‘Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon’ Traverses Familiar Ground With Some New Faces!

For those who wanted a more traditional RPG out of the Pokemon series of games, the Mystery Dungeon series has been the go to series for about a decade. Putting players in the role of a Pokemon as opposed to a trainer who controlled the monsters by issuing commands, this dungeon crawler offers a different niche for the trainers who want something a little different. This tradition continues in Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon, the next 3DS entry that brings the characters introduced in Pokemon X and Y to the forefront for the first time, with the same game play we’ve come to expect from these spinoffs.

Surrounded by fire? Pikachu better let Piplup take care of things.

In the core game, gamers will once again take a personality test to determine which ‘Mon they’ll take direct control of. My demo didn’t offer the same luxury. Playing as Froakie, the latest water starter, myself and my CPU controlled partner, Fennekin, wandered through a craggy, mountain type area that was full of ground type Pokemon to fight against. Carrying over the rock-paper-scissors mechanics of the core games, this made avoiding danger a breeze thanks to my water attacks being “Super Effective” against my enemies, although PP restrictions still limited how much I could attack before needing to rest or use items.

Each floor is randomly generated as you traverse the dungeons, so no two floors will ever be the same. This means while there are more chances to find treasure or hidden opponents, you’re also more likely to run into unfamiliar terrain that can potentially trap you and your partner. For instance, I kept walking through a strange, purple cloud that was causing my screen to blink. After completely forgetting my years of experience as a gamer and wondering what was happening, I finally realized that this poison cloud was draining my health. If nothing else, you’ll always have to keep an eye out for obstacles, since you’ll never know what each dungeon floor will have waiting for you.

The stories tend to be more in depth than your typical Pokemon title.

Promising all confirmed Pokemon to date, (although it couldn’t be confirmed as to whether or not Hoopa, who makes its U.S. debut on November 27th, the week after Super Mystery Dungeon‘s release, or the unannounced 720th Pokemon, will make respective appearances,) and a story mode that should be fairly deep, not to mention being complimented with tons of post game content if its prequels are anything to go by, and its looking like Pokemon fans everywhere will have their new time sink when Pokemon Super Mystery Dungon arrives in stores on November 20th.

Super Mystery Dungeon promises the largest roster to date!

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