Pokemon Gen 3 - Underrated or Underappreciated?

[Tellis]

Expanding on what I said - I meant to say I felt Team Magma/Aqua were really, really dumb - at least what they turned into. I like the idea of expansion vs conservation but they just screwed it up somehow along the line. I loved the way the game went about making the Legendaries part of the plot and capturing them and shit like that (those additions Emerald had are what made Gen 3 enjoyable because R/S were lackluster by themselves) I just wish Team Magma/Aqua had been better.

But... it's a kid's game, though. Can they really delve too much more into the themes that Magma/Aqua represent without getting way too serious? I mean, the whole "should Pokemon be free" thing with Team Plasma had a ton going for it, but when the game is for kids and the game is based around actually using these things they had to use a cop-out answer like "it's just better when humans and Pokemon are together". So... I don't know, what did you expect/want? What would have made Team Magma/Aqua in your eyes?


Oh and I like Gen III's world and designs the most, though I may be slightly biased. I don't think so though, because I have the most irrational nostalgia for Gen II, seeing as it was my first game that I really put a lot of time into, even though I had Yellow. I just really like the direction they took things in R/S/E, where not all of the Pokemon have to be super cartoony. I think Gen V probably has the best balance between the two sort of styles though.