Pokemon Brilliant Diamond

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  1. SammyHauguth
    Nov 23, 2021
    0
    Because the third gym leader that uses hyper potions and drain... This game sucks, don't buy!
  2. Ughduty
    Nov 23, 2021
    3
    This game is not worth the money they are asking for. It’s heavily outdated! The whole game mechanics feel ancient. The graphics are not everybody’s cup of tea. No GTS. No connection to Pokemon Home. 50 or 60 bucks for this? Sorry at best 25, more it’s not worth and this only for people who want a trip back memory lane! It’s a rip off! Shame on you Nintendo.
  3. Purrpupurine
    Nov 23, 2021
    0
    This game is just a remaster. If you are a user who played the original game deeply, it may be a game that stimulates memories. But for me, the diamond and pearl versions were not very good games.
  4. helohe
    Nov 23, 2021
    0
    The laziest pokemon game one can imagine. Did they just reuse all assets from animal crossing? The overworld looks so boring and generic. The pokemon encountered are very repetitive, there is not much new here. The puzzles are too easy. (I know this is a remake, so I did factor in that there should be some familiarity). The next totally new pokemon that is schedulled for 2022 is hopefullyThe laziest pokemon game one can imagine. Did they just reuse all assets from animal crossing? The overworld looks so boring and generic. The pokemon encountered are very repetitive, there is not much new here. The puzzles are too easy. (I know this is a remake, so I did factor in that there should be some familiarity). The next totally new pokemon that is schedulled for 2022 is hopefully better, although I am not very optimistic after they stated that it is not going to be open world after all.… Expand
  5. Ohnebein
    Nov 22, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Its a failed chance. The missing of Platimum content, the EXP share system and the friendshipsystem are more than garbage. Its sad to play the game and constantly skip routes because the next gym is everytime under youre level. If you go to the gym and youre the same level youre pokemon constantly avoid attacks ad crit everythin into the ground. Pokemon hasnt to be hard but a bit more challenge than onehit everything is more than needed for a good game .… Expand
  6. Minato-Arisato
    Nov 22, 2021
    10
    El estado actual de Pokémon es mas que envidiable y estas entregas, tanto Diamond y Pearl, son un demostración mas, junto a anteriores juegos que también me encantaron como Sol y Luna, Espada y Escudo y ORAZ.
    Al principio el apartado técnico puede desagradar, pero cuando uno se acostumbra, interiorizas el aspecto chibi al instante y comprendes que es para dar la mayor sensación de    El estado actual de Pokémon es mas que envidiable y estas entregas, tanto Diamond y Pearl, son un demostración mas, junto a anteriores juegos que también me encantaron como Sol y Luna, Espada y Escudo y ORAZ.
    Al principio el apartado técnico puede desagradar, pero cuando uno se acostumbra, interiorizas el aspecto chibi al instante y comprendes que es para dar la mayor sensación de nostalgia posible.
    Los combates pokémon siempre son un deleite, y la historia de Sinnoh es de las mejores que haya creado el buen estudio que es Game Freak.
    ILCA ha sabido tomar la batuta mientras el nuevo titulo Leyendas Arceus esta por venir.
    Por el momento, casi todos los Pokémon de Switch me han sorprendido gratamente.    … Expand
  7. tiloba
    Nov 22, 2021
    10
    Shin Megami Tensei V renovates the series with high quality models, an addictive combat with add ons such the Magatsuhi skills and one of the most customizable Jrpgs that i ever played. The maps, with its heavy focus on exploration, give the player good hours of fun. All that with an amazing soundntrack created by Ryota Kozuka Sensei. Despite the limited Switch Hardware, which seems toShin Megami Tensei V renovates the series with high quality models, an addictive combat with add ons such the Magatsuhi skills and one of the most customizable Jrpgs that i ever played. The maps, with its heavy focus on exploration, give the player good hours of fun. All that with an amazing soundntrack created by Ryota Kozuka Sensei. Despite the limited Switch Hardware, which seems to push back the potential of the game, SMT V sure is one of the best Jrpgs available on the Switch rn.

    A must play for anyone interested in a challenging gameplay    … Expand
  8. LordVRAI
    Nov 22, 2021
    0
    A cheap cashgrab with so little effort that I’m shocked they even considered charging money for it.
  9. 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...
  10. ponafiel
    Nov 22, 2021
    10
    Go play a real monster collecting game like Shin Megami Tensei instead of this crashgrab
  11. flashmcg10
    Nov 22, 2021
    0
    At this stage pokemon remasters are a joke and just a cash grab. Doing the bare minimum on a console that could accommodate so much more.
  12. LCBane
    Nov 22, 2021
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A safe recreation of the base games without addressing the real issues of the originals and the implementations Platinum put in order to combat them and create something special. BD struggles to find a foothold in the shadow of the incoming release of Legends: Arceus and is a disappointment compared to previous remakes.

    Gameplay:
    The game replicates all the nostalgia of the originals without including many of the quality of life changes that have been implemented in recent generations. Whether that be unlimited-use TM's
    mega evolutions, limited pokedex etc. The game also takes much the difficulty away as less and less trainers have the reinvigorated rosters they included in Platinum. Spare Cynthia and the EF who actually have properly spec'd teams EVs maxed and all. With a mandatory exp share your levels soon far exceed those you face as the Pokémon in your party passively gain more exp than ever before and this cannot be turned off. Without going into too much detail there are still many many glaring issues in the games code letting you surf across trainers and dry land, soft lock in unprecedented areas such as gym puzzles and even completing the game and becoming champion with 6 or 7 gym badges only. Many more issues come from not being able to pick up items, losing items or even the strange clerical issues like frame rate changes when you turn off all sounds the game just runs better.

    The return of older mechanics that were not properly updated sees many disappointed in this title as well. Honey trees having a small chance of any pokemon at all when activated and the rates on those pokemon are low already. The changes to the great marsh are also present with atrocious rates as well. All of the date and time mechanics are blocked behind a 24 hour cd if the system changes time when the game is started. Meaning if you got the game on friday and were looking to get your drifloon you would have to wait an entire week after you defeated team galactic. You could change the date and time to carry over to next week but still have a 24 hour cooldown in order to get your pokemon encounter.

    Story:
    The pacing of the story is still at a standstill removing even more of the difficulty from the originals with bugged/broken friendship and affection systems that multiplicatively stack granting your pokemon higher crit rates, first move regardless of being outsped, living on 1 hp over and over, even getting rid of status effects on a whim. Pair this with the omission of the changes platinum took to keep you moving and involved in the story it slugs on with its main story at a snails pace with zero post game offered.

    Graphics:
    Returning to something reminiscent of the original games was a good approach however the chibi art style does not mesh with the blocky tile system of old well. However the graphics in battles are some of the best we have seen of any switch title. Despite the lack of improvements in battle animations and move animations the overall feel and look of the pokemon, characters, and backgrounds is great in battle. A sharp contrast to the plastic, dead world outside of combat. Sadly however the rest of the game looks like a reskinned DS and the technologies age shows in the tile systems movement and feel around the world.

    Music:
    The music is a fresh take on the originals and brings life to where the graphics aren't to scratch. The new renditions are great reimagining's of their inspirations and provide a great feel when playing. The overall level of quality to the sound design and music is great but lacks some of the spark a full orchestra had with the music of sword and shield and other recent titles.

    Overall:
    Much more can be said about what I enjoyed or disliked about this game however the main points are clear. These games are simply a time sink for fans and the pokemon company and nintendo wanted a free money grab with zero effort and left it to a subsidiary licensed company. little to no imagination was brought to reinvigorate and improve these games from the original. including the bare minimum to keep the masses buying, Sitting in the shadow of what's to come with half baked Legends: Arceus, BDSP fails to create a rendition of the originals that stands up to previous remakes such as HGSS and ORAS let alone what Platinum accomplished to improve the generation.    … Expand
  13. Osel
    Nov 22, 2021
    10
    It is a very good mainline Pokemon game that goes back to the old classic formula and turns out to be good.
  14. KaysarLein
    Nov 22, 2021
    10
    Very enjoyable, whether or not you have played its versions of DS, graphics, music and very good added changes and a postgame in which you will not get bored of doing things.
  15. Balearikus
    Nov 22, 2021
    7
    After being in the middle of the game, I dare to make a review of this game.
    The beginning of the game well, like any other adventure, except that you level up too fast, my choice was to chimchar and not once weakened to the 3 medal, I did not need to go to a pokemon center, I did not have the need to change pokemon is It can only handle everything without any problem, also the graphic    After being in the middle of the game, I dare to make a review of this game.
    The beginning of the game well, like any other adventure, except that you level up too fast, my choice was to chimchar and not once weakened to the 3 medal, I did not need to go to a pokemon center, I did not have the need to change pokemon is It can only handle everything without any problem, also the graphic section has shocked me, being pleasant in some details and horrible in others, the worst thing is that on the way to my 2 medal with just over two hours, some npcs give me MEW AND JIRACHI as a gift as if they were pidgeys or caterpies or something simple, breaking all the initial immersion ... The next thing are Legendary initials? ... Many visual and programming errors, it looks like a 3DS game, very poor and pixelated textures, in tv many pixels are appreciated and it does not look like HD, chibi models look pixelated, eyes, eyebrows, mouth, as well as furniture inside the game that seems to be taken from a ds library, such as zooms that go back and forth wrongly programmed When should the zoom be removed? e the battle at the end of the combat, lights that blink at some point, npcs going through things and so on, the adventure is the same as in DS only they have added some platinum things to their will, the story is simple but full of Lore, making a remake we hope they take advantage of the game, the story, everything including the console, and they have not taken advantage in any way to innovate or give a quality product, after getting mew and jirachi as if they were nothing they took away my desire to play and here the question should I have spoiled in leaks to see that and not have so important pokemon at the beginning of the game ...?

    In summary, completely wasted remakes, with new mechanics that break the immersion and the difficulty of the game, like mythical pokemon at the beginning of the game.

    PS: A Pokemon adventure ride where it gets interesting after half the game, but at the same time it is too easy and without any challenge.

    Just as you complain about those who do BOMBING, they complained about those who give a high score to a poor quality product for $ 60.
    Be realistic.

    Graphics 4/10
    Music 9/10
    Gameplay 7/10
    Duration 7/10    … Expand
  16. sethdean0
    Nov 22, 2021
    10
    This game has been remastered very well. You have to look at through remaster eyes...
    It's not a next gen Pokemon game. It's amazing.
  17. Tsuchida
    Nov 22, 2021
    3
    Las innovaciones que tiene son a nivel gameplay y solo porque pertenece a la octava generación, en lo demás es una copia exacta de los originales y sin los agregados de su tercer versión. No existe la necesidad de gastar dinero en este juego existiendo Pokemon Platino.
  18. 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
  19. hosekisho
    Nov 22, 2021
    0
    Yet another cash grab remake worse than the original. Seems to be the industry trend. If you like bad localization, lazy graphics, imbalanced arbitrary gameplay changes, and bugs, by all means get this game. If not, consider playing the original again or for the first time; you'll have a better experience.
  20. NTG07
    Nov 22, 2021
    0
    What the **** happend Pokémon this game has no distortion world no battle frontier no platinum gym rooms and a really easy difficulty like why this game should’ve been called Pokémon Shiite diamond and **** pearl because of the chibi forms Oh My ****ing God I hate those chibi forms they’re disgusting to look at in Pokémon history I’d give this game a 0/10 Pokémon sword and shield wereWhat the **** happend Pokémon this game has no distortion world no battle frontier no platinum gym rooms and a really easy difficulty like why this game should’ve been called Pokémon Shiite diamond and **** pearl because of the chibi forms Oh My ****ing God I hate those chibi forms they’re disgusting to look at in Pokémon history I’d give this game a 0/10 Pokémon sword and shield were better then this absolute joke of a threat to Pokémon no ****… Expand
  21. CMGPUR
    Nov 22, 2021
    10
    A 6.1? Seriously? I'm starting to think that there is a growing trend in this site to review-bomb anything that comes out without any valid reasoning. I get the new Battlefield and COD because both DICE and Activision clearly have proven again that they don't care about the consumers so long as people keep buying their lackluster games. You can see the irony on B2042 being one of Steam'sA 6.1? Seriously? I'm starting to think that there is a growing trend in this site to review-bomb anything that comes out without any valid reasoning. I get the new Battlefield and COD because both DICE and Activision clearly have proven again that they don't care about the consumers so long as people keep buying their lackluster games. You can see the irony on B2042 being one of Steam's worst reviewed games ever and still being in the top 10 games being played. I can also see mixed or bad reviews of mediocre remasters like the GTA trilogy but this remake is in my opinion, one textbook example of how to make a fantastic and faithful adaptation of a beloved classic. The game's characters are Chibi, something that really doesn't detract at all because it feels like a throwback to the classic top-down games that preceded it. The graphics look great and the performance is spot on. The game retains absolutely everything in terms of the story, the places, the characters, the music and expands on the post game content heavily. It features a massive underground map so that you can catch many older generation Pokémon and while it can be grindy at times in terms of catching specific legendaries, its still very addicting. The game wasn't hard at all though but it more than made for it on the Pokémon League. Sinnoh still has the hardest league and final champion of every mainline game so my Pokémon really had to sweat to win it. The game is honestly perfect and that's because they gave this remake project to ILCA, a company that actually cares and respect the originals. Game Freak has lost its touch heavily and cannot make good Pokémon games anymore. They should just stick to printing money like Rockstar, Activision, and EA.… Expand
  22. loneliiii
    Nov 22, 2021
    3
    As a fan of the old original games, I was just dissapointed with the remakes. The graphics are stunning, but that doesn't matter, when the game just doesn't feel good.
    The Controls are a mess, most notably the bike controls. You just can't ride or walk in cycles, like in Sword and Shield, its a mixture or Grid based and free roam.
    so the player just stop at certain points or running    As a fan of the old original games, I was just dissapointed with the remakes. The graphics are stunning, but that doesn't matter, when the game just doesn't feel good.
    The Controls are a mess, most notably the bike controls. You just can't ride or walk in cycles, like in Sword and Shield, its a mixture or Grid based and free roam.
    so the player just stop at certain points or running against a wall because its so imprecise. more negative points:
    -walking with a partner-npc and you try to walk trough it, he glitches trough you.
    -Even building up a team don't make much fun, because of the auto-XP-share. why battling with every teammate, when you can just play with one pokemon and everyone else get XP.
    -The Computer are accesable from everywhere.
    -the NPC still cant walk straight to the point, they need to turn on the point.
    -the poketch (itemradar) super annoying to use    … Expand
  23. NepTunes
    Nov 22, 2021
    4
    I’m not having fun. I’ve been playing for about 5 hours, just arrived to the third gym. I don’t know what it is, but I am genuinely not having fun with the game. It’s so bland and basic, nothing new that’s worth talking about. Pokémon Sword and Shield definitely have their problems but they introduced new mechanics and concepts to the Pokémon franchise, Pokémon Brilliant Diamond andI’m not having fun. I’ve been playing for about 5 hours, just arrived to the third gym. I don’t know what it is, but I am genuinely not having fun with the game. It’s so bland and basic, nothing new that’s worth talking about. Pokémon Sword and Shield definitely have their problems but they introduced new mechanics and concepts to the Pokémon franchise, Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pear feel so out dated with just a graphical update. It doesn’t hold up to the modern Pokémon games, like a remake should.… Expand
  24. JamesKpa
    Nov 22, 2021
    1
    The game is fine, it maintains the essence of the original diamond, with pleasant graphics to see.
    The big problem is in the difficulty, it is null.
    I don't see any point in the exp being active for all the pokemons on the team, it should at least give the option to deactivate it, that added to other small things that make it too simple an adventure
  25. Amon2906
    Nov 22, 2021
    1
    This game is literally the minimum of a pokemon game. It only has the base content a pokemon game should have, thats it. After 1 hour, the gameplay just repeats itself. Go there-beat gym leader-go there. On the way of your adventure, you literally chase the same 3-4 wild pokemon every single time. Its always either geodude, ponyta, kricketune or bidoof.

    The graphic style can of course    This game is literally the minimum of a pokemon game. It only has the base content a pokemon game should have, thats it. After 1 hour, the gameplay just repeats itself. Go there-beat gym leader-go there. On the way of your adventure, you literally chase the same 3-4 wild pokemon every single time. Its always either geodude, ponyta, kricketune or bidoof.

    The graphic style can of course not please anybody, but that is not the bad thing. The bad thing is, how they implemented it. I like chibi art style, bot those character models in combination with those bad animation, is just ugly. There are many frame issues also.

    Next: The game is just too easy. I know, pokemon games are not popular for their difficulty, but this is a nightmare. their decision to force the player to use the exp. share, does make it even worse. Battles arent fun anyomore, because you already know you win, easily. Even though I tried to avoid as many battles as possible, I still was overleveled with at least 4 levels.

    Now it gets to the worst of all: The connex club. Wtf is this. It doesnt even work right. In comparison to the online systems of the last decade, this is a joke. You can only battle and trade, and thats it. If you join a room, there is literally one person, that isnt even moving. No one can accept your requestions and thats just pretty dumb. Connex club was not a bad idea back then: But it isnt anymore. I cant understand why the implemented this it didnt age well.

    In conclusion, this is not a good remake. Its more like a remaster. Which has definetily lower requierments than a real remake.    … Expand
  26. denisferro
    Nov 22, 2021
    7
    O jogo é divertido, a história é até legal (para o padrão de jogos da franquia), o underground ficou bom, as lutas estão ótimas... Porém, mais uma vez, perderam a oportunidade de fazer um jogo épico! Não existem monstros no mapa (tem apenas no undergroud), as animações continuam estranhas e pobres, a visão 2D vista de cima, apesar de nostálgica, poderia ser adaptada ao menos para o estiloO jogo é divertido, a história é até legal (para o padrão de jogos da franquia), o underground ficou bom, as lutas estão ótimas... Porém, mais uma vez, perderam a oportunidade de fazer um jogo épico! Não existem monstros no mapa (tem apenas no undergroud), as animações continuam estranhas e pobres, a visão 2D vista de cima, apesar de nostálgica, poderia ser adaptada ao menos para o estilo de swsh, os pokemons seguindo estão estranhos, principalmente os maiores... Não é um jogo ruim, mas não é excelente...… Expand
  27. ElModafocka69
    Nov 22, 2021
    2
    Not worth the money. It's the remake of a beautiful game but it was butchered in a lot of ways, they could have done better
  28. Kelv89
    Nov 22, 2021
    10
    Fantastic game. Faithful remake of the classics. What more could you ask for? Very good visuals very reminiscent of the ds era.
  29. liathwulf
    Nov 22, 2021
    8
    yo, I really liked this. I know it's not shiny like nu pokemon, but I don't like nu pokemon. I'm docking points for sure for not including platinum content, because they have no excuse. But even not being a huge fan of diamond and pearl I consider this game way better than sun/moon/sword/shield/x/y, because it a lot less linear and feels way more like a pokemon adventure used to back inyo, I really liked this. I know it's not shiny like nu pokemon, but I don't like nu pokemon. I'm docking points for sure for not including platinum content, because they have no excuse. But even not being a huge fan of diamond and pearl I consider this game way better than sun/moon/sword/shield/x/y, because it a lot less linear and feels way more like a pokemon adventure used to back in the day. And honestly for people who don't feel that way about pokemon too, like the new stuff is just too far off, you might not like this.… Expand
  30. Correct-ahloosh
    Nov 22, 2021
    0
    It's 2021 and they're getting away with selling a remake worse than a rerelease from 2009 for $60. Don't support garbage like this if you want them to actually try for the next one
  31. leo961
    Nov 22, 2021
    2
    Great soundtracks and textures. Great introduction in the undergrounds, but the game keeps on being repetitive, boring and doesn’t give you a good reason to chose this instead of the old Diamond/Pearl game.
  32. FriendlyDM2
    Nov 22, 2021
    9
    I’ve enjoyed this game a lot!

    Seeing Pokémon Diamond and Pearl in 3D like this was a lot of fun. At first, I didn’t enjoy the overworld style in the trailers all that much, but that feeling quickly faded away as I played the game. Small adjustments which have been made to the game to make some quality of life changes have been very welcome! The battle system is snappy and doesn’t waste    I’ve enjoyed this game a lot!

    Seeing Pokémon Diamond and Pearl in 3D like this was a lot of fun. At first, I didn’t enjoy the overworld style in the trailers all that much, but that feeling quickly faded away as I played the game. Small adjustments which have been made to the game to make some quality of life changes have been very welcome! The battle system is snappy and doesn’t waste any of your time!

    The Grand Underground is a lot of fun, has been made a bit more simple in comparison to the originals on the Nintendo DS and have been expanded at the same time, now including wild Pokémon to catch and train against!

    The inclusion of the Experience Share for every one of your party members shaves off a lot of time previously spent sending out your weakest Pokémon, switching to a stronger one and then finishing the battle, or being able to only train one Pokémon at a time with a single Experience Share Hold Item, which makes it a LOT easier to help evolve Pokémon for completing your Pokédex!

    All in all, I’ve been having a lot of fun with this game, though I personally see this as more of a €40,00 title, rather than a full-price one. I would have wanted to see even MORE from this remake than what we got. I can recommend this game for sure though!    … Expand
  33. Pgzus234
    Nov 22, 2021
    1
    Bad Graphics or better, similar in some way to 3ds graphically, rushed, and plus, incomplete unless you download update day one, without platinum content and has few current gen improvements, different than HGSS and ORAS, all of this for $60. And sorry for my bad English.
  34. DistantKingdom
    Nov 22, 2021
    10
    I misjudged this cute title, at first I was reluctant to the idea that the characters were so chibi and poorly defined, but it's something that you learn to tolerate and love.
    The fighting is surprisingly fun and even difficult at some points, it's faster than its original games, and artistically, the reorchestrated music and NPC's models have been revamped in an excellent way.
    I must    I misjudged this cute title, at first I was reluctant to the idea that the characters were so chibi and poorly defined, but it's something that you learn to tolerate and love.
    The fighting is surprisingly fun and even difficult at some points, it's faster than its original games, and artistically, the reorchestrated music and NPC's models have been revamped in an excellent way.
    I must thank and congratulate ILCA and Game Freak for doing such a good job.    … Expand
  35. Castdeath97
    Nov 22, 2021
    8
    It's good .... don't get the fuss, not an overly impressive nor overly bad game. Good fun if you like a standard Pokemon adventure with insanely good music. Graphics are chibi style and if that is something that bothers you too much you are already decided anyway ... they are okay in person, it's no Link's Awakening but it has its moments and chibi villains are just cutely funny in a goodIt's good .... don't get the fuss, not an overly impressive nor overly bad game. Good fun if you like a standard Pokemon adventure with insanely good music. Graphics are chibi style and if that is something that bothers you too much you are already decided anyway ... they are okay in person, it's no Link's Awakening but it has its moments and chibi villains are just cutely funny in a good way. Difficulty seems to be better than your standard Pokemon game though it does seem to be messing a some of the stuff that made Sword and Shield really good.

    8/10 seems to be a fair score to me, it's good and that's about it for me.    … Expand
  36. PokeMaester
    Nov 22, 2021
    7
    I absolutely love this remake, opening the game gave me goosebumps and playing it gives me flashbacks of playing this game with groups of friends in high school. So many fond memories. However I only have 1 real complaint which took away quite a bit of my personal rating which are the flash animations that pokemon make during an attack even when animations are shut off. Normally theseI absolutely love this remake, opening the game gave me goosebumps and playing it gives me flashbacks of playing this game with groups of friends in high school. So many fond memories. However I only have 1 real complaint which took away quite a bit of my personal rating which are the flash animations that pokemon make during an attack even when animations are shut off. Normally these flashes do nothing to me; I can't say the same for others. But for me, if I'm in a Team Galactic fight the flashes can trigger seizure auras. I remember pokemon would blink in the DS version; in this one the moves make brilliant tiny flashes. I quickly took some medication before it got serious, but it would be very nice to be able to shut the flashes off and I would give it a 10.… Expand
  37. Desamon
    Nov 22, 2021
    10
    Excellent Game, please don’t listen to the 0 ratings it’s just ridiculous. This game actually has some soul put into it
  38. OnlyOneHere
    Nov 21, 2021
    0
    This game is extremely expensive. The greedy developers are charging $60 for a remake. That is $20 more than what the original was at launch. In what world does a remake/remaster cost more than the original? Usually you would expect a cheaper price from an old game getting reworked, especially one that is 15 years old. If it is the same price as the original, you would expect a collection,This game is extremely expensive. The greedy developers are charging $60 for a remake. That is $20 more than what the original was at launch. In what world does a remake/remaster cost more than the original? Usually you would expect a cheaper price from an old game getting reworked, especially one that is 15 years old. If it is the same price as the original, you would expect a collection, but the developers were too greedy for that. Keep in mind that this is only half of the game at $60, and it doesn't even have the AAA quality to justify the $60 price tag. It will cost you a total of $120 if you want to experience the full game. Imagine charging $120 for a remake of a 15 year old game. This outrageous greed makes EA and Take-Two look like saints in comparison.

    The graphics are a joke. The physics are beyond horrible. Every time my Pokemon attacks or gets attacked, it will have the same lazy animation as always. This is a 2021 $60 game. At this point, I should be seeing a variety of animations and physics in Pokemon battles that resemble what I've seen in the Pokemon TV show. We already have AAA games that can somewhat replicate big budget movies, yet the developers of this game can't even replicate an old cartoon. It just goes to show how cheap and lazy the developers are. I don't recommend this game at all, unless you want to support laziness.    … Expand
  39. Merfy
    Nov 21, 2021
    8
    I grew up playing Pokémon games on the Gameboy like many others, Emerald was the last one I played many years ago so I was excited to see what Gen 4 had to offer. I had been craving a traditional Pokémon experience on the Switch ever since it came out and these remasters are exactly what I was looking for.
    The graphics are similar to Link's Awakening in appearance, music is top notch just    I grew up playing Pokémon games on the Gameboy like many others, Emerald was the last one I played many years ago so I was excited to see what Gen 4 had to offer. I had been craving a traditional Pokémon experience on the Switch ever since it came out and these remasters are exactly what I was looking for.
    The graphics are similar to Link's Awakening in appearance, music is top notch just like in Emerald and the game runs at 30fps. One major flaw with the game is that it is far too easy, most of the time I just breeze through battles one shotting everything in sight. Great game but a hard mode or some difficulty settings would have been a nice addition for those looking for a proper challenge.

    Overall I highly recommend this game to people who are new to Diamond/Pearl, I am not sure how it compares to the originals so this review is for players who have never played them before.    … Expand
  40. armageddon37000
    Nov 21, 2021
    0
    The worst remaster and the worst pokémon game at a time.

    I’ve been playing pokémon and red and blue games on game boy since I was 8 years old. I’ve done every generation, year after year. In 2003, game freak released remakes of red and blue, red light and green leaf, excellent and taking into account the 2 and 3g, with all pokémon from 1g to 3g and all objects. In 2010, game freak    The worst remaster and the worst pokémon game at a time.

    I’ve been playing pokémon and red and blue games on game boy since I was 8 years old. I’ve done every generation, year after year.

    In 2003, game freak released remakes of red and blue, red light and green leaf, excellent and taking into account the 2 and 3g, with all pokémon from 1g to 3g and all objects.

    In 2010, game freak released the remake of gold and silver, soul silver and gold hearthgold, pushing the limits of the games, taking into account the innovations of the 2g, excellent and taking into account the 1, 2 3 and 4g, with all the pokémon from 1g to 4g and all the objects.

    In 2013, game freak released the ruby and sapphire, omega and alpha sapphire remakes, with a real 3d, and a hallucinating post game, new shapes for the legendary, pushing the limits of what they did, excellent and taking into account the 1, 2 3, 4g, 5 and 6g, with all pokémon from 1g to 6g and all objects.

    Then came out sword and shield, games of the 8g, mediocre, graphically ugly and especially incomplete games because amputated half of the pokémon, added 1 year later, by deleting all the novelties of the 5 6 and 7g, like the mega, etc.

    But these very mediocre diamond and pearl remasters (because yes, they are not remakes) reach heights in terms of disrespect towards the players, and in terms of laziness:

    - The game has an ugly chibby style, making the heads of the characters huge, as in the 6g.

    - No real 3d, instead you have a graphically wrong diamond and pearl remaster.

    - ONLY the first 493 pokémon. From 1g to 4g. Why game freak?

    - You will roll all the way to the league, because of the multi exp activated from the beginning. You will be between 10 and 15 levels ahead of the trainers, who have only 2 or 3 pokémon at most.

    - ALL novelties from the 5 g removed, so say goodbye to mega evolution, z crystals, dynamax, AND all objects released after 4G. So goodbye to objects like evolution or headphones, very useful in strategy.

    - No new form for Dialga and Palkia.

    Let’s talk about the strategy:

    In addition to the fact that some pokémon are doomed to stay zero in strat, by the fact that they have lost their mega, like florizarre or dracaufeu, and by the fact that half of the pokémon and objects are missing,

    pokémon like dimoret or mamochon are rendered unusable, as they all lose vital attacks in their sets. Tentacruel can no longer learn toxic and toxic peaks, jirachi no longer has iron head, Melodelfus and leuphoria lose teleport, etc.

    The reasons for this shipwreck:

    Pokémon is one of the most profitable licenses in the world. The game freak editors, the pokemon company, want to do even more profile, so they pushed game freak to delegate the development of remakes to third-party developers, in this case ILCA, Inc., to focus on the development of pokémon arceus, which will be out early next year.

    Except that not in fact, you do not entrust the development of one of your most anticipated games to third parties, neither qualified nor numerous enough to do it. This leads to all the problems mentioned above.

    So exploration is ruined, ruined by ugly and old graphics and chibby. The fights are ruined, ruined by the frustration of all those missing pokémon and by the constantly activated basic multi exp, making the game ultra simple. The game is ruined by this regression of 10 years , we returned in 2010 to 4G.

    So I will rate this game on what it is:

    - 5 points for chibby style and ugly graphics, in addition to not having made us a 3d of the quality of the 3G remakes. There is no 3d, AT ALL.

    - 5 points for deleting all issued pokémon and all objects after 4G as well as for the fact that the legendary ones do not have new shapes to make them stronger.

    - 5 points for removing new features from 5G to 8G and for the multi exp ruining the adventure.

    So it’s a nice 5/20, for the fact of having at least (mdr), real 3D fights, and the return of a nice gen in terms of level design.

    Do not/no longer support this scam.    … Expand
  41. reviewer01
    Nov 21, 2021
    0
    Bad graphic. To many bugs. Gamefreak bad. GTA trilogy definitive edition ver pokemon
  42. YanManXplore
    Nov 21, 2021
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This review contains will conatin spoilers be warned: I think this game is good/solid. Sure it's not the Sinnoh Remake that could have been but for what it is it's very passable. It's certainly at the very least the best Pokemon game on the Switch (in my opinion) at the time of writing this. If no one wants to read the entire thing I'll have a TLDR at the bottom:

    Some Pro's In my opinion:

    - The Sinnoh Region is still full of content Contests, Ball Customization, Hidden Caves and other Areas, etc. For those who don't know there probably are also going to be events regarding Darkrai, Shaymin, and Arceus again and its just like the classic games where you actually have to go to a new area and catch them as opposed to just receiving them from a random NPC in the Pokecenter.

    -The "graphics" are great in terms of the lighting, the water especially(seriously the water is awesome), and most of the background's in battles, the "chbi"ness of it is a little more divisive but I find it cute. When the game switches into battle mode the full sized character models also look well rendered.

    -The Removal of HM Slaves (don't really need to elaborate)

    -The Grand Underground is pretty big I'd even say it's more interesting than even the Wild Area as it's pretty much the same concept and is all pretty much flat land. However there's also the nice mini-game of mining which returns and the environments are cooler . It also adds in some more fire types and you can catch every starter from every region that's Gen 4 and below.

    -The Postgame: There's actually some good content. Gym leader rematches with competitive teams/movesets and a they use their Platinum Mons and have IVS. A Lvl. 100 Giratina super boss for his Origin form orb at Ranmas Park, Elite 4 Rematches with competitive teams/movesets and IV's ex. Aaron has a Lvl. 77 Heracross with guts and a flame orb on his 2nd rematch, Ranmas Park, and pretty much the same post game from Diamond and Pearl which honestly is only slightly not as good as Platinum's.

    - Following Pokemon(most of the time) It is cool that they have this. But there are times when they're a little annoying. Their walk speed isn't always in sync and because they're an actual object you just run into them and have to push them to get across sometimes. They also get stuck in some areas and have to teleport to you. It's fine for the most part though.

    -Miscellaneous: Different Outfits, Waaay Faster than Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, The Music is great and they even have DS Sounds in post game so you can listen to it as a bunch of MIDI's lol.

    - Good Intro for kids of this generation. I think Teens/Adults may find it less challenging than the Originals. But and this is just speculation I think the difficulty of this game can be a good challenge for kids. Mars's fight actually scared me a bit and any kid choosing Chimchar better grind to get a Monferno/Power up Punch before that first gym. And let's not forget Cynthia and Her 2 rematches all with stated perfect IV mons, a competitively viable team, and her Garchomp.

    Some Cons:

    - Removal of furniture/customizability for secret bases. Weird Decision on ILCA's part to not just have secret bases back entirely.

    - No On/Off toggle for EXP. All opinions/gameplay may vary but having the EXP. All makes the middle game really easy PROVIDED that you fought 90% of the trainers, explored every single area, and fought like 80% of wild encounters. It is a bit more manageable in early game since there aren't that many trainers/high level pokemon but middle game is kind of easy to clear. I had to try and avoid battling so much in order to be on curve. It is a bit better than previous entries as you're mons will only be slightly higher than the gym leaders. But It can be really abused. (Especially with the Grand Underground)

    - Slight Lack of Platinum Content ex; Battle Frontier, Resort villa, platinum story (there is a "distortion room" for Ranmas park but not a distortion world) While it sucks that this game is lacking these. I think the content added supplements most of these losses.

    - Return of Breakable TM's really weird choice but Is only an issue for those who are attempting competitive. In honesty I believe competitive will probably be staying in Sword and Shield. However I think this game also has a chance for it's own competitive scene. But VGC will most likely stay in SWSH.

    - Sound effects sometimes cut in and out(Idk if that's just me) not too big but it made me pause sometimes to think about it.

    - I bumped into stuff a bit because the chibi is a lot bigger than what I was expecting It was a little annoying not gonna lie. (This might just be a me problem)

    TLDR: I think this game is worth trying. At least if anything try it for the post game, the grand underground, and the chance to replay/start sinnoh with a new coat of paint.    … Expand
  43. Mangoss
    Nov 21, 2021
    1
    Nothing new, the same old copypaste, disappointing as always. Don't pay attention to the fanboys review, this game is made with the minimum effort and doesn't deserve your money.
  44. Bnois
    Nov 21, 2021
    1
    Low effort demake without the soul the original game had. I guess Pokemon company just wanted to make some quick buck during christmas time.
  45. eeyk
    Nov 21, 2021
    10
    Great game i hope they will release more pokemons with this engine, It reminds me of the old style of pokemon. Pokemon shield and sword were very bad and before those sun and moon sucked too. So i'm happy that after 4 yesrs there is finally a pokemon game i can enjoy.
  46. camilongo
    Nov 21, 2021
    0
    ILCA made a great job, but look that Game Freak and the Pokemon Company doesn't want to make great remakes of the 4th generation, this "remake" looks like a copy of the original games, it's more like a "remaster"
    there are great games, but this is because the original games were that good
    they didn't want to fix the fails that the original game had or add the upgrades that they add on Platinum
  47. Ali566
    Nov 21, 2021
    0
    Bad art style. Visually this game looks bad. Chibi models, the grass and a lot of other parts of the game don't look good especially when you compare it to pokemon games like Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee that looked a lot better
  48. JSwizzle86
    Nov 21, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Very poorly made remake. While the expansions to old features are nice, forced exp share on from the start, several gamebreaking bugs, sluggish battles, and softlocks in places such as Snowpoint Gym make for an awful experience. You're better off playing Pokemon Platinum than this rehashed "remake" trash. You don't even get to customize your character until way later into the game, and Platinum outfits are locked behind paid internet for Mystery Gift. These games have the same problem as the last three gens have had; too much lenience in the direction of newcomers, and almost nothing for veterans to sink their teeth into. Not to mention how awful grid-based movement and stiff turns look in a completely 3D environment.
    The few good things are mostly expanded on in postgame, such as rematches, the new Park, and more stuff to catch in the Underground.
    Otherwise, save your money. The worst part is that these games can have their versions changed with a single flag of its code being changed, so anyone who paid for the double pack was ripped off big time. Play Platinum, Renegade Platinum, or just old DP. The "National PokeDex" doesn't really contain anything beyond Gen 4, and Leafeon/Glaceon/Gliscor/Dusknoir (fanfavorites) are all stuck in postgame because they used the DP item distribution.

    Complete waste of money, save yourself some sanity, please.    … Expand
  49. mandasman
    Nov 21, 2021
    0
    Trash graphic top of series and really many critical bug also full price i think this game worst pokemon game
  50. CanadianNetFlix
    Nov 21, 2021
    9
    It's fun, you can catch ANYONE YOU RUN INTO regardless of badges or stuff. You're free. It's a very great remake and if I had limited money, I'd pick this up as the best pokemon on switch.
  51. JungleAtk
    Nov 21, 2021
    9
    A very fun game. Faithful to the original while adding a few thing to spruce it up. I feel like it’s a bit more difficult than previous entries have been and I welcome that as I’ve felt more recent entries have literally been 1 hit battles. Thankfully this doesn’t happen nearly as often or at least it hasn’t in my case so far. Only a few times have I 1 hit an opponent and it was mostly dueA very fun game. Faithful to the original while adding a few thing to spruce it up. I feel like it’s a bit more difficult than previous entries have been and I welcome that as I’ve felt more recent entries have literally been 1 hit battles. Thankfully this doesn’t happen nearly as often or at least it hasn’t in my case so far. Only a few times have I 1 hit an opponent and it was mostly due to being a much higher level and having a type advantage. I enjoy the chibi graphical style for the overworld and find that it is reminiscent of the older DS games. I don’t remember anyone having an issue with X and Ys or OR/AS chibi style, why all the hate for it now?

    I don’t understand all the negative reviews. Is the lack of platinum game elements disappointing? A bit yes. Is it game breaking? No, at least not for me. Modern More recent Pokémon games are constantly throwing new gimmicks at the series to keep it fresh. Megas, Z-moves, V-max, wild area, regional variants. Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl take the series back to a more simplistic period and I find it quite refreshing amidst the all numerous features and additions that the modern games have jam packed into them. These are classic DS era Pokémon remakes with only a few frills here and there. Sorry if you were expecting this to be some super ultra remaster of the century, it’s just classic Pokémon. Honestly that’s all I wanted and ILCA delivered.    … Expand
  52. Shaddyslim
    Nov 21, 2021
    8
    At least a good remaster, better than that stupid GTA theology anyway.....
  53. YoBoyYo
    Nov 21, 2021
    1
    This game is almost literally a carbon copy of the original pokemon diamond and pokemon pearl. As such, it is hard for me to give this game anything more than a 1, because no game was "made" here, everything is just copied. But, I will give it a 1 instead of a 0 because it is an actual game that turns on and that you can win. Considering the 60$ price tag though, to anybody that reallyThis game is almost literally a carbon copy of the original pokemon diamond and pokemon pearl. As such, it is hard for me to give this game anything more than a 1, because no game was "made" here, everything is just copied. But, I will give it a 1 instead of a 0 because it is an actual game that turns on and that you can win. Considering the 60$ price tag though, to anybody that really wants to play this: I recommend playing pokemon platinum from 2009. Pokemon platinum is this game but better, because it has more content and it has pixel art instead of the visuals of this game, which unfortunately don't look good and are very reminiscent of a mobile game. Pokemon platinum is also a more challenging experience as there is no mandatory "Exp share" item to boost your pokemons' levels beyond your opponents'. Pokemon games are notoriously braindead-easy, so any possible increase in difficulty is a plus in this franchise.… Expand
  54. Lilpain1997
    Nov 21, 2021
    8
    To those review bombing... Stop you look stupid as this is very clearly not a 0 or even less than a 6 if you like Pokémon in anyway shape or form. To put it short its DP but with added content and QOL improvements. I see a lot of dumb comments here saying its a broken game or FPS is terrible or that the graphics are bad... None of which are true at all. I have 15 hours in Diamond rn andTo those review bombing... Stop you look stupid as this is very clearly not a 0 or even less than a 6 if you like Pokémon in anyway shape or form. To put it short its DP but with added content and QOL improvements. I see a lot of dumb comments here saying its a broken game or FPS is terrible or that the graphics are bad... None of which are true at all. I have 15 hours in Diamond rn and have spotted 1 FPS drop when I played unpatched. If you enjoy Pokémon just buy it as you will enjoy it… Expand
  55. neddymack
    Nov 21, 2021
    8
    This is exactly what I want from a remake of a Pokémon game. Does it reinvent the series? No, as it shouldn’t have to. The graphics are fine as they are a modernized version of the DS original akin to the Link’s Awakening remake. The gameplay loop is the same as every other mainline Pokémon game and is solid per usual. It brings back that sense of exploration missing from the base SwordThis is exactly what I want from a remake of a Pokémon game. Does it reinvent the series? No, as it shouldn’t have to. The graphics are fine as they are a modernized version of the DS original akin to the Link’s Awakening remake. The gameplay loop is the same as every other mainline Pokémon game and is solid per usual. It brings back that sense of exploration missing from the base Sword and Shield game which I desperately missed. It’s a perfect time sink while waiting for Arceus, the game that should be striving to further the series in terms of reinvention. This game doesn’t deserve the low score many are giving it, it’s at least a 7–8 in my book. Even if nostalgia colored glasses, which are a powerful tool, influence my decision.… Expand
  56. Uncle_Flipp
    Nov 21, 2021
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. When it comes to keeping their word, Pokemon Company is top notch. both Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl and very faithful remakes to the original games of Diamond and Pearl. They are so faithful that they severely harm the quality of the game.

    Diamond and Pearl were great games for their time. They had a fantastic story, great characters, and the strongest champion ever, but the games weren't without their problems. Even the Pokemon Company and Gamefreak recognized that Diamond and Pearl needed something else to truely be a well rounded game with re-playability. That is where Platinum came in. Platinum added so many amazing quality of life features, an alternate and in my opinion better story line, as well as more post game features. So why is it that BDSP does not include many of the features from Pokemon Platinum that even the Pokemon company recognized as necessary to make the game better? This decision was a huge folly and if they decide to implement an alternate story line later to make up for this mistake, it better be a free expansion and not cost money.

    Next, I would like to discuss the graphics. The graphics of Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl have easily been the most controversial decision that was made for these remakes. Ever since the announcement of the chibi design is has been the most argued about feature in these two games. I won’t lie; I was one of the people who were abhorrently against this decision because it felt like a choice made to be lazy during game design and also felt like the games were going backwards, instead of forwards. Even though I hated the decision at first, the chibi design actually grew on me to the point that I don't hate it, but I don't love it. It still feels like it was a choice made to save time and cut corners under the ruse of "staying faithful" to the originals. After so many hours of playing I have grown accustomed to the chibi design and think overall this was a good decision, but terribly executed. In 2021, if you are going to remake a beloved game in a chibi design even though previously released games weren't chibi, then the models must look great, you need to use angles that make the chibi models look alive, and the movements and controls of all the chibi models must be smooth. Everything I just mentioned was failed on. The chibi models were poor quality and looked lifeless. Slopily, adding bouncing movement to certain parts of the model like hair and arms doesn’t make the character look alive, it looks robotic and poorly programmed. Also, the faces have blank stares and don’t move further bringing attention to the robotic nature of the models. On top of that the game tries to use camera angles as a wow factor, but the camera angles end up zooming in on the ugly character models they developed. Not every character looked terrible but a majority of them did. Any time you aren’t zoomed in on a chibi model the chibis look fine. Then you have the slightly terrible background graphics. Why is the upper third of the screen blurry like you are playing a character that is near sighted? The blurriness of the screen actually hurts my eyes after a while. The mixture of fast camera movements with the blurriness has even given me an occasional migraine.
    Lastly, I would like to discuss the controls for the game. There are three major complaints I have with the controls. First is the terrible reaction time between controller and character. If you are already going left and try to go right, there is a 1 second delay before the character even turns around. If you needed an example of good controls for a chibi, then look at Animal Crossing New Horizons. In ACNH The chibi model has a great reaction time between chibi and controller. This delay in turning adds to my second complaint which is the ridiculous “Sticky Wall” feature as I’ve come to call it. For some reason if you accidently touch a wall when walking/running your character will slightly be stuck and there in another second delay before your character can turn away from the wall in another direction. This is extremely irritating when you consider that the running is so fast, yet the areas are so narrow with tons of obstructions.
    Overall, this game is riddled with problems. There are indie games made by a team of 6 people that have higher quality graphics and better controls than BDSP. Which is a sad statement considering that Pokemon is the single biggest game franchise in the world by a long shot. The only reason I didn’t give these games a lower rank is because of it very few redeeming factors like it’s fantastic soundtrack, the Grand Underground (which we will probably never see in a future game knowing Pokemon company), and the fact that they kept the champion Cynthia at a high difficulty level. Unfortunately, these redeeming factors aren’t enough to make this a good game.    … Expand
  57. Kratosine
    Nov 21, 2021
    10
    Un par de remakes mucho mejores que lo que fueron en su dia Let's Go Pikachu y Eevee.
    Aunque hubiera preferido mil veces un Sinnoh recreado bajo el estilo de Galar, este estilo chibi adorable y muy pequeño, en remembranza de los sprites originales, sinceramente no me molesta.
    Si bien el juego es mas fácil, no es restrictivo ni te obliga a pasar por el aro, puedes jugarlo de múltiples    Un par de remakes mucho mejores que lo que fueron en su dia Let's Go Pikachu y Eevee.
    Aunque hubiera preferido mil veces un Sinnoh recreado bajo el estilo de Galar, este estilo chibi adorable y muy pequeño, en remembranza de los sprites originales, sinceramente no me molesta.
    Si bien el juego es mas fácil, no es restrictivo ni te obliga a pasar por el aro, puedes jugarlo de múltiples maneras en busca de mayor dificultad.
    La música, los modelos y el enviroment esta muy bien rediseñado, y al jugarlo y al ser tan fiel en todo lo que se propone, produce una gran sensación de nostalgia.    … Expand
  58. Tatsuya7
    Nov 21, 2021
    10
    The game is very good, the original titles urgently needed a remake, it has a lot of wasted potential and even so it is a fun game, complete and adapted to modern times with some additions that make it more worth buying, if you are doubting it you I recommend that you buy it, you will not regret it
  59. huguiringo
    Nov 21, 2021
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El juego no permite un dificultad para los jugadores experimentados, en el apartado gráfico hace ver al juego una casita de muñecas, el avatar al caminar es torpe y el repartir experiencia no se puede desactivar ademas reparte demasiada experiencia… Expand
  60. Soldier_Owl
    Nov 21, 2021
    8
    I like this LEGO Duplo game.
  61. TinCanStone
    Nov 21, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pros: Some song remixes are pretty good (but even the worst Pokémon games tend to have decent music), some battle backgrounds look nice.

    Cons: -Awful chibi style in the overworld that makes some scenes that are supposed to be tense into jokes (Cyrus awkwardly waddling around the edges of the carpet before talking about putting an end to everything)
    -Little to no Platinum features (no Charon, Looker, or Villa for example)
    -Costs about 9-6 more dollars (assuming you bought DP/Pt when they released for $40) than the originals when accounting for inflation and not including a NSO subscription
    -Forced EXP Share, regardless of if you hated grinding or not
    -OP Amie buffs upon reaching 100% friendship
    -Scuffed following Pokémon mechanic with the same exact issue SwSh had with some Pokemon being incredibly slow even though they literally got it correct in LGPE
    -Overworld Pokémon scaling so bad it’s hilarious
    -Only the original 493, not even any regional forms which even LGPE had (the same game that also cut cross-gen evos)
    -Still has many issues that plague the Pokémon series (Clunky and slow battle system with text boxes for everything, bad in-battle scaling, static/boring idle and attacking animations, lack of difficulty options)

    Basically, just play Platinum or some ROMHack if you want to play a Sinnoh game.    … Expand
  62. Alvalos
    Nov 21, 2021
    8
    Are they perfect? No
    Are they fun? Yes
    Does it include platinum content? No Are the graphics bad? No Would you replay them again? In a heartbeat BDSP is, without a shadow of a doubt, a trip down nostalgia lane, a re-imagining of the original journeys throughout the Sinnoh Region from their initial outings in Diamond & Pearl. Story If the goal was to achieve faithful remakes of those    Are they perfect? No
    Are they fun? Yes
    Does it include platinum content? No
    Are the graphics bad? No
    Would you replay them again? In a heartbeat

    BDSP is, without a shadow of a doubt, a trip down nostalgia lane, a re-imagining of the original journeys throughout the Sinnoh Region from their initial outings in Diamond & Pearl. Story If the goal was to achieve faithful remakes of those games, then ILCA have fully succeeded in their mission. It’s just as leisurely paced as the original Diamond & Pearl, encouraging the player to take their time and take in their surroundings. The story of DP is quite grand but it wasn’t fully realised and developed until Platinum. Lots to do & explore whilst not feeling too linear with a maze-like map. In this instance however, after playing through the game, I personally feel as though the fleshed out story beats from Platinum are missing here.

    Graphics
    They’re clean, charming & capture the essence of what classic top-down Pokémon used to be. Cutesy & child-like. Sword & Shiled in comparison can look a little muddy around the edges. There were a few janky animations from time-to-time but nothing that didn’t just make me smile and giggle. They clearly take inspiration from the Links Awakening remake, and on reflection, it was probably the better route to go down than trying to re-create these games in Sw/Sh graphics. Don’t be fooled by the initial reveal trailer, the improvements in lighting, shading & character models has come on leaps & bounds since we first saw it at the beginning of the year. Everything Else
    -The roster of Pokémon is as it was in Gen 4, it actually makes for a decent challenge trying to shape a team with the Pokémon you have at your disposal. We won’t get all the Pokémon in Legebds Arceus, we didn’t get them all in Sw/Sh, why should this be any different?
    -The grand underground is a place where you could spend hours hunting through the walls or capturing Pokémon, otherwise unobtainable in the overworld for your adventure. ILCA, you did a cracking job of the underground and making it useful & accessible for everyone. -Contests have been re-defined & streamlined but IMO I would say this was for the worst. Contests in the original had substance & felt like a journey in of themselves. The new version of contests are a rhythm game - great if you’re short of time, but I didn’t feel as though I had something to work towards. Poffin making can be tedious at times! - The EXP share was a necessary edition although it should have been a toggleable option. I had it on for my whole journey and blacked out a couple of times! It negates the grind, but ideally should’ve been optional. I very much enjoyed my time with BDSP, ILCA have managed to rekindle that inner child and bring back memories of playing my original copy of Diamond back in 2007. Newcomers of the series will have a shock as BDSP is the genuine article when it comes to what Classic Pokémon is all about. A little bit tough, a grand adventure & a lot of fun. Highly recommend first time Pokémon players pick up this one rather than any of the more recent entries. ILCA catered this game to the fans of Diamond & Pearl, a love letter to what Pokémon used to be, trying not to get hung up on the more recent additions & changes in the newer games. I hope TPC continue to outsource some of their projects.    … Expand
  63. Redzorr
    Nov 21, 2021
    0
    The line between remake and remaster are way too close. This game sides more to the remaster side rather than remake. BDSP is the same exact game played back in the DS era with an odd "fresh" coat of paint. The new art style looks worse than ever. Definitely not worth buying this, better off playing the original
  64. Williamey
    Nov 21, 2021
    5
    The art style looks awful, going chibi was a bad choice.
    The biggest problem with the art style is that the Pokemon isn't chibi, so they look very out of place when they follow you around or exist in the overworld. Not only do they look incredible out of place, but they are also scaled down to the size of the Player, causing a Gyarados to look like a tiny blue worm.
    The animations have    The art style looks awful, going chibi was a bad choice.
    The biggest problem with the art style is that the Pokemon isn't chibi, so they look very out of place when they follow you around or exist in the overworld. Not only do they look incredible out of place, but they are also scaled down to the size of the Player, causing a Gyarados to look like a tiny blue worm.
    The animations have no improvements, and they didn't even bother adding a jumping animation to the Pokemon, so they just go back into their Pokéball every time you jump off a ledge etc.
    The XP share can't be turned off, so your pokemon are always way too overpowered, completely removing any challenge that you might have had.
    I have played through a decent amount of the game now, and it feels to me like they have cut every corner that they could. The game feels like a lazy cash grab, and nothing more. I would rather just have the Original Platinum be re-released on the Switch, that what we got.    … Expand
  65. Donkristo
    Nov 21, 2021
    9
    Отличная игра. Чиби графика совершенно к месту. В бою отличные анимации и визуал. Отличная возможность поиграть в 4 поколение, если до этого не играли.
    Минус бал за отсутствие локализации.
  66. Alvillas
    Nov 21, 2021
    7
    Buen remake pero falta novedades y el motor grafico podrian haber utilizado el del Let's Go
  67. iqreyesg
    Nov 21, 2021
    0
    If you wanna see one of your favorite games ever destroyed, play this. They had the chance to bring back the world of platinum in a 3d powerful way, but they preferred using toy models and horrible graphics. Exp share its always on, move animations are the same from sum/moon, and they didn't added anything. If you got the classic games, keep them, pokemon will never show its glory in theIf you wanna see one of your favorite games ever destroyed, play this. They had the chance to bring back the world of platinum in a 3d powerful way, but they preferred using toy models and horrible graphics. Exp share its always on, move animations are the same from sum/moon, and they didn't added anything. If you got the classic games, keep them, pokemon will never show its glory in the next remakes.… Expand
  68. Kamalghinaglia
    Nov 21, 2021
    1
    It is my favorite game of the franchise, at the time in the DS I spent hours and hours playing, transferring my Pokémon from LeafGreen.

    With the graphics I have no complaints because they wanted to do something different, but the fact that it does not add anything new to the saga is a joke. Sadly I bought it expecting something new but it is only a remaster. How to ruin my hype in    It is my favorite game of the franchise, at the time in the DS I spent hours and hours playing, transferring my Pokémon from LeafGreen.

    With the graphics I have no complaints because they wanted to do something different, but the fact that it does not add anything new to the saga is a joke.

    Sadly I bought it expecting something new but it is only a remaster.

    How to ruin my hype in a long time.

    I give it a 1 just for nostalgia    … Expand
  69. KarimTheTraitor
    Nov 21, 2021
    10
    The triumphant return of my favorite generation, with changes consistent with current generations and new mechanics that make the game more relaxing or enjoyable.
  70. DistantKingDumb
    Nov 21, 2021
    10
    Good game, I generally love all the animations and remade models, and I think it lives up to the original game in every aspect.
  71. DramaticBox
    Nov 21, 2021
    10
    This blows Sword and Shield out of the water in terms of effort and completeness. I'm having an enjoyable experience the likes of which I haven't gotten out of a mainline Pokemon game in quite awhile! Highly recommend for Pokemon fans seeking a return to form.
  72. NotaGamer7
    Nov 21, 2021
    8
    I wonder why so many people who love originals hate on the remaster. If it's basically the same content then the only thing you may not like would be it's graphical representation. Judging it makes no sense as the art style is a flavor. Based on one's perception it can not be junged objectively. What can be judged objectively is the quality of content (in game object oriented content)I wonder why so many people who love originals hate on the remaster. If it's basically the same content then the only thing you may not like would be it's graphical representation. Judging it makes no sense as the art style is a flavor. Based on one's perception it can not be junged objectively. What can be judged objectively is the quality of content (in game object oriented content) which in my opinion is stunning in this game.
    The fact that people don't understand the difference between remake and a remaster is one thing. What drains me is that serious majority of people struggle with judging a thing they don't like as good (and vice versa). Music in this game stands in its own class. Graphical art style gives this game new identity. Quality of life improvements are present for games good. I don't see what is it that mekes this game worse than its predecessor. Judging it as a game: 7,8/10 in my opinion    … Expand
  73. Swampert_Tube
    Nov 21, 2021
    10
    Great remake. It retains the original glitches from the games, replaces Pal park with a park to catch legendaries, nice chibi style, keeps Cynthia hard, and etc. On my 2nd playthrough right now and I **** love the game.
  74. qweqaz123
    Nov 21, 2021
    0
    This is a remake from a game made over 10 years ago who in my opinion don't live to the hype does not justify the increased price-tag of 60 bucks.. While they were able to fix some of the flaws of it's original version they also gutted content from the original like the secret bases and contests, not only that but this has made some dubious choices like turning back TM's to being breakableThis is a remake from a game made over 10 years ago who in my opinion don't live to the hype does not justify the increased price-tag of 60 bucks.. While they were able to fix some of the flaws of it's original version they also gutted content from the original like the secret bases and contests, not only that but this has made some dubious choices like turning back TM's to being breakable and the weird art-style who tries to resemble the original but it makes this game look like some low quality mobile game even thought artstyle wise the LGPE games already had a way better inbetween of the original sprites and the more modern and anime-like models. I don't deny they did some good like HM's not being forced, customization and the underground mons letting you get pokémon not on the dex but those sounds more like putting up a flatboard over a huge hole and calling it a bridge. It makes me wonder though was it just ILCA responsible for those games being so underwhelming or higher ups messing up the gamedev? I dunno what I know is when compared to EVERY single remake this one falls flat, even the ORAS ones were able to bring more stuff to the table than this one.… Expand
  75. B3jn
    Nov 21, 2021
    10
    Best Pokemon game in years, a true return to form. Don't listen to other reviews, Pokemon fans always cry and are never satisfied with anything. This is a great game and well worth $60.
  76. Thorai
    Nov 21, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is honestly the worst Pokemon game I've played so far. I just finished the league and I have no motivation whatsoever to even go on playing or look at anything postgame. I am severely disappointed.

    The good:
    - The new Underground is great

    The bad:
    - Incredibly boring, repetitive gameplay
    - Poor style, even if you like the chibi-look, the movement in cutscenes is unnatural and clunky
    - EXP-share makes any grinding the originals might have needed redundant.. but of course they leave in every single trainer that you needed back then, forcing you into unavoidable battles that feel like a waste of time.
    - They abandoned everything Platinum improved on for an utterly boring story. Yes, our 'Fire Type' Elite 4 still only has 2 Fire Types in his team of 5. Because the only ones that exist, outside of the Underground, are the Fire Type starter... and Ponyta. 2. In the entire game.
    - The former Touchscreen Poketch features are basically unuseable with how much of a hassle it is toeven try and use them

    My playthrough experience: For about 28 hours I fought the same 15 or so Pokemon over and over, mostly consisting of pokemon in their unevolved forms somewhere between level 15 and 30 while your own team has already passed level 40. Half of that time it's either Trainers with Bidoof, Bugs, 5 magicarps or at least 4 Geodudes and 1 Onix with sturdy... which all give you about 20 to 30 exp. While in the grass the NPC is standing in you can find the evolved form of what they're using at about 6 levels higher. In heavy contrast to that, the Gym fights are suddenly 15 levels higher than the trainers you fought right before that and actually pack a punch. Which would be great if the way there wouldn't be an utter chore.
    The only enjoyable part is Victory Road where you are suddenly encountering Trainer types never seen before, using evolved Pokemon of a decent level, making you actually feel like this is worth your time. And then we come to the Elite 4... which seem to have Pokemon with perfect IVs and EVs as, for some reason, even a 7 levels lower Golem manages to outspeed and oneshot your darling Penguin. In the end, despite beating the Elite 4 in what could be a thrilling battle, the game leaves you too drained and annoyed to even feel any joy for beating Cynthia.
    Sadly, that makes a grand total of maybe 1 hour of 'interesting fights' within the 30 hours of gameplay it took me to get through.

    In summary: I regret buying the game and wasting my time. If you miss Diamond and Pearl, play Platinum instead. If this had been a Remake of Platinum, which already covered so many of its predecessors weaknesses, it might have been a good game... but this way, they were basically shown what to do to improve their C-Grade game into an A-Grade one - and decided to just put a little graphics-glitter on top instead of anything else, then wondering why it's still C-Grade.    … Expand
  77. GameBoyAdv4002
    Nov 21, 2021
    3
    I did not buy this game. If that spoils this review for you, stop reading, because this review is not about the quality of this game. This review is about Pokemon. The largest franchise in the world. And it puts out something like this. This game has nothing new to add, and everyone knows this. The negative reviews complain about the lack of new features, the positive ones enjoy the returnI did not buy this game. If that spoils this review for you, stop reading, because this review is not about the quality of this game. This review is about Pokemon. The largest franchise in the world. And it puts out something like this. This game has nothing new to add, and everyone knows this. The negative reviews complain about the lack of new features, the positive ones enjoy the return of the old stuff. But nothing new. This is a failure to innovate, from the franchise which should be out there making risks, because it is too big to fail. But instead they make a game that probably could run on the Gamecube with some optimisation, that does not expand upon the original in the ways the other remakes did, that doesn't even match the presentation effort of the originals despite the Pokemon franchise's indefinite growth. This isn't a review of Pokemon Brilliant Diamond, because I am not buying this game. This is a review of the Pokemon Company, that has refused to live up the reputation of the biggest media franchise. Play the games that do live up to that label. Play the games that try and fail to live up to that label, because it is better to support a game like that, than support a game that is not trying at all.… Expand
  78. dfq
    Nov 21, 2021
    9
    I‘m having a blast with this game. It might be mostly nostalgia, but that‘s what I wanted (I believe that‘s what people generally want from a remake). They managed to make it feel almost exactly how I remember the games from my childhood. Graphics-wise it may not look as “advanced“ as Pokémon Sword/Shield but if you don‘t mind the chibi-look, which I actually really like, it looks reallyI‘m having a blast with this game. It might be mostly nostalgia, but that‘s what I wanted (I believe that‘s what people generally want from a remake). They managed to make it feel almost exactly how I remember the games from my childhood. Graphics-wise it may not look as “advanced“ as Pokémon Sword/Shield but if you don‘t mind the chibi-look, which I actually really like, it looks really good. The male player character looks a little bit strange, but that doesn‘t deserve a 0/10 rating in my opinion.

    Referring to other user reviews, why ruin a perfectly fun old game by completely changing it? If you don‘t like playing exactly the same game with updated graphics and a few quality-of-life improvements (that are still true to the originals), then you shouldn‘t buy it. I mean, what do these people expect? That‘s what a remake is, right?

    This isn‘t a „lazy remake“. I’ve seen mostly superficial criticism in these user reviews which don‘t justify a 0/10 rating. Also, the games being too easy is always a subjective matter. It has some small issues, sure, but which game doesn‘t?

    I honestly found Pokémon Sword/Shield to be really bland and disappointing when they had released and found myself having more fun on my Nintendo DS playing my original copy of Pokémon Platinum. Now that I can replay the fourth Pokémon generation on the large screen in Full HD with some annoying things from the Nintendo DS versions of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl removed and some enhancements added, I‘m having a lot of fun again. In my opinion they delivered precisely what a fan of the old games would have wanted. They even added the Underground which is amazing! You can have so much fun playing these games either alone or with your friends.

    I absolutely recommend buying and trying out these remakes!    … Expand
  79. MrHtheModder
    Nov 21, 2021
    10
    im quite enjoying BDSP its HD annd 3D diamond and Pearl with added online features and it also adds great quality of life features like EXP share and the map saying where to go which is super handy because i hated getting lost in the originals because it did not tell me where HMs are or where to go and speaking of HMs they also fixed that too they made it so HMs are no longer tied to yourim quite enjoying BDSP its HD annd 3D diamond and Pearl with added online features and it also adds great quality of life features like EXP share and the map saying where to go which is super handy because i hated getting lost in the originals because it did not tell me where HMs are or where to go and speaking of HMs they also fixed that too they made it so HMs are no longer tied to your Pokemon i also quite like the new shiny sparkles they are super pretty so overall 10/10 its amazing… Expand
  80. pokemonmaster9
    Nov 21, 2021
    0
    The problem is that the Pokémon do not have 3d dimensional. It was awful.

    First, you didn't re-imagined the remake, no Gen5-8 Pokémon, version exclusive is too difficult for trade, poor glitches, and same basic gameplay. It was worse than the original that I got when I was a kid. HM's and contests are like same but it was too lackluster. Also, the presentation and story are still the    The problem is that the Pokémon do not have 3d dimensional. It was awful.

    First, you didn't re-imagined the remake, no Gen5-8 Pokémon, version exclusive is too difficult for trade, poor glitches, and same basic gameplay. It was worse than the original that I got when I was a kid. HM's and contests are like same but it was too lackluster. Also, the presentation and story are still the same, instead of scrapping like Great Marsh, it was awful without freedom. National Pokedex is too difficult, so no National Pokedex NOWWWWW!

    It is too old fashion to play Pokémon, so do not buy this games everyone. They didn't do a good job remade the story like the previous remake.    … Expand
  81. Forketta95
    Nov 21, 2021
    0
    A good remake, I think the chibi style fits better than the Sword/Shield's Graphics.
    Anyaway 60$/€ is waaaaay to much for this.
  82. ewertoncoutinho
    Nov 21, 2021
    10
    The game is a faithful remake of the original game with small features, but with great elegance in its game play. The game is still fun, although some choices made by Game Freak have infuriated fans of the franchise, the game has preserved its features like its beautiful soundtrack and a nice update on the Grand Underground.
  83. 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.
  84. Resolutebun
    Nov 21, 2021
    2
    This is a disappointment on all fronts. Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl should have been the definite way to play Sinnoh, but they don't even attempt to be by removing all of the Platinum features and improvement to the overworld. Not only that, but the graphics are among the worst on the Switch. Following Pokemon, one of the very few additions, are completely botched. Pokemon scalingThis is a disappointment on all fronts. Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl should have been the definite way to play Sinnoh, but they don't even attempt to be by removing all of the Platinum features and improvement to the overworld. Not only that, but the graphics are among the worst on the Switch. Following Pokemon, one of the very few additions, are completely botched. Pokemon scaling from Lets Go didn't come back. No Battle Frontier. No Platinum Gym leader team and puzzles - the list goes on.
    One of the only positives I can think of is the soundtrack - while not incredible by any means, it's pretty faithful and doesn't trump on the original, with some tracks being better than others.
    PLEASE, if you can, do yourself a favour and buy Pokemon Platinum instead, it's just a better game.    … Expand
  85. SherrindFord
    Nov 21, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 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.… Expand
  86. Criticerty
    Nov 21, 2021
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game overworld is gorgeous and Chibi art style is much better than the first trailer. The game is so much more easier to play and have so many better features than the original games. The only reason I am rating this 8/10 is because the definitively better version Pokémon Platinum has so many of its features removed that it makes the game content feel so much more smaller than it actually is.… Expand
  87. Potato_Dumpling
    Nov 21, 2021
    8
    They could have done more and done it in a more refined art style but the music is just perfect and overall a nice remaster although not a real remake.
  88. Herbollo
    Nov 21, 2021
    0
    I don't recommend it.
    The game has some serious issues like fps drops (30 to 19 fps). Graphics is not impressive at all compered to other switch games like Link's awakaning who uses the same chibi art style. And most importantly it has less content than the Platinum version on DS. It is the most lazy remake i ever seen.
  89. SupItsMarcus
    Nov 21, 2021
    9
    At this point i am ignoring all the negative reviews. I think this game is a fantastic remake of the original games and miles better than the disappointment that was sword and shield.
  90. hanijimae
    Nov 20, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I love underground this remaser and i enjoy this game but i don't like exp share all /… Expand
  91. Zanah
    Nov 21, 2021
    10
    If you haven’t played ds version. This is your best choice. (Unless you particularly like the watch function)
  92. DesmoRex
    Nov 21, 2021
    3
    DISSAPOINTMENT

    We wanted a remake... not a remaster
    Unfortunately this is copy and paste of the old games but with a brand new artstyle.
    I was expecting something like ORAS but we didn't get any mega evolutions gigantamaxing,no z moves... NOTHING
    The only redeeming qualities are the fact that it is diamond and pearl and it has remixed tracks.
  93. AquaArmour
    Nov 20, 2021
    0
    Been waiting for a Diamond and Pearl remake for about a decade now, excited for when it would be finally Sinnohs time. Pokemon Diamond is my favourite game of all time, and it hurts to see this game turn out to be such a disappointment.

    The graphics are bland, the chibi art style doesn't fit the grand story and lore of simmoh at all. The textures are faded and blurry. Only good thing I    Been waiting for a Diamond and Pearl remake for about a decade now, excited for when it would be finally Sinnohs time. Pokemon Diamond is my favourite game of all time, and it hurts to see this game turn out to be such a disappointment.

    The graphics are bland, the chibi art style doesn't fit the grand story and lore of simmoh at all. The textures are faded and blurry. Only good thing I can say about the graphics is that I like the post processing bloom and depth of field. The beautiful faded bluish green grass of sinnoh has been replaced by ugly high contrast dark green.

    Gameplay is copied directly from the originals, with the map being 100% block to block recreation of the originals. Most of the features are the same, but some features are even take away. All the platinum features, the exp share as an item etc. are all missing. The exp all breaks the entire leveling curve, which would have been fine if it was adjusted, but that was ripped directly from the originals as well.

    The marketing seems to hide behind the term faithful remake, which all the defenders of the game seem to parrot. Pokemon remakes were already relatively faithful compared to what other developers were doing with their remakes. Every Pokemon remake before this was able to stay faithful while still adding a lot to the table. The faithful remakes term seems to be just an excuse for not adding meaningful content to the game. Game design decisions need to benefit the game in some way right? art wise or gameplay wise? This does neither, so it is obvious it was a time and budget saving measure. Making the game faithful does not benefit anyone at all, old fans or new.

    If a rating of 0 seems too harsh for you, then please take into mind that this remake of my favourite game of all time, made into one of the few games I actually hate.    … Expand
  94. JunaCrawford
    Nov 20, 2021
    0
    Awful just absolutely awful!!!!! Overpriced samey garbage. Not worth any of your money!!
  95. 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
  96. D215
    Nov 20, 2021
    0
    The worst Pokemon game ever made. The art style is terrible. The game is full of bugs. The idea they introduced for legendaries is a joke. Everything about this game is pathetic.
  97. Rigbo
    Nov 20, 2021
    1
    This game is genuinely so boring. Platinum is just the better game, they’re using the limited diamond and pearl pokedex, trainer teams, story, rooms, which are all inferior, the game is also super ugly, the art style just doesn’t look good with constant low quality textures and weird animations, the music is also very mediocre. Yet another decline for the pokemon franchise
  98. incubatedveg
    Nov 20, 2021
    0
    what a boring remake... seriously its hard to imagine how gamefreak can take away many of the (admittedly few) interesting features from the more recent titles when putting out this, and there are still some people that are happy paying $60 for this. It feels like a remaster made for the 3ds, not the switch in 2021.
  99. Cyanocobalamin
    Nov 20, 2021
    1
    Small nitpicks like Amie boosts and untoggleable exp. share aside, the game simply fails to meet the graphical standards that would be expected of a 2021 Switch game. The game may be useful to those people who hadn't played the originals, but it fails to add enough content to justify its price tag and elicits profound sense of déjà vu for players of the original Diamond and Pearl versionsSmall nitpicks like Amie boosts and untoggleable exp. share aside, the game simply fails to meet the graphical standards that would be expected of a 2021 Switch game. The game may be useful to those people who hadn't played the originals, but it fails to add enough content to justify its price tag and elicits profound sense of déjà vu for players of the original Diamond and Pearl versions that released in 2007.… Expand
  100. Kannesun
    Nov 20, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sopa es sopa Porque sopa no es más una sola si una sola es sopa, que será sopa?… Expand
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  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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