While buggy and underbaked in a lot of areas, there will always be something special about the first generation of Pokémon games.
The move pool for a lot of Pokémon are limited - Charizard doesn't get a fire move besides 'Ember' until the TM Blain gives you. Physic Pokémon don't really have a counter and the game feels slow.
But, the off model sprites and the overall clunkiness is just charming. These are GameBoy games after all. This pushed the hardware to it's knees. The bugs are also fun as Hell to exploit and make each playthrough feel fun and exciting.
The game is just simple and fun - It tries really hard and that's something that just feels lacking in modern Pokémon. It's darker than the rest of the franchise, takes risks, it's just special.
The move pool for a lot of Pokémon are limited - Charizard doesn't get a fire move besides 'Ember' until the TM Blain gives you. Physic Pokémon don't really have a counter and the game feels slow.
But, the off model sprites and the overall clunkiness is just charming. These are GameBoy games after all. This pushed the hardware to it's knees. The bugs are also fun as Hell to exploit and make each playthrough feel fun and exciting.
The game is just simple and fun - It tries really hard and that's something that just feels lacking in modern Pokémon. It's darker than the rest of the franchise, takes risks, it's just special.