Exile Island? I played the previous one for a while and I still liked it. My son has been playing it non stop since Christmas, its his favorite thing to play at the moment, he just got finished with playing the old school Pokemon series as well. We are currently in the middle of this one. He loves it. I am not a big fan of the RPGs much. Is there any real difference between this and the older Pokemon games? Can anyone give some good reasons as to why my son has continued to play it? Is it a better one? Is it bad? Im not really sure if he is liking it, or if he is playing just because I do, or what? He will sit and play for hours at a time without complaining, or whining, or saying he wants to do something else. It is actually really strange, very odd. I think this one is much better than the previous Pokemon games but its hard to say if thats actually true. I think you need to get to know my son a little better to get a better understanding of what he enjoys and what he does and does not enjoy. The best way to do that is to watch him play his game. I am usually a bad judge of what he will enjoy because he seems to play so many different games at once that it seems very random. The new Pokemon RPG has a lot of potential for a lot of different types of gameplay and story-telling. It has a lot of very unique elements to it. I am not sure if you have watched the new Pokemon movie or not, but it has an epic feel to it. I can see there are some very interesting possibilities for how the story will continue and some very deep things to the game. In the games you actually choose who you play as, you choose where you start out and have a choice of where to go to. You get to pick your Pokemon before each battle, you have to befriend them, you have to capture them, train them, use them. You do all kinds of things with them that you would not normally do in a Pokemon game. The whole game play and story is much more involved and feels more like a real life adventure than the games prior to this. The graphics are a little different, and I will say the story and cut scenes are very detailed and interesting. All this is all in-game, you dont really see any loading screens or breaks for save points. In the earlier games, the more you use your Poke Balls, the more your inventory gets filled up and is locked until you complete certain things. You also have to travel around by foot or bike, depending on what you want to do. The Poke Balls that hold the Pokemon are also very detailed and interesting to look at. In the past games, a Poke Ball would just be an empty orb looking like a water ball. This one is a much more interesting looking object. A bit more work went into this game than the previous ones. The battle system is the biggest change between this one and the other ones I have played. The old games all have the same battling rules. When you come up against a Pokemon, they try to attack you, you try to dodge their attack, and then you get to attack back. Very simple and easy to understand, but also very very boring. This new one is very much a step in a different direction, it makes battles much more interesting and much more dynamic than the old games. When you battle, you see the Pokemon you are fighting in the middle of battle. You can zoom out of it, use attacks against it, or talk to it, and actually listen to what it has to say. The battles are more based on listening to your Pokemon's words and words of other characters, and listening and following the action on the battlefield as well. It is a much more active and dynamic way of going about battling. The Pokemon are actual characters now and they have dialogue you can hear, you can interact with them during battle. This is very unique. You can tell what kind of Pokemon someone has by the look of their Poke Ball and the color of their clothes. If you do not take the time to get to know what it is that the Pokemon can do, you won't know how to get rid of it when it is too dangerous to have around. I have to stop and ask how much longer did you play your old games, and what did you think? The old games were very interesting and engaging at the start, but over time they all begin to repeat themselves. The more you know about your Pokemon, the better the game becomes. If your going to play this game, make sure you play through once from beginning to end and give your Pokemon names. There are many really great sounding Pokemon that you may not be able to put names to later if you just start from the beginning and forget about it and get bored. I cannot give a great review of it now because I have only played through once. I have to watch a few more battles before I can give my unbiased review of it. I cant say I will be able to write a good review, but I can say I am definitely interested in the game and will give it a fair chance before I make a decision. I will be able to update my thoughts with a more complete review once I am done playing it. Hey, I have been playing the game for a while and have played through one region so far. I have read reviews and played Pokemon games for a long time, but this one is the first Pokemon game I can say that I really enjoy. While it looks similar to other Pokemon games, there is actually quite a bit more to it than you would expect. While the story is very straight forward and simple, and it is hard to get into the game if you don't get into it, it is very enjoyable. You can customize the characters to look like themselves in real life or like their Pokemon character. There are several different types of playable Pokemon you can choose to begin with. Each type of Pokemon has its own look and move set, you start off with only one Pokemon in your party. There is some strategy in battling. For example, if you can get your opponent to attack your Pokemon instead of you. Or, using items against your opponent if you have the advantage in a battle, that way you can reduce the amount of damage you take. There is lots of Pokemon to learn, and Pokemon to collect. You can battle in single player or against other people online. You can battle for bragging rights or money, or for special items. The online features are a lot of fun too. If you like to collect Pokemon, the online features are very impressive. If you like to battle, the online features are also very impressive. I am going to try and get through another region to get a more complete review. If you want to check it out you can get it from the Nintendo eShop for $50.00 US or can buy a GameCube version for $40.00 US. First, I've never played any Pokemon games other than FireRed and LeafGreen (not counting Pokemon RSE, which really, I should play them). I'd have to say that it looks pretty good, but so far I've only played on the title screen, and not the battle screen. It's a little puzzling why Pokemon games are so popular here in Europe, especially since Europe doesn't have a single pokemon game on the Wii. Actually, there isn't a single Japanese game available for the Wii to purchase. What's up with that? Yeah, he was right, I will probably give up on this game just like every other pokemon game that has come out. The reason being that they dont update it anymore and its too old, and the story is all the same every time. No! It's different! The story is the same, but each of the Pokemon that you capture actually has a choice. You actually pick a Pokemon, even if it is a type you dont want, and choose if you will fight it or not. This is a great game! I was having fun playing it with my son. However, right now he has about three games at once. When it gets hotter outside here, I will be playing this more often. This game can be difficult to play if you do not pick the right Pokemon to fight with. But for the most part, it is not very difficult to play and is a lot of fun. It is all based on what you decide to do in each Pokemon match. The game comes in to it's own after you learn the basics and begin to understand what you have to do to beat a battle. The more you play it and use it, the more you can get into the mind of the game and really figure out how to play it. There are many different kinds of battles and strategies and ways of beating them. The online features are great. You can battle against your friends or strangers online and even for money. Online battles and battling for items is so much fun.