Generation III is my second favorite generation of Pokemon. I like the starters, I like the legendary Pokemon, but I LOVE the locale. Hoenn boasts plenty of impressive locations and the new ability to soar over Hoenn increases the amount of respect I have for everything there. And speaking of new features, Alpha and Omega have a few.
The DexNav allows trainers to see what species of Pokemon is in the grass before entering and this eventually expands to show moves, ability, and even held items and IVs.
Also new are the plethora of new mega evolutions; introducing Mega Pidgeot, Mega Salamence, and Mega Steelix to name a few.
Another new feature is the new cosplay Pikachu which I could not care less about. I instantly wonder traded mine away.
Speaking of wonder trade (kind of), the PSS is back and so is Pokemon Amie and so is Super Training. It's Pokemon X but all contained in one tab of the brand-spanking-new lower screen.
As far as the story goes, it's pretty much untouched from Ruby and Sapphire with a few twists thrown in to allocate room for mega evolutions, primal reversion, and other new happenings, and after the Elite Four is beaten for the first time, the game gives you the Delta Episode to complete, which is a cool little story about Deoxys's creation.
All in all, the remastered editions of Ruby and Sapphire are every bit as amazing as the originals and then some. Are they better than Pokemon X and Y? Yes. Are they the same as Pokemon X and Y? No. Should you get them immediately? Yes.
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire and Pokemon Omega Ruby - 94
Pros:
- the new soar ability- the additional story elements which clarify Deoxys' creation and the sheer power of Kyogre and Groudon
- a daycare on the same island as the IV guy
- the perfect amount of water
