#the delta episode and being able to fight deoxys in SPACE cements it in my top 3 mainline games without fail.

[pokemonruby]

people trying to insist that oras is as bad as bdsp that is CRAZY

#oras was literally a cultural phenomenon back in 2014. the hype for it was absolutely unprecedented. #and deserved as well they are impeccably good games. #like yes no battle frontier it's heartbreaking whatever but like every other aspect they built on made up for its absence imo #the delta episode and being able to fight deoxys in SPACE cements it in my top 3 mainline games without fail. #but i'm also biased. i am a hoenn child at heart. i can't begin to articulate the impact its release had on me at the time. #i genuinely remember tearing up in my fucking home ec class in junior high when i perused tumblr and saw that it had been announced. #like GOD!!! they're just so good. #like my only genuine complaint is that it suffers from the gen 6 curse of being a little too easy at time but #besides that they are masterpieces to me!! idc!! #and even if you prefer frlg or hgss as remakes there is no CONCEIVABLE way that it should be compared to bdsp. #they are not even on the same plane together. bdsp is an unapologetic dumpster fire. oras actually had effort and care put into it. #anyways it's trending rn on twitter and mx pokemonRUBY felt inclined to give their opinion. :) #also oras gave us impeccable redesigns. like wallace's salacious drip? ARCHIE? i rest my case. and the resurgence of originshipping #riley rambles #it had megas!! expanded lore!! ZINNIA!!! wally's battle theme. the return of the abstract regi puzzles. free latios/latias. come on people