I love Treecko and reckon Sceptile is alright, but Grovyle, the middle evolution… that lad’s always been a bit of a snake. I’m not going to post some laboriously lengthy summary of Explorers of Sky’s plot here, but I will say this: it makes Legendary Pokemon matter in a way that few other games do, and it’s a masterclass in establishing a bona fide PokeVillain. Quite an intense term for a kids’ game, isn’t it? Cool, though. As the names of the original two games suggest, it’s all about time and darkness - there’s been a rift in how time works and you can see the past and future via a weird phenomenon known as Dimensional Scream. You fart around for a bit and end up bumping into your soon-to-be partner on the beach, at which point the two of you decide to join Wigglytuff’s Guild. The genesis is similar to Rescue Team DX: you wake up one day and - oh no! - you’re a Pokemon. The main reason I think Explorers of Sky deserves a remake is because of how brilliant its story is. While that’s still pretty far out, the success of Rescue Team DX could have an impact on the prioritization of planned and in-development games - I mean, all it really needs to do is meet the standard of last year’s remake, which worked perfectly well for the climate it was launched in, right? Sure, there are a bunch of new Pokemon to add and the story is different, but the building blocks are there. If previous generations are anything to go by, it’s likely we won’t see an enhanced version of Explorers of Sky until Gen 9 drops, which will probably be 2022, if not 2023 depending on the influence of the pandemic. Rescue Team DX technically qualifies as Gen 8 alongside Sword & Shield, although obviously it’s a remake as opposed to a new entry. Gates to Infinity and Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon were Gens 5 and 6, respectively, while Gen 7 had no new Mystery Dungeon game (boo).
The original games, Red and Blue Rescue Team, were tied to Gen 3 despite bearing the namesake of Gen 1. The second I rolled credits, the first thing to cross my mind was just, “Nice one - Explorers of Sky when?”įor those who don’t know very much about this series, Explorers of Sky is part of Pokemon’s fourth generation. I saw some criticism of its relatively repetitive dungeons - it’s a roguelite, tho - and understood some of the flak directed towards how arcane learning its various mechanics can be, but overall it was an excellent remake of a brilliant game. It wasn’t a unanimous 10/10, or anything like that - it was just a nice, warm, fascinating spin on what Pokemon can possibly be. When Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX came to Switch last year, boasting an all new painterly art style and refined gameplay loop that catapulted it up alongside its 2020 contemporaries, people all over the world were stunned. Still, I reckon most Pokemon fans will - or at least should - agree with the fact that Mystery Dungeon’s stories are just… better. Related: Justice For Erika: Pokemon's Most Underrated Gym Leader Pokemon is the most successful entertainment franchise of all time, so Nintendo clearly knows what it’s up to. Without going from Town A to Town B to Town C, how are you supposed to slowly build a decent team and take down the Elite Four in a climactic final showdown? I mean, there are rom hacks out there that prove a more conventionally open RPG structure works remarkably well in the mainline games, but whatever. I’m not dissing the core games, mind - it’s just that the narratives are remarkably linear by necessity. 12 years on, I’m still not quite sure why it hasn’t been remade - I reckon it needs a Switch port more so than Diamond & Pearl.Ī few weeks ago, I wrote about how Mystery Dungeon proves that Pokemon is capable of telling compelling stories. Originally launched in 2009, it’s the definitive edition of Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness, serving as the typical third generational instalment usually seen in the mainline series. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky is an outstanding Pokemon game.
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