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The Official Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver Hype Thread

deactivated-5d6bb9cb2ee20 · 2009-11-27 06:13:30

So next month promises to be full of RPG goodness... and yet, which will be the game that will most probably trump all the competition when it comes to sheer addictiveness, value, or heck, even sales? The upcoming Pokemon games!Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the stylised remakes of the quintessential Pokemon Gold and Silver are releasing on March 14. The hype meter says they're gonna be clocking in an AAAE score, that they're gonna be the best Pokemon games ever, trumping even the original G/S/C (and becoming, by extension, the greatest handheld games ever created).In case you don't know what these games are about (!), check out the excerpts from the preview posted below.And don't forget to vote on the hype meter!------------------------------------------------------Ok, so this site just previewed Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver (using an imported Japanese copy), and man, have they gotnothing but good things to say about the game.Some excerpts from the preview, and you'll know what I mean:'However, the title has already launched in Japan, and been met with rave reviews, and mind boggling sales figures. We've got our hands on a Japanese import copy of the game, and after exhaustively going through everything that the game has to offer, I can very confidently state that Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver looks set to be the greatest Pokemon title ever, topping the originals and pipping them for the post of the 'Best Handheld Game of All Time.'That is no exaggeration- as fans would certainly know, Gold and Silver were the high points of the series, which has only gone downhill since. And while it certainly managed to regain some of its lost charm with the recent DS titles, the sheer highs of addictiveness and (relative) innovation that the series touched with the ubiquitous pair of the GBC titles has never since been replicated. Fans have been clamoring for a release that will restore the series' pride proper. And with HeartGold and SoulSilver, it seems they'll get what they've wanted...I don't even know how to sum it all up. The best way possible, I suppose, is to state that Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver is going to be the best Pokemon game ever. It's minor (technical) flaws notwithstanding, the game is set to become not only the series' new high point, but also the centerpiece of the DS's already robust library, and the greatest handheld game ever created.Initial concern when this game was first announced centered not only around whether this game would be able to live up to the original- that is a natural concern, whenever remakes are concerned- but also, whether it would be able to recapture the spirit of the original. You see, Gold/Silver was the first and last time that the Pokemon series innovated, and that spirit would have been paradoxically impossible for a remake to recapture, because of its very status a s a remake. And yet, amazingly, HeartGold/SoulSilver bucks the trend and, true to its progenitor, moves the series forward again.The game is set for a March 2010 release in North America, and May 2010 for Europe and Australia. We'll have our final review for the English build ready around the time of the game's North American release. Going by initial impressions, HeartGold and SoulSilver is set to receive the highest score that can be awarded to any game.'The images are also pretty good out there man.The link is provided below, but some of the new features:- Pokemon follow you around (we've known this for a long time)- There's a new Safari Zone, Battle Frontier and Pal Park (this was pretty obvious, but it's good to know this anyway)- The game follows the story of Pokemon Crystal, rather than the story of Gold and Silver- There are a couple of new story elements and plotlines as well as characters added- ALL PRE SINNOH STARTERS CAN BE OBTAINED!!!- ALL PRE SINNOH NON LEGENDARY POKEMON CAN BE CAUGHT!!!Man, I'm pumped! What about you guys?SOURCEEDIT: Changed thread title and contents of OP. Original post didn't have any of the content above the dashed line.

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#201 shakmaster13

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[QUOTE="onewiththegame"]
its pokemon, do people really care?
charizard1605

Oh look, it's an "I'm too cool to care for something that doesnt have blood and gore and sex, I'm too cool for Pokemon,' person. Grow up, man. The games are undoubtedly some of the best on the market, and the only person who loses out by not playing these games is you.

I never thought I'd live to see a pokemon player tell another person to grow up.

Oh how the times have changed. I just hope these remakes are better than the crap that is pearl/diamond/platinum. Crystal and red/blue were by far my favorite pokemon games.

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#202 deactivated-5d6bb9cb2ee20

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[QUOTE="SAGE_OF_FIRE"][QUOTE="NAPK1NS"][QUOTE="charizard1605"] I think it might... from the looks of it...

It pretty much totally won't. 8.5? Sure... but I really doubt it getting AAA.

Considering that gold/silver wasn't AAA I doubt these versions will be. BUT Gold/silver should have been AAA at the time of release.

If this newer .5 increment rating system had been in effect at the time of G/S's release, it would have been AAA. As it is, the new game (which is better, trust me, I have the Japanese import) will easily cruise past the 9.0 mark.

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#203 deactivated-5d6bb9cb2ee20

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[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="onewiththegame"]
its pokemon, do people really care?
shakmaster13

Oh look, it's an "I'm too cool to care for something that doesnt have blood and gore and sex, I'm too cool for Pokemon,' person. Grow up, man. The games are undoubtedly some of the best on the market, and the only person who loses out by not playing these games is you.

I never thought I'd live to see a pokemon player tell another person to grow up.

Oh how the times have changed. I just hope these remakes are better than the crap that is pearl/diamond/platinum. Crystal and red/blue were by far my favorite pokemon games.

;) Seriously, though, people need to get past their pre concieved notions about this series. And what's wrong with D/P/Pt? It certainly was better than the pile of **** that was Ruby/Sapphire...

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