giantsazando

An average alien doing her things

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Hi! My name's Giant/Eris and I'm just some alien who crashed here.

I just really enjoy playing games, talking about them, and just being really positive about things. Like seriously there's so little I hate?

I hope in this bitch of an Earth, we can be friends >:3


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Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire are some interesting games I feel. They’re among a small set of Pokemon games where I just question why anyone would choose to play them in particular. Not because the games are bad by any means, but because there’s clear and better versions of the Hoenn games out there, and it makes me wonder why one would chose Ruby and Sapphire in particular. While I played Pokemon Sapphire specifically, I will be talking about both Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire for the sake of this review, cause they’re both nearly the same.
Generation 3 as a whole was a major step forward for Pokemon. The introduction of abilities created a distinct change of style for Pokemon going forward, as now all Pokemon had unique abilities that can impact battle. Some Pokemon were immune to things such as flinching, or evasion drops. Some Pokemon can lower the opponent’s attack at the start of battle, and other can be immune to specific types. Generation 3 also was the generation that introduced Double Battles to the game, and it’s something that’s been a staple ever since. All the way to the point that Double Battles became the standard for official Pokemon Tournaments, and I think it’s something important to note. And while I never did any, Generation 3 introduced Contests, which was a fun optional side mode you can do, and I appreciate it.
Now to Ruby and Sapphire itself, as I said prior, I wonder why people would choose these games over any other version of Hoenn. Emerald and ORAS are both upgraded versions of Ruby and Sapphire, and unfortunately, that makes the original Ruby and Sapphire lacking in comparison, especially since I’ve played those before Ruby and Sapphire. Though saying that, I still believe that Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire are good games, they’re just not as good as their alternate versions. I feel like I’m biased here though, when I played Emerald a bit over a year ago, I absolutely fell in love with it, and it became my preferred version of Hoenn. Now going to Ruby and Sapphire, it still has a lot of what I love about Hoenn, but some parts of it did not feel as good.
Particularly, I think about the Gyms. While the Gym layouts are the same, I feel as if Emerald gave the Gym Leaders better, and overall more interesting teams. It feels wrong for Brawly not to have a Meditite, or Flannery to not have a Camerupt. Norman’s team isn’t as interesting in Ruby and Sapphire, 2 Slaking and a Vigoroth is fine and all, but I love how in Emerald he still has a Slaking, but now has other Pokemon, like Spinda and Zangoose. I really don’t like Tate and Liza in Ruby and Sapphire particularly, they only have 2 pokemon, Solrock and Lunatone, and for being the 7th gym overall, they’re way too easy. While the Gym Leader teams in Ruby and Sapphire are fine, I much prefer them in Emerald overall.
I feel as if Generation 3 was the start of Pokemon really trying to incorporate more story into their games, and of course that starts with Ruby and Sapphire. I really like how Team Magma and Team Aqua play in the games, and how their roles are swapped depending on what version you play. I definitely think after ORAS, going back to the original designs for Archie and Maxie is a bit off, as I think ORAS had the better character designs overall. However I also really like how the legendary Pokemon are incorporated into the story, as they’re tools trying to be awoken by the villainous team of the game. I believe this is the first time that legendary Pokemon were integral to the main story itself. Team Magma and Team Aqua are some of the most memorable of the villainous teams, and though I believe a lot of the later ones are better than them, I think they still deserve that recognition.
I really enjoyed my time playing through and exploring the whole of Hoenn. My team consisted of Swampert, Breloom, Gardevoir, Sableye, Camerupt, and Altaria, and it was probably one of the best teams I’ve ever crafted in a Pokemon game. There’s something about the early Pokemon games where it’s easier to get attached and form bonds with your Pokemon, probably due to spending a lot of time training. I think Hoenn itself is a really good region as well. I get the whole “haha too much water” joke, and yeah, a lot of Hoenn consists of water routes. However that’s also just because Hoenn is a more tropical location, thus, it’s going to have a lot of water. I love how there’s a lot of side paths in Hoenn, being able to find and just explore in areas that you never have to go. One of my favorite areas in the entire game is the route below Mt Pyre that’s completely optional, and there’s such an appeal to me just going somewhere you don’t need to. This goes to a lot of the ocean in Hoenn as well, Pacifidlog Town and the Abandoned Ship are some of my favorite locations in all of Pokemon, and yet again, you never need to go to them. Getting lost in games is something I absolutely adore, and just being able to explore through Hoenn in Ruby and Sapphire is really nice.
Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire are still at the end of the day, great Pokemon games. I mean, it’s hard to make a Pokemon game bad, even if there’s issues with the game, the general structure of a Pokemon game is really appealing. But that’s to say that I still think at the end of the day, I’d rather playing Emerald or ORAS over these games, and I think that’s unfortunate because, yet again, these games themselves aren’t bad. It’s just that Emerald and ORAS are just better versions of these games. It was quite nice to play these games though, and I did enjoy my time with it.


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