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It really takes its time meandering aimlessly through at least half of its playtime - there were cases so tedious and characters I found so irritating that I straight up stopped playing the game for months. But it does pay off in the end, with an ambitious narrative that is really satisfying to finish and some really lovable characters with great backstories.
My go-to example of what a remake shouldn't do. Porting over the story, gameplay, and music to a new system with as few changes as there were made it feel super dated. The gigantic chibi models don't work in 3D like they do in 2D, and the music loses so much of the charm that the originals had. I don't want any more Pokémon remakes at all if they're like this. The most enjoyment I got out of this game was watching speedrunners break it.
A remake I feel didn't need to exist. It's nice to see Mystery Dungeon get some love, but from what I remember this remake didn't do much to modernize the old games. It just felt like I was playing through the old games again with a new interface. I'm also not much a fan of the hand-drawn-esque 2.5D visuals... But all that said, I don't think there's much to dislike about it since it's still a fun game at its core. I just wish it was more fresh.
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I played Red after Silver and didn't quite enjoy it as much for obvious reasons, but still definitely had fun with it as a kid. Music's great, pixel art is charming, and certain parts of the world are fun to explore. I don't think I ever beat the Elite Four though because of how much grinding was required, which I had no patience for.