Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu!

This game is so great . My grandson and I play for hours. Catching all the different pikeman is so much fun. At fist learning to use the game took us a little bit but after we got it all together their was no stoping us. It's great for younger gamers . Hayden picked it up faster then me. He's 7. We love throwing the poke balls and catching all the different animals. The fights r fun too. I would recommend this game . It helps u have time with your grand kids and they love it.

When they announced Pokemon Lets Go! I was skeptical at first, with all the forums and such explaining what it might be and how the game would be like. It is a completely different game from the mainline ones that we are all so fond of for sure. Some hate it and some love it, I have grown to love it just as much as the others in the mainline.There are many very noticeable differences including no wild encounters when in tall grass, caves and floating on the water with your pokemon. That alone made some people hate Lets Go. For Let's Go there are two games just like the mainline games 1-8, Pikachu and Eevee are your choices for the starters. In Lets Go your buddy Pokemon Stand on your head (Eevee) or on your shoulder (Pikachu) and you can have another Pokemon from ... MoreWhen they announced Pokemon Lets Go! I was skeptical at first, with all the forums and such explaining what it might be and how the game would be like. It is a completely different game from the mainline ones that we are all so fond of for sure. Some hate it and some love it, I have grown to love it just as much as the others in the mainline.There are many very noticeable differences including no wild encounters when in tall grass, caves and floating on the water with your pokemon. That alone made some people hate Lets Go. For Let's Go there are two games just like the mainline games 1-8, Pikachu and Eevee are your choices for the starters. In Lets Go your buddy Pokemon Stand on your head (Eevee) or on your shoulder (Pikachu) and you can have another Pokemon from your party follow you around when you take them out of their pokeball. Pokemon Lets Go is a Gen 1 game that can also connect to your Pokemon Go game on your phone or tablets. You can trade from your PoGo game to Let's Go but not the other way around. Surprisingly the two, Pikachu and Eevee, have some major differences in themselves. In Let's go Pikachu and Eevee there are game specific Pokemon you can get in each version. In order to get the ones from the game you have to trade with someone who has the other or trade them from your PoGo account if you have them. (Mentioned in photo attached) On top of that the only way to get the legendary Mew is by purchasing the Pokeball controller which is $50 in USA and to trade it from the pokeball when you purchase it new. Pikachu and Eevee both also have special moves that they can learn too. Pikachu for its special moves can learn electric and water moves where Eevee can learn a vast majority of move types because of the many evolutions it has. Unlike the mainline games you can NOT evolve your buddy (starter) Pokemon at all unless you hack it which is not recommended if you plan on playing online mode. The great thing about this game being on the Nintendo switch is that you can play in TV mode or in handheld where in the previous mainline games you could only play in handheld with the gameboy or DS systems. On the handheld you can play with your buddy and change its hairstyles! In handhelds when you catch Pokemon you use the tilt sensor instead of dock mode where you have to use one switch controller like the old Wii Systems. I would highly recommend this game for someone waiting on the Gen 8 coming out later in 2019 or for someone looking for something slightly different from the mainline.

A great way to get new fans into the older gen.

First, I was just a kid in 1998 when Pokemon Blue and Red Versions came to the U.S. i became obsessed (like every other gamer kid) playing the games almost non-stop in an attempt to catch-em-all!) and have played every generation with the exception of Sun and Moon. With that said, I of course wanted to just at the chance to see the older games upgraded to full 3d graphics and explore. With the "Pokemon Let's Go!" series, they attempted to recapture the likes of "Yellow Version" that took place in the same setting as Blue and Red but had you following more in the steps of the Anime character (introducing Jessie and James from Team Rocket for example). Depending on your game purchase (LG Pikachu or LG Eevee) you will be able to start with classic mascot Pikachu or the ... MoreFirst, I was just a kid in 1998 when Pokemon Blue and Red Versions came to the U.S. i became obsessed (like every other gamer kid) playing the games almost non-stop in an attempt to catch-em-all!) and have played every generation with the exception of Sun and Moon. With that said, I of course wanted to just at the chance to see the older games upgraded to full 3d graphics and explore. With the "Pokemon Let's Go!" series, they attempted to recapture the likes of "Yellow Version" that took place in the same setting as Blue and Red but had you following more in the steps of the Anime character (introducing Jessie and James from Team Rocket for example). Depending on your game purchase (LG Pikachu or LG Eevee) you will be able to start with classic mascot Pikachu or the popular pokemon Eevee. What set Yellow apart from Blue and Red was it was the first game that allowed your Pokemon starter to follow you while you walked (later introduced in future games). Let's Go has expanded this by allowing Pikachu of Eevee to ride on your shoulder. On top of that, you can also now release other Pokemon to accompany you and your starter. You can even ride some of the Pokemon to travel faster (running or flying.) One HUGE difference is the catching system. In every Pokemon game prior to Let's Go (and of course Pokemon Go) you were required to fight a pokemon to capture it (requiring you to weaken it.) Let's Go has adopted the Pokemon Go capture method with a small shrinking capture zone you need to hit to capture ( no fighting required.) Not only is this much easier, but upon capturing the pokemon you gain candy and experience points that level up ALL of your party Pokemon! While there have been devices introduced that helped a battling Pokemon share Exp, this was WAY to easy and made the game seem very childish and "hand-holding." As far as story, they made some changes here and there from Yellow, but overall it is the same. Text dialogue has changed (For example: Original Yellow had a text where Misty comments to your character "if only you were a bit older" this is a nod to the anime with Misty having a crush on Ash, but this of course was removed as you are not playing as him. The only time you will be required to fight Pokemon Vs Pokemon now is during a trainer or gym battle. It might just be me, but even these battles seemed to be very easy, possibly watered down difficulties? It is hard to say if this is true or not, but I never found myself struggling to beat any of the NPC's. The variety of wild Pokemon has also changed, with only certain one's available between versions (this is a staple for the series.) You will encounter a lot of Pokemon randomly where you could not in the original Yellow version (Chansey for example can appear in a number of areas while in the original game it was only available in the Safari Zone.) These Pokemon will appear in Pokemon Go style walking, flying, swimming, or running around for you to find them. Speaking of the above mentioned Safari Zone, it is non-existent now! It has been replaced by a park-type system that you can connect to your Pokemon Go account. This will allow you to transfer Pokemon to Let's Go from Pokemon Go (not the other way around.) This can be helpful in filling out the Pokedex, and will allow you to interact with them in tje Park prior to catching them. Another small bonus is that if you use this with Pokemon go you will unlock an item ghat let's you catch Meltan (a new mythical Pokemon) in Pokemon Go. Along with other changes, the Game Corner is also no longer a gambling hut hideout for team rocket. The original game required you to play slot machines to win prizes, they have changed this. The Hidden Machines no longer take up a Pokemon move slot! Pikachu and Eevee will now be your tanks via a menu for special moves. They can "fly" "surf" "cut", you name it. Overall, I enjoyed my time with this game, but nostalgia fueled my playing. I feel that Nintendo low-balled a lot of the hardcore fans by making this game WAY to easy, but hopefully going forward they will change this and stick with the working formula. The series games are not Pokemon Go, and in my opinion need to stay separate in regards to the way they play. I would recommend this game to new comers and nostalgia seekers ( but the older fans should know what they are in for.)

Big fun, small package!

The Vita is still a great portable console in 2021. You can remote play PS3/4 games. There are quite a few vita exclusives that are well worth playing. Plus if you plan to hack (which I'd say most of us are) it's easy enough to do. If you hack it you can easily play PSP and PS1 games natively as well with near 100% performance and compatibility. Pretty impressive for a system this old! For most people I would recommend picking up a Vita 2000 series rather than the older 1000. They are slimmer, lighter, charge via microUSB, have a bit better battery life, and have some internal memory that negates the need for Sony's proprietary and discontinued (thus super overpriced) memory cards. You can pick up an SD2Vita adapter and a microSD card with 256GB of storage for less ... MoreThe Vita is still a great portable console in 2021. You can remote play PS3/4 games. There are quite a few vita exclusives that are well worth playing. Plus if you plan to hack (which I'd say most of us are) it's easy enough to do. If you hack it you can easily play PSP and PS1 games natively as well with near 100% performance and compatibility. Pretty impressive for a system this old! For most people I would recommend picking up a Vita 2000 series rather than the older 1000. They are slimmer, lighter, charge via microUSB, have a bit better battery life, and have some internal memory that negates the need for Sony's proprietary and discontinued (thus super overpriced) memory cards. You can pick up an SD2Vita adapter and a microSD card with 256GB of storage for less than a 16GB Sony card. The only major benefit of the 1000 series Vita is the nicer OLED display. So you really need to decide if that one pro is worth all of the other cons. Emulation can be a little disappointing on the Vita. NES, SNES, Genesis are generally fine...most 16bit and older consoles. But don't plan to play N64 or newer. If you can live with the few drawbacks, this is a high quality portable gaming system that's relatively easy to hack and repair yourself if need be. I would recommend it to just about anyone who hasn't had the pleasure to play on a Vita before.

CONNOR's review of Pokémon: Let's Go Pikachu! - Digital Download

Loved the return to generation 1 Pokémon. The catch mechanics aren't my favourite but they didn't cause me not to enjoy the game. I think all wild Pokémon battles should be like the Snorlax or legendary battles. You should have to faint the Pokémon before being allowed to catch them. But scrap the Pokémon go mechanics the sensors aren't that great for aiming so it would just be frustrating.A generation 2 expansion would be the icing on the cake. Much like how silver and gold added this region to thier games an expansion the other way so we can have this great experience with generation 2 would mean I probably would have my perfect Pokémon game.Oh. AV training sucks. For adults anyway. Seems like a way to make the game easier for kids. Adding 200 per stat with no ... MoreLoved the return to generation 1 Pokémon. The catch mechanics aren't my favourite but they didn't cause me not to enjoy the game. I think all wild Pokémon battles should be like the Snorlax or legendary battles. You should have to faint the Pokémon before being allowed to catch them. But scrap the Pokémon go mechanics the sensors aren't that great for aiming so it would just be frustrating.A generation 2 expansion would be the icing on the cake. Much like how silver and gold added this region to thier games an expansion the other way so we can have this great experience with generation 2 would mean I probably would have my perfect Pokémon game.Oh. AV training sucks. For adults anyway. Seems like a way to make the game easier for kids. Adding 200 per stat with no consideration for the spread like with EVs means AVs do nothing for competitive play but do make single player easier. I run the game without AV berries for a more challenging experience which isn't that hard.

Excellent remake of the old classic

As great or better than the original. The new catching mechanic, based on Pokmon GO, is a new addition that takes a little getting used to, but I found myself starting to prefer it once I git the hang of it. The graphics have been upgraded to 3D and looks as sharp as ever, and the battle animations look great too. The musical score has also been upgraded with modern remakes of the originals. Integration with Pokmon GO, Home, and the Pokball Plus accessory are all welcome additions and each add additional ways to catch, trade, or power up your Pokmon. The main negatives are some UI and quality of life features that could use upgrades, such as making it easiet to check the affection levels of multiple Pokmon at once or to have the extra controller buttons (e.g. zL/zR ... MoreAs great or better than the original. The new catching mechanic, based on Pokmon GO, is a new addition that takes a little getting used to, but I found myself starting to prefer it once I git the hang of it. The graphics have been upgraded to 3D and looks as sharp as ever, and the battle animations look great too. The musical score has also been upgraded with modern remakes of the originals. Integration with Pokmon GO, Home, and the Pokball Plus accessory are all welcome additions and each add additional ways to catch, trade, or power up your Pokmon. The main negatives are some UI and quality of life features that could use upgrades, such as making it easiet to check the affection levels of multiple Pokmon at once or to have the extra controller buttons (e.g. zL/zR and L/R) as shortcuts to useful features like the map or Candy Jar. Still not enough to really detract from an excellent upgrade to a great classic.

Francisco's review of Pokémon: Lets Go, Pikachu!

This game brings me so much nostalgia - it reminds me of when I used to play Pokemon blue, red and yellow on my gameboy color. Even better - I used to play those my brother's original game boy console (the white and very bulky one)! It's quite simple, but this looks like a remastering of the original Pokemon yellow version(Pikachu). I'm really in love with this game. The graphics are incredible, and it's so funny to see the Pokemon's around and trying to catch them without having a battle is also nice, although I really like the battle mode and not so much the fact that I can't use a Pro controller. I don't really like throwing the controller to catch a Pokemon so I end up playing the game much often without connecting it to the tv. I think this could somehow be ... MoreThis game brings me so much nostalgia - it reminds me of when I used to play Pokemon blue, red and yellow on my gameboy color. Even better - I used to play those my brother's original game boy console (the white and very bulky one)! It's quite simple, but this looks like a remastering of the original Pokemon yellow version(Pikachu). I'm really in love with this game. The graphics are incredible, and it's so funny to see the Pokemon's around and trying to catch them without having a battle is also nice, although I really like the battle mode and not so much the fact that I can't use a Pro controller. I don't really like throwing the controller to catch a Pokemon so I end up playing the game much often without connecting it to the tv. I think this could somehow be improved and b optional in some way how you'd like to throw the poke ball in order to catch Pokemons. Still, I love it nonetheless and have nothing else to add. It actually challenges me more than Pokemon sun/moon & sword/shield. I feel really bored with all the z-powers and dynamax etc. It really doesn't excite me and for me those games are even easier to play than Pikachu (silly enough). Maybe it's because it makes me go back in time and remind me those old summer times playing Pokemon with friends and then have than little cable that allowed us to trade Pokemon's and everything. It's a much similar experience and then map is even exactly the same! To be honest - the map, the paths, and so on. With new and nicer stuff of course. Thank you for launching this version for switch. It incredible.

Re-living my childhood with my (friend's) kids

I bought this game for my myself and it plays the same original storyline of Pokemon Yellow but with the option of choosing Pikachu or Eevee. It's fun and the catch system is different from the original which makes it easier. I got my friend's kids into Pokemon and it was their birthdays coming up (turning 8 and turning 5) and I figured this would be a great game to get them introduced to the gameplay of Pokemon and it's co-op! They both enjoy it and when I come over they love showing me their game progress and their pokemon they have caught so far. It's great!

The best Pokemon game on switch

This game is a remake from the ground up from the old Pokemon yellow game where it followed more closely to the main character of the TV series, Pokemon. It's the most successful franchise since Disney because it caters to all audiences and demographics. There is so much more that can be done with this game primarily because Pokemon go was so successful and still successful to this day. You can bring your caught Pokemon from the app to your let's go Pikachu or let's go Eevee games. And although Eevee has more to offer, to me Pokemon yellow is what showed me how fun and compelling games can be. I learned to enjoy more games and even RPGs and Nintendo to some extent. The sequel series Pokemon Sword and Shield show how the franchise has gotten so stake that they needed ... MoreThis game is a remake from the ground up from the old Pokemon yellow game where it followed more closely to the main character of the TV series, Pokemon. It's the most successful franchise since Disney because it caters to all audiences and demographics. There is so much more that can be done with this game primarily because Pokemon go was so successful and still successful to this day. You can bring your caught Pokemon from the app to your let's go Pikachu or let's go Eevee games. And although Eevee has more to offer, to me Pokemon yellow is what showed me how fun and compelling games can be. I learned to enjoy more games and even RPGs and Nintendo to some extent. The sequel series Pokemon Sword and Shield show how the franchise has gotten so stake that they needed a paywall for the other half and yes although let's go Pikachu and let's go Eevee did that, they didn't force you to buy the PokeBall plus accessory to enjoy the game more, they rewarded you for buying it by acknowledging Mew and letting you use Mew officially. If you play the game handheld than the best way to capture the Pokemon is with the gyro sensors. But if you want to, you can still use the PokeBall plus as a controller and it takes getting used to. This game looks good.

The “almost” perfect remake

So let me get it out the way, no this game isn’t like the mainline titles and yes it heavily resembles Pokémon go. Surprisingly the fact that it isn’t a mainline game is what makes it so good. This game just appeals to all my nostalgia senses. I thought I would hate it because of how slow you do level up and the only way to get a big bump of exp is to catch Pokémon but after my first couple of wild encounters It didn’t bother me much afterwards. The game is 10/10 beautiful, from the battles, to the overworld and even the extra details like water and grass just bring the entire thing together. Pokémon have size distinctions to one another, a onix is definitely way bigger in this game compared to a wailord in newer games. The game looks and runs better than newer ... MoreSo let me get it out the way, no this game isn’t like the mainline titles and yes it heavily resembles Pokémon go. Surprisingly the fact that it isn’t a mainline game is what makes it so good. This game just appeals to all my nostalgia senses. I thought I would hate it because of how slow you do level up and the only way to get a big bump of exp is to catch Pokémon but after my first couple of wild encounters It didn’t bother me much afterwards. The game is 10/10 beautiful, from the battles, to the overworld and even the extra details like water and grass just bring the entire thing together. Pokémon have size distinctions to one another, a onix is definitely way bigger in this game compared to a wailord in newer games. The game looks and runs better than newer games aswell though there is a slight stutter in veridian forest while playing in handheld. If your on the fence of getting it because it resembles Pokémon go, buy it and try it out. After awhile, like I said before, the catching mechanic grows on you and being able to play a HD rendition of Kanto is also a plus.