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Aaaaaand back from reliving my adventures in the Hoenn region! Sorry for the long silence, folks!

Where to start? I loved being able to return to my favorite region, seeing everything updated to the latest graphics. It felt great seeing all the routes, NPCs, and cutscenes more defined, so to speak. Secret bases are back, and they have more utility now! Unlike in the past, now you can even find other trainers' bases as well! Then, the soundtrack! A nostalgic overload! All of the tracks were just an eargasm, from the Gym Battles, to the Team Magma/Aqua Boss themes, to the LEGENDARY THEME. I'll definitely be buying the OST once it comes out! I could keep going on about how great this is, but I'll just leave it at that. Kudos, GF! Kudos!

As far as new features go, I love the addition of the Soar and DexNav features. For the former, it allows you to fly around the region without Fly! It's great, and I hope they further improve on it in future games. For the latter, the DexNav is perfect for finding good Pokemon with HAs/Egg Moves/Perfect IVs. Really nice addition, if I do say so myself.

If I were to complain about anything, it's how they kinda made things a bit easier this time around. Granted, some of these are optional (e.g. Exp. All), but it's still a bit underwhelming imo. I think I would've preferred if more elements from Emerald were present as well (e.g. Gym Leader team changes, Groudon VS Kyogre VS Rayquaza, the Battle Frontier, etc.). Ah, and well, the way the Eon Duo was "obtained" in the game. Not going to say how they were obtained since that's spoiler-y for those who have yet to play ORAS, but... just don't expect too much. -w-;

Overall? ORAS really brought back my childhood days in Hoenn to the fullest extent, and despite a few nitpicks, I'm pleased with how the game came out. The Delta Episode at the endgame was like the cherry on top, and I hope GF continues to expand on these features/ideas in newer generations as well.

Now that aside, here's the team that brought me from the beginning to the end!

GAME CLEAR: 11/28/14

Dalton
Mega Sceptile (Male) -- Hardy
Pete
Pelipper (Male) -- Careful
Zekken
Gallade (Male) -- Rash
Raijin
Manectric (Male) -- Relaxed
Mags
Camerupt (Female) -- Bold
Wynn
Flygon (Female) -- Impish
Shigaraki "HM Bro and Item Proprietor"
Linoone (Male) -- Quirky
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Artwork © Dragonith
Pokemon © Nintendo/Game Freak

Description

Aaaaaand back from reliving my adventures in the Hoenn region! Sorry for the long silence, folks!

Where to start? I loved being able to return to my favorite region, seeing everything updated to the latest graphics. It felt great seeing all the routes, NPCs, and cutscenes more defined, so to speak. Secret bases are back, and they have more utility now! Unlike in the past, now you can even find other trainers' bases as well! Then, the soundtrack! A nostalgic overload! All of the tracks were just an eargasm, from the Gym Battles, to the Team Magma/Aqua Boss themes, to the LEGENDARY THEME. I'll definitely be buying the OST once it comes out! I could keep going on about how great this is, but I'll just leave it at that. Kudos, GF! Kudos!

As far as new features go, I love the addition of the Soar and DexNav features. For the former, it allows you to fly around the region without Fly! It's great, and I hope they further improve on it in future games. For the latter, the DexNav is perfect for finding good Pokemon with HAs/Egg Moves/Perfect IVs. Really nice addition, if I do say so myself.

If I were to complain about anything, it's how they kinda made things a bit easier this time around. Granted, some of these are optional (e.g. Exp. All), but it's still a bit underwhelming imo. I think I would've preferred if more elements from Emerald were present as well (e.g. Gym Leader team changes, Groudon VS Kyogre VS Rayquaza, the Battle Frontier, etc.). Ah, and well, the way the Eon Duo was "obtained" in the game. Not going to say how they were obtained since that's spoiler-y for those who have yet to play ORAS, but... just don't expect too much. -w-;

Overall? ORAS really brought back my childhood days in Hoenn to the fullest extent, and despite a few nitpicks, I'm pleased with how the game came out. The Delta Episode at the endgame was like the cherry on top, and I hope GF continues to expand on these features/ideas in newer generations as well.

Now that aside, here's the team that brought me from the beginning to the end!

GAME CLEAR: 11/28/14

Dalton
Mega Sceptile (Male) -- Hardy
Pete
Pelipper (Male) -- Careful
Zekken
Gallade (Male) -- Rash
Raijin
Manectric (Male) -- Relaxed
Mags
Camerupt (Female) -- Bold
Wynn
Flygon (Female) -- Impish
Shigaraki "HM Bro and Item Proprietor"
Linoone (Male) -- Quirky
__________
Artwork © Dragonith
Pokemon © Nintendo/Game Freak