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Getting Back Into PKMN, Conflicted
Alright, here's the scoop for me folks. I'm looking to get back into Pokemon because I'm craving a chill turn based RPG that I can mash while I lay on my bed and nothing beats a classic Pokemon game.
The last time I played Pokemon it was Sun and Moon for 3DS. I put it down and sold my DS because not only was I just not feeling like playing Pokemon at the time but I needed some money. I didn't necessarily dislike SuMo. It just wasn't a good time for me when I tried delving into it. Fast forward a couple years and here I am anxious to get back into the Pokeverse. However there is a problem. I don't have a Switch or 3DS. So I am ultimately going to have to invest in one system or the other right now and I don't know which one to go for. That's where you guys come in. My favorite Pokemon game ever is ORAS. The Dex Nav was my favorite feature in PKMN history and the game just looked so pretty. Not to mention the music was my favorite. At times it felt really easy sure, but all PKMN games are. I still find myself thinking about how I used to chill at my mentors house on his couch watch Steven Universe on the TV while packing a fat bowl and playing ORAS on my 3DS. Those were the days. So yeah...I need help figuring out what to do here. I feel a Switch plus Sword/Shield is the move because 1. The DS is discontinued so the prices are outrageous and you can get a non outdated Switch for about just as much as a DS. 2. There are other titles I would enjoy such as Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 or Disgaea 6. 3. This is the newest region of Pokemon so I might as well get with the times. Those are the reasons I should probably just go for a Switch. However there are some reasons I feel a 3DS and XY/BW/HGSS/ORAS/SUMO might be more worth it. First off there are ton of criticisms Pokefans have given Sword and Shield, one of which is that there is no National Dex. Over 800 Mon and you can only get around half of them. As someone who plays Pokemon for the collecting aspect more than diving into the lore or competitively playing it, that just doesn't sit right with me. Then there's the fact that the game is too linear and it's hallways on hallways in a 3D world you think would be less grid like. Then there's the Gigantimax B.S. which idc who you are there is no way that trumps mega evos. So guys, help me out. What do I do? 3DS and Sun or Moon or Switch and Sword or Shield? I do feel that in the next couple Pokemon games they release for the Switch you'll be able to collectively get all 800+ Pokemon between the upcoming titles plus Sword & Shield and be able to transfer them over to Sword and Shield and vice versa, so perhaps the lack of Nat Dex is really not that big of a criticism |
hm. this is a lot to unpack in a sense, but moreso because i think while your concerns for getting switch + swsh are reasonable, i think they're sort of misguided
swsh aren't amazing by any means, and i know some people are going to skewer the logic of "sales don't dictate the quality of the game", which, sure, but it selling next to GSC of all games has to say something in how the general populace felt about it, regardless of online outrage. something to factor in is also the cost of DLC (if you opt to do so, which i encourage it only because the base game itself is pretty underwhelming), NSO (if you choose to trade/battle with others online), as well as pokemon Home for storage. i think, for collectors at least, getting some sort of cloud storage is better than nothing so it's something to consider if it's worth fitting into your budget. if you're aiming for a living dex, then i believe (others may correct me, here) Home is mandatory. if you're a casual collector, the in-game box system might suffice if you're happy with about 30 boxes worth of space. the argument for getting a switch isn't just swsh, however. it's the subsequent games that come out afterwards. you want to get back into pokemon, then i think of no better way to do than to play pokemon when others are doing it! i know for me at least, it's incredibly motivating and the reason why i sunk like 800 hours into swsh because i was playing when everyone else was and us hatching shiny pokemon via eggs or generally exploring around crown tundra and talking about it was fun. i think (again, my opinion) that's the best kind of experience pokemon gaming can offer -- connections with other people who are enjoying it and playing through it as you are -- so you can really feel motivated to pick it up and play it more. for (3)DS games, they've lost that kind of magic to me. i might replay them every once in a blue moon for nostalgia reasons and so i'm not out of touch with what the gameplay is like, and there may be some magic to it in the beginning, but i dont think it's going to beat the very first time i've really played/beaten the game. at least with swsh, since it's the most "recent" (as far as released main series pokemon games go) pokemon game, i can pick it up where i left off and do some mindless things like shiny hunt or max raid battles or whatever. and yes, i understand you're not exactly a fan of dynamax which is kind of the core of what swsh revolves around. i don't exactly have a good response to that. if you can dislike it but bear with it, then i think swsh are still worth going for. if dynamaxing is an absolute dealbreaker, then you may be better off waiting for brilliant diamond/shining pearl later this year, making a very big assumption that those games don't incorporate dynamax in some fashion (which, who knows at this point). |
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I think you would be disppointed in the long run if you didn't get a Switch because of the games coming out. It is also pretty expensive trying to get older DS Pokemon games where you can just run them on an emulator. Keep in mind though, Legends Arceus may not run well on the current Switch as there is a lot of speculation that the new Switch will be announced soon and released around the time Legends Arceus comes out.
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Hmmmm.... Sun/Moon & USUM were nice games.
But I think with the games available to it the Switch might be better. There's Sw/Sh, and I'd highly recommend getting the expansion pass if you do pick one of these up. There's new legendaries, you can catch a Keldeo, catch all the fossil mons (other than the gen4 fossils) in the wild in apriballs, and the Dynamax Adventures are a colossal time waste lol. I have spent a lot of time there, not even necessarily to catch the legendaries/UB's. The mons there have a 1 in 300 chance of being shiny by default, and 1 in 100 if you have the shiny charm, so I often go there just to see if I get lucky ^.^ The switch also has LGPE, which is really not that great tbh, but it gets you access to the gen 1 mons not in SW/SH, and was okay enough to me to warrant buying a copy. BDSP & Legends Arceus are upcoming too as already mentioned. The switch also has a bunch of pokemon related spin-off games if you're into those. Such as Pokkén Tournament DX and New Pokemon Snap. |
If you want to play for the collecting aspect, and don't like Dynamax, US/UM is the better option since at least via trade you can complete the full Pokédex up to Gen 7.
But in the long run, a Switch will be likely the best option because even if you don't like Sw/Sh, there will be more games coming and more options you can potentially enjoy. With the 3DS you'll be basically stuck with what there is, and that's all. And Dynamax will be probably just another gen-exclusive gimmick that will get replaced with something else (hopefully something not even worse) |
Get a switch for other games, like Breath of the Wild, Animal Crossing, or New Pokemon Snap. Buy one of the games at a discount (you can get them for like $45 if you look in the right places) and then a few years down the line, buy an expansion pass cartridge when they fall off in price.
You can get a 3DS for like $60 right now and I have bought sun and moon for literally $10, the 3DS is also a solid emulation device for older games, you can get them for cheap before Nintendo discontinues the online store. |
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A lot of proper game store still have the price at over $100, but even there you can find like $80 2DSs. The only thing that hasn't dropped is the New 3DS/2DS, I think that's going to be the Gameboy AGS 101 of the DS generation. |
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They might change their mind however in whatever is the next consol. |
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