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!!!
@robertoveloso26914 жыл бұрын
Do not feel sorry... it's a moment to celebrate!
@Asher13474 жыл бұрын
Take your time man! Quality over quantity. Glad to see you doing alright!
@HollowPhntm4 жыл бұрын
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!
@liamsmith85184 жыл бұрын
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
@fayezfawzi32554 жыл бұрын
any intentions to return to your "the rarest" series soon?
@echobreeze33684 жыл бұрын
Generation 5: "Most controversial Pokemon generation in history" Generation 8: Hold my Pokedex
@noboundariesburnhws4 жыл бұрын
Half* of my Pokedex 😂
@jeffrenjr4 жыл бұрын
@@noboundariesburnhws 🤣👌🏽
@oldchannel60384 жыл бұрын
Held gen 8's national dex and didn't give it back
@strwbrryguts4 жыл бұрын
sorry to say this, but it is "kinda" back
@pumpkinpuncher55244 жыл бұрын
Lol gen 8 is more controversial than brexit rn
@TheMarioManiac4 жыл бұрын
Honestly gen 5 was peak Pokemon. Especially Black 2 and White 2. So much was packed into them games!
@theoneandonly62044 жыл бұрын
my first pokemon game, I never spent so much time in a region again as in white 2
@pepperedmoth7264 жыл бұрын
I had 200 hours on white 2!
@jessecouch4 жыл бұрын
@@pepperedmoth726 I have around 150 hours and I havent picked it up in over 4 years
@incandescence55474 жыл бұрын
Gen 5: is great Game freak: *nowhere to go from here but down bois*
@diegoestrada84854 жыл бұрын
Why do is see you everywhere
@wyatt41094 жыл бұрын
Gen 5 is easily my favorite generation I love it so much
@jjc49244 жыл бұрын
Me too.
@3.2187_Kilometres4 жыл бұрын
Me as well
@lunar78824 жыл бұрын
Yes
@Pikastation284 жыл бұрын
Same
@inky24124 жыл бұрын
Idk if I like gen 2 more or not, but I still give major props to unova
@joshf22184 жыл бұрын
To all the people who unfairly bitched about Gen 5: Be careful what you wish for.
@Figey_20223 жыл бұрын
Yup
@rishabhanand49733 жыл бұрын
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)
@R.Sinnia2 жыл бұрын
Sword and Shield has to be Game Freak's biggest fuck you for not liking Gen V
@generallegath9742 жыл бұрын
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.
@letoast60932 жыл бұрын
Honestly, moving pixels satisfy me enough.
@BigWaders4 жыл бұрын
The community complained about these games so much at the time, oh how good we used to have it
@NeoReibert4 жыл бұрын
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.
@MarveliciousG4 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@jdamourep4 жыл бұрын
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.
@Jdudec3673 жыл бұрын
@@NeoReibert eh...the 3ds games were overall objectively good though and certainly better then now on switch
@Jdudec3673 жыл бұрын
@@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
@MineNAdventurer4 жыл бұрын
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
@MiyaoMeow5884 жыл бұрын
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
@machina54 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@MiyaoMeow5884 жыл бұрын
@@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
@shawnjavery4 жыл бұрын
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.
@joshbuck15864 жыл бұрын
@@MiyaoMeow588 You are possibly the most rude and condescending person I've ever seen in the comments of a KZfaq video - which is seriously saying something.
@dank46914 жыл бұрын
37:30 I remember getting a medal for checking every trash can in b2, I felt so validated
@contraryshinysnivy3 жыл бұрын
😂same
@KrisGaVerdan7113 жыл бұрын
Did you see Sword and shield in the trash cans?😂
@duck42592 жыл бұрын
@@KrisGaVerdan711 yup I even saw Soul silver there cus "Soul silver is goddamn trash HG is the goat tho
@ItsThatMarioKid12 жыл бұрын
LOL I had no idea there was a medal for that
@leargamma4912 Жыл бұрын
YO. WHAT
@garbotoxins8404 жыл бұрын
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.
@RandomTens4 жыл бұрын
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
@Jdudec3674 жыл бұрын
we'll see...honestly ambition never left them back then
@lecherousfish4 жыл бұрын
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.
@revenone10774 жыл бұрын
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.
@maroonkennedy55524 жыл бұрын
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
@jayfarias84404 жыл бұрын
When Swo&Shi gets a higher rating than B2/W2 on IGN: “However, I DISAGREE!!!”
@this_username_is_taken70044 жыл бұрын
IGN rating Sword & Shield be like: *7.8/10 too much curry*
@c3ntravaswani4274 жыл бұрын
Ign gave it a 93 lmao
@MustacheDLuffy4 жыл бұрын
Ign gave BW2 a 9.6/10, it’s the highest rated Pokémon game besides the first 2 gens who have perfect 10s
@M3rtyville4 жыл бұрын
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.
@SageSea14 жыл бұрын
However, EVERYONE disagrees
@jaernihiltheus78174 жыл бұрын
"I won't say Gen V is objectively the best generation" I will. :P
@YamiYonko4 жыл бұрын
Hands down!
@Kepin1514 жыл бұрын
Same here
@lordofhostsappreciator30754 жыл бұрын
Yup
@jdog32704 жыл бұрын
Nah, gen 4 had a much better Pokédex, league, Legendaries and Rival. Only the story arc and execution falls short to gen 5.
@lordofhostsappreciator30754 жыл бұрын
@@jdog3270 All false expect the legis.
@reshi6064 жыл бұрын
Even in 2019 BW2 are still the best pokemon games. The ammount of pure high quality content in here is insane.
@lordofhostsappreciator30754 жыл бұрын
Amen
@miniuzi104 жыл бұрын
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.
@Roanan.4 жыл бұрын
I've still got my copy of the game.
@juliannotbreezy53214 жыл бұрын
@@miniuzi10 play blaze black and volt white 2
@ancient74214 жыл бұрын
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
@MrChabry4 жыл бұрын
I'm glad Gen 5 is now getting the love it always deserved.
@jonk7344 жыл бұрын
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
@aran.m9774 жыл бұрын
Nooooooooo
@burningpotato94473 жыл бұрын
She dies? Nooooooo
@Prometheus_UwU3 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@ghengiroo41433 жыл бұрын
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.
@ghengiroo41433 жыл бұрын
@Decipher Studios That too, forgot about that
@AriaEnoshima4 жыл бұрын
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.
@Gerenic3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, this made my day
@contraryshinysnivy3 жыл бұрын
@@Gerenicamazing info
@ModernMind184 жыл бұрын
HE CAME BACK WHEN WE NEEDED HIM MOST So glad to see you're active man
@RandomTens4 жыл бұрын
DUUUUUUDE! I hope everything is all good! It’s been too long haha!
@ModernMind184 жыл бұрын
@@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!
@Guest_-it3yw4 жыл бұрын
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.
@lpfan44914 жыл бұрын
an textheavy rpg with a good story. complete blasphemy!(or at least that is what many casuals like to say about pokemon)
@ancient74214 жыл бұрын
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.
@jjc49244 жыл бұрын
Amen.
@incandescence55474 жыл бұрын
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.
@Metawire614 жыл бұрын
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
@jaretco64232 жыл бұрын
Ancient. That's exactly how I put it.
@jjc49244 жыл бұрын
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.
@thewarrior84974 жыл бұрын
Thumbs up if this is your fav Pokémon game.
@lordofhostsappreciator30754 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah
@natehasenecz41004 жыл бұрын
2nd fav. Black and white just too good
@DONIMATOR-pn5rp4 жыл бұрын
yeeeeeeeee
@KingLucarioxx4 жыл бұрын
Matthew Francisco Unova is one of my top 3 favorites between the Johto and Hoenn games
@M3rtyville4 жыл бұрын
I can't decide between BW and BW2 so I consider them as one. Usually I don't do that with sequels
@goronbro78874 жыл бұрын
So glad you're back! And for my favorite Pokemon game of all time!
@alvaropg63524 жыл бұрын
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 KZfaq 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
@Lionlovesunity4 жыл бұрын
Álvaro PG You’re an incredible person. I hope my subscribers are like you. ❤️🦁🙏👍
@Requiem97804 жыл бұрын
"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!!!
@HaohmaruHL4 жыл бұрын
Originally Unova must only had bunch of rat pokemon I guess..
@dawgtheundying53034 жыл бұрын
I thought it was that they escaped when Team Plasma hacked into the PSS in BW's climax.
@dawgtheundying53034 жыл бұрын
@@excalibur493 Maybe it's both
@MustacheDLuffy4 жыл бұрын
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
@dawgtheundying53034 жыл бұрын
@@MustacheDLuffy That's what it was, but we mean in-universe
@ThatOneVitaFan4 жыл бұрын
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.
@haydenlee32934 жыл бұрын
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!
@samanyuchhibber13064 жыл бұрын
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.
@saiyan44144 жыл бұрын
Lol most controversial. Clearly you haven’t heard about Sword and Shield yet: pause oh wait there’s the reference. Lol
@Deedj14 жыл бұрын
Stella Mewsing it’s not 600, and no one said they were gone forever.
@MikeRotch244 жыл бұрын
@@truthwillprevail6663 who said they were gone forever? calm down
@Deedj14 жыл бұрын
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.
@micsmoa4 жыл бұрын
@@Azu_Crystal sword and shield are trash tho, in almost every aaspect even
@keeysOST4 жыл бұрын
@@Deedj1 wasn't there an interview just recently where they stated that this is how the games will be from now on.
@aaravos43714 жыл бұрын
I, to this day, refuse to believe that the Main Characters of these games are only 11. they look 16.
@xhale6714 жыл бұрын
If we're going by the manga age then Rosa and Nate are both 12 while Hilbert and Hilda are 16
@tirza17524 жыл бұрын
nate and rosa are not 11, they're 14-16
@xhale6714 жыл бұрын
@@tirza1752 are you referring to their manga or game counterparts
@user-ye9bc7nw2c4 жыл бұрын
@@tirza1752 pussy
@kingbowser45424 жыл бұрын
Honestly who cares about their age lol
@morganpriest77264 жыл бұрын
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
@jayace924 жыл бұрын
The last great Pokemon games. Early 2010's were the series peak.
@jjc49244 жыл бұрын
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.
@lordofhostsappreciator30754 жыл бұрын
Indeed.
@HardGuess4 жыл бұрын
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.
@HowManySmall4 жыл бұрын
@@jjc4924 ew sun and moon sucked
@jjc49244 жыл бұрын
Pokemon5475. I disagree.
@MAWKY_MAWK4 жыл бұрын
It kinda feels like these games were Gamefreaks magnum opus. They havent made a game this good since.
@nick60194 жыл бұрын
It’s been 3000 years..... Where you been?????
@RandomTens4 жыл бұрын
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!!!
@nick60194 жыл бұрын
RandomTens All good, life happens lol. Love your stuff, excited for what’s to come!
@clarkside44934 жыл бұрын
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.
@TheNamelessOne8884 жыл бұрын
And if anyone can recomplete Kyurem, it's him.
@S.I.L.3 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@TheNamelessOne8883 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@frozezone29472 жыл бұрын
"They both like it cold"
@nekolu4 жыл бұрын
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
@CrystalRubyMoon4 жыл бұрын
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
@timothycarter15924 жыл бұрын
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.
@Blossoming_Fate4 жыл бұрын
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...
@da14a494 жыл бұрын
Ughh not that shitty 'game'
@hobbs79804 жыл бұрын
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
@maxidge44 жыл бұрын
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
@ultimateblaze234 жыл бұрын
Back when gamefreak used to care, I almost forgot.
@M3rtyville4 жыл бұрын
also last time Iwata was involved in Pokemon
@Jdudec3674 жыл бұрын
they did also care in the 3ds era overall even if some of there decisions may make you think otherwise
@Jdudec3674 жыл бұрын
@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
@Jdudec3674 жыл бұрын
@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
@Jdudec3674 жыл бұрын
@Only Death well I know he passed away in 2015 but he did work on the gen 6 games to
@lecherousfish4 жыл бұрын
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.
@jjc49244 жыл бұрын
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.
@Dragofrost77774 жыл бұрын
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
@andresreynoso72544 жыл бұрын
JJ C same. Also with Sinnoh
@jaretco64233 жыл бұрын
Gen. 5 is probably the only Gen that doesn't need an remake. Honestly, it's perfectly fine as it is.
@asianman79453 жыл бұрын
@@jaretco6423 it most definitely needs a port though, getting your hands on an authentic copy of pokemon bw/bw2 is so expensive
@HerrZhukov4 жыл бұрын
N and Ghetsis’ story reminds me a lot of the story of Prince Zuko and Firelord Ozai.
@YTomi264 жыл бұрын
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.
@TonyThigh4 жыл бұрын
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
@Pownchao4 жыл бұрын
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.
@anthonykf994 жыл бұрын
Back when it released, it got so much hate. Now everyone loves it. It was my favorite game by a mile!
@andresreynoso72544 жыл бұрын
Tony they are good, but because of that stupid overrated anime and Garbodor/Vanilluxe they hated it. It was so stupid
@jryangutierrez2 жыл бұрын
Why did they get hate?
@SageSea14 жыл бұрын
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
@nuttynate61614 жыл бұрын
You said it man, gen 4 and 5 are the peak of Pokemon, I'll always come back to them.
@larcaidz83724 жыл бұрын
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
@AF-qn9hc4 жыл бұрын
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.
@jojo_is_a_go58934 жыл бұрын
I’m a simple man. I see Stan upload, I lose my shit and jump on the couch and celebrate in my underwear.
@revenone10774 жыл бұрын
Wait, you kept your underwear on?...
@jojo_is_a_go58934 жыл бұрын
REVENONE think of the children.
@ygrezzie4 ай бұрын
What a strange comment.
@nev22214 жыл бұрын
The 2.5d artstyle is so good and i miss it very much
@danielcm42374 жыл бұрын
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"
@lpfan44914 жыл бұрын
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.
@jjc49244 жыл бұрын
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?
@theholynut85984 жыл бұрын
"the most controversial gen in history!" Sword and Shield: Hold my roster
@funninoriginal60544 жыл бұрын
What rouster?
@theholynut85984 жыл бұрын
@@funninoriginal6054 roster meaning the Pokemon available
@funninoriginal60544 жыл бұрын
Oof, idk if i missed the joke or you missed the joke now
@ojutay83754 жыл бұрын
@@funninoriginal6054 the answer is yes
@M3rtyville4 жыл бұрын
*hold my curry dex
@TheWitchofEndor-14 жыл бұрын
Now we have Galar who’s story is sorely lacking.
@42Caio4 жыл бұрын
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
@Jdudec3674 жыл бұрын
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
@EtamirTheDemiDeer4 жыл бұрын
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
@MikeDaddy4 жыл бұрын
Easily best game they’ve made, there is just so much content.
@largenaq29354 жыл бұрын
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.
@themilkman50044 жыл бұрын
It’s been ten thousand years glad that your back
@landis97674 жыл бұрын
you had the chance to say 3000 smh
@ZaffreRevolution4 жыл бұрын
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!!
@meethu67094 жыл бұрын
YES, my favorite KZfaqr has returned. Welcome back Stan!
@lucaskim51394 жыл бұрын
Omg What a great surprise! I was sad and alone , now I’m happy and alone, thank you
@laudydorado52454 жыл бұрын
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.
@YuseiTheSynchroHero4 жыл бұрын
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.
@ryanjstannard4 жыл бұрын
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.
@jjc49244 жыл бұрын
Couldn't say it better myself.
@keeysOST4 жыл бұрын
Man this brings back good memories. My personal favorite generation of all.
@itsjustme63344 жыл бұрын
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.
@generallegath9742 жыл бұрын
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.
@JasonPlaysPokemon4 жыл бұрын
THE LEGEND RETURNS
@RandomTens4 жыл бұрын
Young Papa J!!!
@Alexwgr4 жыл бұрын
Im holding off on watching this until tomorrow or else i wont get any sleep
@Pickloes2 жыл бұрын
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
@areallymeanperson4 жыл бұрын
I really like the idea of fighting hilbert and him having your team through the memory system, it wouldve been so cool
@leargamma4912 Жыл бұрын
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.
@megadudetp4 жыл бұрын
With all this sword and shield stuff going on... it's nice to see a video that makes me smile because of pokemon
@aldoushuxley59534 жыл бұрын
So happy to see you are back :D
@hehecactusboy43124 жыл бұрын
Did you know that in the PWT there are a couple trainers named X and Y? Also, dude, your eyes are just...beautiful.
@jonaschum46994 жыл бұрын
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!!!
@joserachi964 жыл бұрын
KZfaq: Random Tens has uploaded Me: He did it! He's back! and with my favorite pair of pokemon games!
@Lupinemancer874 жыл бұрын
"For every Hilbert, there is a Nate." What about Hilda and Rosa?
@KazeAlmas4 жыл бұрын
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. 💙💙
@HDGamerofficial2 жыл бұрын
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
@MasonOfLife4 жыл бұрын
........They spoke of this legendary day only in myth.... None thought the day would ever come.... YEAH BABY LETS GO
@dinojiang97424 жыл бұрын
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.
@eyzakyary67204 жыл бұрын
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 !
@connerrobles-emery36724 жыл бұрын
Holy shit. I just got home from midnight shopping thanks to a closing shift at work. I thought I'd settle down and watch some streamers I enjoy react to the first 30 minutes or so of Sword and Shield before I jumped back in to my game for a few hours. I always start up KZfaq by browsing the recommended section to see what I can add to my watch later list. I saw Arlo's expected mixed impressions vid pop up and was ready to watch that when I saw the title of this video. I thought it was an old video, but when I saw the upload date and clicked, only to be greeted by your intro music, I bolted up from my seat. Like, I am expressive with friends, but if I'm alone most of my reactions are internal. This hasn't happened to me before and I haven't even properly started. I just had to let you know how thankful I am that you've stuck to this project, and have done so without any set deadline. I get why you apologized, but I'm so happy you're doing what's best for you. Your previous work was phenomenal, and I looked in vain for something similar for B2W2 in the interim. Nothing scratches that same itch and I hope you continue doing what works best for you. Okay. Whew. I think I've worked through my emotions lmao. Onwards to the real substance.
@tha1cpu4 жыл бұрын
It’s alive! ITS ALIVE!
@benshinies84354 жыл бұрын
Rayquaza:I’m the strongest- Kyruem:think twice bruh.
@SneakySnek-rt7mo4 жыл бұрын
Mewtwo: Posers.... Necrozma: *laughs in ultra* Meanwhile, Arceus in a pocket dimension: Welp, they're all due for another vibe check anyway.
@olefredrikskjegstad59723 жыл бұрын
Pokémon White 2 was only my second ever Pokémon Game, my first being Omega Ruby at its release. I can honestly say W2 is almost solely responsible for making Generation V my favorite overall Generation of Pokémon. Closely followed by Gen IV thanks to Platinum/SoulSilver.
@alexiafox744 жыл бұрын
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
@RandomTens4 жыл бұрын
So happy to hear that and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!🥳
@alexiafox744 жыл бұрын
@@RandomTens Thank you! :D
@eh61944 жыл бұрын
Imagine kyurem fusions on the switch would be so cool
@leonard74164 жыл бұрын
They are in the games, but you have to tranfer them over!
@FunLobsterFacts3 жыл бұрын
Not gonna lie. "I make this melody hoping that it send us to the future" hits harder than Hearthbreaker Charles's "Punchline.
@christiandorr15464 жыл бұрын
Not having the returning MC from Black/White as a boss was such a missed opportunity.
@lpfan44914 жыл бұрын
ye
@OshawottLuke4 жыл бұрын
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.
@machina54 жыл бұрын
YEEES God I missed this channel so much. It's nice to hear some good news for once from Pokemon nowadays lol
@StailsArte4 жыл бұрын
"for every white there is a black" Y E S
@neajora7304 жыл бұрын
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.
@lolgod69323 жыл бұрын
Gen 5 is the most nostalgic to me. It's the first core series game that made me actually tear up. It's one of the only generations that I replay over and over just to see certain scenes again, or hear certain tracks. Gen 5 also has my one of my most favorite legendary Pokemon (zekrom). Overall, I'd personally say that Gen 5 trumps all of the previous generations that I played
@ZZ-ex8py3 жыл бұрын
Gen 4 is better than gen 5, dp/p/hgss is clearly better than bw/b2w2
@lolgod69323 жыл бұрын
@@ZZ-ex8py I absolutely disagree with you. For me, gen 5 is the best simply because of the heart and emotion put into it. It's the only pokemon game that has consistently made me tear up because of the music, or send shivers down my spine with a single line of dialogue. However, having since played Gen 4 on an emulator, I can see where you're coming from. I thoroughly enjoyed playing gen 4,and even enjoyed just listening to Cynthias theme before the fight. But, gen 5 will always be the besy generation to me.
@ZZ-ex8py3 жыл бұрын
@@lolgod6932 firstly no Pokémon game should send shivers down your spine or make you tear up....ur weird And gen 4 isn’t just sinnoh it’s also hgss
@lolgod69323 жыл бұрын
@@ZZ-ex8py it's the nostalgia that is driving that. Those games were part of a better time for me, when I wasnt dealing with depression.
@TeoReviews4 жыл бұрын
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.
@Lionmarq6494 жыл бұрын
He’s back!!
@DREKflow4 жыл бұрын
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.
@george_yassington4 жыл бұрын
You're ALIVE WTF!?!? GOOD TO SEE YOU MAN!
@barx4 жыл бұрын
Alright, see you in two years for the Gen 6 review.