{"id":1910,"date":"2020-02-07T15:00:38","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T22:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/?p=1910"},"modified":"2023-10-25T19:57:46","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T01:57:46","slug":"video-game-lets-go-pikachu-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2020\/02\/07\/video-game-lets-go-pikachu-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO GAME: Let’s Go Pikachu (2018)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Let'sPok\u00e9mon: Let\u2019s Go Pikachu
<\/u><\/strong>Year: 2018
Rating: E
Time Played: 23 hours<\/p>\n

I hesitated to pick up Let\u2019s Go Pikachu<\/em> for the sole reason that I already had bought this game decades ago in the form of Pok\u00e9mon Yellow<\/em>. I couldn\u2019t justify spending $60 for a re-skin and decreased difficulty to align it with the Pok\u00e9mon Go-style<\/em> of catching. That being said, I was able to pick this title up for $20 as a part of Redbox\u2019s video game sale, and I\u2019m glad I did. Sure, the game is the same as before, but there are a few things I still enjoyed about it as I reveled in the nostalgia it brought to me.<\/p>\n

First off, the visuals are stunning. I think we often forget how limited the Game Boy\u2019s graphics were, but seeing all these classic Pok\u00e9mon in full HD on my big screen was an experience. I also appreciated how they removed HMs in favor of special techniques for Pikachu to use, which could also be taught as battle moves (themselves helping to even out Pikachu\u2019s inherent weaknesses). Perhaps the best feature in this game was being able to see what Pok\u00e9mon were in the tall grass and being able to encounter the ones I wanted to.<\/p>\n

While the Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/em> catch mechanic made grinding for levels incredibly easy, I also liked how I could transfer Pok\u00e9mon to this game to complete the Pok\u00e9dex. Basically, any Pok\u00e9mon that weren\u2019t present in this game (either natively or being locked behind a trade) could transfer in using another game I was already playing regularly. Being able to complete the Pok\u00e9dex by myself was quite fulfilling. In the end, I played the whole game using only Pikachu in battles\u2014thus highlighting its decreased difficulty. Still, it was a fun trip down memory lane that could be accomplished in a weekend.<\/p>\n

A visually improved beat-for-beat remake with some improved features, I give Let\u2019s Go Pikachu<\/em> 3.5 stars out of 5.<\/p>\n

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