>living with BF in small apartment
>he's recently been sleeping in the living room to get the white noise from the AC
>start playing Pokemon Scarlet, first mainline game in 10 years
>laugh together at the bugs and BLJing up mountains
>Trade for eggs and breed, and get lucky Rowlet 50 eggs in

"You're down half your Pokemon and underleveled, that's a Gyrados-"
>touch wild Level 40 Gyrados anyways, immediately Net Ball
"Ain't NO WAY that catches-"
>click
>cackling as we send it to the box labeled 'Federal Prison' alongside Yungoos and Tinkatink

>It's now day 9 of playing until he falls asleep on the couch
>When it gets late, he asks if I'll be playing so he can watch
>I do all my boring box sorting while he's asleep so he can catch the good stuff


You don't have Bianca as a rival, nor do you have N as an antagonist. And you DEFINITELY don't have Champion Cynthia waiting to scare you shitless in a random house THAT I KNOW OF. Framerates are bad, Iono sucked, LoD feels overaggressive, and there are some aspects that feel pretty rushed.

But by god, there is a game filled with effort and soul in here, and I love it. I'll always squeal a little seeing pillows next to tables so your Pokemon can eat with you, and I've NEVER gotten whiplash like giggling "STEAL HIS SANDWICH!!", and then seeing Arven's Mabosstiff for the first time.


Don't let people tell you your favorite Pokemon game sucks. And play it with someone you love, anons.