By Kate Gray
Remember those heady times when Pokemon was so simple you could play it on a calculator? Ah, those were the days. In fact, remember calculators? Ah yes, those were the days indeed.
I used to think that I would never get old, that I would always understand the younger generation and modern technology because I grew up with it all. But there’s one thing I feel that I’ve lost touch with: Pokemon.
Pokemon got complicated. I’m not sure exactly when it happened, and I’m not saying Red and Blue were the peak of the series – that was probably Gold or Ruby, mostly because I just really liked my starter Pokemon back then. And although I do think the recent Pokemon games are good in their own way, there was a beautiful simplicity in some of the earlier games that they miss.
Why can’t I now help but worry about EV and IV stats? Why can’t I just beat the Elite Four with my starter Pokemon, a bird I’ve had since the beginning, some random creatures I think are cute, and a tonne of potions? What do you mean I have to have a Shy Tyranitar and a Curious Rhyhorn?
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Source:: techradar.com – Gaming