Pokemon Brilliant Diamond

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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. USAGI7
    Nov 20, 2021
    0
    Graphics: sword/shield better
    Pokemon: there are only 4 generation pokemons, no added latest pokemons.
    Level: very easy at first, but hard to see an ending because of an insane Cynthia
    Total:sword/shield better. ILCA should not make a pokemon game.
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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.
  10. 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
  11. Testudinate
    Nov 20, 2021
    6
    This game is not bad, but it is pretty lackluster. It does not have a distortion world, it has a forced exp. Share (making the game really easy), it only has pokemon up to generation 4 (not even any of the 'mons from SW/SH). But putting all of that aside, I wouldn't reality call this a remake, more of a remaster in my opinion. If you are returning to the pokemon franchise, you should justThis game is not bad, but it is pretty lackluster. It does not have a distortion world, it has a forced exp. Share (making the game really easy), it only has pokemon up to generation 4 (not even any of the 'mons from SW/SH). But putting all of that aside, I wouldn't reality call this a remake, more of a remaster in my opinion. If you are returning to the pokemon franchise, you should just get pokemon sword and shield or the let's go games.… Expand
  12. cpeacock87
    Nov 20, 2021
    7
    I can't agree with all the zero's I'm seeing here. That's just ridiculous review bombing. The game isn't perfect. It's not what everyone dreamed of. But it functions perfectly fine so no major bugs. So a 5 is pretty much automatic. After that the new art style can be subjective (I like it but I understand) and the lack of new content can be disappointing. But a perfectly serviceableI can't agree with all the zero's I'm seeing here. That's just ridiculous review bombing. The game isn't perfect. It's not what everyone dreamed of. But it functions perfectly fine so no major bugs. So a 5 is pretty much automatic. After that the new art style can be subjective (I like it but I understand) and the lack of new content can be disappointing. But a perfectly serviceable functioning game is not a zero. Let's be real.… Expand
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. Anonbby
    Nov 20, 2021
    7
    While these remakes don't do anything spectacular, they are better than Sword and Shield. Unfortunately the fanbase surrounding this IP has begun to change for the worst since the release of generation 8. The Nintendo Switch has one of if not the largest playerbase in the company's history. There are several people who have never played these games before. There are also people who playedWhile these remakes don't do anything spectacular, they are better than Sword and Shield. Unfortunately the fanbase surrounding this IP has begun to change for the worst since the release of generation 8. The Nintendo Switch has one of if not the largest playerbase in the company's history. There are several people who have never played these games before. There are also people who played the originals and sold or lost them when they were younger. Certain players also wish to play on home consoles versus emulating elsewhere. This release will have it fans, but it will unfortunately also have its detractors due to its lack of Platinum content as well as how criticisms of IP have increase over the years. I rate this release a 7/10 not as bad as Sword and Shield with or without its dlc.… Expand
  16. MadMiddy
    Nov 20, 2021
    7
    Brilliant Diamond is a solid remake of a very slow, outdated game. The experience of playing Brilliant versus the original game is simply faster, snappier, with a much better UI than even Sword/Shield. However, the choice not to implement any platinum content at launch is fairly disappointing, as well as things like the persistence of mandatory affection mechanics and experience shareBrilliant Diamond is a solid remake of a very slow, outdated game. The experience of playing Brilliant versus the original game is simply faster, snappier, with a much better UI than even Sword/Shield. However, the choice not to implement any platinum content at launch is fairly disappointing, as well as things like the persistence of mandatory affection mechanics and experience share boosting. The overworld is much more beautiful, even with the questionable choice for the style of the overworld human models. The battles where you spend most of your time look fantastic. I just wish TPC and ILCA had cared enough to put in the little extra work that might have elevated this from just a slightly above average game to something really worth getting excited about.… Expand
  17. Alvillas
    Nov 21, 2021
    7
    Buen remake pero falta novedades y el motor grafico podrian haber utilizado el del Let's Go
  18. LuigiCuau
    Dec 14, 2021
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Un remake que pudo ser mejor pero no es malo, de momento lo estoy disfrutando incluso más que PKM Sword en su momento, pese a mi temor de que fuera exageradamente fácil como los últimos juegos de pkm (XY, OR.AS, Sun, Moon, US, UM y Sword) este juego em volvio a trasladar a esos años en que los juegos de PKM se llegan a complicar, donde me vi forzado a usar revives o posiones para curar a mis PKM en caso concreto en la liga PKM, tengo que decir que durante la aventura me limite para que mis PKM no subieran mucho de nivel pues no quería enfrentara los lideres con 10 nivelas más que sus PKM como vi en una imagen filtrada, y eso hizo que disfrutara más el juego, pero en la liga fue totalmente diferente, lleve a mi equipo completo y hasta la tercera vez la pude pasar, simplemente es un reto el el cambio de niveles es increíble, ademas de que los equipos están hechos competitiva mente con estrategias increíbles, cosa en en Sword no existe.

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

    Al final lo estoy disfrutando mucho, no tengo que pagar un DLC para sentir más completa la experiencia como con Sword, pero si se nota que el juego fue hecho a las prisas pues que tenga varios bugs y aunque ya actualizaron en juego aun hay varios gliches, es el resultado de que el juego no fue terminado correctamente, y mi otra queja es que falta items, no entiendo por que hay items de 7 generación como las mentas y chapas pero no hay otros items como el Eviolite, Assaul Best o la Wickness Pilicy.    … Expand
  19. WillianDs
    Nov 27, 2021
    8
    Mi opinión personal, el juego no cambia la formula de pokemon, gráficamente esta muy bien, no sale de lo normal, las músicas muy originales, y la temática de pokemon en su habitual concepto, que es lo que quieren, es un pokemon y nada mas, si te gusta pokemon, cómpralo así de simple.
  20. 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
  21. iMustang
    Dec 3, 2021
    7
    Pokemon Brilliant Diamond is not a bad game by any means, but the sad truth is that it's also not a great game. Gamefreak contracted a separate company for this remake, and advertised it as a faithful top-down style remake. Another sad truth is, it's not faithful, leaving it in an odd middle ground that makes you ask "Then what sort of remake is it?" or "Who was this made for?"

    A vast    Pokemon Brilliant Diamond is not a bad game by any means, but the sad truth is that it's also not a great game. Gamefreak contracted a separate company for this remake, and advertised it as a faithful top-down style remake. Another sad truth is, it's not faithful, leaving it in an odd middle ground that makes you ask "Then what sort of remake is it?" or "Who was this made for?"

    A vast majority of this game is identical to it's original counterpart with the sprites being replaced with chibi character models who, while looking jarring at times, do offer a unique approach. The choice to zoom in on character faces in this style is odd when they lack expression, though even odder is when they immediately zoom back out without a transition. In spite of this, the world itself does often look very good, and when character models are shown (like Gym Leader battles), it can look good sometimes. The game quickly separates itself from the original with some quality of life improvements (boxes anywhere, exp share, etc), but some that are just rather odd. HMs were removed, in favor of stacks of TMs. You can also use the HM moves without teaching them, but then the original obstructions of the game are little more than minor inconveniences as you explore. It was like they improved what you could do, without balancing what you can't do, so the entire game is more or less a straight path forward.

    The two major changes found in the main story at the making or breaking point for many - Contests and The Underground. The contest system in generally considered ruined by most people who enjoyed the original, gutting the battle system with unique factors in favor of a mini game instead. Yes you still make poffins and teach moves for the contest, but it's nothing like original fans will remember. On the flip side, The Underground has been overhauled to be more of a Wild Area with easier (and sometimes earlier) access to Pokemon and endless hours you can explore. This element is a wonderful break from the linear story and is perfect if you like hunting certain Pokemon (including shiny ones).

    Overall I did end up finishing this game with a good amount of fun being had, which I do take as a personal victory since I did not start off with much joy to be found. This game doesn't feel like an innovative remake with new ideas, nor does it feel like a faithful rendition of a classic, but I do feel like some effort was made by the developers. You can tell some thought and love was put into this game, which almost makes it even sadder when you stop to wonder how great it could have been if they could have been bolder, or if Gamefreak would have just made it themselves. This generation could have had a much better remake, but for what we got I'll say it one last time - It's not bad at all, but it's just not great either.    … Expand
  22. Sbardy93
    Nov 26, 2022
    8
    Not the best remakes, but in any case very enjoyable
    Apart from Snowpoint gym, which has the same problem as the original game, the distortion world which is not present even after the pokémon league, and the battle frontier this game is good
    Not as good as HGSS but certainly not worse than ORAS
  23. Kacek1996
    Aug 20, 2022
    8
    Pokemon BDSP were the first ones I was like "nah, I don't want to play it", but then I realized my hunger for something new in my pokemon section of life. I played with quite some ease, until I reached the champion fight. I went there with the same or even a bit lower of the levels and I won. Beating her took me like 30 minutes (first try, but this 1 fight lasted for 30minutes...)

    Thank    Pokemon BDSP were the first ones I was like "nah, I don't want to play it", but then I realized my hunger for something new in my pokemon section of life. I played with quite some ease, until I reached the champion fight. I went there with the same or even a bit lower of the levels and I won. Beating her took me like 30 minutes (first try, but this 1 fight lasted for 30minutes...)

    Thank you Snorlax for wasting all of the Garchomps attacking PP and surviving each hit!

    I disliked the overworld chibi style, but other than that it was what I needed. Later, I shiny hunted some pokemon and finished all of the ramanas park and the legendary/mythical events. Good game, I will try to nuzlocke it later on my second profile.    … Expand
  24. Syhlcam
    Nov 29, 2021
    8
    Pokémon Diamant Étincelant et Perle Scintillante sont tout deux d’excellent jeux. L’aventure qu’il propose reste excellente, même si elle est des plus classique. On reste sur des expériences de combats très bonne ainsi que des défis face aux arènes agréable, bien que le jeu soit assez simple. Heureusement que la Ligue Pokémon et son accès relève le niveau de difficulté.
    Bien qu’il y ait    Pokémon Diamant Étincelant et Perle Scintillante sont tout deux d’excellent jeux. L’aventure qu’il propose reste excellente, même si elle est des plus classique. On reste sur des expériences de combats très bonne ainsi que des défis face aux arènes agréable, bien que le jeu soit assez simple. Heureusement que la Ligue Pokémon et son accès relève le niveau de difficulté.
    Bien qu’il y ait peu de nouveauté, les jeux possèdent toujours un contenu énorme et qui c’est encore agrandi. Néanmoins le jeu souffre sur le plan technique avec peu d’ambitions et un jeu très flou, joué en portable c’est un peu mieux. Mais dans l’ensemble les jeux sont bons et offre à chacun une grande aventure.

    Full test >> https://bit.ly/3lfE04E    … Expand
  25. Daitya
    Nov 28, 2021
    10
    Un buen y pulido apartado gráfico, banda sonora mejorada, un remake fiel con mejoras, escenarios preciosos en las batallas, un aspecto visual en los combates mejorado(mejor que Espada/Escudo), más postgame que el original... No sé que más decir.

    Polished graphics, upgrade soundtrack, a faithful remake with improvements, beautiful backgrounds in battles, an improved visual aspect in    Un buen y pulido apartado gráfico, banda sonora mejorada, un remake fiel con mejoras, escenarios preciosos en las batallas, un aspecto visual en los combates mejorado(mejor que Espada/Escudo), más postgame que el original... No sé que más decir.

    Polished graphics, upgrade soundtrack, a faithful remake with improvements, beautiful backgrounds in battles, an improved visual aspect in battles (better than Sword / Shield), more postgame than the original...    … Expand
  26. sheep255174
    Nov 28, 2021
    10
    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.
  27. onepiece255174
    Mar 6, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers. Llegué con una antorcha para quemarle la casa a IlCA estudios pero no. Este juego es entretenido, viciante. Sin darte cuenta tienes 20 horas jugando. Para ser un remake me gustó mucho, lo recomiendo. Collapse
  28. Mscox93
    Jan 28, 2022
    9
    It’s just like playing the original I love it! The only reason it doesn’t reach a 10 is because the broken Friendship and tedious Underground mysterious shards. Don’t listen to these 0 and 1 reviews! These games have always been divisive in the past and they’ve always had the same flaws. I love the chibi style,because it works so well in this game. I understand other won’t,but it works soIt’s just like playing the original I love it! The only reason it doesn’t reach a 10 is because the broken Friendship and tedious Underground mysterious shards. Don’t listen to these 0 and 1 reviews! These games have always been divisive in the past and they’ve always had the same flaws. I love the chibi style,because it works so well in this game. I understand other won’t,but it works so much better in this than Links Awakening! Also New stuff not added shouldn’t drive down the rating for a game,because they’re faithful to the original games. Let games be what they are!… Expand
  29. DracomStark
    Nov 25, 2021
    9
    Mejor juego de pokemon en Nintendo switch aunque no el remake que nos merecíamos.
  30. Judewjb
    Nov 30, 2021
    9
    I have never played gen 4 up until this point. And I was pleasantly surprised. The main story is decent for the most part. The gameplay is surprisingly engaging considering how old the core gameplay is. At first the art-style was not great for me; however it is more unique than sword and shield so slight bonus for something a little mor unique. The new stuff they added like the grandI have never played gen 4 up until this point. And I was pleasantly surprised. The main story is decent for the most part. The gameplay is surprisingly engaging considering how old the core gameplay is. At first the art-style was not great for me; however it is more unique than sword and shield so slight bonus for something a little mor unique. The new stuff they added like the grand underground and the new Pokémon you can catch because of it is very engaging. The mining mini game is shallow but still fun to collect the different statues and new items. The original diamond and pearl was already solid. ILCA made a already great game into a better one. $60 might be a little much for those who just see it as a Ds game that got a “face lift”. But many Pokémon fans; especially those who have not played gen 4 will make this game a fine addition to their collection. Also, WAY better than the dumpster fire disguised as Pokémon: Sword and Shield.… Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 89 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  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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