/vr/ - Retro Games

Reasons like those are why Gen 3 has always been my favorite. Gen 4 didn't capture that stuff for me, I didn't like the partially 3D graphics or the style as much, didn't like the music as much, didn't like Sinnoh as much, and replacing the secret bases with the Underground sucked, the digging minigame felt like yet another awkward attempt at foisting the touch screen onto me, like with Castlevania DoS, and I didn't care for it at the time. The game wasn't bad or anything, I had some fun, but it was definitely a lesser experience to me, and the online features were wasted on someone who didn't have any kind of Wi-Fi at the time.
Later gens have been pretty hit or miss for me since, and they never REALLY recapture the magic of the older ones, even if I have some fun with them.

Getting the Pokémon itch recently, and not liking a lot of what I see in the new ones, nor feeling compelled to get a Switch, I figured I would try out FR/LG, because I love Gen 3 and the idea of a Gen 3-ified Kanto with those new mechanics and quality of life features was a very appealing idea to me. I give it a go, and I've had a really good time. Is it better than the originals? Maybe in some manners, but it definitely has a very different feel and atmosphere, I last played Gen 1 like maybe 10-12 years ago, so my memory isn't super fresh, but it's still distinct.
Writing these posts and reminiscing more about Gen 1 makes me feel like I should give it a run after finishing my FR run, just to more strongly appreciate the difference. My gut feeling tells me that I'm still going to have fun with it, I did last time, so ultimately I guess I like both the originals and the remakes in their own ways.