I like how "too much water" was one of the most agreeable criticisms of the original Ruby and Sapphire games, but when an official gaming publication comes out and says it everyone loses their goddamn minds. You all owe IGN an apology.
That said, the fact that it WAS a valid criticism of these remakes means that OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire only managed to achieve the status of "serviceable." Quite frankly, the originals could have used a much greater overhaul in their design, but Game Freak opted instead for a more faithful retake. It had a few new twists, some decent postgame content, and was redone in the visual style of X & Y, but the Hoenn you get here is largely unchanged.
They're not bad games, and it actually surprised me how much nostalgia I was hit with playing through OmegaRuby given I'm pretty lukewarm towards the the Generation 3 games overall, but I do wish they had done more here. Ignoring the additional content found in Emerald was also a huge mistake, one they would repeat again with the Diamond and Pearl remakes, so yay, no lessons learned.
Bring back Mega Evolutions.
That said, the fact that it WAS a valid criticism of these remakes means that OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire only managed to achieve the status of "serviceable." Quite frankly, the originals could have used a much greater overhaul in their design, but Game Freak opted instead for a more faithful retake. It had a few new twists, some decent postgame content, and was redone in the visual style of X & Y, but the Hoenn you get here is largely unchanged.
They're not bad games, and it actually surprised me how much nostalgia I was hit with playing through OmegaRuby given I'm pretty lukewarm towards the the Generation 3 games overall, but I do wish they had done more here. Ignoring the additional content found in Emerald was also a huge mistake, one they would repeat again with the Diamond and Pearl remakes, so yay, no lessons learned.
Bring back Mega Evolutions.