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Old December 2nd, 2009 (6:29 PM).
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Do you think that platinum was the real start of the 4th generation games? Maybe diamond and pearl were testout games or something like that. To me I think that platinum was a real start.

I just dont think that diamond and pearl were dominant enough. What do you think?
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Old December 2nd, 2009 (6:37 PM).
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Diamond and Pearl were pretty good, but I agree that Plat was the best in the gen so far. I mean, they had Looker. LOOKER. My favorite NPC.

Plus, the Battle Frontier is a good change of pace from regular gameplay.
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Old December 2nd, 2009 (6:46 PM).
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Well the third game to all the pokemon generations are usually liked the most. So I wouldn't say Diamond and Pearl were tests they were just not beefed up so much so Platinum could look improved.

The same thing happened with Yellow, Crystal, and Emerald.
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Old December 2nd, 2009 (8:21 PM).
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no platinum is just a remake of pokemon pearl and diamond also likeyellow crystal and emerald
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Old December 2nd, 2009 (8:53 PM).
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I don't think DP was the best.
But they were the portal to next generations.
They set up the GTS, gender differences, and most importantly, Competitive Battling.
Those were awesome milestones if you ask me.
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If it was, then Platinum would have come out first. It's not as if D/P were beta versions, it's more like D/P were v.1.0 and Pt was v1.5 or something like that - an update to the originals.
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Old December 3rd, 2009 (8:48 AM).
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I'm think that platinum had just enough to make it a new game, the features are nice and it really is striking to notice the differences when a pearl and platinum game are played right next to each other. (I agree, Looker ftw)

Still, just a polished D or P with more some new tricks.
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Old December 3rd, 2009 (9:00 AM).
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To be honest Ive loved Diamond much better than Platinum. To me, DP were the "real" starts of the 4th generation. I mean what can I say? Ive played Diamond more than 400 hours and Ive only played Platinum like 50 hours so far.
Of course Platinum has new features and there is the Battle Frontier which is a lot of fun but well... when DP came out I was so flabbergasted and couldn't stop playing. The whole WiFi thing was new and just amazing. I was badly looking forward to Platinum and when I got it I was kinda disappointed. It's alright but not "great" or "neat". In my opinion Platinum is just a copy of DP and nothing special.
Ive always liked the "first" games better than the third game in a generation anyway... Red, Gold, Sapphire and Diamond FTW.
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No I don't, I feel that diamond and pearl were the start of the generation since they added all of the new game mechanics and platinum as more of just an update to the generation rather than the start of it.

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Ive always liked the "first" games better than the third game in a generation anyway... Red, Gold, Sapphire and Diamond FTW.
lol Less content makes a game better.
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Personally here, I think D/P/Pt were all just practice for HG/SS. I mean, look at Amity Square. They took the idea from that, and made it so all Pokemon could follow you. It's just my thought, don't take it too deeply.
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D/P Like G/S and R/B and R/S are all the two beginning games for a region. Then Nintendo Lurks around and listens to people's wants and sends out a batch with everything you could want.
i.e: Moving sprites in Crystal, Pikachu following you in Yellow, National Dex in Emerald.
Then they make the third release fat with the goodies.
Emerald You can catch All three legends.
Same in Platinum. You could have almost anything in there.
And HG/SS can't afford to have a Crystal remake. Almost every legendary is available in that game.
But regardless, the third game always feels more complete because it has all the flaws you found in the first two and fixed them.
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Diamond and Pearl were sort of milestones, and I agree that they tested plenty of new features. Obviously those new features worked, and Platinum was when we started seeing things really kicking off. My opinion? HG & SS are going to be AWESOMESAUCE if they're anything like Platinum. And I always did like the 2nd Gen best.
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Old December 5th, 2009 (2:22 AM).
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Platinum is better than diamond, but still Gen4 started with d/p.
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Old December 5th, 2009 (4:57 AM).
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I haven't really played it yet, but it looks like a giant remake, gigantic enough to almost make it look like a new game instead of a complete version of the other two, i can't wait to get it, because i feel a bit stuck with my Pearl, there's just not enough stuff to do, i don't like having just the battle tower, it lacks variety.
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Old December 5th, 2009 (10:10 AM).
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I would say that Pokemon Diamond and Pearl was the first ones out of the three versions because in Pokemon Diamond and Pearl, there was more sun and regular scenery. In Pokemon Platinum, there's more snow and more ''colder'' spots in the game.
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I personally liked Diamond out of all the 3 games, and that Platinum was just a game with some new additions to test out for HGSS.
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Old December 13th, 2009 (1:47 PM).
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Is the same of always.

Crystal: expanded history of Gold and Silver.
Emerald: expanded history of Ruby and Sapphire.
Platinum: expanded history of Pearl and Diamond.

For 5th generation I´ll buy directly the 3rd game and not the first two ones lol
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I am a fan of diamond because that was the first game i got with sinnoh involved so it brings back memories lol...
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Old December 15th, 2009 (10:33 AM).
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I think if they did make a remake of Crystal, I would like a different cover monster, as Suicune wasn't amazing at any rate. Maybe Celebi on the cover would be nice :P
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Platinum is the best of the 4th generation of the Pokemon Games, but I do not think it was the true start of the 4th generation. Diamond and Pearl were full-fledged games, complete with a new region, new Pokemon, and were the first "true" Pokemon games for the NDS, true meaning not a spin-off, such as 'Pokemon Dash!'. Platinum was an upgrade of D/P, giving the fans more of what they want. Faster surfing, a battle frontier, and more plot-line.

And, as you all know, when a new generation of Pokemon games starts, it comes out with two choices between games. This is to spark trading between different versions and various other marketing reasons. D/P were the two choices of the 4th Generation. Platinum was the third installment, which, as said earlier, gives fans more of what they want, and introduces/fixes things. And with the release of the 3rd Generation, remakes of the first generation were made, FireRed (BPRE) and Leafgreen. In the 4th generation, to keep up with the pattern, HeartGold and SoulSilver are/will be released (depending on your local country at the time of this post).

Although the order is slightly off this time, the overall pattern is the same. Two Original Games, remakes (this was established in Gen. 3), and a third release. Platinum is the third release, in this case, making it not the official start to Gen. 4.
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Old December 15th, 2009 (4:15 PM).
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I dont really think platinum was the start of IV. It was just a remake of D/P and D/P was the real start of Gen IV.
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Old December 18th, 2009 (12:20 AM).
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Well, I haven't played any DSi games yet, but with the GB games, I always found that I liked the Crystal/Emerald games better. More plot, which I love.

CAN'T wait for the Platinum to be in my X-mas presents this year (which I knoooow it will, lol)
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Old December 21st, 2009 (5:46 PM).
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Having been a fan of Pokémon since before YELLOW came out, I can say that the 3rd to the trio of games is always "better," but I feel that the first two are the start to the generation.
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