![]() While having such straightforward and simple gameplay might get repetitive for certain players, the game’s difficulty curve will ensure that the dungeon crawling never gets mindlessly easy. As a roguelike, Rescue Team has you progressing through dungeons by defeating enemy Pokémon and avoiding obstacles like traps and hunger itself. While it is deep and occasionally difficult, its lack of polish in many areas makes it tedious to explore more often than not. However, as the first entry in the series, Rescue Team does a fine enough job at laying the groundwork for what a PMD is meant to be with its themes of mystery, hope, and sacrifice.įor better or for worse, the gameplay in Rescue Team follows a similar formula to the story. These problems prevent Rescue Team from being as memorable as later installments in the series, since more often than not, the story of a PMD game is what’s remembered most fondly about the game. Characters and their motivations tend to feel too vague, the endgame threat isn’t built up enough to feel rewarding once beaten, and the dialogue can feel very artificial at times. Even though it doesn’t have many twists or memorable side characters, Rescue Team’s narrative manages to keep players engaged through the introduction of allies, enemies, and everything in between as the player steadily uncovers the mystery behind their transformation.ĭespite the questions to be solved in the main story, the plot has admittedly aged badly in comparison to most other PMD games. While the partner is fairly one-dimensional, the player’s journey to discover what has happened to them forms the center of the game’s plot. After meeting their partner (whose species is chosen by the player) and agreeing to help them save a Caterpie, the two form a Rescue Team with the hopes of helping as much Pokémon as possible. ![]() Rescue Team begins with the player waking up in an open field with no memory of who they are only to realize that they’ve transformed into a Pokémon that the game chose for you through a quiz before the start of the game. Every game in the PMD series takes place in a world filled with only Pokémon, which allows its towns and settlements to take on their own unique flair that’s completely separate from the main series. With over 300 recruitable Pokémon, the player will have reason to keep exploring hours after the credits roll. Despite the simple premise, these games manage to keep themselves engaging due to their amazing soundtrack and interesting story, as well as the presence of iconic main series mechanics and features. ĭeveloped by Chunsoft and released on November 17, 2005, this roguelike sees you and your team of Pokémon adventuring through procedurally generated dungeons with the goal of rescuing fellow Pokémon in danger. Today, we’ll be looking at the first game in the most beloved and prolific side series in the franchise: Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red & Blue Rescue Team. While some of these spin-offs inevitably fall into obscurity, others become so successful that they go on to spawn an entire side series of their own. While the main series games have generally stuck to past traditions, the various side games under the series’ belt have been refreshing changes of pace for fans and, in some cases, have allowed people previously uninterested in the franchise to enjoy it for the first time. ![]() ![]() ![]() Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team RetrospectiveĪs one of the most successful video game franchises of all time, Pokémon has naturally branched out past its RPG roots over the 20+ years it’s been around. ![]()
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