[QUOTE="Messiahbolical-"][QUOTE="Calvin079"] Like what have they improved on?
Calvin079
Navigating through menus and attacks is so much more smooth and streamlined, TM/HM system changed for the better with TMs lasting forever instead of depleting after 1 use and making you have to either get it again or never learn that move again, better world maps with more variety in the types of places that you explore, huge improvement to graphics, took away the ability to catch Pokemon from past-gen games until after the game where you explore special areas where you can catch tons of the old Pokemon(this makes the game feel like a breath of fresh air the first time you play it, not just using the same old Pokemon as you always have throughout the game), made huge improvements to places like the Pokemon Center which now have stuff like the PokeMart built into them which is SO much better than having them split apart(this feature alone has saved me so much time compared to past games having to go back and forth between the two), more emphasize on the Legendary Pokemon that are actually ON the box art... lol, more emphasize on dialogue and character development instead of just generic villains wanting to take over the world... Umm... I could keep going, but why don't you just play the game for yourself and decide what's improved and what's not. lol No point in going on... It seems like you've already made your mind up that it's completely identical to the old games no matter what any differences or improvements people may list to you.That's the problem is that these are all minor improvements; not anything to the immediate formula has changed. Really? They actually tried that?
Yeah, they actually tried giving the villains actual BACKSTORIES for once with with actual plots and twists that change. The story itself just feels more "mature" than the older games.And just because most of these improvements seem like minor improvements to you doesn't mean they don't all come together to make the whole game a better package than in the past. It really feels like they took everything that made the old games awesome and made it way better. I wish there were more franchises like Pokemon that don't change the core game mechanics too much, and just focus on improving them and the features of the game. Why fix what isn't broken? So many people love the battle system of Pokemon. There's no reason to change it.
Also, there's a lot more new features than just the improvements I listed. For one, the online part of the game was pretty damn good and trading with and battling people online was probably the most fun I had with the game. You can hook up with random people from around the world online and show them what Pokemon you have for trade and negotiate deals right there in real time. There's also voice chat and Camera chat(if you're using a DSi) when you're trading with people you know. There's also new different types of battles like Triple Battles and Rotation Battles, changing from season to season which completely changes the look of the world you're in and can change what kind of Pokemon you can find, there's random shaking grass and whirlpools where you can find extremely rare Pokemon, there's even a brand new exclusive feature called Dream World which is a website where you can find rare items and Pokemon and have your own house and play games with other players and earn points that can earn you new powers(such as lowering the cost at Pokemon marts or increasing the rate of which your Pokemon earn Experience Points), and all of this, including the Pokemon you catch and the powers you earn, can be synced right to your actual Black or White game.
Sure, they didn't go for DRASTIC change, but why would they? I'm telling you, just play it for yourself and it will be hard to ignore the improvements that they've made to the original formula. They're just really good games.
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