>>12155712
Those were kind of ok as Pokémon games go, but by then I had already lowered my standard for those. Of course, GameFreak themselves have lowered their own standards far further since, good god.

If you've never given Gen 1 a go before, give it a whirl sometime, if nothing else just for getting to know what the games were like when they started. They really hold up pretty well, still, IMO.
My personal favorite ended up being Gen 3, and I remember feeling like Gen 4 started taking a number of steps back which I didn't like, not to the point of ruination, but definitely lesser.

>>12155764
Wasn't it just absolutely wild? The late 1980s to the early 2000s was such an insane renaissance for videogames in not just technology but also design and art. The sheer progression and variety was like a long cascade of innovations.

>>12156158
LLM tech might just be interesting for if it's used for game functionality, like for character and creature behavior, but it brings nothing else to the table IMO.
PS5 really wasn't a leap, no. I liked my PS3 quite a lot, it was very well worth it for me, but it feels like AAA games haven't just hit most technological plateaus (and regrettably, some regressions), but like they've grown crazy stagnant since the late 2010s.

>>12119850
This and the 64 Draculas are the best final bosses in the series. KCEK really knew how to filter casuals.