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jp's Pokémon Ranger (DS)
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| [June 7, 2025 08:26:26 PM]
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Got to a point where I decided to bail. This was partly because I got frustrated - I was in a Pokemon Ranger temple or something where you have to do some tests..for one I had to defeat a Pokemon and losing meant going back to the beginning of the trial which meant I had to do a bunch of fights along the way...and I just decided it wasn't worth it (after trying three times). So, I bailed.
The game is more interesting than it probably gets credit and I was surprised about some of the mechanics and how you have to figure them out with IMO very little info from the game (no clues, etc.). For example, it took me a while to realize that how quickly you draw the loop does matter because different Pokemon react differently to it! For some, going slow and wide was the trick, for others, the opposite! For the encounter at which point I decided to bail, "Chapter IX - Three Relics and...?" I wasn't able to figure out the right technique - or pull it off at least...and since I'm on a plan to REALLY work on the DS backlog... and I was having an "ok" time, I decided to move on.
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| [May 26, 2025 04:03:52 PM]
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I'm pleasantly surprised!
Usually when you can get a Pokemon game for a decent price it means that it wasn't very good. And, I thought this one was sort of sequel of sorts to the Pokemon mystery dungeon games, but it isn't! What I'm enjoying so far is that it has the collecting and travelling parts of the games, but without any of the micromanaging (or really managing) RPG side of things. You're a young Pokemon ranger - they're sort of Pokemon community cops who help people with their Pokemon (so, not really crimes - just "oh no, there's some grimers in the water treatment plant, please help!"). The catching part is 100% action based - you use the stylus to draw circles around Pokemon (there's more to it than that, because you can use other Pokemon to help you out, but mostly it's frantic drawing on the 2nd screen - trying to catch them...), and that's pretty much it. I mean, you have a device with energy, Pokemon have abilties that can help catching, but also to overcome obstacles in the world, every Pokemon is "one use" and then you set them free... and that's it. Mostly story! So, I'm on Mission 5 (I'm guessing there's like 12 or so?) and it's pretty fun - the Pokedex seems smaller and you improve just by moving along on the story...
Neat stuff, and a nice surprise!
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jp's Pokémon Ranger (DS)
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Current Status: Stopped playing - Got frustrated
GameLog started on: Saturday 24 May, 2025
GameLog closed on: Saturday 7 June, 2025 |
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