Pokemon Black/White In-Depth Review

As the Nintendo DS family of systems was reaching the end of its life-cycle Game Freak shocked the world releasing the first core entries in generation 5 with Pokemon Black and Pokemon White in early 2011. Since then these controversial entries have endured plenty of hate within the community for being "too different" from the rest of the series, but despite this they've also garnered millions of die-hard fans across the globe.

So are these Junichi Masuda handheld staples as linear and depressing as some claim? Are the brand new 150+ Pokemon designs really that awful? And are Team Plasma and N truly overrated? Let's find out together as Stan shares his thoughts and experiences with Pokemon Black and White!!!

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[RandomTens]

HEY EVERYONE! Thanks so much if you got through this crazy beast of a review. Whether you agree with me or not the fact remains that gen 5 took many risks and attempted to propel the series forward in a massive way and so this video ended up being so much longer then it was ever meant to be.

Thank you for your patience in my absence from uploading actual videos as I feverishly worked on making this as good as I could, and I learned from this video that going forward I will no longer set dates or announce when I drop a new video in this series. Instead while making other, shorter content like “The Rarest” and countdown videos, I’ll be taking my time playing, recording and editing these monstrosities behind the scenes so that I stop these rough patches of no content.

Please look forward to many more videos and the future of this series and I really hope you like the Black and White review because it’s my personal favorite video I’ve made to date!

[theoneandonly]

You forgot the part that Ghetsis's team is actually set up to be a counter to N's showing that Ghetsis was planning to defeat N if you failed and take the power for himself.

[edgeheadsuperstar]

I know this video is old and all. But I love how Ghetsis' Hydreigon is low leveled. And has frustration ability which increases damage the more the pokemon hates his own trainer which gives an ironic twist that Ghetsis is this character that forced his pokemon to evolve by abuse. Kinda like what he did to his own son.


These small details is what truly made me love this game so much.

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0:00 The Story
25:55 The Pros
50:30 The Cons
1:01:00 Final Verdict

[Jslash]

Legitimately the most underrated and over hated gen. I love B/W so much

[EscaVODS]

Ah yes, the generation where Gamefreak gave their best effort, and was never seen again in future games.

[TheNerdyGinger]

I really surprise myself with how much I enjoy a straight hour of somebody talking about one game.

[truegreen]

This was truly amazing! I am incredibly satisfied with your overall positive outlook of such an underrated pair of games. You've got good taste.

[dobadobadooo]

Gen 5 is the generation I consider the most timeless. The story and characters I think will always be enjoyable, the soundtrack is in my opinion the best in the series, and the various pokèmon of Unova are incredibly varied, but nearly all of them are perfectly good on a team, not to mention a lot of them have some really great designs. It is easily my favorite Pokèmon generation so far, which is saying a lot, as I love them all.

[lol_vevo]

What I love about these games is that they are *ACTUALLY DIFFICULT.* The Elite 4 will absolutely kick your ass if you don't prepare properly. Also I love Unova as a whole and the new Pokémon themselves.

[theblitz]

When N returned in Black and White 2 I genuinely lost my mind. White was my first Pokémon game and I was so sad to see N leave even though I really didn’t understand the story. I just really enjoyed his character even then. And now I can appreciate every aspect of him. It’s a shame you seem to be gone for the time being. I’d love to hear you talk about Black and White 2 and the amazing memories you can unlock that happen between the two years

[RuneRelations]

Just noticed a few things

1.Gen 5's friends as rivals scenario felt natural in comparison to future games
2.The Railroading didn't stop you from exploring hidden caves or tombs if you wanted to break from the main journey
(can't wait for gen 6)

[BladeBlur]

I gotta admit you really went above and beyond covering this game, more than I ever could. To me Gen 5 has a special place in my heart because it took a lot of risks with having little to no Pokemon from previous generations, and also just the story and atmosphere were a significant departure. I remember at first I thought of is as just another Gen 4 game, but looking back it refined a lot of the issues I had with generation 4 as a whole. So much so that I do consider this generation my second favorite of all time. The fact that Black and White 2 build on this formula even further is just the icing on the Unova cake!

[displayport]

Are we not gonna talk about how N's text speed is faster than everyone else's?

[shadowing]

This is honestly the first review where I could hear the criticism being made towards the game and it felt Fair, and I think all of the positive points you hit the nail right on the head, this was a great video about the greatest Pokemon game to ever be released

[thechisel_]

They actually show in BW2 what Cilan, Chili and Cress were doing. They were occupied with thr Shadow Triad.

[TheAwesomeDarkNinja]

Most underrated generation in Pokémon. Fact.

[Griffinous]

*Saw someone talking about gen 5 for about an hour*
*faith in humanity restored*
But seriously tho, the end credit maybe simple but not boring at all, seeing how they give us one heck of an epic credit ever in the Pokémon history

[MemeinAndDreamin]

"In-Depth Review"
YOU GOT THAT RIGHT

[piratenerdz]

Also are we not gonna take about how the soundtrack changes with the seasons? Another subtle think gamefreak snuck in