Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! – Nintendo

Different from the Original Games, But an Immensely Enjoyable Experience!
I’ve been an immense fan of the Pokemon series since elementary school, having played every installment in the mainline series through Sun and Moon, as well as a couple of the spinoff games and a little of Pokemon Go. I love the mainline series immensely, and have spent countless errors building teams, tackling challenges, and collecting all of the Pokemon across successive games. That being said, after I completed Pokemon Moon, I started realizing that the mechanics of the mainline series were beginning to feel dated and repetitive. Even the plotlines across successive games, with the possible exception of the excellent plotlines of the Pokemon Black and White series, were beginning to run together a bit, and I realized that the series had to innovate, both to engage new players and keep some of the old ones.Pokemon Let’s Go is not a mainline game, and it doesn’t execute all of its mechanics perfectly. However, the game is beautiful and does a great job of building in some “hand-on” mechanics that can make you feel more like an actual trainer.First off, the graphics are beautiful, maintaining the old games’ art style while buffing everything up for a console release. Not since Pokemon Snap, with it’s on-rails experience through a beautiful pokemon world, have I enjoyed moving through Kanto. This is reflected in the pokemon themselves as well, which have much more detailed designs and animations.Catching Pokemon has also been made much more fun, with new throwing techniques you can use and more bonuses that can be obtained through it. Yes, the motion controls can be repetitive at times, but I generally had a lot of fun with them. Catchable pokemon are also visible in the wild instead of in random encounters, bringing more “realism” into the mix and making you feel like a true explorer and pokemon trainer.There are two small “cons” with this game. However, I feel that the game makes up for them with other mechanics.(1) This game is considerably easier than games in the mainline series. However, there are dozens of post-game challenges to go through after the main game, and they are very challenging and a lot of fun.(2) The game does not have nearly as wide a variety of pokemon as in the mainline series. That being said, at this point, I’m happy to trade variety for the ability to experience the Kanto region on console.

A Few Small Nitpicks but Unexpectedly Great
I haven’t played a Pokémon game since Diamond/Pearl on the Nintendo DS, so I was somewhat reluctant to try this out, especially considering that I still own Pokémon Yellow and Red for the Gameboy color. I was honestly surprised at how much I am enjoying the game – I usually get bored rather quickly and quit around the 7/8th gym or during the Pokémon League, mostly because I hate grinding to level up my pokemon.The graphics are really good, though I wish that the animations of both the people and pokemon were more fluid (ex: when turning in place, all avatars simply swivel instead of physically moving their feet, which isn’t a huge deal to me in normal gameplay but during cutscenes it’s noticeable). During battles, all pokemon in the party receive xp, though the pokemon who participated get more. This makes it easier to level up pokemon, especially if you decide later on that you want to use a different pokemon in your main party. I also wish there was more to do with your Eevee – you can pet them, feed them, and dress them up, but that’s about it.I’ve seen some reviews complaining about how the game is short, but I’ve currently spent 27 hours on the game, and have only completed 4 gyms. I have not grinded for xp or done anything out of order – I simply have just enjoyed the game and gone with the flow.One of the changes I enjoy is that now, when entering a gym, there is a requirement before you can challenge anyone inside the gym. Usually you can talk to someone just inside the gym and they will tell you about the leader and type weaknesses and whatnot, but here, I actually enjoy these little checks. For example, the first gym in Pewter city requires you to have a grass type pokemon, another gym I am working up to has a check that you need to have a level 45 pokemon before you can enter.All in all, I’m enjoying this game. I get home from work and it’s one of the first things I do after I eat. There are certainly improvements that can be made visually (the animations of characters & pokemon), but for the first of its kind, I really like it. I’m now glad I bought it and I am trying to convince my sister to buy Let’s Go Pikachu.

Chegou bem rápido e veio razoavelmente bem embalado. O jogo é maravilhoso, embora tenha o mesmo sistema de captura do Pokémon GO, isso não é algo que anule a experiência geral do jogo, como as mecânicas tradicionais que fizeram o jogo ser o sucesso que é hoje: treinar os Pokémons para torná-los fortes, competir na liga, capturar o máximo possível para completar a pokedex e trocar com os amigos. Os gráficos nesse jogo estão lindos, a mecânica de poder ter um dos seus Pokémons andando com você no mapa é muito legal, e algo que deveria ter sido mantido em todas as subsequentes versões. Se você assim como eu era um grande fã da versão Amarela (Yellow Version) dos GBC, a Let’s GO Eevee e Pikachu são versões indispensáveis para qualquer fã de Pokémon. Recomendo!

Came the next day and arrived in new condition, in case still in plastic wrapping.