounds and great looking environments.
    -Uses the expanded Pokémon Platinum Dex, which has much more Pokémon for the player to use.
    -The Underground was upgraded very well with the Grand Underground, and Pokémon Hideaways are super fun to explore.
    -You don't need to use HMs on your team members, instead Wild Pokémon will use them for you when you need to by being selected on the Poketch.

    Cons:
    -TMs are breakable
    -Post Game content can be a bit underwhelming, and the lack of a Battle Frontier is pretty sad.
    -It's a bit easier for my liking, but you can make it more difficult by using set battle style, no healing items, etc.
    -Exp. Share is mandatory
    -No Battle Frontier
    -Minimal Post Game Content
    -Wonky Following Pokemon

    Overall, a solid 7/10. Good job ILCA.    … Expand
  20. Motoritz
    Feb 5, 2022
    7
    The gameplay was a lot of fun as always and I loved the chibi artstyle. They just remade a game without changing anything about it except for the graphics tho...
  21. albegres
    Feb 5, 2022
    6
    64/100
    Cute artstyle, but the developers needed to rethink the whole game to make it work properly. They added so many things to make easier to play the remake that they lost the soul of the original. Story and region are the same, so this is why this game is not completely mediocre
  22. GiantOtter100
    Feb 4, 2022
    0
    This is definitely the WORST Pokemon game i have ever played in my life. the chibi textures are HORRENDOUS and the gameplay feels incredibly CHEAP.
    This trash is not worth 60$ at all, please, save your money.
  23. Jd467
    Feb 3, 2022
    7
    This game felt like the game was ported to the switch with not enough new. I mean there is the grand underground but that was it. I get that people just want to play the game normally, but to returning fans there was nothing and to make it worse there was limited Pokémon to use with two fully evolved fire types. Must play if you played before
  24. Canela4ever
    Feb 3, 2022
    0
    Just awful compared to others remakes.
    Doesn't use the same style as sword and shield, the devs should have adapted the old games to the new world structure instead of just polish the ds version.
  25. CrisSonic_Drago
    Feb 2, 2022
    5
    Me ha encantado revivir mí infancia con este juego. Es un calco total o casi a lo que juegue hace 15 años casi con mí hermano. Le doy un 5 raspado por el esfuerzo de ILKA, pero es un juego que no ha inovando nada y como he dicho es un copia y pega del juego original, además de fallos que tiene.

    Lo único que destaco es que va aumentando la dificultad con el pago de las batallas y lo bien    Me ha encantado revivir mí infancia con este juego. Es un calco total o casi a lo que juegue hace 15 años casi con mí hermano. Le doy un 5 raspado por el esfuerzo de ILKA, pero es un juego que no ha inovando nada y como he dicho es un copia y pega del juego original, además de fallos que tiene.

    Lo único que destaco es que va aumentando la dificultad con el pago de las batallas y lo bien echo que esta gráficamente.    … Expand
  26. Jameswessimpson
    Feb 2, 2022
    4
    So many bugs. Weird graphics. Lack of any real improvements. Honestly not worth it.
  27. 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...
  28. Lassr
    Feb 2, 2022
    6
    Just another Pokemon game with better graphic. There are no big different to the originals.
  29. DeltaZ
    Feb 1, 2022
    5
    Story: Unverändert, keine Neuerungen.
    Grafik: Gut, oftmals zu unscharf und schlechter Auflösung, Artstyle ist in Ordnung.
    Soundtrack: Sehr gut. Gameplay: Naja, viel zu Einfach durch den OP Teiler. Features: Gut. besonders der Untergrund, leider keine Geheimbasen mehr. Following Pokemon hat schlechte Proportionen und technische/animierte fehler. Postgame: Sehr gut. Wieso haben die    Story: Unverändert, keine Neuerungen.
    Grafik: Gut, oftmals zu unscharf und schlechter Auflösung, Artstyle ist in Ordnung.
    Soundtrack: Sehr gut.
    Gameplay: Naja, viel zu Einfach durch den OP Teiler.
    Features: Gut. besonders der Untergrund, leider keine Geheimbasen mehr. Following Pokemon hat
    schlechte Proportionen und technische/animierte fehler.
    Postgame: Sehr gut. Wieso haben die alten Legis nicht ihr Battle theme?
    Sonstiges: 0% Platin Content, wieso nicht die Regi kammern übernommen? Ab der Mitte wird es
    langweilig, weil man Overlevelt ist. Steuerung ist sehr schwammig und ungenau. Viele
    Bugs. keine Langzeitmotivation.

    Story: Unchanged, no innovations.
    Graphics: Good, often too fuzzy and poor resolution, art style is okay.
    Soundtrack: Very good.
    Gameplay: Well, way too easy by the OP divider.
    Features: Good. especially the underground, unfortunately no more secret bases. Following
    Pokemon has bad proportions and technical/animated errors.
    Postgame: Very good. Why don't the old Legis have their Battle theme?
    Miscellaneous: 0% platinum content, why not take over the regis chambers? From the middle it will
    boring because you're overleveled. Control is very spongy and imprecise. Lots bugs
    no long-term motivation.    … Expand
  30. Quilly89
    Feb 1, 2022
    6
    It’s a copy paste of the originals. Which isn’t horrible I guess but it’s not great. They could’ve done a lot more with it but for whatever reason didn’t. Kindof disappointing. Still the best way to experience ‘diamond and Pearl’ though.
  31. Degia
    Jan 31, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game will have some flaws...but it isn't as bad as someone described it to me. According to me ILCA has done a very good job.
    It's very similar to the original ones with few improvements (all TMs can be found with repeatable methods) but with a revolutionary underground section.
    Now called "The Grand Underground"
    No more useless traps. Wild Pokémon added (starters too)
    Great game. Not perfect, but great.    … Expand
  32. kiru64
    Jan 31, 2022
    4
    I enjoyed my nostalgia trip when playing Brilliant Diamond. Still, I was disappointed that features added in the Platinum version did not make it into the remakes. So they ended up selling the same game with barely anything new for $60. The only main thing added was the Grand Underground and Ramanas park. That's it. And the fact they would throw off the game's balance by giving players twoI enjoyed my nostalgia trip when playing Brilliant Diamond. Still, I was disappointed that features added in the Platinum version did not make it into the remakes. So they ended up selling the same game with barely anything new for $60. The only main thing added was the Grand Underground and Ramanas park. That's it. And the fact they would throw off the game's balance by giving players two mythical pokemon at the start of the game baffles me. If there were one thing Ilca could have done better with these games, it would have been to improve and differentiate the experience from the original Diamond & Pearl.… Expand
  33. Berserkerchan
    Jan 31, 2022
    10
    It is a good remaster but not a remake for me but i stoll have a lot of love for this
  34. 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 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    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 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
  35. Aboughtcritic
    Jan 30, 2022
    1
    Low effort remake of a classic that defined a lot of people's childhood. Embarrassing.
  36. Franc15
    Jan 30, 2022
    7
    Pokémon Brilliant Diamond (and by extension Shining Pearl) is a decent Pokémon game. It's not without its flaws like only having the first 4 generations of Pokémon (compared to Omega Ruby which had every Pokémon available at the time obtainable via transfers or trades), but every Pokémon is obtainable in the pair of games except for some event only/Mythical Pokémon like Celebi and Deoxys.Pokémon Brilliant Diamond (and by extension Shining Pearl) is a decent Pokémon game. It's not without its flaws like only having the first 4 generations of Pokémon (compared to Omega Ruby which had every Pokémon available at the time obtainable via transfers or trades), but every Pokémon is obtainable in the pair of games except for some event only/Mythical Pokémon like Celebi and Deoxys. The Grand Underground is a great addition to the game, and while unfortunate that secret base customization is limited to placing statues to affect Pokémon spawn rates, it's more than made up for by being able to catch so every non-Sinnoh native Pokémon in the Grand Underground, except for the aforementioned Mythical Pokémon not included in events in Sinnoh. It's a shame that it doesn't include the Platinum version of the Battle Frontier and only includes the Battle Tower found in the original Diamond and Pearl. There are some improvements over the originals like improved difficulty in Trainer battles with tons of improved move sets compared to the DS games, and Gym Leader and Elite Four rematches are harder than ever.… Expand
  37. Federx
    Jan 30, 2022
    2
    avoid like the plague. they somehow managed to make sinnoh even worse, which is quite the achievement
  38. I_Trust_In_GF
    Jan 29, 2022
    10
    Remake of the highest quality, it evokes nostalgia for a game that was part of my childhood on the NDS.
  39. Mscox93
    Jan 28, 2022
    9
    It’s just like playing the original I love it! The only reason it doesn’t reach a 10 is because the broken Friendship and tedious Underground mysterious shards. Don’t listen to these 0 and 1 reviews! These games have always been divisive in the past and they’ve always had the same flaws. I love the chibi style,because it works so well in this game. I understand other won’t,but it works soIt’s just like playing the original I love it! The only reason it doesn’t reach a 10 is because the broken Friendship and tedious Underground mysterious shards. Don’t listen to these 0 and 1 reviews! These games have always been divisive in the past and they’ve always had the same flaws. I love the chibi style,because it works so well in this game. I understand other won’t,but it works so much better in this than Links Awakening! Also New stuff not added shouldn’t drive down the rating for a game,because they’re faithful to the original games. Let games be what they are!… Expand
  40. Tragglix
    Jan 27, 2022
    10
    Great experience very loyal to original game I love the chibi graphics and beautiful ambients
  41. GenkiYokota
    Jan 27, 2022
    10
    Unlike ORAZ, this remake has a more reliable and conservative approach.
    Which is not all bad, in fact, it makes the game more nostalgic.
  42. Efan
    Jan 26, 2022
    8
    I should note I've never played the original games coming into this game but I can understand that it is very copy and paste.
    Regardless of that, it is a fresh new way to experience the Sinnoh region with small but like-able new features and add-ons. Having never played the original DP games , I rate this about 80/100, if I did play the original games, I imagine this score would be closer    I should note I've never played the original games coming into this game but I can understand that it is very copy and paste.
    Regardless of that, it is a fresh new way to experience the Sinnoh region with small but like-able new features and add-ons. Having never played the original DP games , I rate this about 80/100, if I did play the original games, I imagine this score would be closer to 70 than 80.    … Expand
  43. Mookie6209
    Jan 23, 2022
    4
    While the graphical update is nice, that is the only positive about this game. This is by far the weakest re-make put out and is arguably the weakest Pokémon game put out in general. Quite literally a copy and paste. If you’ve played the original diamond and pearl, there are 0 reasons to play these remakes of them. However for someone first jumping into the franchise, these games can be aWhile the graphical update is nice, that is the only positive about this game. This is by far the weakest re-make put out and is arguably the weakest Pokémon game put out in general. Quite literally a copy and paste. If you’ve played the original diamond and pearl, there are 0 reasons to play these remakes of them. However for someone first jumping into the franchise, these games can be a good time. The 60 dollar price tag in general, is stretching it. 40 dollars would have been the sweet spot. The Pokémon game franchise and been in a great decline over the past few years, and that doesn’t end here.… Expand
  44. Zu343
    Dec 8, 2021
    6
    Every Team Pokemon gets Points in your team and this function makes the Game too easy. The Game has not a Casino and the Pokémon Conquests are better in the original for Nintendo Ds.
  45. Aranashi
    Jan 21, 2022
    5
    Puede ser que estemos hablando del peor remake de pokemon hasta la fecha. Los remakes siempre han estado graciosos porque disfrutabas las antiguas regiones con los motores gráficos y mecánicas actuales! Lo de este “remake” es lamentable. Si no has jugado nunca a Pokemon Diamante pues puede tener un pase ya que la historia no está mal, pero sinceramente jugaría antes a Pokemon Platino que aPuede ser que estemos hablando del peor remake de pokemon hasta la fecha. Los remakes siempre han estado graciosos porque disfrutabas las antiguas regiones con los motores gráficos y mecánicas actuales! Lo de este “remake” es lamentable. Si no has jugado nunca a Pokemon Diamante pues puede tener un pase ya que la historia no está mal, pero sinceramente jugaría antes a Pokemon Platino que a este remake. Espero que el rumbo de los remakes tome el rumbo de antes. Con lo que me alegré cuando pokemon abandonó ese aspecto chibi van y ponen a la venta esto… No gastaría más de 20€ en este juego sinceramente.… Expand
  46. JonaSCX
    Jan 17, 2022
    7
    Desafortunadamente yo no jugue a la primera edicion de este juego, pero fueron las buenas reviews que he leido de ellos que decidi jugar este remake, y me tope de frente con algo que ya sabia pero no me gustaba aceptar, Pokemon siempre ha sido un juego con el fin de vender figuras, cartas, o cualquier cosa externa a videojuegos para el publico mas chico, si no porque la decision deDesafortunadamente yo no jugue a la primera edicion de este juego, pero fueron las buenas reviews que he leido de ellos que decidi jugar este remake, y me tope de frente con algo que ya sabia pero no me gustaba aceptar, Pokemon siempre ha sido un juego con el fin de vender figuras, cartas, o cualquier cosa externa a videojuegos para el publico mas chico, si no porque la decision de mantener la tematica chibi fuera de los combates? Esto, junto a muchos de los combates en donde los entrenadores tienen 5 copias del mismo pokemon para enfrentarte, me parece una muestra clara de lo que piensa Nintendo sobre los jugadores de Pokemon, y es que siempre a sido enfocado a este publico infantil. Fuera de este desenfoque de ideas, la region de Sinnoh es bastante bonita, llena de rincones que explorar, con 30 horas de juego me converti en campeon de la region y solamente me falta un Pokemon para terminar la pokedex nacional, ademas de que las grutas del subsuelo son una buena adicion para encontrar diferentes pokemons e items para nuestra aventura, un pokemon al igual que el de los años anteriores, nada para sorprenderse.… Expand
  47. Gamesgames0734
    Jan 16, 2022
    0
    This has to be the only Pokémon game I say I absolutely hate. I hate the game and I hate the character movement
  48. serphim7
    Jan 16, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I didn't play the original but the game is really kind of **** Yeah, the usual Pokemon mechanics are ok but it's way too easy (except for Cynthia). Also, the rest of the game is lacklustre, garbage story (even worse than usual), crappy mechanics (HMs) and way too many Geodudes, like WTF!?

    Edit: Had an insane last battle with Cynthia. Staraptor pulled it out of the bag when all seemed lost. That is the magic of Pokemon. Game is still the works Pokemon game I ever played    … Expand
  49. popc5
    Jan 15, 2022
    1
    Incredibly buggy. The graphics also seem to be a prototype version. Shouldn't have been sold.
  50. Tymunster
    Jan 14, 2022
    3
    This is the most disappointing game of all time. The only reason it's not a 1 or even 0 is because it's a ripoff of a better game so it's still fun. Lemme go over the issues rq:
    1. Small issue here, but the fact that the game levels up pokemon without EVOLVING THEM is a joke. Your RIVAL has a level 20+ starly at one point and it's seriously disappointing.
    2. There's no difficulty setting    This is the most disappointing game of all time. The only reason it's not a 1 or even 0 is because it's a ripoff of a better game so it's still fun. Lemme go over the issues rq:
    1. Small issue here, but the fact that the game levels up pokemon without EVOLVING THEM is a joke. Your RIVAL has a level 20+ starly at one point and it's seriously disappointing.
    2. There's no difficulty setting OR exp share toggle. That was the biggest mistake from SwSh and this game keeps it going. Also, it's painfully easy to overlevel because of the underground, BUT
    3. The underground wild areas. Oh God, they're terrible. I do like the IDEA of an underground wild area, I think it's a genius idea. However, I don't think it could have been handled worse. The pokemon found in the underground are Hilariously overleveled so you don't even wanna add them to your team, there's no unique pokemon in the underground except for Houndoom (wow another fire type!), and best of all, there no real scaling. First of all, the levels go up exponentially with every gym, making grinding hariously easy. For another, the new HMs don't add any new dimension to the areas in meaningful ways. You can surf now, access 1 or 2 new items. Cool. Now imagine a cave with a strength puzzle with a rare candy atthe end, or a cave with cut trees to let you access a majority of it. Maybe rock smash to find pokemon in the rocks, or flying through the underground. The underground is poorly handled and even worsely experienced. For a concept with so much potential, I found almost 0 enjoyment through the caves. I don't need to find level 40 shinx.    … Expand
  51. marvsfontanilla
    Jan 13, 2022
    7
    Story: 7
    Graphics: 7
    Sound: 8
    Gameplay: 7
    Game Time: 25 Hours (Main Story + Extra)
  52. 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
  53. Bigchowfan
    Jan 10, 2022
    6
    This game is ok because it is just a graphical upgrade and almost nothing new and this game doesn't deserved to be called a remake this is more of a Demaster but even if I am disappointed I still liked it a little bit .
  54. ducnam2005
    Jan 10, 2022
    8
    The game looks nice. It brings back our childhood. But it should be updated more about story and pokemon, like omega ruby and alpha sarpphire.
  55. bulba2020think
    Jan 9, 2022
    5
    There's really not much to say about this, it's just Diamond and Pearl to a T without any of the QOF improvements added in Platinum, not much good but nothing so bad to complain about.
  56. MadBert91
    Jan 6, 2022
    8
    No sé que esperan los fans de pokémon de un remake.... En fin no hay nadie que le haga más daño a pokemon que el fan de pokemon. A mí me ha encantado el juego, se ve fantástico y es muy divertido.
  57. FireSonic
    Jan 4, 2022
    10
    a fun game to play. extremely faithful remakes, and includes very little platinum content, but is still better than the original diamond and pearl.
  58. mtkf
    Jan 3, 2022
    1
    The original has more charm than this weeb slop port job. There are basically zero quality of life improvements besides the thing that gives your whole party experience (which puts the game in easy mode) and the ability to use HMs without making a slave. The worst part of this pos is the CHARACTER MOVEMENT. The game lets you use an analog stick to roam freely while still using a gridThe original has more charm than this weeb slop port job. There are basically zero quality of life improvements besides the thing that gives your whole party experience (which puts the game in easy mode) and the ability to use HMs without making a slave. The worst part of this pos is the CHARACTER MOVEMENT. The game lets you use an analog stick to roam freely while still using a grid system, so you're constantly running into doorframes instead of a door, or moving around in a complete circle while trying to move between two rocks. This, mixed with the fact the game throws low level time wasting pokemon encounters at you every 5 steps makes this game an unbearable turd. I literally spent all my money on repels because I couldn't take it anymore. DO NOT BUY, buy or emulate the original.… Expand
  59. daldingo
    Jan 1, 2022
    2
    This is about as barebones as you can get for a remake. It is significantly worse, with less content than Platinum. It doesn't feel like a faithful remake on a current platform. It feels odd and overall ugly. It is like they took a step back from Let's Go and Sword/Shield. The ability to run diagonally breaks a lot of the puzzles, but NPCs still walk on a grid and it just looks so awful.This is about as barebones as you can get for a remake. It is significantly worse, with less content than Platinum. It doesn't feel like a faithful remake on a current platform. It feels odd and overall ugly. It is like they took a step back from Let's Go and Sword/Shield. The ability to run diagonally breaks a lot of the puzzles, but NPCs still walk on a grid and it just looks so awful. This is baseline pokemon experience. So obviously, if you like pokemon games, it will provide you with the basic level of fun that pokemon always provides. But I cannot stress enough how low effort this is. One of the most beloved sets of pokemon games remade on the 25th anniversary, an you can tell ILCA and Pokemon Company absolutely mailed it in and did not care when making this. We as fans deserve better.… Expand
  60. SnivyLink
    Dec 30, 2021
    1
    There’s no excuse anymore. How can a game made in 2021 be such a step back. The regressive trend that Pokémon has been making lately is so disappointing.
  61. Reddytal
    Dec 28, 2021
    1
    Mediocre en todo los sentidos y el peor Remake de todos sin duda. Ya fuera de la estética que te puede gustar más o menos el juego es horrible y todo el rato da la sensación de que los desarrolladores no sabían que hacer con el.
    Una perdida de tiempo y dinero.
  62. PMG-Writer
    Dec 28, 2021
    8
    Nintendo managed two successful remakes for fans and children with Pokémon Radiant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl. The storyline is neat and drives us through the game. Thanks to the simple gameplay concept, both games are just fun to play and it motivates enormously to experience the familiar story and catch and train Pokémon. The graphical presentation and the background music areNintendo managed two successful remakes for fans and children with Pokémon Radiant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl. The storyline is neat and drives us through the game. Thanks to the simple gameplay concept, both games are just fun to play and it motivates enormously to experience the familiar story and catch and train Pokémon. The graphical presentation and the background music are successful and round off the good overall impression. Still, there are a few weak scenes in the remakes. Those who would like to play with Pokémons again should take a closer look for "Pokémon Brilliant Diamond" and "Pokémon Shining Pearl".… Expand
  63. Alvz9
    Dec 27, 2021
    6
    Mis sensaciones al jugar este remake del clásico de DS son algo contradictorias. Por una parte me parece que el estilo artístico es un acierto, así como el espíritu de mantener gran parte de los elementos básicos del juego intactos (un remake visual, pero conservador en lo jugable). Pero me parece que ese es precisamente su cuchillo de doble filo: el mantener ciertos elementos que inclusoMis sensaciones al jugar este remake del clásico de DS son algo contradictorias. Por una parte me parece que el estilo artístico es un acierto, así como el espíritu de mantener gran parte de los elementos básicos del juego intactos (un remake visual, pero conservador en lo jugable). Pero me parece que ese es precisamente su cuchillo de doble filo: el mantener ciertos elementos que incluso en nuestros tiempos se antojan anticuados y contra "las mejoras de calidad de vida". Esta es una decisión muy arriesgada dentro de los remakes que ha sufrido la franquicia, ya que si consideramos VerdeHoja/Rojo Fuego, Lets go, Alma Plateada/Corazón de Oro, Omega Ruby/Safiro Alfa, todos tienen en común el lavado visual y la implementación de nuevas mecánicas que facilitan y vuelven aún más placentera la experiencia de juego. Diamante Brillante es tosco a nivel de diseño RPG, los pokémon salvajes son repetitivos y extramadamente pocos, los enemigos suelen utilizar entre 3 y 4 pokémon del mismo tipo y especie (muchas veces me encontré la situación de enfrentarme a un tipo con 4 Machop, otro con 3 Pikachu, y otro con 5 Wurmple). Las batallas no tienen elementos dinamizadores de entregas más reciente de la franquicia como las mega evoluciones, la posibilidad de conseguir otros pokémon distintos a los originales, o la renovación de ciertos combates legendarios. De hecho, el volver a luchar contra Cintia no se sintió de la misma forma que en DS, pues en parte ya casi todo el mundo sabía su estrategia principal; por ejemplo, un mega-Garchomp podría haber vuelto complicada la cosa. No hay giros de guión, todo está tal cuál; y los elementos nuevos (como por ejemplo las grutas), y parte del postgame la verdad es repetitivo y bastante soso. La inexplicable decisión de no conectar el juego con Pokémon Home tampoco ayuda mucho. Por último, a nivel visual si bien defiendo el estilo artístico, me parece que este se luce más de día que de noche, ya que de noche desaparece ese efecto más plastilina o brillante de juegos como el remake de Zelda Links Awakening. En conclusión: a mi juicio una oportunidad desperdicia, con un remake visual que en términos jugables es muy conservador. Se podría haber apostado a más como en los otros remakes, pero se optó por una decisión que me parece vuelve menos fresca la vuelta a Sinnoh.… Expand
  64. AlexLogan2001
    Dec 27, 2021
    2
    The game doesn't do anything to fix the issues from the original, even spelling mistakes, and piles on several other issues such as a baby level difficulty due to exp share making your team level faster but the game not being balanced around this feature. This is just a cheap, rushed remake that falls short of platinum despite being on superior hardware and is not worth buying
  65. thebrutaltruth
    Dec 25, 2021
    0
    I genuinely wonder why they even released a "remake" if they couldn't be bothered to remake anything. These were some of the most anticipated games in the franchise and this is what they did with all of that potential. By the third gym, I counted 7 different glitches and game crashes. By far the worst Nintendo game I've ever suffered through.
  66. Paps69
    Dec 23, 2021
    8
    I played trough all of BD and I honestly thought it was really good, even though it has some issues, but it is ok as it is ILCA that developed and it is their first game. Gameplay: 7,7
    Graphics: 8,3
    Boss Battles: 7,1
    Grand Underground: 9
    Overworld: 8,6
    Characters: 7,9
    Final Vote: 8,3
  67. 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
  68. 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.
  69. 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.
  70. Tetz420
    Dec 20, 2021
    7
    Hello good, I am finishing the game today, and I leave my analysis after collecting the 8 badges, the game itself brings the conventional proposal of Pokemon, without taking or for, the formula follows the same as other games, you will have fun in your adventure for sinnoh but do not expect anything too much of this game, is a remake completely faithful to their versions Diamond and Pearl,Hello good, I am finishing the game today, and I leave my analysis after collecting the 8 badges, the game itself brings the conventional proposal of Pokemon, without taking or for, the formula follows the same as other games, you will have fun in your adventure for sinnoh but do not expect anything too much of this game, is a remake completely faithful to their versions Diamond and Pearl, without taking or for, which makes it a game "DS" but with graphical improvements, which are not so good, a big negative point would be the chibi style, which does not please many people including me, in second the color palette chosen is weird, comes to give headache from so much blur that the game has, the animations are well locked, in short, if you have 300 real (Brazil) to spend, you can buy, will be a cool adventure, but do not expect much nor new mechanics, now if you are a little tight on money I suggest waiting for the legend of Arceus.… Expand
  71. 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.
  72. KadentheKitsune
    Dec 17, 2021
    7
    Overall a solid game you can enjoy, if you havent played the original
    Unfortunatly its not using any of the improvents that where made with platinum and with its prize tag its quite expensive. I recommend buying when its o sale.
  73. frederik1478
    Dec 17, 2021
    6
    It is nice going back to the old Pokémon formula efter sword and shield and a XP sharing is nice but it does make the game so easy dead it Almost require you play a permadeath run of the game to Have fun. Music and graphics what you would expect from a 3d pokemon game looks kind of boring I found the Stripes games have more personality, but if you need an old school pokemon game get for cheap
  74. LuigiCuau
    Dec 14, 2021
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Un remake que pudo ser mejor pero no es malo, de momento lo estoy disfrutando incluso más que PKM Sword en su momento, pese a mi temor de que fuera exageradamente fácil como los últimos juegos de pkm (XY, OR.AS, Sun, Moon, US, UM y Sword) este juego em volvio a trasladar a esos años en que los juegos de PKM se llegan a complicar, donde me vi forzado a usar revives o posiones para curar a mis PKM en caso concreto en la liga PKM, tengo que decir que durante la aventura me limite para que mis PKM no subieran mucho de nivel pues no quería enfrentara los lideres con 10 nivelas más que sus PKM como vi en una imagen filtrada, y eso hizo que disfrutara más el juego, pero en la liga fue totalmente diferente, lleve a mi equipo completo y hasta la tercera vez la pude pasar, simplemente es un reto el el cambio de niveles es increíble, ademas de que los equipos están hechos competitiva mente con estrategias increíbles, cosa en en Sword no existe.

    Por otro lado pierdo horas en el sub suelo, atrapando PKM poruqe si hay algo que disfruto es juntar la pokedex y tener una especie de cada uno de los PKM que se pueden obtener en cada juego, el conseguir un PKM legendario de nuevo es un reto pues para poder ir a atrapar uno se necesitan algunos items que solo salen en el subsuelo y no son nada fácil de que salgan.

    Al final lo estoy disfrutando mucho, no tengo que pagar un DLC para sentir más completa la experiencia como con Sword, pero si se nota que el juego fue hecho a las prisas pues que tenga varios bugs y aunque ya actualizaron en juego aun hay varios gliches, es el resultado de que el juego no fue terminado correctamente, y mi otra queja es que falta items, no entiendo por que hay items de 7 generación como las mentas y chapas pero no hay otros items como el Eviolite, Assaul Best o la Wickness Pilicy.    … Expand
  75. wati
    Dec 13, 2021
    4
    Este juego viene definido por la corriente de mediocridad que se viene confirmando por parte de The Pokemon Company en los últimos años.

    El juego en si no es malo, ya que se basa en unos juegos muy notables, pero como remake es una absoluta broma. Carece por completo de nuevo contenido y rebosa mediocridad en todos los aspectos- unos juegos hechos sin mimo ni detalle, lo cual es una    Este juego viene definido por la corriente de mediocridad que se viene confirmando por parte de The Pokemon Company en los últimos años.

    El juego en si no es malo, ya que se basa en unos juegos muy notables, pero como remake es una absoluta broma. Carece por completo de nuevo contenido y rebosa mediocridad en todos los aspectos- unos juegos hechos sin mimo ni detalle, lo cual es una falta de respeto a los fans de la cuarta generación, pues han perdido la oportunidad de disfrutar de un remake que recupere la magia de los originales como sí hicieron con RF/VH o HG/SS. No solo son un calco de las entregas originales, si no que ni siquiera han arreglado los problemas que Pokémon Platino no tenía ¿Por qué basarse en unas entregas menos completas y pulidas? Simple, saben que con el mínimo esfuerzo van a seguir lucrándose igual. Una pena que tenga una fanbase tan poco exigente.    … Expand
  76. Aeri
    Dec 13, 2021
    10
    I played many, many, many hours on my original Pearl and many within Platinum. The Gen IV games were my absolute favorites and felt a great loss when I lost my carts. So when I heard of the BD/SP remakes I was absolutely thrilled.

    I loved how they've done this game and I will regale you with my favorite bits and WHY I love them so much. Grand Underground: My god, I've pretty sure    I played many, many, many hours on my original Pearl and many within Platinum. The Gen IV games were my absolute favorites and felt a great loss when I lost my carts. So when I heard of the BD/SP remakes I was absolutely thrilled.

    I loved how they've done this game and I will regale you with my favorite bits and WHY I love them so much.

    Grand Underground: My god, I've pretty sure most of my gametime has been spent down there. They did away with the bits which I found tiresome ("Growing" of orbs, Orbs having a multitude of levels and being eaten up with no change) and made it more streamlined with purpose. I do personally miss old secret bases, but the new ones having a purpose with statues is a worthy trade off and one I can get behind.

    The Graphics: Ok, unpopular opinion here, I enjoyed the graphics. The overworld "Cutesy" Sprites harken back to what we had, whilst trying to make a middle ground with the Switch's capabilities. I would've personally preferred the SW/SH graphics we got within the battles on the overworld, but I also doubt they would've worked too well with the layout of the game, I see no reason here to hate.

    Pokédex: Another unpopular opinion. Thank god they stuck to JUST the original dex's from the period. I find it ridiculous people expected to get anything beyond Gen IV in this game when it was announced many moons ago we'd never see a "Full national dex", it was on the cards this is how it'd be. I can only really say "Go cry into your cereal some more".

    There's so much more I want to go into, but I also feel these are the key points. I will also be curious as to whether all remasters will be handled by this "new" company from now on, allowing GameFreak to bring out new and varied Pokémon experiences which will be better, this is something noone seems to be talking about.    … Expand
  77. CoffeeSip
    Dec 12, 2021
    1
    Just so sick of the same old pokemon stuff. Gamefreak will literally never listen to us. I know this is a remake, but you can still feel the 0 effort they put into this. They don't even have the Vs recorder in the game which was oringally in Diamond and pearl. They don't even have a rank mode for this game :/. They left that on Sword and Shield.
  78. Khristian5
    Dec 11, 2021
    6
    Una pena que la saga tenga puesta la marcha automática y que ofrezca simplemente un juego que está bien. Pero simplemente eso, bien… Demasiado sencillo en todos los aspectos y creo que bajo mi humilde opinión necesitan alguna novedad en la saga. Sencillo, fácil y cuando llevas unas horas por desgracia se hace un poco repetitivo y no me consiguió enganchar como anteriores juegos de la saga.Una pena que la saga tenga puesta la marcha automática y que ofrezca simplemente un juego que está bien. Pero simplemente eso, bien… Demasiado sencillo en todos los aspectos y creo que bajo mi humilde opinión necesitan alguna novedad en la saga. Sencillo, fácil y cuando llevas unas horas por desgracia se hace un poco repetitivo y no me consiguió enganchar como anteriores juegos de la saga. Un juego que gustara a los fans y sobretodo muy recomendable para los pequeñ@s de la casa. Para los que busquen algo más en este estilo, este no será su juego.… Expand
  79. 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
  80. 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.
  81. Irorieh
    Dec 10, 2021
    6
    A fun, if lazy game.

    I've had a lot of fun playing this game, and I'd definitely consider it worth buying IF you are a fan of the series, but it's hard not to see the negatives. The confusing design really feels like a downgrade from even Shield and Sword which itself wasn't exactly the most stunning game on Switch. That said, going into this everyone knew what the game looked like, so    A fun, if lazy game.

    I've had a lot of fun playing this game, and I'd definitely consider it worth buying IF you are a fan of the series, but it's hard not to see the negatives. The confusing design really feels like a downgrade from even Shield and Sword which itself wasn't exactly the most stunning game on Switch. That said, going into this everyone knew what the game looked like, so it's not as though we were misled about the design, but still, they could have done a lot more.

    In terms of things like in battle animations, not much has changed between SwSh, and this. Animations are the same as ever, for better or worse. It would be nice to see some effort put into these, to give different moves, abilities or reactions from different Pokémon a more unique appearance, although it's not as though I went into this expecting such. If nothing else, the game met my relatively low expectations.

    The game has more than enough charm for me to enjoy it, but lacks anything that really defines the game among a series that has became increasingly (and disappointingly) known for its lacklustre releases. They're still fun, but it's hard to see that they could be so much more.    … Expand
  82. Horvy
    Dec 10, 2021
    8
    I have played Pokémon Platinum and this game was really good. The UI is slightly clunky but I think that is the only negative finding.
  83. 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.
  84. 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
  85. yoink2922
    Dec 9, 2021
    0
    Guys! GUYS! Bidoof is so cool, he's in this game, he's epic and cool, so strong, he can even take out every Pokemon in the Elite 4 in one Headbutt, because he's so cool and strong. A lovely game.
  86. JacobTheToadMan
    Dec 9, 2021
    6
    Bidoof is cool, he's a big man, big man is awesome, big man gonna go places lets go big man
  87. Psychie
    Dec 8, 2021
    4
    A brilliant example of Pokémon devs pulling an Illumination and going for low budget, high return. The new stuff added is few, far between and mostly negligible (super Contests, woohoo). The foundation is inherently flawed. Did you want all the stuff Platinum added? Too bad. The art design, in trying to replicate the old games, regresses in a series that wasn't too great with graphics toA brilliant example of Pokémon devs pulling an Illumination and going for low budget, high return. The new stuff added is few, far between and mostly negligible (super Contests, woohoo). The foundation is inherently flawed. Did you want all the stuff Platinum added? Too bad. The art design, in trying to replicate the old games, regresses in a series that wasn't too great with graphics to begin with, and thanks to the EXP Share, the game is astonishingly easy. I was overleveled starting from the 1st Badge and ending at the Champion. The Competitive teams that the Elite Four and Champion carry only make an impact if you're going in blind, and I say all this with a self-added permadeath rule. No one died, how surprising.

    If you want to play through Sinnoh, just get Platinum.    … Expand
  88. Duckers_McQuack
    Dec 8, 2021
    3
    Sure, it looks great with the chibi remake of the game! but say you want the legendary mew and jirachi? Nope, pay up 140 bucks for lets go whatever or sword/shield ****
  89. SuperkenGaming
    Dec 8, 2021
    8
    Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
    my first pokemon game in a long time
    I havnt played a base line pokemon game since silver way back in the day, so I was excited to hop back into the remake of the 4th gen.. and while this game is great, its just not as magic as I remember pokemon games being.. The 4th en of pokemon introduces 107 new pokemon and none of them are really any    Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
    my first pokemon game in a long time
    I havnt played a base line pokemon game since silver way back in the day, so I was excited to hop back into the remake of the 4th gen.. and while this game is great, its just not as magic as I remember pokemon games being.. The 4th en of pokemon introduces 107 new pokemon and none of them are really any exciting, as usual you start by choosing your favorite starter, and this time youre on a journey to stop team galactic whos going to these lakes and snatching up the regions legendary pokemon… and the story is pretty straightforward and therefor not really all that interesting..
    Diamond and Pearl are very straightforward games in general, go through the routes, building up your team of pokemon which btw share exp from the start, so I had to do absolutely 0 grinding to beat this game… go to the gyms, take town the leader, get a badge, get an ability to progress through the world, an ability that you don’t have to attach to a pokemon to use, another change I love vs back in the day.. so no longer are you forced to have a party of pokemon for certain moves to progress the game, you no longer have to save spots in their move sets for a move you don’t really care about all that much..
    But that’s it, that’s the game.. 30 hours of go from this town to this town… It was enjoyable but it was also a bit of a disappointment.. this wasn’t a world or story ill remember, there are no cool mysteries to solve in each town, they all kind of blend together.. This is probably one of the most forgettable monster collecting games ive every played..
    That being said its still pokemon, its still addicting to build the best team possible trying to catch them all if you care to…
    While this isn’t a journey ill remember, its still one im glad I took
    I give Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
    an 8/10    … Expand
  90. 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
  91. Frank1992
    Dec 7, 2021
    0
    This is the most worst game. I can feel Gf is no heart to make the game and that’s the reason why this game look no soul inside.
  92. 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
  93. PixelatedOdyssy
    Dec 7, 2021
    9
    I love this game, I grew up playing the original on the DS and this hits the nostalgia hard. Putting that aside, these are still good games.
    Are they perfect? no
    Are they fun and true to the original? yes the good: I feel like most of the people giving bad reviews expected as drastic of a change as we saw with sword and shield, which this game was never supposed to be. It has tons of    I love this game, I grew up playing the original on the DS and this hits the nostalgia hard. Putting that aside, these are still good games.
    Are they perfect? no
    Are they fun and true to the original? yes

    the good: I feel like most of the people giving bad reviews expected as drastic of a change as we saw with sword and shield, which this game was never supposed to be. It has tons of extra pre and post game content, quality of life changes, and everything you loved from the originals. This game was not marketed as or meant to be something more than a remake that's faithful to the original. There are new legendries, extra battles, easier shiny hunting, the new XP sharing system, and the game is more challenging than the originals at a lot of points. Basically if you like pokemon or liked the original games you will like this game.

    the bad: the price, $60 or $120 for both, is steep. I think $30 would be a much more fair price for one game. There were people who experienced soft locks and bugs, I was not one of those people. Since the 1.1.2 patch, all of those issues have been fixed. I know a lot of people wish they could turn off the new leveling system, I think that should be an option as well, but I also don't mind the XP sharing system. They added a penalty for time skips, so if you change your clock time manually then all timed events (trees, berries, timed pokemon, etc) will freeze for 24 hours. I hate this penalty, as they kept in the annoying timed events like trees taking six hour to find pokemon and berries taking hours of time to grow; they should've found a middle ground. They kept the original battle tower and shop, I think this is bad because the grind to level up pokemon post game takes a long time - I like how easy it was in sword to get XP or rare candies to level up and try new teams, this is a quality of life thing that should've been added. I also think they should've kept the sword and shield shiny hunting and IV hunting methods, the new additions are good, but not preferred imo.

    the mixed: some people complain that there are glitches you can exploit to duplicate pokemon and items, I personally think these are fun and since they only effect your offline play that they do not hinder the game or other people at all. There are also glitches that let you get timed event pokemon early, since this only effects offline play, I don't see it as an issue and it lets you play the game at your own pace. The post game grind feels like its too much, in order to get legendries you need to do a lot of tedious farming, this could've been optimized better.

    Overall. the games are what they were marketed to be, a new coat of paint with a few quality of life features added. This game is far better, especially after the patch, (although its annoying they didn't fix the issues beforehand) than the user score suggests. Its worth playing.    … Expand
  94. ZoroGust
    Dec 7, 2021
    1
    It's so lazy, it looks like a remaster! Worst pokemon remake ever! Terrible! I'm dissatisfied and I don't recommend it!

    Justified the DEXIT to enhance the "graphics improvement", but tell me what this remake has graphically to bring only the pokemon of the original game? ORAS is visually superior and brought pokemon even from XY, that was of the current generation! The franchise has    It's so lazy, it looks like a remaster! Worst pokemon remake ever! Terrible! I'm dissatisfied and I don't recommend it!

    Justified the DEXIT to enhance the "graphics improvement", but tell me what this remake has graphically to bring only the pokemon of the original game? ORAS is visually superior and brought pokemon even from XY, that was of the current generation!

    The franchise has only been getting worse! Dexit (removed possibility to play with all Pokémon within current games), mandatory Nintendo subscription to play online, #gamefreaklied, incomplete games (compared to the previous) to sell DLC, remake with a remaster face...    … Expand
  95. SamL01
    Dec 7, 2021
    10
    If you like the previous Pokémon games, you’ll love this! This game looks amazing, the gameplay is brilliant and it’s exactly what I was hoping for
  96. SnRise
    Dec 7, 2021
    10
    They buffed Cynthia which was desperately needed.
    10/10, would love to get roflstomped again.
  97. 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.
  98. OhNoItsSenpai
    Dec 6, 2021
    3
    Well they remade the worst pokemon game. It's actually odd to me that they would remake a pokemon game that's universally known as the worst in the franchise, but seeing as they gave it to someone else entirely to do it's a bit more understandable. It looks terrible. I know it's switch, so you have to cut it some slack but at the point of making this the originals can be bought for lessWell they remade the worst pokemon game. It's actually odd to me that they would remake a pokemon game that's universally known as the worst in the franchise, but seeing as they gave it to someone else entirely to do it's a bit more understandable. It looks terrible. I know it's switch, so you have to cut it some slack but at the point of making this the originals can be bought for less than the 60 dollar asking price so why pay so much more for something that already looks so dated? It's choppy and slow, and buggy. It takes a wild amount of time to start up. At least 4 times the amount of a sword and shield start up. there's all kinds of weird art decisions which can be nice at times and then down right WTF at others. A lot people have been exploiting all the bugs to give the game some sort of enjoyment out of the game. Which is fine, games have their bugs and exploiting them is also part of the fun at times, but whenever they patched these they broke other functions within the game that were actually declined to be achieved in the game after you had beaten it. So perhaps they just decided to punish new players and current ones who actually use their switch for anything other than cheating. Not worth the time. Certainly no where close to the price. You can find the better version of these games used on ebay. And they will work considerably better.… Expand
  99. MANXMAN76
    Dec 6, 2021
    7
    It's a nice remake but its more of a remaster, everything just felt the same but it was nice to play one of my favourite pokemon games again and it has more mechanics and love put into it than SW/SH this is what we should have gotten back in 2019.
  100. elysia1047
    Dec 6, 2021
    1
    ILCA ruined everything but the soundtrack. +1 for Soundtrack.
    I've played Platinum every year since it came out. Super hyped for this game. I made a metacritic account just for this. Affection RUINED this game. Over Leveled Pokemon the entire way through even while skipping a third of the trainers and repel on the entire time. not even the Competitively built elite 4 could save this game    ILCA ruined everything but the soundtrack. +1 for Soundtrack.
    I've played Platinum every year since it came out. Super hyped for this game. I made a metacritic account just for this. Affection RUINED this game. Over Leveled Pokemon the entire way through even while skipping a third of the trainers and repel on the entire time. not even the Competitively built elite 4 could save this game from the affection system. Plus I don't like the art. but thats the least of the problems. I don't even care that it was going to be an exact duplicate of DP. If it was. It would have been A LOT better. Yet another Trash game from pokemon.    … Expand
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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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