I recently started playing Platinum, I just beat the third gym, and I'm loving it. There are a lot of surprises and every town feels special for one reason or another (like the vague, almost lost history and mythology). Also imo it has the best professor.
I picked Chimchar as my starter and later caught Machop and Meditite, so I'm thinking of making a fighting team with Croagunk and Riolu later on (plus Bidoof for obvious reasons).
>>32887823>What have I got to look forward to?Some Pokemon, like Budew and Togepi and Buneary, need affection to evolve, this is done by walking a lot with them in the team, but giving them the soothe bell helps A LOT. You may be able to evolve them very early with it.
When you receive the Explorer Kit, don't forget to try it out, it can be useful and you may find it fun.
After you finish a certain forest early on, you will notice a house you can't access because you need Cut, wich you get after beating the gym you have right afterward. Remember to go back and check it after beating the gym, and try to avoid spoilers.
>>32888261Yes.
