The easy rebuttal is ‘I disagree’, and you’d be right.
So I don’t want to do that today.
Even though I really do, and it really is.
But it does feel the most Pokemon in terms of the sense of adventure and broad horizons it offers.
Pokemon Used To Try Harder
They say your favourite Pokemon game is the one you played first.
But it’s not just that I am a jaded old soul.
Pokemon games have become more aware of their younger audience, and have coddled them too much.
The demographic of Pokemon fans is not too different now than it was 20 years ago.
In fact, it likely trends older as fans who grew up with the series have stayed with it.
Pokemon Sword & Shield is completely without a difficulty spike, and itscaves are short and lifeless.
Compare that tofacing Whitney in Gold, orgetting lost in caves across the first few Generations.
A feeling that is best encapsulated by Pokemon Gold & Silver.
Pokemon Is Afraid To Challenge Its Players
You don’t really go on a Pokemon adventure now.
Because it has all happened before, it doesn’t seem like it needs your input at all.
It feels like Pokemon couldn’t recreate the feeling of Gold & Silver if it tried.
There are hidden secrets, there are challenges.
Gold & Silver was a sequel to Red & Blue, not just a new version of it.
Pokemon doesn’t seem to trust itself and its players the way it did with Gold & Silver.
There’s still so much I haven’t mentioned.
Sudowoodo.Silver as the GOAT rival.
Being able to play through Kanto all over again!
Gold & Silver believed in the power of Pokemon, not just its merchandising potential.
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