How do you decide which version of a game to buy?

During gen 4 it was because of the box art legendary, like Dialga and Ho-oh looking the coolest for me. But over time it came down to which sounded cooler. Pokémon Black, Pokémon X, Pokémon Omega Ruby, and Pokémon Sun all sounded cooler than their counterparts. Now it comes down to the exclusives. Like how Violet has all the paradox Pokémon are machines, Ceruledge, and the misdreavus line.
 
I guess I go off of vibes of the box legendary and pick the game with it, and hope that I like its version exclusives better than the other game's. When I was younger, I used to get the opposite of my siblings so we could trade version exclusives and such.
 
Most of the time it's been version exclusives - I picked Blue initially since Meowth was exclusive to it, then it went from there.
But my choice of Sapphire was purely because I wanted to fight Team Aqua instead of Team Magma.

But the reasoning for my choices for 5th gen were... interesting...

I made my choice based on her:
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When 5th gen came out, I was in my Precure era, and since Cure White was my favorite girl from the series (and arguably, she still is), guess which games I chose? Yes, a magical girl from a completely unrelated anime series ultimately made that decision for me.

Up until 5th gen, my brother and I would talk and agree on which version of each game we'd buy so we'd always have both versions between the two of us. That ended for X/Y since he just started buying both games and I stuck with the ones with better exclusives.
 
Whichever version has the cooler mascot and the exclusives I want.
 
It generally comes down to version exclusives and box legendary however I can be a stickler for aesthetics so in the case of Scarlet/Violet the school uniform was also a deciding factor... Something that could be avoided by having player customisation that passes the pub test!
 
Sheep said:
Is it based on the box legend, the exclusives, the opposite version to your partner/friend, or something else? o:
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Which version exclusive features/pokemon do I like better? For example I'll play white over black for white forest/ older themes. Not huge fan of futuristic theme in black. Also Braviary is a top 5 favorite. Leaf green over fire red because I like Victrebell over Vileplume. Omega ruby because magma works better being evil and Archie's character fits better with being supportive of player. Sun over moon because solgaleo and I don't like the 12 hour behind thing that moon does. Just depends on the game but it's mostly which has better exclusives
 
Just the box art legendary tbh. I often don't even look at the version exclusives.
Nowadays I end up getting both versions eventually anyway as well lol
 
I used to be pretty particular about this but now I just get the first one. I got Sword out of Sword and Shield and I got Scarlet out of Scarlet and Violet.
The only differences are some of the Pokémon you could catch and the Legendary Pokémon. The artwork on the pack might influence me too.
 
Whenever I played the games at around the same time as a friend I would try to choose the other version than the one they're playing. That's the way I chose the version for the Gen VI and VII games, so Y, Alpha Sapphire, Moon and Ultra Sun.

I also sometimes have played the games with walkthroughs or let's plays for company, and then I would choose the version that's not the one those people are playing, as well. Those were the ways I chose the versions when I played the Gen V games, which were Black and White 2, if I remember correctly. I've done this when replaying some games as well I think, but I don't remember any particular examples.

Before that when I was younger I used to go with the cover that looked cooler to me, or had the Pokemon I liked more. With Gen II I played Crystal first, if I remember correctly, because it was the third definitive version, and then I don't remember which one I played first between Gold and Silver. Then with the rest I went with Ruby, LeafGreen, and I don't remember whether I played Diamond or Pearl first, same with HeartGold and SoulSilver.

Nowadays it's a combination of all those criteria, I guess. I come into the games with the idea that I'm going to be replaying them at least once, anyways, so I will play both versions in the end, so I don't really think about it too hard. I'm currently playing through Shield and I still haven't decided which version I'm going to be playing for the Gen IX games. For the Let's Go games and the Gen IV remakes, I'm not 100% sure yet, but I'm thinking Let's Go Pikachu, because it reminds me of Pokemon Yellow and that may be nice for the nostalgia, and then Shining Pearl, because I like Palkia slightly more than Dialga, and from what I remember from the last time I checked, which was a long time ago, I liked the exclusive Pokemon slightly more from Pearl.
 
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