Pokémon So Diamond and Pearl got remakes and Uhm..

[Corrie]

My sister told me about these remakes and I was in full denial until she showed me the trailer. I couldn't freaking believe it. I am SO excited for these games and I really hope they're good!!

 

[BalloonFight]

I literally can't wait for this to come out. I've been craving another Pokemon grind, and remakes of Diamond and Pearl couldn't be more welcome. Hoping this comes out sooner rather than like November/December of 2021 (although it's more likely to come out then due to the holidays)

 

[KrazyKarp]

I'm a bit disappointed at the chibi artstyle of the remakes, I would've rather them just put the originals on Switch if they weren't going to do the remakes in SwSh style. But I'm still excited and will definitely play both of the remake games!

I'm definitely more excited for the Legend of Arceus, though. I was completely not expecting anything as amazing looking as that game and I'm really looking forward to playing it!

 

[Che5hire Cat]

Now that some time has passed since the announcement, I'm still not sure what I should think about it. Sure, it's nice that the remakes which the majority of the Pokemon fandom wanted are finally a thing, but what still bothers me tbh about this is the art style. It was honestly not what I expected, like I thought they would go with the same art style they used for Sword & Shield, or maybe Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee. The chibi style looks on one hand not bad, actually kinda adorable here and there. On the other hand, it just looks off sometimes, as if it's a mobile game rather than a Switch game. I don't know, it's just a bit difficult for me to get along with it. So far, I would give the games a chance however, since Diamond & Pearl were the first handheld Pokemon games I've ever played (Colosseum and XD for the Game Cube were overall the first Pokemon games I've played) and I enjoyed them a lot back them, I would even go so far and say that they are on my top 5 list of favorite Pokemon games. Besides, I really like Gen 4 and Sinnoh overall. Not sure right now which version I would pick, I guess I will decide this spontaneous once the games are out.

 

[Corrie]

Now that some time has passed since the announcement, I'm still not sure what I should think about it. Sure, it's nice that the remakes which the majority of the Pokemon fandom wanted are finally a thing, but what still bothers me tbh about this is the art style. It was honestly not what I expected, like I thought they would go with the same art style they used for Sword & Shield, or maybe Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee. The chibi style looks on one hand not bad, actually kinda adorable here and there. On the other hand, it just looks off sometimes, as if it's a mobile game rather than a Switch game. I don't know, it's just a bit difficult for me to get along with it. So far, I would give the games a chance however, since Diamond & Pearl were the first handheld Pokemon games I've ever played (Colosseum and XD for the Game Cube were overall the first Pokemon games I've played) and I enjoyed them a lot back them, I would even go so far and say that they are on my top 5 list of favorite Pokemon games. Besides, I really like Gen 4 and Sinnoh overall. Not sure right now which version I would pick, I guess I will decide this spontaneous once the games are out.

I have a bias with Pearl since I went with Pearl originally but if you don't have that bias, most Pokemon games have region exclusives that could help you make up your mind. I know you can trade but still haha

 

[KrazyKarp]

I usually try to select the game based on which legend I like more, so in this case it'd be Diamond. Because you can easily trade others for non-legend region exclusives. But I seem to always end up caving and playing both games anyway!

 

[Parkai]

I played Diamond as a kid so that's the version I'm getting. Here's hoping they keep the old events in!

 

[Blueskyy]

I would be excited but the last version I ever played was Crystal. But man I loved Crystal.

 

[pinkfawn]

I'm SO excited for this version. My niece is gonna be 6 this year and loves Pokemon, I can't wait to get this for her for Christmas this year. I've been having a lot of fun bonding with her over Pokemon. I got Diamond as a kid but I think I like Pearl a little more (Palkia is pink lol) and my fiancé likes to get remakes of the games he picked as a kid, so it worked out since he wants diamond.

I can understand why some people are turned off from this game but I'm genuinely excited for it, I spent a lot of time on Gen 4 as a kid and I'm looking forward to seeing Sinnoh again.