This is really great, way to further immerse the player into the game, but it gets a little annoying at times. They often have moves that the ordinarily cannot learn through leveling up. Using the Pokenav, you can detect Pokemon hiding in the tall grass and creep on them. The most interesting by far the sneaking mechanics unique to the games. Features like PSS, Pokemon Amie and Super Training make a return. Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire incorporate mechanics from X and Y and they only benefit from it. After I defeated him, I was treated to a really touching scene where Norman and Wally’s dad connected as fathers.
Everything about his gym and the way he carried himself as a leader was symbolic of passing a great trial and the dynamics of the parent/child relationship.
Not to give too much away, I’ll just focus on Norman, the player’s dad and fifth gym leader. Personality traits that the gym leaders had in the originals are ramped up now too. He makes me wish that I picked up Omega Ruby instead so I could beat him up. Maxie, the Team Magma leader, is calculating and smug. He’s much more humorous and animated than he was in the originals. Chimney, I found myself chuckling at some of the things he said. When I fought Archie, the Team Aqua leader, on Mt. It made me feel like I wasn’t the only good guy doing something in the story.Īs I said in my review of the demo, Team Aqua and Magma have more personality than they did before. They even helped me fight Team Aqua once. While your rival in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire is still very easy, they’re around more often. They were also missing from most of the main story. You only fought them a few times in Ruby and Sapphire and they were underwhelmingly easy at best. Ruby and Sapphire were the first games to introduce a friendly rival, and they felt like a pushover in the originals. The rival character plays a more important role too, which I really liked.
Every character seemed fleshed out and relatable and it made me want to keep playing even though I knew how the story would turn out. I didn’t feel connections with any of the characters in the originals, but they’re certainly in these retellings. I felt a real connection with Wally, the sickly kid who just needed a little help to become someone great, and Flannery, the new gym leader of Lavaridge terrified of failing. Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire take this a step further through their characters.
The new expansions in the series carry a heavy message of friendship and never backing down from a challenge. However, as the generations come and go it becomes more complex. So, let’s begin.Īt the core of every main series Pokemon game, you beat up a ton of trainers, gym leaders and gang members in order to be the very best. It should also bring more depth, mechanics and character to the story while invoking nostalgic feelings in the player. To me, a good remake should strengthen what was good and fix what was wrong with the originals. Currently I’ve beaten the first five gyms and I thought I’d share my thoughts so far. You can also mirror these directions to get the same result.The first thing I did after leaving school on Friday was pick up my pre-ordered copy of Alpha Sapphire and I pretty much played it nonstop over the weekend. This will trigger the appearance of stairs. To get across it, step onto the middle square on the bottom, then take two steps left, one up, three right, one down, one right, two up, four left, two up, one right, one down, three right, one up, and two left. The first sheet of ice is a five-by-five square. Grass and electric are highly-recommended - more so electric, even, as there are many ice-types mixed in. Hell, players in general should be fine, given how often you fight on watery Routes. Alpha Sapphire players should have no trouble coming up with a counter for these teams.
Sootopolis's Pokemon Gym is water-themed, meaning the majority of trainers in here will have water-type pokemon. (In short, yes, it's possible to get here without facing a single trainer besides the gym leader. You'll have to make your way back to the start and begin again. Do that and the tile will crack, dumping you into areas filled with trainers.
In order to cross to the next platform you must crack every tile on the platform by walking across all of the tiles - but not cross over the same tiles a second time. The gym consists of three icy platforms, composed of breakable tiles. The Sootopolis Pokemon Gym has a fairly unique - and irritating - puzzle mechanic. Part Thirty-Two: Cave of Origin and Sootopolis Images used for educational purposes only. Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire owned by Nintendo.