Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Gates to Infinity (March 24th 2013)

[hawkmbl]

I just hope the edit in the gender does not mean NOA will censor more stuff in this game.

EDIT: How do you do spoilers on this site? I can't find the markup tag

[ManhattanTheStarr]

I fiddled around with the demo a bit more (of course only being able to chat with the NPPs and look at the scenery), and I'll have to be honest and say that my heart shattered slightly at the thought of missing out on the entirety of this game. I guess in the end I couldn't entirely pull myself away from a new Mystery Dungeon game with such good graphics and gameplay. It definitely won't be a day 1 buy from me, but I might try and purchase the game some time later on. It seems like the story might just be able to make up for the (in my opinion) boring roster. That, and the returning option of using recruited Pokemon.

...It's also just occurred to me that I haven't tried the Magnagate feature yet. HMMMMM... let us see how this goes.

EDIT: At the aforementioned issue of starter and partner Pokemon gender picking being absent, as saddening as it is, NOA probably decided to remove those options (for whatever dumb reason they believed was plausible), as the option to continue your demo file after purchasing the full game is available. That would mean that whatever gender your partner is in the demo, it'll just carry on to the full version without the gender changing option being implemented. HOPEFULLY that won't be the case, but I'm pretty doubtful of that. =/

Shoot, and I always wanted to be able to choose my partner's gender.

[LeafytheLeafeon]

A new Pokemon Mystery Dungeon game! OMG! Yes! Yes! Yes!

EDIT: Oh gosh yeah! If they pull a Blazing/Stormy/Lightning on us, I'll be very disappointed. Lets hope it has a great storyline like Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time/Darkness/Sky. It'll be interesting if they can top that one! The player is turned into a Pokemon so that's a good start!

Yeah, I LOVE the part when they have the player pokemon go back to their own world after dialga, which i had tamed (YESSS! BUT I DONT HAVE THE GAME ANYMORE T.T) and then meh piplup partner started crying and i started crying. i was a freaking charmander XD

[Manna]

This game has a really good OST. And I always love the remixes of the Quiz music!

Consider me hyped.

[Nibbles4Ever]

I got the demo yesterday and I'm a tepig and my partner is an axew. I really like the graphics but like many other people I wish there was a bigger variety of pokemon you and your partner could be D=

[Bolt the Cat]

nope it's real

Oh. Well props to NoA for a solid pop culture reference.

-Holding down L and a button to use moves was much faster and easier.

Oh yeah, I liked that too.

Also, am I the only one that liked the overworld sections of Ragged Mountain? I feel like that adds a bit more life and complexity to the areas if you have some overworld areas interspersed in there. For example, here's some things they could do with it:

-Having to explore new sections of a dungeon later in the storyline (much how Double Grass is used in the main games).
-Having optional areas to explore (like the expedition in TDS, where you have optional "path" mini-dungeons that you can explore).
-Adding puzzles and other such gimmicks (like Crystal Cave in TDS).
-Possibly secret exits to dungeons which are more difficult to find (locked by keys, blocked by an obstacle in which only certain Pokemon can progress like water or lava, etc.).
-Interconnection between different areas in the game. Maybe you can have one dungeon lead to another, and have several optional dungeons unlocked by exploring alternate paths.
-More interaction with the environment. Ragged Mountain already does this to a degree (having you go through two floors of Mystery Dungeon to get to the top of the cliff, knock down the log, and go down another two floors to reach the other side), but there's some more interesting ways to go about doing this. For instance, what if instead of using the log to cross the bridge up the cliff, what if you had to push the log down the cliff onto the broken bridge, and then go back in the entrance you came from, go down that section of the Dungeon backwards, and then cross the river down at ground level. Minor difference in this case, I know, but it'd be a lot more interesting with larger and more complex dungeons.

Anyway, I'd love to see more of this in the series. Do they do anything more with these overworld sections in the full game?

[Rakurai]

Multiple dungeons have overworld segments with puzzles and hostile Pokemon that if touched, will force you into a battle with them.

[Bolt the Cat]

Multiple dungeons have overworld segments with puzzles and hostile Pokemon that if touched, will force you into a battle with them.

That's cool, I guess. I kind of figured they would use it for things like save spots (like how in TDS you had a mid dungeon rest area with a Kangaskhan statue), boss encounters, and puzzles. But I still think they could do more with them to really flesh out the areas.

[Umbreon9]

Excuse me, I'm not sure if this is the place to ask, but... I want to restart the demo. I Google'd how to several times but only saw one answer, and that was to delete it. However, if I delete it, will I be able to download it again and start over? Or will I not get a second chance? Sorry if this is a dumb question, but I don't want to risk it.

[Rakurai]

It's unfortunate that there's no way to change the Kecleon shop's inventory in the demo after you get access to the Magnagate feature (Reason being that you can't visit dungeons).

I was hoping to buy its full inventory of TMs, but ended up only being able to get a Grass Knot TM.

[hawkmbl]

I fiddled around with the demo a bit more (of course only being able to chat with the NPPs and look at the scenery), and I'll have to be honest and say that my heart shattered slightly at the thought of missing out on the entirety of this game. I guess in the end I couldn't entirely pull myself away from a new Mystery Dungeon game with such good graphics and gameplay. It definitely won't be a day 1 buy from me, but I might try and purchase the game some time later on. It seems like the story might just be able to make up for the (in my opinion) boring roster. That, and the returning option of using recruited Pokemon.

...It's also just occurred to me that I haven't tried the Magnagate feature yet. HMMMMM... let us see how this goes.

EDIT: At the aforementioned issue of starter and partner Pokemon gender picking being absent, as saddening as it is, NOA probably decided to remove those options (for whatever dumb reason they believed was plausible), as the option to continue your demo file after purchasing the full game is available. That would mean that whatever gender your partner is in the demo, it'll just carry on to the full version without the gender changing option being implemented. HOPEFULLY that won't be the case, but I'm pretty doubtful of that. =/

Shoot, and I always wanted to be able to choose my partner's gender.

I keep hearing from gamespot and neogaf they removed genders due to worries of getting in trouble because of the fact that you could choose to have a both male and both female pair, and since the hero and partner work together and eventually grow a bond together, that would mean if you picked a both male pair... NOA could supposedly get attacked by certain groups. I REALLY hope that's not true and it's just a overlook, as that would be the most silliest reason to axe genders if that as true.

[Nibbles4Ever]

I finished the demo last night. Like most demos it's way to short >.>

[hawkmbl]

I finished the demo last night. Like most demos it's way to short >.>

Really? This was the longest demo to me.

[VaironGod]

Just wondering but can you only continue on the demo if you buy an actual copy of the game or only if you buy the full version on the eShop?

[Umbreon9]

Just wondering but can you only continue on the demo if you buy an actual copy of the game or only if you buy the full version on the eShop?

I'm pretty sure you can with either. But I'm not 100% sure.
Anyway, not to sound annoying, but my question still remains unanswered. Can anyone tell me if I can delete the demo, but be able to play it again with different Pokemon? I want to restart it.

[*IZ*]

Played the demo. I really wasn't into it and it didn't have the same vibe as the other PMD games. I won't get it.

[Ultimate Puppyshipper]

I'm pretty sure you can with either. But I'm not 100% sure.
Anyway, not to sound annoying, but my question still remains unanswered. Can anyone tell me if I can delete the demo, but be able to play it again with different Pokemon? I want to restart it.

Yes you can. I just did it.

[NoDice]

Anyone know whats up with the passed out Braviary randomly found in Magnegates?

[hawkmbl]

Anyone know whats up with the passed out Braviary randomly found in Magnegates?

It's a normal pokemon in those dungeons. You CAN battle it, actually, just throw a item at it. Axew's dragon rage is the only thing that hurts it, though...

[NoDice]

Alright thanks! So basically, until the retail version comes out, dont touch it because its too high of a level?