Dragonair101 wrote:
I actually find it harder to go back into old games because the new ones are improved so much. That's what happened when I tried to play Sapphire again.
The only new thing I really like about the 4th Gen remakes is the Physical/Special split, because it made so many crap Pokemon better (Giving Hitmonchan usable elemental punches for example), and made ones that were already good into beasts (Like Gengar and Gyarados, whose STABs could finally run off their better offensive stat). Another thing I like about SS over Crystal is that I have a much more varied Pokemon selection for my initial team, but that's more due to me finally having 2 systems to trade eggs between than any intrinsic mechanic. Playing through SS has really made me long to play Crystal again, though, even if my team options are much more limited early on. Even if the P/S split is awesome, I still hate the IVs and EVs and natures and excessive HM spam and all that crap that other old-timers complain about. If only I could play Crystal with the P/S Split...
As for FRLG, they don't hold much appeal to me, since I never played RBY that much... I started playing Pokemon in 2000, in the 2nd Gen, so it doesn't hold any nostalgia value for me. That, and I dislike the 3rd Gen in general... so much surfing...
