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Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time

Nintendo DS • 2007

Should you play it?

Embark on a journey after you get turned into a Pokémon as a result of a freak accident, causing you to lose your memory as well as contact with and knowledge of your previous adventuring partner, with whom you were on a secret mission to save the world. Watch your story unfold in a dungeon crawling rogue-lite experience as you form your very own rescue team with a new partner of your choosing.

What works

  • Engaging and emotional story
  • Strong cooperative multiplayer rescue system
  • Large roster of recruitable pokémon
  • Tactical turn-based combat
  • Procedurally generated dungeons for replayability

Things to keep in mind

  • Repetitive and monotonous dungeon layouts
  • Frustrating ai partner behavior
  • Slow and clunky combat pacing
  • Redundant dialogue and long story scenes
  • Limited player creativity and customization

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Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Creativity.

Last update: 02/09/2026