>>29785213These games were best in the late 90s/early 2000s when there was no wifi, 3D on a handheld was a dream, the story had mid-teenage boy undertones (friendship, but forged in battle and science run amok with actual monsters as opposed to YOU ARE THE CHOSEN HERO SAVE THE WORLD LOOK AT THE CUTE THING!)
They were best when we did not know better, when school was a joke and we could devote an evening to grinding up for the ultimate battle, because we were kids and didn't have to worry about girls or money or anything.
Pokemon can never be that good again. It will never be that good again.
It's not hard. It's mindless. It's pointless.Maybe you'll get joy out of building a collection of the little bastards, maybe you can forgive the solo story, maybe you find enjoyment in the RNG turn based combat with others, and perhaps you even spin it into a fun hobby with actual friends.
But it'll never have the same magic it did when you were 10 and didn't know any better. Of course, nothing can.
Every time I come to /vp/ I leave sad.
