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PCGamer: "Temtem is even better than Pokémon"
- Thread starter Chairmanchuck (另一个我)
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Temtem looks surprisingly good, especially from a small developer but...
this made me laugh. I am not sure this is as strong an argument as the writer thinks it is.
this made me laugh. I am not sure this is as strong an argument as the writer thinks it is.
Not like that was gonna be a tough hurdle to clear. The current state of Pokémon games is mediocre at best.
You know what, it looks leagues better based on previews and trailers so I'm inclined to agree. Stuff like this is going to push me over the edge to buy.
This'll be interesting.
This thread will be double the fun now that we just got the Pokemon Home news drop. Temtem is certainly nicer on your wallet at least.
This thread will be double the fun now that we just got the Pokemon Home news drop. Temtem is certainly nicer on your wallet at least.
I got a copy of Temtem but haven't had the time to dive into it yet. So you'll need to wait before my opinion on the matter.
It really is, Pokémon is awful right now, the Pokémon Home news doesn't help either.
Temtem feels fresh and amazing while also feeling familiar.
Temtem feels fresh and amazing while also feeling familiar.
I think the combat system was tweaked in some really great ways to make it a lot more fun PvE.
Honestly I don't think it's that crazy to say it's better. Monster variety is way lower obviously, but my first impression of the battling is that it seems really damn good compared to regular Pokemon.
Honestly I don't think it's that crazy to say it's better. Monster variety is way lower obviously, but my first impression of the battling is that it seems really damn good compared to regular Pokemon.
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Yeah... Sun and Moon was my reintroduction to the series after my last Pokemon game was Platinum, and I couldn't even bear to complete it. Temtem has none of the problems I had with Sun/Moon, and that I hear Sword/Shield have even worse.
This was my thought, too... I'd imagine that the writer of the article had access to Pokemon but the fact that this is the first time that a "real" Pokemon style game (and not a rom hack or fangame) has been released on PC is playing into this. The improvements alone are not enough to make it necessarily "replace" Pokemon for me yet.
I'm only 10 hours in but that's a big no for me.
Maybe it's just me, the only thing that i really appreciates from Temtem is the difficulty, but it's absurd at the same time.
Yes it's early access and I'm sure many of these features will be added down the line but saying the game is better than Pokemon is just... no.
The map design is not good, it makes you walk around without any real indication, they ask you to visit certain town or areas but the map doesn't show location name. And many of the quest requires you to walk way too far.
The balancing pisses me off. I'm having trouble killing level 15 stuff with level 20, you do have to really understand the weakness chart but I constantly have to run back to healing station and that's just not fun.
The NPC/conversation is just god awful. Every NPC talks too much, I have to click through, averagely, 10 times for every NPC to battle them. And every conversation are pointless.
I will definitely return for more and I'm excited for the future of this game, it's rather promising. But this game made me appreciate SwSh a whole lot more, I was pretty much having fun throughout my playthrough of SwSh, and so far my experience with Temtem is quite the opposite. Just boring grinding to progress.
Maybe it's just me, the only thing that i really appreciates from Temtem is the difficulty, but it's absurd at the same time.
Yes it's early access and I'm sure many of these features will be added down the line but saying the game is better than Pokemon is just... no.
The map design is not good, it makes you walk around without any real indication, they ask you to visit certain town or areas but the map doesn't show location name. And many of the quest requires you to walk way too far.
The balancing pisses me off. I'm having trouble killing level 15 stuff with level 20, you do have to really understand the weakness chart but I constantly have to run back to healing station and that's just not fun.
The NPC/conversation is just god awful. Every NPC talks too much, I have to click through, averagely, 10 times for every NPC to battle them. And every conversation are pointless.
I will definitely return for more and I'm excited for the future of this game, it's rather promising. But this game made me appreciate SwSh a whole lot more, I was pretty much having fun throughout my playthrough of SwSh, and so far my experience with Temtem is quite the opposite. Just boring grinding to progress.
Temtem's increased difficulty over Pokémon (especially recent games like Sun/Moon and Sword/Shield) is greatly appreciated. I like a lot of the battle changes (stamina gauge, and the way that some moves are stronger if your second Temtem is a certain type) as well.
I think there's room for both to coexist and learn from each other. I hope Game Freak takes note of people's interest in Temtem, sees why they're interested, and makes changes accordingly in their own games.
I think there's room for both to coexist and learn from each other. I hope Game Freak takes note of people's interest in Temtem, sees why they're interested, and makes changes accordingly in their own games.
i watched some stream of the beginning and this was the biggest issue i had, the dialogue and the NPCs are god awful.
I think there are definitely areas in which it is better than Pokémon because it's designed to address fan feedback instead of ignoring it like Pokémon. I hope it succeeds.
All this talk about competition for Pokemon. There has been a better, and honestly more "viable" competitor in Yokai Watch. Even came with a cartoon also.
Not trying to sound mean, but i'll be surprised if this game last long enough for the next Pokemon gen to come.
Not trying to sound mean, but i'll be surprised if this game last long enough for the next Pokemon gen to come.
Nah. The dialogue is pretty fun and they actually let you inject personality into your character.
It's kid friendly writing but unlike Pokemon doesn't think that everyone is an idiot and requires it to be so simple that it's insulting.
Exactly what I thought, hahah. PCGamer is great but phrasing it like that is just snark bait.
