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Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Pokemon Shining Pearl

SCORE: 72

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Pokemon Shining Pearl take players back to the Sinnoh region. These games are remakes from the Nintendo DS games of Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl. The Chibi graphical style in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Pokemon Shining Pearl will appease Pokemon fans that enjoy the squat looking characters. The TMs are one use, and the HMs do not need to be taught. We can fly, surf, and cut from a menu screen when you need it. Pokemon will follow you in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Pokemon Shining Pearl on the screen. Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Pokemon Shining Pearl will autosave after each battle, catching a Pokemon, going in and out of buildings, and more. The autosave feature can be turned off. There are some bugs in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Pokemon Shining Pearl so you might want to leave it on.

The champion in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Pokemon Shining Pearl was given AI training from competitive league players. We can bedazzle our Pokeballs for differing effects on the Pokemon. If you have played other recent Pokemon games you can earn some legendaries like Mew. After the game is beaten you can summon legendary Pokemon from games prior to the Nintendo DS game releases.

It is easy to tell that Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Pokemon Shining Pearl is a remake. Even some of the previous bugs are still present in these games. There is violent content and evolution is still being preached in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Pokemon Shining Pearl. There are no newer Pokemon in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Pokemon Shining Pearl. These games contain Gen 4 and previous. Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Pokemon Shining Pearl is definitely more challenging than Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield.

I like the music in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Pokemon Shining Pearl. There is even the old soundtrack available if you want to hear how it sounded on the Nintendo DS. If you played the Nintendo DS versions of these games then you should be able to remember what to do and where to do it. Hopefully you caught some of the live streams I did of Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Pokemon Shining Pearl. I enjoyed my time with these games. I am thankful Family Friendly Gaming assisted me with purchasing one of them.
- Peter

Graphics: 72%
Sound: 77%
Replay/Extras: 85%
Gameplay: 66%
Family Friendly Factor: 60%

System: Nintendo Switch
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: ILCA
Rating: ‘E’ - Everyone SIX and OLDER ONLY {Mild Cartoon Violence}