![]() According to, members of the Daisuki Club, the official Japanese Pokémon fan club, were sent an email by The Pokémon Company Japan, saying that the games would showcase “never-before-seen Pokémon” – the same terminology that had been used to promote Black and White Kyurem and Mega Mewtwo Y (who was one of the first Mega Pokémon to be revealed, way before its X counterpart). The first thing we notice is that Groudon and Kyogre look noticeably different on the cover artwork. Taking into consideration patterns established by FR/LG and HG/SS, though, we can expect some twists or special niceties to happen. However, they are also promised to be full remakes of their original parents. The press release says that OR/AS will “take through a dramatic story within a spectacular new world”. I can see as early as now a vision for the game. And thus, I am more excited than anything else – except for the sinking feeling of spending again. Unless, of course, Nintendo/Game Freak/The Pokémon Company ensure it is not, and deliver a game that promises to take away our productivity. More dangerously, however, it may come out as a desperate or sloppy attempt to keep fans engaged in the series. III legends would say they arrived from Hoenn after a “long journey through space and time” (which is standard for all migrates)… while they are in Hoenn. The less obvious is awkwardness – to have, say, a pair of Groudon, Kyogre, and Rayquaza, one pair from Emerald, and the other from these new games. But I was also surprised and just a little bit annoyed, because while making two sets of remakes is a nice way of updating the series, remaking everything one by one (I can see a Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum remake in the mid-term future – oooh, we’re giving them ideas) may lead to two feelings from the playing public. □ Of course, I was happy, given that there would be a new Pokémon adventure and a remake of Hoenn, which I have missed very much. So it came out as a cornucopia of feelings to me when I read yesterday that remakes of RSE, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, had been announced for November. It seems that the remakes of these two sets of games came out as a response to the non-existent communications between the first two generations and the latter (until now, technically, we can still import Pokémon into X and Y from as far back as Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald – which I have happily done so). The following generation, my very favorite set of versions, Gold, Silver, and Crystal (it must have been the games I spent the most time on) were also given new life through HeartGold and SoulSilver. It was partially redeemed when Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen came out, bringing a whole new refreshing take on the original Kanto adventure. You can imagine the disappointment I felt therefore when, after Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire came out in 2003, I learned that my hard-trained (or hard-glitched, at least from Red and Blue) ‘mons from Crystal would never see the light of day in Hoenn. However, I have inadvertently chosen to forego all aspects of this much-beloved franchise except for the video games, and that is where much of my loyalty lies – always have. After testing the waters at first, I allowed myself to take not just a skinny-dip into the Pokémon world, but a full-fledged immersion – one that continues to this day. I have been a most devoted Pokémon fan since the age of eight, when I was bought a copy of Pokémon Yellow.
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