{"id":2261,"date":"2020-11-13T15:00:03","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T22:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/?p=2261"},"modified":"2020-09-03T21:37:50","modified_gmt":"2020-09-04T03:37:50","slug":"video-game-pokemon-sun-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2020\/11\/13\/video-game-pokemon-sun-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO GAME: Pok\u00e9mon Sun (2016)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Pok\u00e9monPok\u00e9mon Sun
<\/u><\/strong>Year: 2016
Rating: E
Time Played: 115.37 hours<\/p>\n

While I grew up with the original 1st<\/sup> Generation Pok\u00e9mon<\/em> games, I had lost interest in the series just after Gen. 3. This was around the time I headed off to college, so I didn\u2019t have as much time for video games as I did while in high school. Fast forward to the 20th<\/sup> anniversary of Pok\u00e9mon<\/em> and the release of Pok\u00e9mon Sun and Moon<\/em>. There were plenty of legendary Pok\u00e9mon being given out at the time, so I found it was as good a time as any to get back into the series.<\/p>\n

A lot had changed since I left, and Pok\u00e9mon Sun<\/em> carried over plenty of these changes. I appreciated a lot of these tweaks, including the removal of HMs and unlimited-use TMs. And while adjusting the \u201cexperience share\u201d to give experience to all the Pok\u00e9mon in my team made the game a little easier, it also reduced the amount of grind that I\u2019d need to perform to progress. Additionally, the online capability of these newer games meant that I could easily fill out my Pok\u00e9dex without having to track down a friend who had all the Pok\u00e9mon I was missing. I\u2019ll also admit that the \u201cAlola variant\u201d of many Gen 1 Pok\u00e9mon was a nice touch of modified nostalgia.<\/p>\n

However, there were some things that I found a little lackluster or irritating. While the story was pretty good, there wasn\u2019t much to do after I completed the game, other than to complete the Pok\u00e9dex. The fact that there wasn\u2019t some form of a National Dex for all the legendaries I had gained through gift codes was a bit disappointing, as there was no impetus for me to truly \u201ccollect them all.\u201d And while the Z-move mechanic was a neat and flashy addition, having to sit through the animation for them each and every time I used them became tedious by the end.<\/p>\n

An enjoyable adventure, despite a few minor weaknesses, I give Pok\u00e9mon Sun<\/em> 4.0 stars out of 5.<\/p>\n

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