Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon Review – JPS

"One of the biggest issues a franchise needs to overcome is being more than just another title in a series. For years this has been one of Pokemon’s biggest problems, since the games themselves are pretty standardized. Pick a new location, toss in some new and old Pokemon, talk to someone who lets you pick a water, grass or fire starter, meet your rival, defeat some gym leaders, deal with some criminal enterprise, defeat the elite four, go after some legendries and repeat. This is where spinoffs come into play. While the aforementioned things make Pokemon, well, Pokemon, spinoffs let you take approach the core concept without alienating anyone. In the case of Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon, it’s approaching the RPG concept from a slightly different angle. With all the depth of Pokemon in a open-world turn based RPG setting, is Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon a must have for fans or a bland attempt to capitalize on the franchises popularity?"- JPS