We roll up our sleeves, throw some Pokéballs and try to order them all.
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Figuring out our refined favorite five Pokémon games was no easy task, involving some internet slap fights, a few terse sarcastic remarks, and the occasional Quick Attack. We emerged through that time with a list of five Pokémon games that we feel are the best of them all.
Note that we count a generation as a game, so for example, Gold, Silver, and Crystal are counted as one game. Also, we did include spin-offs, and someone even made a play for including Super Smash Bros. Melee (which actually got more votes than Pokémon Black 2 and White 2).
I can assure you that Melee missed the Top 5 and that all of the following games include the word "Pokémon" in their name. Hope you enjoy our list, and if you think we're right or wrong, let us know in the comments.
The way the background data worked for the Pokémon in Red/Blue/Gold/Silver was different to how they implemented it in Ruby/Sapphire, which is why they could not be traded. I guess they could have just flagged what Pokémon it was and then just give you a quite rough estimation on what the new values would be though.there were also some technical things on the way the gba games would connect to the older ones i believe
it lacks the realtime day/night,Added back in Emerald.
You're memory must be hazy of Gold/Silver. While yes, it did have Kanto, Kanto was a shell of it's former self. Very bland and boring compared to Johto. The reason? Having two overworlds is very hard to do on a Gameboy. Ruby/Sapphire was such a large graphical overhaul I seriously doubt they be able to do them any sort of justice without making a new ga-oh wait.
[/size]doesn't offer any old world from the earlier games,
The only reason two new ones were added in Gold/Silver was because Psychic was overpowered as ****. Adding those two types balanced it out. Why add more when by that time, everything were perfectly balanced?
[/size] introduces no new Pokémon types (which would become the norm but at the time that seemed very lazy to me)
*facepalm* The entire infrastructure of the series was revamped in Ruby/Sapphire. The things they added made the code between the two games impossible to trade with. To complain about this is fucking stupid.
[/size] and doesn't let you trade with the old games (despite the GBA being fully capable of playing GB/GBC games).
*double facepalm* Double battles, more weather, natures, abilities, running shoes, Dive, etc. are just things that slipped your mind? Hell, just the addition of natures and abilities turned the entire metagame on it's head and remains to this day the biggest change to the series besides the addition of online play from Gen 4 and the Dark and Steel types from Gen 2.
[/size]The most notable new feature of Ruby/Sapphire is the double battles
[/size]Hell the graphics and sound aren't even much of an upgrade.Now you're just trolling.
it lacks the realtime day/night,Added back in Emerald.doesn't offer any old world from the earlier games,You're memory must be hazy of Gold/Silver. While yes, it did have Kanto, Kanto was a shell of it's former self. Very bland and boring compared to Johto. The reason? Having two overworlds is very hard to do on a Gameboy. Ruby/Sapphire was such a large graphical overhaul I seriously doubt they be able to do them any sort of justice without making a new ga-oh wait.The only reason two new ones were added in Gold/Silver was because Psychic was overpowered as ****. Adding those two types balanced it out. Why add more when by that time, everything were perfectly balanced?
introduces no new Pokémon types (which would become the norm but at the time that seemed very lazy to me)*facepalm* The entire infrastructure of the series was revamped in Ruby/Sapphire. The things they added made the code between the two games impossible to trade with. To complain about this is fucking stupid.
and doesn't let you trade with the old games (despite the GBA being fully capable of playing GB/GBC games).*double facepalm* Double battles, more weather, natures, abilities, running shoes, Dive, etc. are just things that slipped your mind? Hell, just the addition of natures and abilities turned the entire metagame on it's head and remains to this day the biggest change to the series besides the addition of online play from Gen 4 and the Dark and Steel types from Gen 2.
The most notable new feature of Ruby/Sapphire is the double battlesHell the graphics and sound aren't even much of an upgrade.Now you're just trolling.
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You sure love those rose-colored glasses, huh?
:confused; Really!? Ruby, sapphire, and emerald is better than silver, gold, and crystal wow I'm just gonna say I strongly disagree, while ruby and the rest of those were not the worst they definitely were not better than silver especially storyline wise, how could they be better than a game that just has so much more the continuation from red and blue over to silver and gold is great, the fact that you can travel over to kanto and battle the gym leaders there, there was just so much story. I'm sorry I just do not see ruby being better than silver but I also wouldn't have ruby at number 4 or silver at 5, they are definitely not the worst of a top 5 pokemon games definitely better than diamond or pearl, if you list diamond or pearl higher than silver and ruby or even red then I know this review is based solely on graphics and little new things added here or there to develop something new to the pokemon games. again sorry for the long rant but in my mind no pokemon game has lived up to silver except for soul silver still love to play them though and cannot wait for X and YYou have no taste!
Do you just like Gen III because that's the one where Lucario was introduced?
My god, why are so many people on this site Pokemon n00bs?.
I actually think that ironically Oblivion's screenshots demonstrate my point. That looks exactly like I remember. It's like the same size sprites with more colours.just like it was in gold and silver, heck you hold gold and silver to such a high standard but graphically they literally colored in the existing overworld sprites from red/blue/yellow and called it a done deal.
Everything has this square grid look to it like some SNES launch game. The GBA is capable of much better and Nintendo had released better looking GBA games by the time Ruby/Sapphire was released.and this was game freaks first GBA game, your point?
It looks like the bare minimum graphic upgrade they felt they could get away with.it's still not as bad as g/s and we are just talking about the overworld
The point about everyone's favourite Pokémon game being their first probably explains why the series has evolved very slowly.
I was a few months away from 17 when Red/Blue came out so I was a little old at the time but my brother was 12 which was a perfect age. He has all the main Pokémon games and loves the series but agrees that the series evolves slowly. But he's been there since the beginning so all these new games seem like sequels that don't expand the concept that much.
Nintendo probably thinks of each game more as the first game for a new group of kids, instead of a typical sequel for an existing audience.and thats a little something called buisness. what's your point
Do you just like Gen III because that's the one where Lucario was introduced?
My god, why are so many people on this site Pokemon n00bs? nickmitch, Lucario was introduced in Gen IV.
I actually think that ironically Oblivion's screenshots demonstrate my point. That looks exactly like I remember. It's like the same size sprites with more colours.Just like it was in gold and silver, heck you hold gold and silver to such a high standard but graphically they literally colored in the existing overworld sprites from red/blue/yellow and called it a done deal.
QuoteEverything has this square grid look to it like some SNES launch game. The GBA is capable of much better and Nintendo had released better looking GBA games by the time Ruby/Sapphire was released.and this was game freaks first GBA game, your point?
QuoteThe point about everyone's favourite Pokémon game being their first probably explains why the series has evolved very slowly.
or it could come from nostalgia.
QuoteNintendo probably thinks of each game more as the first game for a new group of kids, instead of a typical sequel for an existing audience.and thats a little something called buisness. what's your point
I still have to question the game with the half-assed region tacked onto a 16th-of-an-assed region getting on the list TWICE.#1 is pokemon crystal :smug:
But as long as Black/White is #1 I will be happy.
Lucariofan didn't even realize this.I did he was a special event first!
I still have to question the game with the half-assed region tacked onto a 16th-of-an-assed region getting on the list TWICE.i hate unova pokemon they are... ahem. but black and White two was better then the first!
But as long as Black/White is #1 I will be happy.
Lucariofan didn't even realize this.I did he was a special event first!
Nickmitch, I already explained why his assertion that Gen III didn't improve the formula as much as Gen II. Ian is simply wrong, and pokepal is just reaffirming this.
First I find it interesting that the original Zelda was not even in the Zelda top ten, and Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow is number 1. Don't get me wrong I'm not complaining as I've only played Blue and none other so I'm clueless.I think that's a big reason. The people on staff who have played/enjoyed those games across the series aren't the same people.
Nickmitch, I already explained why his assertion that Gen III didn't improve the formula as much as Gen II. Ian is simply wrong, and pokepal is just reaffirming this.Lucario and the mystery of mew!Lucariofan didn't even realize this.I did he was a special event first!
Wrong. Google is your friend. He was never a special event in Gen III.
Premiering in Japan on July 16, 2005, it introduced four new Generation IV Pokémon, Lucario, Bonsly, Mime Jr. and Weavile.
yes true but the creators were smart when they made it ::)
Wait, did he report my use of the word "****" in my rant? Or was it nickmitch's? Either way...