mochie

I vaguely remember playing pokemon with my friends during elementary school, bringing my Nintendo DS to school to trade pokemon with friends and catch up on their progress. Pokemon Platinum was the very first pokemon game that I got for my Nintendo DS. The simple pixel graphics and my curiosity about what this game was and how the mechanics worked hooked me into the game. The stories were well written and the side stories that you get were exciting. It was not hard to get into the game, the controls were simple, the RPG aspect of the game interested me, and the game was really fun.

The franchise in itself has evolved from just being a console-only game into a variety of other platforms, mainly breaking into the world of TCG (Trading Card Games) and mobile games. They also had a lot of spin-off games that have interesting mechanics and gimmicks, making them unique. I used to play the Pokemon Ranger series and Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Series. They differ from the usual catch-and-collect formula of mainline Pokemon games, but they added new gimmicks and objectives that are interesting to play and experience. The past few generations of mainline Pokemon games also added new gimmicks to spice up the gameplay, namely Mega Evolution and Z-moves. Newer Pokemon games also take inspiration from other countries to make their architecture and region stand out from one another. They also use the concept of Time Travelling in the latest game, Pokemon Legends Arceus.

All in all, the creators of these games have worked hard for making things that we enjoy in the game, including several details and easter eggs in each one of them. The whole franchise is by far my favorite franchise that I still play until now, as there are several rules that you can add to spice up the game and still have fun.