And the final showdown with N, involving the legendary beasties Zekrom and Reshiram, is also pretty epic.Ī lot of things feel fresh and new in Black and White, although there is a stronger sense than usual that you’re playing a game that’s on rails. There are numerous points in the game where you have to defeat legions of Team Plasma goons in a row, which adds a nice level of difficulty to the proceedings. A key figure in the team is N, a trainer that is fondly remembered among fans of the franchise, not least because his belief that Pokémon should be used for friendship rather than battling is actually pretty reasonable. The Unova region also hosts a fairly unique villainous team: Team Plasma, who dress like knights and have an obsession with freeing Pokémon from the oppression of human trainers. Unova also plays host to a whopping 156 brand new Pokémon, topping the previous record of newcomers that was set by Red and Blue’s 151. Rather than taking inspiration from a segment of Japan, this new location was based on New York City and positioned a great distance away from the old familiar places of the series. Take the central setting, for instance: the Unova region represents a major departure from all the previous regions. The big, bold choices from the development team at Game Freak have helped this game retain its freshness. Booting up Black in 2019, though, it is clear that this generation still holds up pretty well.
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Without new hardware to showcase, the 5th Generation of the franchise could have easily felt like a lull.
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Diamond and Pearl had already mastered the move to DS, and we were still three years away from Xand Ymaking the next big leap with the transition onto the 3DS. Looking back, Pokemon Black and White was something of an in-betweeny point in the franchise’s development.