I've not written about Pokémon X before, and yet have fifteen hours logged to it. Partially that's because I've been rather lazy with my gaming diary, and partially that's because Nintendo have prevented you from posting screenshots to Miiverse, which in turn means I can't post them here.
Anyway. I don't have a great record with pokémon games. I have played Yellow, Sapphire, LeafGreen, Pearl, Black, and now X. I have never completed one; I have reached the Elite Four on the first four games listed, and on Pearl I managed to beat them - only to get defeated by a champion and sent back to the beginning.
Yet I keep getting drawn back in. Maybe it's that I love the beginning game - exploring the map, catching pokémon and filling up the pokédex. The gyms to start with are generally easy, and the main problem you can have is being too powerful, with a team who just KO any rare wild pokémon instead of letting you catch them.
And so it has been the case with Pokémon X, except the game seems to be progressing a lot slower than previous iterations. I have played for 15 hours, and have only cleared two gyms. The journeys between gyms are not only longer - multiple long routes each time - but also contain more sidequests and distractions. It feels a bit Assassins-Creed-ish. I am trying to ignore anything not important, outside of the usual pokémon collecting and levelling, but I fear that I may end up with an underpowered team. We shall see.
I've just arrived in Shalour City, where I believe there is a new gym. People are talking of a strange tower, though, so I suspect I may investigate that first ...
Anyway. I don't have a great record with pokémon games. I have played Yellow, Sapphire, LeafGreen, Pearl, Black, and now X. I have never completed one; I have reached the Elite Four on the first four games listed, and on Pearl I managed to beat them - only to get defeated by a champion and sent back to the beginning.
Yet I keep getting drawn back in. Maybe it's that I love the beginning game - exploring the map, catching pokémon and filling up the pokédex. The gyms to start with are generally easy, and the main problem you can have is being too powerful, with a team who just KO any rare wild pokémon instead of letting you catch them.
And so it has been the case with Pokémon X, except the game seems to be progressing a lot slower than previous iterations. I have played for 15 hours, and have only cleared two gyms. The journeys between gyms are not only longer - multiple long routes each time - but also contain more sidequests and distractions. It feels a bit Assassins-Creed-ish. I am trying to ignore anything not important, outside of the usual pokémon collecting and levelling, but I fear that I may end up with an underpowered team. We shall see.
I've just arrived in Shalour City, where I believe there is a new gym. People are talking of a strange tower, though, so I suspect I may investigate that first ...
