>>5797378121 year old here, and.. yeah, it really did have something special, didn't it? X&Y's reveal to release was some of the most excited I've ever been for a pokemon game, just being beat out by sun and moon, just watching the countdowns for both was amazing. I was about 8-9 when it came out, and even still, it feels weird. my nephew is the same age I was when it came out. nowadays really does just not have the same feel, with there being no real hypebuilding, just.. leak spam.
..although, anon, if it makes you feel any better, even the young ones like me who were around your age when XY came out get bittersweet for nostalgia. if there's anything I could really say though, it's that these things still do exist. you very easily can go back to where you came from, go back to the older games and things that you adored, and they'll always be there.
trust me, anon, you're doing great, I promise.