One of my favorite games of all-time, and in the series, got even better. The whole plot involving Suicune made this game a lot more interesting, as did the addition of a female player character, and animated sprites. Can't say anything that hasn't been said already. Simply one of the best Pokemon experiences out there. Even if you have already played HG/SS, try this game out on an emulator! 
New: 2012-10-18 || In 2012 I saw this in the budget bin at my local Kmart (RIP) and thought back to my days playing DW2. I really wanted to give the series a try again because of my love of SW. I only truly picked it up again in 2023 and I’m glad I dove in with this entry. The presentation and story telling is pretty well done, and most of the characters and weapons play well. The grindy nature of the game for plat and the lack of female characters during story kinda dragged this down for me.
DivinityFire's Status
Unfinished ?No significant accomplishments.
Beaten ?The main objective has been accomplished. Usually marked by the defeat of a final boss and/or viewing of credits.
Completed ?For games which are 100% done. All extras and modes have been unlocked and finished. All significant items have been collected.
| 1295 | |
993 Unplayed
76.7% of Unfinished 40.3% of Total |
52.6% |
| 844 | |
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34.3% |
| 323 | |
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13.1% |
Wishlist 1 
Top-Rated 211 
Master Runs 2 
|
| Steam | 202 |
36 |
25 |
401 Total |
| PlayStation 3 | 127 |
124 |
65 |
390 Total |
| PlayStation 4 | 136 |
63 |
32 |
260 Total |
| Nintendo 3DS | 75 |
55 |
5 |
143 Total |
| Xbox 360 | 77 |
90 |
34 |
236 Total |
| PlayStation | 67 |
33 |
6 |
124 Total |
| PlayStation 2 | 66 |
38 |
7 |
133 Total |
| Nintendo Switch | 64 |
67 |
4 |
156 Total |
| Nintendo DS | 44 |
49 |
7 |
113 Total |
| Wii | 44 |
33 |
3 |
94 Total |
| Xbox One | 33 |
4 |
5 |
45 Total |
| GameCube | 34 |
29 |
2 |
65 Total |
| Xbox | 37 |
5 |
0 |
59 Total |
| Nintendo 64 | 31 |
19 |
7 |
65 Total |
| PlayStation Vita | 27 |
16 |
28 |
76 Total |
| PlayStation 5 | 28 |
5 |
8 |
41 Total |
| Wii U | 24 |
22 |
1 |
55 Total |
| PlayStation Portable | 29 |
26 |
0 |
67 Total |
| Game Boy Advance | 25 |
35 |
20 |
85 Total |
| iOS | 15 |
14 |
1 |
41 Total |
| Xbox Series X | 18 |
4 |
4 |
26 Total |
| SNES | 15 |
17 |
11 |
48 Total |
| NES | 14 |
10 |
21 |
49 Total |
| Game Boy/Color | 15 |
23 |
15 |
64 Total |
| Genesis / Mega Drive | 11 |
13 |
2 |
29 Total |
| Dreamcast | 10 |
2 |
0 |
18 Total |
| Game Gear | 9 |
2 |
1 |
19 Total |
| Saturn | 9 |
5 |
0 |
21 Total |
| PC | 6 |
2 |
4 |
20 Total |
| GOG.com | 3 |
0 |
0 |
5 Total |
| Master System |  |
2 |
2 |
4 Total |
| Neo Geo | |
1 |
0 |
1 Total |
| ColecoVision |  |
5 Total | ||
| Atari 2600 | |
16 Total | ||
| All Games | 2974 Total | |||
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Then again external hard drives are fairly cheap if you know where to look...
Judging by your comment, XBox plays it better than PlayStation, but I'm guessing that via XBox, I'll be looking at a hefty 150-200 GB install (patches included). And considering buying a physical copy via Amazon, they currently (as of this post) has it on sale for $18...