HeartGold and SoulSilver get perfect score

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Geez, I like the games, but that whole thing felt like a huge fanboy post. Best DS Graphics? Please.

. Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire were a disappointment to all
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And I quit reading.
 
Didnt expect that. I knew it would be good but not quite THAT good.....
 
lol give me a break, those games don't deserve that score at all. This is why companies shouldn't rate shit.
 
Holy Arceus...perfect?! Never expected that. Maybe it's because everyone's been waiting for G/S remakes for a long time.
 
Ultimately, there really is no other way, so I’ll just come out here and say it: Pokémon Gold and Silver is the single greatest handheld game ever created.
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YO, (every good handheld game in existence)! I'm really happy for you, I'mma let you finish, but HeartGold/SoulSilver is the best game of ALL TIME! [/old yet fitting meme]

Yeah... there's no way this is a professional game review. I've seen more objectivity at political rallys.
 
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire were a disappointment to all
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Lolwut?

I'm really looking forward to these games when they come out in New Zealand, and they look to be awesome, but this reviewer is just a rabid fanboy imo.
 
Today, with merchandising that extends to an anime that is currently in its 14th season,
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In America, it's only in its 12th season, and in Japan, Pokemon doesn't have seasons at all, but they're airing episodes that would be in it's 13th season...

And yet, the quality of the games in the series is certainly suspect. While there can be no doubt that Pokémon Red/Blue were the absolute best in their time -- dwarfed only by their GBC successors that were superior in every single way -- the games have certainly gone downhill since then.

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire were a disappointment to all,
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I know reviews don't have to have phrases like "I think" in them, because we know this is the reviewer's opinion, but still... "to all"? Really? Is it even to most? =/

and Pokémon Diamond and Pearl have done little to repair the franchise’s image.
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......... ?

Meanwhile, increasingly inane console titles like Pokémon Battle Revolution and Pokémon XD,
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I can kinda understand PBR, but I don't see what was so inane about XD.

accompanied by horrendous spin off titles like Pokémon Dash and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, which reek of nothing but cynical attempts on Nintendo’s part to cash in on the hysteria surrounding the franchise as much as they can,
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You can say the same thing about the main games. In fact, I think the remakes might be the games you can especially say that about.

There can be no two questions about it: Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver are indisputably the best looking Pokémon titles to date,
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In my opinion, that's probably true for the main games.

For newcomers, these areas present tangible proof of exactly what the DS is capable of, and they make you wonder why, six years into the system’s lifespan, we are yet to see other games that can match up to what Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver provide visually.
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If Dogasu were here...

Ultimately, there really is no other way, so I’ll just come out here and say it: Pokémon Gold and Silver is the single greatest handheld game ever created.
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Like I said, I know reviewers don't need to say things like "I think" and "in my opinion" in their reviews, but is it still credible to say things like this as a fact?
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Okay, that wasn't a good review (unless it was written by my school newspaper, in which case it is god-like) but the perfect score still applies. The game is beautiful and has some very fun features.

But yeah, the review itself sucked.
 
Ryuutakesh! said:
Okay, that wasn't a good review (unless it was written by my school newspaper, in which case it is god-like) but the perfect score still applies. The game is beautiful and has some very fun features.
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I still don't think the features they have are enough to give the games 100%, and I've been looking forward to these remakes and am really impressed by how much new stuff has been put into them.
 
Rex Kamex said:
I still don't think the features they have are enough to give the games 100%, and I've been looking forward to these remakes and am really impressed by how much new stuff has been put into them.
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What all do you see wrong with it? Sure there are changes, but are they really bad?
 
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What all do you see wrong with it? Sure there are changes, but are they really bad?
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They're not perfect. It is as simple as that.

Game Freak did not go all out on HGSS, as the Generation V games will soon prove. It seems that Junichi Masuda wasn't even involved with the development of the remakes.
 
Ryuutakesh! said:
Gotta love the unsupported optimism.
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Thinking from a developer's standpoint, if they did everything that can do, then what would be the point of Gen V rather than "MOAR POKEYMANZ!!!". I know that they would still be able to feed it to die-hard fans (I might still get it despite Zoroark, granted if I see him he dies) but only the most rabid Nintendo fanboy wouldn't think "Okay, I've bought this exact same game 5 times, each one a bit prettier than the last, but enough is enough."

But then again this is Nintendo, and IT PRINTS MONEY!!!
 
Ryuutakesh! said:
Gotta love the unsupported optimism.
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Do you really think that the only new things will be the Pokémon and the region, and yet you're still excited about the games? I hope for your sake that that isn't true.

It's not unsupported, although it remains to be seen how exactly Generation V will set itself apart from its predecessor despite using the same technology. Junichi Masuda, the company's director, had minimal influence on Platinum and HGSS because he preferred to be working on Generation V. That speaks volumes.

I do wish HGSS had been the last DS games as initially thought (so that they could be as good as possible), but it was plain as day when the games were released that more could have been done with them. Now we know why that is.
 
You're saying they'll go all out in Gen V. There is no basis for that statement since we know next to nothing of Gen V and while yes I do expect improvements, the standard for "all out" may very well have changed by then.

But this is not a thread about Gen V, nor is it a thread where we once again argue back and forth until I get annoyed and consider it pointless.
 
They don't even have to go all out on Generation V to nullify the statement that HGSS are perfect. Merely a handful of enhancements and additions would be enough to do that.
 
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