Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl REVIEW: Are They Disappointing?

My review of Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. Sinnoh remakes baby.

0:00​ Intro
1:02 Faithful Remakes
4:43 EXP Share
8:10 Gameplay
12:59 Graphics
16:01 Music
16:57 Conclusion

#Pokemon #Truegreen7 #BDSP #BrilliantDiamond #LegendsArceus

[Rbball]

Everyone complains about EXP share but no one complains about how it’s impossible to move without getting stopped by corners and rocks that aren’t touching you!

[TheFinalFailSafe]

Even XY, which in my opinion has the better chibi art style, would use detailed, non chibi models for cutscenes. Like when you’re about to fight the legendary. Seeing the extra effort it obviously took to create the cutscene makes the scene feel that much more important.
I found the “cutscenes” in BDSP goofy looking but it wasn’t the absolute worst thing, but when you reach the top of Mt. Cornet I genuinely laughed at the cutscene and Cyrus’ stupid looking model

[qqqqqqqqqqqq]

The quintessential example of essential Platinum fixes not be included is the Poketch went back to only having one button - like, they seriously put the Poketch back to its more annoying and cumbersome form so they could be ‘faithful’

[Ray-lclz]

I think the fact that they made it a "faithfull" remake was the problem to begin with.

[matthansen]

Your points and complaints are exactly what made me disappointed in these remakes. When you compare it to ORAS and HG/SS it just feels so underwhelming with no real surprises. I was so thrilled playing through ORAS cause it felt fresh and nostalgic at the same time and the Mauville makeover was outstanding. Talk about a minor upgrade making such a big impact cause you really felt the passionate and great job behind what they did. They didn't have to do it but the fact that they did meant so much.

The fact that they managed to make me feel young and as excited as I was back then was a testament to what a great job they did.

I miss that attention to detail in BDSP and I could tell from the moment they revealed the games that this experience wasn't going to provide anything new...

[MicoDossun]

It’s such a bummer to me that they didn’t work to redesign the look of Team Galactic like they did with Team Aqua and Magma they could seriously have used it. I honestly don’t blame the new games for much because the changes are generally good and the issues are all in what they have not changed. Some old features I like but there are a baffling large amount of features they just kept. The worst sin of this game is letting me realize Diamond and Pearl were kinda bad. I’ve been limiting the amount of money I’m spending on remakes and ports as is so one that is exactly the same by design just can’t be justified.

[devastatheseeker]

My major issue with bdsp is that you cannot say they're the definitive version of gen 4. Also nobody can say that chimchar learning powerup punch does not make the game easier.

[TheKingMarkell]

The fact that FRLG was in the style of Gen 3 and added the Sevii Islands, HGSS was in the style of Gen 4 and took some story elements of Crystal and added the Safari Zone and the poke walker, ORAS added the Delta Episode and was in the style of Gen 6. Everyone was expecting it to be in the style of Sword and Shield and it didn’t really add anything new. Not a bad game by any means, just not as good as the other remakes lol

[PokeMixr]

After listening to the music on YT, I can say that the overworld music is very, very good. The battle themes however sound ridiculously bland compared to the originals, except for the Gym/Elite Four Theme and your rival's theme. Some of the battle themes such as Cyrus's theme, Lake Trio, Galactic Comander etc highlighted the bass and percussion and overall made the themes sound epic in DPPl, but in BDSP they lost that magic. The funny thing is that they decided to stay faithful there as well when I know that IF they had decided to add their own touch and ideas to these themes, they would've sounded a lot better. It's crazy cause I absolutely love what Kageyama has done with the battle themes in Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee.
I just wish there was a way to insert the overworld music into a Platinum rom, before I actually start playing Platinum (since I'm not getting BDSP)

[cameroncox]

The hit boxes are such a pain I've been getting used to it in the past few days but it's still a work in progress

[Minirigby]

Someone's probably already said it in the comments, but the part of wayward cave where Gible is found being blocked with strength boulders was in D/P too, that isn't a change. Only Platinum had them removed.

[ethandollarhide]

My only real problem with BDSP Is the fact that they included some of the Platinum Pokedex, but not all of it. I wanted to use Platinum Dex Pokemon like Gallade, Leafeon, and Yanmega, but only got to use Gallade. Really hoping I get to use Leafeon and Yanmega in Legends Arceus.

[tristanneal]

The growing consensus seems to be these games are better than DP but worse than Platinum, and if you've played Platinum or are open to emulating it you can just skip these for Legends: Arceus.

[AntiBellum]

I really just hope that the inevitable Pokémon BW remasters/remakes are good. I assume the team behind BDSP will work on the Gen 5 remakes, so it gives me hope that they learned from BDSP.

[TulioKip]

I have to say, I liked that following Pokemon wasn't just limited to the first slot of the party this time, this is actually a change I want them to bring into future iterations of this feature. But I simply don't like how the player can still outpace the Pokemon.

[Eterrnal_pokefake]

One of my least favorite things about it is trying to walk through a rocky cave and being constantly stuck on the walls / boulders, so infuriating

[jonahtran]

I’m still waiting for Ron to release his dishonest reviews.

[mediumxanax]

I actively skipped trainers and fed my Pokémon friendship lowering herbs. The battles were super fun then! But I hate how I had to worry about that and couldn't just turn the EXP share and friendship off

[blippy]

i just wish this game gave me a legitimate incentive to purchase it when i already own platinum

[MrGrimmjow]

I see these games as Remasters instead of Remakes. I been having a blast with it. I never finished Pokemon Diamond back in the day. Now I have the chance.