Oldfag here, (age wise and 4chan usage wise) do you ever feel as though you were born too early to get the full enjoyment of the series? I would have loved to have played mystery dungeon at 10 or pokepark or even most recent poketopia when I was much younger. The titles I played left me jaded toward the series&I looked for better games elsewhere.
>played red/blue, but wanted more of an adventure like in both manga
>played snap&it was shit
>played stadium it was ok, more so a post game for r/b with no exploration
nice battles though and I learned how to make competent movesets
>finally play gold and I was amazed at the mechanics
>refuse to get Stadium 2 because it's going to be the same shit as stadium
> between the two year gap between gen2 &3 discover rpgamer and find out about other rpgs like Bof,FF,Arc the Lad, Dragon Quest, etc.
>they are having adventures like in the anime and manga
>Better monster game in Arc the lad, but no one played it here because it got to the USA too late
It also had a far superior battle tower,
>I wish pokemon was like this
>I see R/S on display in toys'r'us in 2003& it looks like shit in comparison in comparison to other rpgs on the gba
>say fuck it and buy ffta instead
>a bunch of bullshit shill games like puzzle league, channel, trozei & dash released
when other series have good side games and it isn't a minefield
>see collesum on display at toys'r'us
>reused 64 models and shitty graphics in both gamecube titles
>A few years later I try mystery dungeon and it's alright
Sad thing is that another developer made a game with a better ost, sprites & story than gamefreak.
> want to give the series a chance again with D/P after seeing battles in japanese on youtube
>get battle revolution included as a gift as well
>Static sprites after mystery dungeon
>bullshit natures?
>reused N64 models on the wii
> invisible iv/ev grinding just to get a decent online battle?
>say fuck it and turn my back on the series entirely