Games

Pokémon Gold Version

Game Freak

1999•Strategy•PEGI 12•About 13 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurefamilyfantasyanimalsmonster/alien/supernaturalmusic/dancemyth/fairytaleteenvehiclesfresh & originalimaginarylinearbig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questcoming of agefighting evilfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivalsocial commentary

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Boxlist takeAn expansive, fantastical strategy game, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

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

IGDB rating

87 / 100

405 ratings

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About This Game

Pokémon Gold, along with Pokémon Silver, are the sequels to Pokémon Red and Blue. They offer 100 new Pokémon to capture and train, 8 more Gyms to take on and a new Pokémon League challenge. Featuring an expanded post-game, Pokémon Gold and Silver additionally offer extra content from the previous entries in the series.

Summary: IGDB

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureFamilyFantasyAnimalsMonster/alien/supernaturalMusic/danceMyth/fairytaleTeenVehiclesAll consuming questComing of ageFighting evilFish out of water/culture clashHuman spirit/resilience/survivalSocial commentary

Keywords

ExplorationAnimeMonstersEvolutionCollectingPikachuMinigamesTurn-based

Where to play

Nintendo eShop

Details

Developer: Game Freak
Publishers: Gradiente, Nintendo
Released: 21 November 1999
Series: Pokémon
Platforms: Game Boy Color, Nintendo 3DS
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric, Side view
Time to beat: 13h normally, 119h complete
Age rating: PEGI 12
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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