DISCLAIMER: I don't own anything to do with Pokémon at all. So… don't sue me.

Pokémon Zeta
reviewed by Mike Coleman (s3cr3tlysl33p1ng) at anaesthesianet

Everybody knows Pokémon. So everybody was kind of hyped to hear about a new generation of games, naturally. After all, these are the games that define generations of people. Not that every human being in the world doesn't already know this, but the announcement that this generation would only contain one game was pretty shocking. The announcement that it would be the last was worse.

GAME FREAK

POKÉMON
ZETA VERSION

PRESS START

START

NEW GAME
OPTIONS

NEW GAME

OAK: Hello there! Glad to meet you!
Welcome to the reality of Pokémon!
My name is OAK. People refer to me as the DOCT!:%O^~R:$
People refer to me as the POKÉMON PROFESSOR!
Now tell me. Are you a boy? Or a girl?

BOY
GIRL

BOY

OAK: I see! So you think you are a boy!
What's your name?

NEW NAME
PLAYER
PLAYER
PLAYER

NEW NAME

ASH_

OAK: Are you sure that's your real name?

NO
NO

NO

NEW NAME
PLAYER
PLAYER
PLAYER

NEW NAME

OAK: You already told me that isn't who you are!

NEW NAME

OAK: You already told me that isn't who you are!

PLAYER

OAK: I see! So you are the PLAYER I've been waiting for!
This is my grandson. His name is… erm…
What's my grandson's name again?

NEW NAME
RIVAL
RIVAL
RIVAL

NEW NAME

GARY_

OAK: Are you sure that's who my grandson really is?

NO
NO

NO

NEW NAME
RIVAL
RIVAL
RIVAL

RIVAL

OAK: I see! So my grandson is the RIVAL you've been looking for!
PLAYER! Your very own story is about to unfold!
Go forth, and enjoy the world of Pokémon!

Review (cont.)

I've been playing an early leaked release of Zeta, and… it's interesting, to say the least. Some of the translation's a bit off, and there's the occasional glitch that ruins my immersion somewhat, but it feels like a Pokémon game. According to the reviewer's guide, Zeta takes place across all of the previous continents, making it much larger than any of the games before it: it's basically every generation rolled into one. I'll be keeping you updated with my thoughts as I play, and a friend of mine's agreed to do a Let's Play of the reviewer's release, so look out for that.
So far I've played the intro screen, and my feelings are good. More from me soon.

-reviewed by s3cr3tlysl33p1ng