Pokemon Black/White 2 In Depth Review

After Pokemon Black and White released to great acclaim and some understandable backlash, many fans assumed it wouldn't be long until Game Freak released some sort of Pokemon Grey version that compiled both games onto one cartridge.

But to the surprise of almost the entire Pokemon community the studio doubled their efforts and released direct sequels called Pokemon Black and White 2 in 2012.

These games take place two years after Black and White and feature a brand new villain, more enigmatic storytelling and of course finally bring many Pokemon from previous generations back into the main campaign.

So do these sequels live up to the mighty expectations set by their predecessors, or did they just multiply generation 5's biggest flaws? Let's find out together in the in-depth review of Pokemon Black and White 2 for the Nintendo DS!

Pretty much everything in this video is owned by Nintendo/Game Freak/The Pokemon Company.

No copyright intended as it's for review/commentary purposes.

[RandomTens]

Long time no see!!!

Sorry to everyone who’s been patiently waiting on this video and for me to upload again.

Life sort of got away from me, and even though I’ve been streaming Pokémon Colosseum on my second channel for over a year now, I didn’t want to stream or upload on this channel until I fulfilled my promise and got this review out.

My biggest issue was that I couldn’t just force this review out and cut corners. It had to live up to the expectations set by the Black and White review and I hope that it has!

Anyways please enjoy this video and know that there will be Gen 6 and ORAS reviews eventually, it’s just obviously going to be a while!

Oh and thank you for watching!!!

[TheMarioManiac]

Honestly gen 5 was peak Pokemon. Especially Black 2 and White 2. So much was packed into them games!

[echobreeze]

Generation 5: "Most controversial Pokemon generation in history"

Generation 8: Hold my Pokedex

[wyatt]

Gen 5 is easily my favorite generation I love it so much

[BigWaders]

The community complained about these games so much at the time, oh how good we used to have it

[MineNAdventurer]

It's so upsetting that we can't get as much love and care with the newer Pokémon games as we did with all of Gen V. Though it makes me happy being reminded of these games once again

[dank]

37:30 I remember getting a medal for checking every trash can in b2, I felt so validated

[joshf]

To all the people who unfairly bitched about Gen 5:

Be careful what you wish for.

[jayfarias]

When Swo&Shi gets a higher rating than B2/W2 on IGN: “However, I DISAGREE!!!”

[jaernihiltheus]

"I won't say Gen V is objectively the best generation"


I will. :P

[garbotoxins]

It's really telling how the main-game portion ends just a little over a 3rd into the video. If this was a gen 6/7/8 review, the video would end there. Even gen 8, the first 60 dollar, main series game on a home console (excluding lets go kinda) has absolutely nothing to offer after you beat the story. Not only is there no substantial content, but the dex is sliced in half. It really does feel like any ambition for the series ended in 2012.

[MrChabry]

I'm glad Gen 5 is now getting the love it always deserved.

[reshi]

Even in 2019 BW2 are still the best pokemon games. The ammount of pure high quality content in here is insane.

[AriaEnoshima]

Great video.
Just to add, you can go into Hugh's house at the end of the game and the sister will mention that the Leipard is still cold towards her but through time (or defeating the elite 4 multiple times) it will open its heart again and they will be best buds again. It's a small touch so I don't blame you for missing it but i think it wraps up the arc quite neatly.

[ModernMind]

HE CAME BACK WHEN WE NEEDED HIM MOST




So glad to see you're active man

[Guest_-ityw]

I never felt more emotional than with this review. You brought back some of my best memories. I was one of the few that saw the beauty of gen 5, and it's sad to see that others do now after realizing Gamefreak has stopped trying with the new games.

[jjc]

Welcome back, old friend. We miss you.

And what better way for your return to finally reviewing Black 2 and White 2.

Gen. 5 is my absolute favorite gen. It did alot of things right to me & I'm so happy you gave it an chance. Great review & glad that you are back.

[goronbro]

So glad you're back! And for my favorite Pokemon game of all time!

[jonk]

In humilau city there is a boy and a girl running around and when you complete the game the girl is gone and the boy talks about living in the moment because there might not be another it's enough to male a grown man cry

[ancient]

I will say that I still think Generation 4 was the strongest generation overall. However, that's the emphasis on overall. In my opinion, Black and White 2 are bar none the best, most well crafted main series titles that the company has ever created. Every aspect is probably among the best the franchise has to offer, between the plot, the music, the nostalgic callbacks, and it managed to make Unova extremely fresh, quite the feat when you consider these were the second Unova titles in a row.



From a setting, it's amazing, and the gameplay fits the bill as well. One of my absolute favorite things about Gen V were their special encounter mechanics, like rustling grass, dark grass, ripple spots, hidden grottos, and so on. You were able to hunt special Pokemon and it felt even more rewarding finding that rare Pokemon than it ever seems to nowadays. And of course, N's Pokemon were a rather unique inclusion that I wholeheartedly enjoyed as well.



Standalone, the games are top notch, but when considered as a sequel, they become so much more. Black and White 2 are the best main series Pokemon has to offer, and I must say, if Explorers of Sky didn't exist, they'd likely be sitting on the throne as the peak of the franchise as a whole. They are that good.