![]() ![]() The graphical/audio leap was fantastic even though the game is much easier due to the EXP share nearly breaking the game. Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire was as fun an adventure as it had been the first time. We are way past that but all the water is still here and yes, you can see lots of reflections. I joked in my X/Y review about how Ruby/Sapphire was praised for its water reflections. Mega Evolutions get your blood pumping no matter how many times you do them. Graphics and presentation is simply top notch and makes me feel like they finally got Pokemon Stadium style battles into my hand-held adventure. Sounds made by the Pokemon have finally moved from the Gameboy era and into the 21st century. Graphics/Sound Once again, this is by far the best part of the game. At a bit over 23 hours, I am quite disappointed. Also, this game took me the least amount of time in the series. This is great as I prefer the map to be ever present (Pokemon Black/White did not so this at all). You can quickly switch between the map, Pokemon radar, and the news channel in an instant. Cell phones are gone (thank the Lord) and now we have our bottom screen be the most useful that I have ever experienced. I even started selling them to just get rid of them. First, I recall this generation disappointing me because there was not another region to go back to after defeating the Pokemon League Champion like you could in Gold/Silver. Now let me bring up some differences between the original Ruby/Sapphire that I noticed and also random thoughts. The culprit is the EXP share system that gives ALL the Pokemon in your party experience, even though only one guy did all the work. I avoid fighting random Pokemon as much as possible and yet I still find myself 10 – 15 levels over my opponent. I will say the game is a tad harder as you aren’t always over leveled a ton… But you are always over leveled. Remember how easy I said Pokemon X/Y was? Well that hasn’t really been remedied. After the battle is complete, your Pokemon will go back to normal. Mega evolutions are temporary evolutions that can be used once per battle and on one Pokemon but can be used an unlimited number of times in the game. Mega Evolutions are back in Ruby/Sapphire and man is it cool to see these old school Pokemon go all mega. There weren’t any sky battles this time around though. Double battles are more plentiful here (was not enough of them in the original Ruby/Sapphire) and hordes are back somewhat. Everything here works flawlessly as you have your turn based battles. You could of only played Pokemon Red/Blue and jump right into Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire with almost no learning curve. If you liked how X/Y played then great! If you never played X/Y well… Luckily the gameplay has been mostly untouched from previous iterations. Gameplay Reality is that the gameplay has not been touched much from Pokemon X/Y. Also, your dad returns here and looks to be not that old… Awkward… I still think they should of thrown a twist at you and had you find out your dad was cut from being the gym leader (when you reach his gym) and then it turns out he is the Pokemon League Champion. After the “friendship is magic” edition ( Pokemon X/Y) it is nice to see a challenge here. I miss the complete hatred you get for your rival, however at least in Ruby/Sapphire your friend does not give you a heads up when a battle is going to happen. This was the first generation where having a friend instead of a rival is introduced. Now that would be a change I can live with! After Pokemon X/Y, it was nice to go back to having a rival… of sorts. I am waiting for the day where there is an option to go the traditional take down the evil team route or join the evil team. The story is tired, especially to Pokemon veterans like myself, that you just end up zoning out during these scenes. You (as a child) just happen to run across their nefarious plan and stop it. It sounds like a different story but it isn’t. Team Magma wants to create more land mass and Team Aqua wants to cover the earth in water. Generic evil team (being either Team Magma or Team Aqua) and its leader wants to change the world. Story Have you played a Pokemon game before? Heck, have you played Ruby and Sapphire before? If so, then this story is nothing new. We are actually now at the point where you can play every single generation of Pokemon on your 3DS except for Red/Blue. ![]() If we could just get a gem with every region and every Pokemon on the Wii U… But anyways, is going back to Hoenn for 40 bucks really worth it? I purchased this game on release day and have been fervently playing it and I can say simply… yes. Well now we have it, the remake to Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire is here. Content Warning: This game is rated E and is as clean as every other Pokemon game. ![]()
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