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Pokémon "enhanced" remakes don’t really have enhancements

August 17, 2009 in Blog comments 16

Have you seen Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver in action? Now’s your chance. While you’re watching the video, try to pay close attention to anything that’s different about the upcoming “enhanced” remakes. Good luck—you’ll need it.

You see, there’s not much difference between the “enhanced” remakes and its recent predecessors.

Nintendo sure loves printing its own money. To keep up with the DS (and all its variants) handheld’s blistering pace, The House That Mario Built decided to roll out an “enhanced” remake of Pokémon Gold and Silver games, which came out for the Game Boy Color back in 1999. The enhanced remakes are christened Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver. If you want to see how the upcoming Pokémon games look, then check out the video after the jump.
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  • 8
    Cruxis Mana Aug 17, 09
    I take it this entire article is based on that trailer then?

    From what I've seen 'enhanced' sums these remakes up. They've got a new lick of paint, various new in-game areas and new game features.

    But that's besides the point;

    Little known website + going against public opinion = TRAFFIC.
  • 2
    Audioslave Aug 17, 09
    Gold & Silver remakes were DEMANDED by fans since Ruby & Sapphire came out.

    There's a lot of differences. HUGE graphical overhaul, ANY pokemon can follow you, the battle system is changed from Crystal to Platinum, there are now cutscenes, two regions for double the Pokemon plus Hoenn and Sinnoh will make a appearance and other stuff.

    And I'm not a Pokemon fan. Far from it actually!
  • 1
    Mudkiplover94 Aug 17, 09
    Sounds like he wants a different battle pose and different looking attack everytime you move. This is a load of crap I think
    • 1
      Audioslave Aug 17, 09
      Lol that makes two of us.
    • 6
      mikegotgame Aug 17, 09
      How can not wanting to see the same static battles for the past 13 years be a "load of crap"? Haven't you ever wished that the Pokemon actually started moving as if they're really fighting? Haven't you wished that Game Freak would put in more significant upgrades to the whole tired formula?

      FYI, the Pokemon-following mechanic has been introduced before. Cutscenes? Yay, that would really change the experience drastically. /sarcasm

      I'm surprised you actually find the constant regurgitation acceptable.

      Pardon me, but I don't want to be a drone incapable of knowing a lazy cash-in when he or she sees it.
      • 1
        Mudkiplover94 Aug 17, 09
        That's why they made all those games for the N64, Gamecube, and Wii. You have pokemon stadium, pokemon stadium 2, Pokemon colosseum, Pokemon XD. Do you really think there going to have a pokemon game showing a pokemon all bruised up from battleing? I think not.
      • 3
        Audioslave Aug 17, 09
        Cutscenes weren't in Gold or Silver.
        Following Pokemon wasn't in Gold Or Silver.
        Wi FI wasn't in Gold Or Silver.
        Two screens didn't work in Gold Or Silver.

        See what I'm saying?
      • 1
        McClubbin Aug 17, 09
        You have to keep in mind all the hardware limitations. If they decided to implement all those features, they'd have to drastically cut back on content, which is something fans probably won't approve of readily. The ability to revisit Kanto in HG/SS holds a lot more significance for me than any of those features, and I'm sure other people feel the same.
      • 0
        Kepp123 Aug 18, 09
        lazy cash in ahahaha call me a pirate but im not paying for this shit!!! Game freak lost my income of cash a *bleep*en while ago.
        • 0
          Audioslave Aug 18, 09
          Wow, you're not buying a game! I'm sure everyone in GameFreak really care considering this game was demanded by thousands of fans!
        • 0
          Kepp123 Aug 19, 09
          yuppp they care cause then there are loseing money from other pirates that get the game for free.
  • 2
    TurMoiL911* Aug 17, 09
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    Be warned: there’s not much difference between the “enhanced” remakes and its recent predecessors.
    Sounds like this guy is whining about how HeartGold/SoulSilver look pretty identical to Diamond/Pearl/Platinum.

    Hey, considering it's a remake of a game for the Game Boy Color, it looks amazing now. I would expect it to look like Diamond/Pearl/Platinum, considering what the original looked like.
  • 2
    kspiess* Aug 18, 09
    I really don't know the whole deal about this. Isn't this sort of thing sort of expected with Pokemon?

    I mean its not like they sell totally separate games that have only slight differences in an effort to get more people to have to buy more copies of their game or anything.

    Asking more from a Pokemon remake is like asking their for more 'reality' in The Real Life Season 12.
    • 1
      Audioslave Aug 18, 09
      ^

      I agree with you there!
  • 0
    Big Willie Aug 19, 09
    Considering the age demographic of Pokemon, it's not all that surprising. Most kids either weren't born when it first came out or wasn't old enough to play it.
  • 0
    Lesley Pro_04 Sep 24, 09
    Now that HG/SS have been released in Japan, I would have to say that this time around, the Pokemon enhanced remakes from Gold/Silver are definitely enhanced. The games won't hit the states until Spring 2010, so the only thing I can go off of is what I've seen detailed online.

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