I can’t bring myself to play Alpha Sapphire, why should I?

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Note: This is a somewhat different style of article to what I usually deliver, giving a more personal take on my experiences, or lack of.

I’m not going to lie, I was never as hyped or excited for Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire as the majority of our readers were and still are. There were several other ‘big’ games releasing around the same that I was far more excited for. Despite receiving my game on release date (November 28th here in the UK) I’ve played almost nothing of it. I picked a starter Pokémon, closed my 3DS, left it for a few days until the battery died and I’ve not gone back since; I didn’t bother saving my game either so I have lost what little progress I did make.

I can’t really say why I’ve not played it, I just don’t know. Each day since release I’ve told myself that I will make pick up the game and start my journey. It just hasn’t happened. It’s been made obvious in my past that Ruby, Sapphire and to an extent Emerald were never my favourite games; Hoenn isn’t my favourite region either, but that isn’t something that plays a part in my lack of playtime in Alpha Sapphire.

Thinking back to when X & Y released last year, it’s difficult to remember if I felt excited in the same manner as when Platinum or Black 2 arrived on my doorstep, maybe it’s a problem with Pokémon games as a whole? Who knows? It seems it could be something that isn’t just restricted to me either; discussion with another staff member revealed that they haven’t actually progressed all too far into the game. “Maybe I’m too old for Pokémon”, he said.

Regardless of what the issue is, I’d like you guys to tell me why I should (or shouldn’t?) play Alpha Sapphire? We know a lot of huge are huge ambassadors of Hoenn and the original games, but that’s not reason enough for us. Give us some deep thought provoking reasons to play, show us what we’re missing out on. Tell us why Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire are great! Maybe I’ll have the game finished up by the week’s end.

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276 thoughts on “I can’t bring myself to play Alpha Sapphire, why should I?”

  2. And no.. it just sounds like you are not in a Pokemon mood.. old habits drop hard… I HATE obsessing over Anything.. so I drop yugioh and pokemon frequently for months until something new from them comes along… and that new thing was oras.. you will love it again.. I’m sure. I can’t even begin to think about wasting my time on Yugioh now.. but I was Just loving it a few months ago

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  3. Compared to past remakes, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire have a lot more to offer than just a simple remake nostalgia fest. Most of my hype was from the inclusion of Primal Reversion and the return of Mega Evolution and other new features from X and Y. ORAS offers a refreshing redefinition of “remake”; it’s not just Gen 3 pasted into Gen 6, the plot changes significantly enough to take you remember your first journey through Hoenn while still having a new adventure packed with exciting new features.

    TL;DR version: it’s not too much water

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  4. I have no motivation to play it neither. It’s like I bought it because I just have to, like it was my task and when it is arrived I was not very excited like I was before. I don’t know what is missing in Pokemon nowadays, everything is great, 3D is what was needed, and looks great on Pokemon games, however since the beginning of Generation 6, they emphasis so much on 3D world that something went missing. Story-wise, this shouldn’t be applied to ORAS, since from what I remember, they have a solid storyline but I think I’m not excited because of the effect of X&Y, they left a bad taste while playing the main story line. However, I’ll give a try to ORAS, I’m sure they are great games.

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    • I think maybe I’m in exactly the same boat. Don’t get me wrong, I love Pokémon, completely. I’ve just been struggling to play the last few games and I really don’t know why.

      I was super excited for XY, BW/2, BW. But when they finally arrived it just didn’t feel as great as it did for say… DPPt. I don’t know why.

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      • I think a break or something like this could be good. I remember taking a break from Pokemon after Ruby and Sapphire not because I wanted to but because I didn’t have Nintendo DS. So I really enjoyed the thing out of BW and BW2 when I finally bought Nintendo 3DS. It was such a great great feeling to be in that story again, so they have very special place in my memory.

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        • I think maybe I need the same. I got my GBA when Nintendo had already released the DS, so I played RSE really late. I also got Leaf Green and Emerald at the same time and sadly enjoyed LG a lot more. I think because I never really played the 3rd generation games fully it made the enjoyment of 4th gen. games significantly better.

          I don’t know.

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  6. I Did recently say to a friend that the games have lost something since the 3D.. I Really noticed it because Hoenn is my favorite. I Love these games and I play it a lot… But something that once made hoenn So Addictive. Like I just HAD to play it is gone…

    Also sense I Knew about all the water I have been saving up super repels from the start.. hardly any wild battles

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  9. My brother (who is currently 18) grew out of pokemon around when Hg/Ss came out, so it’s entirely possible that you just grew out of it.

    Happened to me w/Runescape, used to spend hours every day on it but now I really don’t care for it.

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  10. Glad to see I’m not the only one who shares the same feeling, Moving. I too haven’t been excited for ORAS nor am I now, and as such never purchased it. The main reasons why I’m not here on PJ. I did have a lot of other games to play that I wanted to spend time on. Maybe I am getting tired of the formula, who knows.

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  11. Sometimes, we need to take a break from the things we enjoy so they don’t get old. When X and Y came out, I beat the main story and played around in the little postgame for about a week. I picked it up a week later and realized there was a lot I still needed to actually do, like complete the dex. Also, could it be the fact that GameFreak is bringing out a new game every 1-1 1/2 years? Because if so, I can agree with that part, because when there isn’t a lot of time between games in a franchise, it doesn’t seem like enough… Thought? Love? Love was put into it.

    TL;DR Version: Don’t feel like you HAVE to play these games just because everyone else is. Play when you feel you are ready, or else you won’t enjoy them. Someday, you’ll get that sense of adventure for the New Hoenn.

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  12. 1. To prove you’re not a disgusting sinnoh fetus who cannot enjoy other games besides d/p/pt
    2. Running is super smooth
    3. Dex Nav exists
    4. Best Music
    5. The story is vastly improved
    6. Date with qt3.14 May rival
    7. Most well written characters in the series
    8. Better graphics than x and y
    9. Deepest lore

    10. Soaring, it will most likely never return after ORAS, so yeah
    11. New megas
    12. To experience delta episode
    13. To get pentagon legendaries
    14. Congrats on choosing best version

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  14. It’s a good game.
    A great game.
    You should play it.

    I haven’t been able to play because of school, but I want to so bad. ;(
    If you don’t want to play Pokemon, than don’t.
    But, you have a job for PokeJungle, and as ithsme said, you have an obligation to write articles.
    I WANT TO PLAY IT NOW, but I must focus on school.

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  22. Because you’re stuck on other real life things and are so focused on that and school that you don’t even think about it.

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