Johto has proven to be one of the greatest regions in a Pokémon game. Its rendition in the Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver remakes showcased its myriad colorful towns and routes, its dynamic and varied landscapes, stunning, memorable locales, and propensity for sweeping natural vistas. While subsequent regions have offered similarly remarkable areas worth exploring, none have quite reached the same heights as Johto.
So, it makes sense that of all the great pre-existing Pokémon regions, Johto would be the first to receive the open-world treatment. Scarlet and Violet's largely generic landmass proved to be a tad uninspired and ill-suited for the levels of whimsy and wonder an open-world Pokémon game requires. Johto, on the other hand, can absolutely sustain a sprawling connected world, as proven by a brand-new Pokémon adventure that looks set to massively expand upon the likes of HeartGold and SoulSilver.
There are so many amazing Pokémon fan games that completely transform the core experience of older titles to offer profoundly exciting and innovative ways of re-experiencing them. One such fan project is the recently released Pokémon GS Vitro, a new adventure that reimagines Pokémon Crystal as a modern, open-world Pokémon experience packed...
