Games

Pokémon Blue Version

Game Freak

1996•Strategy•PEGI 12•About 28 hours

Taste attributes: adventurefamilyfantasymonster/alien/supernaturalfresh & originalimaginaryintricatelinearbig & variedemotionally undemandingdeep rivalryfighting evilsocial commentary

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Boxlist takeAn expansive strategy game that is fantastical, emotionally cool and inventive. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

IGDB rating

86 / 100

494 ratings

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About This Game

Pokémon Blue is the third core series Pokémon game released as a minor revision of Pokémon Red and Green, which were released earlier that year. It was thus the first solitary version in the core series of Pokémon games. Various fixes in the game include a graphics and sound upgrade, as well as the removal of several known glitches that had been found in the original pair. Outside of Japan, its graphics, game engine and script formed the basis of Pokémon Red and Blue, while the wild Pokémon and game-exclusive Pokémon lists were changed to match Red and Green.

Summary: IGDB

Story

The player character starts out in Pallet Town. When the player character tries to leave the town without a Pokémon of their own, they are stopped in the nick of time by Professor Oak, who invites them to his lab. There, he gives them a Pokémon of their own and a Pokédex, telling them about his dream to make a complete guide on every Pokémon in the world. After the player character battles their rival and leaves the lab, they are entitled to win every Gym Badge, compete in the Pokémon League, and fulfill Oak's dream by catching every Pokémon.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

AdventureFamilyFantasyMonster/alien/supernaturalDeep rivalryFighting evilSocial commentary

Keywords

AnimeMonstersEvolutionCollectingMangaTurn-basedBreedingJrpg

Where to play

Nintendo eShop

Details

Developer: Game Freak
Publishers: Nintendo, Gradiente
Released: 15 October 1996
Series: Pokémon
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Game Boy
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric, Side view
Time to beat: 28h normally
Age rating: PEGI 12
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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