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102-576: Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire are 2014 remakes of the 2002 Game Boy Advance role-playing video games Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire , also including features from Pokémon Emerald . The games are part of the sixth generation of the Pokémon video game series , developed by Game Freak and published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS . Announced in May 2014,

204-512: A Nintendo Direct on 8 January 2013. A first for the main series of Pokémon titles, X and Y were released worldwide on 12 October 2013. Following widespread selling of the titles prior to their release date in Brazil , Nintendo warned game retailers that they would be penalized if they continued to break street date. A store in Bournemouth , United Kingdom, reportedly started selling

306-424: A video game console by quadrupling the system's sales. Since then, it became a common trend to port arcade games to home systems since the second console generation , though at the time they were often more limited than the original arcade games due to the technical limitations of home consoles. In 1985, Sega released a pair of arcade remakes of older home video games. Pitfall II: Lost Caverns (arcade game)

408-425: A Blazikenite that allows players to utilize the new Mega Evolution game mechanic to evolve Blaziken to Mega Blaziken. Between 1–31 March 2014, North American Club Nintendo members could get a free download code for Pokémon X or Y as long as they registered a Nintendo 2DS , 3DS or 3DS XL and one of six qualifying games. However, any products registered before this time were said to be ineligible. In promoting

510-474: A dramatically different style. The intent was not simply to bring the game to a new platform, but to modernize older games which had in various ways become dated. With the birth of the retrogaming phenomenon, remakes became a way for companies to revive nostalgic brands. Galaga '88 and Super Space Invaders '91 were both attempts to revitalize aging arcade franchises with modernized graphics and new gameplay elements, while preserving many signature aspects of

612-574: A fixed order. The protagonist of Pokémon X and Y has just moved to a small town called Vaniville Town with their mother Grace. They soon befriend four trainers—Shauna, Tierno, Trevor and their rival Calem or Serena , —all of whom were called to meet Professor Augustine Sycamore who is the leading professor in the Kalos region in Lumiose City, the main city of Kalos. Receiving either Chespin, Fennekin or Froakie as their starter Pokémon from Tierno,

714-415: A larger development team than previous games, with more than 500 people involved with the games' development, inclusive of localization teams. Emphasis was placed on retaining the iconic style of Pokémon art director Ken Sugimori who has been designing Pokémon and creating the franchise's official artwork since Red and Green in 1996. At the request of Masuda, the shapes "X" and "Y" were used as

816-465: A pixelated demake of Team Fortress 2 ; Bloodborne PSX , a PS1 demake of Bloodborne ; and Halo 2600 , an Atari 2600 -style demake of Microsoft's Halo series . There are also NES -style demakes of the Touhou Project games Embodiment of Scarlet Devil and Perfect Cherry Blossom . Some demakes are created to showcase and push the abilities of older generation systems such as

918-505: A predominantly single-player RPG." McElroy described the campaign as "rigidly formulaic". However, Hilliard called some of the interactions with non-playable characters "bizarre... and often entertaining". Parkin criticized it as "thin and melodramatic" and "sometimes jarringly preachy". They also considered some of the games' puzzles to be clumsy. The layout of the Kalos region itself was described as disappointingly straightforward for players who enjoy exploring but inviting to new players in

1020-439: A previous video game generation . The action platformer Mega Man 9 is an example of such a game. Although remakes typically aim to adapt a game from a more limited platform to a more advanced one, a rising interest in older platforms has inspired some to do the opposite, remaking or adapting modern games to the technical standards of older platforms, usually going so far as to implement them on obsolete hardware platforms, hence

1122-476: A remaster is very faithful to the original in that aspect (in order to appeal to that nostalgic audience) while permitting only a limited number of gameplay tweaks for the sake of convenience. Games that use an existing brand but are conceptually very different from the original, such as Wolfenstein 3D (1992) and Return to Castle Wolfenstein (2001) or Tomb Raider (1996) and Tomb Raider (2013) are usually regarded as reboots rather than remakes. In

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1224-632: A surprise appearance of Mega Charizard X. The upcoming season of the Pokémon anime series based on these games, titled Pokémon the Series: XY , began airing in Japan on 17 October 2013, and was previewed in North America and Europe on 19 October 2013. Pokémon X and Y were released to positive reception, garnering "generally favorable reviews" according to review aggregator Metacritic . The positive reception allowed X and Y to claim

1326-558: A whole. Many locations and landmarks across Kalos have real-world inspirations, including Prism Tower ( Eiffel Tower ), the Lumiose Art Museum (the Louvre ) and the stones outside Geosenge Town ( Carnac stones ). Wild Pokémon inhabit every corner of the Kalos region, many of which are only known to appear in this area. Similar to previous Pokémon games, X and Y both follow a linear storyline whose main events occur in

1428-416: Is a conversion of a game to a new platform that relies heavily on existing work and assets. A port may include various enhancements like improved performance, resolution, and sometimes even additional content, but differs from a remake in that it still relies heavily on the original assets and engine of the source game. Sometimes, ports even remove content that was present in the original version. For example,

1530-427: Is created with the primary goal of tailoring a game to a specific piece of hardware, usually contemporaneous or nearly contemporaneous with the original release. An early example was Gun Fight , Midway 's 1975 reprogrammed version of Taito 's arcade game Western Gun , with the main difference being the use of a microprocessor in the reprogrammed version, which allowed improved graphics and smoother animation than

1632-437: Is the finest expression of Satoshi Tajiri 's obsessive vision yet." Matt Kamen of The Observer praised the new gameplay mechanics and the graphical and audio improvements, and deemed the games to be "the series' zenith". IGN reviewer Jose Otero found that the game was "a successful transition to a 3D world", calling it "an even more social, beautiful, and strategic game" compared to its predecessors, adding that many of

1734-468: The Master System and Famicom . Both of these games were distinguished from most earlier conversions in that they took major liberties with the source material, attempting to modernize both the gameplay as well as the graphics. Some of the earliest remakes to be recognized as such were attempts to modernize games to the standards of later games in the series. Some were even on the same platforms as

1836-436: The Nintendo 3DS are considered remakes of their original versions for the Nintendo 64 , and not a remaster or a port , since there are new character models and texture packs. The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD for Wii U would be considered a remaster, since it retains the same, albeit updated upscaled aesthetics of the original. A remake typically maintains the same story, genre, and fundamental gameplay ideas of

1938-519: The Nintendo 3DS . They are the first installments in the sixth generation of the main Pokémon game series . First announced in January 2013 by Nintendo president Satoru Iwata through a Nintendo Direct , Pokémon X and Pokémon Y were released worldwide in October 2013, and they were the first Pokémon games to have a simultaneous global release. As with previous installments, the games follow

2040-766: The Nintendo DS include Super Mario 64 DS , Kirby Super Star Ultra , Diddy Kong Racing DS , Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver , Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon , Final Fantasy III and IV , Dragon Quest IV through VI , and Kingdom Hearts Re:coded . The Nintendo 3DS 's lineup also had numerous remasters and remakes, including The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D , Star Fox 64 3D , The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D , Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire , Metroid: Samus Returns , Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions , Luigi's Mansion , and Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey . Remasters on both

2142-548: The Nintendo Switch in 2025. Pokémon X and Y are role-playing video games with adventure elements, presented in a third-person , overhead perspective . They are also the first Pokémon games to include 3D functions compatible with the consoles in the Nintendo 3DS family . The player controls a young trainer who goes on a quest to catch and train creatures known as Pokémon and win battles against other trainers. By defeating opposing Pokémon in turn-based battles,

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2244-631: The Sega Ages line for PlayStation 2 , initially conceived as a series of modernized remakes of classic games, though the series later diversified to include emulated compilations. The series concluded with a release that combined the two approaches, and included a remake of Fantasy Zone II that ran, via emulation, on hardware dating to the time of the original release, one of the few attempts at an enhanced remake to make no attempts at modernization. The advent of downloadable game services like Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network has further fueled

2346-459: The discrete logic of the original. In 1980, Warren Robinett created Adventure for the Atari 2600 , a graphical version of the 1970s text adventure Colossal Cave Adventure . Also in 1980, Atari released the first officially licensed home console game conversion of an arcade title, Taito's 1978 hit Space Invaders , for the Atari 2600 . The game became the first " killer app " for

2448-552: The fourth-best-selling Nintendo 3DS titles of all time. Video game remakes Remakes are often made by the original developer or copyright holder , and sometimes by the fan community . If created by the community, video game remakes are sometimes also called fangames and can be seen as part of the retro gaming phenomenon. A remake offers a newer interpretation of an older work, characterized by updated or changed assets. For example, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D and The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D for

2550-456: The fourth-best-selling Nintendo 3DS titles of all time. Though Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire are remakes of games from the third generation, they retain changes made in later generations, such as the type split from the fourth generation and unlimited TM usage and triple battles from the fifth generation. They also retain gameplay features introduced in Pokémon X and Y , such as Mega Evolution , Pokémon Amie, Super Training and

2652-487: The legendary Pokémon Xerneas , Yveltal and Zygarde . The player can choose from one of the classic starter Pokémon from Pokémon Red and Blue later on in the game. The new Fairy-type is introduced for both new and old Pokémon, and it is the first new type added to the series since Pokémon Gold and Silver . The game's developers stated the addition was used to balance the Dragon-type. A new element in

2754-408: The "amateur acting" in many new and remade games on CD. Emulation also made perfect ports of older games possible, with compilations becoming a popular way for publishers to capitalize on older properties. Budget pricing gave publishers the opportunity to match their game's price with the perceived lower value proposition of an older game, opening the door for newer remakes. In 2003, Sega launched

2856-476: The 15th and 13th highest-rated games on the Nintendo 3DS, respectively. The Japanese magazine Weekly Famitsu awarded the game a near-perfect score, earning it the publication's Platinum Award. This made them the second-highest rated Pokémon titles by the magazine, behind only the perfect score awarded to Pokémon Black and White . The games received universal praise for the transition to 3D graphics,

2958-630: The 1990s in China , Hong Kong , and Taiwan , black market developers created unauthorized adaptations of then-modern games such as Street Fighter II , Mortal Kombat , Final Fantasy VII or Tekken for the NES, which enjoyed considerable popularity in the regions because of the availability of low-cost compatible systems . Pok%C3%A9mon X and Y Pokémon X and Pokémon Y are 2013 role-playing video games developed by Game Freak and published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for

3060-481: The 3D graphics, music, characters, and the changes to battles, but criticized the inconsistencies in the presentation overall and found the new battle types not that exciting. Parkin indicated that the original appeal of the series—catching every Pokémon—"remains resolutely undiminished after all this time." Conversely, Edge claimed some of the series' "original magic had been lost across so many iterative updates" and criticized its unsteady framerate in 3D mode. With

3162-549: The Atari 2600. An example of this is the 2012 game Princess Rescue , which is a demake of the NES title Super Mario Bros. While most demakes are homebrew efforts from passionate fans, some are officially endorsed by the original creators such as Pac-Man Championship Edition ' s Famicom / NES demake being printed onto Japanese physical editions of the Namcot Collection as an original bonus game. For much of

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3264-477: The DS and 3DS include Cave Story , Myst and Rayman 2: The Great Escape . Games unsupported by the rights -holders often spark remakes created by hobbyists and game communities. An example is OpenRA , which is a modernized remake of the classic Command & Conquer real-time-strategy games. Beyond cross-platform support, it adds comfort functions and gameplay functionality inspired by successors of

3366-576: The Elite Four, the player faces and defeats Kalos Pokémon League Champion Diantha, making the player the new Champion of the Kalos Region. A parade is organised by Professor Sycamore to celebrate the player's role in saving the Kalos region and becoming the new Pokémon Champion. AZ battles the player during the parade, recognising the player's strength and what it means to be a Pokémon Trainer. His Floette then returns to him and they are reunited for

3468-676: The Gym Leader Wallace, the player defeats their respective team and then either captures or defeats the legendary Pokémon to prevent a global drought / heavy rainfall and thus ensuring the teams' mutual reformation. The player then advances on to the Hoenn Pokémon League, challenging the Elite Four and then the Pokémon Champion, Steven, to become the new Hoenn Pokémon League Champion. The player also has

3570-596: The Lumiose Badlands, the player defeats Team Flare during their attempt to steal energy from the region's power plant and restores power to all of Lumiose City. Once the player obtains their seventh badge, they, and the rest of Kalos, are addressed by Lysandre through the Holo Caster (a holographic communication device); Lysandre informs them of the fact that he is the leader of Team Flare and intends to destroy humanity. Following hints from friends and locals,

3672-463: The Nintendo 3DS's internet features, which were enhanced in the sixth generation games. Like with previous games in the series, certain Pokémon are only obtainable in either X or Y , keeping players encouraged to trade with others in order to obtain all Pokémon. Pokémon X and Y are the first titles in the main series presented in fully 3D polygonal graphics, allowing for more interactivity with

3774-476: The Player Search System. The games introduced a unique mechanic for Kyogre and Groudon dubbed "Primal Reversion", akin to the broader Mega Evolution feature. The games also let players ride Latios or Latias to "soar" above Hoenn to travel, with some in-game areas being exclusively accessible through this feature. The setting and story of Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire are largely the same as

3876-514: The Year. During the 17th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards , the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences nominated Pokémon X and Y for " Handheld Game of the Year " and " Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year ". According to Media Create sales data, over 1.26 million copies of Pokémon X and Y were pre-ordered in Japan, not including copies bundled with Nintendo 3DS hardware, making it

3978-628: The annihilation of humanity to return the world to a pristine, more beautiful state. In Shalour City, the player learns how to use Mega Evolution from the Mega Evolution guru Gurkinn and his granddaughter Korrina, who is the Gym Leader of Shalour City. Defeating Korrina in a special Mega Evolution battle using Lucario, the player is given the ability to freely use Mega Evolution. The player then continues their journey, defeating Gym Leaders and stopping various schemes carried out by Team Flare. In

4080-525: The base stats of the player's Pokémon, which in turn unlocks training bags that can help Pokémon to become stronger. Along with the many additions that X and Y introduced, various improvements to the communication features were also implemented. Using the Player Search System (PSS), players can encounter and keep track of various online players, including strangers, allowing them to easily initiate battles or trades. The Holo Caster allows

4182-556: The developers used the engine, point-and-click interface, and graphical style of Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and The Time Rippers , replacing the original graphics and text parser interface of the original. However, other elements, like the narrative, puzzles and sets, were largely preserved. Another example is Black Mesa , a remake built entirely from the ground up in the Source Engine that remakes in-game textures, assets, models, and facial animations , while taking place in

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4284-451: The early history of video games, remakes were generally regarded as "conversions" and seldom associated with nostalgia. Due to limited and often highly divergent hardware, games appearing on multiple platforms usually had to be entirely remade. These conversions often included considerable changes to the graphics and gameplay, and could be regarded retroactively as remakes, but are distinguished from later remakes largely by intent. A conversion

4386-705: The eight Gym Leaders of the Hoenn Region. Along the way, the player character encounters the antagonist group Team Magma in Omega Ruby or Team Aqua in Alpha Sapphire who wish to use the power of the legendary Pokémon, Primal Groudon in Omega Ruby, and Primal Kyogre in Alpha Sapphire, to change the world to suit their desires. Team Magma wants to use Groudon to dry up the oceans and expand

4488-400: The enhanced visuals, and integration of online play. Edge magazine reviewers described the visuals as "rich in detail and flavour, from the stately majesty of the affluent areas to a dilapidated, overgrown hotel whose only guests are squatting punks". Simon Parkin of Eurogamer similarly complimented the game's "smooth and natural" transition to 3D, declaring that " Pokémon X & Y

4590-435: The events of the original Half-Life game. Resident Evil 2 (2019) is a remake of the 1998 game Resident Evil 2 ; while the original uses tank controls and fixed camera angles, the remake features "over-the-shoulder" third-person shooter gameplay similar to Resident Evil 4 and more recent games in the series that allows players the option to move while using their weapons similar to Resident Evil 6 . A port

4692-462: The expanded market for remakes, as the platform allows companies to sell their games at a lower price, seen as more appropriate for the smaller size typical of retro games. Some XBLA and PSN remakes include Bionic Commando Rearmed , Jetpac Refuelled , Wipeout HD (a remake not of the original Wipeout but of the two PSP games), Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram and Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix . Some remakes may include

4794-510: The first time in 3,000 years. Development of Pokémon X and Y began in 2010. Director Junichi Masuda revealed the three main themes of X and Y to be beauty, bonds, and evolution. Beauty was the core focus and Masuda considered France to be a prime example of such; he sent a team to the country for study in 2011. Flowers were integrated into many routes across the game for visual aesthetics, something not done in previous iterations of Pokémon , and for unique wild Pokémon encounters. With

4896-507: The first weekend, beating their predecessors Pokémon Black and White 's record and making them the fastest-selling games on the 3DS. As of 31 March 2023 , a combined total of 16.68 million copies have been sold worldwide, making X and Y the second best-selling games on the system after Mario Kart 7 . An upcoming related game, Pokémon Legends: Z-A , will feature the redevelopment of Lumiose City (the largest city in Kalos, inspired by Paris, France ) and will be released for

4998-443: The framework for the boxart legendary Pokémon, Xerneas and Yveltal. Normally, Sugimori designs the legendary Pokémon by himself; however, he required assistance from designer Yusuke Ohmura to create Xerneas and Yveltal. Finalization of their designs took about 18 months, 3 times longer than normal. Manga artist Hitoshi Ariga was requested to assist in creating Pokémon for X and Y ; Ariga ultimately designed ten species for

5100-486: The franchise. This ease of access was exemplified through subtle additions and changes to gaining experience. More readily available experience allowed players to use more Pokémon throughout the campaign and rotate through a team greater than six. Pokémon X and Y were nominated for Best RPG and Best Handheld Game at the 2013 VGX Awards . In 2014 it won the Golden Joystick Award for Handheld Game of

5202-524: The game's 3D-capabilities and provide a new perspective to battling. The latter being one-versus-five wild encounters designed to be more difficult than standard one-versus-one wild battles. The Pokémon-Amie mode allowed the player to interact with their Pokémon using the 3DS' touchscreen and camera, playing with them and giving them treats to strengthen their bonds between trainer and Pokémon, and ultimately influencing how Pokémon would act during battle. Super Training features various minigames that help build

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5304-474: The game's new Mega Evolution feature, Mega Mewtwo Y (then known as "Awakened Mewtwo") was featured in a special episode of the anime titled "Mewtwo: Prologue to Awakening" and then the film ExtremeSpeed Genesect: Mewtwo Awakens , released in Japan on 13 July 2013. Mega Evolution was also featured in the TV special Pokémon Origins , which was a re-telling of the original Pokémon Red and Blue games, and included

5406-716: The game, players will be able to take in-game screenshots, which they can then share on the Pokémon Global Link website. Pokémon Bank is an optional paid cloud storage service that allows players to store up to 3,000 Pokémon online to be shared amongst whichever physical or downloaded copies of the games they own. Another application called Poké Transporter allows players to upload Pokémon owned in Pokémon Black , White , Black 2 , and White 2 to Bank , which can then be imported into X and Y . There are plans to use these applications for future games in

5508-437: The games are independent of each other and each can be played separately, trading Pokémon between the two games is necessary to complete the games' Pokédex . X and Y received generally positive reviews; critics praised the games' visuals and transition to 3D models, though the games' story, characters and linearity drew criticism. The highly anticipated games were a commercial success, selling four million copies worldwide in

5610-405: The games on October 11. This initiated a domino effect and several other United Kingdom retailers began selling the game early. A special Nintendo 3DS XL depicting Xerneas and Yveltal in their Shiny forms was released in North America and Europe on 27 September 2013, and in Japan on 12 October 2013. Japan also received a premium gold version depicting Xerneas on the front, and Yveltal and

5712-514: The games taking place in a region based on France, design inspiration stemmed more from European culture. The legendary trio of Xerneas, Yveltal and Zygarde have their roots in Norse mythology , for example. More focus than usual was placed on giving new Pokémon unique elements for this generation. The titles X and Y , representing the x-axis and y-axis —also reflecting different forms of thinking —were chosen early in development. The simplicity of

5814-526: The games were released in Japan , North America and Australia on 21 November 2014, exactly twelve years after the original release date of Ruby and Sapphire , while the European release was the following week. Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire received generally positive reviews from critics. As of 31 March 2023, a combined total of 14.57 million copies have been sold worldwide, ranking them as

5916-432: The games' battle themes. In discussing Battle! (Gym Leader) , Masuda stated he wanted to try a new approach and added techno themes. The official soundtrack consisting of 212 songs, titled Nintendo 3DS Pokémon X-Y Super Music Collection , was released on 13 November 2013. The album debuted at number 12 on "Top Albums Chart" and number 3 on the "Independent Albums Chart" of Billboard -Japan . The soundtrack

6018-502: The games. The game's score was composed by Shota Kageyama, Minako Adachi, Hitomi Sato, Junichi Masuda, Go Ichinose, and Morikazu Aoki. This was the first usage of the Nintendo 3DS's sound capabilities for the Pokémon series, and Masuda expressed delight over improved sound quality and expression. Similar to the theme of X and Y themselves, the soundtrack of the games were designed to emphasize beauty. Kageyama sought inspiration from

6120-410: The handheld console ports of Mortal Kombat II had fewer characters than the original arcade game and other console ports due to system storage limitations but otherwise were still faithful to the original in terms of gameplay. Compared to the intentional video game remake or remaster which is often done years or decades after the original came out, ports or conversions are typically released during

6222-440: The journey of a young Pokémon Trainer as they train and battle Pokémon while thwarting schemes of the criminal organisation Team Flare. X and Y introduced 72 new Pokémon species , and added new features including the new Fairy-type, character customisation, updated battle and training mechanics such as "Mega Evolution", and completely rendered polygonal 3D graphics as opposed to the sprites used in previous generations. While

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6324-440: The landmass, thereby allowing humanity to progress further. Meanwhile, Team Aqua wishes to summon Kyogre to flood the lands and revert the world to a prehistoric state, which will allow Pokémon to live more freely. However, unlike in the original games, depending on the game version, Archie and Maxie will actually use the correct orb, leading to their Primal Reversions. With the help of Hoenn Pokémon League Champion Steven Stone, and

6426-493: The magazine also felt that they ultimately did not "break the mold" of what players expected from the franchise. Ernest Cavalli at Joystiq and Griffin McElroy at Polygon both praised the gameplay, with Cavalli calling it "hands-down the best in the series", and that the game could be enjoyed equally by both veterans and newcomers to the franchise. Daan Koopman from Nintendo World Report also gave positive reviews about

6528-515: The main island. The player character begins their Pokémon Trainer journey by saving Professor Birch, the leading professor in the Hoenn region, from a wild Poochyena , choosing either Treecko , Torchic , or Mudkip to defend him. Following the defeat of the wild Pokémon, the player receives the chosen Pokémon as their starter . The player then travels around Hoenn to complete the Pokédex and battle

6630-409: The mid-'90s, Atari released a series of remakes with the 2000 brand, including Tempest 2000 , Battlezone 2000 , and Defender 2000 . After Atari's demise, Hasbro continued the tradition, with 3D remakes of Pong , Centipede , and Asteroids . By 1994 the popularity of CD-ROM led to many remakes with digitized voices and, sometimes, better graphics, although Computer Gaming World noted

6732-453: The minigames of Super Training as forgettable. McElroy viewed these aspects as positively reinforcing bonds between trainers and their Pokémon, with Pokémon-Amie making them seem more like pets. Otero praised Super Training for making competitive training more accessible to players. In contrast to the praise for the games' visuals, the story was poorly received. Otero described the story and character personalities as "pretty disappointing for

6834-536: The most reserved Nintendo 3DS title to date in the region. Within three days of release, the games sold a record 2.09 million retail copies in Japan. Over 4 million copies of the games were sold worldwide in the first weekend, making X and Y the fastest–selling game on the 3DS. At the time, they were the fastest-selling 3DS titles in the Americas, but were later surpassed by Pokémon Sun and Moon . Within three months of release, by December 2013,

6936-491: The music of France as well; however, he indicated hesitation in making the music sound too French. During an interview with Famitsu magazine, Masuda stated that the Japanese harp was used in place of an accordion in certain situations to avoid giving off excessive French vibes. Additionally, Kageyama cited Masuda himself as inspiration for his work. Although working primarily as the director for X and Y , Masuda composed

7038-482: The names was also related to the simultaneous worldwide release of the games. Additionally, designers sought to make the Pokémon names the same in every country whenever possible. Masuda expressed that this effort proved exceptionally difficult as the names have to feel fitting to their physical appearance and not infringe upon any rights. A major design change for the franchise was the shift from two-dimensional sprites to three-dimensional polygons . This required

7140-470: The new Pokémon's 3D models and animations complemented their individual species' personalities, and that the new Mega Evolutions were "similarly impressive". He also praised the faster pace of the early game, with X and Y providing a wide range of Pokémon to catch within the first hour of gameplay. While Game Informer reviewer Kyle Hilliard found the title's gameplay additions to be mostly positive, "[making] everything more inviting, attractive, and fun",

7242-409: The new character, Zinnia, as well as Steven Stone and Professor Cozmo, to find a way to stop a meteor from crashing into the planet. This also requires capturing the legendary Pokémon Rayquaza in order to stop the meteor that holds the mythical Pokémon Deoxys . Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire were released in Japan, North America and Australia on 21 November 2014, exactly twelve years after

7344-440: The option of participating in the various Pokémon Contests throughout Hoenn, using their Pokémon to put on a performance for an audience and judges. Aside from the gameplay, 21 new Mega Evolutions were added since Pokémon X and Y , as well as "primal reversions" for Groudon and Kyogre, which function similarly. A new side quest is featured in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire , called the "Delta Episode". The player must work with

7446-533: The original Ruby and Sapphire games. They begin as the player is seen riding in the back of a moving truck. The player character starts by moving to the Hoenn region from the Johto region with their mother, as their father Norman has been hired as the leader of the Petalburg City Gym. The player arrives with their parents at the family's new home in the village of Littleroot Town, on the southern edge of

7548-416: The original NES game it was based on, even though it is a clean-slate remake with a different engine and assets. Compared to a port which is typically released in the same era as the original, a remaster is done years or decades after the original in order to take advantage of generation technological improvements (the latter which a port avoids doing). Unlike a remake which often changes the now-dated gameplay,

7650-573: The original game as a bonus feature. The 2009 remake of The Secret of Monkey Island took this a step further by allowing players to switch between the original and remade versions on the fly with a single button press. This trend was continued in the sequel, and is also a feature in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary and later in Halo 2 Anniversary as part of Halo: The Master Chief Collection . Remasters and remakes on

7752-668: The original games. Another notable examples are Pioneers , a remake and sequel in spirit to Frontier: Elite II ; CSBWin , a remake of the dungeon crawler classic Dungeon Master ; and Privateer Gemini Gold , a remake of Wing Commander: Privateer . Skywind is a fan remake of Morrowind (2002) running on Bethesda's Creation Engine , utilising the source code, assets and gameplay mechanics of Skyrim (2011). The original game developers, Bethesda Softworks, have given project volunteers their approval. The remake team includes over 70 volunteers in artist, composer, designer, developer, and voice-actor roles. In November 2014,

7854-614: The original games. The 16-bit generation of console games was marked by greatly enhanced graphics compared to the previous generation, but often relatively similar gameplay, which led to an increased interest in remakes of games from the previous generation. Super Mario All-Stars remade the entire NES Mario series, and was met with great commercial success. Remake compilations of the Ninja Gaiden and Mega Man series followed. As RPGs increased in popularity, Dragon Quest , Ys and Kyūyaku Megami Tensei were also remade. In

7956-492: The original launch platform for a video game, publishers tend to release the video game simultaneously on several consoles first and then port to the PC later. A port that contains a great deal of remade assets may sometimes be considered a remaster or a partial remake , although video game publishers are not always clear on the distinction. DuckTales: Remastered for example uses the term "Remastered" to distinguish itself from

8058-591: The original release date of Ruby and Sapphire , while the European release was the following week. They are the third remake pairs in the franchise following Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen for the Game Boy Advance in 2004 and Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver for the Nintendo DS in 2009. As with Pokémon X and Y , the games include all official translations, unlike previous generations where games contained only certain languages depending on

8160-466: The original work. The intent of a remake is usually to take an older game that has become outdated and update it for a new platform and audience. A remake will not necessarily preserve the original gameplay especially if it is dated, instead remaking the gameplay to conform to the conventions of contemporary games or later titles in the same series in order to make a game marketable to a new audience. For example, for Sierra's 1991 remake of Space Quest ,

8262-554: The original, for example Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness , a 1986 remake of the original that appeared on multiple platforms, including the Apple II , the system the game originated on. Other early remakes of this type include Sierra 's early-1990s releases of King's Quest , Space Quest and Leisure Suit Larry . These games used the technology and interface of the most recent games in Sierra's series, and original assets in

8364-486: The over-abundance of HMs needed to play the game as well as the perceived imbalance favoring Water-type Pokémon and the reliance on water-based routes. She remarked that while the Dive feature was novel in the original release, it had since become tedious. At the 2014 Game Awards it was nominated for Best Remaster, but lost out to Grand Theft Auto V . The games sold 3,040,000 copies in their first three days of sale. Of

8466-423: The overworld and more dynamic action during battles. Players are also able to customise their Pokémon trainer's appearance, choosing gender, skin tone and hair colour at the start of the game, and can later acquire outfits and accessories in-game to change their character's look. Joining the previous generations of Pokémon are all new species, such as the new starter Pokémon ; Chespin , Fennekin and Froakie , and

8568-485: The player begins their adventure. Along the way, they learn of Pokémon Gyms and receive their first badge for defeating Viola, the Santalune City Gym Leader. Thereafter, they encounter Sina and Dexio, assistants of Sycamore, who brings them to the professor himself; however, once in Lumiose City they discover the area to be suffering from a partial power outage. Upon meeting Sycamore in Lumiose City,

8670-405: The player discovers Team Flare's secret lab under a café in Lumiose City where they formally meet a 9-foot (2.7 m) tall man named AZ; he is revealed to be the 3,000-year-old king who once used the "ultimate weapon"—the same device and weapon of mass destruction Lysandre plans to use—which utilized energy from the legendary Pokémon Xerneas or Yveltal to end a war in Kalos. AZ's decision to use

8772-598: The player is informed of Mega Evolution and he requests they travel across Kalos and uncover the mysteries behind it. He provides them with one of the Kanto region starter Pokémon and their respective Mega Stone. Before leaving Lumiose City, the player encounters an imposing man named Lysandre who desires a more beautiful world. Continuing their journey, the player encounters the villainous Team Flare, whose goals at first seem to be geared towards making money off of Pokémon. Later encounters with Team Flare reveal their true goal to be

8874-489: The player sets out to stop Team Flare and Lysandre at their second base in Geosenge Town, the location of the ultimate weapon. Upon reaching the core of the weapon, the player discovers a dormant Xerneas or Yveltal which suddenly awakens with their appearance. They capture the legendary Pokémon and proceed to bring an end to Lysandre's plans after defeating him in battle one final time. After the battle, Lysandre will use

8976-543: The player to receive messages and updates from NPCs via StreetPass and SpotPass . Wonder Trade is a new trading feature which allows players to trade one of their Pokémon in exchange for a random one from another player. Other features include O-Powers, temporary powers that can increase stats and can be exchanged with other players, and improvements to the Global Trade System, allowing players to request Pokémon they have not encountered. At certain points in

9078-445: The player's Pokémon gain experience , allowing them to level up and increase their battle statistics, learn new moves , and in some cases, evolve into more powerful Pokémon. Alternatively, players can capture wild Pokémon found during random encounters by weakening them in battle and catching them with Poké Balls to be added to the player's party . Players are also able to battle and trade Pokémon with other human players using

9180-458: The region or country they were originally distributed. Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire received generally positive reviews from critics. GameSpot ' s Peter Brown praised the 3D visuals and the super training mechanic, but believed the game failed to fully resolve general issues in the game formula. IGN ' s Kallie Plagge also praised the game's 3D reinvention of Hoenn and online functionality. Plagge was, however, critical of

9282-430: The same generation as the original (the exception being mobile gaming versions of PC games, such as Grand Theft Auto III , since mobile gaming platforms did not exist until the 2010s going forward). Home console ports usually came out less than a year after the original arcade game, such as the distribution of Mortal Kombat for home consoles by Acclaim Entertainment. Since the 2000s as arcade releases are no longer

9384-452: The series is Mega Evolution , in which fully evolved Pokémon, such as Mewtwo and Lucario , can use special items called "Mega Stones" to temporarily evolve further into Mega Evolved forms during battle, with some Pokémon having multiple possible Mega form available. Also introduced are Sky Battles, and Horde Encounters. The former are mid-air trainer battles that only airborne Pokémon can participate in; these were added to take advantage of

9486-477: The series. These applications, announced for release on 27 December 2013, were postponed to 5 February 2014, due to the volume of traffic on the Nintendo Network service. The games take place in the star-shaped Kalos region, one of many such regions across the fictional Pokémon world. Centered around beauty, the region is heavily inspired by Metropolitan France and, to a lesser extent, Europe as

9588-644: The team reported to have finished half of the remake's environment, over 10,000 new dialogue lines, and three hours of series-inspired soundtrack. The same open-development project is also working on Skyblivion , a remake of Oblivion (the game between Morrowind and Skyrim ) in the Skyrim engine, and Morroblivion , a remake of Morrowind in the Oblivion engine (which still has a significant userbase on older PCs). The term demake may refer to games created deliberately with an artstyle inspired by older games of

9690-489: The term "Demake". Such games are either physical or emulated. Modern demakes often change the 3D gameplay to a 2D one. Popular demakes include Quest: Brian's Journey , an official Game Boy Color port of Quest 64 ; Super Smash Land , an unofficial Game Boy-style demake of Super Smash Bros. ; D-Pad Hero , a NES-esque demake of Guitar Hero ; Rockman 7 FC and Rockman 8 FC , NES-styled demakes of Mega Man 7 and Mega Man 8 , respectively; Gang Garrison 2 ,

9792-510: The three starters on the back with either X or Y pre-installed. On 2 October 2013, [[The X Factor The X Factor series 9 semifinalists Union J revealed via their social media outlets that they would be involved in the British release of X and Y . For a limited time starting from the game's release on 12 October 2013, until 15 January 2014, players could download a special Torchic , possessing its hidden ability "Speed Boost" and

9894-519: The total sales, 1,534,593 copies were sold in Japan, the rest were sold in North America and Australia. Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire had the biggest launch in the series history in the United Kingdom, beating the previous record held by Pokémon Black and White . By the end of 2014, the games had sold 2.4 million copies in Japan. As of 31 March 2023, a combined total of 14.57 million copies have been sold worldwide, ranking them as

9996-526: The ultimate weapon to destroy the ultimate weapon. The player, Shauna, and Calem or Serena, make their escape from the base before this can happen. With the defeat of Team Flare, the player resumes their journey and obtains their eighth and final Gym Badge, enabling them to challenge the Elite Four —the most powerful trainers in Kalos. They traverse Victory Road and reach the Kalos Pokémon League to begin their final challenge. Once they overcome

10098-471: The ultimate weapon was motivated by his desire to revive the Pokémon he loved the most, a variant of the Pokémon Floette , although the Pokémon was disgusted with his choice to use the ultimate weapon and left him. This war 3,000 years ago set in motion the events necessary to create Mega Evolution by inadvertently infusing excessive energy into an asteroid. Alongside Shauna and Calem or Serena,

10200-588: The updated Player Search System (PSS) present at all times on the touchscreen, providing a seamless transition from solo play to player-to-player battles and trades, integration of online play was praised as "masterly" by Parkin. McElroy described it as "completely interconnected experience, which is exactly how Pokémon is meant to be played". Otero proclaimed the PSS "makes Pokémon X and Y feel dramatically new and more modern". The optional aspects of Pokémon-Amie and Super Training had mixed reception. Hilliard described

10302-430: Was effectively a remake of both the original Pitfall! and its sequel Pitfall II: Lost Caverns with new level layouts and colorful, detailed graphics. That same year, Sega adapted the 1982 computer game Choplifter for the arcades, taking the fundamental gameplay of the original and greatly expanding it, adding new environments, enemies, and gameplay elements. This version was very successful, and later adapted to

10404-546: Was released digitally worldwide on November 20 through iTunes as Pokémon X & Pokémon Y: Super Music Collection . The soundtrack debuted at 104 on the Billboard 200 , and peaked at number 5 on the Billboard soundtracks chart. Jim Sterling of Destructoid praised the music as "utterly lovely", noting "the quieter tunes are legitimately beautiful". Pokémon X and Y were announced by Satoru Iwata through

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