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Old August 7th, 2010 (5:35 AM).
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In all Pokémon games I played, the beginning was always boring. I just wanted to ask, what part of HGSS do you think it becomes exciting?
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Old August 7th, 2010 (8:32 AM).
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ehhh i though the whole game was exciting, but things really got interesting around the lake of rage part and capturing Lugia in SS
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Old August 7th, 2010 (9:11 AM).
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Yeah, the part of Lugia is exciting
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Old August 7th, 2010 (9:44 AM).
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I think its boring at the mo. Im at the E4. Once I get to the next region it'll get better. I get so annoyed leveling up my pokemon. Takes too long lol.
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Old August 7th, 2010 (10:35 AM).
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If you've never played the original Silver/Gold then it's exciting fairly early on. But because I had played the original Silver, Soul Silver didn't really get the new exciting feeling ever, however I was pleasantly surprised to see the little additions that did.
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Old August 7th, 2010 (10:41 AM).
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If you've never played the original Silver/Gold then it's exciting fairly early on. But because I had played the original Silver, Soul Silver didn't really get the new exciting feeling ever, however I was pleasantly surprised to see the little additions that did.
Yeahh, I played Gold on the gameboy Colour. It was pretty good first time round. What would of made HG exciting was if we could start off with different pokemon. Im getting bored with Cydaquil, Totodile and Chikorita. I liked the few extras they put in but wasnt anything that got me excited or hyped up about the game.
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Old August 7th, 2010 (11:03 AM).
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I think the whole thing is fun, save the team rocket bit and being forced into caves... but as for 'exciting'? I was really excited to find new things here and there, and the nostalgia factor with the bug catching contest and some of the other events was great. I'm more excited with Pokemon games after I've finished them and it's just a matter of getting a really epic team together.

Sooo... I guess from the beginning? It's not slow anywhere really, pretty awesome imo.
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Old August 7th, 2010 (11:10 AM).
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I actually found the idea of having "optional" caves, rather than "oh, I need to go through, so why not explore the whole thing anyway" really exciting.

Dark Cave, Mount Mortar, Seafoam Islands (you could go back after the gym), Mount Moon, Cliff Cave....I found exploring them at my own leisure really.

However, Route 38/39 has music which makes it feel more exciting, as do Routes 26,27, Victory Road and the Pokemon League. Oh, and the silence with just the wind, whilst battling Red, is pretty awesome too.

I do find Kanto kinda slow, as there's less of a plotline. However, getting to battle Silver, Blue, and Red, keeps me going onwards towards the Power Plant....
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Old August 7th, 2010 (11:52 AM).
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Anything with Team Rocket is pretty exciting. I loved the radio tower
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Old August 7th, 2010 (11:58 AM).
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Anything with Team Rocket is pretty exciting. I loved the radio tower
I didnt like that part. The ice path was fun, trying to figure out the way, was a bit of a challenge.
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Old August 7th, 2010 (12:44 PM).
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When battling the Elite Four and gym leaders in Kanto xD
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Old August 7th, 2010 (12:46 PM).
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Im on the E4 Now, Power leveling my Ampharos, Dratini and Swinub.
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Old August 7th, 2010 (1:13 PM).
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The only excitement I had was when I was fighting Blue, since he was the only Gym Leader that was actually hard and didn't have pathetically low levels.
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Old August 7th, 2010 (1:22 PM).
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It always get exciting for me when battling Lance, Blue, Red, etc., when they get down to their last pokemon, even more so if you have the perfect pokemon to go against it.
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Old August 7th, 2010 (1:31 PM).
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I thought that HeartGold began to get exciting at the start due to nostalgia.

After I got over the nostalgia, it got exciting after Violet City. You finally like you're on your own.
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Old August 7th, 2010 (1:33 PM).
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Nostalgia? Am I missing something??
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I found competing in the Pokeathlon quite new and exciting, and since G/S/C was my favourite generation of pokemon, I was quite excited the whole way through to seeing what changes they introduced to the game, and the graphics.
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Old August 7th, 2010 (2:41 PM).
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I personally found it quite the opposite HG started off pretty exciting, I enjoyed seeing the game revamped with old places in enhanced DS graphics through the beginning zones...

I wouldn't exactly say the game got boring but the novelty started to wear off around the 7th gym.. and I'm right before the Elite 4 and I'm taking a break from playing my Heart gold because of all the training I need to do.
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Old August 7th, 2010 (9:53 PM).
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I can play that thing forever and never get bored, Johto FTW!
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Old August 8th, 2010 (4:56 PM).
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During my time against the Elite Four and Red is when it always gets the most exciting for me. I especially enjoy it if it comes neck and neck where I have one last Pokémon standing and so does he/she. This would mostly occur against Red though. I feel like after playing through the whole game and building up the anticipation is why it makes it most exciting for me against the Elite and Red though. I don't see anything else that explains why.

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HG/SS is a remake, so for some, starting the game again reminds them of when they first started it almost ten years ago in GSC. That's where the nostalgia and excitement comes from.

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Old August 8th, 2010 (7:50 PM).
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I never really got into it. I liked Platinum a lot more, mainly because it was a new experience, and I had poured hundreds of hours into Gold back in the day. It was nice to see a remake, and it did give me some nostaligic moments, but mostly, I found it pretty boring.

I like some of the add-ons though, such as the Pokeathlon dome, the Pokewalker and the return of the Battle Frontier (although its the exact one from Platinum).
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Old August 9th, 2010 (3:19 AM).
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I always think of the "getting your starter and things like that BLAH BLAH BLAH!" all boring. I'm trying to get me into starting to play HG, that's why I asked you guys when it gets pretty much "exciting".
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Old August 9th, 2010 (3:33 AM).
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Well, it could get exciting however you play it. First time I played Pokemon, which was Gold on the GBC, I just leveled up one pokemon to a high level and the same with Crystal and Diamond. I started HG and once again just leveled one pokemon. Im starting to get a little bit of doubt over the game now because I done the same actions. Once I have completed this one first time round I am going to start again and this time, Im going to take it really slow and level up all the low pokemon that you encounter in the wild. Im going to start off with a new starter pokemon and then level up the early pokemon and try and make them powerful. Im getting bored leveling the same pokemon all the time. Im also going to try and fill my Pokedex.
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Old August 9th, 2010 (3:51 AM).
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It also gets exciting when your newly-hatched Togepi, once raised to lv.5, can take on Team Rocket at Slowpoke Well, Whitney, Team Rocket at Ecruteak, my rival (twice) and Morty. Best of all, it has Hustle and a -Atk nature, and Metronome has a 50% chance of choosing Explosion.

I honestly think the low levels make it exciting because you can grab a pokemon from pretty much anywhere, and go kick ass with it.
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Old August 9th, 2010 (4:20 AM).
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I never really bothered with my Togepi, I thought that it was useless. How good is it? But take it slow and catch as many pokemon as possible, that'll make it exciting
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