The color palette felt sort of pale to me, and I didn't like that. But some of the Pokemon were pretty cool. Not the worst gen.
Did you enjoy the Fourth Generation of Pokemon?
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Well the entire game didn't feel vibrant, or at least it's left that lasting impression. I used to play a lot of Emerald, and the colors in there were darker and more "full", while DP, as a whole, felt sort of dying and low tone.Sean Hollyman said:
Aha that's what I thought, it looks good yeah but this is only the first look. We can't go making assumptions based on what little we've seen. Don't go making promises you can't keep eh?Matthew94 said:I looked at the GZ trailer and skipped to when he gets off the helicopter. When it switched to gameplay I was shocked at how good it looked, the transition was beautiful. Then my inner cynic kicked in, this is meant to run on the current gen though if it looks that good on PC I'd be really happy. (Textures look shit though).Sean Hollyman said:Let's see what you think of Ground Zeroes when it's finally released then, shall weMatthew94 said:True, I do take every opportunity possible to tear it a new asshole.Sean Hollyman said:You bash MGS4 in every MGS thread I've seen you post inMatthew94 said:I do like quite a lot of games! What are the games that I hate? Other than Skyrim I can't think of anything I've bathed in hate for a while.Sean Hollyman said:Hey it's nice to see you say something positive about a game I like...Matthew94 said:
You always seem so negative when you talk about some games..
Hey, I'll try and be more positive from now on
Though I do see your reasoning.
Yes positive is good
As you've probably seen me say, I do think it is a good game, it's just not great as an ending to the series.
But yes, more positivity is in order.
Are you looking forward to it and/or Rising?
Yay for positivity!
The open world setting sounds nice too, I'd like a few more concrete details first though.
So yeah, it looks amazing but I don't want to overhype myself so I'm reeling myself in.
Yeah I see what you mean, sort of. I did like the design of most of the legendaries, though.AroLombardi said:
I did enjoy Darkrai and Arceus. I'm unable to take Palkia seriously though. And Azelf I downright despise.Sean Hollyman said:
I'm not a fan of the lake trio either, but why the Palkia dislike? I thought he looked quite cool as a rival to DialgaAroLombardi said:
The sites I go on never did respect the shape of his head. So my mind just brings those up every time I see him.Sean Hollyman said:
what are you talking about? theres no fourth generation. the series ended when ash lost the pokemon tournament. and whats this talk about Lucario and Garchomp? those werent in pokemon red or blue which, as we all know, are the only pokemon games ever made
The 4th-gen remakes (Heartgold and Soulsilver) are definitely very close to my favorite Pokemon games ever, both in terms of touch-screen functionality and otherwise in terms of gameplay.
It has basically everything you could ask for, including two whole regions.
Diamond/Pearl were fun, but they just don't compare to HG/SS for me, or even the other generations.
It has basically everything you could ask for, including two whole regions.
Diamond/Pearl were fun, but they just don't compare to HG/SS for me, or even the other generations.
I know you're not being serious, but... why?00slash00 said:
Are you one of those people who only like Gen 1 and Gen 1 alone, disregarding all else?
Overall it's probably my least favorite generation, but I still loved the hell out of it. I wasn't a big fan of the music and I thought the starters felt a little boring. There were also far too many legendaries.
It is, however, my favorite generation in terms of competitive play. Gen 1 was filled with overpowered psychics, Gen 2 was infamous for stall, Gen 3 wasn't bad but it just felt a bit bland to me, and Gen 5 is all over the place right now. Around the end, Gen 4 just seemed like it had a pretty balanced metagame that still allowed for some fancy innovation in team design.
It is, however, my favorite generation in terms of competitive play. Gen 1 was filled with overpowered psychics, Gen 2 was infamous for stall, Gen 3 wasn't bad but it just felt a bit bland to me, and Gen 5 is all over the place right now. Around the end, Gen 4 just seemed like it had a pretty balanced metagame that still allowed for some fancy innovation in team design.
basically. i played pokemon red but never felt like playing any of the other pokemon games. pokemon red was like my intro to rpgs but by the time the sequels started coming out, more of the same just didnt appeal to me.Sean Hollyman said:
with the series that was also like my intro into anime. i got as far as ash losing the tournament and then watched one or two episodes of the orange islands or whatever it was and then just lost interest. probably partially because i didnt care about the games anymore and partly because, by that point i was really in to dragon ball z. ah to be young again...
Now I don't know if you have awful big blinders on or you are a troll, because the games have had all of those thing in great quantity and quality since the first game and to the latest.Elmoth said:
It is easily apparent to anybody that has played all the games or even a person that just halfheartedly looked at the differences and changes between the games.
Every generation has changed greatly in some form or another since the first gen. Dialogue and story are things that are subjective, because people find different story styles interesting, even more childish ones. One of the big points of video games is that they are suppose to be an escape from reality, to take our minds off of real-life. I highly doubt this site would be called the Escapist if that wasn't the case. The dialogue and story are also subjective because not everybody plays the pokemon games for story. For me, it usually isn't in the top five reasons why I play each pokemon game.
Characters are also subjective because they are part of story and dialogue. And finally, Art, that is one of the most subjective things in the world. Not everybody is going to like an art style. Art is based in opinion. In my opinion, the art in pokemon games has vastly improved since the original gen.
Pokemon gameplay is easily smart. While for the most part it is linear, players can advance at their own pace and they have such a vast array of pokemon and moves to mix and match into teams that the experience in battles can be different every time. With every new team I make in my White version, I have had to change my play style, the way I deploy and use them. Yes the game has grinding, but every RPG I have played has had grinding in some form or another, it is a staple of the genre, even if some people won't admit that they've done some grinding in their beloved game.
So in the end, the first half of the points you made in your bare bones non-developed argument are wrong, while the second half are all subjective and mean nothing.
Considering how you don't go into any detail and that you made a thoughtless and uneducated jab with no qualifiers, I'm willing to bet that you are here because you want to hate on something popular. You apparently don't want to partake in a serious discussion, which is what this forum is about(unless specifically stated by the OP of the thread).