I want these games. Seriously.
That intro was epic. I think it was much better than the old Gold/Silver intro. The Gold/Silver one was all right, but it focused more on Gen I Pokemon than anything... what does Charizard have to do with the Johto generation?
This intro... I love everything about it. The screenshots of various parts of Johto make me think of the D/P/Pl intros. I love when the main characters appear in front of New Bark Town (I'm assuming that's New Bark... looks very farm-like). It makes it look like they're both setting off for adventure.
Silver. What more can I say about him. He is awesome on so many levels.
The introduction of the legendary dogs, Eusine and the Unown make me think of Pokemon Crystal's intro. Hopefully the Unown will have a bigger role in this game... and maybe they can somehow tie in their role with that of the legendary dogs.
Looks like we're getting some new Rocket Executives. Their new uniforms make me think of Team Galactic for some reason.
As always, the player characters look great. I like how they made Gold appear on a silver background and Soul appear on a gold one. (Maybe the colors will be reversed in the HeartGold version... though I doubt it...) The starters appearing... very much like the D/P/Pl intros, but it makes sense, since these games are part of the 4th generation. Also, this is sort of like what happened in the original Gold/Silver intros (though I have no idea why there was a Charizard there while the starters were appearing).
And, of course, Lugia looks epic.
Is it just me, or is that Psychic's sprite the same as in D/P/Pl? *looks it up on Spriters Resource* Yep, it's the same guy all right. Eh, it doesn't really matter... the new sprites for the Twins look really good.
The battle interface... amazing. It works the same as D/P/Pl, but looks so much more awesome. The first time I battled a trainer in Platinum, the first thing I noticed was how much better the battle interface looked as compared to D/P. I never thought anything could look better than Platinum's... until I saw this game.
I really can't wait until these games come out... seriously.