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Pokemon Picross Discussion (Nintendo 3DS) [game]
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12/01/15, 02:59 Edited: 12/01/15, 03:00
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Some new information based on the Japanese release (which just came out). The main thing is that once you spend a certain amount of money, all the free-to-play stuff goes away forever. See ya! Prior to that, though, it sounds like some of the mechanics are a bit annoying. I might just buy it outright, or see how far I can get without spending (and then buy it). For the record, that amount of money is currently the equivalent of about 35-40 bucks. Fair enough. More details:
- 732 Blocks, or just under 93MB - obtain the energy gauge at Area 1's second stage - each move you make costs you energy and each move takes 1 minute to recover your energy - recover the energy for 10 Picrites ahead of time - increase it 5 levels - Level 2 costs 50 Picrites, Level 3 100 Picrites and so on - Micross puzzles can be found by completing various challenges on a variety of Pokémon - these are larger puzzles that you gradually unlock pieces for and act as part of a much larger image - password option that will unlock various secret stages - when you have purchased all 5000 Picrites, you can then redeem free Picrites from time to time in batches of 1000 - if you max out the Energy Gauge's level by spending your Picrites, you then remove the free to play aspect - Mega Evolution stages cost Picrites to access. - special mode mirroring the standard stages is available later in the game - these are repeat puzzles, but they appear as Mega Picross style puzzles
EDIT: I've also heard (from a NeoGAF post) that the "game will not say if you are wrong." Which sounds like it plays like prior games' Normal Mode or whatever...? Not really my favorite way to play Picross, to be honest, but I can deal I guess. Apparently Oddish's ability auto-corrects a wrong placement though. |
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Heheh, semantic arguments! I think the phrase "free to play" generally implies a "paid microtransaction" element to it...at least in today's modern usage. Otherwise, you'd just call the game "free!" Oh well, no big deal either way. @J.K. RikiFrom what I can tell, BUYING (i.e. not winning, etc) a total of 5000 picrites gives you essentially an unlimited source of picrites, getting rid of the microtransaction stuff forever. You can use these picrites to reach level 5 on your energy bar, also giving you infinite energy. You can get 4000 picrites for 25 bucks, then the last 1000 through the two one-time deals for 5 more dollars, making a quick and easy 30 dollars to max out the game right now and play it like a normal person would. Unfortunately, there's not really a different way of spending that money, so it might still send the "this pricing method is fine, Nintendo!" message to the Big N. |
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