Leaks in video games are by no means rare occurrences anymore, and the speed that the online community is able to datamine the latest release, update or demo means developers have to be on their guard to avoid giving away any secrets. However, after the previous few weeks Pokemon GO (Free) has had, with quite literally legendary calamities such as the Pokemon GO Fest in Chicago, I can’t help to feel this latest datamine of Niantic’s augmented reality application is a little too well-timed. In the complete teardown of the latest version 0.71.0, keen Pokemon super nerds on the Silph Road subreddit have discovered, amongst many neat new additions, the presence of all 135 creatures from the Pokemon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald trilogy on Game Boy Advance.
The cast of critters from Generation Three are perhaps the most popular from the entire series, so it’s incredibly exciting to be able to see some of my favourites like Treecko, Absol and the absolute legend that is Flygon lurking the streets. However, there are more surprises hidden within the game’s code, including a Super Incubator that may hatch eggs faster, changes to how Shiny Pokemon spawn, and some neat changes to the Exclusive Raid feature. It sounds like a major update to Pokemon GO is even closer than we expected, and I can’t help but feel the recent negative press has forced Niantic’s hand in rushing out these features, and also in including them in the code for eager dataminers to discover. I’ve always stated that Gen 3 Pokemon would be the thing to get me back into Pokemon GO after the recent speed-bumps, and so I’m unfathomably excited to have a Metagross run away from me in the near future. If you’re as delighted at these new inclusions as I am, be sure to join in the discussion on the official TouchArcade Discord Server, as well as our dedicated forum thread.
[via r/TheSilphRoad]
Super price!!!!
Wooooooohooooooo ! :))
Way too cheap though. Well, I ll just buy the DLC for Vita now though I will never EVER again play on that small screen.
4.99? Wtf? this was going to be a steal at the rumoured price of 9.99
iPad only? Lame. Don't have a tablet, never will. Call me when it's universal
Okay, but I'll need your phone number.
Aw, no! He gives you his number, and then you never call, delighting in the torture you inflict. And meanwhile he suffers in silence, waiting by the phone on long lonely nights, because it's inexplicably a landline, connected to a pea-soup-green rotary dialer in the kitchen that time forgot.
Besides, I share a similar opinion, though it's mostly just annoyance at seeing ANYTHING still being developed and released as iPad-only in 2017. The number of valid excuses for it are few and far between.
"Don't have a tablet, never will."
Great. Because no one will care about your decision either.
Nor yours. Just saying...
I care about his decision!
me too! And three!
I actually care also
Bah! You're all just being argumentative to spite me. SPITE! YOU RUINED YOUR LIVES FOR SPITE! (Willy Loman fans? Anybody? High five for Dustin Hoffman's portrayal? No? Right. Back to downvotes & throwing shade at anyone who isn't drinking the Kool-Aid. Sigh...)
Well I have a tablet, a iPad 4 and I am not surprised to find that the game is not compatable.
I seem to always ask this question but is there a feature parity between the tablet version and the PC version? Meaning, have any features been pulled or is it a true like-for-like port?
It's called tablet edition but it's all there. They clarify on their official site.
Ok cool
I wondered the same thing. They changed the name because the name was already used in the Mac App Store. Funny that Apple doesn't allow duplicate names between the different stores.
Is it actually out? I don't see it in the App Store yet
I don't think its fully indexed everywhere yet. If you follow the link from Touch Arcade to the store you can buy it that way on your device.
Yep, I used the link. No problem.
Thanks that worked
Wooooooooo it'z dark in here!
did they optimize the resolution? it seems widescreen judging by the screenshots
There's going to be an epic, Indiana Jones-style dust-blowing when I locate my iPad to grab this.
The dust settled, and revealed an ancient text that said my iPad was too old to play this game.
Anyone know what file we have to import to transfer saves? Thanks
I just moved the whole folder and that worked
I seem to be stuck trying to import my save: "Please wait. Downloading save data from Dropbox..." Which is dumb since the file is only like 3MB. Using an iPad Air 2.
UPDATE - actually, I'm just an idiot and included a JSON file that wasn't supposed to be there. Worked like a charm after I removed that.
I've been waiting for this for over a year. Killer price too! Next to Heathstone, this is going to be my most-played tablet game by far.
Man, I'm not usually an RPG kind of guy but the artwork on this is super nice. I might give it a try.
What's with the widescreen. Please sort the resolution
Hope it becomes universal at some point. Surely, with it being on the Vita, it's not unplayable on plus size phones, right?
Vita has dedicated buttons.
Hope so too.
I'm able to play Baldur's Gate 2 effectively on a iPhone 6.
This game would definitely be playable on phones.
Whether or not it will happen is another question though.
Awwww yiss.
I can fit my iPad mini in my pocket depending on the pants, but I don't think it could run this awesome-looking game without crashing.
Can't play it since I don't have an iPad but I'm happy it's out there. Maybe it'll be ported to more platforms before long.
The text and UI elements are so small that it takes away from the game. It would have been nice if they made some adjustments to accommodate the smaller screen.
Heard all the hype, never bought it on Pc or ps4 or vita. Recently got an ipad 12.9, saw this in store and bought it. Fun amazing game!
I give up. I have been beaten by the App Store - there is literally no way I can keep up with all the games... Another on to go straight on my wish list - but I do really want Darkest Dungeon!
This game is brutally awesome.