I lost my copy of this for a long time, only to find it in the bottom of a pool bag that none of my family used for years. That was a really good moment. I found a copy of Contra 4 in there as well. That was a good day.
I have a very complicated relationship with this game. When it came out, I hated it. I hated most of the new Pokemon, I hated Mt. Coronet, and I hated Team Galactic. I had started high school at this point, and felt like it was time to move on from Pokemon. I decided to complete the National Dex and walk away.
I spent every bus ride to and from school grinding out levels to evolve my Pokemon and fill that dex. I got most of the way there, but before I finished Soul Silver and the competitive scene renewed my interest in the series and I decided to stick around. Diamond and Pearl represent the lowest level of interest in Pokemon I've ever had.
Despite that bias, Diamond and Pearl are fine. They're still good Pokemon games. It's not getting more than a 4 though because Lickilicky is a war crime and I will never forgive.
I spent every bus ride to and from school grinding out levels to evolve my Pokemon and fill that dex. I got most of the way there, but before I finished Soul Silver and the competitive scene renewed my interest in the series and I decided to stick around. Diamond and Pearl represent the lowest level of interest in Pokemon I've ever had.
Despite that bias, Diamond and Pearl are fine. They're still good Pokemon games. It's not getting more than a 4 though because Lickilicky is a war crime and I will never forgive.
This was my first Pokemon game so I'm probably rating it higher than I should. Also I never played Platinum and when I do I'll probably knock this down to a 7 by association.
i aged a year just watching my pokemon heal in this godforsaken molasses covered game
This game is pretty slow and all yeah but my inner child loves this game so yeah
even the bike is slow dear god
it's somehow worse than XY, but unlike XY it actually got a third version
Game runs like fucking dogshit,Pokemon variety is dire and the progression of sinnoh is insanely awful.
also 8 HMs fuck off
also 8 HMs fuck off
Sinnoh bad lol
Not recommended, this is one of my favourite games...
platinum was better ngl 🤒
first pokemon game i played!
Honestly, I'm surprised they put the game out like this. There were a lot of problems with it, not the least of which was the severe lack of Fire-types in the game. Platinum was superior in every possible way. But as always, it is a Pokemon game, so it's still a solid game.
Team Galactic grunts are way funnier than they have any right being
Not a huge Pokemon fan, but this game was something
An milestone for Pokemon. The 4th generation games as a whole represent a peak in overall game quality for me. Even though this game doesn't hold up well, it's an important first first step in Pokemon's glory days, and introduced a lot of mainstays to the series, online play, the physical/special split, the day/night cycle, etc. While this game is now outclassed by Platinum in every way, it's still worth recognizing for everything it has done for the series.
imagine playing platinum at 0.5x speed
hoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo boy
my first mainline pokemon. didn't understand why i dropped this as a kid until i replayed it - the battle speed is painfully slow. i'll play platinum later instead, because sinnoh is definitely a cool region and gen 4 has a good dex
first game i ever played so its the realest for that alone
I don't remember shit about this game other than it being slooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo(read this as slow as you can)ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow
brabo
First time the series started losing its luster for me (pun intended). There's still a lot to love here and maybe if I had waited until Platinum to dive in I would have felt better. But the fact that progression in this game somehow feels slower than even Gen 1 is pretty frustrating. Good new designs and battle mechanic updates are great though.
first (but not the last) game in the series I started and never finished. it's just molasses-slow all around, which makes it excruciating to revisit these days.
that said, the sinnoh underground was A+++. would get together with a bunch of friends after school and just all fuck around down there.
that said, the sinnoh underground was A+++. would get together with a bunch of friends after school and just all fuck around down there.
i think i could wait in a line on a busy day at disney before I could walk to snowpoint city in this game
Just play Platinum version it's there for a reason. I don't know why I decided to buy BOTH this and the pearl version as a kid.
A super big nostalgia game for me, and had such a fun OST that I can never give up. I'm hoping to replay this ASAP.
Ah, yes, the game that started off the really unfortunate trend of the first Pokemon game on a new system being a complete mess. People complain about XY and SWSH like that was something new, but god, Diamond. The Pokemon variety was awful to the point where most of the Pokemon that got cool new evolutions were locked to the postgame, it was slower than molasses in January, and there really wasn't enough to recommend it to make up for the flaws that were still present in Platinum. It was still fun at the time, mind, but woof. Platinum was such a meteoric improvement that it's kind of funny.
I love this game but the fact is I played with the cheats too much as a kid and now I struggle to play it normally (although to be fair the grind in this game has always been criticised!)
Many nuzlockes I tried