Diamond has Dialga, the pokemon that created time, while Pearl has Palkia, the creator of space. This expanded Pokemon mythos feels a bit weird, but it undeniably nurtures the overall Pokemon universe, a place that was in much need of some meaningful plots in its games.
A third legendary Pokemon, Giratina, would later appear in the cover art of Pokemon Platinum , the third, more refined version that goes alongside Diamond and Pearl. One of the most welcome additions is the division between physical and special attacks on a case to case basis. Before, every Water-type attack was special, which sometimes made no sense.
Additionally, some nifty design implementations were made, like some pokemon having male or female forms, each with unique sprites. Pokemon Diamond and Pearl is a great jump forward for the world of Pokemon. The more advanced combat system and the many quality of life improvements turn Diamond and Pearl into one of the most complete Pokemon experience, with a few caveats. That said, Diamond and Pearl are still worthy additions to the franchise, along with its new pokemon.
But even I have to admit that the games are similar — the Red version is similar to the Silver version and so on and so forth for Ruby and Diamond, among others. For example, Melee and Brawl are the same game but it doesn't make Brawl such a bad game in comparison with Melee. This simply means that if you weren't a fan of Melee, the chances are that you won't like Brawl either. This is also true for the Pokemon series — it's nearly the same game for every version but it's still one of the most fun and entertaining games available.
To be completely honest, the Pokemon general gameplay is among the best in the RPG sector. While my previous statements will make many people cringe, I have to say that the game format is a homerun in my opinion —it hits home, so to speak. With that being said, while I believe that the gameplay for the fourth generation of Pokemon games was great, there was still plenty of room for improvement. In my opinion, the designers of the second generation were clever in allowing gamers to return to Kanto after defeating the Elite Four — or more appropriately, you have to enter Kanto in order to battle it out with the Elite Four but it's a technicality that shouldn't count.
After the release of Pokemon's third generation, the ability to go back and forth between two regions was removed, a trend of disappointment that appears to continue into the fourth generation.
At first, such ability can be re-launched in the DS but it wasn't so although the designers were able to bridge the gap between the GBA and DS games. The absence of the ability to bring them back — think of a time machine feature — as is the case of the trades between the first and second generation is but a minor setback.
The actual battling system is as great as can be. The special physical split means that there are more pocket monsters that can be successfully used in battles, such as Gyarados being able to use a Water Type move without appearing like a sucker. While I may sound too excited about it, I want to emphasize that it's a significant improvement. All in all, the Diamond and Pearl gameplays are exactly right up the Pokemon fans' alley including the Pokemon characters, the Fights, the Items, and the Run options.
But since there are slight twists to the gameplay, an older franchise gets a breath of new life in it. Do I honestly believe that the music and sound effects of the Diamond version are better than its gameplay — or for that matter, even good? Sadly, no, I don't. But that's not such a bad thing at all where I'm concerned especially since, for the first time, I can't care less about the music and sound effects in a Pokemon game. While the soundtrack has a nostalgic appeal about it, I believe that it's akin to nails on a chalkboard — grating on the ears and, thus, an unnecessary addition to a great game.
The game introduces this new Poketech which is like a smartwatch that makes use of the bottom screen and the touch controls actually work way better here than you would think. I do feel that it is fair to say that while this is a game that does play it safe. Well, this is before the game was released. I think you could debate that some of the later Nintendo DS games improve on this, but none of them let me start with Piplup!
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