![]() ![]() And despite being a Pokémon game, Mystery Dungeon DX does have a fair share of dire and dour moments, most notably the fugitive arc seen in the middle of the game, which casts the player away from the comfort of Pokémon Square and their other recruitable party members and leaves them stranded with their partner. They are very much the emotional heart of the story given their proximity to the protagonist, often driving scenes with their spirited reactions and doing a lot to endear themselves. ![]() The primary exception to this is the player’s partner character who, in an effort to not give the protagonist too much personality, occupies the mold of a passionate childhood friend, voicing out against opposition and defaulting to an optimistic outlook even as the world is threatened by divine threats. As the hours go on, these characters begin to feel comparable to neighbors or co-workers, individuals who the player does not know intimately, but is familiar with regardless. However, their simple and transparent personalities do a lot to endear the player to them, with every character having identifiable quirks, a certain charm all their own, and reactive dialogue relevant to the current happenings in the story, that helps make the characters feel like parts of the world, rather than just simple set dressing. The entire game takes place around a central hub location, Pokémon Square, the ultimate cast of characters is not especially large, and said the cast is not particularly deep or nuanced. While the narrative is one that conforms to genre staples, it is nevertheless a story that thrives thanks to its focus and simplicity. Thus sending the pair on a quest that has them save incidental friendly side characters from unfavorable fates, learn the origins of the rampant natural disasters, and strive to bring balance to this world. Despite having no real reason to care about this world or anything in it, the protagonist is quick to agree with their newfound otherworldly companion when they suggest they pair up and form a rescue team to aid Pokémon in need during these trying times. A world that, coincidentally, is also undergoing some trying times in the form of rampant natural disasters that are causing Pokémon to become lost in winding dungeons, and making others berserk and wild with unrest. Mystery Dungeon DX follows an unnamed and self-insertable human protagonist whose reality is flipped turned upside down as he wakes up in a world solely populated by Pokémon. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Rescue Team DX Review ![]() Complete with all the innovations the series made up until this point, and a few others to help modernize and streamline it for a more modern audience. However, it did not do exceptionally well in terms of sales, with the most recent 3DS entry just skirting over a million units according to the most recently updated sales figures, and when it came time to bring the series to HD via the Nintendo Switch, the decision was made to instead remake the very first entry of the series, Rescue Team Red and Rescue Team Blue. But the most celebrated of these spin-offs is likely the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series, which gave Pokémon a more in-depth and emotional story, a more challenging battle system, and a degree of mechanical familiarity while being a very different take on an RPG. A subset of the Pokémon enterprise that is home to several quality games that help the series into unique or interesting directions. You frequently see comments on how the Pokémon mainline series has remained very… consistent mechanically, and while I do believe that some criticisms about this tendency are valid, read my review of Pokémon Shield and Natalie Rambles About Pokémon for more details, they are a bit undermined by how the series does innovate by way of spin-offs. That Time I Became a Pokémon in Another World ![]()
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