DuckSaysMoo
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I started playing it today and it is awesome! what are your guys thoughts?
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^This.At least the microtransactions in this game aren't as restrictive or necessary as the ones in Shuffle. If you do need to spend money, you get a better bargain for your dollars: 1,000 PokeDiamonds for $9.99 (or an equivalent currency), as opposed to 13 Jewels (12 for $8.99, 1 for $0.99). The 13 Jewels can, at best, give you 51,000 coins or 85 Hearts. You need a Heart just to attempt a stage, so at best you can only clear 85 stages with $10. Meanwhile, with 1,000 PokeDiamonds, you can essentially attempt every stage at least once. If you manage to connect with your friends, you can contact your friends and attempt the latest stage you cleared again by paying the in-game money (the P-currency), which is great if you want to attempt stages again without spending money or waiting.
Make no mistake, this game does attempt to take as much money from you as humanely possible. Normally the balloons take from minutes to 8-9 hours (for the later balloons) to recharge, but with 1-4 PokeDiamonds (depending on the balloon), you can challenge a stage right away. The Mega Evolution stones are also 5 PokeDiamonds each, except for the first one (which is free). And finally, you have a set limit on how many Pokemon you carry (initially set at 30), but by spending PokeJewels you can raise that amount. Finally, there are limited ways in which you can obtain PokeDiamonds without spending money. The King's Challenges at best give you 11, and you can only attempt them once each. If you want to play the game the free way, you will have some difficulty progressing further.
There is also a degree of character customization, which is always welcome.
Overall, I enjoyed this game more than Shuffle. The microtransactions are there, but they aren't shoved down your throat every 5 seconds and give you a hell of a lot more for your money if you choose to spend that money.
Once you buy 3000 Poke Diamonds you can get a mine that give you 20 Poke Diamonds a day. This game sorta functions as a demo that you can upgrade by paying for a full price game.
'If it's not Pokemon Mystery Dungeon or Ranger I don't care'
The big problem with freemium on the 3DS is that you HAVE to buy via the 3DS eshop. The minimum amount of money you can add to your eshop wallet is ten dollars, and if you only need the 49 cent diamond package...... (Might as well extend my Pokebank subscription )
And getting good Pokemon is soooo RNG dependent. For example I caught a boss Talonflame, but it's only attack was ember...