Game Freak Hints At Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire Remakes

I'm not exactly surprised by this. First they make LeafGreen/FireRed then HeartGold/SoulSilver and now a remake of Ruby/Sapphire which is following the trend,

[QUOTE="DarkLink77"]

Ruby and Sapphire should be left to rot in hell where they belong.

charizard1605

Oh f***! Now I have to start saving up for a 3DS too? I also need some upgrades on my rig...and so many games coming out this year and the next...damnit!

I can't keep up. I haven't even started Soul Silver yet. I think I have OD'ed on Pokemon. Good thing there are plenty of Pokemaniacs to carry the sales load until they eventually make an MMO... at which point I will be all over the series again. Till then, I think I'll hold off for the sake of my sanity.

How about they make a another sequal of Silver and Gold :3 Soul Silver needed more story in the second half...i felt like i rused through out johto way too fast.Solid_Tango

I hope gamefreak goes all out for these games i'm talking 3d models not sprites

Gotta keep dat money flowing Neentendo.

I know lots of people (especially us the Pokemon fans) love remakes however I agree with some and I say, let this game die alone... That along with, "Is it really necessary?"

Emerald is quiet possible the best "3rd" pokemon game ever released and improved Ruby/Sapphire in every single way possible. Honestly I don't want to replay Emerald version with a few gimmicks like the Pokewalker/Pokemon following you/better graphics...ect.I would much rather have a remake of the pokemon trading card game than this.

Though don't get me wrong, I think I played my Ruby (not counting B/W)version more than any other pokemon game (looking back I don't understand why) and it has more nostalgia to me than both Gold/Silver and Red/Blue.

Ruby and Sapphire should be left to rot in hell where they belong.

DarkLink77

So help me god if this isn't a fully 3D game....

Hopefully they'll make Treeko's move pool slightly less abysmal. I have yet to use it as a starter.

Stringerboy

The lameness of B/W and D/P and the brilliance of Pokemon SS taught me that I've outgrown Pokemon and only get by on nostalgia. I loved Pokemon Ruby I think I was 12 at the time so I'd love a remake. Long live Kanto, Johto and Hoenn.

I figured these would come at some point. Regardless, I'm very excited. This is the gen of Pokemon that I missed out on, and although the majority says that this is the worst gen I'm very eager to play.

Along with updates plus the ability to use all the new Pokemon in these areas will hopefully make it a richer experience than what it once was.

The lameness of B/W and D/P and the brilliance of Pokemon SS taught me that I've outgrown Pokemon and only get by on nostalgia. I loved Pokemon Ruby I think I was 12 at the time so I'd love a remake. Long live Kanto, Johto and Hoenn.

Qwark-PS-Snake

More like Pokemon outgrew you.

Give it some time (5-10 years), then come back to the franchise.

You may be surprised.

[QUOTE="DarkLink77"]

Ruby and Sapphire should be left to rot in hell where they belong.

charizard1605

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="DarkLink77"]

Ruby and Sapphire should be left to rot in hell where they belong.

DarkLink77

[QUOTE="DarkLink77"][QUOTE="charizard1605"] Ruby and Sapphire did a lot of things wrong (horrible pacing, broken level curve), but they had an incredible overworld, some of the best Pokemon and I think the best music in the series. They clearly deserve a second chance, and I think that a remake might actually fix all their faults.charizard1605

Ruby and Sapphire? Not so much, and they had more problems than the leveling curve.

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="DarkLink77"] I don't. Unless you fundamentally change the games, and they won't because this is a Nintendo remake, they'll still be bad.DarkLink77

Ruby and Sapphire? Not so much, and they had more problems than the leveling curve.

[QUOTE="DarkLink77"]

[QUOTE="charizard1605"] Considering just how well Nintendo remade Pokemon Red/Blue, Pokemon Gold/Silver, Ocarina of Time and Super Mario 64, I'd say they'll remake this just fine too. The fundamental issue with the game was a highly broken leveling curve, leading to God awful pacing. They can fix that with the remakes.charizard1605

Ruby and Sapphire? Not so much, and they had more problems than the leveling curve.

R/S did not have a bad leveling curve, they were just more challenging than the other games.

R/S did not have a bad leveling curve, they were just more challenging than the other games.

Cruxis27

Agree, now G/S, those games had a bad leveling curve.

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="DarkLink77"] The main difference being that all those games were, y'know, good when they came out.

Ruby and Sapphire? Not so much, and they had more problems than the leveling curve.

DarkLink77

The reason for your disappointment is that they cut out a lot of what made Gold/Silver so great (such as day and night and the ability to visit a previous region). You, along with me and everyone else, expected Ruby/Sapphire to be like Gold/Silver, and it wasn't, so we were disappointed. Objectively assessed as their own games in isolation, Ru/Sa remain very good, with the two problems that I listed above their only major issues.

[QUOTE="Cruxis27"]

R/S did not have a bad leveling curve, they were just more challenging than the other games.

DSmon

Agree, now G/S, those games had a bad leveling curve.

@ Charizard: Rehash year after year with nothing changing? Yeah, its very, very close.

Calvin079

It takes like 3-4 years before a new game is released in the main series, theres only 5 generations of pokemon compared to the 8 COD games and pokemon is 16 years old, if games were released yearly there would be around 16 or 17 games in the main series by now.

There is 8 COD games and COD is 8 years old, THATS MILKING!

[QUOTE="Calvin079"]

@ Charizard: Rehash year after year with nothing changing? Yeah, its very, very close.

Vickman178

It takes like 3-4 years before a new game is released in the main series, theres only 5 generations of pokemon compared to the 8 COD games and pokemon is 16 years old, if games were released yearly there would be around 16 or 17 games in the main series by now.

And there are roughly that many main games: Red, Blue, then Yellow. Then out came Gold and Silver, followed by Crystal. After that, it was Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald. Then out came Diamond, Pearl and Platinum. In between these 6 games came the Red & Blue GBA remakes, then the Gold/Silver remakes for the DS, then Black & White. All told, we have close to 20 main pokemon games :|

Calvin079

Cant they just make like a super pokemon starting from kanto to whatever it is today?

[QUOTE="Calvin079"]And there are roughly that many main games: Red, Blue, then Yellow. Then out came Gold and Silver, followed by Crystal. After that, it was Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald. Then out came Diamond, Pearl and Platinum. In between these 6 games came the Red & Blue GBA remakes, then the Gold/Silver remakes for the DS, then Black & White. All told, we have close to 20 main pokemon games :|

cain006

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="DarkLink77"]

Ruby and Sapphire should be left to rot in hell where they belong.

Blabadon

[QUOTE="Silverbond"][QUOTE="AngryJuice"]

3rd Gen was my second favorite after 2. I'd buy this day one.

Oh and Ruby>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Saphire.

Deal with it 8)

AngryJuice

[QUOTE="cain006"]

[QUOTE="Calvin079"]And there are roughly that many main games: Red, Blue, then Yellow. Then out came Gold and Silver, followed by Crystal. After that, it was Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald. Then out came Diamond, Pearl and Platinum. In between these 6 games came the Red & Blue GBA remakes, then the Gold/Silver remakes for the DS, then Black & White. All told, we have close to 20 main pokemon games :|

Calvin079

While I don't care about Pokemon anymore, Ruby was one of my favorites, what was so bad about it?

Are HG and SS really that good? Or is it the nostalgia? But I wouldn't mind nostalgiaing.

Ruby/Sapphire were my least liked Pokemon games so I'm not getting them.