What are your favorite moments from the games that you just thought woah. Like, you’d love to experience it for the first time again.
Some personal favorite well done ones:
The very first time you find Red in Mt. Silver. As a kid I thought oh maybe there’s another legendary Pokémon or this is how you get mewtwo in GS or something like that
The Volo build and reveal complete with anxiety-laden music
In ORAS, the callback to the opening of the title sequence with the pond
And a bad one:
the kalos power plant. I KNOW volcanion is in there, dammit!
Rock Tunnel. First time through there was an adventure of Harry Potter dimensions. And then to find this whole new world on the other side, hearing the Lavender Town theme for the first time. How could you not be hooked for life after that?
These games added so much to Gold and Silver. They feel like their own unique entries while paying homage to the original. You could trade Pokemon from the other Gen 4 games and obtain all 493 Pokemon that were obtainable at the time.
Worst Executed:
I just want to start by saying these aren’t bad games whatsoever. I said after I played them that I would be okay with Gen 5 taking the same approach for remakes but I’ve since changed my mind. I think they’re quite fun but as remakes they fell flat. They made some good changes to Diamond/Pearl like removing HMs and allowing you to catch Pokemon outside of the Sinnoh Dex in the Grand Underground. However, that’s pretty much it. It feels more like a remaster than a remake.
Agreed! The way they shared the Mew & Mewtwo lore through dated diary entries was perfect storytelling in my opinion. Not to mention the mysterious music and the fact that it’s the only location in the game you can catch ditto. Phenomenal.
I definitely think that the encounter with Red on Mt. Silver is hands down the best moment from all the games.
As for worst…I’d have to say the motivation for Rose in Sword/Shield. Its just the worst thing ever. Also, the general execution of Scarlet/Violet running as a game in general. -_-
For all their flaws, and there are many, SV are still in my top 3 games. They were so much fun.
Rose wasn’t the best villain. You took an interesting ecoterrorism plot and made it laughably stupid. As far as main series antagonists go, he’s among the worst (Cyrus is also very boring)
Platinum: Giratina breaking red chains and freeing Dialga/Palkia while taking Cyrus with him
BW: Plasma Castle rising within Unova League/N’s Final Fight
BW2: Ghetsis using Kyurem to kill BW2 protag and N interrupting and letting Kyurem fuse/Plasma Frigate nuking opelucid city
PLA: Volo basically one upping Cynthia’s team expectations and finale boss reveal
USUM: necrozma force fusing Lunala/Sungaleo and opening up wormholes in Alola
the original twist of your rival being the champion in kanto. I remember it being so difficult as a kid and the music is some of the best in the whole series (specifically referring to the frlg version)
the first appearance of giratina at spear pillar in platinum where the shadows like splatter on the ground and he jumps at the screen
the door in canalave city thats sealed shut. I know youre not able to get in there without the event for the membership card (?) But it was really an intriguing mystery for me as a kid lol
As for worst executed, im not rly sure. Overall i think the main thing that holds back gen 2 for me is the awful level scaling throughout the game and the lackluster access to gen 2 pokemon
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