Early reviews are starting to pour in for Pokemon Sun and Moon, with critics heavily praising the upcoming duo of Nintendo 3DS games. Read on below for some comments from Eurogamer on why Game Freak’s latest projects are “the best Pokémon games since Silver and Gold.”
It feels curated, crafted, with a cohesive vision in mind that informs everything throughout – from the way your Ride Sharpedo skips over waves like a jet ski to the comical ‘whappah’ sound effect of a challenging Blackbelt. Without willing to set too many Pokéfan pulses a-racing, that overflowing sense of style and character means that Pokémon Sun and Moon are genuine rivals to Gold and Silver as some of the very best games in the series.
Sun and Moon brings some pleasing-but-predictable tweaks to an otherwise protected central formula. Ordinarily, with each new Pokémon game we get more Pokémon to catch, more towns to visit, some more slightly uninspiring sideshows – beauty pageants, athletics tournaments, et cetera – and another ten-year-old on a quest be the very best, just because.
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