Pokémon: a New Gen and TFs (Patreon)

Greetings Patrons. It's been a while since I did an "end of the month summary" sort of thing, but I thought I would talk about what I'm currently playing, and what many other people might be playing too: Pokémon.

A little backstory, but I've been playing the games since Gen 1, and even in high school where my interest waned for a bit I tended to pick up at least one of each gen because I honestly liked the gameplay and the Pokémon. It's been a fairly big part of my life, and I've felt compelled to continue playing. I've had my favourite generations and games over the years: my persona favourites being both Gen 2 and Gen 5. At the same time, I won't lie when I say that they came into Gen 9 with lowered expectations, as while I did enjoy Legends Arceus and its fresh approach, Gen 8 was a big disappointment for me, especially with the second half of the game and postgame. I couldn't even be bothered to buy the DLC, and it's probably why I never made a TF involving, like I did with ORAS, Gen 7 and the Sinnoh series I did last year.

So how do I feel about Gen 9? While I agree that the visuals are a bit rough, and the game can get a bit glitchy, so far it hasn't detracted from what is a fun and fresh experience for a Pokémon game. This is definitely the closest I've had to an open world Pokémon game, and I feel like if it just had a little bit more polish it would possibly be one of the best to date.

At this point I'm trying to think of a good tf to mark this new game, and I'm hoping by the end of my playthrough that I should have a clearer idea or a moment of inspiration. In the meantime I can ask you guys what is your favourite Pokémon gen? Please leave a comment below.