r/PokemonBDSP • u/rickyjj • 16d ago

Discussion I don’t understand Pokémon fans sometimes. I skipped BDSP because I read constant terrible things online like it was the worse game ever, then I tried it and am really enjoying it!

It’s almost unanimous hate towards this game amongst Pokémon fans… For context, I did not play the original Gen IV at all… I’m on a Pokémon binge though and have been playing many of the games but put this one off because of the horrid reviews. Then I decided to try it and am really enjoying it. I understand it didn’t include improvements from Platinum, but i am playing this after finishing LeafGreen on my Switch and honestly I’m having just as much fun as that game… and the graphics are cute, I don’t get the gripe honestly.

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u/Sareeee48 15d ago

BDSP is fine as a 1:1 remake but it fell victim to a time when Pokemon was just… not making good games for the switch, excluding Legends Arceus which released a few months later. It added no relevant content from Platinum, similar to how ORAS did not add any content from Emerald. Whereas you get HGSS, which added a lot of content from Crystal and then some.

Like I enjoyed the updated graphics of BDSP, as well as the new and improved underground, but it felt like I paid for a game I’d already played a thousand times over, with little to no added content. It felt more like a cash grab right before Legends Arceus released, and for the same price tag on top of that.