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5th Gen Running Shoes! [ #31 ]

Should've you obtained the running shoes earlier?

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I'm fine getting the running shoes on Route 2. It's like Syd said, at least it's not like FRLG where don't get them until after the first gym. Plus, the characters don't walk as slow either. To be honest, I never really think of the running shoes much until I get that call from my mom. Then, I'm all "Alright!"

As for having to press down on the 'B' button, I was a little irked by that when I first got the game considering I thought of it as a step back from HG/SS. Now, it's a normal thing like before, so it's not so much of a bother. Still, would have been nice if the feature had been kept. Perhaps in the third installment.
 
I minded T_T Though it made us take the beginning of the game slowly and not rush it, I liked that :)
 
love running shoes, i hardly ever use the bike...
 
I didn't really mind. It was just the right time, actually.
Well, maybe it was a little late, but I was too excited to notice because I just wanted to move forward as fast as possible.
 
I don't mind it at all. It makes zero difference to me.

Also, I only used the touch screen button to constantly run in HGSS like once =/ so that doesn't make a difference to me either.
 
I actually thought it was the perfect time to get them. I didn't want to rush through the beginning, and you can't honestly say getting to route 2 takes that long.

What did irk me is removing the always-on feature, but only because you get the bike long after the most annoying part of your journey to not have a bike for: SkyArrow Bridge. I was rather annoyed that I had to hold the B button down the entire time I crossed that monstrosity :/.
 
Well...Technically you always get the Running Shoes after you go through most of the tutorials for the game. D/P/Pt you get them in your hometown yes, but this is after you already left your home town and went to the lake. You receive your Starter, go home and get involved in a reason to travel, then you get your shoes.

HG/SS you have to go all the way to Cherrygrove and talk to the guy that gives you the run down of what is in a town. The old man gives you the shoes.

Even in the game it was introduced to took a short while to get them. You have to go save Birch, then travel to the second city, into another route, have the Rival Battle, then go back home to get it.

So roughly its:

R/S/E: Little Root --> Route 101 --> Oldale Town --> Route 103 --> Little Root (Skipping other cause its faster headin home)

D/P/Pt: Home --> Lake Verity --> Home (Possibly the fastest.)

B/W: Home --> Route 1 --> Accumula --> Route 2 (Like very few Major battles 2-3 at least I think)

They all get to the same point at roughly the same speed, but it feels like I get the Running Shoes faster in Black and White than I did in any other game.
 
Forever said:
Should've you obtained the BICYCLE earlier?
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Fix'd the question for yah.

Was not really bothered by when the shoes were gotten.
Other stuff of convenience were gotten way too late for my liking (bike & HM Fly).
 
They came way too late, I'm not a patient gamer, I get over slowness really fast. I was beginning to think they weren't going to come at all until Mom gave me the Xtransiever call.
 
I really didn't mind at all. It made the beginning of the game slower, but that gave me ample opportunity to explore Unova and experience how new everything was. When I finally got the Running Shoes, they were nice to get, but I didn't use them right away.

I do miss the automatic running feature that there was in HG/SS, but what can you do? Though there are some times when I don't want to run in B/W, and it's easier to just stop holding the button.
 
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This minor delay was unimportant. It's only if you have to wait as long as in FR/LG that it gets annoying.
And in HG/SS I never tapped the screen to lock the running shoes on. I'd just hold down B to run and let off when I wanted to walk.
 
^ Agreed. I'm pretty much used to holding down the B button that it's become a habit, lol.

To be honest, I don't think I had even worried about when I would have be able to get the running shoes when first beginning. I was more interested in finally getting to play the games, which I guess counts. XD I don't really mind the little wait though.
 
The timing was fine for the running shoes because the experience of the Unova region was fine for just walking. However, I wish they didn't take out the no-holding B feature that HeartGold/SoulSilver had. That was probably the most dissappointing part D:
 
i didnt mind getting them on route two at all.
i was more irritated by not being able to click them on and leave them on like in HG/SS
 
I didn't mind not having the running shoes earlier but they should have kept the HGSS method of running.
 
Wasn't really that bothered to be honest. I was more interested in the storyline and checking out the funkeh new graphix.

It doesnt matter about the touch screen button to me either because even in HG/SS i always help down the run button anyway, kind of a fail I know but i've been doing it since they invented running shoes so why stop now? ^_^

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Yeah i was quite happy and i had completely forgotten about the running shoes till I get a call from Mom. She gives me the shoes.... thanks muchly.... but how did you get here without a pokemon....?
Yeah it was fine, i use my bike anyway
 
I always ran in R/S/E. Sure, it wasn't as fast as a bicycle, but it was convenient. I suppose it was helpful.
 
I think they were obtained a bit too late. Even though I didn't notice it much the first time in White because I felt I needed to explore everything and take it slow, I did in Pokemon Black. I was disappointed that they didn't have the 'keep on' button like they did in Pokemon HG/SS because I really liked that feature but I guess I have gotten use to holding down B again. I just think walking is so slow.
 
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