Pokémon Brilliant Diamond

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Summary

Revisit the Sinnoh region and the story of the Pokémon Diamond Version game
Experience the nostalgic story from the Pokémon Diamond Version game in a reimagined adventure, Pokémon™ Brilliant Diamond, now on the Nintendo Switch™ system! Adventures in the Pokémon Brilliant Diamond game will take place in the familiar Sinnoh region. Rich in nature and with mighty Mount Coronet at its heart, Sinnoh is a land of many myths passed down through the ages. You’ll choose either Turtwig, Chimchar, or Piplup to be your first partner Pokémon and then set off on your journey to become the Champion of the Pokémon League. Along the way, you’ll be able to encounter the Legendary Pokémon Dialga.

Adventure together with the Pokémon that appeared in the Pokémon Diamond Version game. Players of the original games can revisit familiar places and relive familiar scenes, while first time players can enjoy plenty of fun encounters and surprises that the Sinnoh region has to offer. The original story and the scale of the Sinnoh region’s towns and routes have been faithfully reproduced. This remake has also been revitalized with some of the player-friendly features of modern Pokémon games and up-close-and-personal Pokémon battle scenes.

Whether you played Pokémon Diamond Version or Pokémon Pearl Version back in the day or you’re encountering these games for the first time, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.


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Pokémon Brilliant Diamond Reviews & Ratings

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Review by kiwi_tea [user]
May 14, 2022

A remake that is simply worse than that originals due to intrusive newer mechanics like friendship and XP all, while lacking older featuresA remake that is simply worse than that originals due to intrusive newer mechanics like friendship and XP all, while lacking older features like the Battle Frontier. This remake is notably MUCH worse than Pokemon Platinum, which improved on the story and balance issues in the original Diamond and Pearl.The worse remake by a significant margin. I regret buying it very much, and will be unlikely to buy Pokemon remakes in the future if this becomes the new standard.

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Review by Tymunster [user]
January 14, 2022

This is the most disappointing game of all time. The only reason it's not a 1 or even 0 is because it's a ripoff of a better game so it'sThis is the most disappointing game of all time. The only reason it's not a 1 or even 0 is because it's a ripoff of a better game so it's still fun. Lemme go over the issues rq:1. Small issue here, but the fact that the game levels up pokemon without EVOLVING THEM is a joke. Your RIVAL has a level 20+ starly at one point and it's seriously disappointing.2. There's no difficulty setting OR exp share toggle. That was the biggest mistake from SwSh and this game keeps it going. Also, it's painfully easy to overlevel because of the underground, BUT3. The underground wild areas. Oh God, they're terrible. I do like the IDEA of an underground wild area, I think it's a genius idea. However, I don't think it could have been handled worse. The pokemon found in the underground are Hilariously overleveled so you don't even wanna add them to your team, there's no unique pokemon in the underground except for Houndoom (wow another fire type!), and best of all, there no real scaling. First of all, the levels go up exponentially with every gym, making grinding hariously easy. For another, the new HMs don't add any new dimension to the areas in meaningful ways. You can surf now, access 1 or 2 new items. Cool. Now imagine a cave with a strength puzzle with a rare candy atthe end, or a cave with cut trees to let you access a majority of it. Maybe rock smash to find pokemon in the rocks, or flying through the underground. The underground is poorly handled and even worsely experienced. For a concept with so much potential, I found almost 0 enjoyment through the caves. I don't need to find level 40 shinx.

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Review by Maxentirunos [user]
January 13, 2022

I really wanted to like this game but the more I played it, the more it felt like a ripoff cashgrab for my nostalgia of Gen4 and less like aI really wanted to like this game but the more I played it, the more it felt like a ripoff cashgrab for my nostalgia of Gen4 and less like a pokemon remake.Pokemon remakes are known to be the best remake made, adding new contents based on 3rd game of gen and actual recent gameplay. The last we got before BDSP was let's go, which while controversial with the new gameplay mechanic inspired by Go, was still a fantastic remake.BDSP try to hide behind the 'faithful' excuse but actually only is for things that weren't working and were corrected in platinum. The chibi design is jarring weird when the story turn any seriousness. No, Chibi art isn't Pixel Artstyle and this ''pokemon before XY where all chibi'' must die. Any change is just a QoL like 3D deplacement that somehow break the game and can softlock you.But not only this game is a downgrade from the platinum games, a 11 years old game, but also doesn't propose anything that would justify buying it over playing platinum or an hack of it. There is no new content. One thing for example that could have made it worth it would be the new addition of Primo Dialga, Palkia, Giratina and Arceus. Or new megas. Or better postgame content. But no.

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Review by Malditos Nerds
December 16, 2021

These two new remakes will likely be remembered as the weakest, especially considering that they are stuck in the middle of Sword & Shield, and Pokémon Legends: Arceus which is only due out in a few months.

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Review by Gamer.nl
November 29, 2021

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl does little new, but therefore also little wrong. The atmospheric remakes offer a faithful Pokémon experience with some subtle (and less subtle) changes to the formula. You should not expect more from it.

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Game Information
Release Date November 19, 2021
Publisher Nintendo, ILCA
Content Rated E (Everyone)
Game Modes Single player
Player Perspectives Bird view / Isometric
Genres Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Themes Action, Fantasy, Kids
Platforms Nintendo Switch