Pokémon Pokémon XD Gale of Darkness / Pokémon Colosseum

[Croconaw]

Have you ever played either of these games? I preferred Pokémon XD Gale of Darkness, myself. I love the concept of these games. If you’ve never heard of them, I’d recommend watching a few gameplay videos, as they are different from regular Pokémon games. I’m wondering if anyone else remembers these games and if you enjoyed them? They were both great games and I would highly recommend playing both of them if you get the chance.

 

[fairysyndrome]

I’ve played both; personally, I preferred Colosseum — i liked Wes more as a protagonist than Michael & I think XD’s ultimate plot twist was both really obvious and kind of boring, so that kind of dampened my feelings on it as a kid. still a good game, though.

 

[LuchaSloth]

Only played Colosseum. Loved it. It was a complete departure from anything else that had been Pokemon related at that time. I'm still hoping they release both of these games as a remastered collection for Switch. I never played XD because I was a kid with no money. I could always buy it now...but that would require setting up my Wii (I don't have my Gamecube anymore)...and I just don't feel like doing that (don't really have the space for it either).

 

[~Kilza~]

I only played Colosseum, though I did follow along with an LP of XD so I'm aware of the story and whatnot of it (also once saw it for sale a year ago for like $60 iirc but just decided against picking it up). I really enjoyed Colosseum, really enjoyed the gameplay and story and liked it more than what I saw of XD (which was still a solid game!). I do wish we would get a spin-off game of a similar vein to Colosseum/XD, since I feel like that would work well on the Switch.

 

[Nefarious]

Legit they are one of my top favorite Pokemon games, if not my favorite spin-off games in the whole series! They consumed my childhood. I love both, but I like Colosseum a tad more. Wes was just really badass and I loved that an anti-hero was the main character of a Pokemon game. I've been hoping for a third game ever since finishing XD, but it never happened (I was so upset realizing that Battle Revolution wasn't a new shadow Pokemon game when it came out despite being developed by the same company).

Now I don't really have any hope that they will make a new game, considering Genius Sonority have been developing just mobile games in recent years. Still, I love coming back to these games again whenever the itch for stealing Pokemon arises haha.

 

[Dunquixote]

I played Pokemon Gale of Darkness was a bit annoying to get to the point where I could transfer pokemon after cleansing them (or at least the important ones like Lugia). But I did enjoy it .

 

[JemAC]

I've only played Colosseum but I loved it, it's one of my favourite Pokemon games, so I'm not really sure why I never tried XD. I enjoyed the storyline, the gameplay and the characters, plus I loved getting Espeon and Umbreon as starter Pokemon and the inclusion of my favourite legendary trio in the game. Colosseum is also one of the few games that I always enjoy returning to and replaying, no matter how many times I've previously played it, and though I haven't actually returned to it in a while, as I don't have as much time to play everything, I still love it and the nostalgia it brings.

 

[rianne]

Gameplay-wise, I prefer Colosseum but the overall aesthetic of XD GoD speaks to me on a whole other level lol. Plus, XD had a fantastic soundtrack. The music for XD still gets me hyped, as well as shook, to this day. (Miror B.'s battle theme anyone? ) On a slightly unrelated note, it bums me out how they progressed with Pokémon Battle Revolution for the Wii. It was a bootleg Colosseum fail to me. /mini rant over

 

[Trent the Paladin]

I loved both of these games as a kid, to me they were what I hoped Pokemon would become. We’ve kind of gotten there with Sword and Shield, but those felt like they sacrificed story for graphics. I finished both Colosseum and XD, transferred pretty much everything off those. Wouldn’t mind replaying those one day.

 

[Belle T]

I've played Pokémon XD. It was okay. Just okay.

Now this gem will never leave your head. If I have to live with this blessing/curse, so do you.

 

[Neb]

I’ve played parts of both by emulation. Like most GameCube games they’re worth tons of money on the secondhand market. I spent years finding an affordable copy to no avail.

As far as Pokemon games go they’re about as different as they get. I love the Arizona inspired region and emphasis on double battles. Sure the shadow purification mechanic is clunky, but XD fixed much of the hassle.

 

[Mairmalade]

I've played both and they were two of my favorite GameCube games! They were an interesting take on the traditional Pokemon premise which I never really cared for. I loved the different vibe of each town (Agate and Phenac were beautiful), Mt. Battle was exhilarating at the time, and who could say no to starting with Umbreon/Espeon/Eevee?

Spin-off games are where it's at.