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It has been around 2 months since the last installment of the 3DS Pokemon games were released. I felt that this might be a good time to make a poll for this.
What is the best main Pokemon game of the 3DS era?
I feel that compared to the DS era, the 3DS era overall felt lackluster. We've seen stunning visual upgrades, and heightened 3D graphics. However, considering the quality of the storytelling, it was the DS era that, despite its minuscule sprites and later pixelated movements, had much more to offer. Pushing the limits of technology is a challenge and seeing new developments are great - technological appeals are important in games after all. But in terms of entertainment and sensibility, I can't help but feel that sacrifices had been made. It looks like emotional appeals were given up in favor of technological appeals.
Thus, if I were to choose the best main Pokemon game of the 3DS era, I'd have to say Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. Yes, I'm still a huge Steven Stone fan, but aside from the stunning male specimen, at the very least, ORAS improved on Ruby and Sapphire. Maybe the overall difficulty was toned down to being a tad easy, but it still gave us plenty of lore to work on that connects to the established storyline while including the central theme of Mega Energy and the truth behind it. While there are still some knots left untied, my personal opinion is that they played their nostalgia cards right.
ORAS is not without disappointment, but compared to the other installments of the 3DS era, it, at least, felt complete with its own story.
What is the best main Pokemon game of the 3DS era?
I feel that compared to the DS era, the 3DS era overall felt lackluster. We've seen stunning visual upgrades, and heightened 3D graphics. However, considering the quality of the storytelling, it was the DS era that, despite its minuscule sprites and later pixelated movements, had much more to offer. Pushing the limits of technology is a challenge and seeing new developments are great - technological appeals are important in games after all. But in terms of entertainment and sensibility, I can't help but feel that sacrifices had been made. It looks like emotional appeals were given up in favor of technological appeals.
Thus, if I were to choose the best main Pokemon game of the 3DS era, I'd have to say Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. Yes, I'm still a huge Steven Stone fan, but aside from the stunning male specimen, at the very least, ORAS improved on Ruby and Sapphire. Maybe the overall difficulty was toned down to being a tad easy, but it still gave us plenty of lore to work on that connects to the established storyline while including the central theme of Mega Energy and the truth behind it. While there are still some knots left untied, my personal opinion is that they played their nostalgia cards right.
ORAS is not without disappointment, but compared to the other installments of the 3DS era, it, at least, felt complete with its own story.