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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I cannot reset my memory, but I kinda relieved that nostalgia playing it recently in those neat Chinese emulators

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

I literally just thought "man I haven't played yellow in like a year, I should pull out the GBC" but kept scrolling, and saw this three posts later. I suppose that's the sign I was waiting for.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

There are a lot of games and Tv Shows I’d like to do this with. It would need to be selective because I wouldn’t want to miss memories with friends and stuff.

These come to mind TV: Mr. Robot, The Expanse

Games: Fallout (pick any), Witcher 3, Skyrim

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Go get yourself a console and do it. You can tell your mom I said it was okay

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Its not about playing it, its about being able to play it for the first time. You can only explore a video game world once, every other time is just revisiting it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

yea, fair. Perhaps once you get old and forgetful :p

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Something to look forward to!!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

a lot of old consoles/games are super expensive now

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Emulators are free

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Depending upon how 'reset' works here, would they like it? I never got into pokemon (I was in high school when the first game came out, working part time, and involved in many school activities). I've seen a couple episodes of the anime just watching TV at various times and I've watched people play through some games (mostly on YouTube, but also my wife playing a bit on our TV). It really just seems like a glorified paper-rock-scissors simulator to me with some extra complexity and a whole lot of memorization. Without the nostalgia nor love of the universe, it does nothing for me (though I would probably feel differently if it were something I'm actually into).

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Yeah, I don't feel like they would. A big part of the 'fun' as a kid is that you're learning about all these Pokémon and your brain registers it as learning useful things. As an adult, you'd be starkly aware that it's not useful, in particular also because you're much less likely to have a friend group, where you can chat about this stuff.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Id rather have the mindset of a kid again, no knowledge about how ass the Industry is, barely a concept of what a bad or good game is

Ignorance is bliss as they say

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Ignorance is bliss as they say

I also blame modern internet, review, guides, articles you name it, no more room for mystery, the same format also killed the interesting stuff, rumors and whatnot that I used to find in GTA games (especially in San Andreas).

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

you had all that im magazines back in the day

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

And not much income as a kid to get all of these, also no spam to me with any source I used (TV and Radio would be the equivalent of apps and social media nowadays?), so yeah, the info was there, but you needed to seek for it.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago (2 children)

You reset your memory, suddenly you see everything upside down, you fall on your face, you don't know how to walk. You want to ask for help but you don't know how to talk, you cry. You are a baby in a man's body.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

How do I spoiler tag for a movie from last year that I gave a 10/10 that starts with p

Tap for spoilerPoor things

I hope I did that right

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Spoiler worked, rest assured

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Purrfect. Also amazing movie everyone should watch. The score was insanely unique.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Haven't made a save state in a hot minute eh?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Touch your temple and your taint

Oh wait that’s a screenshot

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Making save states is easy. It's loading the save state that's tricky.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

New Pokémon is so ass.

As a kid I loved the sense of adventure, going into every building to find stuff and sometimes getting a bit lost.

These days the games lock you onto the rails so much, and so much crappy dialogue from boring characters.

I liked the rival showing up randomly, acting like an arsehole, and having a tough team.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Go play the Pokémon games you played as a kid today and tell me they aren't on rails and have boring dialogue. The games haven't changed much, you've just grown up.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Red and blue hold up to me but I’m old and nostalgic

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

To be clear, I still like the old Pokémon games. I wasn't trying to say they were bad, per se. I'm actually replaying Y right now with my partner, though of course I wouldn't really call that an old one.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

Oh I super didn’t downvote you, but I have a huge connection to old Pokémon games. I hated sword and shield and scarlet/Violet thoug.

SMOON was my last favorite games.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I think that it's less that the dialog is more interesting and that it's less in your face. It's much easier to mash A and not pay attention to textboxes than it is to sit through a scripted cutscene of banal drivel.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I’m not saying they were perfect, but it’s definitely a bigger problem now.

I have replayed the older ones a few times, but can’t get through the new games.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Agree to disagree, I suppose. I have my own issues with the newer games but the dialogue and plot rails aren't new, imho.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

while i think swsh was extremely linear, SV was less linear than most previous pokemon titles, due to two things.

  1. the game doesnt push you to go clockwise nor counterclockwise, so which way you go about playing the game changes.

and

  1. theres functionally 3 journeys youre doing simultaneously with the games rivals, hunting rare ingredients/large monster, classic gym run, and stopping student organization, which you can do out of order (game doesnt enforce it). Imo the least on rails pokemon title because of that.
[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Just play a rom hack, and if your issue is new mons, play the infinite merger rom hack. Problem solved.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

The only reason I don't try ROM hacks is that I am a slow patient gamer and I haven't even finished the main saga :(