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Old March 24th, 2010 (7:45 AM).
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wtf has a RBY DS remake got to do with 3rd gen...?
you both have made mistakes there..
1. He wrote r/b/e when he ment r/s/e
2. You thought he ment R/B/Y even though he didnt use an S
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Old March 24th, 2010 (12:20 PM).
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You're right, they are my opinion, and I agree you like the pkmn you like and I just stick with the ones I like. And yes, you seem to be picky if trees bug you. I think it's obvious Hoenn was all about waterways, not trees or grass. I don't even see why we're arguing over something of little to no importance anyways.

R/S/E's graphics trump GSCs. I'm pretty sure most people would agree, and this is because it was on a completely different system. I can't believe you're telling me that this

and this


are better than this:

or this:

I agree that Hoenn does seem a little bright :D but maybe that is just due to it being on the GBA and Hoenn being a tropical region (meaning brighter colors)..but can I tell ya if you think the neon/torquoise color is bad on that..try playing it on the DS. GSC did have good graphics though considering it was on the GBC.
Well technology-wise, the graphics are better in that there are rain effects, reflections in water, water splashes, brighter screen ... but what I mean is I like the colours more in GSC, that awesome yellow-green autumn mellow look that it had really made it fun to look at.

Also something about the old-style primitive graphics is appealing ... I don't know if you grew up in that time and played those kind of games as a kid something about it just sticks in your head and makes you remember how cool those graphics were. Back then you had to use your imagination when you looked at objects, like some little square with little dots on it could have been ANYTHING your mind wanted it to be, now everything is what it is, there is no room for imagination.
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Old March 24th, 2010 (10:23 PM).
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you both have made mistakes there..
1. He wrote r/b/e when he ment r/s/e
2. You thought he ment R/B/Y even though he didnt use an S
Considering B and S are quite far away from each other on any keyboard, it's to be expected.

And, well, his statement was a bad generalisation. Just because there's a game that you don't like doesn't mean you'll quit the series.
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Old March 26th, 2010 (7:01 PM).
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Originally I disliked Hoenn, because to me the map seemed to be a real mess. There is a ton of backtracking and it is annoyingly far from linear. Then I realized the same could be said of Kanto in a lot of respects so now I don't really know what I dislike about it. It just seems, needlessly confusing still.
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Old March 26th, 2010 (7:05 PM).
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I liked the region, the huge expanse of water made me hate it though (love the repel items!) It was good for the introduction of the double battle to spice things up, also the naturs made it more interesting. Wasn't as bad as Gen IV though imo .. :<
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Old April 3rd, 2010 (2:38 PM).
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I loved Hoenn. I don't understand how anyone could really hate it. <3

C'mon people, water isn't that big of a deal. >_<
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Old April 6th, 2010 (10:53 AM).
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Don't get me wrong, I LOVED the Hoenn games :D Team "Magqua" (in my case Aqua) were killer, the Pokemon had some wick designs and I loved Hoenn.

Some things that really irked me were the monotony of having only one region to go through after the game was over, lack of a proper communication tool to arrange battles, and some of the routes were pretty boring.

Other than that, they were pretty cool games :D I played about 120 hours on my old Sapphire save :D
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Old April 6th, 2010 (12:36 PM).
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I love Hoenn, I still occasionally break out Emerald, or ruby and play them a bit. My real problem is half the regiom seems to be made of water, and it did get annoying, made me fall in love with the Repel items.

I do have a little over 400 hours between Ruby and Emerald
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Old April 7th, 2010 (8:59 AM).
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In my opinion? Absolutely nothing. My very first Pokemon game was Sapphire, so I pretty much grew up around the Hoenn Pokemon. I've always loved everything about it -- the Aqua/Magma plot, the landscape (yes, even the water routes), the contests, and, of course, the Pokemon themselves.

I think the reason people bash R/S/E is because it is so different from R/B/Y and G/S/C. I had the hardest time adapting to D/P/Pl for a lot of the same reasons people couldn't adapt to R/S/E. I think it's a shame, because it's one of the best games, but it's understandable.
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I didn't see anything wrong with Hoenn. It was different from the other regions but I think 'different' in a good way. I found the underwater exploration fun and I liked the secret bases. As for the Pokemon themselves, they were quite good too. I prefer Hoenn to Sinnoh anytime!
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Old April 12th, 2010 (4:09 AM). Edited April 12th, 2010 by Pheonix_slayer.
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I don't know either. I think all the 3rd generation pokemon games and pokemon have been VERY Well created. i like the hoenn region mapout style, etc. I also think that the pokemon are very creative for example, Salamance, Swampert, one of my personal favorites- METAGROSS, etc, are pretty awesome along with raquaza.

so my answer is that i am clueless

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Umm how is it not realistic? Honestly the last time I checked earth was around 75% water and all ther regions are based off real areas of Japan for the main series. The designers didn't create Japan so it isn't their fault that there happened to be a lot of water where that region is. And everyone says "Then use a different country for the games." If they did that they would be blasted because people would say they did not represent the other country properly. They stick with Japan because they know it and are comfortable with it. The problem with Gen 3 wasn't even an actual problem it was everyone stuck in their ways getting mad that there were changes made. The truth is if they kept Team Rocket and had another region like Kanto/Johto everyone would have cried that they didn't come up with something different. The way I see it, if you hate one you hate them all. A true fan will not complain when something they like is made for them to enjoy but will be greatful that the games they love are still being made or that the original company is still working on them. Games like Sonic and Spyro were great when they came out but the new ones suck because people just complained about them and the creators passed the titles on to different teams to work on and look what happened. The question is, was Gen 3 or any generation really that bad that there should even be discussion on what made it suck?

AMEN! I AGREE TOTALLY
Honestly i couldn't say it better. i love all the pokemon games, and i actually saw improvement in hoenn or gen 3. the problem with all EXEPT GEN 2 is that you can't travel to all regions. You would think that Gamfreak and pokemon company would see that fans would want an awesome game, where you can get all pokemon (personally for me wiTHOUHT HAVING TO TRADE) , go to all regions.
my theory is that maybe they are building up to an UBER game, where all the good and bad guys joing together, in all regions, with all pokemon, with the ultimate climax and plot line. I know this is probably unrealistic, but i think that it is the only explanation for gen 3 and 4 to not have trips to other regions. Either that or Pokemon company is just REEEEAAALLLYYY LAZY.
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Old April 12th, 2010 (4:56 AM).
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Don't laugh, but emerald was my first pokemon game.
Seriously dudes. I loved it to the death.
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Old April 12th, 2010 (5:26 AM).
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It's my fav tbh. I love all the water routes (Water pokemon remain my fav type) and they introduced that start of my favourite pokemon - Roselia (Later evolves into roserade in 4th gen <3). Also, it was nice to get away from team rocket. The 3rd gen is sort of a getaway from the norm of pokemon games, which I think is awesome. It also introduced a lot of new things into the game to try out. =D
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Old April 12th, 2010 (5:30 AM).
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I dislike the water routes and the lack of a whole lot of diversity. The new pokemon gimmick from gen 2 got old so I think that turned off a lot of potential customers. But truly this is my 2nd favorite gen. Gen 2 will always be my favorite. Particularly the remakes. Gen 4 is the worst. Gen one was only 3rd because of all the improvements made to the series as it went.
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Old April 12th, 2010 (7:02 AM).
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I found the water routes annoying and the Pokemon designs a little weird.
I dunno, I like it just fine but I think it could have been better.

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Old April 12th, 2010 (8:39 AM).
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I don't hate the Third Generation (it's good), but I don't love like I do the previous two. Problems I have with the games were the new Pokémon at the time and the lack of the ones from both of the first two generations (thankfully, Nintendo have never abandoned them and I'm glad I could use them again just a year later), the introduction of Natures (controversial I know) and how soft the game was compared to the previous ones. Look at the rival for example. They're just annoying instead of someone you want to battle to kick their arse.

One thing I did like about the Third Generation was that it introduced the Running Shoes. Fantastic. :D

So really, not a problem with the Third Generation, just Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald. :D
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Bingo. Literally half of the routes were water routes. Water routes are the only places that you can take a thousand screenshots of in all different places and they all look the same. They also all have the same wild Pokemon. Which they have no excuse for, since water is by far the largest type. Furthermore, the levels of the wild Pokemon are so varied you can't train on them very well.

Sure you can repel. But repels don't magically change a water route into a normal route. They only take away content, they don't add it.

The half of Hoenn that isn't water is good and well varied. But that's the first half of the region. The whole second half is just water. Not very good for hanging around in after beating the Pokemon League.
Just join team magma, silly.
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Old April 12th, 2010 (9:30 AM).
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3rd Gen happens to be one of my Favorite out of the Generations of Pokemon Games.
Yeah, I Don't own it anymore, And haven't played it For a long time. Yet, I Always found something new to do When i Finished the Game.
My Sapphire had about 250 Hours, my Friends even had over 300 Hours.
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Gen3 is the black sheep of the series, having been made at a time where water games were in (Wind Waker, Sunshine... ect). I love them though. 2nd fave gen by far, with GSC being THIRD (IT'S OVERRATED PEOPLE! Time is not THAT GOOD of a function!), and DPPt being first. (The new pokemon either look cool, or at least are creative, unlike the Gen1 stuff)

The reason it isn't liked is the nonsence plot (In a pokemon game... yeah. And GSC's was far worse), and the sheer ammount of water (In the games favor, it IS presented in the best possible way... annoying, but kind fun).

EDIT: Can't forget the lack of a second region. Yeah, a second region... that would have not only been butchered, but would have butchered the main reason.
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Personally, it's my favorite of the generations. I dislike DPPt. However, the region was not the greatest, and Team Aqua/Magma seemed a little sugar coated.
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I really enjoyed hoen its my favorite region
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Old April 13th, 2010 (4:47 AM).
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imo, I actually like a rival that isn't an arrogant jerk.

Call me childish, but I like nice characters. ;_; I'm quite happy that at the end of HeartGold, your rival becomes (relatively) nice.
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Old April 14th, 2010 (5:35 PM).
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I really liked Hoenn! It was the first region that came out that I was old enough to know about it, and I was really excited. At first, I was a bit let down, but it's like.... a really mean dog. It grows on you after time goes on.
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I found the Pokemon really unattractive and unlikeable. That kind of ruined the experience for me. But they were good games. I didn't really like Wally or May though. Neither of them really went through any character development at all. Wally just became a bit more independent, but that was so sudden that you couldn't really appreciate it because you only faced him, like, 3 times.
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There's nothing wrong with Gen3. I like water routes and new Pokemon.
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