no proper daynight - /vr/

Anonymous05/06/26, 21:08No.12555175

>no proper day/night >no week system >no second region >no postgame at all beyond the battle tower >half of the pokedex locked behind 7 games >half of the region is a water wasteland with nothing interesting going on and mandatory repel use >overpowered starters that make the game even easier This was my first pokemon generation but looking back... damn what a fucking downgrade

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Anon05/06/26, 21:11No.12555184

And it's still the best in the series

Anon05/06/26, 21:39No.12555237

>no week system. >mirage island only appears on thursday. Nice bait faggot.

Anon05/07/26, 04:12No.12555870

>removed all the bad gen 2 dogshit time-wasting "content" >added back the safari zone >one large region that stands on its own instead of 2 small empty wastelands >most of the water routes are completely optional >i can play more interesting games like colosseum that actually value the gen 2 mons >the starters aren't ugly useless garbage or a pedophile never realized gen 3 was so based and well-designed

Anon05/07/26, 06:14No.12555991

>>no proper day/night >>no week system >>no second region >>no postgame at all beyond the battle tower >>half of the pokedex locked behind 7 gamesyesyes Gen 2 best Gen. how many times do i have to say it?

Anon05/07/26, 06:26No.12556000

Emerald really is the best Pokemon game, and gen 3 is the best generation.

Anon05/07/26, 06:52No.12556029

This isn't even the gen's biggest problem.The biggest problem is that most of the new mons are chinese bootleg versions of Gen1 mons, but I don't expect you'd notice if it was your first.

Anon05/07/26, 08:29No.12556129

>Using repel You didn't beat the game.

Anon05/07/26, 12:21No.12556397

>>>/vp/ [//boards.4chan.org/vp/]

Anon05/08/26, 05:49No.12557932

>no proper day/night >no week system Note that this is what the Johto autists care most about, what they choose to point to first. They care more about the game being 'comfy' than the numerous giant new systems and objective improvements that gen 3 made.

Anon05/08/26, 07:44No.12558010

Anon05/09/26, 16:13No.12560846

the zoomer in this OP is strong

Anon05/09/26, 16:47No.12560926

It's Gen 4 that really sucked ass despite bringing back so much of Gen 2 stuff, especially DP.

Anon05/09/26, 17:12No.12560956

It really is a shame. They completely lost track of the series' appeal of catching every Pokemon you could and made it a real-world issue rather than an ingame one. While Gen 2 had pushed towards immersion and feeling like you were traveling back into the same world as Gen 1 with the time of day and week following you, Gen 3 rips you back out and feels like you're peering into multiple different little worlds that are just dinky games where you guide the hero and nothing more. It's more than just growing up since Gen 4 made a lot of proper steps forward towards recapturing that feeling again, but it was too late after the damage Gen 3 had done, especially with Gen 4's plotline building off of what Gen 3 went for.

Anon05/10/26, 01:42No.12561786

Johto >most routes look the same >small region >a lot of dead space where more trainers or treasures could be included, routes are big but with few things you can interact with >has dead ends, you can only reach locations from the same angle every time >all the region is flat with almost no biome variety >linear water routes, whirl islands make you backtrack more through water than anything in Hoenn's ocean >only 10 towns, with just one being a proper city, which adds to the feeling of repetitiveness >most areas are not worth revisiting, so you end up ignoring most of the map once clearing >no battle factoryHoenn >every route looks drastically different, varied terrains and layouts >huge region, at least double the size of Johto without even counting the water routes >filled to the brim with varied encounters at every corner that make every route feel even more unique, no space is wasted >everything is looped and interconnected, so travelling around stays fresh >has many mountains and valleys that you can explore >the water routes can be ignored as they aren't linear, you're not forced to explore them to complete the main quest >15 towns, many villages and cities >many places worth revisiting: contest facilities in many towns, daycare at the center of the map, secret bases >has battle factory

Anon05/10/26, 03:42No.12561970

>no proper day/night do people think setting the clock at the beginning is just for show?

Anon05/10/26, 07:49No.12562191

I remember calling the nintendo hotline with a friend to confirm the old pokemon were not in the games flipping tf out when we found out they were not.

Anon05/10/26, 08:49No.12562260

>noooo I get to conveniently just catch pokemon whatever time I happen to be playing instead of adjusting my life schedule around a children's game

Anon05/10/26, 08:54No.12562267

You can tell a lot about people's taste and opinions in regards to gaming as an art form based on whether they like Gen 2 or Gen 3 more. Gen 3 preferrers are more concerned with actual content, gameplay and balance. Gen 2 preferrers just want to escape to a fantasy sandbox. They play Pokemon as if it was an elder scrolls game or minecraft or something.

Anon05/10/26, 09:53No.12562337

>>half of the region is a water wasteland with nothing interesting going on and mandatory repel use >>overpowered starters that make the game even easier isnt that the every pokemon game ever

Anon05/10/26, 13:03No.12562526

better art as wel

Anon05/12/26, 16:37No.12567491

I remember buying Sapphire on release, finishing the main quest and never touching it again. I also thought the new Pokemon designs were kind of retarded.

Anon05/13/26, 15:37No.12569437

emerald is by far the best pokemon game, and i didn't grow up with it (or any other pokemon game), i played all the /vr/ ones a few years ago

Anon05/14/26, 02:50No.12570493

I don't care about grind ass post games, a concept that didn't exist outside of Pokemon until 2010s. The game ends when I beat the Champion or get the uber legendary like Mewtwo, so I like to have a substantial main game with lots of ways to replay it. >Gen 1 the best when it comes to openness (free order of objectives in the midgame with high amount of available Pokemon and huge exp gain opportunities). >Gen 2 Johto is cramped and small, Kanto is a shitty ghost town (inb4 >it's SUPPOSED to be that way), the Pokemon selection is awful, although not as abhorrent as DP. I don't even mind the lack of Pokemon or the level curve. What I hate is region design that lacks interconnectedness of Kanto (which is why it sucks post-Morty) and how little trainer-boosted experience there is. Teams of more than four are unsustainable in Johto without grinding, you WILL fall behind in levels when you get to E4. What happened to those demanding trainer gauntlets, more than 10 battles every other route? That was awesome to get your new team members up to speed. With switch training your $500 Magikarp you could have a Gyarados as early as Route 25 from just trainer battles, and that's a Slow growth Pokemon. In Johto... You might get it slightly before you reach Lake of Rage when can get a free one anyways. >Gen 3 Way more railroaded than the previous games, but at least you don't have to do every gym in order. Kanto Pokemon are still the best choice (Zam mogs Gardevoir) but the starters are great this time. Nice large selection, even if some of them suck or are impossible to fully evolve until very late in game (Lombre, anyone?). The water routes are sort of tough to get around but they're not half of the game like people say. 132-134 are basically an overworld dungeon with those currents and the Regi puzzle so they don't count. As far as you're on land, and you are for the most part, you got some of the best exploration in the series.

Anon05/14/26, 09:42No.12571020

>gen 1 is better than gen 2Whao hold upAs someone who only played silver and enjoyed it, have I been missing out? Was red blue and yellow a much better experience?

Anon05/14/26, 20:32No.12572145

Real time day night cycles are fucking gay, I don't want my game to be tinted blue because I'm playing it at 4pm. >hurr just change the clock Great now my game is tinted orange because I'm playing it at 2pm. Fucking stupid.

Anon05/14/26, 20:41No.12572158

the npc phone thing you cant even disable is the most annoying retarded thing ever in a game already full of retarded things. gen 3 is just plain bad.

Anon05/14/26, 22:09No.12572274

>multiple new ghost pokemon >multiple new dragon pokemon >steel and dark type available early on >expanded attacks for bug, grass and flying It did things gen 2 dropped the ball on hard.