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Pokemon Black/White 2 In Depth Review
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- Опубликовано: 12 ноя 2019
- After Pokemon Black and White released to great acclaim and some understandable backlash, many fans assumed it wouldn't be long until Game Freak released some sort of Pokemon Grey version that compiled both games onto one cartridge.
But to the surprise of almost the entire Pokemon community the studio doubled their efforts and released direct sequels called Pokemon Black and White 2 in 2012.
These games take place two years after Black and White and feature a brand new villain, more enigmatic storytelling and of course finally bring many Pokemon from previous generations back into the main campaign.
So do these sequels live up to the mighty expectations set by their predecessors, or did they just multiply generation 5's biggest flaws? Let's find out together in the in-depth review of Pokemon Black and White 2 for the Nintendo DS!
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Long time no see!!!
Sorry to everyone who’s been patiently waiting on this video and for me to upload again.
Life sort of got away from me, and even though I’ve been streaming Pokémon Colosseum on my second channel for over a year now, I didn’t want to stream or upload on this channel until I fulfilled my promise and got this review out.
My biggest issue was that I couldn’t just force this review out and cut corners. It had to live up to the expectations set by the Black and White review and I hope that it has!
Anyways please enjoy this video and know that there will be Gen 6 and ORAS reviews eventually, it’s just obviously going to be a while!
Oh and thank you for watching!!!
Do not feel sorry... it's a moment to celebrate!
Take your time man! Quality over quantity. Glad to see you doing alright!
I appreciate the effort put into it, but damn im really surprised you compiled it into about an hour, still awesome job and happy to see you return!
I am so excited to see that you have plans for sword and Shield, unfortunately I am a bit busier than when sun and moon released, but I will deffinetly be playing shield along with you on your streams as you play through eight, I miss your hype streams for the release and I bet there will be some great new people to see your professional take in the game as you walk through it on the first time. I also must commend you for the incredible writing in all of your in depth reviews, it seems like every word has a purpose, and that just makes the review even better
any intentions to return to your "the rarest" series soon?
Generation 5: "Most controversial Pokemon generation in history"
Generation 8: Hold my Pokedex
Half* of my Pokedex 😂
@@noboundariesburnhws 🤣👌🏽
Held gen 8's national dex and didn't give it back
sorry to say this, but it is "kinda" back
Lol gen 8 is more controversial than brexit rn
Honestly gen 5 was peak Pokemon. Especially Black 2 and White 2. So much was packed into them games!
my first pokemon game, I never spent so much time in a region again as in white 2
I had 200 hours on white 2!
@@pepperedmoth726 I have around 150 hours and I havent picked it up in over 4 years
Gen 5: is great
Game freak: *nowhere to go from here but down bois*
Why do is see you everywhere
Gen 5 is easily my favorite generation I love it so much
Me too.
Me as well
Yes
Same
Idk if I like gen 2 more or not, but I still give major props to unova
The community complained about these games so much at the time, oh how good we used to have it
BigWaders yeah, I remember it so vividly 😂 Back then in 2010/2011, the people hated Black&White so much. Even I was hugely disappointed of BW after we got Games like Platinum and HeartGold&SoulSilver which were almost perfect. Maybe my expectations for Gen 5 was just too big. Now, 10 years later, I just realized how good Gen 5 was, especially Black2/White2, in comparison to like seriously every Pokémon Game starting from Gen 6 or more specific for the Nintendo 3DS. The Peak of Disappointment started then from 2017 onwards when we got UltraSun&UltraMoon, Let’s Go and now Sword&Shield.
At this point I just hope that GameFreak doesn’t screw up the Gen 4 Diamond&Pearl Remakes, which 100% sure are getting released next year 2021, as well as the possible Gen 2 Johto Reboot and the Gen 5 Remakes in the not so distant future. Gen 4 and 5 deserve excellent Remakes, the same way Gen 2 got incredible Remakes.
@@NeoReibert This just shows more that due to the failures of Gen 6-8 so far your expectations have lowered a lot and that you see things in a different light. A lot of long time fans got into an age where they had huge changes in life like going into the first job and the game came directly after BW with quite a few changes but not enough to justify it for most people. Thats why the sale numbers were so badly. If BW2 would have been BW with the entire story of both games, with the changes they did in BW 2 the games would have gotten a really reception.
I loved both games immediately, it felt so fresh, and I loved the Aesthetics of the bwbw2. The sprites looked really good, and they moved, it made the battles feel more alive. The U.I., the sound effects and music were also really well made/designed. They did a really good job of making a sequel based on the same region extremely fresh by redesigning so many aspects and adding so many new areas.
@@NeoReibert eh...the 3ds games were overall objectively good though and certainly better then now on switch
@@MarveliciousG it could be because of the timing of the release since there ds games in the 2010s. also gens 6 and 7 certainly weren't failures
It's so upsetting that we can't get as much love and care with the newer Pokémon games as we did with all of Gen V. Though it makes me happy being reminded of these games once again
subjective quality has nothing to do with "love and care" lol. if there's anything that's remained consistent over the years, it's the fact that this franchise is just as beloved by it's devs as it's ever been, if not more so
@@MiyaoMeow588 Sadly we can't really claim that with all the cut content, excuses, and lies from Gamefreak recently. Fingers crossed they pull through on the next games.
@@machina5 we absolutely can still claim that, but keep harping on about all that nonsense and pretend that there's actually anything of substance behind it instead of admitting it's all empty, meaningless babble that indicates no understanding of the actual situation at hand
I think it's a bit unfair to blame it on a lack of effort on GF part. From what I understand the development time for modern day games are a lot higher than they were when the games were 2-D and they still have the same schedule, so the post game content is cut down. It's also kinda dubious how many people will actually enjoy the post game, as most people don't even finish the games they buy. I can think of a lot of other game franchises that had run into similar problems so I don't think it just has to do with Nintendo. If the anime is anything to go off of, it doesn't look like the people making the games are less passionate than before.
@@MiyaoMeow588 You are possibly the most rude and condescending person I've ever seen in the comments of a RUclips video - which is seriously saying something.
37:30 I remember getting a medal for checking every trash can in b2, I felt so validated
😂same
Did you see Sword and shield in the trash cans?😂
@@KrisGaVerdan711 yup I even saw Soul silver there cus "Soul silver is goddamn trash
HG is the goat tho
LOL I had no idea there was a medal for that
YO. WHAT
To all the people who unfairly bitched about Gen 5:
Be careful what you wish for.
Yup
granted, I never really played many of the mainstream pokemon games apart from gen 3, so I wasn't that into pokemon at the time, I admit I was one of those people who wrote off gen 5 at the time. But man I was wrong. Not only does unova have some of the coolest pokemon, like haxorus, hydreigon, bisharp, excadril, volcarona, accelgor, excavalier, golurk, chandelure, scrafty but a storyline that only the best rom hacks can even compete with (though I didn't like how dirty it did alder)
Sword and Shield has to be Game Freak's biggest fuck you for not liking Gen V
I was one of those people. When I was younger, starting out high school and whatnot, I thought Black and White were some of the worst games. Didn't like anything about them. Not the music, not the pokemon, not the region, not the animated sprites; the only thing I'd give them was probably the story. I did always think B2W2 were pretty good, but they were stained with that painful smear of being linked to the originals, and being in a region and system I hated.
I've had a strong change of heart on that. I regret all of the undeserved criticism I levied at these games, because I appreciate them so much these days. I replayed Black and White (technically the first time I played them legitimately) in 2019 and beat them in a weak. I found the experience more than enjoyable. Best games? No. Unfairly criticized by me several years prior? Definitely. I (fully) replayed Black 2 and White 2 for the first time since my very first playthrough of those games and it, along with a reassessment of the originals, has propelled Gen 5 to second place in my mind, only below Gen 4 -- a huge contributing factor being that Gen 5 only visits Unova whereas Gen 4 allows you to visit three different regions, with comparable amounts of content baked into it. I never would've thought that I'd think so highly of these games just a few years before.
Maybe my nostalgia is just setting in. Maybe I've become more appreciative of things I couldn't recognize as a ten-year-old (which is what I was when Gen 5 came out). I nonetheless firmly believe that these games are some of the most solid in the series.
Honestly, moving pixels satisfy me enough.
When Swo&Shi gets a higher rating than B2/W2 on IGN: “However, I DISAGREE!!!”
IGN rating Sword & Shield be like: *7.8/10 too much curry*
Ign gave it a 93 lmao
Ign gave BW2 a 9.6/10, it’s the highest rated Pokémon game besides the first 2 gens who have perfect 10s
the "reviewer" of SwSh played victim on a video on the channel Nintendo Voice Chat. The video got the comments disabled because so many people called her out on her bullshit said in that video.
However, EVERYONE disagrees
"I won't say Gen V is objectively the best generation"
I will. :P
Hands down!
Same here
Yup
Nah, gen 4 had a much better Pokédex, league, Legendaries and Rival. Only the story arc and execution falls short to gen 5.
@@jdog3270
All false expect the legis.
It's really telling how the main-game portion ends just a little over a 3rd into the video. If this was a gen 6/7/8 review, the video would end there. Even gen 8, the first 60 dollar, main series game on a home console (excluding lets go kinda) has absolutely nothing to offer after you beat the story. Not only is there no substantial content, but the dex is sliced in half. It really does feel like any ambition for the series ended in 2012.
I agree completely on this. I imagine my eventual Gen 6 review will be about half as long as these last two, as the story is minimal and the post game is barren lol
we'll see...honestly ambition never left them back then
Garbo toxins As much as I enjoyed gen 7 I have to agree, except the dialogue in that game is long enough to extend its entire story over bw.
I finished Pokemon Sword this morning and it left me feeling so cheated, there's so little content to it and what little there is isn't even finished. Even the Battle Tower is completely stripped back. I put the game on eBay about an hour ago and I'm going to buy another DS to play BW2 on it again.
James Brincefield I’m not. I’m going to wait a few months and buy a used copy of Shield because $60 is way too much for this game
Even in 2019 BW2 are still the best pokemon games. The ammount of pure high quality content in here is insane.
Amen
I really wish i got it when i was 12. I jumped off the pokemon train after i got white 1. I really wish i played this game when it came out.
I've still got my copy of the game.
@@miniuzi10 play blaze black and volt white 2
I will agree that BW2 are definitely the best main series Pokemon games. I gotta say, I still think EoS takes the cake as best Pokemon game overall, but that's just my opinion
I'm glad Gen 5 is now getting the love it always deserved.
Great video.
Just to add, you can go into Hugh's house at the end of the game and the sister will mention that the Leipard is still cold towards her but through time (or defeating the elite 4 multiple times) it will open its heart again and they will be best buds again. It's a small touch so I don't blame you for missing it but i think it wraps up the arc quite neatly.
Thank you, this made my day
@@Gerenicamazing info
HE CAME BACK WHEN WE NEEDED HIM MOST
So glad to see you're active man
DUUUUUUDE! I hope everything is all good! It’s been too long haha!
@@RandomTens It has been! I'm a man in college now, playing Pokemon in my own dorm now. Very serious. Hope everything is well over there and I'm so glad to see you around again!
I never felt more emotional than with this review. You brought back some of my best memories. I was one of the few that saw the beauty of gen 5, and it's sad to see that others do now after realizing Gamefreak has stopped trying with the new games.
an textheavy rpg with a good story. complete blasphemy!(or at least that is what many casuals like to say about pokemon)
In humilau city there is a boy and a girl running around and when you complete the game the girl is gone and the boy talks about living in the moment because there might not be another it's enough to male a grown man cry
Nooooooooo
She dies? Nooooooo
@@burningpotato9447 I assumed she dumped him. I highly doubt she died, although it is possible since you can find frillish in Humilau City, which paralyzes its prey before dragging it to the bottom of the ocean. However, I highly doubt this is the case.
I know there’s a guy in Humilau who sends you on a sidequest to ring the Celestial Tower bell to give him and his girlfriend eternal happiness, but then his 4 exes try to stop you. Probably one of the strangest events in Pokémon. The last of the four actually has 6 high level and powerful Steel types and is one of the strongest regular trainers in Pokémon history.
@Decipher Studios That too, forgot about that
Welcome back, old friend. We miss you.
And what better way for your return to finally reviewing Black 2 and White 2.
Gen. 5 is my absolute favorite gen. It did alot of things right to me & I'm so happy you gave it an chance. Great review & glad that you are back.
So glad you're back! And for my favorite Pokemon game of all time!
"I can't explain how over 200+ different species of pokemon arrived in Unova in such a short time."
Since Unova is based off of New York in North America I'm going to say Migration XD
But so glad you came back it's been forever!!!
Originally Unova must only had bunch of rat pokemon I guess..
I thought it was that they escaped when Team Plasma hacked into the PSS in BW's climax.
@@excalibur493 Maybe it's both
It’s probably a game freak decision because they wanted to soft reboot the series so that there weren’t too many Pokémon to worry about at once
@@MustacheDLuffy That's what it was, but we mean in-universe
It’s been 3000 years.....
Where you been?????
Nick I Been crazy busy sort of uprooting my life for my job, so there’s been way too little time for gaming and fun. But I’m hopefully back for a little while until things pick up again!!!
RandomTens All good, life happens lol. Love your stuff, excited for what’s to come!
I will say that I still think Generation 4 was the strongest generation overall. However, that's the emphasis on overall. In my opinion, Black and White 2 are bar none the best, most well crafted main series titles that the company has ever created. Every aspect is probably among the best the franchise has to offer, between the plot, the music, the nostalgic callbacks, and it managed to make Unova extremely fresh, quite the feat when you consider these were the second Unova titles in a row.
From a setting, it's amazing, and the gameplay fits the bill as well. One of my absolute favorite things about Gen V were their special encounter mechanics, like rustling grass, dark grass, ripple spots, hidden grottos, and so on. You were able to hunt special Pokemon and it felt even more rewarding finding that rare Pokemon than it ever seems to nowadays. And of course, N's Pokemon were a rather unique inclusion that I wholeheartedly enjoyed as well.
Standalone, the games are top notch, but when considered as a sequel, they become so much more. Black and White 2 are the best main series Pokemon has to offer, and I must say, if Explorers of Sky didn't exist, they'd likely be sitting on the throne as the peak of the franchise as a whole. They are that good.
Amen.
I'd say they are sitting in that throne, as good as eos is. Of course, with completely different gameplay and only the presence of Pokemon tying them together, it's a bit of a silly comparison to make.
The only thing that doesn't sit in b2w2's grasp is fluidness and speed, there is nothing that can beat gen 3 in those. Aside from that, b2w2 rules all
Ancient. That's exactly how I put it.
Dude I'm SCREAMING I found your channel like a month ago and LOVED your can 5 and 4 reviews but then I was crushed when I saw you weren't uploading any videos so I stalked for a while and saw you had a active community still so I thought well I will subscribe so at least I don't miss the channel
Now seeing this is freaking awesome
I love videos about Pokemon but I feel like people get to personal with them don't make exhaustive analysis of them or whatever but you, you really make Pokemon analysis and they are the greatest in RUclips
I haven't seen the video, I'll watch it tomorrow but right now I'm really pumped up
Keep it up, take your time
Do whatever you want
Love you
Álvaro PG You’re an incredible person. I hope my subscribers are like you. ❤️🦁🙏👍
Lol most controversial. Clearly you haven’t heard about Sword and Shield yet: pause oh wait there’s the reference. Lol
Stella Mewsing it’s not 600, and no one said they were gone forever.
@@truthwillprevail6663 who said they were gone forever? calm down
Stella Mewsing meaning they won’t be included in Sword and Shield. There’s absolutely no guarantee that we won’t see them in future games.
@@Azu_Crystal sword and shield are trash tho, in almost every aaspect even
@@Deedj1 wasn't there an interview just recently where they stated that this is how the games will be from now on.
Took a while, but worth the wait for sure. Best way the DS line could go out. There's a reason there's only one true sequel, you simply can't improve upon perfection. Glad to see you're back!
Ernie the Giant Chicken
But those 4 Pokémon that the Elite 4 have the first time you fight them are still more of challenge than the 6 Pokémon that the Elite 4 have in newer games. The same thing can be said about the Gym Leaders. The Elite 4 also get 6 Pokémon in Gen 5 when you go to fight them the second time.
Wow, just wow. I actually got a bit emotional at that last part. In all honesty I think this video couldn’t have come in the at the perfect time. Throughout the past few months I kept losing interest in Pokémon as everything around me felt like it was falling apart, and it was like almost all of the good will that the franchise built up disappeared overnight in an instant. As I was so excited when Sword and Shield was revealed, but as the coming months taught me my excitement dwindled and I got exhausted of all of the arguing and debating. However, this video reminded me of the beauty that is Pokémon. I loved being reminded of my personal favorite generation of games and to an even greater extent the reason why I started to get back into gaming and It was all thanks to Pokémon. Personally, while I won’t buy Sword and Shield right away I’m not going to feel bad anymore about this. As even though, I saw the entire PKMN fan base unravel right in front of my eyes, I am and always will be a fan of Pokémon. As once a fan, always a fan. Thank you for the great video Stan. Hope see more from this channel.
I, to this day, refuse to believe that the Main Characters of these games are only 11.
they look 16.
If we're going by the manga age then Rosa and Nate are both 12 while Hilbert and Hilda are 16
nate and rosa are not 11, they're 14-16
@@tirza1752 are you referring to their manga or game counterparts
@@tirza1752 pussy
Honestly who cares about their age lol
Thumbs up if this is your fav Pokémon game.
Hell yeah
2nd fav. Black and white just too good
yeeeeeeeee
Matthew Francisco Unova is one of my top 3 favorites between the Johto and Hoenn games
I can't decide between BW and BW2 so I consider them as one. Usually I don't do that with sequels
The last great Pokemon games. Early 2010's were the series peak.
Well I don't know if I call it the last great Pokemon game. That would be Sun and Moon. But I can say that it's still my absolute favorite Pokemon gen.
Indeed.
The only reason ppl glossed over it was because of X and Y's launch. B2/W2 and their prequels are, for me, easily the best games in the franchise.
@@jjc4924 ew sun and moon sucked
Pokemon5475. I disagree.
I just like that you can call cheren to tell you how to evolve things and Bianca to see how much Pokémon like you. That’s a nice feature . To bad it will probably never return
It kinda feels like these games were Gamefreaks magnum opus. They havent made a game this good since.
I hope Colress gets a Kyuren of his own eventually. They both share similar designs (right down to a blue "cowlick"), they both seek optimization (be it through force or friendship), and they both like it cold.
And if anyone can recomplete Kyurem, it's him.
@@TheNamelessOne888 I'll predict that in some future game Colress comes back with enhanced dna splicers to fuse Kyurem with Reshiram and Zekrom at the same time, recreating the original dragon called complete Kyurem or something similar.
@@S.I.L.
It probably controlled chi, both life energy and nature energy, and had the power to make reality into dreams and dreams into reality. That would explain the type gems and the Entralink. Kyurem does have a hidden power that can only emerge if combined with both Reshiram and Zekrom.
"They both like it cold"
Man fighting Hilda/Hilbert in BW2 via Memory Link would have been amazing. Fighting yourself is always a great way to see how strong you actually are, both in the past and the present
Back when gamefreak used to care, I almost forgot.
also last time Iwata was involved in Pokemon
they did also care in the 3ds era overall even if some of there decisions may make you think otherwise
@Only Death "gen 6"? did he not work on gen 6? he isn't the sole reason for this franchise ever being good. his "absence" isn't the reason. he has some power but overall? he doesn't like lead development
@Only Death everything you tried to tell me about him I already knew yes I know who Mr Iwata is. atleast not any less then you do. you don;t know what iwata would be like. Gamefreak didn't always just care about money
@Only Death well I know he passed away in 2015 but he did work on the gen 6 games to
Dude I’ve missed you so much! I started watching your content after seeing your black and white review and seeing you finally post a review for the sequel has made my day. I wish you nothing but the best, my dude
Thank You, Finally a content creator who encapsulated my passion and love for Gen 5. This game truly made my Childhood. Thank you for taking the time to give Gen 5 the love it deserved.
6:30 ... I heard you say "Raid" and despite the visual you put on screen, still immediately jumped to Raid: Shadow Legends... God I hate those ads...
Ughh not that shitty 'game'
It's great to have you back with a bang and even greater knowing you've been having an awesome time during your absence based on your socials, welcome back Stan
When this game gets a remake Im going to be so happy. Just seeing my favorite gen being made in beautiful 3d will make me so happy. Also we gonna talk about how Kyurem is literally evil... at least to me.
Honestly, I don't want GF to remake Gen. 5.
Don't get me wrong. I absolutely love Gen. 5 to death. But I'm worried that they'll ruined alot of expectations & effort in the remake that the original BW/BW2 games did perfectly well & still holds up perfectly well. Especially since GF is now being obnoxious at these days.
Kyuren was never evil. It was first the original peaceful dragon of Unova before splitting and then it was mind controlled by Team Plasma to do bad shit. It's pokedex description tells you it wants to be captured and used by a "hero" so it can regain it's true form (like Necrozma).
Even in the Keldeo movie it was just an obstacle for the Swords of Justice to test thier power
JJ C same. Also with Sinnoh
Gen. 5 is probably the only Gen that doesn't need an remake. Honestly, it's perfectly fine as it is.
@@jaretco6423 it most definitely needs a port though, getting your hands on an authentic copy of pokemon bw/bw2 is so expensive
I’m a simple man. I see Stan upload, I lose my shit and jump on the couch and celebrate in my underwear.
Wait, you kept your underwear on?...
REVENONE think of the children.
What a strange comment.
N and Ghetsis’ story reminds me a lot of the story of Prince Zuko and Firelord Ozai.
Back when it released, it got so much hate. Now everyone loves it. It was my favorite game by a mile!
Tony they are good, but because of that stupid overrated anime and Garbodor/Vanilluxe they hated it. It was so stupid
Why did they get hate?
oH my GOD I lost it after seeing this in my notifs. I had just rewatched the first bw one like 2 days ago! Thank you so much for all the hard work and effort you put into these videos! I'm so excited to see this one :^D
"the most controversial gen in history!"
Sword and Shield: Hold my roster
What rouster?
@@funninoriginal6054 roster meaning the Pokemon available
Oof, idk if i missed the joke or you missed the joke now
@@funninoriginal6054 the answer is yes
*hold my curry dex
You said it man, gen 4 and 5 are the peak of Pokemon, I'll always come back to them.
This is my favorite Pokémon game of all time. I remember going to Walmart as a kid and going on the iPads in the apple section to go watch the animated trailers over and over again
If you remember in Black and White version, there was that pokémon transfer facility in the post game. I forgot what it was called, but it let you transfer your mons from gen 4 titles like Heart Gold and Soul Silver. One of the people in this facility mention something about how some Pokémon broke out of their facility. This is why you can catch non gen 5 mons in East Unova in Black/White. I think this is also why Black 2/White 2 have more Pokémon. I thought it was a fun story detail to note and that you should know.
I beat white and white 2 on like a week almost explore eveything on the region 100% battle almost every npc and read almost every dialogue, and tbh is one of the most wonderful games, nice music, cool history, just like you said, is like gen 1 and 2 and be able to explore a old region and be able to see the changes and everyone growing, is a beautiful experience close to real life
Now we have Galar who’s story is sorely lacking.
Everything is lacking. I really don't understand why anyone is praising that garbage. Ever since X and Y Pokémon has been an exercise in frustration, they can't have the same quality and content of games released 10 years ago, every generation is more barebones and while Gen 7 at least offered a good story, Gen 8 offers nothing in exchange for the culled content, and people keep relentlessly defending it
42Caio x and y's story wasn't even bad though. honestly while not as good as gen 5 gen 6 was the more experimental gen since they were moving to 3d. also as for gen 7...I consider usum to be the some of the series's best
I can't wait to see your review of X/Y, the games that, imo, started the trend of "let's make things easier and shortter due the new generation of kidz"
x and y are basicly the worst kind of reboot. they had nothing to offer aside from a misused mechanic(megaevolution was meant to make weak pokemon stronger,but was almost exclusively used for already op pokemon in those games). and after that,welp...they tried a little bit,but still went on the "who cares?"-train. I wonder how much the series would be diffrent if they went out of their way to fix their mistake in a pokemon z.
If only we had Pokemon Z, than Gen. 6 could've been alot better. I mean, look at Gen. 4. Can you imagine if we didn't get Platinum & we're stuck on Diamond & Pearl?
the only thing that upset me is that Gamefreak are literally forgetting Unova after such a masterpiece they made. Sure they are getting more mention recently in Pokemon Masters and also brand new Pokemon Sword and Shield but hell Unova deserved better.
Easily best game they’ve made, there is just so much content.
B/W WAS controversial in its first year, but let’s be honest, no-one has ever had a real problem with BW2. Over time, as BW2 has aged incredibly well, more people began to to appreciate B/W.
Likewise, sword and shield hasn’t really been controversial since release, it’s been universally hated, and unlike generation 5, which along with generation 4, was the peak of Pokémon, there is merit to disliking gen 8
The 2.5d artstyle is so good and i miss it very much
I always loved the soundtrack, the new plasma theme and Colress’s theme were always favorites. But I also really loved the little pre-battle jingles. The roughneck being my favorite
Aside from the massive amount of content that Gen 5 contained. They were the only Pokemon games that made me feel guilty once because of Team Plasma. There isn't any villain team as complex and sophisticated as them. Team Galactic came in second. Thus Gen 4 and Gen 5 was the peak of Game Freak.
It’s been ten thousand years glad that your back
you had the chance to say 3000 smh
Tbh, that quote at the VERY end from Junichi Masuda... Is truly a BLESSING as well as a CURSE if you think about it.
After seeing this in-depth review, I think me and those watching... Can truly appreciate what that quote meant for these two games and why years later, they still are a cult classic.
Im holding off on watching this until tomorrow or else i wont get any sleep
YES, my favorite RUclipsr has returned. Welcome back Stan!
Omg What a great surprise! I was sad and alone , now I’m happy and alone, thank you
My jaw actually dropped when I saw this. I was on my break at work and nearly flipped. You've inspired me so much in your time away from here! The in-depth looks at these games that mean so much to you made me want to start doing my own content like that, so it's great to see such a big inspiration finally back. I've rewatched your other analyses videos a ton and you still brought the heat all this time later. Thank you for putting in all this time and effort to create some truly amazing content, I can't wait for more whenever that may happen, and just know you've made an impact - you really have. Happy hunting to you as well!!
Hands down the best Pokemon game. HGSS were great but lacked an interesting story and the level balancing was just unfun. The variety of Pokemon in those games were really limiting too. These games were the perfect send off to the DS Pokemon games, one of the best RPG series ever imo.
Man this brings back good memories.
My personal favorite generation of all.
Just replayed it for the first time in nearly ten years and I can safely say this is one of my favorite pokemon games. I intend to play it many more times. I get sort of sad thinking about how, at least to me, this was peak pokemon and we likely won't have something that has as much passion put into it.
There are two things I desperately wish could be altered about these games however, for all their benefits. The first is Hydreigon's evolution level; 64 is completely unacceptable. Unova in general has too many pokemon that evolve unreasonably late. The second, I'm glad you mentioned in the video because I'd been thinking about it so much as an example of a squandered opportunity, is the fact that despite all of the emphasis on Memory Link they did not allow you to link your Black and White save to your Black 2 and White 2 save and battle your previous self. This one just hurts me because it would've made these games almost perfect with a beautiful resolution. It feels like the player character from the original games gets no resolution; they obviously don't become the champion, canonically, so what gives? Yet they're referenced a thousand times. And hell, it's a sequel! The setup was perfect. Allowing you to face your original team, given that we had the features there that would allow you to do so, would be a killer thing to add to a pokemon game and would've been better than any other lousy superboss. (Sorry, Cynthia, Red, etc., y'all wouldn't even compare.)
Of course, you can technically match your old self through the union room, but it's really not the same. This would've been a feature that would've undoubtedly made this game stand out just that much more.
These were my entry in Gen. 5, both Black 2 & White 2 back in 2012 when Dad went home from abroad. He was an OFW/seaman. Last year of 2018 he died due to age. This Dec. 2019 and now I'm an adult, I'm still playing both from time to time. Many things happened, thanks for the memories Dad.
Gen 5 was so underrated back in the day. I'm glad it is finally getting the love it deserves. The music slaps, the story is amazing, and the pokemon are great considering they introduced nearly 160 new ones. I daresay it's one of the best gens, if not *the* best gen.
Couldn't say it better myself.
"For every Hilbert, there is a Nate."
What about Hilda and Rosa?
RUclips: Random Tens has uploaded
Me: He did it! He's back! and with my favorite pair of pokemon games!
Glad you addressed that BW2 didn't include a Memory Link battle against the player's BW team, it was the biggest missed opportunity in an otherwise cool game. I had been looking forward to it during my playthrough and was let down when that battle never came.
With all this sword and shield stuff going on... it's nice to see a video that makes me smile because of pokemon
Rayquaza:I’m the strongest-
Kyruem:think twice bruh.
Mewtwo: Posers....
Necrozma: *laughs in ultra*
Meanwhile, Arceus in a pocket dimension: Welp, they're all due for another vibe check anyway.
I really like the idea of fighting hilbert and him having your team through the memory system, it wouldve been so cool
They actually wanted to impliment something like this, and even had hilda/Hilbert in the game. Buuut for some reason, the whole thing was cut. Probably due to time restraints. The reason I say this is because this was in the last winter month of the DSI's lifespan.
Did you know that in the PWT there are a couple trainers named X and Y?
Also, dude, your eyes are just...beautiful.
THE LEGEND RETURNS
Young Papa J!!!
It’s alive!
ITS ALIVE!
So happy to see you are back :D
literally just checked back on your channel a few days ago to see if you updated anything, CANT BELIEVE THAT ITS REAL NOW🤯 love your gen5 series the most!!!
Bro im not gonna lie you going through the story and explaining everythingg that Unova had to offer almost made me tear up. It was so well thought out and i was always driven by a good story and thats what Unova offered for me. Of course i was young when i played it but you going over things that i never really remembered or understood is bringing so much more light as to why I love these games and love the Pokemon as a series. So for that, thank you man. 💙💙
"for every white there is a black"
Y E S
........They spoke of this legendary day only in myth....
None thought the day would ever come....
YEAH BABY LETS GO
So glad to see you back, Stan! Seeing a video on my birthday for the first time in such a long time made my day :D
So happy to hear that and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!🥳
@@RandomTens Thank you! :D
Pokémon black and white 2 are the only games I waited outside a store to buy. I got the last copy being the display copy. It’s a memory that will never leave me
Alright, see you in two years for the Gen 6 review.
Not gonna lie.
"I make this melody hoping that it send us to the future" hits harder than Hearthbreaker Charles's "Punchline.
Not having the returning MC from Black/White as a boss was such a missed opportunity.
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Hi RandomTens!
(I'm a little late, but here I come anyway x) )
I'm an **absolute** fan of Pokemon Black 2 & White 2 (spent like 8500+ hours on this game playing and replaying since I was 12) and now that I'm discussing the quality of those games with friends I'm searching for cons in videos like yours, to spread my genuine love with neutrality, but never did find "valid" points, only the "Gen 4 is better, I don't like this music so this other thing with no link is bad too" and i'm happy to say your video is great ! 52 minutes of pleasure, you presented the whole story in bits *before* discussing it, I don't know what to say more :D
It's some quality content here, and since you made your comeback with this video, be sure that you did an amazing job !
Imagine kyurem fusions on the switch would be so cool
They are in the games, but you have to tranfer them over!
YEEES
God I missed this channel so much.
It's nice to hear some good news for once from Pokemon nowadays lol
Holy hell, this is a beautiful and wonderful video. The Gen 5 games are my favourites in the franchise, and finding all these new/newish videos giving Unova all the praise it DEFINITELY deserves
UNOVA GOAT WOOOOOO
Pokéstar Studios, medals, join avenue, all the battle facilities and challenges, the rival, the characters as a whole (somehow, even NPCs feel right, more real than in other games), the PokéDex, all the areas, the music, the colors/colours, the sprites, the dialogues, the story, the cutscenes. Everything. They really put all the love into these games. It's just so great. The story is so well paced. That pixel art is everything. And- and- THE GYM THEMES. HIDDEN GROTTOES. THE LOST ITEM AND THOSE TRADES. *And I still cry every time I get to the part when Hugh tells the palyer about the Purrloin.* It's so real. It feels like a real world.
He’s back!!
I literally just watched the last video for the second time and was wondering about when this was ever gonna come out and check up on youtube today to see this; pleasantly surprised.
Just want you to know, your recaps made me go back and play generations four and five after missing them when I was a teen and generally got me back into the Pokemon games. I assumed I might be done with generation five after beating White, but like usual, your in-depth review convinced me otherwise, even with generation eight out now.
Did not expect this but I'm really grateful! I always re-watch your reviews every now and again when I'm playing Pokemon; nice to have another one to watch!
I subscribed some days ago with the hope that in some long time you would post this, and now
Would you look at that!
I honestly love the story of BW1 most… I think BW2 are less exciting story-wise, since it lacks the conflict, tension and epic feeling of the predecessor. I don't really think unable to use old pokemons is such a big issue, since I think every entry is starting with a new protagonist in a new region, it is just natural to have things completely foreign from generations before. And I don't really think BW's new pokemons design was bad, at least far better than Gen 8 (New fossil monsters are really body horror level). And I really look forward to a future generation with storyline to rival BW1.
I still don't understand, why does so many people hate the 'melancholy' story style so much? Can someone explain to me? Thank you.
Amazing to see you back, hope it wont be a year until next vid!
Sato Me too lol! Thanks for watching
Just caught this in my recommendations and immediately re-subbed. I didn't realize you were still active with streaming. Loved this and the rest of your work dude, so glad you're back.
I will fight anyone who thinks trubbish/garbodor is worse than grimer/muk. I will also fight anyone who thinks gen 5 has very lazily designed pokemon, especially since pokemon like voltorb exists. Like,,,, cmon at least look at foongus and amoongus, they feel so much neater design wise than "exploding orb with eyes that looks like a pokeball"
im probably just going on an angry tangent tho XD, i just really like gen 5 and dont think it deserves the hate it got. Plus like,, everyone has their own nostalgia, mine is for gen 5, some others may be for gen 4, others gen 1, so on and so forth. Just don't try to devalue someone because you don't like what they like. You'd think that'd be obvious, but we live in a society sadly.