The world of Kalos that you get to explore is large and detailed. Gone are the old flat 2D sprites in favour of a new 3D engine that looks wonderful. One of the first things to really grab your attention is the graphics of the new game engine. You also get to meet your friends Shauna, Tierno and Trevor. You then get to choose your first Pokémon from a choice of three which are Fennekin, Froakie and Chespin. Doing so allows you to go on to face the top trainers in the Pokémon League as well as extra quests.īefore you start playing you must choose the sex of your avatar as well as their appearance from a limited number of options. Once you’ve found your favourites it’s up to you to train a team of six to help you defeat the various Gym Leaders in order to obtain their Gym Badges. The story is a familiar one and you are tasked with finding and collecting Pokémon. The game is set in the region of Kalos which is inspired by France and your character starts their adventure at home in Vaniville Town. This is a new fourth tier evolution and the evolutions are different in each version.
The deciding factor for some will definitely be the new Mega Evolution mechanic. Each edition has a handful of exclusive Pokémon to choose from. While new players will likely be happy with either version of the game, experienced fans may want to do a little research before choosing.
This isn’t so much of an issue with X & Y thanks to the Internet connectivity, more on that later.
#Pokemon x 3ds review series
This is something that has always happened with the series and players previously needed access to both copies of the game if they wanted everything. If you’re new to the series you might be a little confused as to why there are two games released together. Tokyo-based developers Game Freak are now on the sixth generation of the game and hoping to tempt you to catch ‘em all once again in Pokémon X & Y for Nintendo 3DS.įor our review we spent time with Pokémon Y. More amazing though is that despite the many versions over the years the core game has remained pretty much the same. It’s hard to believe we’ve been playing Pokémon games for over 15 years.