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1. Pokemon omega ruby and alpha sapphire rating Pc#
2. Pokemon omega ruby and alpha sapphire rating series#

The wildest of all regions, Hoenn reaches truly staggering heights of beauty in parts none more so than in its water reflections of star-spangled galaxies and the white mountains of Sootopolis City. Soar above Hoenn on the backs of Latios and Latias. In fact, most barriers are cleverly concealed within the map itself, in ledges and bodies of water, making most barred routes feel more like reminders that you simply aren’t a strong enough trainer to overcome them yet, as opposed to slaps in the face with the rigid, linear narrative of the game. But something else also sucks you in: to further the plot, ORAS, like the originals, will have you hopping all over the map, refreshingly destroying the linear pace we’ve all come to expect and roll our eyes at in Pokémon games – occasionally your path is blocked by a footprint analyser or some Wailmer, but rarely will you bang angrily against these constricting and painfully obvious walls. The region has undergone great transformations most noticeably, Mauville City has massively expanded past recognition to become the hub of ultimate moves, inverse battles and the Pokémon massage service. Kotaku, word of God that they are, weren’t wrong when they said the all-new animations and angles make ORAS feel like brand new games and not just piggyback remakes. Before playing it, the game’s flashy 3D capabilities almost didn’t seem worthy of mentioning in this review, because surely, I thought, the improvements would be obvious.

Let’s start with some universal improvements, first up – graphics.

Pokemon omega ruby and alpha sapphire rating series#

I’ll point my finger anyway, because the games are two solid, mature entries in the series that have dissolved some past problems with the originals and offer something the newest, uninitiated generation of players have yet to experience, making it a worthwhile, if still somewhat flawed, contender for knocking X & Y off the top spot as the very best there ever was. This review arrives a little late in defence of ORAS, like a lawyer stumbling to the stand to blurt out ‘Objection!’ after the gavel’s already been tossed. I never faced off against Groudon in the Cave of Origins, never stood on Hoenn League soil – and didn’t regret that decision, until now. In the end, I dropped the game before the end of Team Magma’s arc and never returned. I have to admit that I was one of those players – as a young kid expecting the world and more from the sequels to Crystal (my Holy Grail at the time), I never quite recovered from a somewhat childish sense of disappointment at what seemed a dull range of available Pokémon, and the bad choice to adopt a Tropius which kept getting KO’d and whose dismal legacy I could never quite shake off. Omega Ruby was definitely going to find its way onto my pre-order list this year, if for no other reason than that I had something of a score to settle with my past.īack in 2003 the original Ruby and Sapphire made their grand entrance to a complicated mixture of chart-topping sales and less than promising player reactions. No, all that’s important stuff, but for many of us, it’s a second chance to immerse ourselves in a fuzzy, childhood memory wrapped in Pokéblocks and Secret Base flags. It’s not just a chance to replay the yearly ritual trip across a dream region – catching a variety of powerful monsters, defeating the bad guys set out to destroy the world and finally becoming Pokémon Master 17 seasons faster than Ash Ketchum. Another journey of mystery and discovery awaits us all in the 3D remakes of the Hoenn region, complete with a few new Mega Pokémon for your delectation! This really is a welcome ‘back’ that feels decidedly good to embrace. (Okay, I just squealed a little because Word recognises Pokémon as a legit term). As such, there will be no mentioning of ‘too much water’ in the following article.

Pokemon omega ruby and alpha sapphire rating Pc#

Note: The author of this article would like to announce that she has always thoroughly enjoyed obligatory underwater levels, harbours a secret music folder of sea shanties on her PC and only dates men who more-than-slightly resemble Aquaman. Publishers: Nintendo, The Pokémon Company