#(idc if literally everyone says swsh is bad if my brother buys it for me i'll play it)

[goldensunset]

once again eagerly reading and watching you liveblog your pokemon experiences hell yeah dude

i've been restraining myself from liveblogging pla for a third time bc i super super enjoy running my mouth and love paying attention to things that everyone else would find boring and irrelevant. but this time i was like ok it would simply look embarrassing for me to talk in detail about the entirety of the exact same game three times in a row. but then again each new time i've played i've had a different level of context. first i had absolutely no knowledge (save from a major spoiler, yet still one removed from context), then i had the knowledge from this game itself, and now i have the knowledge of both this game and its predecessor. there have been some new things i've noticed and some new thoughts and feelings i've had for the first time. i wish i'd written them all down to like document them now

and yeah baby i am so so so happy i've gotten the chance to play gen 4 now. both of these games make each other so much more special in my eyes in a sort of indescribable way. my relationship with platinum is bizarre bc yeah i only just played it for the first time this year but also having played pla means i can recognize all these callbacks and know where things are going. and even stronger than that- as a certified younger sibling i can verify having had the true younger sibling experience of watching one's older sibling play a video game and feeling like you're playing it yourself. granted i only remember bits and pieces of the games i watched them play (diamond from my brother and platinum from my sister). but like certain things are so vivid in my memories dude

the pokémon center theme and jingle (but granted those are so culturally significant anyone would know them). the pc box opening sound (dude that's such a small thing and yet it almost killed me hearing it again after so long). 'the water is a deep blue color...would you like to surf on it?' >yes< 'pippi used surf!' (empoleon cry and animation). the surf music. the sinnoh wild battle music (hearing that in pla was like hey i think i recognize that but with japanese instruments?). the biking music. 'chop chop machop! chop away on rocks!' (we used to say that to each other all the time it was like a little sung ditty). exploring the underground and digging and dodging traps and capture the flag and secret bases.. the sound of the map opening (it's such a satisfying crunch). like dude... i am getting nostalgia for my childhood... for something i myself didn't play and only faintly remember from forever ago... and only recently have been able to fully be a part of. it's such a surreal and unique experience. if anyone ever asks i'm going to tell them i played gen 4 as a kid bc i basically did (technically i did bc i used to beg my sister to let me play the mining minigame in the underground lol. that's the only thing i wanted to do). partially. i don't remember everything but like i remember a lot

#sorry for writing paragraphs again i love being talked to about this #every time i receive a message from a vet saying 'i love reading your liveblogs as a newbie! i gain a power boost #it is my favorite thing to have my adhd power media analysis brain validated and appreciated #next thing you know i will be playing. firered on my sister's ds lite (i have a dsi so it's not compatible) #now THAT would leave certain veterans feeling very very old when i approach it with childlike ignorance #(i think my brother is going to bully me into playing sword soon) #(idc if literally everyone says swsh is bad if my brother buys it for me i'll play it) #(a free game is a good game) #i would really love to play black/white next but i think i'll hold off #bc it seems likely that there'll be a remake in the next few years #but even then it might end up being bad so like. maybe there's no point in waiting #nah man obviously i'm waiting for them to release legends kyurem so that i can go into THAT with ignorance #and only THEN play black/white #gotta keep the trend going #asks #dittydipity #pokémon