The barely seen triple battles and rotation battles are now spread evenly throughout the game, and the pacing of trainer battles is more brisk. These changes make the game come across as more ambitious than “third version” entries of the past, and give the impression that Game Freak went to the effort of constructing a unique Pokémon experience.īlack 2 makes some subtle gameplay improvements as well. In addition, areas have received significant updates the desert on Route 4 formerly under construction now bustles with people, and certain places have undergone similar renovations. The first 10 percent of the game, and most of the last 10 percent, is entirely new, with a sprinkling of fresh locations spread throughout. Plenty of new locations balance out the old. It feels like two years passed naturally in the game. The region still looks like Unova, and most of the locations are identical or similar to their shape from two years ago. Even with all these changes and updates (as far as I can tell, the game takes no dialogue or trainers from Black and White), don't expect anything too drastic. Cheren, a rival of the original protagonist, now works as an esteemed gym leader Bianca, another friend and rival, acts as assistant to Professor Juniper. The first few cities and towns from Black and White sit as post-game areas, the gym leaders have a new order and completely new gym puzzles (not to mention the addition of two new gym leaders to the fray, alongside a new champion), and characters from the previous entry do new things.
Black and White 2 starts you in a new city in Unova, as a new character with a new rival, and with a new way to traverse the region. That's not to say the game is otherwise similar. The rest of the game is a traditional romp to get badges, capture a few legendary Pokémon, and become champion. Interesting characters don't get as much time as they deserve a particular "mysterious person with a complicated backstory" makes only two or three appearances before just explaining his motives in his final, story-centric appearance. This represents a departure from Black and White, in which the story receives reasonable pacing throughout and even slightly after. The game addresses little of the plot until the player obtains at least six badges, and 90 percent of the narrative occurs in a multi-hour block between the seventh gym and the Elite Four. The story has its moments, but the pacing is atrocious.
#Short spanish 1895 mauser s series#
This change works for Pokémon: despite limiting its scope, the series shows signs of taking its plot seriously, beyond "eight badges, an evil team, and an Elite Four" (though rest assured, those things are still present).Īs someone who got into the story of Black and White, I was excited to see how Unova and Team Plasma had developed in the past two years. The game directly references characters and plotlines, and takes no time to explain the identity of Team Plasma, its split into two factions, or who in the world "N" is. Unlike past Pokémon games, which, despite a few sly references, were self-contained, Black 2 makes no concessions for those unfamiliar. It's a game exclusively built for those familiar with the story of original, and those who have not played Black and White may have trouble following along. The first official sequel rather than successor, the game’s new plot and updated landscape follow the original Pokémon Black and White after two years. Nate is given his first Pokémon by Bianca, and chooses the Pokémon weak to Hugh's.Pokémon Black 2 is a Pokémon game, so its level of quality shouldn’t surprise. His mother worked as a nurse at the Pokémon Center in Nimbasa city and by the events of the Generation 5 sister games, they live in Aspertia City with their mother and nearby his longtime friend Hugh. Nate was born 13 years before the events of Pokémon Black and White, and 16 years before Black and White 2. Nate has no distinctive personality, a trait shared by most protagonists in the Pokémon games.
He wears red and black sneakers with white laces, and carries a large white messenger bag with a blue stripe. His outfit consists of a cobalt blue short-sleeved jacket with beige knee length shorts, and underneath that, a shiny black wetsuit with teal accenting, that has elbow-length sleeves and nearly full-length legs, but falls short enough to show that he isn't wearing socks. The visor keeps his hair out of his face, making it fluff out of the top. He wears a scarlet red tennis visor with a black and white logo instead of a hat unlike previous male characters. He has pale skin, very long, messy dark spiky brown hair, and brown eyes.