Do You Like Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl?
So let's settle this once and for all. Do any of you like Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl?
Yes, and no. Overall, BDSP are good games, as they are, in many ways, a carbon copy of the original games on which they are based.
However, and despite several QOL features added, there is much more that could be improved and was not. In fact, some aspects of the game that had been improved in Platinum, such as the composition and variety of our opponents' teams, including minor NPCs, were completely ignored in this "faithful" remake.
I also have problems with the spatial dimensioning of the game. The Chibi characters appear exaggeratedly large when compared to other elements of the game, especially the internal space of several residences, which have not been modified or expanded in any way. Furthermore, we have the terrible and shameful scaling of some Pokémon that follow us.
In short, and as I already mentioned once, for me BDSP are: Good Games and Bad Remakes.
Do you like them more then the original Diamond and Pearl?
In what sense? Today, I prefer to play remakes over the original games. The QOL features certainly makes a difference and the DS games, more specifically D/P, are quite slow games, watching the Pokémon's life bar empty is almost a torment.
But, comparing the original experience and sensations I had playing each of the games, I stick with the originals.
Do you like them more than Pokémon Sword and Shield?
No way, I really liked and appreciated SWSH. I love the graphics, as well as the world and character design of this game. And gameplaywise, this game really evokes a faithful, but still innovative, reinterpretation of a classic Pokémon game experience, just as BW set out to do.
Personally, I prefer the mapping and exploration of SWSH's DLCS to Scarlet and Violet's open world, and the camera positioning in the main eighth generation game is also excellent.
In Short, Playing SwSh was, for me, certainly an amazing experience, and Hop, in his innocence and enthusiasm, made sure that I remained equally excited throughout it all.
