New 3D Pokemon Release Goes Back to the OG Kanto Region

New 3D Pokemon Release Goes Back to the OG Kanto Region

From GameRant (Written by Joshua Duckworth) on | OpenCritic

Pokemon fans have returned to the Kanto region countless times over the years, but there's always interest in seeing the original games reimagined with modern graphics. The first generation of Pokemon games introduced players to some of the franchise's most recognizable locations, characters, and creatures, establishing a formula that continues to influence the series today. Nintendo and Game Freak have revisited Kanto through several remakes, including Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen on the Game Boy Advance and Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee on the Nintendo Switch. Now, a new project is taking a different approach to bringing the original region into three dimensions.

Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen remain the most popular ways to experience the original Kanto adventure. Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee later brought Kanto to the Nintendo Switch with fully 3D environments, but the major changes were not universally welcome. Of course, Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen were brought back to the Nintendo Switch earlier this year, and they immediately dominated the stories. In other words, Pokemon FireRed's popularity has not waned at all.

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