it may finally be time to hang up my desire to return to old pokemon games. outside of this and the gen 5 sequels, I have played and replayed most games in the series several times. After some time, hoping to rekindle my love for these games through rom hacks, randomizers, and nuzlockes, i was let down & stepped away. However, as I've never actually beaten platinum, I wanted to give it a shot.
The gameplay and moment to moment experience is dull and, in my opinion most likely works best alongside a pure & childlike sense of awe & wonder. as an adult, I didn't feel the same sense of purpose and awe that I did when I visited new towns, saw new pokemon, and chose my party. in each trainer battle, I found myself tallying all of the inconveniences I'd encountered (double team, crits, statuses, exp. grinding) rather than feeling connected to my journey and pokemon. i'm sad that that magic isn't there, but happy to now know that i can move on and start playing some games made with what some may say as a more focused and authentic sense of passion for games.
The gameplay and moment to moment experience is dull and, in my opinion most likely works best alongside a pure & childlike sense of awe & wonder. as an adult, I didn't feel the same sense of purpose and awe that I did when I visited new towns, saw new pokemon, and chose my party. in each trainer battle, I found myself tallying all of the inconveniences I'd encountered (double team, crits, statuses, exp. grinding) rather than feeling connected to my journey and pokemon. i'm sad that that magic isn't there, but happy to now know that i can move on and start playing some games made with what some may say as a more focused and authentic sense of passion for games.