A Gold Standard for Remakes
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire are prime examples of what a good remake looks like. It improves upon the original in many ways, while still maintaining its original characters, plot, and region. Plus it adds Mega Evolution into the mix, and that's my favorite gimmick.
If you think pretty much any of the updated character designs are worse than the original, I hate to say it but I think that's the copium talking. There's obviously a charm to the originals, but I'd argue that the updated designs have more character than the originals ever did. I mean, look at Brawly for example. His original design was just...a guy. With his updated one, he looks more like a fighting type gym leader, as well as a surfer! And don't even get me started with Team Aqua's glow-up. Every single member look a thousand times better than they did before.
The Primal forms for the Legendaries was really neat. Mega Rayquaza is a BEAST, as anyone who knows anything about the competitive scene can tell you. And flying around on Mega Latios/Latias is amazing! It's really fun flying over the entire region, even if it's only got the graphics of a 3DS game.
There's a ton of great post-game content too. Contests, Delta Episode, finding all the legendaries...it's a great Pokemon game, and I can't think of anything that was a downgrade from the originals (other than losing the Battle Frontier).
If you think pretty much any of the updated character designs are worse than the original, I hate to say it but I think that's the copium talking. There's obviously a charm to the originals, but I'd argue that the updated designs have more character than the originals ever did. I mean, look at Brawly for example. His original design was just...a guy. With his updated one, he looks more like a fighting type gym leader, as well as a surfer! And don't even get me started with Team Aqua's glow-up. Every single member look a thousand times better than they did before.
The Primal forms for the Legendaries was really neat. Mega Rayquaza is a BEAST, as anyone who knows anything about the competitive scene can tell you. And flying around on Mega Latios/Latias is amazing! It's really fun flying over the entire region, even if it's only got the graphics of a 3DS game.
There's a ton of great post-game content too. Contests, Delta Episode, finding all the legendaries...it's a great Pokemon game, and I can't think of anything that was a downgrade from the originals (other than losing the Battle Frontier).
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