The great thing about Gold and Silver was that it was a new game with new Pokemon, and we were all ten. The new games have gotten better, not worse. Yes, some of the new features are completely pointless, but apart from some minor scrolling issues, they do not detract from the experience.
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Major props for the comparisons my friend. The old to new is like a turkey being chucked at a rainbow and coming down as a peacock. It looks wayy better IMO
^ LOL, I totally agree with you on that. :3
Ok, now it's my turn. Soooo much to say. I warn you, I get critical.
To start off, Hey man, I respect your opinion. But I can't say I completely agree with you.
What my good man Chronic edge said, is completely true. When the metal games came out, it completely changed on how we played Pokemon and surprised us with new Pokemon, new regions and new adventures. So, let me ask you this, why do you think the remakes of probably the best Pokemon games ever, will be a big letdown? Because it includes newer things from the newest generations of the game?
If i'm not mistaken, EVERY single new Pokemon game released after Generation II has been praised by both fans and critics alike. I think the lowest rating a pokemon game has gotten has been like a 8.5 out of 10....My point is, with every new game. New things are added: new Pokemon, locations, quests, etc. And always it has been proven to make a game better, this includes remakes.
A good example, is when Fire Red and Leaf Green came out. A classic and very well made role playing game gets better Graphics, sound, game play and additional features. It blew me away to be playing what I was playing years earlier, but better.
So if Leaf Green and Fire Red where remakes of the ORIGINAL Pokemon games, and were pretty well received, imagine how Heart Gold and Soul Silver are going to be with all the stuff in the Pokemon games up til now. Since many consider the Metal games to be THE BEST of the pokemon games, imagine how the remakes are going to be. We are going to get better Graphics, re-imagined story and area locations, the G/S/C Pokemon with Updated moves, etc.
Now, on to some of your statements.
Let me get this straight, your complaining about the Poketech because it has apps that you would never use? I mean seriously, does it bother you THAT much? Who cares? You probably spend more time playing the game than caring or using your Poketch for the the most part.
Another thing, you found the tutorials annoying. You do realize that Pokemon attracts gamers from all ages, but they majority that play it are usually between the ages of 10 and 15? I mean, not EVERYBODY has been playing Pokemon ever since it came out. The tutorials are there for a REASON. And If I'm not wrong, I think you could disable or exit most of the tutorials if you chose to...
As for berries, when they were in G/S/C its basically the same as today. Except you didn't have to plant them, you'd just wait a day and they would be back in the same spot.
In my opinion, I think the remakes are going to be a success. But I think the talk about the Metal games is a little too much, especially since a North American release date hasn't even been announced. :/ There's also the fact that I KNOW for certain people are going to play HG and SS on emulators once somebody translates a Rom from Japanese to English. This is probably where most people are going to form their opinions about the game.
So here's my point, I don't see how you can criticize a game that hasn't even come out yet by not knowing ANYTHING about how the game will be. Yes, details have been revealed And ALL of us have been aware of the few changes made, by seeing pictures and gameplay.
You can't say a game is going to be a big letdown because of a FEW flaws that don't affect or matter at all to your primary gaming experience.
I may be wrong, but I don't think any of the concerns you posted in your statement have been mentioned that they will be included or added in the HG and SS remake.
At least, nothing you mentioned appears in what I read in Bulbapedia when I first heard of the remakes:
https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_HeartGold_and_SoulSilver_Versions#Aesthetic_changes
All I can see is that the Pokegear, not POKETECH, will have alternate colors for the Boy and Girl characters. :P
I rest my case.