05-10-2011, 02:28 PM | #1 |
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Which gen/game do you think made the most impact? Gen 4 with the new evolutions? Gen V for having a refreshing feel?
And yes the title is vague, sue me : )
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05-10-2011, 03:02 PM | #2 |
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I think Gen 1 made the biggest "impact" since it left an impact on JRPG gaming period whereas the other gens have moreso only left impacts on the Pokemon fandom.
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05-10-2011, 05:47 PM | #3 |
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Talon makes the best point, but aside from Gen 1 I think its easily Gen 3 with the addition of Natures and Abilities.
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05-10-2011, 05:56 PM | #4 |
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Agree w/ Weebs
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05-10-2011, 09:07 PM | #5 |
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What did Gen IV contribute, anyway?
Cynthia?
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05-10-2011, 09:23 PM | #8 |
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Wifi trading/battling and auto lvl100 for battles. That's why I came back to Pokemon really. Or at least, it helped a lot.
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05-10-2011, 10:14 PM | #9 |
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Following Weebos' lead, if we're going to restrict the discussion to the fandom only (meaning we're only talking about the impact generations have had on the fandom, and thus relegating the discussion to Gens 2 thru 5 only), ...
I'd have to say the award goes to Gen 2. Again, I don't think people appreciate at just what a fundamental level the gameplay has changed the farther back you go in the past. Sure, some big changes have come about (like Gen 5's exp gain or Gen 4's wifi battles), but let's consider how Gen 2 changed the face of the games forever:
Could go on, but I think I've made a good case for Gen 2 deserving the vote. But I'd like to repeat that I'm only making this vote because it seems like we're all voting now for generations besides 1. If that's not the case, and other people are still including Gen 1 in their ballots when voting, then my vote definitely remains behind Gen 1. I could write a big post explaining why, but I think I did a good enough job last time.
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05-10-2011, 11:40 PM | #10 |
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You bring up good points Talon, I sometimes forget that Gen 2 brough breeding, hold items, two types, and pre-evos and new evos.
Good gen overall, maybe more influential than Gen 3, I'm undecided.
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07-19-2011, 08:47 PM | #12 |
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Gen 2 for me, since it was the first generation I got to play. Talon brings up a lot of reasons why it should also be the most impactive after gen 1.
After Gen 2 I'd have to say gen 3 with natures, abilities, and Gardevoir. |
07-20-2011, 02:31 AM | #13 |
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Gen II. Changed a lot of things. The introduction of dawn/day/night, genders and breeding, 100 new Pokemon (the first ever extra batch, and the little teases with new ones such as Togepi, Snubull, and "Pikablu" Marrill, along with others like Bellosom and Ledyba), the day and week system, special events (like Lapras on Fridays and Bug Catching contests), hold items, roaming legendary Pokemon (and of course the surprise the player got when he/she learned they were going to Kanto and exploring it again)... I mean, so much changed or was added for the better. By far the biggest impact in Pokemon aside from the first gen, which introduced everything in the first place.
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