Pokémon Omega Ruby is the game I spent the most hours in. Not only is this a great remake of my favorite region, it also expands on it a lot. And yes, I know, the Battle Frontier is missing. I missed it, as well. But that’s about the only major thing I dislike about OR/AS.

I invested over a thousand hours into completing the entire Pokédex, breeding perfect Pokémon for competitive battles and tournaments, I hunted and bred shiny Pokémon, also for competitive battles or just for casual possession. And yes, I participated in hundreds of competitive battles and dozens of tournaments. I wasn’t the best trainer, but I was good. I loved it so, so, so much. This game literally changed my life. I made so many friends IRL and online due to this game. I also spent hours into trading, especially Wonder Trade in hope to get one of these totally legit shiny competitive monsters from Sakati and others.

As I said, Hoenn is my favorite region and it contains most of my absolute favorite monsters, such as Linoone, Sableye, Blaziken, Manectric, Gardevoir, Salamence, Metagross and its legendaries Groudon, Kyogre and Rayquaza, especially its shiny version.

I know this region isn’t the most varied one, there’s a lot people wouldn’t love the most, too much water and whatnot, but this game is just very special to me and I think it’s a genuinely great game. It’s also the last Pokémon main title I enjoyed on very high levels. I hold this game dear and I stand by it.