This is my most played video game of all time. Just about every time I revisit it, I discover new things about it. HGSS is probably the most intentional and loving game GameFreak has ever produced. Every single town and route of this game has something to do in it, and its coupled with one of the most relaxing and cultured regions to exist in the series. The game is your playground, and theres few other games that rival this one as a single player experience. It’s a slowburn game you play for months, and that’s why every game comes with a pedometer so you can still play on the go. The only reasons why people nowadays even hate it is because it doesnt conform to their linear playstyle of Pokemon games and thats a damn a shame.