Pokémon Shining Pearl
19 Nov 2021
All releases
19 Nov 2021 - Nintendo Switch
Tags
Time to beat
Main story
Main story + extras
100% completion
Revisit the Sinnoh region and the story of the Pokémon Pearl Version game Experience the nostalgic story from the Pokémon Pearl Version game in a reimagined adventure, Pokémon Shining Pearl, now on the Nintendo Switch system! Adventures in the Pokémon Shining Pearl game will take place in the familiar Sinnoh region. Rich in nature and with mighty Mount Coronet at its heart, Sinnoh is a land of many myths passed down through the ages. You’ll choose either Turtwig, Chimchar, or Piplup to be your first partner Pokémon and then set off on your journey to become the Champion of the Pokémon League. Along the way, you’ll be able to encounter the Legendary Pokémon Palkia. Adventure together with the Pokémon that appeared in the Pokémon Pearl Version game. Players of the original games can revisit familiar places and relive familiar scenes, while first time players can enjoy plenty of fun encounters and surprises that the Sinnoh region has to offer. The original story and the scale of the Sinnoh region’s towns and routes have been faithfully reproduced. This remake has also been revitalized with some of the player-friendly features of modern Pokémon games and up-close-and-personal Pokémon battle scenes. Whether you played Pokémon Diamond Version or Pokémon Pearl Version back in the day or you’re encountering these games for the first time, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.
| Audio | Subtitles | Interface | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ✓ | ||
| Korean | ✓ | ||
| Chinese (Simplified) | ✓ | ||
| Chinese (Traditional) | ✓ | ||
| English | ✓ | ||
| Spanish (Spain) | ✓ | ||
| German | ✓ | ||
| French | ✓ | ||
| Italian | ✓ |
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However, I don't care about the graphics of Pokémon games, but holy shit, it's trash compared to the standards of the Switch! Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, which released 10 YEARS AGO, looks graphically superior, and it was on the 3DS! It even made me want to play Platinum again. The worst part is that once again, we didn't get the Battle Frontier!
Now, when we're finally getting great to perfect remakes, here we are with The Pokémon Company and Game Freak giving us a lazy attempt and a cheap cash grab for a 'remake'. The chibi style completely ruined the game, and they made it comparatively easier as well. Game Freak should have developed it themselves instead of outsourcing it. They should have given it the proper treatment it deserved and created a perfect remake.
That said, the game it is based off is amazing and in a way so is BDSP. Sinnoh is still fantastic to get lost in. As I was playing I realised I wasn't getting nostalgia for the original, I essentially WAS playing the original. There's nothing inherently **bad** about BDSP but there is a lot **wrong** with it.
IMO this game should've been a graphical push for the Switch- it looks like trash compared to the far more beautiful BOTW, Mario Odyssey, and Metroid Dread (the latter two of which run in 60fps). For god's sake this console can run Doom Eternal!!!