At the writing of this review I’ve completed the main story, but what you need to understand about Mystery Dungeon games is that they have a fantastic post-game.
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The storytelling is charming and full of life, with characters that are arguably more interesting than those from the mainline games. Blaze keeps its original difficulty spike (many a defeat happened here).Īll things considered, if we get a PMD Explorers DX remake of this quality, I might cry The story itself remains fantastic the fugitive sequence which forces you and your partner to journey vast distances to clear your name remains memorable and exciting, even if Mt. My journey began with the aptly-named Rescue Team Blue (see what I did there?) of a Cyndaquil and Totodile about to become involved in events threatening the balance of the world. These improvements have given the animation team more to work with in terms of cutscenes and let me be the one to tell you, it doesn’t get much better than seeing yourself as a Cyndaquil mid-jump-punching towards an Alakazam. I’ll never get tired of Cyndaquil’s flames accompanying bursts of surprise or the Legendary Bird Trio’s dramatic T-Pose. Each model has a textured complexion matching that of the illustration style, and the animations are quite frankly charming. However, Rescue Team DX has even got me loving the models.
I’m generally in the camp that prefers sprites over 3D models, and for the main Pokémon games, I’d replace the current 3D models with sprites in a heartbeat. The other thing to address is the 3D model system.
The enemies – especially the bosses – still hit hard and will punish you if you don’t pay enough attention.
Despite these neat additions, the game never feels too easy. Additionally, the starters come with egg moves, which meant that Cyndaquil came with a handy Double Kick and Totodile came with Metal Claw and Ice Fang, providing great utility to help players through early dungeons. The updates to the game also include adapting a speed stat, which prevents moves like Agility ruining your runs and instead allows you a chance to strike twice in one turn. While I did miss the busted trick that was keeping Smokescreen on Cyndaquil for the entire game, this was a needed balance decision. Thankfully, it takes only the best features from these older titles, benefitting from a wider pool of items, a movement system that is no longer inherently broken, and a better stat system. This is a feature that first appeared in Gates to Infinity, a game Rescue Team DX makes a habit of borrowing from.Įverything is as beautiful as I remember, but with a modern art-style that still captures the character of the original Luckily, the extra feature that lets you choose your character instead allowed me to build my original team of a Cyndaquil hero and Totodile partner. As expected, I did not get the same result as when I was a lot younger (I’ve grown up a lot apparently because I got Sassy instead of Timid). I started the game with the familiar presentation of the personality quiz, deciding which Pokémon you play as. The setting feels fantastical but real, the portraits modern but stylish and even the items have unique illustrations! Every detail of the presentation is tempered to Rescue Team perfection. Everything is as beautiful as I remember, but with a modern art-style that still captures the character of the original. It was perfect the nostalgia washed over me as I heard that iconic tune and witnessed the familiar setting of Pokémon Square. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX delivered.Īs I powered up the Switch I was instantly struck by the presentation. When I returned to play the remake of one of my favourite games I hoped to be struck by the same emotion. There’s a blue sky, and a Pelipper flies across the screen, all to the opening theme of adventure.
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