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Title: Which Pokémon game should you buy this holiday?
Post by: HCK on December 06, 2021, 04:05:21 pm
Which Pokémon game should you buy this holiday?

Sinnoh remakes

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl



$58 at Amazon

Pros


Extremely easy to progress
Expansive post-game content
New Grand Underground


Cons


Lack of Fire types
Invisible barriers
Wild encounters


Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are remakes of the classic Gen 4 games, bringing a new visual polish and features like the Grand Underground. The games feel dated in many ways, though, with a lack of quality of life improvements and numerous invisible barriers blocking player progress.





New territory

Pokémon Sword and Shield



$60 at Amazon

Pros


Innovative Wild Area
Many new kinds of Pokémon
Expansions available


Cons


A little too easy
Short main story


Pokémon Sword and Shield take players to the U.K-inspired Galar region, with tons of new Pokémon to acquire and features like the Wild Area and Dynamax battles. However, the story is a little short, and there's a lack of massive improvements over past titles.





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