Years after been a kid that grew up with Pokemon Anime, to play my first Pokemon game was a delight, so much that i have finished this game like 4, to 5 times (until now), Ruby truly does a lot for the time of it's release and it will always be one of my favorite games.
My favourite Pokemon gen. Treecko gang.
Not enough water actually
Groundon's gotta be my favorite legendary pokemon.
Yes the one I cheated with
Great game. Okay story. Cool designs and visuals. Great OST.
Had too much water, and in some ways was 1 step forward, 2 steps backward compared to GSC.
Pokemon still had it.
Going back to this game and seeing Archie white is so weird but other than that its great
11/10 nostalgia
Dry
feels
This was my first Pokémon game. Little did my youngster self know, before him lied a long career of Stockholm Syndrome with the Pokémon franchise.
This game was one of the first ones I ever owned. I restarted constantly and never got past the first or second gym until Chuggaaconroy uploaded his Emerald LP. Thanks to him, I actually managed to complete this game all those years later
This was so heart-warming (no global warming jokes implied) to play as a kid as it is as an adult. Beautiful and most nostalgic game beside R/B/Y and G/S/C.
Solid games full of personality, but eclipsed by both successors and predecessors.
Torchic
More like doody
A return to static sprites after Crystal made a sad boy.
As a follow-up to Crystal this was very disappointing at the time, especially prior to the release of Colosseum & Fire Red/Leaf Green with the limited classic Pokémon available. As a stand alone adventure I still find it unremarkable but it was not my first Pokémon game so I have no rose tinted glasses for it. Emerald makes this game redundant and is in my opinion an overall better way to experience this region, recommended to play that version instead.
Pónganle condón al Groudon que ya se viene.
Joguei por muito tempo da minha vida.
The best pair in the Pokemon series and the best region. Hoenn feels very unique, especially compared to Johto and Kanto which are very much of the same place. The Regi puzzles were a fun addition. One of the few Pokemon games where the region feels truly connected.
Really good for its time, and the mons in this gen feel inspired.
p solid improvement on gen 2, its not that good sure but they added a lot of new battle mechanics as well as a great pokemon roster and better characters on top of now not being slow af, it aight
Pretty fun Pokémon game, haven't played Emerald yet so I can't compare the two yet. My starter was Mudkip.
When I initially played Pokemon Gold, I was fairly harsh on it. I didn't enjoy the lack of content in-between gyms and the lack of Team Rockets presence throughout the game. Pokemon Ruby on the other hand fixes a lot of what I didn't like about the previous generation.
There's far more to do in-between gyms this time, with an actual plot you would want to progress that goes beyond being the very best, like no one ever was. After beating a gym, you usually have some other quests or tasks you can do before the next one, which I super appreciate. Running from gym to gym gets incredibly boring to me, so this game keeping things new and interesting is nice.
Team Magma is a far better villain than Team Rocket in Pokemon Gold. You could forget that Team Rocket was even there, but Team Magma is always up to something that furthers their goal, and it's your job to stop them. The climax of their arc was genuinely pretty tense with the music and the new screen filter.
There is a lot more polish here as well. It doesn't push the GBA to its absolute limit like the previous 2 gens did with the Gameboy, but it still looks nice. Everything is so much more crisp and alive with the power the GBA provides, and there are some nice QOL improvements in different areas.
However, the end can be really grindy. Especially when you get to the elite four. They were so far above me in everything that I spent hours and hours level grinding in victory road so that I had a chance. The difficulty curve is a bit weird in this game, with way too steep of a spike at the end. That ends up being my only real issue with it other than me just not liking random encounters.
Pokemon Red and Gold will always be appreciated for being the start of Pokemon, but Ruby is where Pokemon as we know it now started.
There's far more to do in-between gyms this time, with an actual plot you would want to progress that goes beyond being the very best, like no one ever was. After beating a gym, you usually have some other quests or tasks you can do before the next one, which I super appreciate. Running from gym to gym gets incredibly boring to me, so this game keeping things new and interesting is nice.
Team Magma is a far better villain than Team Rocket in Pokemon Gold. You could forget that Team Rocket was even there, but Team Magma is always up to something that furthers their goal, and it's your job to stop them. The climax of their arc was genuinely pretty tense with the music and the new screen filter.
There is a lot more polish here as well. It doesn't push the GBA to its absolute limit like the previous 2 gens did with the Gameboy, but it still looks nice. Everything is so much more crisp and alive with the power the GBA provides, and there are some nice QOL improvements in different areas.
However, the end can be really grindy. Especially when you get to the elite four. They were so far above me in everything that I spent hours and hours level grinding in victory road so that I had a chance. The difficulty curve is a bit weird in this game, with way too steep of a spike at the end. That ends up being my only real issue with it other than me just not liking random encounters.
Pokemon Red and Gold will always be appreciated for being the start of Pokemon, but Ruby is where Pokemon as we know it now started.
Obviously inferior to Emerald and the remakes but still pretty good
Best Pokemon ever, but fishing this "&($("§ Pokemon out of the sea was pure .. ffs... Feebas ....
emerald with less content