Arc Blader
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For me, it's gotta be either Gen III or V. Gen III was the first time I really got into the games, mainly because that was the first time I actually knew what I was doing. There's more nostalgia there than with any other Generation for me.
Gen V, meanwhile, is what I consider the best Generation of them all: a game that took what preceded it, then streamlined it almost perfectly while simultaneously leaving it behind. The designs are impeccable (they mark a significant improvement over Gen IV; whereas Gen IV's designs gave a sense of "We're running out of ideas and trying to force everything we can think of", Gen V's seem to say "We don't care! Let's do whatever we can think of and try to make it the best we can!"), and the graphics are better than any game preceding them. Not only that, but BW seems to have more soul and atmosphere than its predecessors, from the improved story to the fantastic city designs (Village Bridge had a distinctly Miyazakian feel to it, which is definitely a good thing). Gen V marks a new beginning for the franchise, and only makes me optimistic for the future.
But then Gen III was pretty cool, too...
Gen I gets an Honorable Mention for being the most impressionist of all the Generations (and for being the Generation that made everything else possible).
Gen V, meanwhile, is what I consider the best Generation of them all: a game that took what preceded it, then streamlined it almost perfectly while simultaneously leaving it behind. The designs are impeccable (they mark a significant improvement over Gen IV; whereas Gen IV's designs gave a sense of "We're running out of ideas and trying to force everything we can think of", Gen V's seem to say "We don't care! Let's do whatever we can think of and try to make it the best we can!"), and the graphics are better than any game preceding them. Not only that, but BW seems to have more soul and atmosphere than its predecessors, from the improved story to the fantastic city designs (Village Bridge had a distinctly Miyazakian feel to it, which is definitely a good thing). Gen V marks a new beginning for the franchise, and only makes me optimistic for the future.
But then Gen III was pretty cool, too...
Gen I gets an Honorable Mention for being the most impressionist of all the Generations (and for being the Generation that made everything else possible).