Mournful pika-pikas are the most depressing sounds I've ever heard. Please, Nintendo, don't make Pikachu sad ever again. It's still painfully cute, but its messages about friendship and peaceful cohabitation are forced on players as they witness the depths of Pikachu's depression and his fight against world-destroying chaos.

PokéPark 2 is a curious departure from traditionally cheerful Pokémon gameplay. That's a very sharp turn from what I was expecting from a sequel to a largely underwhelming pseudo-platformer.

Making Pikachu sad is a surefire way to make me: 1. Yes, I am still describing a real and licensed Pokémon game. One by one, characters go missing, and eventually Pikachu is left to fend off against an encroaching darkness on his own.Īnd when you take away all of Pikachu's friends, he descends into a heart-wrenching despair full of slow walks through the rain and staring at his reflection in a cheerless fountain…crying. Ghost Pokémon run this alternate dimension, and all the attractions in it trap whoever plays them forever.

So take a picture of Seismitoad, show it to Tympole in the previous. Rather than just running around playing games, Pikachu, accompanied by the starter characters from Black and White, is investigating the widespread disappearance of Pokémon into a place called Wish Park. Meadow Zone - Bibarel - Battle Appears after Bidoof is your friend. Go talk to Lilligant and Leavanny to fight them and - after the victory - make them friends. PokéPark 2 keeps this mechanic but draws greatly from the alternate dimensions revealed in Pokémon Black and White to create a tale full of trickery, misplaced intentions, and overwhelming sadness.

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