By no means my favourite Pokémon title, or the best one, but it means a lot to me nonetheless. Pokémon as a series has always been something of a comfort game for me; so I find it hard to be too critical.

Perhaps this remake doesn't fix flaws present in the original title (the abundance of water type Pokémon and water-heavy routes for one); but I don't care. I got to fly around Hoenn on the back of a Lati like I was in the Pokémon Anime and I clapped like a Spheal.