5th Gen Did you feel the Black and White is more for kids?

[cbd98]

Well, I just thought that Black and White has been MUCH easier than the other games. You get to battle legendaries as much as you want, the level of the pokemon in the E4 have been drastically reduced the first time through compared to kanto, johto, and hoenn, and you get given stronger pokemon. I think the only hard part is ghetis's hydregion. but what do you think?

 

[sean777]

Fair point the game was easy to beat but the plot was good and really kept me interested so no i didnt think it was just for kids.

 

[Misheard Whisper]

Just making a game 'easier' doesn't mean it's for kids, and in any case, I didn't feel that it was. The unfamiliarity of the new Pokemon was enough to add that extra level of difficulty for me, as well as the engineered level jumps. It was possible to beat Iris with a very low-levelled team, which made the Elite Four kind of difficult, and then again after that was the infamous second half of Unova with its level 65+ Pokemon. It seemed fine to me.

 

[MartinJF]

Neh. Sure, it was easier before E4, but the real fun begins when you begin playing random matches and using the Battle Subway.

 

[JP]

Definitely not. The story if anything makes it feel a bit more mature in comparison to the previous ones.

 

[firebolt12]

No, definately no! Wait till E4 redux. Then you get lv. 71 for EACH AND EVERY E4 member, ad then champion is lvs. 75- 77 77 is very high!
Plus, more mature plot, and older characters. The wild pokemon SKYROCKET you can face a wild dragonite and tyrNITAR FOR A 1 % CHANCE IN SHAKING AREAS! Lv. 70 wilds

And u can't face legends whenever you want!

 

[dieter57]

well the whole refacing legends thing isn't new. in the older games (as well as gen V) if you KOed a legend, you would just have to beat the elite four again and it would be there again for you.
but the reshiram and zekrom continuous re-battle is so you can proceed in the story.
all in all i think this gen was even geared to an older generation of players this time. i was happy when i saw the new main characters because i didn't feel like going out on another adventure at the age of ten.
but it had a simplicity to it that would attract younger players as well.

 

[Brawly]

It was extremely easy compared to other pokemon games and it also felt super short.

 

[morrison]

The advertising was done with late teenager young adults so it wasnt marketed for that at least.

I think the dreadm worl is very much like an educational childrens computer kind of game though...

 

[Daydream]

I thought it was actually aimed at more of an older audience this time round. The plot was more developed - as were the characters - which made the game a touch more immersive or realistic to me.

And I found whilst the pokemon may have been leveled lower, the difficulty level still remained quite consistent and it wasn't too easy.

 

[Thougar]

Quite the contrary, i thought it was more difficult, its the First time I wiped on a gym leader in a LONG TIME, *1st time yellow version long* and it Discourages you from power leveling one pokemon.

Plus the story was more complex... It was still slightly above mediocre bu it isnt, Go stop team rocket/aqua/magma/plasma/Ect. because they are EVIL. Alot of them thought they were doing the right thing, although all the comments from the grunts at the end disipointed me.

Actually the game seemed to improve for Kids and Adults under all catigoties EXCEPT the fact that this generation solely brought the most abomination pokemon than any 2 other games gens combined.

 

[Timbjerr]

I found no discernible difference in difficulty as compared to the older Pokemon games. If anything though, B/W are a lot more mature simply because of the darker story. XD

 

[The Nightmare]

I found it childish than the other ones that were PG and This one was more childish than the older ones.

 

[PlatinumDude]

I think that B/W is aimed more towards an older audience because the protagonists and rivals look older than their previous generation counterparts. A darker storyline is also involved.

 

[femtrooper]

Nope, I haven't found it to be aimed at kids. They are all 'aimed' at kids for the most part and I haven't really noticed that. I love B/W!!! They are amazing!!!

 

[BenjiTheKid]

Not at all... I actually found it more for older teenagers this time around. I don't see where it was easier than any of the past games... in fact, I found D/P/Pt to be more for "kids" and easier than any of the other games. B/W, though, I felt was somewhere in the middle.

 

[NickofTime]

I don't know Isn't the term "just for kids" subjective? It really matter on how you determine "kiddish" behavior. Doesn't it?

I mean I watch anime and my girlfriend says that it is childish to watch cartoons, no matter how deep the plotline is.

So now I watch them in secret under the covers with the lights turned off. (renting an apartment in college suuuuucks when your roomie/gf doesn't approve of what you're doing.)

The point is you can like different things in pokemon games the art, gameplay, characters etc etc, and enjoy those things without being ostracized or judged as a kid for it.

 

[PiPVoda]

Well considering how it was rated E for Everyone I'd say that it's...well for..everyone.

 

[Ho-Oh]

Agreeing with most others. However, I think the storyline is aimed at an older audience, but it makes enough sense so that kids first playing can understand it. But the easiness is only due to getting kids into the games for the first time.

I think it balances both age groups fine.

 

[Rai]

I found no discernible difference in difficulty as compared to the older Pokemon games. If anything though, B/W are a lot more mature simply because of the darker story. XD

I agree with you. I didn't find the difficulty any different. And yeah, the story is definitely for an older audience. I wouldn't understand it if I were little.