Jurassic World Alive or Pokémon GO

If someone five years agoinvited us to play a game where you have to move , we probably would have laughed in the face of the. Nothing made us foresee that nostalgia or fanaticism would lead us to walk more than necessary, choose the long way or go around areas in order to capture Pokémon or dinosaurs. Or simply collect pokéballs or darts to continue our hunt. Naive... But Pokémon GO and Jurassic World Alive have arrived to change that. Maybe they are dangerous, maybe they are good for he alth.It all depends on the head behind the thumbs that play it. But what is clear is that the social titles that invite us to walk to capture beings is a new genre that is here to stay. Now, in which to invest our hours and our steps? We tried to clarify it in this article.

Game finished or game in constant evolution?

Those of us who have experienced the world of Pokémon GO since its first day, two years ago, have noticed the great evolution of the Niantic title And it is that it was practically launched on the market being a skeleton. One piece without closure or decoration. A game with no mission, no objective, no prizes. Basically an overly open mechanic that has been completed with updates and improvements: Professor Willow's missions, raids, new generations of Pokémon, rarities such as shiny Pokémon... Something that has caused many players to abandon the title during this time due to a lack of mechanics. clear, defined objectives or functions such as the fight between coaches and not only with coaches.Going out to catch Pokémon and reminiscing about your childhood or adolescence was fine, but it wasn't enough. Luckily they are fixing it. A point in favor was the 3D modeling of all the Pokémon, which has made us spend minutes looking at their shapes beyond the pixels we remembered on the Game Boy.

In this case Jurassic World Alive is totally different. Same but different. And it is that it has reached the market as a closed and complete product Perhaps not fine-tuned and not with its full potential, but with all that was missing from Pokemon GO in its early days. It has a clear mechanic: create all the dinosaurs and improve the ones that are already available. And it allows all this experience to be applied to something more concrete: enjoy these beings in the real world in Augmented Reality, or fight directly with them to test both the cunning and the skill in the development of these beings against other players.There is no doubt that they have paid a lot of attention to Pokémon GO and other social titles on the market such as Clash Royale. But this dinosaur game at least doesn't give the feeling of being in diapers, and the modeling and definition of its protagonists is outstanding. In fact the initial collection of beings is overwhelming.

Shoot balls or shoot darts?

In Jurassic World Alive they have known how to imitate the formula but with their own character. They use Google maps to recreate our environment, even showing the silhouettes of buildings in 3D. A touch of avant-garde and detail for those who pay attention to these issues. And they've created a drone shooting system to prevent players from creating templates or having a schematic system to capture dinosaur DNA, as was the case in Pokémon GO to ensure the shot with the pokéballs. It's different, it's fresh and it's quite a challenge.It is true that after a few days of use one begins to develop its infallible techniques to get as much DNA as possible with each shot, but it is not lame gameplay or one that can be tricked. It all depends on our ability, how close we have come to the being and our skill at aiming.

The pokeball thing is something else. Something that has also undergone changes, luckily. And it is that this classic gesture for those who have played Pokémon on Nintendo consoles or have seen the series, had to be in the game. At first it practically didn't matter what type of Pokémon it was, it was enough to throw the pokeball in a straight line with a certain speed. Hence, templates were created for the screens with which not to miss the shot. The balls rotated, the movement of the Pokémon, different types of balls and other extra difficulties have been implemented over time.Nowadays it is a matter of luck and a lot of skill that of capturing a Pokémon with an excellent score. A real challenge the more powerful the being.

In the long run, darts can be a somewhat more repetitive and boring mechanic And it is that the experience of development time has made that the mechanics of Pokémon GO be deeper and more demanding in some cases. Of course, be very careful with the most agile and small dinosaurs, they are also slippery.

And once captured: what do I do with them?

This is the true handicap of Pokémon GO. Although the mission of the trainers has always been to “take them all”. Once you achieve or approach this goal, it is normal to lose everything interest in the game. From Niantic and Pokémon they strive to create all kinds of mechanics, events and formulas to present legendary or rare Pokémon that are not always easy to get in the open world.But once you have them, what do you do with them? This is where the game suffers.

On the other hand, Jurassic World Alive has come with several extra well-thought-out mechanics so that the player continues to enjoy it even when they are not moving Y That's the key to this game: the fighting. Walking around and capturing dinosaur DNA is entertaining and opens doors for you to complete your collection, but also to the other great aspect of the game: fighting against other players.

If you're tired of walking or you've run out of darts, you can always try your luck in the fighting arenas of Jurassic World Alive. They are strategy battles where you have to know both the dinosaurs and anticipate their movements. It's not too demanding, but enough that you don't win every game. This arena system is reminiscent of Clash Royale, so losing matches deducts trophies and can throw you into lower arenas.Undoubtedly, everything that Pokémon GO lacks to make it a meaningful game at home.

Conclusions

There are many other points that should be discussed: specific events, special combats or legendary raids. Prizes, incubators and other extra details that mark the personality of each game. However, there is something that predominates above all: the fan phenomenon

We have no doubt that Pokémon GO will continue to be the winning star due to the thousands of followers it has. But no one can take it out of our heads that it is an unmade product. However, we see in Jurassic World Alive how a real, complete and entertaining game should be. The franchise will have fewer gamers or gamers, but they will enjoy a much more complete and closed experience

Now, they are still videogames. And they are never incompatible So don't hesitate to enjoy your walks capturing Pokémon or fighting against dinosaurs. But which one is better for you? You can leave us your opinion in the comments section.