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Pokémon games are great. Pokémon Soul Silver and Heart Gold are fantastic DS remakes and my favourite games of the whole series. It's not what I would start with when you plan to get back into Pokémon but they are 100% worth playing at some point. Prepare for massive nostalgia though.
Pokemon Diamond and Pearl are very slow, Platinum is faster paced. Truth be told the 4th Gen is the one that I found most lackluster. Still good but it wouldn't hurt too much when you skip it. I can't remember those too well as I haven't playe them in quite some time unlike all other titles.
Both Pokemon Black/White and Black/White 2 are good. In the first ones you can only encounter new Pokémon up till the Elite 4. Those are the titles with the best story in my opinion. White 2 has a bunch of stuff that you can do after beating the Elite 4, like fighting old arena leaders and champions of the other regions in a big tournament. I think starting with those to get back into Pokémon would be a good idea. They play well on the 3DS and should be cheap to pick up.
Pokémon X and Y are the newest titles and exclusive for the 3DS. As opposed to Black and White, you can encounter Pokémon from all generations. There are also more than just 4 different Pokémon per route. Training Pokémon is faster now, and there are a bunch of Minigames. The new Pokémon of this gen are cool but there are not many new ones. Early in the game you can pick a starter from the first gen, Squirtle, Bulbasaur or Charmander. Also introduces stuff like Mega Evolutions to spice up the gameplay.
It's full in 3D and looks fantastic in motion. Like with most 3DS titles, it looks better than Youtube gameplay videos might suggest.Very recommended though a bit weaker when it comes to stuff that you can do post Elite 4.
Pokemon X and Y kind of appealed to me because when I was younger and playing Yellow and Silver, I always thought the Pokemon series would end up on a console and go 3D. I guess a main Pokemon title still hasn't made it onto consoles, but my younger self would probably be furious if I didn't check out these new 3D games.
I'll probably have to look into getting Soul Silver as well at some point, since the original Silver is the game that I mostly associate with the series. I started off playing Yellow back when that was released, but Silver was a brilliant sequel. Bigger, improved and just an all round better take on the first gen.
Dean also rhymes with keen, which is what you are.
Asandir
Glad to hear that you are doing well. It is either advisable that you just take a break from playing video games all together as distance makes the heart grow fonder, or you could concentrate on games that you can play in short bursts.
Short games that I can recommend are To The Moon and Brothers: a Tale of Two Sons. Both short games with a great story.
For something more action paced, One Finger Death Punch has been released recently and it's basically a 2 button beat em up with stick men. Recommend checking some gameplay videos to see how well done the simple concept is ^^
Dean
Thing is, I haven't been gaming much at all for quite some time, so I don't think the taking a break idea will work unfortunately. It's not that I don't want to play games, it's more like I just don't want to commit to a game given the length of the games I typically want to play.
You have inspired me to maybe try something new though. Debating the idea of getting myself a 3DS seeing as hand held games seem to be a bit more casual and pick up and play type games, unlike console experiences that generally require you to sit for hours at a time to get immersed in them. I'd particularly like to check out these new Pokemon games. I haven't really played a Pokemon game since the Ruby/Sapphire era, the first two generations of Pokemon games in particular were pretty big parts of my childhood. The idea of revisiting the series is kind of appealing.