Jack
The base game for my favorite generation of pokemon. Always a blast to play this whenever I have the downtime.
1998
Pain
2000
Waluigi's Debut and it was in an iconic Mario Sports game.
1996
The most important game to the pokemon franchise, but in retrospect the game is poorly designed and poorly coded. Still give it props for its influence on the rest of the series and what they have accomplished with it
An absolute beauty of a pokemon game. 16 gyms and 2 regions and endless amount of pokemon to choose from is exactly what Pokemon needed to do for its sequel to Pokemon Red. It's a shame we never got the Celebi event in the states.
The game still had some coding flaws that caused some minor mechanics to not work properly but nevertheless a great game all-around. Glad we ended up with this version of generation 2 and not the Spaceworld Demo.
The game still had some coding flaws that caused some minor mechanics to not work properly but nevertheless a great game all-around. Glad we ended up with this version of generation 2 and not the Spaceworld Demo.
1999
I like the giant ants and lasers -Me at 6 years old and Me at 26 years old
This review contains spoilers
(See my thoughts on Pokemon Sapphire for most of my 3rd gen opinions)
In regards for Emerald, having the rival factions duel with each other to the point of worldly destruction was pretty cool. The Battle Frontier in this game was an awesome little tidbit in the game. Lastly, Rayquaza, the coolest looking Dragon type since Charizard/Dragonite becomes a vital part of the game and displays the mighty energy that it possesses. Also did I mention the trumpets in the soundtracks?
In regards for Emerald, having the rival factions duel with each other to the point of worldly destruction was pretty cool. The Battle Frontier in this game was an awesome little tidbit in the game. Lastly, Rayquaza, the coolest looking Dragon type since Charizard/Dragonite becomes a vital part of the game and displays the mighty energy that it possesses. Also did I mention the trumpets in the soundtracks?
2014
This review contains spoilers
I got this long after the remakes were released. I had grown out of pokemon by the end of SoulSilver and only came back into Pokemon in the summer of 2018. I got this game with a 2DS to go with it at a local game shop. I was interested to see how this remake would fare with the previous remakes of SoulSilver & FireRed/LeafGreen (I played both versions) and......it didn't.
While this game introduced to me to a whole new style of presentation, this game was too easy for me to enjoy it. It was very odd seeing Latios getting gifted to me after the fourth gym in this game. The flyover effect in the game is cool but its only cool for so long. Once I had that Latios in my possession, I just felt like the game wasn't any struggle afterwards. The only difficult battles I had were the ones online against other people. Also I am indifferent about Mega Evolutions. They are cool and all but it just seems like a way to rehash old pokemon into relevancy once again.
Its a good game but that's all it will ever be to me.
While this game introduced to me to a whole new style of presentation, this game was too easy for me to enjoy it. It was very odd seeing Latios getting gifted to me after the fourth gym in this game. The flyover effect in the game is cool but its only cool for so long. Once I had that Latios in my possession, I just felt like the game wasn't any struggle afterwards. The only difficult battles I had were the ones online against other people. Also I am indifferent about Mega Evolutions. They are cool and all but it just seems like a way to rehash old pokemon into relevancy once again.
Its a good game but that's all it will ever be to me.
Yep, we're back at where it started on the newest platform (to date). Gen 1 is back to showcase Pokemon on the Nintendo Switch and its.....good.
Take it as you may, but this game always felt like a good marketing tactic to get a new generation of Pokemon fans while also trying to bring back the original fans who just so happened owned a switch/played pokemon go.
In this game, you basically are starting the same way Pokemon Yellow started with the player receiving a pikachu. In return, the overpowered pikachu is always by your side ready to be cared for and battle for you.
It get 3.5 stars for two reasons. First, there's only so much you can do with limiting the pokemon to one generation. However, I think Nintendo made it work by allowing the Aloha Forms of the Gen 1 Pokemon as well as some Mega Evolutions (and meltan, the forgotten and weird additional to the game that can only be accessed via a Pokemon Go Transfer). The design of the characters and pokemon are cute but it;s just more of the same. Not great but not bad either.
Next, this game had an annoying mechanic where you needed a certain type in your party to get into the gym. A minor nuisance in the grand scheme of things but it's a bizarre inserted mechanic.
I truly believe the best type of player for this game would be a kid who's first experience was Pokemon Go and had not played any pokemon games yet. It's a nice appetizer to hold over newcomers to the series. As for me, a fan who has known the series for decades and have played multiple games from it, its just a good game.
Take it as you may, but this game always felt like a good marketing tactic to get a new generation of Pokemon fans while also trying to bring back the original fans who just so happened owned a switch/played pokemon go.
In this game, you basically are starting the same way Pokemon Yellow started with the player receiving a pikachu. In return, the overpowered pikachu is always by your side ready to be cared for and battle for you.
It get 3.5 stars for two reasons. First, there's only so much you can do with limiting the pokemon to one generation. However, I think Nintendo made it work by allowing the Aloha Forms of the Gen 1 Pokemon as well as some Mega Evolutions (and meltan, the forgotten and weird additional to the game that can only be accessed via a Pokemon Go Transfer). The design of the characters and pokemon are cute but it;s just more of the same. Not great but not bad either.
Next, this game had an annoying mechanic where you needed a certain type in your party to get into the gym. A minor nuisance in the grand scheme of things but it's a bizarre inserted mechanic.
I truly believe the best type of player for this game would be a kid who's first experience was Pokemon Go and had not played any pokemon games yet. It's a nice appetizer to hold over newcomers to the series. As for me, a fan who has known the series for decades and have played multiple games from it, its just a good game.
2019
It's alright. I was hoping for more being that this is the first big new mainline Pokemon Game that was on a home console. I loved the design of some of these cities but eh, it felt too easy and too predictable.