Gen 6 appreciation thread
>>26867729
It ended
>>26867729
Best gen so far and anyone that doesn't agree is a bandwagoner.
It made me buy a 3ds and play some good games
>>26867755
>best gen so far
>>26867729
I like that it's over
The online is good, I guess?
>>26867767
>I don't agree so it must be bait
>>26867755
I think you mean gen V
>>26867729
It was OK.
>>26867791
>Having such shit-tier taste and it being real
I appreciate that it's over.
X version was the first game i ever played and it's far superior to the older ones i've played, like gen 4. I grew up with ORAS and it was nostalgic playing emerald, but in the end the streamlined, modern versions are superior.
>>26867792
>>26867796
You'll both be worshipping gen 6 and shitting on SM come January. Screencap this.
>>26867812
>X version was the first game I ever played
>I grew up with ORAS
>>26867835
X version came out before ORAS you professional dunce.
>>26867812
Nice bait
>>26867812
>I grew up with ORAS
>shitting on older gens
anon, even I, a literal autist, wasn't retarded enough to reveal my age when i was an underage poster
>>26867845
>jumping to conclusions like this
You idiot, that's not my point.
>>26867791
It's bait because of the way you worded it. By extension, this is also bait.
Cmon now, gen 6 wasnt so bad. Lets not forget It added fairy type custimization and horde battles
>>26867822
Lol nope. The remakes were supposed to save it but they didn't. I'll keep shitting on Gen 6..
>>26867857
>calling me an idiot
I bet you liked gold and silver too faggo
>>26867884
Top tier bait, have a (You)
>>26867884
>not even reading my post
Troll confirmed.
>>26867873
>Fairy-type
>good
>>26867812
>>26867884
MOOOOOOOODS
delete this thread
I liked XY. They weren't the best games, but they were new and fresh. The region was nice, the Pokedex was great, it was fun at least.
That's about it.
Gen VI was the worst gen yet. I'm glad it's over.
>>26867729
Appreciation? Okay
>Excessive pandering to Gen 1
>Abysmal story and plot that has no charm or value whatsoever
>Cringe ''friend" rivals
>Exp. Share
>Free Pokemon hand outs
>Weak as fuck evil team with shit motivations
>Xerneas isn't in a comfy forest when it's encountered
>Yveltal isn't on a sky pillar when it's encountered
>Zero build up to the legendary mascot's fight with horrible execution in the "lore" department
>Only 72 new Pokemon
>Mega Evolution gimmick
>Clunky roller skates that are forced upon you unless you use the D-Pad
>Super Training
>Forgettable characters
>Frame rate drops
>Awful execution when returning to Hoenn
>Battle Maison
>>26868181
Oh stop whining. You guys just make stuff up. Theyre still good games
I can't wait until SM. I hope they turn out good so we can forget gen 6 exists.
>>26867729
The good:
The new Pokemon were mostly good
The games were innovative. Lots of new things: 3D, Amie, Mega evolution, Fairy type
The bad:
The games were so/so
New mons were good but not enough of them
Mega evolution is a dumb gimmick
>>26868213
>>26868213
They'll be good, but /vp/ will complain about them anyway then praise Gen VI. Screencap this
I love the games. Dont understand how faggots can say people who say they like gen 6 are baiting. Different opinions
Gen VI was three long years of disappointment.
Disappointment in how bad XY were.
Disappointment in how bad ORAS were as remakes.
Disappointment that we weren't getting a Z to maybe fix Kalos like Platinum fixed Sinnoh.
I have no hope for Gen VII to be any better, Gen VI killed any optimism I might have otherwise had.
>>26868250
Pokémon isn't Zelda, the only Gen that got massive turnaround in popularity in the following Gen was Gen V, because Gen V was super different. I have literally zero reason to EVER play XY again after the first run when I can play a better Pokémon game instead. Not one reason at all. I dare you to try to think of one.
>>26868201
>You guys just make stuff up
Quality bait, fahm.
>>26868285
>implying Pokémon got less popular in gen V because it was different
>not because people hated gen 4
>>26868285
Updated Meta, 3-D, New Pokemon. Three reasons to always play in the newest Gen
>>26867792
>I think you mean gen V
Only if he also meant 'worst'.
Cute how you guys are so desperate for validation that you have to hijack other people's praise, though. Maybe someday you'll be of age to view the board and can think of your own compliments.
>>26868303
>Updated Meta
That's a reason for me to play Showdown, not play XY. In-game competitive is too slow, and 3v3 singles are awful.
>3D
Eh. It's not like it was particularly good 3D; I'm not against 3D Pokémon in principle, and I'm sure later Gens will look better, but I prefer good sprites to mediocre 3D.
>New Pokémon
My favorite Gen VI Pokémon isn't available until Victory Road, and all of my other Gen VI favorites I used in my first two playthroughs of the game. I could also just play a ROMhack of an older game that includes Gen VI Pokémon.
hmm...in terms of what I actually go from gen 6 barring the pokemon...
Faries
Breeding easier
Egg moves are unlearnable
easier shinies
dexnav
horde training
Pss/Super training/Amie
Bike loop(oras)
Pokebank
ability capsule
Player customization
Friend safari
Soar
Far from my favorite(that'd be 5) but 6 did add some nice stuff.
>>26868410
Why does everyone here like 5th gen so much? 3rd and 4th are objectively better especially with their lore.
>>26868201
What's being made up exactly? All that shit is in Gen 6
>>26868423
I dont think some of those are things to complain about
>>26868421
>gen 3
>having lore
>>26868423
It's b8
>>26868181
>Super Training
I dont see the hate this is getting. Yeah its not as good as it could be, but this is Nintendo's first step towards acknowledging EVs. Dont deny the fact that it made it easier to track your EVs
>>26868421
Sorry senpai I'm not opening that can of worms.
>>26868421
I like 4th better than 5th, but Gen V is better than Gen III. Emerald is great, but RS and FRLG are both meh, while I loved both BW1 and BW2.
>>26868437
Yeah super training's also good for stones, but you can't take 1 piece of evidence out of 15 and ignore the rest
>>26868452
No I agree with that list, I just think Super Training was one of the better parts of this gen. This anon sums up the perks best>>26868410
What this gen lacked in content, it more than made up for them in technical/gameplay aspects
>>26868421
/vp/ is full of contrarians, 3 years ago everyone here was shitting on gen 5 but that got too popular so now they praise it.
>>26868421
Gen 4/5 is pretty much interchangeable for favorites, you can't deny they are the highest quality
It's hard to like one, and hate the other
>>26868467
Anon, BW was being praised when it came out
Sinnoh was being heavily shit on then
>>26868491
>BW came out 3 years ago
Reread the post I said right before XY came out everyone was shitting on gen 5, the hate for gen 4 started to die down around this same time.
>>26868505
It's been 3 years since X and Y, shit....
That pattern of 2 gens ago+current gen= best
Then gen before=worst
The problem with gen 6 is that it actually has been garbage, I think ORAS is probably one of the few games that have been so shit upon it's release. XY was treated fine
>>26868524
In person, I don't think I've met someone who likes HGSS and dislikes Unova
>>26868524
Nice meme.
>>26868534
That was mostly because of no battle frontier, I personally enjoyed them.
>>26868421
>objectively
>>26868547
*in person
I've see people disliking both
>>26868547
If you're counting DPPt, it happens the other way around. For example, I hate DPPt but gen V is my favorite gen.
>>26868553
Yeah the amount of hate is unjustified, but it was so heavily hated
X and Y are much worse imoOFF GRID MOVEMENT
>>26868565
Yeah DP are the worst games, but I personally enjoyed Platinum. I don't think I would replay it like W2
>>26868577
Agreed. I just wish oras had sunsets. Tropical sunsets are just so beautiful
>>26868587
Do were not the worst games.
>>26868181
>Clunky roller skates that are forced upon you unless you use the D-Pad
>he can't skate
>>26868599
Here's a few problems I have, mostly fixed in Plat
>Gym designs
Gardena's fucking perspective hidden trainers
>Gym+Elite 4 sets
Volkner uses a water type even when there's a water electric type that already exists in its dex
>Most Pokemon in the dex are shit
I know this sounds like bait, but it's the most shitty thing, but there are stars
>How cross evos are handled
I like a lot of the cross evolution Pokemon actually, BUT YOURE LOCKED OUT OF MOST OF THE GOOD ONES IN DP AND ARE LEFT WITH ONLY THE BABIES
>Worst level curve
Aaron is 10 levels higher than the trainers with 2 Pokemon in Victory Rod an Cynthia is 10 levels higher than him
>worst story
Well it was but XY barely beat it, I can address it if you want me too
>Type distrubtion
It's a meme, but it's still true
>>26868754
>rocket power
>>26868794
Am I going to have to walk you through that one, champ?
>>26868974
>the nick show about "extreme sports" sports
>everyone wears knees+elbow pads
To be fair I never liked extreme sports growing up
>>26868577
There's a lot more wrong with ORAS than just no Frontier. People hate on ORAS because it's a remake that cuts a ton of RSE content. If RSE never existed it would be an alright game and it's better than XY, but people, including me, are harsher on it than we are on XY because it's a remake and has predecessors to live up to moreso than a regular new game.
>>26869055
I think the problem is Hoennfags like SinnohFetuses, are used to the 3rd version which is good. Big RS were so meh at everything and they got a meh remake.
I'm legitimately scared of a gen 4 remake though. DP are literally shit in every aspectbesides the gen's metagame
>>26869079
I feel like gen 4 remakes might fix its issues. Hopefully.
As long as there are no ridiculous new forms for Palkia and Dialga. I hope this doesn't become a trend, Primal Groudon and Kyogre are cancerous in the competitive scene and they completely overshadow their original (not original?) forms.
>>26869023
Anon, what do you think characters from a show based on urban and extreme sports such as surfing, snowboarding and rollerblading, would think about someone speaking negatively about the roller skates implemented in X and Y?
>>26869079(me)
Also the director and the new features of ORAS, while limited were good, the camera shots into the first towns were really cool, it's just like they gave up though, like how pokemon's body parts used to shake, not just the random darkness. I really think they just ran out of time and shifted the blame on to him.
What's his face, has done awesome things and I hope SM he's more free because the look like they took their time. I'm personally unsure about the game atm
>>26869079
"They're RS remakes!" has NEVER been an argument. It will NEVER be an argument. Stop trying to use it to defend ORAS, it will never justify ignoring Emerald's content.
>>26869107
Shitposting too late is not good anon. I'm going to bed
Sorry anon
>>26868359
>My favorite Gen VI Pokémon isn't available until Victory Road
I mean... This was one of the huge upsides of the new Exp Share along with Amie and hordes. It made later game Pokemon much easier to level up. I used a Noivern in one playthrough and an Avalugg in another without feeling necessarily gimped at all.
>>26869113
Oh it's bullshit, but it's why HGSS will be the best remakes
It's a meh remake, it at least had its own shit. Emerald will always be the best Hoenn
>>26869152
I do feel them saying the battle frontier is "coming" and ending a gen, is probably the biggest kick in the balls GF has ever done
I'm trying to remember, what stuff did HGSS take from Crystal besides the Eusine scenario (ORAS had the Rayquaza scenario, just moved to post game since RS had ita own, different story)? Only thing I can think that was missed was the Battle tents off the top of my head.
>>26869201
Oh and frontier obv but there wasn't one this gen yet and we did get the equivalent inserted in. Did Emerald have gym rematches? I forget
>>26869201
>Ice Path
>Pokegear items
Only way to get evolution stone in Johto
>Beuna's Password
>Making multiple balls
>Extreme speed dratini
That's off the top of my head
Also Eusine is pretty much the more important Scott
ORAS did what FRLG and HGSS failed to do
Actually improve the goddamn speed. That alone makes it the best remake.
>>26869214
Yes double battles, first game to do it, abd ORAS is the first gen to not have it when ending a gen since Emerald
>>26869224
Is this b8?
Gen 3 runs the fastes out of any gen, 60 fps
brought me back into pokemon and now im trapped here forever
i love gen 6
>>26869231
I wish double battles were the standard, at least for gyma and league battles. It's a lot easier to make battles difficult in doubles since the inability to switch is a lot less of a huge issue in doubles where there isn't much switching in the first place
>>26869224
>Actually improve the goddamn speed
Have you ever actually played a pokemon game in Gen III? They run smoother and faster than anything in Gen VI in regards to both framerate and battle speed.
ORAS didn't even fix the framerate issues that plagued XY. Worst remake of all time if those are the standards we're judging them by.
>>26869128
First, fuck the new Exp. Share.
Second, even if the Pokémon I caught at Victory Road was at an appropriate level I still wouldn't use it just because I'd only have it on my team for half an hour, and that's not worth it when I could fill my sixth slot earlier and actually be able to bond with it.
>>26868359
>My favorite Gen VI Pokémon isn't available until Victory Road
What are you talking about? The last new catchable gen VI Pokemon is Noibat and its avaible in Terminus Cave. Still pretty late but not THAT late
>>26867729
Even though Gen 6 overall is my least liked generation, I do appericate what it did for IV breeding
>>26867729
I don't think it was the best gen or anything but it was enjoyable, probably solid 7/10
Gen 6 produced Serena therefore it is automatically the best
>>26869201
>Eusine and the Suicune storyline
>expanded Ruins of Alph
>Legendary beast theme
>Clair theme
>Buena (this is bigger than people think, she has her own phone conversations if you visit her enough that are basically a proto-Yancy)
>all the expanded Unown shit
>Extremespeed Dratini
>Kurt upgrade
>extra Pokégear shit
>trainers that only battle you at night
>visual upgrades like Ice Cave and the redesigned Lance room
Plus any Crystal additions that became standard features like gender options and online communication, though that stuff is cheating to mention individually since Emerald obviously has it.
Basically the only things that WEREN'T added were the GS Ball storyline, the Odd Egg, and a few location differences like an added patch of Grass on the route west of Violet not being there and the Goldenrod Mart roof not being there (though the sales that happened on the roof in Crystal still happen in that Mart in HGSS).
The stuff from Emerald not in ORAS is much bulkier than the Crystal stuff not added to HGSS, and the Emerald additions as a whole are a lot bulkier than the Crystal additions.
First, how the heck can anyone appreciate get 6.. or 7 I was just getting to you.
Sure the graphics and audio is great on the 3do but my big gripe is the games are too easy now.
I am still trying to beat my wonderful time in heart gold. (Got as far as the champ with a red HP gyrados :()
Sure it was Hard back then but it was worth a challenge. Why can t we get that back.
>>26868421
Dude I'm a Hoennbaby but
>Gen 3
>lore
You shitting me?
>>26869454
SHUT UP , THATS ONLY YOUR DICK TALKING D:
>>26869668
>Hoennfag
>doesn't know about gen3 lore
kek
Something I noticed about XY recently, is that from Route 11 to Shalour gym there's a huge difficulty spike (everyone has strong Fighting types with Bulldoze, which lowers your speed). And then the difficulty just goes back to easy peasy. Next time you replay XY pay attention on this part.
>>26869705
Literally only the Regis have good lore.
>b, but ORAS
Different timeline.
>>26869893
And that lore is from BASED MOTHERFUCKIN GEN IV WAT UP
>>26869908
You mean like, Regigigas?
Yeah, he carried their lore.
>>26868359
>Eh. It's not like it was particularly good 3D
That's not saying much, because 3D in XY was fucking garbage. Faux-3D in the overworld and battles with fixed camera position. Models that were future-proofed for the sake of saving money at the cost of looking downright ugly on 3DS due to filters and rigid (if any) animations. Last but not least, barely any use of 3D effect which is simply pathetic for a dev team working so close with Nintendo.
>>26868599
I agree. I loved Sinnoh as a region even in just DP, they did have huge problems though, but I'd at least put them above RS and XY.
>>26867729
Why would you have an empty thread?
>>26867812
You're not even trying
Gen 6 was the best for fixes and improvements
>EV training is easier and exponentially faster
>GTS improved to catch em all easier
>Hidden abilities are a little easier to get
>New endless scrolling egg-hatching areas
but i still miss Gen 5's content
>All brand new pokemon from the start, no old ones mixed in til later
>triple battles introduced
>improved 2.5D graphics
>excellent soundtrack
>more online dependent content than ever (Dream World, Join avenue)
>>26870529
>All brand new pokemon from the start, no old ones mixed in til later
That is almost universally agreed upon as being not a good thing. Gen 5 pokemon are widely regarded as the worst designed. Easily. It's not even close.
>triple battles introduced
Never liked triple battles.
Never liked double battles either actually, I prefer regular battles but whatever.I'm not saying triple battles are a negative, but I don't think they're much of a positive either.
>improved 2.5D graphics
>excellent soundtrack
Both of these I definitely agree with.
>more online dependent content than ever (Dream World, Join avenue)
I don't like anything that is online dependent.
>>26870571
>I don't like anything that is online dependent.
problem with gen 5 was that it was too online dependent that the game almost feels half empty in content lately. I always liked how i could connect the DS to my PC without the need for bluetooth or whatevr
>>26870571
>widely regarded as worst designed
Lol
>>26867729
It wasn't my favorite gen, but it was definitly an improvement over trashy Gen 5
