Hi /vp/. 20something casual here. I haven't played a Pokémon

I c-can't believe you'd just let my thread d-die

>>29316911
Haha silly faggot

>>29316932
W-what's your favorite pocket monster game for the 3ds?

Well OP, D/P are considered pretty bad games by most of the fanbase; it's tedious and boring. However, the third version, Platinum is a massive improvement, and definitely redeemed the games. Now Sinnoh is more or less a fan favorite alongside Generation 5 here. What about the games didn't you like? Was it just franchise fatigue?

Answering your question, I'd just wait for Sun/Moon. Looks like a pretty solid first entry for this generation, even if the responses to the leaks have been mixed. A lot of people don't like OR/AS for a variety of different reasons, but if you haven't played Pokemon in a while, you might enjoy it. It's not an objectively bad game. (Me personally, I enjoyed the originals to ORAS, but it's all subjective. I'd just wait for the new games but if you can find it cheap there's nothing to lose.)

>>29316176
Diamond and Pearl are called pretty bad and slow games.

The best game for old players is X and Y, which isn't great content wise but it's good for mechanics

BW is a more story based game in a brand new world with no older Pokemon, strong contrast to X and Y

BW2 is arguably the best game because of all the content, but you might not appreciate it all right now, but is a good sequel

ORAS is a pretty fun game if you didnt play Emerald. Simple, and current for about a month

HGSS is a good game for nostalgia and has a lot of charm maybe to test the waters as it's just a remake of gen 2

Platinum is Diamond and Pearl improved dex/level curve and speed to an extent, still the slowest

XY or HGSS are good starts

BW is a fresh adventure

BW2 a lot of content

ORAS is medium at everything

>>29317048
I think it must have been franchise fatigue. I have a particularly bad memory of the first time I came across a Bidoof in the early game. I went room to room in my house yelling at everyone. Mon designs are important to me since that's what I'm looking at half the time.

I haven't played the originals since I was a kid, but I enjoyed R/S/E then. I don't know if I'd nostalgia trip on them like I did with SS, though. Crystal was always my favorite.

>>29317055
X and Y are also pretty cheap at my local Game Stop compared to the 37 used asking price for OR. I guess I'm just nervous picking up a completely new title - because at least with OR I know ten year old me enjoyed it. And although I played Emerald, that had to be years ago. I hardly remember the story, or even any of the gyms.

I guess SS is technically the last game I played but my DS broke. But now you've got me thinking of picking up X or Y. How do the poke designs stack up between the two games?

>>29316176
>what game should I get in the interim
One of Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire and a non-Pokemon game. Monster Hunter is pretty good.
If you're looking to get back into the series, stay away from X and Y. Kalos brought us the worst characters the franchise has ever seen in your "friends"-slash-"""""rivals""""".

>>29317313
Well the best part about new games is that you can trade online and get the other Pokemon quickly

>>29317674
Yeah I was also a little wary about buying a 2DS just to play a handful of games so other recs are appreciated.

I'm watching gameplay footage of X right now and while it does look cool (the towns, the 3d layout generally) I can already tell the friends/rivals are lame as hell. I'm also sort of fixing to train a Shedinja.

What are some of the complains about OR that the other anon suggested:>>29317048

>>29318178
Most of the complaints about ORAS stem from:
a) No Battle Frontier
ii. Same weak third act as RSE (read: too much water)
3: Lack of difficulty (which you shouldn't really be looking for in a Pokemon game to begin with)
There's also some complaints about the Delta Episode Zinnia isn't a good character being the chief sticking point here

As for other 3DS games, the SMT series is pretty good, and Dragon Quest VII is fun if you like JRPGs.

>>29316176
Get OR or Y dont listen to them they have nothing on their mind but battle frontier,you get used to the 3d animations and the new mons 2

>>29318405
I don't get the Zinnia hate. She's no better or worse a character than any other character in the franchise, the series is pretty light in characterization.