For those of you that remember the original Ruby and Sapphire (dubbed generation 3 in fan-language, as they were the third set of Pokemon games after Red/Blue and Gold/Silver), there are official 3DS remakes of both versions coming to North America on November 21st, 2014. It's hard to believe that it has been over 10 years since the originals came out for the GameBoy Advance, but apparently it has as they came out way back in 2003. I don't remember much from that time but what I do remember is my eyes and hands being firmly glued to a copy of Sapphire for a long time, as I tend to replay Pokemon games ad infinitum. While this is still about a month away, a lot of information about these games has been leaking online in the past several weeks, which has been making me crazy as more and more things (like new mega-evolutions) get revealed.
The original Ruby and Sapphire were a big change for the Pokemon universe, as they took they game series in a further, deeper, more intricate direction than before (which can be mostly attributed to hardware limitations, not a fault of the developers, as the Gens 1&2 were on the older GameBoy/GameBoy Color). Two of the biggest new features these games brought were the introduction of abilities and natures for Pokemon, which added a whole new layer of complex gameplay to the video games. Some other fun new features introduced in the games were secret bases, double battles, and Pokemon contests.
I'm a big sucker for remakes of my favorite games, and because the remakes of Gen 2 for the DS were thoroughly satisfying (Heart Gold/Soul Silver) I've decided I'm going to give these a chance as well. I plan on pre-ordering Alpha Sapphire here soon, as Sapphire was the version that I originally had for the GBA. If you want to learn more about Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire before they are released, I would suggest checking out this page.
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