Pokémon Diamond for the Nintendo DS was the first video game I ever received as a Christmas gift.
Though Pokémon Sapphire was technically the first one I played, the Sinnoh region truly cemented my love for Pokémon — and video games medium at large. Seeing the Sinnoh region get the remakes it deserves is delightful.
But I’m also disappointed with the quaintness of Pokémon Brilliant Diamond. Outside of a few welcome introductions, this is the original Pokémon Diamond and Pearl just as you remember, for better and for worse. It feels like the developers haphazardly chose where to make improvements and where to leave things the same. The end result is comfortable, familiar, and utterly uninspired.
Gone Platinum
You go on a journey to fill the Pokedex, defeat eight gym leaders and an evil organization, catch a Legendary Pokémon, and then become the Champion by defeating the Elite…
