{"id":3123,"date":"2022-07-22T15:00:46","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T21:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/?p=3123"},"modified":"2022-06-29T21:02:09","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T03:02:09","slug":"video-game-pokemon-ultra-moon-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/22\/video-game-pokemon-ultra-moon-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO GAME: Pok\u00e9mon Ultra Moon (2017)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Pok\u00e9monPok\u00e9mon Ultra Moon
\n<\/u><\/strong>Year: 2017
\nRating: E
\nTime Played: 1,972 minutes \/ 32.87 hours<\/p>\n

In each Generation of the Pok\u00e9mon<\/em> franchise, the “second set” of games released were often the same game, but with a few notable enhancements. For example, Pok\u00e9mon Yellow<\/em><\/a> would allow a player to obtain all three of the original starter Pok\u00e9mon\u2014a feat that would normally take multiple restarts with two cartridges of Red<\/em> and Blue<\/em>. When Generation V introduced “sequels” instead of a third enhanced game, these second games lost some of their appeal. Pok\u00e9mon Ultra Moon<\/em> carries on this legacy that eventually became the DLC approach we saw in Pok\u00e9mon Sword<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

The unfortunate side effect of these sequel games, which feels more evident in Ultra Moon<\/em> than in previous Generations, is that the first games in a Generation (in this case, Pok\u00e9mon Sun<\/em><\/a>) feel unfinished. After all, the “Ultra” games came out only a year later, so one wonders why anyone would want to purchase both the original and the “enhanced” games if they’re about 95% similar content. The story isn’t considerably different, even if the post-game is more interesting (especially when obtaining the ultimate Necrozma form).<\/p>\n

As was the case for my play-through of Pok\u00e9mon White 2<\/em>, I enjoyed the same game I had played when I completed Pok\u00e9mon Sun<\/em> much more when I used the Mystery Gift Pok\u00e9mon I got using promotional codes and cards. Even if I tried to play this game the way it was intended, once I hit the “grinding wall,” I used the resources at my disposal to bypass the part of the game I had already beaten once before. The game then became fun again once I entered the post-game portions, since it was something different and new. Catching all the previous legendaries felt like a tedious process, though, so I played little more than that.<\/p>\n

The “full” game of Generation VII, I give Pok\u00e9mon Ultra Moon<\/em> 3.5 stars out of 5.<\/p>\n

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