Watch my original Black & White video review here: th-cam.com/video/isRrxeK31V4/w-d-xo.html And my Black and White Postgame video review here: th-cam.com/video/EV0h-xFGV1Q/w-d-xo.html
It's pointless in a world of DLC it's just easier to release an expansion to the already existing game than rerelease the same game with some added content
@@The_MEMEphis see your entire response is hilarious. The real problem is how they keep making dual games knowing they are nothing different aside a few mons and if you are lucky a gym leader. That might as well be dlc but pokemon already know their audience is hooked to buy a second game that's basically just dlc for a few extra stuff.
@@The_MEMEphis pokemon is not the exception in any situation. In fact it probably started it all as I doubt any other game company could get away with something like this
Fun fact about Cheren and Bianca. If you use the Memory Link feature, you can transfer some of your save data from Black 1 & White 1 to B2W2. And if you do this, you can find Cheren and Bianca in the region and battle them with the team they used in your B1W1 save file. It’s really cool :)
I can't get over how this game introduced actual difficulty modes but locked them in the most convoluted way possible by having to complete and link both versions. B2W2 really does a great job in making exploring the same map feel so fresh again, there's lots more areas and towns and even the reused sections of Unova get fantastic redesigns.
Oh trust me, you haven't even seen half of the content in b2w2 (based on what you directly mentioned). Catching N's pokemon he used in bw's main game, seeing sabrina's acting career soar, the abyssal ruins dungeon raid, the trade sidequest, the JILTed sidequest, the cresselia sidequest, the memory link cutscenes filling in gaps from the time skip, the regi quests, meeting alder's grandson benga & doing both the black tower and white tree hollow dungeon treks, the nature preserve, battling N's season-based teams, and exploring all the seasonal changes between routes.... as not only do the seasons change the look of the routes, but different seasons open up unique areas for certain routes. That's not even getting into all the hidden areas that are available by revisiting routes with more HMs. There's just sooo much stuff crammed in there. Oh, and while you're not a fan of battling, i would recommend trying out the PWT in the post game. In the post game, there's tournaments featuring the kanto, johto, hoenn, and sinnoh gym leaders respectively - as well as a champion's tournament featuring champions from gens 1-4.
The entire Memory Link feature explains everything that happened in between BW1 and BW2 and those events and interactions are PERFECT! Bonus thing is you can catch N’s exact pokemon he used in the first games and released, out in the wild and they have a special green sparkle to them. This is the kind of stuff exactly that Pokemon stopped doing. This is why we expect a lot of depth from newer games, because we had it rich back then.
I loved gen 5. I like the aesthetic, the pixel art is gorgeous imo. Hugh was definetly my fav gen 5 rival, but N is cool too.even today I still think Kyurem black/white is a really cool concept. also simpler times..when I listen to gen 5 music I feel nostalgic but also a little sad.
I got this game on release day at 13, at a time when most of my peers dismissed childhood franchises for "grown up" things. Playing it at that time felt like Pokemon couldn't become any better and felt just as wondrous for a 13 y/o, as I started my pokemon gaming journey few years earlier with the first ds games diamond/pearl. It felt a bit lonely being either none or one of very few who got it, as everyone who maybe got it probably hid their interest from everyone else. To this day I'll never regret standing strong with my childhood interests, as I feel lucky to have this game available on cartridge and enjoy replaying it on my console. The changes from b/w were and still are magical. I'd like to also put forward the amazing music in this game: Castelia gym, Nimbasa gym, Colress battle, Undella town, Village Bridge and even more I don't remember. The instruments of ingame npc's vowen into different areas and soundtracks gave a whole new way of life and interactivity to the world. And the game literally had human VOICES sprinkled in the soundtrack.
I love this generation. It's my favourite of the series as GameFreak had the balls back then to come up with an opposing team that challenged Pokémon at its core principle: is it moral to catch Pokémon in pokeballs and use them for battles?
There's also the medal system that this game introduces. Gen 6 had it, too, but it was part of Global Link sadly. Tbh imo, the medals are the true meat of these games. It's definitely what will keep people playing for a long time and it is so satisfying for completionists like myself.
black 2 was the first pokemon game I got at it's release date, I really enjoyed black and black 2, I remember playing it a lot after school and on road trips just taking my DS with me all the time and Black 2 felt like it was supposed to, a more refined version of the previous game it was also great bc it didn't feel redundant and still felt like a new experience, the story was great and you could spend so much time on it, I kinda wanna revisit the unova games now after watching this
A core memory I have is attached to this game in the most convoluted way. This game came out when I was entering highschool and every morning without fail there was this kid who was playing black 2 in the same exact spot… for 4 years. I have seen him and his serperior do the daily challenge in Nimbasa city what feels like every morning without fail. Funny enough I never learned that guys name but whenever I see a serperior I think of him.
Black and White 2 are still my favourite mainline Pokemon games of all time. Really like it was a sequal and not a enhanced version. This should always be the case in my opinion with Pokemon games. It was so good to see all the changes in the Unova region with a brand new plot. Also there was just so much to do. The only game I spent over 500 hours and all when we didn't even had online. That's crazy how much effort they put into these games. Generation 5 in general is my favourite of all time because both games were so good. Glad a lot of people are knowing this more and more
My take about the unova remake is that they should make a completely new game set in unova like 10 years into the future. New gyms, new elite four, new rivals, new evil teams and a new story. But full of references to the og games. Maybe Cheren could be the champion, Bianca could be the professor, Iris could be running Dryden's gym, we could have the Striaton city gym back and it could be a mid game triple battle. There's so much you could do, and it would be another "first time" for pokemon, just like b2w2 was. Edit. And you could also include some indigo disk characters. For example Lacey being a gym leader or Drayton just chilling with his dragons and being a cool post game battle
@@gaius5901 exactly. But having a different name so that it wouldn't feel like a third chapter, as I feel like calling it black and white 3 would be a little overwhelming for the people that haven't played the first two (and mainly to the parents that wouldn't buy the game to their children because they'd feel like they would have to buy two more games)
I knew a lot of people who played Gen. 5 in community college. I stopped playing after the GameCube games. But after my cousin gave me his 3DS. I got back into them again and just got Soul Silver in box yesterday
in the postgame of the PWT, you can battle every single gym leader and champion from prior games with remakes to their themes. THIS ate so many hours of my life and i loved every second of it
I'm really glad that the rumours of a Unova remake were untrue. If the game came out that early after ScaVi I would be so scared for the polish they were able to give it. Games with as much heart as the B/W era need special attention and time to make right
I've played them when they first came out and they still hold up to this day almost perfectly. I'm now playing a slight modified version of Black/White2 that mixes 2 of my absolute favorite generations together and it's much harder too. I'm having an absolute blast with it.
These are some of my favorite Pokémon games too, even if I didn't really follow the franchise at the time of their release or own a physical copy of them. The abundance of content is great, and I could talk about them so much. I'm not sure what Pokémon game I'd call my favorite, but these are in my top 5, at the very least. Maybe even in top 3. I wonder what sort of representation of Unova will get in future games. With Kalos being the next region we'll visit, it's hard to tell which old region will be remade in one way or another next. Game Freak likes being unpredictable.
Back in Gen5, Pokemon games weren't worldwide releases yet. If we follow the Japanese timeline, BW was released in 2010 while BW2 was released in 2012, so it's actually a 2 year gap that reflects the in game time skip. This was an intentional setting as Gen2 was effectively a 3 year later sequel for Gen1, while in Japan Red/Green released 1996 and Gold/Silver released 1999, also a 3 year gap between the games.
I got Pokémon white, and Pokémon black 2. When I first started Pokémon white, I remember being SO EXCITED about the fact that during a battle sprites no longer stood still, rather they moved constantly! As a player who latched onto the franchise during Gen 4, this was one of the biggest differences that jumped out at me and I loved it
So glad to see you finally experiencing peak Pokémon! Sorry again for the long comment lmao BW2 are also very special games to me, and are the *perfect* length for me to re-play them over and over, unlike HGSS and ScVi, which are both way too long. Since they're our only regional sequels, they blew my mind the first time I played them, and seeing all the big and small ways Unova had changed in just a couple years was so fun to discover. I definitely agree with the Pokédex, BW's is one of my absolute favourite things about it, but I think it would have been unnecessary to also limit players to Unovan Pokémon for the sequels, and the added variety in approaches made the generation much more memorable. How could we talk about change and not return to Cheren and Bianca, their character arcs finishing beautifully in ways that still perfectly fit the truth and ideals philosophy they were part of in the originals; Cheren is now the first step in many trainers' journey to become their ideal selves, and is perfect for the role as we have witnessed his own personal growth across his story, and Bianca is now someone who investigates the truth of the world in her work as a professor, and helps the player throughout the story so that they can discover the truths of Unova too. I will say it's a shame that more characters didn't change quite so much, with only these two, Elesa, and Iris getting new designs (maybe to show that the youngsters are still figuring themselves out while Drayden and Clay know who they are?), but I'm glad locations and every Gym at least had a revamp. Hugh is also a fantastic rival, and it's really refreshing having our rival be actually impacted by the evil team, besides Silver I don't think that's ever happened before or since. BW2's gameplay was definitely a step up from BW imo, because of how much there is to do. It doesn't look like much now but Join Avenue was great back in the day, Iris is one of the best Champions in the franchise, Seasons are significantly more impactful this time around, and BW2 has both a (poorly implemented) difficulty system and an achievement system through the medals, marking firsts for the series! Not to mention the huge postgame and PWT. Plus, if you had played BW, you could transfer over your data, get REALLY cool scenes showing what happened between games and fight both Cheren and Bianca with the starters they chose in your BW! I am genuinely terrified for Gen 5 remakes. After the absolute sham that was BDSP, I can't bare to see Gen 5 get mangled like Gen 4 was. This is especially worrying because Gen 5 is such a weird one to remake - remaking BW without BW2 is fine but a shame (and comes with the same criticisms BW had back then), remaking BW2 without BW is ridiculous, and remaking both is, let's be honest, not something Gamefreak is probably willing to do. There's also Fairy being an annoyance, as only Cottonee and Whimsicott have access to the Type, and they're version exclusives. When your Champion and villain both have an incredibly powerful Pokémon quad weak to a version exclusive Type... yeah, that won't go over well. Would love to see more "retrospective" style videos from you for the other Gens! Maybe including the team you used, it's nice seeing who people bring with them. Maybe you could even tackle some spin offs if you have any interest?
First of all. great over all comment to a great video. 2nd i am sure sure on the switch 2 or whatever they call it when it releases. it will get , lets go joto region. and i really hope a season 3 of B/W. but i think the next arceus game, Legends: Z-A will be in unova. maybe both like what they did for gen4 remake. any way 2024 looks very good already for pokemon before even seeing what gen 10 will offer. i checked bulbapedia about Cottonee and Whimsicott and it appears u can get it in all 4 games. its trade only pokemon in white1/white2. which i think is even better =) for the exp boosts.
@@LetsTalkSports001 they have never said that officially yet. beside Eiffel Tower it can look like Castelia City. there is speculation out there it it will mix of both. and tbh i hope for gen 5 remake not gen 6 atm =)
@@kariminyt Hate to break it to you but the official Pokemon Channel says in the description of the Legends Z-A trailer that it takes place in Lumiose City, Kalos. Which you know, would fit with the obvious Prism Tower (aka the 'Eiffel' Tower), the reference to AZ the 3000 year old Kalos king, almost all the mons getting focus in the trailer being Kalos/gen 6 centric mons like Furfrou, the flabebe line, Aigislash and Sylveon, the main plot of the 'reconstruction project' very likely being based on the 1800's reconstruction of Paris, and there being absolutely nothing to indicate anything Unova in the trailer whatsoever. So like, a Legends game for Unova would be great (personally I'm hoping we one day get something based on the Swords of Justice's apparently hostile history with humanity, how Victini got locked away or about Melotta's possible connection to the Village Bridge area) but it's definitely not gonna be Legends Z-A.
My prediction for these remakes: They're only gonna do B/W, and completely ignore 2. My hope: They'll just make them both. But done are the days where we can expect a remake being better than the original.
To my knowledge, Black2 and White2 are the only pokemon games that give you the option to skip tutorial dialogue, making them automatic S tier in my book.
I know it's hard to believe, but Sword and Shield have some, too. Twice. At the very beginning when Hop drags you into the Pokecenter he asks if it's your first time in one and if you say no you skip the explanation. And then again 2 minutes later if you've already caught a Pokemon Leon will skip the catching tutorial and just hand you Pokeballs. It's very insignificant in the grand scheme of things but it was a nice gesture to returning fans. Only for them to throw it out again with the next games by adding even more disruptions and tutorials and making none of it skippable by any means.
Gen 5 is PEAK Pokémon for me. It's the perfect form of the franchise and there's nothing close to it in other gen. I even liked doing PokéStar Studios movies as they were essentially puzzles to solve. Of note: You could also connect B2W2 to your previous save file with the Memory Link feature and see special flashbacks that flesh out the intervening years, this would also add N's Pokémon to various location! You could capture the Pokémon N used in the first game (who would appear with a special sparkle) and their original trainer would be marked as N! N will battle you in the ruins of Plasma Castle, using a different team every season, each one revolving around the four weather condition! There's even a datingsim style quest line that finishes in the post game!
Gen 5 still is my favorite and i truly believe is the peak of what pokemon was, glad u enjoy it, also sadly there's a part no one can experiment anymore, the dream world, was a gimmicky thing play mini games online and get rewards, but still enjoyable at the time
Haha i remember these games, when oras had come out i was 12 and was saving up for my copy of alpha sapphire but funnily enough i ended up buying black 2 instead. Lord have mercy i was addicted to that game, catching all the legendaries, exploring, comparing the new areas and comparing them to my hundreds of hours in b&w 1. Gen 5 is truly the most underrated (yet probably the best) gen in pokemon
These games were my favorite before S/V. The story was amazing and I really loved the continuity of N with the past legendary. Music is also up there too. Colress, Aspertia, Join avenue, Marine Tube, and Nimbasa gym!! 🎶 Give me what I neeeeeeed!!🎵
Pokemon HeartGold's and SoulSilver's graphics are good but there's no doubt that Pokemon Black and White and Black 2 and White 2 have better graphics. GameFreak improved their pixel art skill from Gen 4 going into Gen 5. Sadly we'll likely never see pixel art from GameFreak again which is a unique and in my opinion a better art style than the boring 3D graphics that everyone and their mother uses these days. Pixel art requires more imagination and improvisation which is what make them ao good and even now I can go back to these older games with the pixel art graphics from the DS Pokemon games and they look better to me than the 3D graphics of the Pokemon games on the Switch.
Imagine a full blown remake that combines the first and second games all while looking like the lets go games on switch. The lets go games a ironically the most good looking Pokémon games on switch by far.
I stopped playing the newer games after Ultra sun & moon The mentality of consume product get excited for next product without expectations Is crazy to me But was fun to hear what made you enjoy this 1. For me this Is right up there with HeartGold and SoulSilver
As a diehard fan of B/W and their sequels, my biggest and only complaint around the games is the sequels lack a battle against Hilbert/Hilda. I really wanted a "modern day" (for 11 year old me in 2013) battle against someone like Red in the Johto remakes. Oh well. I will say as someone who played these games at launch, newer titles have definitely fallen from grace. But they come close sometimes, like with the Ultra games or PLA.
Also, remakes are no longer necessary now that Legends games have replaced their role in going back to previous regions. Perhaps we'll get one in Unova in Gen 10.
I love all gen 5 games but I still believe BW 1 were better. I know it’s an unpopular opinion but I really liked only being able to catch new pokemon until post game. It made it actually feel new, and the story in my opinion is also better.
You have to do a playthrough of these games (and other Pokemon games) or at least walkthrough of your teams and experiences with battles and the story☀️❤️
Omg pokemon BW2 are soooooo good sadly i never played them when they were released in 2012 since i was a tad too young but even when i played it with my brother we enjoyed it throughout the entire game,o would say these games are some of the best in lore and gameplay and imo it has the best visuals,watching this video has made me desperately want to play gen 5 again since these games mean so much to me! Im glad you enjoyed Unova’s sequel!
i remember when i was 8 i was at a toy store and my dad had offered to buy me pokemon bw2 and i said no because it must be the same game…boy was i wrong😭. Picked them up twelve years later and they’re actually one of my favorite games.
One of the best pokemon game in my opinion. Edit- If I remember correctly N used a purrlion in the first battle against us in the originals, I think there is a theory that the purrlion N used belonged to our rivals sister .
@@wikiuser92yeah the rival's sister's purrloin is shown to have evolved during the story of b/w2 and you can catch N's purrloin in b/w2 through memory link stuff
@@gaius5901And addition, the Liepard and the Plasma grunt actually has a legit good pokemon-trainer bond now. And looking at this, Hugh mellowed out and let them go. A huge character development from his early anger fueled motivation.
The ending is intentionally left open handed so it feels like it’s the conclusion but also vague enough for a possible third entry. After the Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl remakes left people condensed and disappointed, more people are hoping for Unova to be left untouched and preserve what was left behind. Personally, the only way they could begin a third entry would be to abandon the 3D models of the Switch games and embrace 2D HD pixel art. Take a look at how the Dragon Quest remakes are made and the stunning artwork pixel sprites can bring.
This is a one. I just completed it a few days ago. I said 'completed' but there are some parts I couldnt complete because you will need a console device to function then. I played on PC Emulator, instead.
Shame now these games aren’t made anymore so they cost a huge sum to get one. I have Pokémon white (original) since 2011 and still works today shockingly
Remember this is when gamefreak still cared and had creativity and soul now they are a soulless lazy company that puts zero effort lies and ripps fans off because people will buy there slop because nostalgia if you disagree with me your wrong actions speak more than words and actions show I am right please have a civil conversation if comments start on this comment.
Pokémon black was my very first Pokémon game. I got Pokémon black 2 by scamming a kid in JH. I basically gave him a bunch of horrible Pokémon cards for the game. He said he didn't even make it far and said he knew of a cheat involving naming your character "Disable," so that became my name, and I never figured out the cheat. Basically, gen 5 set the example for all future Pokémon games for me. X and Y were interesting enough for me to play through, and omega ruby was my first time playing a Pokémon game in that region, so I also liked that one as well. Pokémon really fell off for me with Pokémon sun and moon and their sequel. It felt like they were trying to do the same thing they did for Pokémon Black, but instead of progressing the story and characters, they just added a few things and called it ultra. I beat Sun in less than 30 hours. Like I had all the ultra beasts and regional Tapu pokemon as well. Then I skipped both the let's go games and came back for sword and shield and was just disappointed at that point, but it was still good enough to play through. Pokémon violent had a good story, and that's about it. I can't even bring myself to start the game. I also have brilliant diamond, but only because I had lost the original Pokémon diamond I had picked up along the way.
I want a black 3 or even a legend game we can finally see the original dragon if we do a legend game or we can have a sequel game where the bb league characters are their in my opinion it’s hard to make a remake for those games but you have to pick one and it makes sense for it to be bw 1 but i prefer 2 hope they just bundle of original bw 1 and 2 together with small Quality of life changes and make a sequel game for the real remake
Having only played BDSP, you still haven't explored Gen 4 yet! Can't wait for you to try out platinum and HGSS. DS was the peak of Pokémon and Pokémon side games.
@@aokcraig If you ever do, Explorers of Sky is considered the best one in the franchise. But Red/Blue rescue team are fun too if you're thinking about going in order
How can you trade Pokemon between black 2 and white 2. I bought both copies and there are a lot of great pokemon in both. I wanna transfer them all out of one game so I can start a new game on one of them
i havent played b/w but played b/w 2 idk why but my mom couldnt afford the first game back in the game and nowdays i dont want to buy the overpriced b/w and play it on a old console idk its just me. i mean i can play it on an emulator but i am now more into radical red and emerald rogue for example. idk. lategame in normal pokemon isnt the same as in fan made games
Gen 5 was definitely peak Pokémon, i wish gamefreak Pokémon Co would go back too how things were. Where they put love and passion into the work they created. I just cannot play the switch titles they look to childish now. Compared too how the 2d/3ds era was. Im not gonna completely knock sword and shield though as your character does look rather mature and tall for the age they are given. But scarlet and violet i cannot. The fact i have to acknowledge those horrid games makes me nauseous. Sword and Shield are not without flaws though but nearly as bad as scarlet and violets flaws. Clothing style is garbage the whole school thing being forced on you in the beginning negatively impacts the enjoyment. The only good thing about scarlet and violet is the music. Cuz honestly the story got boring asf after the 5th gym badge. Too much dialog for me personally. Arvens dog being sick was the most basic trope of a sad boy whos only friend is a dog because his mother/father wasnt there only to find out they died in some horrible accident. That is just so lazy and basic asf for a plot. I cannot for the life of me defend generation 9 at all when its all true. Originally i defended that generation but my friends helped me see just how lazy it really was. Horrible framerates the Pokémon designs are mainly lazy asf. The only ones i found cute and or cool was fidough and its evo charcadet and its evos and thats about it. The rest were just ugly. And yes ugly includes the box art legendary Pokémon. They look like new versions of latios and latias if im being real. They dont look like a true legendary they dont give off that impending doom or instill fear into me because this is a thing of legend.
as a rival, hugh is the worst among pokemon franchise. simply because he doesnt see player as rival but as partner, he is player bestfriend and fully trust player strenght will help him on his journey
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Watch my original Black & White video review here:
th-cam.com/video/isRrxeK31V4/w-d-xo.html
And my Black and White Postgame video review here:
th-cam.com/video/EV0h-xFGV1Q/w-d-xo.html
I’d pay double the money to play a modern pokemon game designed with this much passion
Black/white 2 was such a good sequel. Wish they did more third entry games or direct sequels they are so much fun
It's pointless in a world of DLC it's just easier to release an expansion to the already existing game than rerelease the same game with some added content
@@The_MEMEphis see your entire response is hilarious. The real problem is how they keep making dual games knowing they are nothing different aside a few mons and if you are lucky a gym leader.
That might as well be dlc but pokemon already know their audience is hooked to buy a second game that's basically just dlc for a few extra stuff.
@@ivanbluecool except pokemon hasn't done it in 2 generations now, dlc is how they are moving forward
@@The_MEMEphis pokemon is not the exception in any situation. In fact it probably started it all as I doubt any other game company could get away with something like this
@@The_MEMEphis yes but it’s ass. The dlc content could’ve easily been included as postgame content. It’s really not worth the money.
Fun fact about Cheren and Bianca. If you use the Memory Link feature, you can transfer some of your save data from Black 1 & White 1 to B2W2. And if you do this, you can find Cheren and Bianca in the region and battle them with the team they used in your B1W1 save file. It’s really cool :)
I can't get over how this game introduced actual difficulty modes but locked them in the most convoluted way possible by having to complete and link both versions. B2W2 really does a great job in making exploring the same map feel so fresh again, there's lots more areas and towns and even the reused sections of Unova get fantastic redesigns.
Yeah so you can gift transfer the key and select it, because if you delete your save file, the key is gone too
Oh trust me, you haven't even seen half of the content in b2w2 (based on what you directly mentioned). Catching N's pokemon he used in bw's main game, seeing sabrina's acting career soar, the abyssal ruins dungeon raid, the trade sidequest, the JILTed sidequest, the cresselia sidequest, the memory link cutscenes filling in gaps from the time skip, the regi quests, meeting alder's grandson benga & doing both the black tower and white tree hollow dungeon treks, the nature preserve, battling N's season-based teams, and exploring all the seasonal changes between routes.... as not only do the seasons change the look of the routes, but different seasons open up unique areas for certain routes.
That's not even getting into all the hidden areas that are available by revisiting routes with more HMs. There's just sooo much stuff crammed in there.
Oh, and while you're not a fan of battling, i would recommend trying out the PWT in the post game. In the post game, there's tournaments featuring the kanto, johto, hoenn, and sinnoh gym leaders respectively - as well as a champion's tournament featuring champions from gens 1-4.
I was graduating high school when these games came out. Had a great summer before college.
The entire Memory Link feature explains everything that happened in between BW1 and BW2 and those events and interactions are PERFECT! Bonus thing is you can catch N’s exact pokemon he used in the first games and released, out in the wild and they have a special green sparkle to them. This is the kind of stuff exactly that Pokemon stopped doing. This is why we expect a lot of depth from newer games, because we had it rich back then.
I loved gen 5. I like the aesthetic, the pixel art is gorgeous imo. Hugh was definetly my fav gen 5 rival, but N is cool too.even today I still think Kyurem black/white is a really cool concept. also simpler times..when I listen to gen 5 music I feel nostalgic but also a little sad.
I got this game on release day at 13, at a time when most of my peers dismissed childhood franchises for "grown up" things. Playing it at that time felt like Pokemon couldn't become any better and felt just as wondrous for a 13 y/o, as I started my pokemon gaming journey few years earlier with the first ds games diamond/pearl. It felt a bit lonely being either none or one of very few who got it, as everyone who maybe got it probably hid their interest from everyone else. To this day I'll never regret standing strong with my childhood interests, as I feel lucky to have this game available on cartridge and enjoy replaying it on my console. The changes from b/w were and still are magical.
I'd like to also put forward the amazing music in this game: Castelia gym, Nimbasa gym, Colress battle, Undella town, Village Bridge and even more I don't remember. The instruments of ingame npc's vowen into different areas and soundtracks gave a whole new way of life and interactivity to the world. And the game literally had human VOICES sprinkled in the soundtrack.
the problem with pokemon is that new 3d style is so childish compared too the Gameboy/3DS style i cant bring myself to play those Switch Pokemon
I love this generation. It's my favourite of the series as GameFreak had the balls back then to come up with an opposing team that challenged Pokémon at its core principle: is it moral to catch Pokémon in pokeballs and use them for battles?
There's also the medal system that this game introduces. Gen 6 had it, too, but it was part of Global Link sadly.
Tbh imo, the medals are the true meat of these games. It's definitely what will keep people playing for a long time and it is so satisfying for completionists like myself.
It seems that you've experienced peak🗿
black 2 was the first pokemon game I got at it's release date, I really enjoyed black and black 2, I remember playing it a lot after school and on road trips just taking my DS with me all the time and Black 2 felt like it was supposed to, a more refined version of the previous game it was also great bc it didn't feel redundant and still felt like a new experience, the story was great and you could spend so much time on it, I kinda wanna revisit the unova games now after watching this
A core memory I have is attached to this game in the most convoluted way. This game came out when I was entering highschool and every morning without fail there was this kid who was playing black 2 in the same exact spot… for 4 years. I have seen him and his serperior do the daily challenge in Nimbasa city what feels like every morning without fail. Funny enough I never learned that guys name but whenever I see a serperior I think of him.
Black and White 2 are still my favourite mainline Pokemon games of all time. Really like it was a sequal and not a enhanced version. This should always be the case in my opinion with Pokemon games. It was so good to see all the changes in the Unova region with a brand new plot. Also there was just so much to do. The only game I spent over 500 hours and all when we didn't even had online. That's crazy how much effort they put into these games. Generation 5 in general is my favourite of all time because both games were so good. Glad a lot of people are knowing this more and more
My take about the unova remake is that they should make a completely new game set in unova like 10 years into the future.
New gyms, new elite four, new rivals, new evil teams and a new story. But full of references to the og games. Maybe Cheren could be the champion, Bianca could be the professor, Iris could be running Dryden's gym, we could have the Striaton city gym back and it could be a mid game triple battle.
There's so much you could do, and it would be another "first time" for pokemon, just like b2w2 was.
Edit. And you could also include some indigo disk characters. For example Lacey being a gym leader or Drayton just chilling with his dragons and being a cool post game battle
I would love that and they can finally introduce the original dragon as well. And obviously, the games would be Black 3 and White 3
@@gaius5901 exactly. But having a different name so that it wouldn't feel like a third chapter, as I feel like calling it black and white 3 would be a little overwhelming for the people that haven't played the first two (and mainly to the parents that wouldn't buy the game to their children because they'd feel like they would have to buy two more games)
@@auroraragazzoni4533 pokemon shining White brilliant black , something like that =)
yo asking a bit too much for current standards
@@giubb8 asking for a decent game is too much for current standards. I'm asking for a miracle.
I knew a lot of people who played Gen. 5 in community college. I stopped playing after the GameCube games. But after my cousin gave me his 3DS. I got back into them again and just got Soul Silver in box yesterday
in the postgame of the PWT, you can battle every single gym leader and champion from prior games with remakes to their themes. THIS ate so many hours of my life and i loved every second of it
I'm really glad that the rumours of a Unova remake were untrue. If the game came out that early after ScaVi I would be so scared for the polish they were able to give it. Games with as much heart as the B/W era need special attention and time to make right
At least untrue in the sense of it not coming out this year or next year
Wer hat den müll denn geglaubt?😅
I've played them when they first came out and they still hold up to this day almost perfectly. I'm now playing a slight modified version of Black/White2 that mixes 2 of my absolute favorite generations together and it's much harder too. I'm having an absolute blast with it.
These are some of my favorite Pokémon games too, even if I didn't really follow the franchise at the time of their release or own a physical copy of them. The abundance of content is great, and I could talk about them so much. I'm not sure what Pokémon game I'd call my favorite, but these are in my top 5, at the very least. Maybe even in top 3.
I wonder what sort of representation of Unova will get in future games. With Kalos being the next region we'll visit, it's hard to tell which old region will be remade in one way or another next. Game Freak likes being unpredictable.
In min 7:46 you can see Cheren blushing and sweating, like he´s nervous because he´s relatively new as a gym leader
Was my first Pokemon game. ❤️ Great memories back when I was a kid
Back in Gen5, Pokemon games weren't worldwide releases yet.
If we follow the Japanese timeline, BW was released in 2010 while BW2 was released in 2012, so it's actually a 2 year gap that reflects the in game time skip.
This was an intentional setting as Gen2 was effectively a 3 year later sequel for Gen1, while in Japan Red/Green released 1996 and Gold/Silver released 1999, also a 3 year gap between the games.
I got Pokémon white, and Pokémon black 2. When I first started Pokémon white, I remember being SO EXCITED about the fact that during a battle sprites no longer stood still, rather they moved constantly! As a player who latched onto the franchise during Gen 4, this was one of the biggest differences that jumped out at me and I loved it
So glad to see you finally experiencing peak Pokémon! Sorry again for the long comment lmao
BW2 are also very special games to me, and are the *perfect* length for me to re-play them over and over, unlike HGSS and ScVi, which are both way too long. Since they're our only regional sequels, they blew my mind the first time I played them, and seeing all the big and small ways Unova had changed in just a couple years was so fun to discover. I definitely agree with the Pokédex, BW's is one of my absolute favourite things about it, but I think it would have been unnecessary to also limit players to Unovan Pokémon for the sequels, and the added variety in approaches made the generation much more memorable.
How could we talk about change and not return to Cheren and Bianca, their character arcs finishing beautifully in ways that still perfectly fit the truth and ideals philosophy they were part of in the originals; Cheren is now the first step in many trainers' journey to become their ideal selves, and is perfect for the role as we have witnessed his own personal growth across his story, and Bianca is now someone who investigates the truth of the world in her work as a professor, and helps the player throughout the story so that they can discover the truths of Unova too. I will say it's a shame that more characters didn't change quite so much, with only these two, Elesa, and Iris getting new designs (maybe to show that the youngsters are still figuring themselves out while Drayden and Clay know who they are?), but I'm glad locations and every Gym at least had a revamp. Hugh is also a fantastic rival, and it's really refreshing having our rival be actually impacted by the evil team, besides Silver I don't think that's ever happened before or since.
BW2's gameplay was definitely a step up from BW imo, because of how much there is to do. It doesn't look like much now but Join Avenue was great back in the day, Iris is one of the best Champions in the franchise, Seasons are significantly more impactful this time around, and BW2 has both a (poorly implemented) difficulty system and an achievement system through the medals, marking firsts for the series! Not to mention the huge postgame and PWT. Plus, if you had played BW, you could transfer over your data, get REALLY cool scenes showing what happened between games and fight both Cheren and Bianca with the starters they chose in your BW!
I am genuinely terrified for Gen 5 remakes. After the absolute sham that was BDSP, I can't bare to see Gen 5 get mangled like Gen 4 was. This is especially worrying because Gen 5 is such a weird one to remake - remaking BW without BW2 is fine but a shame (and comes with the same criticisms BW had back then), remaking BW2 without BW is ridiculous, and remaking both is, let's be honest, not something Gamefreak is probably willing to do. There's also Fairy being an annoyance, as only Cottonee and Whimsicott have access to the Type, and they're version exclusives. When your Champion and villain both have an incredibly powerful Pokémon quad weak to a version exclusive Type... yeah, that won't go over well.
Would love to see more "retrospective" style videos from you for the other Gens! Maybe including the team you used, it's nice seeing who people bring with them. Maybe you could even tackle some spin offs if you have any interest?
First of all. great over all comment to a great video.
2nd i am sure sure on the switch 2 or whatever they call it when it releases. it will get , lets go joto region. and i really hope a season 3 of B/W. but i think the next arceus game, Legends: Z-A will be in unova. maybe both like what they did for gen4 remake. any way 2024 looks very good already for pokemon before even seeing what gen 10 will offer.
i checked bulbapedia about Cottonee and Whimsicott and it appears u can get it in all 4 games. its trade only pokemon in white1/white2. which i think is even better =) for the exp boosts.
@@kariminyt Legends Z-A will take place in Kalos
@@LetsTalkSports001 they have never said that officially yet. beside Eiffel Tower it can look like Castelia City. there is speculation out there it it will mix of both. and tbh i hope for gen 5 remake not gen 6 atm =)
@@kariminyt Hate to break it to you but the official Pokemon Channel says in the description of the Legends Z-A trailer that it takes place in Lumiose City, Kalos.
Which you know, would fit with the obvious Prism Tower (aka the 'Eiffel' Tower), the reference to AZ the 3000 year old Kalos king, almost all the mons getting focus in the trailer being Kalos/gen 6 centric mons like Furfrou, the flabebe line, Aigislash and Sylveon, the main plot of the 'reconstruction project' very likely being based on the 1800's reconstruction of Paris, and there being absolutely nothing to indicate anything Unova in the trailer whatsoever.
So like, a Legends game for Unova would be great (personally I'm hoping we one day get something based on the Swords of Justice's apparently hostile history with humanity, how Victini got locked away or about Melotta's possible connection to the Village Bridge area) but it's definitely not gonna be Legends Z-A.
My prediction for these remakes: They're only gonna do B/W, and completely ignore 2. My hope: They'll just make them both. But done are the days where we can expect a remake being better than the original.
To my knowledge, Black2 and White2 are the only pokemon games that give you the option to skip tutorial dialogue, making them automatic S tier in my book.
I know it's hard to believe, but Sword and Shield have some, too. Twice. At the very beginning when Hop drags you into the Pokecenter he asks if it's your first time in one and if you say no you skip the explanation. And then again 2 minutes later if you've already caught a Pokemon Leon will skip the catching tutorial and just hand you Pokeballs. It's very insignificant in the grand scheme of things but it was a nice gesture to returning fans. Only for them to throw it out again with the next games by adding even more disruptions and tutorials and making none of it skippable by any means.
These games definitely have the best post game.
Currently playing these for the first time too and man, I wish I played these back then man
Gen 5 is PEAK Pokémon for me. It's the perfect form of the franchise and there's nothing close to it in other gen. I even liked doing PokéStar Studios movies as they were essentially puzzles to solve. Of note: You could also connect B2W2 to your previous save file with the Memory Link feature and see special flashbacks that flesh out the intervening years, this would also add N's Pokémon to various location! You could capture the Pokémon N used in the first game (who would appear with a special sparkle) and their original trainer would be marked as N! N will battle you in the ruins of Plasma Castle, using a different team every season, each one revolving around the four weather condition! There's even a datingsim style quest line that finishes in the post game!
Black 2 was my first ever pokemon game and I loved it... (unless you count pokemon rangers)
Gen 5 still is my favorite and i truly believe is the peak of what pokemon was, glad u enjoy it, also sadly there's a part no one can experiment anymore, the dream world, was a gimmicky thing play mini games online and get rewards, but still enjoyable at the time
Haha i remember these games, when oras had come out i was 12 and was saving up for my copy of alpha sapphire but funnily enough i ended up buying black 2 instead. Lord have mercy i was addicted to that game, catching all the legendaries, exploring, comparing the new areas and comparing them to my hundreds of hours in b&w 1. Gen 5 is truly the most underrated (yet probably the best) gen in pokemon
in terms of postgame content Black tower is a really cool challenge
These games were my favorite before S/V. The story was amazing and I really loved the continuity of N with the past legendary. Music is also up there too. Colress, Aspertia, Join avenue, Marine Tube, and Nimbasa gym!! 🎶 Give me what I neeeeeeed!!🎵
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Great video! I would've really loved to see the teams you used for both games (especially the first part where you only had Gen 5 dex)
Gen 5 and Unova will always be amazing no one can say otherwise. Black and White and Black 2 and White 2 will forever be goated
Pokemon HeartGold's and SoulSilver's graphics are good but there's no doubt that Pokemon Black and White and Black 2 and White 2 have better graphics.
GameFreak improved their pixel art skill from Gen 4 going into Gen 5.
Sadly we'll likely never see pixel art from GameFreak again which is a unique and in my opinion a better art style than the boring 3D graphics that everyone and their mother uses these days. Pixel art requires more imagination and improvisation which is what make them ao good and even now I can go back to these older games with the pixel art graphics from the DS Pokemon games and they look better to me than the 3D graphics of the Pokemon games on the Switch.
I’m hoping if you’re thinking about playing another Pokemon game, try out Platinum. Great sequel video and keep up the work!
I LOVED this generation and I can't say there's EVER been a gen where I liked ALL the Fire types in some way by proxy.
I did play these when they came out. To this day they probably haven’t been topped
I aspire to make videos that are this good.
keep up the good work!
Imagine a full blown remake that combines the first and second games all while looking like the lets go games on switch.
The lets go games a ironically the most good looking Pokémon games on switch by far.
I stopped playing the newer games after
Ultra sun & moon
The mentality of consume product get excited for next product without expectations Is crazy to me
But was fun to hear what made you enjoy this 1. For me this Is right up there with HeartGold and SoulSilver
I can’t remember how many times I replayed both games. Absolute gems imo same with Platinum
Remember my dear AOKCraig, the guaranteed shiny Haxorus😎✨
And the hard mode is in Black and white 2
As a diehard fan of B/W and their sequels, my biggest and only complaint around the games is the sequels lack a battle against Hilbert/Hilda. I really wanted a "modern day" (for 11 year old me in 2013) battle against someone like Red in the Johto remakes. Oh well. I will say as someone who played these games at launch, newer titles have definitely fallen from grace. But they come close sometimes, like with the Ultra games or PLA.
Also, remakes are no longer necessary now that Legends games have replaced their role in going back to previous regions. Perhaps we'll get one in Unova in Gen 10.
These games are brilliant. More than the remakes of gen4..
I love all gen 5 games but I still believe BW 1 were better. I know it’s an unpopular opinion but I really liked only being able to catch new pokemon until post game. It made it actually feel new, and the story in my opinion is also better.
You have to do a playthrough of these games (and other Pokemon games) or at least walkthrough of your teams and experiences with battles and the story☀️❤️
Underrated channel
Omg pokemon BW2 are soooooo good sadly i never played them when they were released in 2012 since i was a tad too young but even when i played it with my brother we enjoyed it throughout the entire game,o would say these games are some of the best in lore and gameplay and imo it has the best visuals,watching this video has made me desperately want to play gen 5 again since these games mean so much to me!
Im glad you enjoyed Unova’s sequel!
i remember when i was 8 i was at a toy store and my dad had offered to buy me pokemon bw2 and i said no because it must be the same game…boy was i wrong😭. Picked them up twelve years later and they’re actually one of my favorite games.
my only complaint is that there should be a final fight against the protagonist of bw1
This Would be the Last percent 😅
One of the best pokemon game in my opinion.
Edit- If I remember correctly N used a purrlion in the first battle against us in the originals, I think there is a theory that the purrlion N used belonged to our rivals sister .
I doubt it. N always caught his Pokémon from the wild and then released them.
@@wikiuser92yeah the rival's sister's purrloin is shown to have evolved during the story of b/w2 and you can catch N's purrloin in b/w2 through memory link stuff
Untrue, All of N’s Pokémon were Pokémon he had in near by routes then released them soon after
Was that not revealed in B2W2 when it was revealed one of the the Plasma grunts stole it and had evolved into Liepard already
@@gaius5901And addition, the Liepard and the Plasma grunt actually has a legit good pokemon-trainer bond now. And looking at this, Hugh mellowed out and let them go. A huge character development from his early anger fueled motivation.
You should go to Undella town in summer its always fun to have a jump scare with some music.
The ending is intentionally left open handed so it feels like it’s the conclusion but also vague enough for a possible third entry. After the Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl remakes left people condensed and disappointed, more people are hoping for Unova to be left untouched and preserve what was left behind. Personally, the only way they could begin a third entry would be to abandon the 3D models of the Switch games and embrace 2D HD pixel art. Take a look at how the Dragon Quest remakes are made and the stunning artwork pixel sprites can bring.
Those games are SO COOL !
This is a one. I just completed it a few days ago. I said 'completed' but there are some parts I couldnt complete because you will need a console device to function then. I played on PC Emulator, instead.
These games can't be stuck on haddware from a decade ago, need ports at the very least!
Shame now these games aren’t made anymore so they cost a huge sum to get one. I have Pokémon white (original) since 2011 and still works today shockingly
Remember this is when gamefreak still cared and had creativity and soul now they are a soulless lazy company that puts zero effort lies and ripps fans off because people will buy there slop because nostalgia if you disagree with me your wrong actions speak more than words and actions show I am right please have a civil conversation if comments start on this comment.
The Black and White and B2 & W2 remakes need to use 2D3D like Octopath Traveller or we don't want it.
Don’t forget it fight Cynthia as the true final boss
Pokémon black was my very first Pokémon game. I got Pokémon black 2 by scamming a kid in JH. I basically gave him a bunch of horrible Pokémon cards for the game. He said he didn't even make it far and said he knew of a cheat involving naming your character "Disable," so that became my name, and I never figured out the cheat. Basically, gen 5 set the example for all future Pokémon games for me. X and Y were interesting enough for me to play through, and omega ruby was my first time playing a Pokémon game in that region, so I also liked that one as well. Pokémon really fell off for me with Pokémon sun and moon and their sequel. It felt like they were trying to do the same thing they did for Pokémon Black, but instead of progressing the story and characters, they just added a few things and called it ultra. I beat Sun in less than 30 hours. Like I had all the ultra beasts and regional Tapu pokemon as well. Then I skipped both the let's go games and came back for sword and shield and was just disappointed at that point, but it was still good enough to play through. Pokémon violent had a good story, and that's about it. I can't even bring myself to start the game. I also have brilliant diamond, but only because I had lost the original Pokémon diamond I had picked up along the way.
I like b2w2 it's a great game
I want a black 3 or even a legend game we can finally see the original dragon if we do a legend game or we can have a sequel game where the bb league characters are their in my opinion it’s hard to make a remake for those games but you have to pick one and it makes sense for it to be bw 1 but i prefer 2 hope they just bundle of original bw 1 and 2 together with small Quality of life changes and make a sequel game for the real remake
Best pokemon game oat
14:01 you’re thinking too small. Need a black and white 0 giving us the hero stories
@@thatoneguylegit9219 GIVE US THE ORIGINAL DRAGON TOO
Hot take... I would love a faithful remake of gen 5 in the same art style as BDSP or preferably Zelda: Links Awakening
Best games in the franchise
Having only played BDSP, you still haven't explored Gen 4 yet! Can't wait for you to try out platinum and HGSS. DS was the peak of Pokémon and Pokémon side games.
I’m genuinely still so sour that we’re getting legends Z instead of a switch era remake for unova
Lets hope we get both. like pokemon (shining pearl brilliant diamond) and pokemon arceus both are for the sinnoh region
(When your life gets too low) “REEEEEMIX!!!!”
To me this was one of the dumbest things they’ve ever done, and in a way I like it.
Have you ever played the mystery dungeon games?
I haven't! I've been thinking about maybe giving them a go while we're in this down time between games though.
@@aokcraig If you ever do, Explorers of Sky is considered the best one in the franchise. But Red/Blue rescue team are fun too if you're thinking about going in order
You should try Pokémon romhack and because you love johto I recommend pokémon scorched silver 👍🙂
best decission🗿🗿. the 5 gen ist the best gen
How can you trade Pokemon between black 2 and white 2. I bought both copies and there are a lot of great pokemon in both. I wanna transfer them all out of one game so I can start a new game on one of them
Between black, white, black 2 and white 2 you just need 2 Nintendo ds/3ds
i havent played b/w but played b/w 2 idk why but my mom couldnt afford the first game back in the game and nowdays i dont want to buy the overpriced b/w and play it on a old console idk its just me. i mean i can play it on an emulator but i am now more into radical red and emerald rogue for example. idk. lategame in normal pokemon isnt the same as in fan made games
I only played because of Yancy.
Gen 5 was definitely peak Pokémon, i wish gamefreak Pokémon Co would go back too how things were. Where they put love and passion into the work they created. I just cannot play the switch titles they look to childish now. Compared too how the 2d/3ds era was. Im not gonna completely knock sword and shield though as your character does look rather mature and tall for the age they are given. But scarlet and violet i cannot. The fact i have to acknowledge those horrid games makes me nauseous. Sword and Shield are not without flaws though but nearly as bad as scarlet and violets flaws. Clothing style is garbage the whole school thing being forced on you in the beginning negatively impacts the enjoyment. The only good thing about scarlet and violet is the music. Cuz honestly the story got boring asf after the 5th gym badge. Too much dialog for me personally. Arvens dog being sick was the most basic trope of a sad boy whos only friend is a dog because his mother/father wasnt there only to find out they died in some horrible accident. That is just so lazy and basic asf for a plot. I cannot for the life of me defend generation 9 at all when its all true. Originally i defended that generation but my friends helped me see just how lazy it really was. Horrible framerates the Pokémon designs are mainly lazy asf. The only ones i found cute and or cool was fidough and its evo charcadet and its evos and thats about it. The rest were just ugly. And yes ugly includes the box art legendary Pokémon. They look like new versions of latios and latias if im being real. They dont look like a true legendary they dont give off that impending doom or instill fear into me because this is a thing of legend.
as a rival, hugh is the worst among pokemon franchise. simply because he doesnt see player as rival but as partner, he is player bestfriend and fully trust player strenght will help him on his journey
apocolipse joke got u 1 like
b2 and w2 is better than b and w
I think gen 6 is getting the remake actually. They showed a teaser. I don’t want them to touch gen 5 and ruin my childhood. STAY AWAY
Mood. With how GameFreak does games nowadays I wouldn't hand Them the keys either for remakes either, especially on a visual level!