Black & White 2 Announced!

I'm probably going to wait for more info before passing much judgement. Right now it just seems like the kind of thing that on other consoles would have been saleable as DLC.

US announced it as well: http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-black-version-2-pokemon-white-version-2/

Well the way I see it is it's a remake/sequel to the b&w games which were on the ds so I'd say they'll hold off on the 3ds until a proper sequel comes out and then we'll see those lovely improvements.

http://bulbanews.bulbagarden.net/wiki/May_issue_of_CoroCoro_magazine_leaked

Well, well, well. It is a completely different game to BW1. Maybe the story will be set about 50+ years after BW1?

Dafuq, Pokébeach says the new games are only two years after the originals. How on earth does a region change THAT much in only two damn years? That's got to be a mis-translation...

http://pokebeach.com/2012/04/may-corocoro-leaks-in-full-new-bw2-details

Not just that though, the new settlement on Route 4? New subway lines? All these new towns and cities in the south-west? Heck, new Gym Leaders so soon? And absolutely no reference so far to previous PCs, Gym Leaders, notable people, Elite Four etc.?

They are all there. Pretty much...

The point of removing them is to encourage you to trade with other players either in person or over WiFi. And since you're here you have access to the internet and to a small community of players who can probably get you whatever you're missing. There's also the GTS although you're limited to what you've seen, but that opens the door to breeding for evo's of mon you've seen but can't catch.

Besides, in B/W much like in D/P/Pt once you beat the E4 you can complete most of your national dex through swarms, the city/forest, the 2nd half of the map etc and then there's the option to port 'mon over from other carts...

Ninty have gone out of their way to make the legendaries far more accessible than in previous gens by giving them away in WiFi events that don't require you to go to a shop 200 miles away at 1pm on a sunday afternoon when you were supposed to be studying for an exam, or flying to japan.

Oh and then there's the Dream World online game where you can not only find the previous gen 'mon, but they've got new moves and abilities they can't get in the old games!

All in all, we've never had it so good!


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Shame about the starters, having a different trio (Dark/Fight/Psychic or give the 3 chums a Larvitar, Deino and Haxorus to fight over) might have been more interesting but this argument comes up every generation, it doesn't look like they'll abandon fire/grass/water any time soon

So who's going to be pre ordering the Japanese versions? Think I will as I did last time. Its on Play Asia to pre order - About €43 shipped

Denny M wrote: »

I dunno if I'll get a Japanese version, I've never gotten one before. Is it pretty easy to get what's going on?

Well it's the same really as the other games, get starters, battle gym leaders, progress through towns etc. The only thing you'll be missing out on is the storyline if you can't read Japanese. There'll also be lots of guides online to hepl you if you get really stuck.

Denny M wrote: »

I dunno if I'll get a Japanese version, I've never gotten one before. Is it pretty easy to get what's going on?

Somewhat. There have been some points in HG/SS and BW1 where I was completely walled since I couldn't understand the text an NPC told me because that text included what I was supposed to do next!

Can you get the other starters and stuff in Dream World? I'm considering getting the White version (or black if they dont have White) now. Played Black as a rom but got bored with it. This is the only Gen I havent finished so I want to keep up for the most part.

CianRyan wrote: »

I'm just going to wait for the English version to come out but I'll have it pre-ordered for sure.
I like knowing the story line, it adds to it, even if it is ****.

Isnt the storyline essenatially the same each time? New kid is given Pokemon, turns out to be the best ever. Someone else is doing something bad and he has to save the world. Slight variations but thats more or less it as far as I can tell.

A bigger problem would be not knowing where the hell you're supposed to go/what to do next.

gnfnrhead wrote: »

Can you get the other starters and stuff in Dream World? I'm considering getting the White version (or black if they dont have White) now. Played Black as a rom but got bored with it. This is the only Gen I havent finished so I want to keep up for the most part.


Isnt the storyline essenatially the same each time? New kid is given Pokemon, turns out to be the best ever. Someone else is doing something bad and he has to save the world. Slight variations but thats more or less it as far as I can tell.

A bigger problem would be not knowing where the hell you're supposed to go/what to do next.

True it is always the same but I'm a sucker for details. Haha

The cart not playing on my DS also completely rules it out.

Buzzthebatgirl wrote: »

Okay, someone has to say this:
WTF happened to the Player Characters? Now we have Princess Leia and some guy that had a fight with a lawn mower! At least the PCs from BW1, were older than other PCs, but these ones like like they have yet to hit puberty...

You know what I find even more odd? For once I actually like the PCs whereas everyone else hates them :P

looking_around wrote: »

Whats it like figuring out the battle moves? Xd

Not that hard really if you know most of the moves by their type, power, accuracy and PP :P

I found leveling up to be a bit traumatic in Blackjap when new moves came along, actually. There are a number of moves in B/W that are weird - eg Zorua learns a Dark physical attack with a power of 90 - so naturally I took it over Bite or Night Slash or whatever he was carrying at the time - that uses the targets SP defence or something along those lines, and therefore tended to do feck all damage to the ghosts and psychics I was smacking with it. I hadn't read my online pokedex, rookie/bug trainer mistake.

This time around I've got a data contract on my phone so I'm less likely to get caught out but still it's not for the faint hearted or ill-prepared. If you're taking the plunge, it's worth reviewing your current team on a regular basis on an available online pokedex (I know you guys are not fond of Serebii but I can't help it, I can never remember the link for bulbadex/bulbapedia/bulbawiki or whatever it's called!) - know what moves are coming and how they work. But looking up what gyms are coming up is cheating

Banjo wrote: »

There are a number of moves in B/W that are weird - eg Zorua learns a Dark physical attack with a power of 90 - so naturally I took it over Bite or Night Slash or whatever he was carrying at the time - that uses the targets SP defence or something along those lines, and therefore tended to do feck all damage to the ghosts and psychics I was smacking with it. I hadn't read my online pokedex, rookie/bug trainer mistake.

Yea, I fell for Foul Play as well...

I've got a funny feeling that this is the first sequel in along line of future Pokémon sequels. This game is showcasing the alternate Kyurem forms for sure, and possibly Keldeo and Meloetta seeing how they are in the upcoming film.

This means they might do a B&W3 for Genesect. What do you all think? Or am I just over thinking this??

atavan-halen wrote: »

Perhaps they're running out of colours to name the games!

Well they haven't done Auburn and Lavender yet haha!