This and its sequel are where Pokemon peaked. Fast paced battles with great looking animated sprites, a beautiful combination of 2D and 3D visuals, a story that's actually in-depth and engaging, memorable characters (N 😳), it's all fantastic. The game even uses the legendaries in an effective way here, the villain having one to defeat the league with raises the stakes. It feels like your journey actually matters in the context of the world itself.
I love the ambition of including 150 brand new Pokemon, and not only that, making them the ONLY ones you can encounter throughout your journey. It really forces the player to learn what these new Pokemon are and how to effectively use them and counter them. My one complaint though is that just like gen 1, you'll be seeing the same handful of Pokemon in the early game, which can get a little old.
I don't think Pokemon will ever be this good ever again. They put everything into this and the sequel. I would do anything for an HD 2D game that just takes this style and enhances it, but I guess we're stuck with these lifeless 3D games now, hooray.
All I'm saying is nothing in the modern games will leave as much of an impression as the Reshiram and Zekrom confrontation in this game.
I love the ambition of including 150 brand new Pokemon, and not only that, making them the ONLY ones you can encounter throughout your journey. It really forces the player to learn what these new Pokemon are and how to effectively use them and counter them. My one complaint though is that just like gen 1, you'll be seeing the same handful of Pokemon in the early game, which can get a little old.
I don't think Pokemon will ever be this good ever again. They put everything into this and the sequel. I would do anything for an HD 2D game that just takes this style and enhances it, but I guess we're stuck with these lifeless 3D games now, hooray.
All I'm saying is nothing in the modern games will leave as much of an impression as the Reshiram and Zekrom confrontation in this game.