A crazy theory about the MC (So crazy, it might be true) [Poll up]

[Silktree]

By Masuda's own admission, LGPE are intended for a new audience who can play alongside their parents that remember the original games.

 

[Ereshkigal]

By Masuda's own admission, LGPE are intended for a new audience who can play alongside their parents that remember the original games.

Yes, because listening to "this was better when I was your age" is really going to hook them on the series.

 

[Rocket Zigzagoon]

Most likely a gift Pokémon on doorstep though.

 

[KenzeyEevee]

Most likely a gift Pokémon on doorstep though.

What if it is Ashes Pikachu?

 

[_Dog]

Yes, because listening to "this was better when I was your age" is really going to hook them on the series.

How is the original Pokémon Yellow better than the upcoming remakes? Did you guys ever think this over?

 

[PkmnTrainerV]

How is the original Pokémon Yellow better than the upcoming remakes? Did you guys ever think this over?

Have you interacted with the older generation by any chance?

 

[_Dog]

Have you interacted with the older generation by any chance?

Yes. I'll ask once again: how is the original Pokémon Yellow better than Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee? Did you guys ever think this over?

I'd like @Ereshkigal to answer this as well.

 

[Icy Wind]

Yes. I'll ask once again: how is the original Pokémon Yellow better than Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee? Did you guys ever think this over?

I'd like @Ereshkigal to answer this as well.

Dude, it’s a joke. The joke is that parents always say that whatever they had in their childhood is better than what their kids have now, hence why they will say that Red/Blue are better than LGPE.

 

[PkmnTrainerV]

Dude, it’s a joke. The joke is that parents always say that whatever they had in their childhood is better than what their kids have now, hence why they will say that Red/Blue are better than LGPE.

Thanks! This is the answer to your question @_Dog

 

[Silktree]

There are valid reasons to prefer RGBY due to the somewhat higher difficulty (so I'm told, but there are ways to make LGPE harder), better rival, wild Pokemon battles, 8-bit music, Kanto being designed as a 2D region (which LGPE followed too closely) and some missing features (bike, Game Corner mini games, Safari Zone and the surfing mini game). All of these are subjective, but they're more than just nostalgia.

The new protagonists and rival are an issue for me, personally. The rest don't bother me that much.

 

[prog rocker]

As someone that doesn't have LGPE but has played Yellow over and over, here are some cons from Gen I:

-There are lots of glitches.
-The music can be high-pitched at times.
-The balance was atrocious.
-You can't make a team however you want thanks to HMs.
-The spriting doesn't look that good (Yellow more or less fixed this).
-(depends on the person, but still) Random encounters, making you spend a lot of time fighting things like Zubat for a Pokémon that you might never use.