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Pokemon GO Review Thread
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Mr. Poolman
Member
Is Nintendo doomed yet?
Sword Of Doom
Member
It's so unfortunate that this game is so underwhelming. Regardless I'm glad it's successful.
It's not a good "game". Sitting around with it is..well, pointless.
I really don't care about Pokémon, but I downloaded this and walking around outside with my 4 year old and 8 year old was fun. They got really excited when we'd find them.
My job involves a ton of driving around and walking, so I've built up a bit of a collection.
I really don't care about Pokémon, but I downloaded this and walking around outside with my 4 year old and 8 year old was fun. They got really excited when we'd find them.
My job involves a ton of driving around and walking, so I've built up a bit of a collection.
Leafhopper
Banned
It's barely a game in my opinion. A fun social app though in theory with meeting people. Would kinda want some more stuff to do if you don't live in a big city.
5/10 sounds about right. It's making The Pokemon Company and Nintendo a bunch of money though.
5/10 sounds about right. It's making The Pokemon Company and Nintendo a bunch of money though.
everyday math
Banned
It's right where it should be in review ratings and I love the game. It's very bare in terms of features right now and lots of glitches. But they have promised every two weeks for an update.
Broadbandito
Member
Everyone trying to get in those pokeclicks
Always-honest
Banned
It's not for me but i love the concept. Great for Nintendo.
SciencePilot
Member
Reviewing this type of game makes a lot less sense because it will be continually updated like most apps and MMOs. We're not really in the world where you get most of the game on release and have enough of a picture of it to judge.
Stereogatari
Banned
It doesn't need to be good. All it needs is catching Pokemon IRL.
Inferno313
Banned
I honestly think if you're solely reviewing the game based on the mechanics of the app itself, you're missing the forest for the trees. Could the game use more depth? Yep. Could gym battles be better? You betcha. However, none of that really changes the fact that walking around downtown with my fiance shouting out: "Oh shit! There's a Scyther over there!" and passing by strangers doing the exact same, talking to them about the Pokemon they've caught, has been the single most fun I've had with a game in 2016.
The "game" is just as much, if not more so, about exploring parts of your city you've never been to before. Finding interesting landmarks you never would've noticed, meeting other Pokemon trainers and sharing the experience with those around you.
The "game" is just as much, if not more so, about exploring parts of your city you've never been to before. Finding interesting landmarks you never would've noticed, meeting other Pokemon trainers and sharing the experience with those around you.
I'm not sure this is something that can be properly reviewed as a traditional game, which is what a lot of these reviewers normally focus on. I'm also not sure how this objectively stacks up against other mobile games. Most other hits like Hearthstone, Angry Birds, Candy Crush, etc. are stop and play games whereas GO is centered much more around real world interaction. Augmented Exploration Games might become their own genre.
It brings clicks. That's not me criticizing them, it just makes sense to get into the Google search results.
PeskyToaster
Member
To me, so much of the game is about what's going on outside of the game, with your friends or even strangers and reviewing it and giving it a score is just like a spotlight in the sky saying "I don't get it"
Doug Heffernan
Member
That's an odd OP... you cherry picked positive quotes from overly negative reviews.
TimeEffect
Member
Yep, it's a shallow "game". But it's a really solid start and I hope the success motivates the team to get bigger faster.
LightofRohan
Member
Here's my facebook review:
4.5/10
as a game, it's not good. Not enough friends on there and my mom keeps messaging me news stories.
4.5/10
as a game, it's not good. Not enough friends on there and my mom keeps messaging me news stories.
Poimandres
Member
I actually don't think the game itself is "terrible" unlike a lot of people. The map is great, catching Pokemon is fun, it doesn't feel like a frustrating grind for me (yet!) like a lot of free to play games. Battles are simple but the gym concept is cool. Hatching eggs is great.
It could definitely do with some more features, but launching with just the core was probably a good idea. The REAL problem is with the crashes and instability, but as a game it's 7/10 for me.
It could definitely do with some more features, but launching with just the core was probably a good idea. The REAL problem is with the crashes and instability, but as a game it's 7/10 for me.
Not fitting the mould of a traditional game, does not mean it's not a game. The physicality of real world exploration, discovery, and social interactions that is incentivised through objectives and items within the game is the game. This occupies the same head space as saying Gone Home or other walking simulators are not games.
breadtruck
Member
Comeon now son, lets get serious for a minute.
Dark Cloud
Member
Did IGN complain about there being too much Earth water?
More_Badass
Member
Going by that blurb, seems like score is more representative of how the reviewer felt about the game than "how well constructed is this game".
Basically this
Key word is potential because I'm sure the meet ups are fun but would you get the same experience living outside a large city where large meet ups are less likely.
I've been messing around with it and the first few were fun to catch but then it just became kind of meh. I'll still hold full judgement till it officially released here though to see what kind of community pops up.
gamerMan
Member
Any gaming site or reviewer who reviews this is just probably thirsty for traffic. It's not even a game.
MisterHero
Super Member
the shallowness is what gets so many people to get along and work together. also, they can appreciate that they're outdoors and not wrapped up in a game.
Adding more regions of Pokémon will turn it into work. Trying to turn it into a competitive game will divide the userbase. Fans of the mainline games might see the fun in the mainline games, and that's why there's a separate platform for those kinds of games.
Adding more regions of Pokémon will turn it into work. Trying to turn it into a competitive game will divide the userbase. Fans of the mainline games might see the fun in the mainline games, and that's why there's a separate platform for those kinds of games.
lol the it's not a game argument is revived every time something challenges the status quo.
Bamboo 竹
Member
This App isn't good as a game, yet it's potential resides in other social aspects.
It is a game reviewing it just mechanically sorta misses the point, but saying anyone who reviews this is just doing it for traffic is extremely silly.
Some of the comments so far sound like something taken from a PR Company *Anyone who reviews this is silly, its about the Social EXPERIENCE, not about the quality of the app itself." One can certainly judge the app based on mechanics and quality.
Should Reviewers have waited for Driveclub to become what it is now before reviewing it?
YoshiStrife
Member
Not many of these review has been post on neogaf thats why i have not seen many.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
Games are reviewed at release.