Pokémon Conquest Details Revealed by Nintendo

Awesome Very pumped for this game.

This is not a very good game. The main problem being it's a strategy game (and one that is meant to use Nobunaga's Ambition as a key component) that requires very little real strategy to do well in.

Just as well they dropped the Nobunaga's Ambition from the title. It was almost false advertising.

Sounds like a challenging game. Not sure if I'm going to get it or not. Probably will still get it for a pokemon fix before Black 2 and White 2.

Does anyone know how many Pokemon are going to be recruitable?

@ChocoGoldfish Have you played it?

Why couldn't it have been Fire Emblem and Pokémon (my two favorite RPGs!) D:

How many Pokemon are in here?

I already saw CGR's review of the Japanese version,i'm skipping this >.>

The details were very interesting in Nintendo Power

@ChocoGoldfish
You played it? Please tell us more.

Nobunaga 2012

yaaa....so far I have no idea how to take this game lol I like pokemon sorta, but I don't know anything about Nobunaga Ambition series....soo...hmm

Does anyone know if you will be able to play the game with different difficulties ?

My friend is ultra syked for this game. I'll probably pick it up sometime, just for the chance to play a Pokemon SRPG. Fire Emblem is still king of the genre though.

This is exciting, I've been waiting for another Final Fantasy Tactics or Advance Wars type game! In the mean time what other stratagy games are there for the DS or 3DS?

@ChocoGoldfish Oh, please tell me more about how you've played an unreleased game!

@voog2 as lovely as your sarcasm is, America is not the centre of the universe and the game has been released in Japan.

In Japan you can exchange money for games that might not have been released in America yet. Which I have done, and so, therefore, I have played this game.

It's basically "My First SRPG" - so Final Fantasy Tactics but simpler. Like FFT, there's none of the genuine strategy that a game like Nobunaga's Ambition features.

so it's like FFT but simpler? could be worth a look, then :3

@TBD - yep, basically. I really do have to emphasise how simple it is - it's not simple in the sense of "Advance Wars/ Fire Emblem has simple mechanics but depth underneath," it's simple in the sense of "built for children," simple.

People who really don't like strategy games, but like Pokemon, will probably enjoy it, because the production values are quite reasonable. It's bitterly disappointing for anyone who was expecting any kind of "strategy" in the game, though. Which it must be said I was because I bought it when it still had the "Nobunaga's Ambition" in the title.

I... didn't get what I paid for

@ChocoGoldfish
so what would you give it on a scale from 1-10(my guess is 7)

@Choco - So that means that there isn't any option to play the game with different dificulties?

Kinioka - I honestly can't remember selecting a difficulty when I started the game. I might have, I'll need to check that for you when I get home. That's not the simplicity I'm really talking about, though. In this game Pokemon only have the one attack, and there's none of the stuff that would usually be in a Nobunaga's Ambition game - no supply lines, no unit morale, no politicing. It's just too straightforward for a strategy game. And then, yes, it's easy. If there were difficulty levels, I would have selected the most challenging when I played through, and I found it a cakewalk.

But I'll check and get back to you

@nba4life I scored it 2.5/5 when I reviewed it.

@ChocoGoldfish
you got a good point cause if its a cakewalk then it isnt gonna be ok with me either(i like my strategy games challenging!) that being said, 50% is kind of low isnt it.

@nba4life not when a strategy game isn't strategic, it isn't. It's like having a platformer that doesn't involve jumping.

Actually really excited for this. Love tactical RPGs

@ChocoGoldfish I knew it was released in Japan. And I know America isn't the centre of the universe; because frankly, I don't live there! And I only assumed you'd never played it, because the way you worded your statement, it seemed to me like you were judging a book by it's cover. Sorry.

Anyway, this game looks good

"[T]his could be a substantial warmup for the arrival of Pokémon Black & White 2. "
Jes; I had been thinking just that myself, even though that would be a United States release being a warmup for a Nipponese release, so, in reality, the warmup would best affect importers/pirates.

P.S. I find the Rhyperior the more interesting part of the picture here.

Most Pokémon games are aimed at kids, so it only makes sense if this is a strategy game for kids. I had no idea it would be this close to release. Waiting for reviews anyway.

@ChocoGoldfish Their target audience is kids after all. You can't expect them to sell a game that isn't kid friendly for their demographic. That'd be like saying I bought an apple but it turned out to be an orange.

Between this and the Last Story, I'll be plenty busy this summer.

I want this game but I am still heavily into Pokemon Black, which I started at the beginning of April. (Btw, anyone have an Oshawatt to trade? Just kidding, well, actually I'm not.)

I'm glad to hear it's an easy strategy game as both my 7 and 9 year old sons - the target audience for Pokemon games - are really looking forward to this, but I wouldn't let them get it if was too difficult. And while the 7 year old may be a bit too young for strategy games I think he can handle simple strategy as he has played alot of tower defense games. The 9 year old won't have a problem.

As for the person who bought a Nobonaga's Ambition game but got a simple game instead, I do feel bad for you being mislead. A lot of people hated Starfox Adventures b/c it wasn't a Starfox game. It happens to be my favorite GC though as I had never played a Starfox game before so I didn't understand all the hate. My point is - you're 2.5 out of 5 score sounds more based on what you were expecting and got than the games merits alone, so I'm hoping it will be better for my kids.