I have seen all over the net that people are mad for Pokemon series,can anyone please tell me what is the reason for so much hype. I tried Pokemon games many time but i don't find anything special in this game.
Lots of people grew up with pokemon like when it first started. Alos it easily attracts younger people because of the cuteness. It quick to pick up so anyone can play it. The T.V. show is also quite possibly the greatest thing since pre-sliced bagels.
The good thing about the Pokemon series is that it satisfies both players looking for a straight forward adventure but also those crazy fanatics. There's so much depth to the game than many people think.
I like it because you get alot for your money. Even after you beat it, you can spend loads of hours completing side quests and all kinds of other stuff.
It's got a cartoon, 3 0r 4 movies, a huge advertising campaign, it's simple to play, the pokemon have been well designed cute with catchy names, the toys are everywhere and all that other mechandise....anything else?
Pokemon has an addictive formula that can cater to a wide range of people. Qualities such as training Pokemon to level 99, then getting a set of 6 a major aspect most probably get addicted to. Then the cuteness of Pokemon, alongside with collecting cute Pokemon, furthermore to the extent of collecting ALL the Pokemon.
Pokemon also gives a good sense of achievement - short term through to long term. A
E.g Leveling up to level 10 or catching a weedle is short term. Then hatching an egg or leveling enough to defeat a gym is a medium term. Then defeating the elite four, collecting all the Pokemon and getting a set of level 99's is long time.
Then not to mention it kinda does what McDonalds does... It captures people when they're young, they fall in love with the franchise (could be subconscious) and finally stick with the franchise as time goes on.
It's got a cartoon, 3 0r 4 movies, a huge advertising campaign, it's simple to play, the pokemon have been well designed cute with catchy names, the toys are everywhere and all that other mechandise....anything else?
Colorfull, replay value, addictive, growing with each new pokemon, constant events, great story that gets more expanded each new game, and fun to play with friends.
I don't have anything against the Pokemon series, and I know how fun and addictive it is. Still, it makes me sad how much more (and I mean a lot more) attention Pokemon games get than anything else.
Well, for me its the collecting that makes the game interesting. I used to train well the pokemons but then i found it stuped becuase its basically the same strategy always: have the pokemon learn good moves, train them to high levels and use a pokemon that is strong (type) against the opponent. I have a game of every version they've thrown to market. I dont buy the third game they sale for each version, like in this version the Platinum. Its essentially the same game with minor differences and tweaks, so i dont waste my money. Other thing that is interesting is seeing and catching all the new pokemons that they create for each version, its just exciting to see the new moves, the new evolutions, and the new abilities that they have. Anyways, i've been playing them since the red blue and yellow versions of the gameboy and intend to keep playing them (altough im almost 20). Of course i have other game consoles that are for the more mature players, like the PS3.
The training, the winning, the collecting... It gives a sense of acheivement and rewards.
I first got into Pokemon when I was pretty young and I was so addicted I actually learned from it. I could compute math and I had a high reading level for my age. :/
I used to like it alot but i dont care for it anymore. The same recycled formula has gotten stale imo.
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They use the same formula because it works. Why do you need to change something when it works fine, especially when switching it might hurt you a lot. Exactly. If they changed it, they couldn't call it Pokemon. I mean really, every game franchise uses recycled systems. Name one that doesn't and i'll show you a liar.
Pokemon is popular because there isn't anything else that does what it does so well. It'll be that way until I make Zumamon.ZumaJones07
Dragon Quest: Monsters does and it was created in 1992 before Pokemon which was made 1995. Alot of people call it a copy of Pokemon but its not. And Pokemon didn't exactly copy Dragon Quest: Monsters either because its uniquely different.
oh btw, the most fun to be had in pokemon right now is the tunnel mining game. and like someone else said, if you didnt play the first ones, first, you dont get the same appreciation of the world of pokemon.
Because it has the charm to appeal to young kids, but also a deep role-playing experience with the option of competitive battles that appeals to the older crowd.
Pokemon is awesome. It's one of my favorite things in this world.
Couldn't tell you, but given the massive amount of enthusiasm for these titles on the boards recently I have half the notion to go pick up Platinum just to see what it is I am missing.
i grew up with pokemon infact the gameboy and red was my first ever system and game also the multiplayer is good to but it could use tweaks like in platinums wifi plaza you should be able to talk with the person instead of preset questions
I think for some people, the competitive aspect is really good. Like breeding, training, EVing, etc. It's really a deep game if you get into that kind of stuff, but I don't have the time to spend hours a day on it. Also, I don't like how people hack their pokemon and stuff, which makes it unfair and unbalanced. But if I had more time, I might get into it.
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