| Funtime said: Seriously. I need to know what these games are all about. I know nothing about Pokemon. I never watched the cartoon. I have never played any of the games. I don't even know what genre they would fall under. However I am kind of inerested in grabbing a couple of the games if they really are that good. Anything that massively popular can't be all that bad....except Twilight... So ya, what's he deal with Pokemon? Why are these games such a big deal? I always thought they were just for kids because I was already past the age where I watched caroons before Pokemon started airing in North America. It seems people of all ages enjoy the games, though... Fill me in! |
Unless you're 12 or under, don't watch the cartoon. Out of the entire franchise that is the only thing that is definetely for kids.
The main series of Pokemon games contains several elements that are common to RPGs, such as exploring a large, open world and you contolling your characters journey. There can be a lot of fun in building and training your squad of Pokemon in order to beat the Gym Leaders as well as chasing the antagonist organisation (Team Rocket, Aqua, Magma, Galactic, Plasma) and watching their plans unfold. I've never known many people who have the games since the first Generation of games, but back with Red and Blue using the link cable to battle and trade was another extremely engaging element of the games.
If you're thinking of trying them and have a DS you have a few options. Diamond/Pearl/Platinum have been out for a few years so will likely have a greatly reduced price in most places. HearthGold/SoulSilver are remakes of the second generation games and have a larger area to explore, and are based on the pre-GBA games that many will describe as Pokemon's golden age. Black/White are the latest set of games, with which the developers tried to evoke the experience of the first generation of games and did a pretty good job. Black 2/White 2 are the third game of the fifth generation and will have slight enhancements over their predecessors but ultimately will be more or less the same to Black/White.
As you're new to series, I'd recommend HeartGold/SoulSilver before moving on to Black/White if you enjoy them.
