So I picked up Pokemon Conquest on Friday (since I actually managed to find it.) I had stopped 4-5 other places throughout the week without success to pick it up (along with Theatrhythm, but thats for another day). Anyway, I started playing the game and I’m probably 3-4 hours in–it’s actually pretty fun, though a little bit shallow at this point in the game — I’m not sure if the gameplay will deepen a bit more as time goes on.
From a pokemon perspective, it’s very much like pokemon lite — not all 600+ pokemon are in the game, instead only a subset of 100 or so. As you battle other warriors and warlords and wild pokemon, you add their pokemon to your “Gallery,” which is loosely synonymous with the pokedex.
As far as strategy goes, it’s pretty standard far with how pokemon games with the pokemon types being more/less effective against other types. In the beginning of the game at least, Pokemon Conquest goes out its way to make this easy for you to see. The first couple kingdoms you conquer all play into this strategy to help drive the point home.
Overall, thus far into the game — it’s pretty fun. At this point, it’s not horribly complicated and the strategy at this point isn’t all that deep, but at only 4 hours in, that could easily change down the line. At the very least, it’s a good addition to the Pokemon Universe.
Reviewed: Pokemon Conquest
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