Though it had its flaws, I remember this generation much more fondly than those before it. I like the region design a lot, and many of Gen VI's Pokemon felt very inspired, but of greater import to me is how this game handled connectivity. The PSS was the best player-connectivity feature any Pokemon game has ever had. As a teenager I met someone very important to me through this game, whom I still know and hang out with to this day, and for that I can't thank it enough. Also, the battle themes in XY are some of the best the series has to offer in my opinion.

I actually think this is one of the better Pokemon games to have been made thanks to its plot. It's still a children's game plot, of course, but that doesn't betray that they actually included a fair number of interesting twists and the characters felt well-realized. I think it's bold of them to write a villainous parent in a game for children; I would hope it helps open the minds of children who suffer villainous parents in real life.

Story aside, Gen VII's new Pokemon are the most consistently delightful of any generation and the setting is quite inspired.

Despite growing up with its successor, I didn't actually play through the original Pikmin until my late teen years. I also played it again recently, and I think both times, it held up rather well. I'm not keen to replay it over and over in close proximity as I think the developers intended - the high score element is cool, but not really my interest. However, the shortness of Pikmin does mean that coming back to replay it once in a while is rather easily afforded. It's a classic, and the cave level is my favourite.