Already playing through Pokemon Gen 1 was a great time for me, as it was not only kicking off the origins of Pokemon itself as a franchise, but for me, it allowed me to see Pokemon when it began coming from a modern audience, as well as for the living dex I'm working very slowly on.
With the release of gen 3 back in 2003, Pokemon rebooted in a way to change up everything it was known for. Alongside that, remakes of gen 1 were created and thus, FireRed and LeafGreen were born. My thoughts on these remakes after playing the original...
The remake itself is highly superior compared to what the original had to offer. First off, the changes made from Ruby and Sapphire are all here, with new movesets for all the Kanto Pokemon, plus the returning types established already (Dark and Steel), all the held items are back but only through the post game and with berries treated as hidden items, the remake removes many bugs from the original such as the Mew glitch and Missingno, and on top of that, it allowed players to trade with Pokemon from Ruby/Sapphire and even the GameCube games which that was new to me.
One thing that was completely brand new to the remake were the Sevii Islands, where at first you visit only three of these islands after beating the Cinnabar Gym. But when you beat the game and have discovered 60 Pokemon, you not only get the national dex, but also access to the other four islands, allowing the player to catch more Pokemon, mainly Pokemon originally from Johto, which that was pretty dope.
However, I found the Sevii Islands to be mild with content. Yeah, there's more Pokemon to catch here, but it doesn't really capture the magic Kanto has and just serves as bonus content. The additional storyline with Team Rocket was...alright. It did foreshadow their return in Gen 2, but other than that, it really didn't stick out that much to me.
As I said in my Pokemon Yellow review, I said that this will stand as the definitive version of Gen 1 if you're curious in playing gen 1. I'd highly recommend it, but again, Let's Go exists and is also devisive on whether that game is better or not. But I'll find out when I get there. But for now, this is a superior remake and absolutely worth it.
With the release of gen 3 back in 2003, Pokemon rebooted in a way to change up everything it was known for. Alongside that, remakes of gen 1 were created and thus, FireRed and LeafGreen were born. My thoughts on these remakes after playing the original...
The remake itself is highly superior compared to what the original had to offer. First off, the changes made from Ruby and Sapphire are all here, with new movesets for all the Kanto Pokemon, plus the returning types established already (Dark and Steel), all the held items are back but only through the post game and with berries treated as hidden items, the remake removes many bugs from the original such as the Mew glitch and Missingno, and on top of that, it allowed players to trade with Pokemon from Ruby/Sapphire and even the GameCube games which that was new to me.
One thing that was completely brand new to the remake were the Sevii Islands, where at first you visit only three of these islands after beating the Cinnabar Gym. But when you beat the game and have discovered 60 Pokemon, you not only get the national dex, but also access to the other four islands, allowing the player to catch more Pokemon, mainly Pokemon originally from Johto, which that was pretty dope.
However, I found the Sevii Islands to be mild with content. Yeah, there's more Pokemon to catch here, but it doesn't really capture the magic Kanto has and just serves as bonus content. The additional storyline with Team Rocket was...alright. It did foreshadow their return in Gen 2, but other than that, it really didn't stick out that much to me.
As I said in my Pokemon Yellow review, I said that this will stand as the definitive version of Gen 1 if you're curious in playing gen 1. I'd highly recommend it, but again, Let's Go exists and is also devisive on whether that game is better or not. But I'll find out when I get there. But for now, this is a superior remake and absolutely worth it.