April 16, 2015

Pokemon Shuffle

Mega Audino
Date played: April 15th
Platform: 3DS
Session fun rating: 3/10

I was killing time, waiting for my daughter to complete her piano lesson. I wanted to play something like Luigi's Mansion, but didn't have enough time, so I settled for a couple of rounds of Pokemon Shuffle. A new mechanic was introduced, Mega Evolution. By matching the icons of a monster that has an evolution stone, I can build up their Mega Evolution meter. When filled, it evolves and becomes a lot more powerful. It's kind of cool, but isn't enough to make this game more than a mindless distraction at best.