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Pokémon is a Japanese media franchise consisting of video games, animated series and films, a trading card game, and other related media. The franchise takes place in a shared universe in which humans co-exist with creatures known as Pokémon, a large variety of species endowed with special powers. The franchise's primary target audience is children aged 5 to 12, but it is known to attract people of all ages.

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Playing Pokemon FireRed based on Lemmy post for "best mainline game" (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 2 months ago by FunnySalt@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/pokemon@sopuli.xyz

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Relevant post: https://sopuli.xyz/post/50902769

I said in this post that I've never been in to Pokemon, but I'd come check the post again in a couple of days, see what's the most recommended game and play that game through. And I'm doing just that!

I counted by games recommended. I didn't additionally weigh by "likes" for a given comment. I was also a bit selective when it came to comments mentioning several games. I took one of u/Manalith's comments as a vote for FireRed / LeafGreen and they specifically suggested it as a starting point to get in to the series, which is what I'm doing. But I otherwise disregarded comments that recommended more than two games. There was a fairly large spread, with any given game only being recommended once or twice.

But, there was also a comment stating:

Gen 3 is definitely my pick, doesn’t really matter which one.

One comment mentioned Emerald and two comments mentioned FireRed / LeafGreen. Which are both "Gen 3" games, according to Wikipedia. So treating that was one vote for each, putting FireRed / LeafGreen at three votes. Chose FireRed over LeafGreen because it's the first one written.

I will play the game through without doing any kind of research or looking at a walkthrough. I probably won't aim for a high level of completion. I'll do another post when I complete the game, and share my thoughts.

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[–] FunnySalt@lemmy.dbzer0.com [S] 2 points 2 months ago*

It's an obvious product placement that might have annoyed me, especially since they did something similar with HGSS (I think they gave the protagonist an interactable Wii in their room?) but since I'm old enough for nostalgia, it reads more as a charming time capsule.

I hadn't thought about that. Same sentiments though. Any product placement in a game generally irks me. But like you I found it charming in this case.

Naming the character after something other than yourself, or something that isn't a name-name (like someone putting Elevator7009 instead of John) is something commonly done. It is probably all over Let's Plays. I know it's super common and not something to marvel at. But as someone who always puts in a name-name when playing games it feels funny to see.

I don't think I've ever named a character after myself, come to think of it. Lately I've just been naming characters or game saves or whatever arbitrarily after things on my desk. Though in this specific case Lemmy as the play through was inspired from here.

I hope you're enjoying the game!

I am, more than I thought I would! I beat the Team Rocket boss in the secret hideout under the game room earlier today.

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