The format of these posts is simple: let’s discuss a specific game or series!
Let’s discuss the Pokémon series. What is your favorite game in the series? What do you like about it? What doesn’t work for you? Are there similar games you like or even prefer to the original series? Feel free to share anything that comes up and react to other comments. Let’s get the conversation going!
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Oh boy. I got into Pokémon when I was 8 and I still love the format. It has a great progression system (at least in my mind) and can be used in easy and super challenging ways, like Nuzlockes. I have way too much nostalgia for the series and I like the music way too much.
My short opinions of the each game:
R/B/Y: Unbalanced, seriously exploitable glitchy games. At least there’s no cutscenes.
G/S/C: Terrible level curve, ruins the games.
R/S/E: The first games to really nail the format.
FR/LG: What R/B/Y should’ve been.
D/P: Great potential but please play on emulator because they’re so slow. Play platinum instead and don’t bother with the remakes.
HG/SS: Best for a grand Pokémon Game, but still retains some of the bad progression from G/S/C. Still a great game overall
B/W: I have way too much nostalgia for these games but they’re some of the best.
B2W2: Less nostalgia but objectively better than even B/W in multiple ways.
XY: Mediocre
OR/AS: Good remake on a great base.
S/M/US/UM: If you like playing Pokemon instead of watching cutscenes, don’t play these games. Seriously, don’t.
LGPE: Gimmicky games. FR/LG is better unless you really enjoy the Let’s Go gimmicks.
SwSh: Mediocre I believe
BDSP: See D/P
PLA: I still need to get around to playing it, gah the backlog is too long
S/V: Actually really great games if you hate how linear other Pokemon games are like I do, and you can look past the performance issues
If you have any questions or comments please reply lol.