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We live in a day and age where Pokemon is still a very relevant franchise in the eyes of gamers. But since it is over 20 years old now, new fans have come and so have many new games and even remakes. Generation 1 is by many even seen as ''badly aged games''. Do I agree? Yes and no. I had my very clear issues which are for example but not limited to:
- Bag space being extremely limited and not showing TM/HM names.
- Not being able to see in battle if you've captured a pokemon before, nor being able to see experience.
- If a box is full, you have to manually switch to a new box before being able to capture new Pokemon.
- Having to select a HM from the Pokemon menu before being able to use it outside of battle.
But honestly? These are outdated issues that were fixed pretty fast in the next generation, but if you leave competitive battling aside, generation 1 are still mighty fine games. I am probably affected by Nostalgia since Pokemon Yellow is one of my first games ever, but the core Pokemon gameplay is still there and that's all that matters for me: go on a journey through a region to capture all Pokemon and become a Pokemon master by beating all gyms and finally the elite four. Kanto is not a particularly great region, but it was the first and it was a really good first region in my opinion. I also really liked most of the Pokemon from this generation, special shoutout going to Nidoking/queen and Rhyhorn. I never really bothered with completing the Pokedex but I did always try my best regardless. In future cases I'll probably prioritize the remakes over the original games, but this is definitely still a game I can pop in at any time and enjoy. It also has a good difficulty that I unfortunately miss a lot in later games.
8/10
