The singular place where our play styles converge has proven to be exclusive 3DS supplementary title Pokémon Dream Radar.ĭream Radar brings the best of both worlds to our world in an augmented reality search to capture Pokémon which can then be transferred directly into Black or White 2. I, being the straight-ahead gamer, have steadily plodded through the narrative of Pokémon Black 2, while my son's more laid back approach has been to while away the hours investigating practically everything else Pokémon White 2 has to offer. Gameplay in my own house has been more or less split down the middle with regard to core story play versus time spent blissfully exploring all this additional content. For the most part these graphics look astounding, even on the sizable canvas of the 3DS XL screen, though the classically pixelated sprites of the actual Pocket Monsters do seem to be showing their age.
The new visuals are further refined with more dynamically rendered environments – complete with Resident Evil-style shifting camera angles – and ample cut scenes. With battles in venues as disparate as subway cars, fashion runways and dive bars, Black/White 2 really throws a lot of on-screen animation at potential Pokémon Masters. Still, even these similarities offer some tweaks that push the previous-gen hardware of the Nintendo DS. Aside from that, though, the title sticks close to the tried-and-true recipe you capture Pokémon, battle other trainers and work your way through the regional Gym system on your way to Poké-dominance, all the way facing off against a sinister organization, the lingering elements of Team Plasma. In fact they revel in it, taking every opportunity within the growing narrative to remind players of the events that transpired two years (in game time) earlier. Yes, Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 make no secret that they are follow-ups to 2011's original Black and White. For a series that has, for some 15 years, defined itself by retelling the same story time and again with slightly adjusted characters, the fact that it's a direct sequel alone monkeys with the age-old formula. There's something undeniably different about the latest chapter in the Pokémon saga.
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