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Houndoomed December 1st, 2011 7:53 PM

Which game's Item bag Config do you prefer?
 
I really liked the way Platinum/Diamond/Pearl set out the Item bag, but now after playing HG/SS and going back it seems akward and less user friendly compared with them.

Thoughts?

Zeus

PlatinumDude December 1st, 2011 9:01 PM

I like the HG/SS bag configuration because it's easier to find the items you need. I didn't have to scroll all the way down to the bottom of the bag to get the item(s) I needed.

RhydonRules December 1st, 2011 9:05 PM

I agree with Hondoomed.
 
I liked Diamond and Pearl's too.

FrostPheonix December 2nd, 2011 1:11 AM

the bag system of HG/SS seems better to me. Easier to get stuff. In Platinum etc, it took forever to get the right item; especially if it was in the middle of my bag.

Houndoomed December 2nd, 2011 1:43 AM

I think its because the menu controls are on the lower screen at all times, whereas the platinum menu requires you to press x. I got really comfortable using the touch screen on HG/SS then found it hard to go back to the D pad with plat/dia/pea.


Zeus

Legendary Silke December 2nd, 2011 2:43 AM

I prefer HGSS's method of bag item sorting, because it's extremely touch-friendly and it also facilitates end-to-end scrolling. It also scrolls faster because it loads 6 items at once, as opposed to just names and one item in detail in DPPt. (BW loads the name list and data for all on-screen listed items at once, but get over the page, and it'll have to load again.)

Master-Pixel December 2nd, 2011 3:17 AM

I loved HG/SS but I also liked R/S/E.
I don't really tend to use the touch screen :D It's just a better layout :D

Black and White's on the other hand is atrocious :/
I think they needed more pockets :/

Houndoomed December 2nd, 2011 3:41 AM

I think Black and whites is the best looking and layed out. IMHO

Zeus

Misheard Whisper December 2nd, 2011 3:52 AM

I hated scrolling in D/P/Pt. It was horrid. I do like HGSS the best, what with the clear icons for the different categories and the accessible touchscreen controls. BW's was okay, but I have trouble remembering what all the different pouches do in the little graphic on the left side of the screen.

Bah. Back when I was a kid, we had one pocket in the bag and we liked it.

bobandbill December 2nd, 2011 3:52 AM

As there's been some discussion on other non-4th gen games' bag system (like BW and RSE), I'll move this to PGC.

I quite like HGSS' imo - the main menu is okay but being able to go to the opposite end of the bag pocket in one button press was very nice for me. DPPt's was okay but a bit too gimmicky for my liking, and BW's had too few pockets - things got mixed up very easily imo.

Master-Pixel December 2nd, 2011 3:55 AM

Saying that even though it's not a handheld game; I thought that Colosseum's Bag was really nice; and layed out well :D

Houndoomed December 2nd, 2011 3:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Misheard Whisper (Post 6950288)
I hated scrolling in D/P/Pt. It was horrid. I do like HGSS the best, what with the clear icons for the different categories and the accessible touchscreen controls. BW's was okay, but I have trouble remembering what all the different pouches do in the little graphic on the left side of the screen.

Bah. Back when I was a kid, we had one pocket in the bag and we liked it.

I just had a flash back to storing items in the pc and cursing the machine with frustration that the tms only listed numbers! lol, you're right though, we're spoiled now, we loved it back then no complaints.

Zeus

Elite Overlord LeSabre™ December 3rd, 2011 5:23 AM

For 4th gen, HG/SS was definitely easier to navigate than D/P/Pt because of the buttons and icons. Now, when it comes to how the PC handled "Moving" Pokemon, that's another story entirely...

But something has to be said for 3rd gen, when you could, you know, actually put items in the PC that you don't need while on your journey. For those games, I actually prefer FR/LG with separate cases for TMs and Berries instead of a whole other "pocket" for them.

Raizhu December 3rd, 2011 5:35 AM

HGSS's was far easier to use than DPPt. BW's was okay, but a step down from HGSS's, imo.

Master-Pixel December 3rd, 2011 6:17 AM

B/W just needs a better layout + more pockets :D
Other then that I thought it functioned quite well ;D

However I still believe that R/S/E had the best one; even without the bag it's menu functionality was really good - the Pokenav was amazing - maybe they should base the next bag system off of R/S/E's Pokenav system?

Legendary Silke December 3rd, 2011 7:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Master-Pixel (Post 6951484)
However I still believe that R/S/E had the best one; even without the bag it's menu functionality was really good - the Pokenav was amazing - maybe they should base the next bag system off of R/S/E's Pokenav system?

To me, RSE's menu is woefully outdated by this point. It's even beat by BW. When you can scroll only in one direction in most menus, well... that's quite a waste of screen estate, no? To me, they should instead readapt HGSS's system and perhaps change it so that one can use the original HGSS style or a more compact, icons-only style. I'm thinking of item icon + count. I think it would make a 3x5 layout possible if we made the text visible only when selected, no? But that way, the icons would also need to be self-indicative... am I thinking too much?

Sydian December 3rd, 2011 7:41 AM

Alright BW, I'mma letchu finish, but...HGSS HAD THE BEST BAG OF ALL TIME!!! BW was a pain to scroll through. :/ RSE takes second for me, then GSC, BW, RBY, DPPT. DPPT was terrible. Not only was it infinite, but if you have an older file where you're well stocked on items, you have to scroll through infinity to get to the bottom of that bag. With GSC and RSE, you don't have unlimited space, but at least you have your pockets and with that limited space, you don't get that problem of taking forever to get to the bottom of the bag. HGSS had it perfect. Scroll from side to side, with pages in the pocket, and nice sized item icons so you can clearly see what you're looking at.

Edit: I agree with BW having too few pockets. What happened to the Pokeball pocket? Now that was annoying. I'd be preparing to go catch a legendary and I'd need to check my stock, but you can't do that with all the other clutter in the way. Cause all the Pokeballs, X items, repels, and hold items go in the same pouch. Why? Just go act like you're buying Pokeballs and that's an easier way to check your stock. But even still, that could be out of the way. Should just be able to look in the bag and see that you have 17 Ultra Balls or whatever.

Vietnamese Crystal had the best way to put items in your bag, though.

imevil December 3rd, 2011 8:47 AM

HG/SS has the best with the touch screen options. Easier to get to exactly what you want instead of tiresome scrolling.

Ciax December 10th, 2011 7:24 PM

I quite like D/P/Pt bag. I liked how there were so many different pockets so it made it easier to find what you wanted.

Trance and Moss December 10th, 2011 7:29 PM

So far I prefer soulsilver's configuration.

~*!*~Tatsujin Gosuto~*!*~ December 12th, 2011 2:06 PM

Black and White looked neater but I didn't like the actual bag itself. I loved the Heart Gold and Soul Silver one and I forgot how the Diamond, Pearl and Platinum one looked like.


:t354:TG

Maple Leaf December 20th, 2011 5:56 PM

BW's was decent enough for me, but I prefer HG/SS. I like the way the item's are separated. Efficient.

Truality December 21st, 2011 2:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Houndoomed (Post 6949929)
I really liked the way Platinum/Diamond/Pearl set out the Item bag, but now after playing HG/SS and going back it seems akward and less user friendly compared with them.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Houndoomed (Post 6950197)
I think its because the menu controls are on the lower screen at all times, whereas the platinum menu requires you to press x. I got really comfortable using the touch screen on HG/SS then found it hard to go back to the D pad with plat/dia/pea.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Houndoomed (Post 6950277)
I think Black and whites is the best looking and layed out. IMHO

Quote:

Originally Posted by Houndoomed (Post 6950302)
I just had a flash back to storing items in the pc and cursing the machine with frustration that the tms only listed numbers! lol, you're right though, we're spoiled now, we loved it back then no complaints.

I'm confused as to which bag style you prefer in the end by now.


Anyway, HG/SS was the most practical for me as well. The best layout, fastest swapping and less thickened bag parts so far.

Perriechu December 21st, 2011 2:56 PM

D/P/Pt wasn't one of my favorites, with all the annoying scrolling and such. HG/SS was quite good because of the touch screen features. However; my choice goes to Black and White, I like how it lists a lot of items instead of just a few like the other games. I also like the auto sort thing that all the games have, it's pretty nifty. My only nitpick with Black and White's is that I wish they had a hold item section. It would have made looking for hold items a lot better and shortened the time looking for regular items...


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