(2) Heart Gold and Soul Silver Screenshots, Rising Rivals Scans [5/9]

[Meaty]

The apricots were a big thing about GSC, though. I think that they'd keep the apricots, but adapt the balls made. The yellow apricot making Quick Ball instead of Fast Ball. The pink apricot making Luxury Ball instead of Heart Ball. They do the same thing, just with different names.

Actually, Fast Ball doesn't do the same thing as Quick Ball. Fast Ball has a higher catch rate depending on how high the pokemon's speed stat is. Quick Ball has a higher catch rate depending on how soon you use it after the battle has started.

 

[Platinum26]

has anyone ever bought a pokemon game from japan because i was going to buy soul silver. If so any recomendations on what website to get it on.

 

[Firemaker]

I don't think the starter following you will last forever, probably until you complete your first task of getting the egg to Professor Elm. At that point you're only borrowing the pokemon.
For Apricorn:
Level Ball - Nest Ball
Lure Ball - Dive Ball or Net Ball
Moon Ball - ? But will probably be a Dusk Ball
Friend Ball - Luxury Ball
Fast Ball - Similar to Quick Ball
Heavy Ball - ?
Love Ball - ?

On another note: Can't wait for the R/S remake (lol)

 

[Loyal Lucario]

Wow, I can't wait for this, it's all so exciting, im hoping they keep everything the same, especially the apricot balls (probably not T_T)

 

[xxashxx]

I hope there will be th D/P features. I know I have mentioned it a few times but I really hope they include the 4th gen Pokemon. I wonder how they will make it work though. I hope they can somehow.

 

[Xander]

I don't think the starter following you will last forever, probably until you complete your first task of getting the egg to Professor Elm. At that point you're only borrowing the pokemon.

I seriously hope so. Having something following me around through the whole game is almost enough to make me not want the game at all. It would be that annoying.

 

[DemoV5]

I hope and believe you can switch Pokemon following you, and by any chance change it, like the player does it in Ilex forest with Pichu

 

[FireMeowth]

I don't think the starter following you will last forever, probably until you complete your first task of getting the egg to Professor Elm. At that point you're only borrowing the pokemon.

I seriously hope so. Having something following me around through the whole game is almost enough to make me not want the game at all. It would be that annoying.

Notice how the player in Ilex Forest doesn't have a starter around. Just the Pikachu-colored Pichu.

 

[Xander]

I don't think the starter following you will last forever, probably until you complete your first task of getting the egg to Professor Elm. At that point you're only borrowing the pokemon.

I seriously hope so. Having something following me around through the whole game is almost enough to make me not want the game at all. It would be that annoying.

Notice how the player in Ilex Forest doesn't have a starter around. Just the Pikachu-colored Pichu.

Yes, and that's also part of (more than likely) an event. I also said "something", rather than "starter", because of that screenshot. I don't want anything following me around in the game.

If it's an option that can be turned off from the beginning or at least early on, I'll be happy. Otherwise, it's likely l might just not buy the game at all.

 

[Divine_Light]

I guess the female is the new Silver, As there already is a Gold and Crystal (The games aren't named Crystal so that character is out).

 

[DemoV5]

Heart and Soul? Or just Gold and Heart/Soul, like it was with FRLG, Red and Leaf

 

[Xander]

Silver is the red-haired rival.

If anything, she'll just get her own name.

DemoV5, I don't even understand your question. The games are HeartGold and SoulSilver, just as they were with FireRed and LeafGreen.

 

[SotS]

If I could please have a gripe. Why is Platinum and Rising Rivals in the DP sets? Don't you think it'd be better to make another thumbnail labeled Platinum Sets?

 

[Xander]

It would be, considering Platinum is it's own set, and not part of the D/P series. I assume the same applies for Rising Rivals, but is part of the Platinum series instead.

 

[Medaforcer]

I don't think the starter following you will last forever, probably until you complete your first task of getting the egg to Professor Elm. At that point you're only borrowing the pokemon.

I seriously hope so. Having something following me around through the whole game is almost enough to make me not want the game at all. It would be that annoying.

Notice how the player in Ilex Forest doesn't have a starter around. Just the Pikachu-colored Pichu.

Yes, and that's also part of (more than likely) an event. I also said "something", rather than "starter", because of that screenshot. I don't want anything following me around in the game.

If it's an option that can be turned off from the beginning or at least early on, I'll be happy. Otherwise, it's likely l might just not buy the game at all.

That is an incredibly superficial reason not to get a game. A pokemon following you would not change anything.

 

[FireMeowth]

A Pokémon following you at all times could get quite annoying for some players.
...But I have no doubt that you can turn it off somehow.

 

[Xander]

That is an incredibly superficial reason not to get a game. A pokemon following you would not change anything.

It would change the experience playing it. Why would I want to buy a game that's going to annoy me the entire time playing it? If the Pokemon following you isn't a choice, then it's going to be annoying for me, and that's enough to make me not want it.

But I agree with FireMeowth, I'm fairly sure it'll be a choice, and if so then problem solved. If not, I'll look into methods to remove it myself. [By the way, like the new avatar, FireMeowth.]

 

[Noobnerd]

Female trainer looks dumb.

Male trainer looks... somewhat familiar.

Lugia looks like he has hands lol.

 

[Saviour_Gundam]

Hrm, it hasn't been a week since the announcement and people are already whining about the problems

a quote from Yahtzee (Zero Punctuation, probably the only person I'll recognize as a "critic") comes to mind, but it's too insulting to quote (look it up yourselves)

Edit:
Ah what the hey I'll just censor it.

"Fans are clinging, complaining dip****s, who will never ever be grateful for any concession you make"


If you honestly think they're gonna go out of the way to make 493 sprites for a Pokemon to follow them, then your just silly.
there's no absolute guarantee as to what will be on your team throughout the game, maybe you have a Totodile, a Zubat and Geodude early on, maybe you'll ditch your starter and have a Growlithe, Kadabra and Flaffy, or maybe you'll hack 6 Arceus. They're not gonna just make the first Pokemon's sprite stay out of it's Pokeball and follow you around, especially considering how silly it would be to watch a Wailord somehow keep up with you when you run Despite it's size.
And even IF it only applies to your starter Pokemon I seriously doubt it'll be like that while it's a Feraligatr, or a Typhlosion or Meganium.
(sorry but the whining on other forums I hear about the pokemon following you has invoked this post)

Also whats so dumb looking about the female character?
So she has a big hat with a big ribbon, who cares, then don't use her. She looks like the old girl, just a different hair color and choice of clothes. I think the girl is cool. It's different.

Although I wonder if she'll play a part in the Pokemon Anime should they return to Johto.... - taps chin -

Ah well.

 

[Heavenly Spoon]

Touch-screen support? <3

This was one of the things I personally thought they did horribly wrong in DPPt, the touch screen. Being able to battle using the touch screen is a pretty good choice, as it allows fast access to whatever option you need. This was what I missed in the overworld, you had to start using buttons again after battling using the stylus, which was quite a drag (and the battling system was obviously made more for the stylus than it was for just direction-pad and A/B). The bottom screen only had a bunch of silly options, using double pixels, in gray and lighter gray, it served some purposes, but nothing to brag about, and nothing which should take up that much space. I mean, seriously, you could make a step counter out of 5x11 pixels easily...

The touch screen seems to be able to completely replace the buttons in this case (I see an A button in pink anyway), allowing for fast and easy access to any option you might need. This makes a lot of sense, since Pokémon is not a speed and action based game, but it does have quite a few options available. A touch screen allows for more buttons than the standard 6+2 buttons, as well as a clear indications of what they do.

I wasn't expecting much from a remake of my 2 favourite Pokémon games, but it seems like they're doing at least some stuff right. All they need now is overworld sprites for stuff like Venmoth, Ariados, Wigglytuff, Hypno, Mew, other stuff. I realise Wailord would be silly, but most of the regular Pokémon deserve one .
Either way, they made overworld sprites for Torterra, so big Pokémon should be possible.