The Dungeon-Crawling Can Get Brutal
The first few jobs that your rescue team will get in Pokemon Mystery Dungeon are nothing to worry about. You’ll have to find a Caterpie on the third floor of some dungeon, maybe a Magnemite on the fifth floor and these first couple of quests are really easy but once you really start to get into the meat and potatoes of the game, that’s when things can get very challenging.
Imagine having to go thirty floors deep in a terrifyingly dark dungeon, your Poke-team is starving with no apples in sight, your health is dwindling, and your moves are running low on PP. You finally make it to the last floor but then you have to face off against an Articuno that can wipe your entire team in one hit, causing you to have to start the dungeon all over again –this can happen easily if you’re not prepared beforehand.
It’s something that I really appreciate about the sub-series simply due to the fact that mainline Pokemon games tend to lean on the easy side, especially with Sword and Shield.
If you’re looking for a Pokemon game that’ll actually make you sweat bullets, Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX will be the one to do it for sure.
Also, if you’re on the fence about the game, there is a demo available now on the Switch eShop so go try it out for yourself and get a taste of what’s to come once the game launches in March.
