So I don’t know about you, but I am pretty psyched about tomorrow’s release of Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver. A remake of the second generation of Pokemon games, playing through my copies of Gold and Silver in high school was a memorable experience which I’m eager to revisit all these years later.
You might be asking, “Why would you play a game that’s just a retread of a game you’ve played previously?” And the answer to that is: Pokemon.
I’m serious, there’s something about the games which has people coming back to it over and over, whether it’s the cute/awesome critters, the nice character designs, the fun of battling, or even peer pressure, there’s a ton of reasons Pokemon has endured, though probably the most prominent one is that it is easy for anyone to pick up and play, and yet also deep enough that those of us who want to get into it with a more competitive mindset can do so.
I do wonder what my team will be like this time around. I’ve always had a fondness for Furret, and it is Gold and Silver, so there’s a good chance I’ll be taking one on and then bringing it into battle against my peers.
I don’t know what big changes HGSS brings to the table in terms of changing the metagame of multiplayer Pokemon, and in fact I’m not even sure I’ll be jumping back into that world. Still, I get the feeling that I’ll start to gravitate towards it anyway. It’s practically in my bones which hit twice and are good for attacking through Substitutes.
OGIUE MANIAX 
I’m really anxious for tomorrow’s release too.
Nintendo said she was releasing Pkmn Heart Gold/Soul Silver here in Brazil at the same date of the US release! It’s amazing! And they are giving Jirachis at the launching event! Pretty cool.
Pkmn Gold was one of my favorite games of all time and certainly the one I played the most! Good old high school times…
Me and my friends are ready to battle again!
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I’m not sure how soon I’ll be picking up my copy, but I’d like to make it in time for the Jirachi event. I already have Heart Gold on preorder, but I plan to get Soul Silver instead, gotta get me some Meowth and Vulpix, lol.
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hahaha that’s great!! Theres a ferret pokemon? Furrret?? <3
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They’re releasing them in the UK less than two weeks after the US release, which is better than the traditional 3-4 months’ wait that we get for these games. I guess Nintendo must’ve realised that people have discovered importing and don’t like to wait for their games. :)
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Because I love making people feel old, I’ll have you know that I was in the 5th grade when I was obsessively playing Pokemon Silver :p I can’t wait for this remake!!! Silver has always remained my favorite installment in the franchise and I would love to play through again.
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They’re wrong, gold and heart gold are not the same. It might be a remake, but there are so many things added and improved that playing Gold after playing Heart Gold will feel boring (bah for me it’s like that).
People come back because you can do SO. MANY. THINGS. For example I often got sick of leveling up pokemon, so I used to spend days excavating underground, getting other kinds of medals or cooking. It’s completely insane how many things you can accomplish in one of these games. I don’t care about getting them all anymore, it’s the world and its possibilities I’m interested in.
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Two words: GET HYPE!
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