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Spin-Off So...what's your opinion about the new Mystery Dungeon Games?

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Sorry if there's already a thread about this, I didn't see one, so...

I think the title about sums it up. What do you think about the new Pokemon Mystery Dungeon titles, Explorers of Time/Darkness?

Myself, I never played Red or Blue Rescue Team, so I wasn't sure what to expect when I picked up Explorers of Darkness. I haven't beaten the game yet (far from it, I'm only on chapter 7 or so), but so far I find it mildly amusing. I get to be a Charmander running around with a Chikorita who wastes the PP of good moves we're gonna need for a boss battle and leaving my money to 'Rest in Peace' with a Duskull -- woot?

Going through the dungeons has it's fun moments, sure, but unless you train every waking second at Marowak Dojo, some of the dungeons can get a little rough. Mt. Bristle gave me a HELL of a time, I can tell you that.

But what's anyone else think about them?
 
Personally, I was never too fond of the idea of running around in dungeons constantly... but, I decided, Hey, why not give it a shot? I haven't gone to regret that decision since. (I chose Darkness, by the way.)
What kept me glued to the game was the plot. The plot is amazingly intricate. You think you know everything, then Bam! Something that you would have never guessed happens.
What got me the most, though, were the amount of trials and heartbreaks. There will be certain scenarios in the future (I don't want to spoil it for you) that will just tug at your heartstrings. I found tears in my eyes multiple times in this game . . . It's just so deep. The characterization is extremely well done, and as such you get to love every character after a time. Sure, it starts off slow, but it's so worth it in the end.
 
This thread is quite a coincidence to me since, after having the game ever since its release, I finally started to play it just last week. I had already played Blue Rescue Team, so I knew what to except. But wow, I thought the plot for the first pair of games was deep for a Pokémon game. Mystery Dungeon 2's plot... jeez. The plot twists genuinely shocked me a few times.

I'm a Bulbasaur with a male Chimchar partner. 8D Being able to use Sleep Powder is an Arceus-send.

Anyway, I've been stuck in the "final chapter" for three days. It's so freakin' hard. o.o; Talk about a difficulty spike.

By the way, anyone who's played this game has go to watch this slightly spoilerfic video. Do it.
 
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I have yet to open up my MD2. I kind of finished Blue Mystery Dungeon, but I really want to be able to go through all of it, not just the main story line(which I have already done).

Hopefully MD2 will be a little be more enhanced that the regular MD. From what the 3 of you have said so far... MD2 sounds great!
 
Blurrz said:
I have yet to open up my MD2. I kind of finished Blue Mystery Dungeon, but I really want to be able to go through all of it, not just the main story line(which I have already done).

Hopefully MD2 will be a little be more enhanced that the regular MD. From what the 3 of you have said so far... MD2 sounds great!
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Indeed so... The only flaw I have found with it is that some (thankfully not all) of the mechanics used in the original Mystery Dungeons have returned... but were toned down considerably, in my opinion. They've added more elements to assist you rather than "kill" you.
Ah, another unfortunate flaw is that . . . once you recruit all the Legendaries and Pokemon, and have "truly" defeated the whole story... it just feels kind of completed. It's not as fun to level up a Pkmn in Mystery Dungeon as it is in the original Pokemon games (Diamond/Pearl and the like), and so that may deter you a bit. And once all's said and done, as mentioned above, there's really no reason to go back. It's like playing a solo-player game (Zelda) and completing it. There's really no other reason to go back unless you want to complete mini-quests and the like . . . But, I guess everyone's opinions and likes are different.

Other than those mentioned above, it truly is a worthy successor to the original Mystery Dungeons, and deserves to be praised for actually being better than them with added elements that actually are useful.
 
I've finished Explorers of Time, and let me tell ya, it's a bloody addicting game! The gameplay, the music, and the characters are unforgettable.
 
Well! It seems like I'm one of the only ones who's not completely satisfied. But then again, I am very early in the game, so I'll reserve judgement for the moment.

I take it there's no evolution in these games, then...? :( crap...
 
I realized why I couldn't get past the part I was stuck on... I had somehow forgotten the existence of linked moves and hadn't used them for the entire game. DX And I was such a whore for linked moves in MD1 too.

Emerald_Dragonite said:
I take it there's no evolution in these games, then...? :( crap...
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That comes up later. Much later.
 
It was very good! I love the plot line, twist and turns all over, and that you can see the pictures of every pokemon! ... i might say i liked it even better than the last one...

I never get bored with playing it over and over!
 
Great Game!

Hey i got this game through the post the morning it came out and went straight to my ds and started playing. (By the way i pre-ordered it on amazon :P) But overall this game is a very fun game since i played the first in the series and i knew it would be awesome and it didn't let me down. Great graphics, great plot (its very...very deep :P) and yeh i rate it 10/10 good job nintendo!
 
These games are amazing! I loved the first ones and I love these even more. The plot is cool and the soundtrack feels so epic( like MD R/B).
 
What's your favorite part of the game? I like the part where that Drowzee becomes good. My favorite NPC's are that Drowzee, Chimecho, Cresselia, Medicharm, Gardivuair (there's one in this game, too), Gallade, Uxie, Mesprit, Azelf, Mr. Mime, and Spoink.
^ Notice something? ^
 
It's easy too easy i finished it like a month ago... But the legendaries and the format are pretty cool! The hardest part for me being a water pokemon was luxray I had to train geodude for a week until he got magnitude... I would give it a 7/10
 
KadabraLover said:
What's your favorite part of the game? I like the part where that Drowzee becomes good. My favorite NPC's are that Drowzee, Chimecho, Cresselia, Medicharm, Gardivuair (there's one in this game, too), Gallade, Uxie, Mesprit, Azelf, Mr. Mime, and Spoink.
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My favorite part? The ending, or the moment of the plot twist.

Favorite NPCs..?

Grovyle, Chatot, Wigglytuff, and Bidoof.

Also, I absoulutly loved this game. The characters, the story, the battle system...it's just really, really good.

11/10
 
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