Probably the most hyped I ever was for a game as a child, and it was worth the wait.
I don't care if the game was too slow or that there's only 1 fire type, this game was the bees knees and the sole reason for owning a DS in my eyes, all of thge Wi-Fi elements revolutionised the franchise from then on, the physical/special split was a genius design choice, and there's just so much extra detail put into the Sinnoh region that you could tell GF wanted to make this the best Pokemon ever.
I mean every damn town and route has a different song that plays at day and night, what other games even have the time to put that kind of extraneous shit in their game?
I don't care if the game was too slow or that there's only 1 fire type, this game was the bees knees and the sole reason for owning a DS in my eyes, all of thge Wi-Fi elements revolutionised the franchise from then on, the physical/special split was a genius design choice, and there's just so much extra detail put into the Sinnoh region that you could tell GF wanted to make this the best Pokemon ever.
I mean every damn town and route has a different song that plays at day and night, what other games even have the time to put that kind of extraneous shit in their game?
This game does not hold up and every good thing about this region is thanks to Platinum. Although the harder Cynthia fight (levels wise) is missed.
Play Platinum
Never seen anything about gen 4 before and playing through it was extremely fun, story was cool as hell, I think team galactic is a bunch of nerds and the layout of the region is one of my favorites. I was excited to try out contests because it was one of my favorite parts of gen 3, but I was a bit disappointed at this game's version simply due to the fact I had no accessories and it was a nightmare to win anything lol. Very excited to try Platinum in the future.
My first Pokémon game. Despite all it's shortcomings like having little fire Pokémon and the game feeling too slow it's a nice experience. The music makes me recall the times of old, especially Eterna City.
I got this game at the age of like 7/8 for being in a local High School's musical that my mom was doing choreography for. It took me years to finish it completely but it was well worth the wait. While I will say I don't have as fond of memories of gen4 as a lot of other people, I will still never forget the Cynthia fight, and if for nothing else but that, this game will stay in my memory forever.
palkia >>>>>>
loved this game as a kid
incredibly janky, but mt coronet is in it and mt coronet is beautiful
My introduction to the franchise. I'm glad i got to know Pokémon for this game and not newer ones, it makes me appreciate every change for better or worse in the newer releases.
Nostalgic favorite, Platinum and BDSP make playing the original versions unnecessary.
This is my pokemon hot take
Goat
Look this game is great, really, but it's a horrible slog to go through. Apart from the famed slowness, it does suffer from terrible Pokémon distribution and a somewhat lackluster story. It did introduce great things to the franchise, like the Physical/Special split and easier ways to see all the Pokémon in the regional dex! But it's not the definitive gen 4 experience.
pretty good
yeah
first pokemon game i beat and i'll never forget beating cynthia while taking a shit with only my lvl 40 something gabite left
i like this game
My introduction to the series and a staple
THE MUSIC! I think I can confidently say my favorite music in any pokemon game besides Legends Arceus which basically has these tracks in a more advanced state. It's such a toss up between Sinnoh and Unova for best region, but I think I would have to get Sinnoh the edge here. It's just such a joy to explore especially when you get into the ladder half of the game.
Team Galactic is a super fun antagonist and Cynthia is one of the best boss theme's and overall fight of all time. The pokemon in this region is probably the deepest the creators got in their bag with highlights like Luxray, Garchomp, Lucario, Gliscor, and all the Gen 1 third evo's.
Team Galactic is a super fun antagonist and Cynthia is one of the best boss theme's and overall fight of all time. The pokemon in this region is probably the deepest the creators got in their bag with highlights like Luxray, Garchomp, Lucario, Gliscor, and all the Gen 1 third evo's.
Pearl was better. I'm totally not biased btw. (I owned Pearl first.)
its no pokemon platinum
Personal favourite Pokémon game from being a kid
Guy who loves fire types disappointed to find very few new fire types.
lost the cart to this one around the elite 4 cos i asked a school friend to beat it for me cos i couldnt and he never gave it back (he said he lost it he probably didnt fuck that guy) and despite my attempts i cant make myself stick with another run through to get back there
The game that got me back into the Pokémon franchise.
I didn't have platinum cause my dad wasn't buying the same game for me AGAIN, and honestly even though I missed out on girantina and did the steps to get darkrai without knowing he's not even in this damn game, this game is still really good. The step from gen 3 to gen 4 really felt like a NEW GENERATION rather than "hey were just putting stuff out for money."
While the same ol' pokemon formula is still there, we got more amazing music, amazing pokemon designs like drifloon, garchomp and our lord and saviour bidoof, contests were more fun, they took everything from the 3rd gen and made it played around with it to make it better. You gotta respect it.
While the same ol' pokemon formula is still there, we got more amazing music, amazing pokemon designs like drifloon, garchomp and our lord and saviour bidoof, contests were more fun, they took everything from the 3rd gen and made it played around with it to make it better. You gotta respect it.
Enough different from Platinum to have its own spot with Pearl.
MY FIRST POKEMON GAME!!!! FOND MEMORIES!!! i wanna replay it, but it gets so slow and I've gotten so used to the auto exp share soz