You know I never been the… you spoiled it type.. But damn you, you robbed me of that laugh, which I guess I should thank you for cuz my kids are asleep. 😅😅
If Gen 2’s ur favorite, I highly recommend playing “Crystal Clear”. Its basically a open world version of Crystal with way more customization options and tons of extra side missions and cutscenes that aren’t in the original game. Perfect blend of nostalgia and new content
Pokémon Fool’s Gold is also a pretty fun one. It’s like if everything was randomized, except planned out. Like the types of everything are different, the encounters are different, and the sprites of all the Pokémon have been changed; you really just have to relearn the game. On top of that, it has a lengthy post game that’s genuinely challenging.
Talk about nostalgia! I was on the bus in 5th grade playing Gold when I found out about the 9/11 attacks. I remember exactly where I was in game on that tragic day - riding my bike Goldenrod City trying to hatch an egg.
Its VERY interesting that this game is considered neon colorful to you and others, because if you play the game on original hardware (a gameboy with at best a front light) its just NORMALLY colorful. The bright colors I think are suppose to stand out more because of how the game was originally seen for most kids: in the back of the car reflecting the setting sun, or under the light in a living room.
Seeing the Ken Sugimori art splashed throughout the video (which I believe all came from GSC era TCG sets) only reaffirmed part of my love for this generation - the artwork for these games was truly just so beautiful. It feels retro and nostalgic, but also real and believable too. It really feels like it came from inside the game, which I can’t say I feel looking at the artwork for other games in the series anymore
Pokémon Crystal was my first handheld game as well as the first game that I didn't have to share with siblings. Before my battery died in my copy many years ago, I had over 900 hours on just the last save I had. So many beautiful memories have been given to me by this game and I wouldn't trade them for anything. I still listen to tracks like National Park and Cherrygrove City unironically all the time!
Definitely check out Crystal Clear then! Where you know Crystal like the back of your hand, it'll be such a lovely treat. I don't play mods or hacks, and this was an exception. ~ all 251 Pokémon are obtainable in-game, even having a trade-back npc. ~ all 251 Pokémon have their own overworld sprites; one can walk behind you and you can interact! ~ spawn in any town you choose, customizable main character; whichever region you spawn in effects if you see Red or Gold on Mt. Silver. ~ Difficulty scales with you, and you can rechallenge gyms as many times as you wish ~ Want to see all Pokémon as shiny? There's a toggle for it. ~ Want to read the Pokédex without catching them all? There's a toggle for that. ~ Choose what music you hear for battles, including Gen 3 renditions and a lot more music!
Man I dang there melted in a ball of tears and nostalgia listening to the music part of the video for Gen 2. GSC is still to this day my ALL TIME favorite Pokémon game of all time. The music was just blissful.. 😩
Crystal is still to this day my most favorite Pokémon game 🥰. I loved how Gen 2 upgraded from Gen 1. Gen 2 is the only Gen to encompass another Gen/region.
The late 90’s. I was born in 90. So I followed the years respectively. Nothing beats that time in life. Blue was my first game. I was hooked. The cards came next. Action figures. Gens 1-3 are THE BEST. My friends and I playing outside and linking our game boys. Battling with our cards, or how we thought you battled haha. Not a care in the world besides sunny days and Pokémon. ❤
My brothers and I played Silver after finding a cartridge on the sidewalk. Turned out as one of our favorites even after having played the Sapphire and Leaf Green gens
@@DrakeMystical”I was shocked, but I didnt mind it to much as I thought to myself that it was probably just the previous owner. The music seemed normal, but it was also weird and a bit different. I decided to scale the tower, but at the top I saw a Sentred, but he looked a bit… off”
Pokémon Crystal is my fave! There’s something so reassuring about the music in Gen 2. Certainly hits the nostalgia button. What I miss is the old art style too, the watercolour artwork is just so iconic.
This was my first generation as a 90's baby, and I started with Silver, then played Gold and Crystal. My favorite generation is Gen 5, but Gen 2 is my second favorite by far.
Pokemon gen 2 , with the gold , silver and crystal pokemon games , really a iconic and great era of video games at the time .I did not live those years or have played any of this games , but i can see the passion and love that haves went to this games and i will continue to try and learn more about this great past in the history of video games in general. Thank you aztro for the great video once again , continue making what you like .
Did LSD once, and while deeply emotionally connected with the world, immediately started up a new game in Crystal. I really really miss the feeling I had when these games were new.
National park is my favorite place in any pokemon game. i love the music and the fun bug catching contest. As well as the secret path that i could never see when i first played the game
Gen 2 was when Pokémania was at its absolute peak. It's the biggest hype we'll probably ever witness for a franchise. I mean Pokémon was larger than life, it was everywhere and if you hadn't lived to see and experience it, you can never ever begin to even imagine the sheer madness that it was. Everything dwindles in comparison.
I was a Gen 1 kid because of the anime, but had missed the train on Fire Red and Leaf Green so Sapphire was my first--but I think before I even beat it I got Emerald so I could battle with my step bro. Hoenn will always be near and dear to me.
I started my Pokémon journey with yellow and I was 7 years old. Gen 2 has a special place in my heart was well. Scraping money to rent Pokémon gold from blockbuster. I eventually got silver for Christmas. What a great gift.
Such a fantastic video on my favorite gen of pokemon. 20/10 and thank you for putting the nation park song in here. Still one of the best songs in the series
I grew up watching my brother play Pokémon red and as I only understood half of it besides the base principles of it, it was always a beautiful mystery to me. Where the mew secrets and diary entries on cinobar island left me fearful and kept me in awe, I always felt like these small children npc within the game, waiting for their time to come, to start their own journey. And man oh man did I love my journey as the next gen of trainers. Typhlosion is for ever my all time favorite Pokémon and whereas Kanto feels like home, Johto felt like my oyster. Beating my own journey to then come back home and become champion of the region I grew up with…. That always felt like the completed adventure.
It wasn't my first, but there's not a single game that captures my nostalgia like Gold. I'll never forget starting my journey with Totodile and being in awe with the world
awesome content dude- really hits that nameless feeling of being a kid and finding yourself totally immersed in these worlds. gen 3 vid in the future maybe?
I remember getting this game from Kmart in 2000 as a late birthday present, I told my parents I didn't want anything for my 11th birthday in May because I wanted to get this as soon as it was released 😂 i wasn't even fully in my mom's car before I had it loaded up in my Gameboy color and didn't put it down for days.
Replaying as an almost 30 year old guy, the game has retained much of its charm. I think gen 2 has the best scenery and music. It's quick and responsive, qualities that the newer generations lack. Youre just in the world doing your own thing. No odd cutscenes or lengthy hand holding. I think the best part, although unfortunately it is not able to be replicated today, is that when you were young, you were discovering the entire Johto region with just you and your friends. You couldn't wait to show your friends new pokemon or exchange tips and learn new secrets. Without the Internet, vlogs, streamers, etc., spoiling or telling you where all the cool secret stuff is, the game maintained a very social and adventurous vibe. No gaming experience will ever top unknowingly travelling back to Kanto! But wait, finding Red at the top of Mt. Silver would just do that! Amazing memories from an amazing game. God bless the original creators, programmers, and composers.
Something about the music playing and the immersion definitely hits something in the brain. I feel like a little kid again lmao definitely understand what you mean
Makes me miss rolling out of bed, grabbing the SP, and playing Crystal all day 😢 90s and 2000s were a special time for games. Dont feel that love nearly as much in the games these days.
Gen 2 is a game I still play about once every year or two because its still so much fun. You nailed it on the head with this video. Honestly such a fantastic game all around. I agree with the houndour statement btw, but atleast we get growlithe early on in crystal!
how can you stand Y? i'd say i have quite a lot of patience, but that game is a gruelling experience with the sheer magnitude of unskippable dialogue, combo'd with the game looking like ass, being like a gazzillion times too easy, etc i'd rather sleep instead honestly
Nothing will ever take away how I felt playing gen 1 the first time back in 8th grade that year, but gen 2 is the one I find myself going back to the most.
I never played the original G/S/C, but I played SoulSilver back when it came out. It remains one of my favorite Pokemon games to this day, and I still own it. Even though my favorite gen would have to be gen 3 (my first Pokemon game was Emerald), gen 2 is definitely in my top 5. I still remember my amazement when I first found out that you could go to Kanto post-game.
Always thought gen 2 was the best but back then when I used to say it was my favorite I was labeled a “hipster.” People liked gen 3 or the latest release at the time. People just didn’t realize how much gen 2 innovated and brought to the table, as well as the last of the cool sprite designs. Day and night cycle, breeding, gender, baby Pokémon, holding items, seeing your exp, friendship evolutions, poke gear, seeing if you’ve already caught a Pokémon by the icon, having a male or female protagonist, having a story after the main game, dark type and steel type. All these were introduced in this generation.
Even though I started with the switch games, when I played crystal I was absolutely enamoured. The sprites, the animations, the colours, the music, the designs, everything was awesome. I still revisit the game just to walk around and see the sights in Johto. It truly is a wonderful pokémon game, I wholeheartedly agree with you
Im grown now, 32, and i started out with Red and Yellow versions, then when gen 2 came out i got Gold and Crystal versions. When it was time for gen 3 i got Sapphire. After that, i didnt get any "new" Pokemon games until Alpha Sapphire released. Yea after gen 3 came out i played it for a good while but that was at the age i was starting to not really care about getting the new games....but that being said, Crystal, (and gen 2 as a whole) always was, and still is, my absolute favorite
@Aztrosist: Amazing & very detailed overview of my too favorite generation of pokèmon. So much of johto rings true as to why pokèmon is still here imo. The *only minor* detail on the design segment of the video that would've added a nice quantity all in all was that Gold & Silver had separate sprite concept art of each & every single pokèmon between the versions. Other than that, nailed the reason why that there will never be a better generation to me than gold, silver and crystal!
I 100% agree on this video. My first ever pokemon game was Pokemon Gold and i remember spending all my time just playing. This is the coolest pokemon game imo
You can't be called a gen wunner, but you're a gen twoer. LOL. I love the first 3 installments to death! It's literally my childhood. No friends, no life, just Pokemon! My Yellow Gameboy Color was my best friend in my childhood.
Gen 2 is the best for sure. Sadly, I never played Crystal but if I were to replay it, that would be my choice. Sadly, I will never have that much time to spare again until I'm retired, and even then, I'm not so sure.
A little thing I wanted to point out about the music - Junichi Masuda composed the music for RBY, but he actually worked on the soundtrack for GSC in tandem with Go Ichinose. Both of them are incredibly talented composers and I honestly can’t imagine anyone else doing a better job on the music. Maybe it’s largely because of the nostalgia, but the soundtrack from Pokémon gen 2 is still one of my favorites after all these years.
Great vid - I hope you'll cover all the Gens! You forgot to mention one of my favourite parts of Gen II - climbing to the summit of Mt. Silver to find Red's ominous and unmistakable sprite staring out over the Johto landscape. A truly 'holy shit' moment as a kid, especially after spending so much time in Gen I, to find the protag (that you as the player effectively embodied in previous years) as the narrative end boss. As much as I love Gen II, I would only really play HG/SS now for replayability. The levelling curve in the originals holds it back, which is not as present in Gen III.
i mean, the whole red thing is kinda ruined by how poorly designed the actual fight is, the only reason anyone considers him difficult is because his team is overlevelled as fuck
The first video game that I ever played was Pokemon Crystal, emulated on a PC from the early 2000's, so Gen 2 will always have a place in my heart. Going back to play the old games, as well as the remakes, you find that there are so many issues in the game that you sort of ignore as a kid. These days, I would say that BW/BW2 are the most well made Pokemon games, just because of the sheer amount of effort put into the game. It's something that really shows.
Oh no mention of Pokémon stadium 2 and the improvements they made in order to make it feel rewarding for connecting ur game. I didn’t have a game boy but I had a n64 thank god otherwise I wouldn’t have been able to play lol.
"And yeah, I've had sex"
you had me until there, immersion ruined...
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@@GorgutsFan1998 11:35
*chugs a whole bottle of anti-androgens into mouth
Poor gardevoir plushy
You know I never been the… you spoiled it type..
But damn you, you robbed me of that laugh, which I guess I should thank you for cuz my kids are asleep. 😅😅
There’s something about the way you talk about Pokemon that’s got me just sitting here nodding my head in agreement the entire time
thank you : )
Sodium Chloride Donkey Kong Danial. I still haven’t forgave you for what you did to my wife.
Me too
holy shit I did not expect to see Derek here that's cool my two favorite white people!!
I’m convinced that listening to the music of GSC will bring anyone back to a very specific time of their life
I must not be the only one who played Gen 1 and Gen 2 so much that I could hear the music even when my Game Boy was switched off - and in my sleep
12 years old playing HeartGold on my DSi, amazed at a new region and new Pokémon after just beating Platinum
@@bretton_woodsyo I’ve actually experienced this sensation 😂
The surf theme, national Park, & Eckruteak city songs stay with me forever.
@@thelightseeker94 And the biggest banger of them all: The MS Aqua theme.
If Gen 2’s ur favorite, I highly recommend playing “Crystal Clear”. Its basically a open world version of Crystal with way more customization options and tons of extra side missions and cutscenes that aren’t in the original game. Perfect blend of nostalgia and new content
True ^^^^^^
It's the only way I play gen 2 now. It really is just an improved version of Crystal.
thanks for the tip!
Pokémon Fool’s Gold is also a pretty fun one. It’s like if everything was randomized, except planned out. Like the types of everything are different, the encounters are different, and the sprites of all the Pokémon have been changed; you really just have to relearn the game. On top of that, it has a lengthy post game that’s genuinely challenging.
A mod doesnt represent the original experience
Talk about nostalgia!
I was on the bus in 5th grade playing Gold when I found out about the 9/11 attacks.
I remember exactly where I was in game on that tragic day - riding my bike Goldenrod City trying to hatch an egg.
Good thing you weren't in the Burned Tower lol. I was online chatting on AOL, 6th grade.
Got real tears when you were just sitting there showing the music man, makes me miss childhood so bad.
Same 😭
Its VERY interesting that this game is considered neon colorful to you and others, because if you play the game on original hardware (a gameboy with at best a front light) its just NORMALLY colorful. The bright colors I think are suppose to stand out more because of how the game was originally seen for most kids: in the back of the car reflecting the setting sun, or under the light in a living room.
The game isn't even colorful on a gameboy; gameboy didn't have color
@@thenightowls2804 gameboy color
It's because of shinies
Crystal was always colorful, you couldn't even play it on the original gameboy
Seeing the Ken Sugimori art splashed throughout the video (which I believe all came from GSC era TCG sets) only reaffirmed part of my love for this generation - the artwork for these games was truly just so beautiful. It feels retro and nostalgic, but also real and believable too. It really feels like it came from inside the game, which I can’t say I feel looking at the artwork for other games in the series anymore
Pokémon Crystal was my first handheld game as well as the first game that I didn't have to share with siblings. Before my battery died in my copy many years ago, I had over 900 hours on just the last save I had. So many beautiful memories have been given to me by this game and I wouldn't trade them for anything. I still listen to tracks like National Park and Cherrygrove City unironically all the time!
Definitely check out Crystal Clear then! Where you know Crystal like the back of your hand, it'll be such a lovely treat. I don't play mods or hacks, and this was an exception.
~ all 251 Pokémon are obtainable in-game, even having a trade-back npc.
~ all 251 Pokémon have their own overworld sprites; one can walk behind you and you can interact!
~ spawn in any town you choose, customizable main character; whichever region you spawn in effects if you see Red or Gold on Mt. Silver.
~ Difficulty scales with you, and you can rechallenge gyms as many times as you wish
~ Want to see all Pokémon as shiny? There's a toggle for it.
~ Want to read the Pokédex without catching them all? There's a toggle for that.
~ Choose what music you hear for battles, including Gen 3 renditions and a lot more music!
Same here man 😊
Man I dang there melted in a ball of tears and nostalgia listening to the music part of the video for Gen 2. GSC is still to this day my ALL TIME favorite Pokémon game of all time. The music was just blissful.. 😩
Crystal is still to this day my most favorite Pokémon game 🥰. I loved how Gen 2 upgraded from Gen 1. Gen 2 is the only Gen to encompass another Gen/region.
It was the Pinnacle and disappointingly set a level that would never be reached again but I've always expected lol
Gen 1 and Gen 2 (mostly Gen 2) are my favorites.
It's what I grew up with and the Pokemon and myth (especially Johto) are better than the other gens.
The time Pokemon Diamond and Pearl came out, I was so excited because they introduced two new Eevee’s, Leafeon and Glaceon.
No Pokemon game pulls on my heart strings the way Crystal does. Best entry in the series for me.
The late 90’s. I was born in 90. So I followed the years respectively. Nothing beats that time in life. Blue was my first game. I was hooked. The cards came next. Action figures. Gens 1-3 are THE BEST. My friends and I playing outside and linking our game boys. Battling with our cards, or how we thought you battled haha. Not a care in the world besides sunny days and Pokémon. ❤
My brothers and I played Silver after finding a cartridge on the sidewalk. Turned out as one of our favorites even after having played the Sapphire and Leaf Green gens
F to whoever dropped their copy of Silver there.
Thats how creepypastas start
“I then started the game and I spawned in the bell tower with no Pokémon except Unowns spelling out the word ‘kill’”
@@DrakeMystical”I was shocked, but I didnt mind it to much as I thought to myself that it was probably just the previous owner. The music seemed normal, but it was also weird and a bit different. I decided to scale the tower, but at the top I saw a Sentred, but he looked a bit… off”
Gen two is where I want to live on my dreams.
Someone put it into words.
Also, profile picture checks out.
Me too..
Yes new bark town..
Gen 2 spritework is beautiful. Every pokemon felt 'full'
Those gen 2 starters just hit different
The Music of Gen 2 is unrivaled.
I remember when i started playing Pokémon on my 3Ds. It was honestly a large part in my life.
Pokemon yellow was my childhood, pokemon crystal is everything I never knew I needed until I played it
Damn that music really hits hard. Still remember the summer I spent playing Gold. Back then, it really felt like the adventure of a lifetime :)
Pokémon Crystal is my fave! There’s something so reassuring about the music in Gen 2. Certainly hits the nostalgia button. What I miss is the old art style too, the watercolour artwork is just so iconic.
This was my first generation as a 90's baby, and I started with Silver, then played Gold and Crystal. My favorite generation is Gen 5, but Gen 2 is my second favorite by far.
Pokemon gen 2 , with the gold , silver and crystal pokemon games , really a iconic and great era of video games at the time .I did not live those years or have played any of this games , but i can see the passion and love that haves went to this games and i will continue to try and learn more about this great past in the history of video games in general. Thank you aztro for the great video once again , continue making what you like .
Pokemon Crystal was my first pokemon game back in 2001 on my 8th birthday great times 😊.
Did LSD once, and while deeply emotionally connected with the world, immediately started up a new game in Crystal. I really really miss the feeling I had when these games were new.
That sounds amazing, I’ve never played Pokémon on LSD now I really want to try it probably with Crystal or HeartGold
Like drug
I played Dragon Quest 11 on shrooms right as the plot was kicking off and the sky is about to fall. It felt like I was on a flying carpet.
I played Pokémon on acid once but nothing in the game made sense to me at all. Lol
i tried playing sword and shield while high and i just ended up walking in circles in the wild area for an hour and a half
The effort put into these is really appreciable. Thanks for putting these out aztro.
I am loving your new format of vids, they have been really cool topics
National park is my favorite place in any pokemon game. i love the music and the fun bug catching contest. As well as the secret path that i could never see when i first played the game
9:38 the nostalgia made me cry as I was whistling along...
Gen 2 was when Pokémania was at its absolute peak.
It's the biggest hype we'll probably ever witness for a franchise.
I mean Pokémon was larger than life, it was everywhere and if you hadn't lived to see and experience it, you can never ever begin to even imagine the sheer madness that it was.
Everything dwindles in comparison.
Great video aztro. Loving these video essays about important things like games I've never played or can play since it came out before I was born
I was a Gen 1 kid because of the anime, but had missed the train on Fire Red and Leaf Green so Sapphire was my first--but I think before I even beat it I got Emerald so I could battle with my step bro. Hoenn will always be near and dear to me.
Love Hoenn
Hoenn music and design literally screams adventure.
Ruby and Sapphire came out before FireRed and LeafGreen
Pokémon Gold is the game of my life! I can't describe what I felt when my mom gave me a game boy color with a Ho-oH inside ❤
I’d give anything to get back the feeling of when I first played these games 23 years ago 😮💨
I started my Pokémon journey with yellow and I was 7 years old. Gen 2 has a special place in my heart was well. Scraping money to rent Pokémon gold from blockbuster. I eventually got silver for Christmas. What a great gift.
Such a fantastic video on my favorite gen of pokemon. 20/10 and thank you for putting the nation park song in here. Still one of the best songs in the series
That video essay was wonderful. Crystal has a special place in my heart
These videos just keep on getting cooler and cooler!! :D
I grew up watching my brother play Pokémon red and as I only understood half of it besides the base principles of it, it was always a beautiful mystery to me. Where the mew secrets and diary entries on cinobar island left me fearful and kept me in awe, I always felt like these small children npc within the game, waiting for their time to come, to start their own journey. And man oh man did I love my journey as the next gen of trainers. Typhlosion is for ever my all time favorite Pokémon and whereas Kanto feels like home, Johto felt like my oyster. Beating my own journey to then come back home and become champion of the region I grew up with…. That always felt like the completed adventure.
You explained how I feel about this Gen!! Gen 2 is my favourite and all the starters are amazing!!
Pokemon Gold was my first video game ever, one of the greatest, and no other game has been able to mimic the feeling it has
based oomfie
It wasn't my first, but there's not a single game that captures my nostalgia like Gold.
I'll never forget starting my journey with Totodile and being in awe with the world
I grew up playing Crystal had the Gameboy Advanced. It is my ultimate nostalgia.
That music hits hard, man! 😭 Awesome video!
awesome content dude- really hits that nameless feeling of being a kid and finding yourself totally immersed in these worlds.
gen 3 vid in the future maybe?
Gen 2 Supremacy 😊
I remember getting this game from Kmart in 2000 as a late birthday present, I told my parents I didn't want anything for my 11th birthday in May because I wanted to get this as soon as it was released 😂 i wasn't even fully in my mom's car before I had it loaded up in my Gameboy color and didn't put it down for days.
Replaying as an almost 30 year old guy, the game has retained much of its charm. I think gen 2 has the best scenery and music. It's quick and responsive, qualities that the newer generations lack. Youre just in the world doing your own thing. No odd cutscenes or lengthy hand holding. I think the best part, although unfortunately it is not able to be replicated today, is that when you were young, you were discovering the entire Johto region with just you and your friends. You couldn't wait to show your friends new pokemon or exchange tips and learn new secrets. Without the Internet, vlogs, streamers, etc., spoiling or telling you where all the cool secret stuff is, the game maintained a very social and adventurous vibe. No gaming experience will ever top unknowingly travelling back to Kanto! But wait, finding Red at the top of Mt. Silver would just do that! Amazing memories from an amazing game. God bless the original creators, programmers, and composers.
Something about the music playing and the immersion definitely hits something in the brain. I feel like a little kid again lmao definitely understand what you mean
Makes me miss rolling out of bed, grabbing the SP, and playing Crystal all day 😢 90s and 2000s were a special time for games. Dont feel that love nearly as much in the games these days.
With this take you've officially become my favourite yt channel
corsola is one of my favorite pokemon ever, but i never got to know much about gen 2 until now, thanks!
This was a really entertaining video. Nice job.
Gen 2 is a game I still play about once every year or two because its still so much fun. You nailed it on the head with this video. Honestly such a fantastic game all around. I agree with the houndour statement btw, but atleast we get growlithe early on in crystal!
Soul Silver was the first Pokémon game I played, and it and Pokémon Y are the only two games I consistently go back to and play
how can you stand Y?
i'd say i have quite a lot of patience, but that game is a gruelling experience with the sheer magnitude of unskippable dialogue, combo'd with the game looking like ass, being like a gazzillion times too easy, etc
i'd rather sleep instead honestly
Despite Pokémon Ys many flaws (imo) it is so replayable because of its amazing Pokédex. So many options to make cool teams
Fantastic retrospective.
Nothing will ever take away how I felt playing gen 1 the first time back in 8th grade that year, but gen 2 is the one I find myself going back to the most.
I never played the original G/S/C, but I played SoulSilver back when it came out. It remains one of my favorite Pokemon games to this day, and I still own it. Even though my favorite gen would have to be gen 3 (my first Pokemon game was Emerald), gen 2 is definitely in my top 5. I still remember my amazement when I first found out that you could go to Kanto post-game.
Always thought gen 2 was the best but back then when I used to say it was my favorite I was labeled a “hipster.” People liked gen 3 or the latest release at the time. People just didn’t realize how much gen 2 innovated and brought to the table, as well as the last of the cool sprite designs. Day and night cycle, breeding, gender, baby Pokémon, holding items, seeing your exp, friendship evolutions, poke gear, seeing if you’ve already caught a Pokémon by the icon, having a male or female protagonist, having a story after the main game, dark type and steel type. All these were introduced in this generation.
Even though I started with the switch games, when I played crystal I was absolutely enamoured. The sprites, the animations, the colours, the music, the designs, everything was awesome. I still revisit the game just to walk around and see the sights in Johto. It truly is a wonderful pokémon game, I wholeheartedly agree with you
I read the title as "history of Pokémon go"
I like how easy Gold Silver and Crystal are to get into. I like that they aren't grand scale open world games, but still feel very open.
i thoroughly enjoyed this :D
Im grown now, 32, and i started out with Red and Yellow versions, then when gen 2 came out i got Gold and Crystal versions. When it was time for gen 3 i got Sapphire. After that, i didnt get any "new" Pokemon games until Alpha Sapphire released. Yea after gen 3 came out i played it for a good while but that was at the age i was starting to not really care about getting the new games....but that being said, Crystal, (and gen 2 as a whole) always was, and still is, my absolute favorite
Pokemon GSC's staff roll ost is 1 of the best things I've ever heard ♡
I’m with you! Crystal was my favorite Pokémon game of all time! Thank you for the amazing video. Goldenrods music get me every time!
YOU LOVE AIPOM LIKE ME, sorry, Aipom's my favorite Pokémon, I'm just excited. YES.
Gen 2 is my favorite to play through.
@Aztrosist: Amazing & very detailed overview of my too favorite generation of pokèmon. So much of johto rings true as to why pokèmon is still here imo. The *only minor* detail on the design segment of the video that would've added a nice quantity all in all was that Gold & Silver had separate sprite concept art of each & every single pokèmon between the versions.
Other than that, nailed the reason why that there will never be a better generation to me than gold, silver and crystal!
Chefs kiss great video
I wish this video would have been longer. I love gen 2 as well!
now this is something i can relate to! awesome video
When he played those clips of him standing in those towns and cities I was taken back to when I played these games
I 100% agree on this video. My first ever pokemon game was Pokemon Gold and i remember spending all my time just playing. This is the coolest pokemon game imo
Those old songs hitted me hard... Damn the good old days
You can't be called a gen wunner, but you're a gen twoer. LOL.
I love the first 3 installments to death! It's literally my childhood. No friends, no life, just Pokemon!
My Yellow Gameboy Color was my best friend in my childhood.
GameFreak’s biggest crime is Lyra. Kris is one of my favorite characters and Lyra just isn’t.
Great video man !
The pokemon designs were amazing 👍🏻
Gen 2 is the best for sure. Sadly, I never played Crystal but if I were to replay it, that would be my choice.
Sadly, I will never have that much time to spare again until I'm retired, and even then, I'm not so sure.
9:53 pokemon vibing to the beat
Totally agree with this. Gen2 is my fave. I personally like Silver, just because of Lugia, but Crystal is top Pokemon game.
Love videos like this
5:35 ITS A WHOLE NEW WORLD WE LIVE INNN
The remakes were amazing.
A little thing I wanted to point out about the music - Junichi Masuda composed the music for RBY, but he actually worked on the soundtrack for GSC in tandem with Go Ichinose. Both of them are incredibly talented composers and I honestly can’t imagine anyone else doing a better job on the music. Maybe it’s largely because of the nostalgia, but the soundtrack from Pokémon gen 2 is still one of my favorites after all these years.
GSC is the gen i play amost , 10/10 games.
Love the vids :)
Great vid - I hope you'll cover all the Gens!
You forgot to mention one of my favourite parts of Gen II - climbing to the summit of Mt. Silver to find Red's ominous and unmistakable sprite staring out over the Johto landscape. A truly 'holy shit' moment as a kid, especially after spending so much time in Gen I, to find the protag (that you as the player effectively embodied in previous years) as the narrative end boss.
As much as I love Gen II, I would only really play HG/SS now for replayability. The levelling curve in the originals holds it back, which is not as present in Gen III.
i mean, the whole red thing is kinda ruined by how poorly designed the actual fight is, the only reason anyone considers him difficult is because his team is overlevelled as fuck
Crystal is definitely my favorite and ecruteke is definitely my favorite Pokémon city
The Gen 2 music hits different
The first video game that I ever played was Pokemon Crystal, emulated on a PC from the early 2000's, so Gen 2 will always have a place in my heart. Going back to play the old games, as well as the remakes, you find that there are so many issues in the game that you sort of ignore as a kid. These days, I would say that BW/BW2 are the most well made Pokemon games, just because of the sheer amount of effort put into the game. It's something that really shows.
I love the use of the hi res Pokémon art from tumblr, truly fantastic pieces
Generation II is my favorite, and many of my favorites comes from here :D
Nice to see the higher quality non shit post content
Oh no mention of Pokémon stadium 2 and the improvements they made in order to make it feel rewarding for connecting ur game. I didn’t have a game boy but I had a n64 thank god otherwise I wouldn’t have been able to play lol.
Considering how trendy it is to dunk on gen 2 right now it is so refreshing to hear someone just gush about how much they love it (without caveats).
i mean, sure it's refreshing, but i'd still prefer a good take more than a new take ngl
GSC and HG/SS are my favorites!
I spent the most time with Gold, super nostalgic for me