Announcing Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems! Prepare for an epic adventure exploring a world filled with Pokémon!
Pokémon fans first enjoyed Pokémon Ruby Version and Pokémon Sapphire Version when it launched in 2003 for the Game Boy Advance. Now, a whole new generation of Pokémon fans will experience the dramatic storyline that unfolds in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire.
Look forward to Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire when the games launch worldwide in November 2014!
If in doubt, remake something. That’s entertainment’s go-to rule for success right now, and it’s a ploy Nintendo is cannily adept at. Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire (classics from the Game Boy Advance era) are next in line for a re-launch, but as of yet we know little about the shape they’ll take.
Luckily, some digging turned up hints of what these beloved instalments will look like – and those tweaks change everything.
1. Pimp my ride
There’s very little that can be gleaned from the trailer beyond its promise of a ‘daring new world’, so don’t feel bad if you missed this first point. If you look closely at the redesigned Pokémon on the box-art, the addition of neon lighting speaks volumes. As modelled by those re-imagined legendaries, you’ll be able to toy with a range of under-lights and racing stripes to personalise your team. I presume the announcement of street races will follow soon.
2. Fetch!
We were gently reminded that we needed to lose a few pounds with 2010’s Pokéwalker, but this experiment wasn’t the realistic Pokémon pet experience many were craving. This is something developer Game Freak are eager to rectify. An updated version of the device is now more convincing than ever. In fact, the new Pokéwalker comes complete with poop-scooping, half-eaten monsters dumped on your mat and late-night barking for no obvious reason.
3. Sing your heart out
Pokémon’s gameplay has long been accused of stagnation, so this time things will be changing thanks to an overlooked ace in the hole: the 3DS microphone. In a move inspired by the X-Factor, players and their monsters compete in karaoke duets to earn points. These are expected to replace the franchises’ gym system.
4. The best stylist there ever was
Pokémon isn’t just about violence and animal slavery. It’s about reminding us how important prettiness is, too. Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire are looking to build upon the series’ competitions with Pokéhair-care and makeup taking pride of place instead of battle mechanics. Everyone knows that looking fabulous is more important than good tackling skills.
5. Bananamon
Attempting to cash in with the recent announcement that Nintendo will be releasing toys you can scan into games, the new Pokémon games will go one better: instead of shelling out for expensive figures, you can scan in an everyday item (such as a trout or banana) and turn it into your very own pocket monster. They reason that if their designers can make monsters based on ice cream and coins, you should be able to as well.
6. Bad parenting
No Pokémon game would be the same without a group of tricksters to upset your journey, so Team Common Sense will be filling the slot this November. As parents in that universe seem more than happy for their 10 year-olds to wander across the world alone while talking to complete strangers, you can expect fierce courtroom action as they’re sued for negligence.
7. Scroungers
What happens for those who aren’t cut out to be a champion? Because your childhood was spent standing about all day on the off-chance you might battle other trainers, you have no education, qualifications or life-skills to speak of. Thus, this instalment features mini-games where you wistfully browse the paper for jobs.
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