Pokemon is out and everyone is excited about their Pokemons and things of that nature, which is cool.<\/p>\n
I can’t do it anymore.<\/p>\n
I have so many fond memories of Pokemon. I remember seeing it in Nintendo Power, and being so incredibly excited for its release. I remember playing Red for hours and hours on end, and even more on Gold. I remember being frustrated that I, at random, picked the version without Vulpix time and again. I remember buying tons of Pokemon trading cards, and going to a Trading Card Game Day at Toys R Us and playing with lots of little kids who did not completely understand the rules, but who were super excited to be playing. Hell, I remember going to Pokemon Center New York, and buying a Pokemon Mini because why the fuck not, and buying shirts and plush toys and generally being excited about it. I remember buying Ruby during that trip, because it came out then, and I wanted to play it on the way home. I remember watching the show, and buying DVDs of it because I am so entertained by this children’s entertainment. I remember Pokemon being the gateway to all this ridiculous furry shit I’m wrapped up in, which has lead me to basically every important romantic relationship of my life.<\/p>\n
Pokemon is important to me. I love Pokemon.<\/p>\n
I have played Pokemon, though. It’s the same game over and over, only with new monsters that I tend not to like as much as the old ones. I mean, okay, occasionally one will come along that I really enjoy, but I mostly want my Vulpix and my Eevee and my Wobuffet. In a perfect world, I want them to do the same things they’ve always done and I want to do them again and again.
\nNintendo gives this to me, but it’s taken awhile for me to realize that I don’t really want that anymore. I’ve played that. I want something new. I want something different. Even getting Spaeth to make me eggs of all the Pokemon I wanted to start with, and the appeal of the Pokewalker, wasn’t enough to get me to play Soul Silver much. I just want something new.<\/p>\n
I mean, look at Pokemon Mystery Dungeon. I have played so fucking much Mystery Dungeon, because it’s the Pokemon I love with mechanics that were certainly fresh when I started (it was really my first roguelike that I ever seriously got into) and are much deeper and more interesting than the actual game is to me at this point.<\/p>\n
Everyone playing White and Black? I hope you enjoy it. I resisted buying it, and every time I think about giving in, I know I made the right choice. Maybe in another generation or two, I’ll be ready to hop back in. I just can’t play the same constant, very long grind to make the few Pokemon I like kind of useful to defeat some gym leaders and then hit a hurdle when I get to Victory Road because everyone is like 10 levels higher for no reason again. I can’t do it right now. I may not be able to do it again. You all best love Pokemon for me, though! Love it hard. Thank you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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