While the removal of HMs is a welcome quality of life improvement, I can’t say the same about reverting TMs back to single-use items. It’s not just content that the new remakes are missing out on, either. The games have, with few exceptions, the exact same amount of content as they did 15 years ago. They cut the roster to only include creatures that existed circa 2006, despite the 4 whole generations worth of additions since then.
#Diamond and pearl plus#
Every Pokémon that had been added since Gen 4, plus brand new Mega Evolutions for returning Pokémon, were just some of the ways in which these remakes expanded upon the originals.ĭisappointingly, Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl have nothing like this. When these games released in 2014, they updated the originals with everything that had been introduced in the 12 years that had passed since they came out. Let’s use Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the remakes of Generation 3, as an example. Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl retain the exact look and feel of the originals.
I’m not here to make reaching judgements on the developers of these games, but it is worth noting just for context. This could be the cause of a number of inconsistencies that these remakes have brought to the table. Instead, a lesser-known studio named ILCA worked on them. Will this focus on faithfulness take us back to the classics and allow us to truly enjoy the old games, or will it hinder the creative potential of the series? Time to analyze how these remakes differ from the remakes of years past, and whether or not those differences are worthwhile.īrilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are the fourth (fifth, if you count 2018’s Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee) set of Pokémon remakes, but the first that Game Freak didn’t develop. These games have prioritized being faithful more than any other. Pokémon games getting remakes is nothing new, but there’s something different this time around. This year sees the release of remakes of the Generation 4 games, Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. November always brings three things: premature Christmas celebrations, unreasonably cold weather, and controversial Pokémon games.
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