In PokéStar Studios, you and your Pokémon follow a script (with a little room for improvisation), after which you're graded by the movie-going audience. It makes for a fun bit of nostalgia for those who have been playing since the beginning, and provides a tough challenge for anyone trying to make it through all of the tournaments.Īlso enjoyable is the Hollywood-like PokéStar Studios, which hearkens back to the contests and musicals of previous games – always one of my favorite features. One of the coolest features is the Pokémon World Tournament, which brings back most of the gym leaders and champions from the first four generations for one big tournament. Not that there was any shortage of bonus content in the original Black and White I just prefer what the sequel has to offer. One thing I really like about Black and White 2 over the original games is the new post-game content. Better to cut to the chase and get to the good stuff early. Black and White 2 has more and better Pokémon from the get-go, and the story quickly becomes a distant memory once the Elite 4 are finished. It adds some context to the story, and the Mass Effect-like ability to link up with the original game to add in various memories is neat, but otherwise they are relatively self-contained. As a franchise, Pokémon can be at once really smart and innovative, and annoyingly set in its ways.%Gallery-155420%It bears mentioning that prior knowledge of Pokémon Black and White is not necessary for full enjoyment of Black and White 2.
What a pity that Game Freak didn't use this opportunity to experiment a bit with the formula and trim down the usual rote badge quest (or make it entirely optional). As usual, Black 2 and White 2 rigorously follows the badge/Elite 4 formula that has long since worn out its welcome but will never go away. It makes the world of Pokémon feel bigger and more connected than it already is, and makes the Unova Pokémon feel like they're "part of the family."ĭisappointingly, the returning Pokémon aren't the only familiar component. Unova is now rife with Pokémon from previous generations – a welcome sight for fans of the series. More importantly, there are new Pokémon – or should I say, old Pokémon. Set two years after the events of the original Pokémon Black and White, it features a new silent protagonist, a new rival, and a handful of new gym leaders. The series is better for it too, even if the much touted emphasis on storytelling remains largely superfluous. With Pokémon Black 2 and Pokémon White 2, developer Game Freak has finally decided to stop beating around the bush and give us a "true" sequel instead of a Pokémon Platinum-esque expansion pack.
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