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Pokémon Black/White: Triple Pokémon Battles

Six Pokémon in one fight? My brain is splitting in half!

Jun. 28 2010

Posted by: Matt

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Pokémon Black/White

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alright 
 
I didn't think I would ever get that stupid quest finished

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Pokemon used to be sweet, I want to go back to the good old days!

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Japanese as heck! AHHh
 
Those starters look lame IMO

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Edited By JokerClown88

Actually seems pretty nifty.

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aaahhh

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More pokemon means more fun! Right? No? Awwwww.

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Edited By Shibbles

Adding three-Pokemon battles into the mix is pretty much just turning it into an SMT game.

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Edited By jeffk38uk

I'm expecting the next pokemon series to be a squad based RTS at this rate, lol.

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I like all the pixels.

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I remember back in the day when it was one on one Pokemon battles.

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Wow, those pokemon sprites do NOT look good up close.

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Edited By wolf_blitzer85

Dude those weren't Pokemon. 
 
Now back in my day..... 
 
@Jeffk38uk said:

" I'm expecting the next pokemon series to be a squad based RTS at this rate, lol. "
Pokemon Tactics could be an interesting take.
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This game is too awesome for words! I loves me some Pokemans!!

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I am not sure if I can handle this! man a 3DS is looking more and more lucrative not having a DS at this point...

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@Shibbles said:
" Adding three-Pokemon battles into the mix is pretty much just turning it into an SMT game. "
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YES!! A Pokemon ORGY!

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Nintendo needs to learn that more isn't better with Pokemon.

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Man, people must really hit F5 for like hours or something to get "first"

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The last pokemon game I played was gold, and let me say that this isn't fucking pokemon it's just absolute nonsense. It looks like a badly rendered acid trip, surely with all the new technology these games could be looking crisp and sharp at this point.
Also, 250 pokemon is fucking plenty, keep your ill conceived fire monkeys and get back to basics. Anyway I think it's clear that this game isn't aimed at me.

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@sammo21 said:
" Man, people must really hit F5 for like hours or something to get "first" "
Quest whoring is srs business! 
 
Phase One: Quest Whore 
Phase Two: ? 
Phase Three: PROFIT!
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Edited By Xeiphyer

Looks like some actual meaningful changes coming in these games. Was that some sort of browser based app? Presumably trading, which would be crazy awesome.

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@WalkerTR77:  I agree.  
 
I also hate the new 3d graphics.
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@Shibbles said:
" Adding three-Pokemon battles into the mix is pretty much just turning it into an SMT game. "
Maybe in this one you can catch Satan.
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Edited By godzilla_sushi

That's a kick in the poke-balls.

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Pocketo Mon Stars!

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Better have good sound effects and not recycled shit.

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Edited By AlwaysAngry

The only Pokemon games I've ever played were Gold (the original) and Sapphire. Let me tell you something, this isn't Pokemon!

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hell ya i need a ds again.

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AHHHHH!!!!

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Now I'm a pokemon fan, I've got atleast one game from each generation. But they need to streamline the combat!, I've been replaying HG trying to evolve some pokemon but it's so damn slow. If they dont change the basics I don't see myself getting this, 3 on 3 does not seem like an improvement to me.

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@AlwaysAngry:
Red and blue are the only 2 pokemon games son.
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Animated sprites? Nice to see Pokemon is finally going beyond 8-bit game design.

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Meaningful differences?!  Cutscenes?  Closeups of characters to make them feel more like real characters rather than little bugs?  Animated sprites?
 
Tell Jeff!

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Did that girl walk through a portal and turn into a boy? 

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Brb I got to go catch 'em all... again >:/

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 pokemon design looks uninspired, 3v3 is absurd, all the sprites look jagged and I will still probably get it    

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Gimme some.

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stupid

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are you serious.... triple battle... i can understand double but triple?!?!?! seriously there passing off these lame excuses of innovations when the whole fucking series needs an overhaul not more shit on top

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Great. Now I HAVE to buy it.
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The pokeman animate... sold.

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@RE_Player92:  Black white is a pretty big overhaul. Triple battles probably will never be mandatory just as doubles were. People complain and say the series should change how it plays... but then it would not be Pokemon anymore.
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@RE_Player92: Yeah, because series overhaul worked great when Square Enix did that with Final Fantasy XIII.  No one complained there.
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@FluxWaveZ said:
" @RE_Player92: Yeah, because series overhaul worked great when Square Enix did that with Final Fantasy XIII.  No one complained there. "
Heh, to be fair FFXIII idea of innovation was a long ass tutorial, mostly.
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@FluxWaveZ said:
" @RE_Player92: Yeah, because series overhaul worked great when Square Enix did that with Final Fantasy XIII.  No one complained there. "
Exactly. It just wasn't Final Fantasy anymore.  If you don't like how a series plays, but like the characters and fiction, try spin-offs.
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3 on 3 battles are going to take 423957349857348957 years.  Whatever that PC thing they showed, awesome!

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Starters always look lame the first time you see them. 
 
That said, 3v3 is pretty crazy.  They should quit toying around and just have 6 on 6 battles for total mayhem.

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i LOVE the fact that they're trying to change the perspective....but this would have looked SO MUCH BETTER on the 3DS 
 
obviously the tech has been there for them to develop with, so why put it on the DS? 
 
would have loved this as a launch 3DS title and the graphics and sprites would look WAY better

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@CDUB901 said:
" i LOVE the fact that they're trying to change the perspective....but this would have looked SO MUCH BETTER on the 3DS  obviously the tech has been there for them to develop with, so why put it on the DS?  would have loved this as a launch 3DS title and the graphics and sprites would look WAY better "
Probably a last hurrah for the engine. 3DS needs a game built from the ground up.