Pokemon Brilliant Diamond

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5.2

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  1. P1ayer_One
    Apr 10, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. VS seeker is almost pointless. Needs to be much easier to use. Can’t trade without a subscription. Pokémon types unbalanced. (Too many of some, not enough of others)

    Outside of the starters the Pokémon look really bad. CANT TRADE WITHOUT A SUB.    … Expand
  2. ChrisBlack
    Nov 28, 2021
    0
    This is literally a disaster. I cannot believe they have done this low-quality remaster witch is not comparable with other remake series. I admit that they have done a certain level of work, witch may satisfy some of people. However, it still can't be qualified for official remake series with such an expensive full-price. The level of satisfaction of this game is very similar to originalThis is literally a disaster. I cannot believe they have done this low-quality remaster witch is not comparable with other remake series. I admit that they have done a certain level of work, witch may satisfy some of people. However, it still can't be qualified for official remake series with such an expensive full-price. The level of satisfaction of this game is very similar to original diamond and pearl so that this is not valuable as a remake.… Expand
  3. Hakutaru
    Dec 1, 2021
    0
    The only Pokémon game in 20 years that I had to return. Lazy in every way.
  4. Gouken128
    Dec 6, 2021
    0
    This is a very bad game, and disrespectful to the fans. Completely lack of work behind this. Cash maker.
    Full of bugs and broken. ZERO difficulty level. I could easily say that this is the WORST pokémon game ever. Don't buy this..
  5. Shades7
    Dec 7, 2021
    0
    The most blatant money grab attempt in the history of remakes. Just bootup Sword/Shield, Sun/Moon, or even OR/AS to see exactly how bad these games look, and the lack of content within them. After you breeze through the game that wouldn't even challenge a 5 year old, you'll find virtually nothing to do post-game. Game Freak quite literally made games with 100 times the content over 10The most blatant money grab attempt in the history of remakes. Just bootup Sword/Shield, Sun/Moon, or even OR/AS to see exactly how bad these games look, and the lack of content within them. After you breeze through the game that wouldn't even challenge a 5 year old, you'll find virtually nothing to do post-game. Game Freak quite literally made games with 100 times the content over 10 years ago. This is the biggest regression of all time.… Expand
  6. Frank1992
    Dec 7, 2021
    0
    This is the most worst game. I can feel Gf is no heart to make the game and that’s the reason why this game look no soul inside.
  7. yoink2922
    Dec 9, 2021
    0
    Guys! GUYS! Bidoof is so cool, he's in this game, he's epic and cool, so strong, he can even take out every Pokemon in the Elite 4 in one Headbutt, because he's so cool and strong. A lovely game.
  8. Edea-Tsuki
    Dec 22, 2021
    0
    The game lacks of all type of content from Pokémon Platinum, which is the "Pokémon Diamond and Pearl +" of gen 4 of Pokémon. This choise is simple lazy and unanderstandable for every fan of Pokémon: why made a remake that don't have things that permits Sinnoh to raise and be liked back as then? Well, the answers is obvious. It's just a product to sold because in the cover is writtenThe game lacks of all type of content from Pokémon Platinum, which is the "Pokémon Diamond and Pearl +" of gen 4 of Pokémon. This choise is simple lazy and unanderstandable for every fan of Pokémon: why made a remake that don't have things that permits Sinnoh to raise and be liked back as then? Well, the answers is obvious. It's just a product to sold because in the cover is written "Pokémon". Nothing else.
    Yes, they added something like the undergrounds upgrade, you can think that all people that tell "hey this game is awesome buy it now it's Pokémon!" are right, but it's what we fan asked? It's what we deserve? No. Absolutely no. Nobody asked for this things, we just wanted a damn, exactly the same, Pokémon Platinum with better graphic. Nothing else. Pokémon Diamond and Pearl suck. They have lot of problems, and only Platinum fixed them. So I really don't understand why Junichi Masuda (because hey, do you really think that ILCA have the fault to this? This things that happens to Pokémon X and Y? Remember that Masuda is the boss in all this projects? So yeah please stop to accuse people that for live and earn money have to follow orders), why Game Freak, why The Pokémon Company and why not? Why Nintendo do this every time with Pokémon? This really hurts. They neither need to make any efforts. They only have to do what we asked from years. So why?
    Onestly I don't want to hear nothing about Pokémon. This brand disgust me, it's like an unrequited love that know your feelings and smash them just to get something from you. Please stop buying Pokémon games like this and concentrate on some "more and gentle lovers"    … Expand
  9. thebrutaltruth
    Dec 25, 2021
    0
    I genuinely wonder why they even released a "remake" if they couldn't be bothered to remake anything. These were some of the most anticipated games in the franchise and this is what they did with all of that potential. By the third gym, I counted 7 different glitches and game crashes. By far the worst Nintendo game I've ever suffered through.
  10. Gamesgames0734
    Jan 16, 2022
    0
    This has to be the only Pokémon game I say I absolutely hate. I hate the game and I hate the character movement
  11. OpenSauce04
    Aug 16, 2022
    0
    The most disappointing game I've ever played. Not only did it not add content from platinum like everyone expected, but it also straight up *removed* or heavily downgraded other aspects of the game that were in the original DP. The existence of this game makes me feel robbed of a real DPPt remake
  12. Canela4ever
    Feb 3, 2022
    0
    Just awful compared to others remakes.
    Doesn't use the same style as sword and shield, the devs should have adapted the old games to the new world structure instead of just polish the ds version.
  13. GiantOtter100
    Feb 4, 2022
    0
    This is definitely the WORST Pokemon game i have ever played in my life. the chibi textures are HORRENDOUS and the gameplay feels incredibly CHEAP.
    This trash is not worth 60$ at all, please, save your money.
  14. Takumi0971
    Feb 6, 2022
    0
    worst pokemon game i've ever played: no new features (or pokemon) no mega evolution and the npc opponents were up to cynthia too easy she was in contrast to all the others too strong
  15. GamingGuy25
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    **** game

    This one eps hurts since Sinnoh had a ton of potential (platinum is actually pretty good)
    But this "remake" just decides to remove all the things that made Sinnoh good (aka all the **** from platinum) and keep all the bad and add even worse things to it
    Pokecucks are mentally ill
  16. Pon3
    Mar 28, 2022
    0
    Besides bring a cheap remake, it's unfun, annoying, ugly and instead of just putting in all pokemon they have distribution events so you can't waste specific parts of your life on a **** game no one even they poke nerds care about, this was going to be my first time getting a shiny starter and they fmessed it up by being lazy and not including the platinum opening instead wasted much moreBesides bring a cheap remake, it's unfun, annoying, ugly and instead of just putting in all pokemon they have distribution events so you can't waste specific parts of your life on a **** game no one even they poke nerds care about, this was going to be my first time getting a shiny starter and they fmessed it up by being lazy and not including the platinum opening instead wasted much more time than I should of on this, JUST GET LEGENDS ARCEUS INSTEAD… Expand
  17. poyenwu
    Mar 22, 2022
    0
    Definitely a huge regression from all previous versions. I don't see how this game is a "remake", at best I can only say it's a clone, and not a good one.
  18. Dewom
    Apr 9, 2022
    0
    Fácilmente la cosa más pedida por fans desde que tengo memoria (recuerdo que esto era de lo que más se esperaba desde antes de ultra sol y ultra luna), sacado meramente para callar a la gente que lo pedía y ofreciendo una experiencia peor que la de ls DS.

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

    Pierde la magia del pixel art, está lleno de bugs, es extremadamente sencillo el 95% de la partida y lo mejor de todo, ofrece LITERALMENTE menos contenido que la edición de Platino. Además de que no se ni cómo, pero lo mejor del subsuelo que era jugar con amigos y personalizar la base secreta lo han removido totalmente, así que no solo le faltan cosas si no que además las que añade solo lo empeoran.    … Expand
  19. Tanky86
    Apr 27, 2022
    0
    I cannot ever fathom spending $60 on this broken, unfinished, unpolished mess of a game, this game’s got nothing special going for it except for nostalgia-bait. people always think it was a design choice of the devs to make the game super faithful to the original. but in reality, the pokemon devs didn’t have any time to work on this game because of crunch and that pokemon games areI cannot ever fathom spending $60 on this broken, unfinished, unpolished mess of a game, this game’s got nothing special going for it except for nostalgia-bait. people always think it was a design choice of the devs to make the game super faithful to the original. but in reality, the pokemon devs didn’t have any time to work on this game because of crunch and that pokemon games are expected to release every year, so they did the absolute bare minimum they could. If you are going to play this game then please pirate it, The Pokemon Company deserves NONE of your money.… Expand
  20. Kenoct
    Jun 8, 2022
    0
    How to destroy our childhood with an ugly and lazy remake. The original one is way better.
  21. DolphinReviews
    Jul 20, 2022
    0
    When Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shinning Pearl was announced during a Pokémon Presents, I thought I was dreaming. The gameplay and animation looked so laughably bad I could not believe a billion dollar company would make this. Let alone sell it for $60! The lowest point of the Pokémon franchise by far. It looks as if a 5 year old was tasked with character design. Reviews have comparedWhen Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shinning Pearl was announced during a Pokémon Presents, I thought I was dreaming. The gameplay and animation looked so laughably bad I could not believe a billion dollar company would make this. Let alone sell it for $60! The lowest point of the Pokémon franchise by far. It looks as if a 5 year old was tasked with character design. Reviews have compared the graphics to a mobile game which is incorrect. Mobile games have far better graphics!… Expand
  22. Erikjewish
    Jul 29, 2022
    0
    After sword and shield let’s give these arrogant man babies with there teddy bears in their lap another 60 dollars, all forgiven sir, give me more garbage with the yellow mouse, most overrated garbage company, if seen better phone games. It’s crazy dude. The card game is good, the video game department are absolute incompetent idiots, the dumbest people you can imagine. You can go on aAfter sword and shield let’s give these arrogant man babies with there teddy bears in their lap another 60 dollars, all forgiven sir, give me more garbage with the yellow mouse, most overrated garbage company, if seen better phone games. It’s crazy dude. The card game is good, the video game department are absolute incompetent idiots, the dumbest people you can imagine. You can go on a rant or a hour, unreal, better shut up before I get banned. I hope I see this corporate label crash and burn in this life time.… Expand
  23. Necrozma
    Aug 23, 2022
    0
    Just bad Like rly bad like nothing new and it isnt platinum its just pearl and diamond
  24. rdantasb
    Nov 3, 2022
    0
    Um remake de péssimo gosto. Nunca vi a Pokémon Company ser capaz de desenvolver algo de tamanha baixa qualidade.
  25. SuperSonic95
    Apr 7, 2023
    0
    It's worst remake pokemon !!! It's just remaster of pokemon diamond !!! Why doesn't this remake have platinum content or any original content!!?!
  26. zagger999
    Dec 6, 2022
    0
    I don't like rating a game like this, but I had some problems with BDSP. This was not a balanced game, and the bugs it came out when it launched were as numerous as SV, and it still gets praised.

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

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

    And then still get lucky because of MF Flint's stupid Driblim MINIMIZING BATON PASSING TO A FOCUS SASH INFERNAPE! I am salty due to what this game did to me, and I have not forgiven it.    … Expand
  27. Alebernard
    Dec 8, 2022
    0
    The worst remake i ever seen. Just dumb things and children stuffs. I sold my, Thank god
  28. PokeMunkPresto
    May 12, 2023
    0
    Worst remakes ever! Looks stupid for a modern game, no later generation pokemon, no special gimmicks/for legendary or starter... I dreamt for gen 4 remakes and this is the result!! I've never been so disappointed in my life
  29. RatingRating
    May 27, 2023
    0
    Wow these games are bad.
    1. The Pokemon are way too slow to follow you.
    2. These are not re-makes, these are re-skins
    3. They used the Diamond and Pearl dex and then made some Platinum Pokemon available in the Grand Underground, which is very confusing.
    4. The game is way too easy, and then they create the hardest league and champion ever out of the blue.
  30. Xopomol
    Aug 30, 2023
    0
    There is no way to put this lightly, this game is utter garbage. From optimisation to visuals this abhorrent experience Game Freak tried to mask as a video game fails horribly. I am pretty much certain that it was created as a new more efficient way to torture Pokémon fans. It is filled to the brim with bugs and glitches and barely functions properly. Most of the content was missing onThere is no way to put this lightly, this game is utter garbage. From optimisation to visuals this abhorrent experience Game Freak tried to mask as a video game fails horribly. I am pretty much certain that it was created as a new more efficient way to torture Pokémon fans. It is filled to the brim with bugs and glitches and barely functions properly. Most of the content was missing on release together with the freaking soundtrack and people had to wait for a content update. Somehow instead of being a better version of two already buggy games, it ended up being worse than the originals. The return to the chibi art style was a terrible idea as it was translated terribly on 3D and it led to some of the worst visuals I've seen in the Pokémon series. The fricking pixelated games looked better than this. Finally, instead of following the plot line of Platinum, which is the superior Sinnoh game, they based BDSP entirely on Diamond and Pearl, unarguably inferior games, without adding any new content as they've done in previous remakes. The community had awaited for Sinnoh remakes for such a long time and it is seriously depressing that this is what we got.… Expand
  31. Jazzparagus
    Aug 31, 2023
    0
    How do you make a remake of Pokemon DP, make the exact same mistakes that game made, ignore all of the improvements Pt made, and STILL remove features???

    It genuinely baffles me that Pokemon Contests have been reduced to only the rythm game section, you have to download the music because the company was too lazy to use bigger cartridges, the capture the flag minigame is gone, there's    How do you make a remake of Pokemon DP, make the exact same mistakes that game made, ignore all of the improvements Pt made, and STILL remove features???

    It genuinely baffles me that Pokemon Contests have been reduced to only the rythm game section, you have to download the music because the company was too lazy to use bigger cartridges, the capture the flag minigame is gone, there's godawful level scaling because they slapped the EXP share right on without editing trainer levels.
    It's not hard to imagine a game where all of DP's problems were fixed correctly because it EXISTS! It's called Pokemon Platinum and you should play it instead of this dumpster fire.

    This series has gotten to the point where I dont want gen 5 remakes anymore.    … Expand
  32. TreasureOrTrash
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    Trash!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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  1. Positive: 38 out of 89
  2. Mixed: 51 out of 89
  3. Negative: 0 out of 89
  1. Nintendo Insider
    Sep 9, 2022
    70
    Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are faithful remakes of the 2006 Nintendo DS games. They probably lean too much on the safe side, not achieving an awful lot to improve on the originals other than a few quality-of-life improvements. The improved Underground sections are a welcome addition, but the missing features from Pokémon Platinum are a big let-down. All in all, though, the Sinnoh region offers just as brilliant of an adventure as it was 15 years ago and the formula that worked back then (and then some) is still as addictive to this day. If you are a fan of classic Pokémon titles, this is a no-brainer.
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  2. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Mar 7, 2022
    65
    I honestly think ILCA's decision to play it safe was the biggest thing that hurt Brilliant Diamond. Maybe if it had included a few more of the story beats and improvements that were introduced in Platinum, I'd be giving it a higher grade. [Issue #57 – January/February 2022, p. 66]
  3. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Feb 18, 2022
    60
    Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl is a decent remaster transferring the fourth generation from Nintendo DS to Switch. The authors handled well the absence of the second screen, but in the case of game mechanics they could go a bit further.
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