"For their time":
>2
>4/3
>1
>5 (I really feel like it didn't take advantage of the available hardware of the DS and the like)
Pokemon design:
>3
>2
>(tentatively) 6
>1
>4
>5 (I have an unorthodox criticism, I think the gen 5 pokemon are too "clunky," like their bodies aren't structural and a few body parts of theirs would break/chip/snap off easily in combat)
Region:
>(tentatively) 6
>4
>3 (inb4 water)
>2
>1
>5 (as much as I like gen 5, the region really WAS kinda shitty/poorly made. gen 5 2.0 was a pretty healthy improvement but the damage was done in my mind)
Battle Mechanics Innovation/creativity:
>4 (thank goodness for that damned phys/spec split)
>2 (balancing the entire metagame was in order, so much rebalancing and thoughtful redesign was done in here I couldn't NOT mention it)
>3 (Team Battles)
>5 (a few good minor enhancements were made)
>1 (holy shit BLIZZARD BLIZZARD BLIZZARD BLIZZARD- I think you get my point)
"Unique feature"/gimmick:
>3 (Secret bases)
>4 (following 'mons/underground)
>2 (two regions in one, not bad, despite level curve/berries) = 5 (dream world, PWT)
>1 (I excuse gen 1 because it was, after all, the very first gen. Yellow had following pikachu.)
OVERALL:
>4 2.0 (HGSS)
>3 1.0 (RSE)
>5 2.0 (BW2)
>3 2.0 (FRLG)
>4 1.5 (Platinum)
>2 (GSC)
>4 1.0 (DP)
>5 (BW)
>1 2.0 (Yellow was significantly better, possibly due to Pikachu gimmick. Limited color was nice too)
>1 1.0 (We can only thank this generation for spawning one of the best franchises ever. It deserves a LOT of credit for that. It gets its very own pedestal for that, but it IS mostly shit without proper context.)
I seriously hope someone reads that and responds otherwise I'll feel like an autist who wasted his time. Ah well.
