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Modern Pokemon games hold your hand too much. (beehaw.org)

submitted 1 year ago by worfamerryman@beehaw.org to c/gaming@beehaw.org

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I am playing Pokemon Violet at the moment and it is a total bore. I have played the game so many times and I just want to run around catch Pokemon and battle.

I do not need another tutorial about what a Pokemon center is. Or a tutorial to tell me that I need to use a Pokeball to catch a Pokemon.

Can we get a "I've played this game 100 times" mode where it just saves the tutorials and lets us play the game?

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[–] PascalPistachios@beehaw.org 10 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Honestly, this might be a bit of a hot take coming in. But I don't think the lengthy tutorial is the actual issue when it comes to modern Pokemon games. Plenty of games have very slow openings, monster hunter is the first that comes to mind.

I think the issue is that the game doesn't actually have any depth behind the initial tutorial. Once you know how to battle, catch, and level up, what more is there? Barring competitive play, the basic mechanics are the entire game.

Legends was a breath of fresh air, because you did have to explore and learn about the world and Pokemon in order to succeed. Even if it was incredibly minimal.

If anyone is still reading this, my recommendation for a game that scratches the deep mechanical and monster collecting itch would be Monster Sanctuary. The story is thin on the ground, and the designs themselves can lean on the simpler side. But my god, I haven't seen an equal when it comes to team building or strategy. Genuinely fantastic.

[–] leecalvin@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Thanks for the recommendation. I haven't played Pokemon in over a decade, and from what I've read here that probably will not change. However, Monster Sanctuary may be worth checking out.

[–] PascalPistachios@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

I cannot recommend it enough. It's a metroidvania and exploring for all the cool monsters is so much fun. It's cheap and indie too, and gets genuinely tough right near the end. But it tests your ability to team build, rather than to just grind. New monsters will basically be at the level of your current squad, regardless of where you got them.

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