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Introducing a new storyline and the next generation of Pokemon, the new releases will feature the Legendary Pokemon Reshiram (Pokemon Black Version) and Zekrom (Pokemon White Version) on the game covers worldwide.
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These designs look really cool, if a bit busy. I wish they'd give Reshiram some kind of highlight or emphasis coloration to make it stand out more, as its pure white body makes it very hard to show any sort of gradient or shading. And is it just me, or does Zekrom look very Palkia-like?
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These designs look really cool, if a bit busy. I wish they'd give Reshiram some kind of highlight or emphasis coloration to make it stand out more, as its pure white body makes it very hard to show any sort of gradient or shading. And is it just me, or does Zekrom look very Palkia-like?
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It's a....It's a.... actually I don't know what this is? How does this resemble Pokemon?! Those are one the worst legendaries, scratch that, THE WORST I've ever seen. Okay, I'm sorry. DON'T FLAME ME! But, they don't look as colorful as Lugia or Ho-oh. They just look like monsters into a machine. The white is a little colorless. Even in gold Ho-oh had multiple colors. And the black looks like a machine that you would see in a M rated war game. Please don't flame me for this ,but this is my opinion and not yours.
For the sake of contrast, of course. A white legendary Pokémon on a white background wouldn't stand out much, would it?
On an interpretative note, it's possible that Reshiram's name may be referencing a race of giants in Hebrew folklore/mythology called Rephaim. This is probably unlikely, but the two names immediately struck me as something biblical or Hebrew when I saw them.
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For the sake of contrast, of course. A white legendary Pokémon on a white background wouldn't stand out much, would it?
On an interpretative note, it's possible that Reshiram's name may be referencing a race of giants in Hebrew folklore/mythology called Rephaim. This is probably unlikely, but the two names immediately struck me as something biblical or Hebrew when I saw them. |
Also, as found on GoNintendo, these games are going to have DSi-exclusive features!
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Also, as found on GoNintendo, these games are going to have DSi-exclusive features!
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Oh I hope it isn't something so awesome I need to go buy a DSi.
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Also, as found on GoNintendo, these games are going to have DSi-exclusive features!
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I've seen quite a lot of people (not on this particular forum, but several others) hate on the legendaries, but I honestly love them. I'm also a bit surprised that the English website has posted the announcement for BW so early, but that definitely isn't a bad thing.
In any case, if these legendaries are a sign of further things to come this generation, I'm really excited.
I think Zekrom looks really awesome, and his expression is just epic.
"Yeah, that's right. I'm just that badass."
On the subject of the DSi enhancements, I doubt they'll be worth enough to justify buying a new system unless Nintendo decides to make the game exclusively for the DSi, which I doubt they will. I haven't seen many examples of DSi enhancements on games, which leads me to believe that developers will be cautious with their experiments into what the technology is capable of at this time. The additions will probably be Wi-Fi enhancements like previously speculated, though I'm a little doubtful of the multiple save slots, unless they decide to put in on an SD card.
On the other hand, they may create files which can be saved to SD cards which, when placed in the DSi, will unlock new features in Black and White, like the dongle mode for Pearl, Diamond, and Platinum.
The legendaries look amazing and definitely more 'mature', but they are not completely outstanding. Reshiram might turn out to have yet another dual-type that we have seen a lot of times before. Zekrom, however, promises more diversity type-wise. Both of them look equally impressive to me, so I'll probably be confused as to which game I'll buy.
Anyways, I'm really excited about those legendaries, and I hope more information about them will be revealed soon.