>be 29 old fuck
>decide to boot up blue 20 years later because im bored and depressed enough
>music is good everywhere
>i like every pokemon design and cant come up with a team because 6 isnt enough
>every city is fun
>gym leaders can actually destroy me if im not careful
>since im not a kid anymore i dont want to be carried by the three legendary birds which means i need to make weak pokemon work, and its a fun pain in the ass to do so

anyone else had a similar experience recently? im not even a nostalgiafag i just hate modern pokemon because its soulless. you'd think games would evolve with money and technology but its the other way around. pokemon sound bad, have bad animations, the stage where they fight is super small and moves have no weight on them. compare a stadium game with sword and shield. other than the cute female character there is nothing to see there