The past week has been extremely difficult for me. Rescuing a kitten that was stuck inside a sewer hole, then trying to nurse him back to health, only to find he had way more problems that we needed to solve as soon as possible. Many vet visits and a (ongoing) fundraiser later, little Lio is almost back home with us. But with all the ups and downs and literal near death experiences he went through, I've been more stressed than ever, which is why my Sonic marathon was put on hold until he's doing better.
Needless to say, I needed to find something to distract myself with so I wouldn't go insane while waiting for vet updates. Something simple, familiar; almost automatic. That's when I remembered a Pokémon Gen 1 romhack that a friend recommended to me a while back.
I have a weird relationship with Pokémon. I LOVE Gen 1, it's one of my absolute comfort games, but I have very little interest in playing anything else in the series. It's not even a genwunner thing like "POKEMON USED TO BE BETTER BACK THEN!!!" because by the time I was old enough to even play anything, Gen 3 was already out. I didn't grow up with Red/Blue/Yellow. But for some reason, this little game really feels like home to me, and this romhack? One of my favorites.
Just an insane amount of quality of life updates all over the place, including having all 151 Pokémon available to catch without trades. I know the social aspect of Pokémon is what makes it special to a lot of people, but I never really cared about it. It was always more of a hindrance than anything, and I'm glad that PureBlue(or Green, in my case) takes that away in favor of a more "basic" experience.
Comfort food made even more comfortable by fans. This helped me a lot in the last few days. Please consider checking it out if you also have a soft spot for Gen 1.
Needless to say, I needed to find something to distract myself with so I wouldn't go insane while waiting for vet updates. Something simple, familiar; almost automatic. That's when I remembered a Pokémon Gen 1 romhack that a friend recommended to me a while back.
I have a weird relationship with Pokémon. I LOVE Gen 1, it's one of my absolute comfort games, but I have very little interest in playing anything else in the series. It's not even a genwunner thing like "POKEMON USED TO BE BETTER BACK THEN!!!" because by the time I was old enough to even play anything, Gen 3 was already out. I didn't grow up with Red/Blue/Yellow. But for some reason, this little game really feels like home to me, and this romhack? One of my favorites.
Just an insane amount of quality of life updates all over the place, including having all 151 Pokémon available to catch without trades. I know the social aspect of Pokémon is what makes it special to a lot of people, but I never really cared about it. It was always more of a hindrance than anything, and I'm glad that PureBlue(or Green, in my case) takes that away in favor of a more "basic" experience.
Comfort food made even more comfortable by fans. This helped me a lot in the last few days. Please consider checking it out if you also have a soft spot for Gen 1.