Can First Pokemon Game Nostalgia Make it Unenjoyable?

[Meksal]

My first pokemon game was diamond and pearl, and I loved it... Hooked on pokemon ever since.

But lately i've noticed I never play these games as I am hit by a wall of nostalgia that prevents me from enjoying it and actually makes me depressed... But why? Even new games of D/P/P activate this nostalgia. Has anyone ever had something similar to this? I'd like to get rid of it since I can enjoy the game... Just wondering if anyone else has experienced this.

* On a similar note, I can't play B/W as I lost my first one in the washer, but that's another whole subject.

 

[Hiatus]

I have no idea… maybe you weren't exactly happy with your ongoing life at the tine you were first playing; no when you do it again and replay D/P/Pt, you sort of get reminded of that, causing you to feel down? I've experience similar things every now and then, but not really sure how to get around them. ):

 

[LusoTrainer]

I have no idea… maybe you weren't exactly happy with your ongoing life at the tine you were first playing;

Actually, nostalgia usually works the other way around. The "good old days of a simpler time" will never come back and that can create a sense of depression. Even more so when you're not happy with your current life.

 

[Blueredemption]

Usually when I experience nostalgia while playing pokemon it makes it more fun, like playing through sinnoh etc. I must admit though, I have had problems involving past memories while playing the mystery dungeon games along with fire red (my first games), and it does make it a little harder to play. Its probably because I remember playing those same games with my friends so long ago, I kinda miss that :(

 

[acatfrommars]

Ah, you probably experience the depressed feeling when playing Diamond and Pearl because it was your first Pokemon game(s). Think about it, the feeling you had first entering the Pokemon world, not knowing what to expect. You've heard that these games are fun, and finally have the chance to find our for yourself. To your joy, you find out that your friends weren't exaggerating. The game wasn't as good, but even better than you have imagined.

You are depressed when the nostalgic feeling settles in because it reminds you of the fun times you once had. Now you will never have another experience like it with the games because you know what to expect. The best part of playing a game for the first time is that feeling of surprise! The games are still fun, but Pokemon games are alike. No matter what anyone says, you will not enjoy a game as much as your first.

My advice to you is to not feel sad when playing other games. simply think of the new feelings and experiences you will go through in adventuring farther into the Pokemon world. That is one of the reasons I enjoy the games, and Pokemon in its entirety. I want to constantly know more about the world of Pokemon. It's a very fun series, and the games and anime are amazing. I feel nostalgia playing the old games, but it makes me happier to know that the series is still alive and growing.

 

[Sonata]

I sometimes get lost in the story of pokemon games after R/S/E. Like the nostalgia of playing RBY, GSC, and RSE are all so great that any time I start a new generation of game I'm just so bored because it isn't the other games' storylines. Really I can't even get into RSE but once we hit DPPt I just couldn't really get into it at all. And then BW and B2W2 were even worse. I didn't even know what was going on half of the time, I had to look up a walkthrough at one point for White because I had no clue what was what and where I was because I just couldn't play it without thinking of other games and how much better they were. I really like some of the pokemon of the newer games but I just can't get into the games themselves.

 

[The Doctor]

I love all my games, I get hit with Nostalgia every time I play Emerald, reminiscing of the times I had with my Swampert ( that I still have to this day in Y )

I enjoy every run I do. I love the games.

 

[Guardian]

It's highly possible that you are under the effect of negative reinforcements. If you've been playing the games while going through a rough time or simply had bad experiences caused by something else in the same period as in the one when you were playing the games, it's quite possible that you are re-experiencing the bad memories or most likely, bad feelings.
I have this with music. I love songs, but I cant listen to them cos I used to listen to them when i was mad/depressed/sad/annoyed, YEARS ago.
I actually get cramps and I feel sick.

OR...

You simply dont like nostalgia.

 

[Khoshi]

Funny that, nostalgia actually makes me enjoy my games more. The thought of going back to where it all started just brings a smile to my face, as I'm revisiting the beginning of my Pokemon life.

Though, you can only have that first moment once. Maybe you don't like the idea of playing a game you've already played a bunch of times.

 

[Maserati777]

I started playing Yellow and Crystal when they first came out, and recently finished them. I don't have much memory of playing them the first time through, possibly because I was annoyed with them and put them out of my memory. So when I played them after 10+ years I didn't feel nostalgia playing them good or bad, actually they felt like new games. I do feel nostalgic, good and sad, when I watch the early seasons of the anime though.

 

[tmssmt]

I have problems with nostalgia all the time

Ive been playing since Blue came out, got a Gameboy and that game as my first game. Absolutely loved it, and Ive probably played close to 10,000 hours of Blue. I know back in its day I would go weeks of playing it haha. I still play it to this day.

I have never played competitively, so exact stats and everything were never something I needed to know or care about, yet I could probably tell you everything about Blue and its pokemon. I could tell you where every hidden item (or not hidden really) can be found, I know what pokemon every trainer will use, I know where every area is on the map like the back of my hand, and I know who will be standing where, etc etc. I could probably tell you what level 80% of the pokemon learn what moves at haha

When I played x for the first time a month ago, I did actually talk to every single person I came across, and I hunted each set of grass for a good half hour just to make sure I could find most of the wilds, even rare encounters. I actively tried to catch them all.

But you know what? Even now, I hardly cared. I mean, it was fun and all, but when I played Blue, I got into it. The story wasnt as deep or anything, but I cared way more. On X, I cant name a single city or town (maybe camphrier town or something like that? only because its the pokemon center nearest battle chateau).

I just dont care. Same goes for everything after gold/silver. After that point, you get so good at the games by nature, or if not amazing at them, at least you become accustomed to them. Its like you dont need to focus so much, you dont need to get so into the game to play them. You no longer need to care what this or thats pokemon name is or where its found, because you know it blows as a fighter, so whats the point. Even the ones you use, you might not care about the details any further than knowing this one is a special attack sweeper, this one has super high HP, this guys an HM slave.

I went from going through games and becoming part of the game, making it my world, to rushing through games to win. Then when you play, youre just like well that wasnt as good, that wasnt as rich as it was before. That is only because you didnt let yourself become part of the world you were playing in, and quite frankly, it is very hard to do.

The 30th time you watch Lord of the Rings, you dont care about them running across mountains for half an hour, you dont want to hear the legolas gimili jokes, you know them all. Maybe you only pay attention during the big battle scenes. And then you wonder why it didnt feel as good as the first time - its because you arent watching it, hanging on every word.