4th Gen Sidequests-Too much or too little?

Mitchman

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    So in HGSS we get not only a new sidequest of the pokethlon but the addition of a frontier and now with berry growing in as well the possibility of contests is very high. Now then do you think so many sidequests is a good thing or a bad thing? I personally love it as it gives you a chance to do other stuff and keep the game going. Of course I would have preferred if your choice of the 3 would determine your choice of sports, contests, or battles in your second go but yeah.
     
    I love the amount of sidequests in the games. It will give me a lot more to do and they all sound like a lot of fun. I also think that people who are mad about these additions will eventually come to like them because they are better than nothing ^^.
     
    Who would ever say they're a bad thing, they're optional aren't they? So if you don't like, don't do them. Personally, I love to have more to do after I beat the "plot", otherwise I just get bored of the game, and stop playing it.
     
    There can never be too many good sidequests.
    Note the use of the word 'good'.

    I personally don't want contests in HG/SS. And if there is, I hope it's in some obscure corner of the game where the only reward or merit is a fancy ribbon to put on a Pokemon.

    If anyone wants my two cents I hope there's a shiny collector in the game who likes to see shinies (similar to the Giant Magikarp/Barboach/Shroomish guy) that gives you an awesome reward if he sees one.
     
    I think its a great idea somones the games can start to get boring so it gives you more to do and be...un-bored?
     
    Personally I think more sidequests is good, as it increases the chance that there will be one I will like. However, I don't like having to win them, say to get a star for the trainer card, as I happen to be terrible at most of them. As long as they have variety (by which I mean different strategies) that's fine by me, for example, in RSE you had combos in the contests, but in DPP they were gone and you had to play all sorts of extra minigames to win, which I think is the wrong sort of overcomplicated.
     
    Two things I think about games:
    The longer the better
    You can't have too much features...unless it won't run on your machine.

    The game definitely won't have too few side quests, and if you'll keep enjoying it even after you finish all the main game parts (probably happened mostly with Platinum, a lot of it thanks to the wifi and other features), both you and the developers/anyone who made the game profits.
     
    I dont think sidequest is really the right word. A sidequest is usually like a story that deviates from the main story. It is usually a quest, like I dunno...pokemon doesn't really have many sidequests. I suppose there's the ones like the ruin maniac that wants you to bring him all the unown - that's a sidequest.

    Sorry getting a bit caught up on something trivial. Anyway! I really like that they're adding all these other different features and expanding the gameplay. I think the Pokethlon is a great addition, I hate sports in real life but I love pokemon sports haha. Obviously some games will be better than others, but that's to be expected.

    I never really went to any of the battle frontiers, I'm not much of a battler. Anyway, the more the better I think really, right now there's a really good number of them though.
     
    There's never too many sidequests. They're not required to beat the game or anything, so those who don't want to do them don't have to, and those who do want to do them have more fun extras to do. I love the amount that they have now, but I wouldn't mind more being revealed.
     
    the more the better, the longer the better for us and it will keep us more entertained


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    I can't imagine why they would ever be "bad". The more things to do, the better. I tend to finish the side quests fast and then I'm left not doing much afterwards. So the more, the better...definitely.
     
    Kyledove said:
    I dont think sidequest is really the right word. A sidequest is usually like a story that deviates from the main story. It is usually a quest, like I dunno...pokemon doesn't really have many sidequests. I suppose there's the ones like the ruin maniac that wants you to bring him all the unown - that's a sidequest.

    Sorry getting a bit caught up on something trivial. Anyway! I really like that they're adding all these other different features and expanding the gameplay. I think the Pokethlon is a great addition, I hate sports in real life but I love pokemon sports haha. Obviously some games will be better than others, but that's to be expected.

    I never really went to any of the battle frontiers, I'm not much of a battler. Anyway, the more the better I think really, right now there's a really good number of them though.
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    Sidequest is the second best if not best to use. The main quest or trek of the game is to collect the badges. The other stuff is more or less side collecting so yeah.
     
    I love all these extra things to do. I mean, after the Elite Four, there's got to be something for me to do, even if I'm not very good at it...

    I suck at contests and the like, but it's always fun to see myself improve and take part in to take a break from competitive battling. (:

    Hmm...I really hate how so many people complain about these things, though. I mean, they are optional, nothing forces you to take part in them. They're just kind of there.
     
    I love seeing side-quests in the games. But in D/P/Pt, they are only really: contests, legendaries, battle frontier. I would like to see some longer side-quests that make the game more longer to finish.
     
    I would like a one to restore kanto back 3 years so you can access all of kanto but its not required to beat the game but you might want to do it to access the old days
     
    That includes the original trainers even the Rocket Takeover in Saffron City
     
    more side quest = more time to spend on the game which will make me get my money's worth
     
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