Desicions, descions, desicions...

Danikat · Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 6:48 am Post subject: Desicions, descions, desicions...

I've got a dilema comming up: I'm well on my way to finishing the storyline segment of Pearl. After which I plan to try and get all the Pokemon I can onto that cartridge.

But in order to do that I have to buy a version of the two games I skipped in between Silver and Pearl. I've already decided I'm going to get Fire Red because of some weird loyalty to my old Red version (which I still play when I'm feeling nostalgic) and because it matches the Charmander I will be using in-game.

But I don't know wether to get Ruby, Sapphire or Emerald. Sapphire would match the Mudkip I'll be using in-game but I suspect Emerald would be the smart choice because the 3rd version of each game usually has some advantageous changes made to it.

So to get to point of all this I want to ask what version everyone would recommend I get and why.

Dr Tanner · White Belt Old Friend Evil Council Member Posts: 124

To be completely frank and honest I'd avoid R/S/E altogether if I had the choice, because they are horrible games. Absolutely horrible. But, if you really need to choose, get Emerald. Sure, there are some PokÃ©mon you still won't be able to get, but I'd say it's the least annoying of the three.

I have Ruby myself because they were going cheap and I thought it'd be fun. Oh, how wrong I was.

*shudder*

Danikat · Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 8:49 am Post subject:

Really?
Whats wrong with it?

Dr Tanner · White Belt Old Friend Evil Council Member Posts: 124

The game is horrible to look at and horrible to play. There are too many HMs, the new PokÃ©mon for the region are crap and it tries too hard to be edgy and different from the rest of the series by adding crapheaps of poorly-implemented new features.

Many of these features are in D&P as well, but they're properly in there, rather than seeming tacked-on like they did in R/S/E.

Believe me, you'll hate it when you play it, too. You just will. Then you'll get the PokÃ©mon you want, and be relieved that you never have to look at the games ever again.

Embri · Black Spider Blackstar Native Old Friend Posts: 2172

R/S/E aren't that bad, Vegeta... geez.

Emerald does have additional features, so it's the best choice if you want to get a copy from that generation, however you don't need *any* of them.

You can get every single pokemon on D/P through trading, without needing any additional carts.

Danikat · Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 3:19 am Post subject:

I didn't realise that.

Although between the trouble I'm having with my wi-fi and general curiosity I might get them anyway.