What was it like the first time you fought Red, /vp/?
>be 9-10
>silver was my first pokemon game. But I nearly had it finished by the time I was first playing through red
>Get to mt.silver
>exploring randomly. Just checking out what I can find
>see a lone trainer
>um ok, odd that nobody else is in here
>talk to him
>he turns around
>"huh. Looks like the guy you play as in red/blue
>that music starts playing
>WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON
>Entire team is wiped out by his Pikachu
>WHAT THE FUCK JUST HAPPENED
>>27225064
Exact same except
>Wipe his entire team with my over-leveled starter
>>27225103
That's no fun. Where's the tension?
>>27225135
I was like 4-5, dude. I couldn't even read.
>think game is over after elite 4
>annoyed that I can't get to the place on the map with skarmory and sneasel
>time passes
>realize there's more to the game
>mind blown
>finally get to mt. silver
>go exploring
>find red in back of cave
>thrust into battle
>my pokemon are weakened from the journey
>lose
>go back with healed mons
>destroy red even though my mons are severely underleveled
>he disappears
>wait for something cool to happen
>nothing happens
>yfw it's a representation of battling yourself
>if you can conquer yourself nothing can stop you.