Jack’s ORAS Journal #1 :: First Impressions ((Spoiler-Free))

Taking a break from Alpha Sapphire, since I’ve spent the last five hours straight playing it. XD

Oh my goodness, it’s gorgeous! I won’t say too much because I don’t want to spoil anything ((I’ll tag this ORAS spoilers anyways but just in case anyone is on mobile I’ll still try to stay vague)). I’ll say this much; the updated graphics make it seem like a TOTALLY different game, but it’s fundamentally similar to the originals. Even a lot of the trainer text is the exact same as the originals!

I’m currently in Mauville, which was COMPLETELY remodeled for ORAS. I won’t say much, but I think it’s very interesting and I like it much better than Lumiose in terms of the biggest city of the region. 

The only Pokemon I have on my team so far are Esperanza the Grovyle and Bastien the Kirlia, who I plan to evolve into a Gallade when I find the right stone. I have some others in my party, but they’re either for HM moves or just chilling, like the cosplay Pikachu.

I’ll post a long description and review of sorts after I’m further in the game, but for now I’m just jotting down my initial thoughts and reactions.

For those who haven’t gotten it yet, I hope you can get it soon, because it’s so far exceeding my expectations! Again, I’ll talk about the changes and new features in another post, but for now I’m just taking a quick break to ease my sore thumbs, haha.