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Doe posted...

The Gamecube Pokemon games are fucking awesome. Cool worlds to explore, interesting take on Pokemon collection, great graphics, memorable characters, soundtrack, it has it all.

And as typical of reviewers reviewing non-mainline Pokemon, it is unfairly shit on

I bought XD for cheap at Blockbuster simply because IIRC it was the only way to get Lugia and the Johto starters in Gen 3 (well, I think you could also get the latter in FR/LG, but winning a 100-battle tournament 3 times seemed more fun than completing the Pokedex 3 times).

Anyway, as is often the case when I go into something with low / no expectations, I was genuinely surprised with how much more enjoyable the game was over the majority of the mainline entries. Excellent soundtrack, fun characters, enjoyable plot and catching mechanic.

I ultimately did myself a disservice by playing the two games in reverse, since XD was a clear step-up over Coliseum. IMO the only thing Coliseum has over XD is a cooler protagonist with a sweeter ride and cute Misty knockoff sidekick.
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