It's here! It's finally here! And it's glorious!



Before I go on, I'd just like to give myself a pat on the back for taking the time out of my Pokémon adventure to post this review. I'm not even sure how I managed to pry myself away from my 3DS to do it.



Like many Pokémon fans, I've been waiting a long time for X and Y. Technically, I've been waiting since I was a kid. I've always wanted a Pokémon game as amazing as this. If you think you'll pass because you're bored of the franchise, think again.



This game is amazing. Probably the most important point I can make is that Game Freak's done a great job of keeping things the same, yet different. Most Pokémon games can be explained this way -- you have the same general premise, the same Pokémon, but with more added, the same look for the protagonist, but enhanced a little every time, you even have the same basic idea for enemies. There's just some stuff added here and there to enhance the experience.



This time, you've got the same premise -- gotta catch 'em all! Everything else has been more than enhanced. The same basic ideas were kept -- explore, battle, see new Pokémon, etc. That's pretty much where the similarities stop, though. It's a lot like the original Pokémon anime vs. Pokémon: The Origin. The premise is the same, but everything else is made at least 80% more awesome. I'm not even sure where to begin, explaining this in context.



Let's start with the world. It's a very important part of the games. The world is an important part of any game, really. As always, we get a region, like Kanto or Sinnoh. This time we have Kalos. It's beautiful. This game is amazing. Probably the most important point I can make is that Game Freak's done a great job of keeping things the same, yet different. Mostgames can be explained this way -- you have the same general premise, the same Pokémon, but with more added, the same look for the protagonist, but enhanced a little every time, you even have the same basic idea for enemies. There's just some stuff added here and there to enhance the experience.This time, you've got the same premise -- gotta catch 'em all! Everything else has been more than enhanced. The same basic ideas were kept -- explore, battle, see new Pokémon, etc. That's pretty much where the similarities stop, though. It's a lot like the originalanime vs.. The premise is the same, but everything else is made at least 80% more awesome. I'm not even sure where to begin, explaining this in context.Let's start with the world. It's a very important part of the games. The world is an important part of any game, really. As always, we get a region, like Kanto or Sinnoh. This time we have Kalos. It's beautiful.



Of course, a main reason that Kalos is a beautiful place to adventure through is the new game design. The Pokémon games have felt like less and less of a top-down experience as time has gone on. At this point, players get to see the world from several different angles, and discover all the nooks and crannies of the world, but still keeping true to the style of every other Pokémon game.



This also helped to transform the battles into much more realistic sequences. It feels a little more like the way Pokémon Stadium presents battles: where attacks actually seem like attacks, and not just sprites wiggling around, and where the background matches the world around the battle. The battle layout is otherwise much the same as always -- which is good. It's tried and true and players know their way around the battle screen at this point in Pokémon's history.



Finally, it's time to talk about the most important new part of Pokémon X and Y -- the new Pokémon! Now, let's be real here -- there will always be haters. There will never be a point that that every single player likes the all new Pokémon. Sometimes you can't even blame them. You gotta catch 'em all, and one of 'em is… an ice cream cone? Well, I guess if I simply GOTTA catch 'em all…



I must say, I'm one of those people that isn't a huge fan of each and every new Pokémon. A lot of the X and Y Pokémon are fairly cool, but sometimes I dislike that the animation style has gotten cuter and cuter. Yes, some people love cute Pokémon, like Eevee's new evolution Sylveon, which is the new type, fairy type. For the first time, they straight-up changed some old Pokémons' types so that some normal types, like Clefairy, are now fairy-type. I'm more of a fan of the badass Pokémon, personally, and fairy type is strong against my personal favourite Pokémon, dragon type. Yes, I understand that it's necessary, in order to balance out the once overpowered type. It's actually a great move to even things up. I'm still grumpy, though. Many people will like the cuteness of fairy type Pokémon, anyway, as well as the new moves that come along with the new type. Of course, a main reason that Kalos is a beautiful place to adventure through is the new game design. Thegames have felt like less and less of a top-down experience as time has gone on. At this point, players get to see the world from several different angles, and discover all the nooks and crannies of the world, but still keeping true to the style of every othergame.This also helped to transform the battles into much more realistic sequences. It feels a little more like the waypresents battles: where attacks actually seem like attacks, and not just sprites wiggling around, and where the background matches the world around the battle. The battle layout is otherwise much the same as always -- which is good. It's tried and true and players know their way around the battle screen at this point in Pokémon's history.Finally, it's time to talk about the most important new part ofX and Y -- the new Pokémon! Now, let's be real here -- there will always be haters. There will never be a point that that every single player likes the all new Pokémon. Sometimes you can't even blame them. You gotta catch 'em all, and one of 'em is… an ice cream cone? Well, I guess if I simply GOTTA catch 'em all…I must say, I'm one of those people that isn't a huge fan of each and every new Pokémon. A lot of theandPokémon are fairly cool, but sometimes I dislike that the animation style has gotten cuter and cuter. Yes, some people love cute Pokémon, like Eevee's new evolution Sylveon, which is the new type, fairy type. For the first time, they straight-up changed some old Pokémons' types so that some normal types, like Clefairy, are now fairy-type. I'm more of a fan of the badass Pokémon, personally, and fairy type is strong against my personal favourite Pokémon, dragon type. Yes, I understand that it's necessary, in order to balance out the once overpowered type. It's actually a great move to even things up. I'm still grumpy, though. Many people will like the cuteness of fairy type Pokémon, anyway, as well as the new moves that come along with the new type.